The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1850-11-18

HA""sA w nave feCciFcub ITO" AdJ-
lor & Maury the eleventh number of the Farmers
Guide TO Scientific and Practical Agriculture, by
HEsRY STEPHENS, author of the Shook Of the
Farm assisted by John p. Norton, Professor of
Scientific Agriculture III Yale College, eff New Ha-
ven. Published by LEONARD sooTr & Co., New
York.
LONDON QuARTERLY REVIEW for October, Scotts
reprint, Taylor Maury.
In these days of steamships and newspapers, it is
quite unaccountable how u London Quarterly Re-
viewer should cite REPORT on California by
the Hon. j. Butler King, Secretary of State!''
The HIsroRy OF MADAME ROLAND by JOHN s.
c. ABBOTT. New York. HARpER x BRorHxRs.
TAYLOR & MAURy.
This neat volume, in ABBorT's Historical Library
for the Young, contains heads of Madame Roland
and Robespierre, engraved on steel, and several
fine wood cuts The popularity of this series es-
tablished. tsTt
LrTrELL's LIVING AGE, 339, with it's usual adm
rably selected miscellany, may be found at Sh-
lington's
PRACTICAL Cook Book by Mrs. BLISS, of Boston
Philadelphia, LiPPINcorT, GRAMDo, & Co.
Washington, FRANCK TAYLOR.
Ahc coo VI tIls SOIuIllc ld0 Decu moved by
the persuasion Of friends" to give the world the
benefits of her experience, and ventures to hope
that she may kill some thorns, if not strew some
flowers, in that interesting path of married life
which leads from the kitchen to the dining room.
Her purpose is certainly philanthropc. and we
will 80 far second her praiseworthy enterprise as
to announce that her title page informs that the
volume before contains upwards Of one thou
sand receipts, consisting Of directions for selecting
preparing, and cooking all kinds of meat, fish,
poultry aud game, soups, broths, vegetables, and
salads; also, for making all kinds of plain and
fancy breads, pastries, buildings, cakes, creams,
ices, jellies, with miscellaneous receipts and nu-
merous preparations for invalids.
EDUCATION AND LITERATURE VIRGINIA.--An
address delivered before the Literary Societies of
Washington College, Lexington, Virginia, 1850.
BY JOHN X. THOMPSON, Of Richmond.
We have read with qualification this very inter
esting production. 1t shows, in favorable point
of view, the literary requirements ofits author the
estimable editor of the Southern Literary Messenger;
and it shows, moreover, the intellectual restitution
which he thinks exists in Virginia. We hope his
picture is rather more sombre than the actual
dition of things will justify We fear that in con-
trasting the literary acquisitions which are, from
his avocations, 50 familiar to him, with the unfa-
vorable descriptions which he has formed, he has
not made sufficient allowance for the gradual pro-
gress of improvement throughout the State, and
despairs of success because it is not immediate.
We must confess that, after the description of our
friend the ''education and literature of Virginia
seemed a sort Of Iucus lucendo. But he must
be of good cheer; the university, the numerous
colleges and academies in the State have engen-
dered a love of learning and an interest in educa-
ton. These, with the aid of his own excellent
periodical, will rapidly remove the imputaton
which has 30 long rested upon Virginia.