The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1851-10-23
LITERARY NOTICES

lcah omcer, uurihg tne campaigns OF the Reyo-
luton, and from hasty glance at its pages
we infer that it is not commonplace story II
seems 10 be full of action and interest
Tue MODEL ARCHITECT. By Samuel Sloan ,rcbi-
tect, Philadelphia. Published by E. s. Jones 4
Co. Philadelphia, Pa. For sale by Taylor Man.
ry Pennsylvania avenue, Washington, D. C.
The Model Architect contains original de-
signs for cottages villas, suburban residences
country churches school-houses, &c, accom-.
panied by explanations Specifications, estimates,
and elaborate details, prepared expressly for
the use of projectors and artisans. II appears
in large quarto FORM in monthly numbers, and
is to be completed in two volumes of twelve
numbers each Each number contains four
Autograph engravings of original designs for
buildings with four pages of details cores
pondng to them, and eight pages OF letter
press descriptive of these designs, and givingex-
tended accounts of the various styles adopted,
&c. The illustrations are handsomely executed,
and the work is highly ornamented. The price
of each number is fifty cents. 1t has already
reached the fourth number. The third and
fourth we have received, and should be obliged
to the publishers if they would send us the
first and second, as well as those that are to
follow.
| LIFE OF GENERAL LoPEz. BY Filibustiere. New
York; Dewitt 4 Davenport. For sale as above.
A small pamphlet giving general account
of the career of the unfortunate Lopez, with
sketch of the late movement in and against
FCuba. A $3.50 ~
The MYSTERIES OF FREE MASONRY By Captain
! WiiiA7r s9-r-n- p -;-a5 BY SSSEss p. cSaos
New York Wilson Co.
These Mysteries which excited so much
feeling at their first publication, now appear
without threats of violence and abduction
against their publishers With the corrections
of Mr. Crafts they form u volume of 10 pages
II is a singular book, and will probably always
find readers.
APPLEToNs MECHANICS MAGAZINE. Vol. l, No.
TO- By Julius w. Adams. New York d. Apple
ton & Co. For sale by r. Fnrnham, Pennsylvania
avenue Washington, d. C.
This number contains a great variety of ar
| ticles OF interest TO mechanics
DICTIONARY OF MECHANICS, ENGINE WORK, AND
ENGINEERING. ID. Appleton Co. For sale
| above
We have received the fortieth number, which
completes this elaborate and useful work The
publications of all countries in relation to me-
chancs and engineering have been laid under
| sh1.f, h. IA = 60
methodcally arranged, of great value to all
interested in the subject
| THE METHODIST QUARTERLY REVIEW October,
1851. j. McClintock, d. D., editor. New York
Lane Scott. For sale by A. Gray Seventh street.
| Washington, d. c.
The general reader will be interested with
the liberal articles on Algenon Sidney John
Randolph, the Patriarcbal Age, and the Bible
and Civil Government "Short reviews and
notices." and literary intelligence" are all
good.
GRAHAM's AMERICAN MONTHLY. Philadelphia,
George r. Graham. November, 1851.
The ladies will find in this number a. SUI
perb plate of fall fashions, prepared in Paris
exclusively Tor this work"
Mr.. SoUIE's SPEECH at Opelousas, Louisiana.
September 9th, 1851
Mr. Soule is a classical and forcble speaker,
and he shows in this speech great courage and
independence in maintaining the ground he
took last Congress in the Senate of the United
States.
LONDON LABOR AND THE LONDON Poor. BY Henry
MAYHEM Published by the Harpers New York
For sale by Franck Taylor, Pennsylvania avenue,
Washington. ID. C.
This exhibition of real life in London has all
the interest of a skilfully wrought novel, with
the additional advantage that it is work OF
facts
PICTORIAL FIELD Book OF THE REVOLUTION BY
Benson J. Losing. Published and for sale as
above. No. H.
This number contains many peculiarly inter
esting "reminiscences concerning the treason
and arrest of Arnold, the crossing Of the Della
ware by Washington, the Trenton battle
ground, sc.
THE KsIcKERBocKER. October, 1851. New York
s. Hueston, publisher For sale by w Adam,
Pennsylvania avenue, Washington, d. C.
This monthly is quite attractive this month
The editors table keeps up its reputation.
ANNUAL REPORT OF THE AMERICAN AND FOREIGN
ANTI-SLAvERY SOCIETY. William Harmed, New
York
The annual meeting Of the Society was held
at New York the 9th of last May, and an abb
stract of this report was then read 1t has
since been published in full and occupies, with
the proceedings of the meeting. l44 pages Mr.
Lewis Tappan is the author-a man who has
generously devoted his time, without compensa-
ton, to the anti-slavery cause. His reports are
rich repositories of facts, presenting from
year to year condensed narrative of the pro-
gress of the general movement ON the subject
of slavery, and containing record of the acts
of civil and ecclesiastical bodies in regard to
it. The report this year is ably drawn up ana
will be of great use not only to anti-slavery
readers but to politicians and ministers gene
rally.
LETTER To THE Hon. SAMUEL ELIOT BY Han
cock. Boston Crosby a Nichols.
This letter is a searching and scathing exp
sure Of the apology put forth by Mr.. Eliot Tor
his vote in favor of the Fugitive Slave Dill
Among all the publications to which the pas
sage of that bill has given birth, none mas III
terested us more than this and We s"ou'a nave
noticed II before but for the scores OF similar
pamphlets that had been sent 70 US
tn. 49, ,o-v.cta Mr.. Eliot's misstatements