The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1851-07-25

Literary Notices.
The Lives Of hs Chf Lsees Of England by JoHS LORD
CAMrDrIL, LII. d., r X, S. +. (For sale by TAYLOR
MHnr)
Tie design of the author OF this work is 10 be the BIZ.
ographer of the eminent magistrates who have pre-.
sided at Westminster Hall The execution OF this projs
was commenced by writing the lives OF the "Chaneel
o OF England" which have already been published and
continued in the two beautiful octave volumes before
US, wherein TO be found most entertaining and in
sructve biographies OF the eminent Chief Justices OF
England from the time OF the Norman conquest to the
death of Lord Mansfield in 1898 and The completion is
to be given 10 the world when there will no longer be
risk OF hurting the feelings OF surviving relatives and
friends, and when the author will be beyond the reach OF
censure. We have already transferred a somew ha,
lengthy extract from the pages OF this work to our
columns. More than half Of the second volume is de-
voted TO the biography OF Lord Mansfield and abounds
in the most interesting details of the celebrated trials in
which this great judge presided and in numerous anec-
dotes of his private life, The work will have an exlen.
siye sale
Stuart of Dunisath. BY the Hon. CAROLINE NORTON For
sale by X. FARNHAM)
To those who are familiar with the writings of Mrs
Norton the mere announcement OF a novel from her
pen will suffice to insure its perusal This volume is
written with care; and the gifted authoress has in the
truthful illustrated the workings of particu-
lar faults the desnies of their possessors and on the
lives OF those with whom they are associated The
characters Of Stuart and Eleanor the hero and heroine
of the story by showing the struggles of poor human
mortas with the trials and temptations of this world
serve show the necessity for the exercise OF that
charity which pities and orgives the errors in others
over which we have obtained the ascendency in our
selves The book is dedicated, with few appropriate
predatory remarks to Her Majesty the Queen of the
Netherlands"
Travels IN The United States, etc By Lady EMmELINE
STUART WoRrLEY For sale by X, FARNHAM)
This is really very pleasing and entertaining book
written without effort and with attempt to draw po
ltca deductions or to philosophze. The authoess tells
in her preface that she left England fully determined
against writing book OF travels, but that her return
she persuaded by her friends 10 print the letters
which she had written to them during her journey This
explanation we must in candor say uncalled for
her style is SO desultoy skipping from subject sub
ject, and from place to place, with rapidly only equaed
by the Telegraph of conveyance which
we not quite sure she did not adopt With all this
rapdity of travel and with all the freedom OF opinion
and gossip of travel with which the book abounds-and
naturally being written in correspondence with friends
we pleased 10 that her impressions OF men, and
manners, and places generally corec that she has
not looked upon with prejudiced eye nor has she
in her rapid transit made any of those aughabe bunders
with which many of her countrymen have favored us
We looked at her account OF the public buildings this
city to see whether she had fallen into the error OF late
sion, (Which had just received coat of white
paint) remarks that built of white marble, which
in this glorious climate, has maintained its purity I'M
blemished for more than half century This volume
also contains sketch Of travels in Mexico and Peru
London Labor and the London Poor BY HENRY MAYHEM
Cor sale by R. FARNHAA)
The eighth part of this interesting work has been is
sued by the Harpers, in which the description of the
habits and modes of life OF the different sellers
continued The story of the Crippled Street Seller Of
Nutmeg -Graers" given in his simple language, i.
most touching and as history of energetic determine
ton to honest living and not to beg, notwh-
standing his inability TO stand or to from place to
place but on his knees, and his incapacity to put his
vctuas into his mouth after he had earned them,
tanly without parallel.
The Mon,hiies
HuNT's MERCHANTS MAGAZINE for July contains. in ad
don its usual variety of commercial and financial sta
tistics biography OF John Grgg, of Philadelphia with
fine steel portraits part third of RusselPs admirable lee
ture, The Merchant, the Influence of Commerce.
from the previous portions of which have published
several extracts and continuation OF Gibbons article
on Trade and Piracy in the Eastern Archipelago"
The SOUTHERN LITERARY MESSENGER contains an ad
mirabe article on Slavery Moral Relation, founded
Drs Fuller and Waylands discussion Of slavery considered
as a scrptura institution, and on sermon on the rights
and duties OF masters, by the Rev j. H. Thornwel, d. ID
II northern abolonists would pause for moment il
their mad career winch leading 10 anarchy 10 READ and
inwardy digest the sober scrpufa truths and arguments
contained in the article referred TO, and would then
to Dr. Springs eloquent sermon the subject pub
lished in his work entitled " First Things" canno
conceive il possible for those who are conscientious on
the subject not TO be convinced OF their believing
that by endeavorng 10 oberate domestic slavery they
are acting in conformity to higher law" and in
cordance with the designs OF Providence.
BLAcKwooD's MAGzNE-The handsome American
reprint of the Edinburgh monthly from the press OF Leon
ard Scott Il Co, New York. is now before us, having FOL
its principal contents continuation OF my Novel, oil
Varieties in English Life; Campaigns OF an Austrian
Aid. de Camp !" and The Peaceful Lieutenant and hi,
Friends" The high character of this Magazine, and The
celebrity OF its collaboraors render any recommendation
from us unnecessary. It's circulation, believe, II
greater than that OF any other reprint and under the
postage laws is presumed will be greatly extended
ASoTHER ALLEGED FUGITIVE SLAVE esterday
afternoon at about o'clock, coloed man was brought
from Lancaster county and taken 10 the United States
marshal's Office in this city. He in the custody o
constable John Agen, who held him upon warrant
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