The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1852-09-13
New Books.

HARPER BaoTHERs have issued a neat edition
of Bishop BuTLER's Aaalogy of Religion, Natural
and Revealed, to The Constitution aud Course Of Ma
t,re, with analysis left unfinished by the late
Rev RoBERr EMoRy, President of Dickinson Col
lege. Completed and edited, with life of Bishop
BUrLEn, notes and index by G. r. CaooKs.
From the publishers have received
Atantic and Transatlantic Sketches, Aioat and
ashore, by Captain MAcKisNoN, of the Royal
Navy. We have run through the volume, which
s lively and chatty enough, but not remarkably
accurate, it must be admitted The following
sketch Of Mr.. TooMBss style of speaking is
graphic enough;
81 listened with great interest to speech by
Mr.. Toombs, one of the Representatives from
Georgia, ii, WAS abusing the Army Appropria-
ton bill, and trying TO have il reduced, With
great command of language, and the voice of
Stentor, he was ably denouncing the expenditure;
but the Housc appeared utterly careless and mat
tentive, and conversation going usual.
The loud flaps of the members books or hands
were not discontinued for a moment. Onward
beloved the orator, in what might be fair termed
an able Discourse but still without any person APP
pearing to listen to ono word that was said. At
length he began to compare the cost OF each indi
yidual soldier Of the American army with the SOL
diers of the English army. Look at Great Bri.
tain urged he; '!ook at that vast and nngnif-
cent empire, ON whose territories it may be truly
said, without exaggcration, that the sun never
noise ceased. All tongues were hushed at the allu
sion to Great Britain, and the orator proceeded
with his harangue amidst comparative silence.
Several members who were seated behind him.
and could not hear distinctly, changed their
places and came round in front. Soon a little
crowd was collected the floor of the House,
anxious to hear every word"
CHARLES ScRInSER has published a volume by
Mrs. ELLET entitled Pioneer Vomen of tke Hest.
This is an exceedingly interesting work, made up
in great degree from original materials collected
by the author herself, from private sources. Mrs.
ELLET very justly complains that in volume
published at Buffalo, in 1851, entitled "Noble
Deeds Of American Women" thirty eight sketches
prepared entirely from original MS, (the subjects
Of which were not even named in any other pub
lished work,) were taken from her volumes of The
Women Of the american Revolution, and twenty
six OF them appropriated in abridged form with
out any acknowledgment. We hope that the
Buffalopubsher will take the hint, and permit
Mrs. ELLsT to enjoy her exclusive rights in the ma.
teria which she has evidently collected with great
pains taking from variety of sources. x,
We have also received from ScuIsNER, in q neat
duodecimo, Anglo. american Literature and Man.
ners, by PHILAaErE CHAsLEs, Professor in the
College of France. II is vivacious volume, with
the amusing absurdites into which we might ex-
pect Frenchman to fall in writing of manners
and literature in the United States The writer's
explanation OF ppe-layng will bsa novelty toour
readers:
ssyotes are often bought, and there are s,anp
terms appropriated to this political jockeyism-
pipe-layinS, for example The elector and the cor
rupter Sit down together in tavern, the former
smoking pipe. The other offers for it six, ten,
twenty dollars. As long it rests between the
voters lips, he is vrtuous; when he lays it do,on,
he ia sold"
The above volumes may be found at TAyLou and
MAUaY's, with all the now publications.
TIE NORTH BRIrIsH Review for August pre-
sents a rich table of contents:
l. Lord Cockburn's Life of Jeffrey; 2. Orni-
thology; 3. Ilturgical Reform in tho Church of
England; T.. American Poetry; S. The Life and
Letters Of Niebuhr; 8. Primeyal Archaeology of
Britain; l. Archbishop Whatey on the Errors of
Romanism; 8. Prince Albert's Industrial College
OF Arts and Manufactures; 9. Crisis of Political
Parties-The Grand Desderntum.
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