New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-11-25
NEW PUBLICATIONS.
Butler,s Books for the Holidays.

The annual offerings OF the press Tor the
holiday season begin to pour upon u.s. rich in their go
dep purple and scarlet splendors Among the most
superb Issues of this kind, are the shbooks published
by E. H. Butler & Co, Philadelphia, comprising seye
raj works OF standard value 10 well as their usual An
nuals THE CImIsrNAs BLOSSOMS" aud FRIEND
SHIPS OFFERING for 1853 are brought out with their
accustomed proiusion of admirable embellishments by
the BURN of Sartain from favore designs, while the
reading matter presents attractive variety from the
pens of several eminent contributor One ofthe most
valuable works in the collection Is MAcAULAys LAYS
OF ANCIENT ROME" Issued in nagnidcent style Of
letter press, and embeished with portrait OF the au-
thor and beautiful series of original and antique illus
trations volume which would worthiy grace the
library of the most dainty bookfan With equal
elegance of exterior, we have MooREs "InrsH MELo-
DIES" ALARIc WArrs's " Lyrics THE HEARr,' and
Mrs HExANs's " RECORDS OF WOMAN" The fine
taste which is displayed in these richly ersbellished
publications with the acknowledged literary excellence
of their contents will recommend them to the lovers Of
beautiful books, who cannot fail to be gratded with
their varied attractions.
70 The Revue DIES DEUx MOsDEs" tor
October has the usual variety of good articles Most
attractive perhaps among them is one by NJ Louis de
Lomenie on Beaumarchais, his Life and Tines in
witty, elegant, aud successful adyenturer who wrote
the Barber Of Seville and the Marriage OF Figaro, is
narrated with fluent and fGcile pen worthy Of it,
theme; no romance could be readable long and
lsudatory review Of Uncle Toms Cabin by N Emile
Monteeut winds up with the assertion that that work.
like a spark dropped by feeble hand, has touched
train OF powder and lighted up flame, which, transi
tory as may appear stll casts sinister and me1acing
CLEANS and luInnes Tor rapid moment the that
injustice il performing In the dark "it viii more ad
vance the question of Slavery and do injury to
that institution than all the speeches OF Congress,
than all the efforts Of NJ. Seward NJ Hale, than all
The hatred of The Aboitionsts for the South than all
the wisdom of NJ Webster" writer who informs
France ia TO the state OF American politics and the
chances o. the Presidential election, thinks Gen.
SCOTS prospect poor, because certain Wings have
turned against him. and among them ga journalist Of
celebrity and talent, NJ. Horace Greeley Wing with
Socialist tendencies has irreverently rigged out the
General with the epithct ID 'fuss and fsa.hers" The
writer informs that VI Winslow has made at
Boston sundry dsc0Ers tres eLogaeHs," which is also
news Jules Jsnin has article the quarrel lately
raging m Eccesastical Europe between the Fathers Of
the Church and the Classics school text books and
NJ FORBADE very interesting chapter on the history OF
representative government in England under George H.
a. Bailliere)
~ PRAcrIcAL MATHEMATICS" by
CHARLES DAVIES This il brief, but comprehensive
and excellent treatise on various branches Of practical
mathematics including geometry drawing, architec-
,ure uensura,ou artihcers work, mechanics, and To-
varibms II does not claim to be work OF rigorous
science but intended solely for popular Hence
without sacrificing the exactness of the geonerical
methods tie demonstrations Of the elementary princi-
Piles of geometry omitted and their truth illustrated
by diagrams and their application 70 practical
For those who wish merely TO gain insight INFO the
leading principles of mathematics FOR the sake of their
innuIneTable applications recommend this work
without reserve. 1t Is in reality descriptive summary
Of the facts of the science which most frequently
int play il every diy processes Students who pursue
the subject for the sake of its stringent logic and pure
intellectually viii of course find their account in moro
abstract resses To such this work has little interest
The author makes pretension to originality IN US
compoton but has presented the results obtained by
vuIious scientific writers in form that IL worthy OF
specsl commentator for its eIearness and elegance
az mo. ID. 295 n. s. Barnes Coz
~ "THE ILLUSTRATED Primers, FREycH,
GrnnAs SPANISH AND ENGLisu." a. 8. Barnes &
COZ These little books prettily zoe up and have
ou,te taking appearance. But they will be found to
uossess little or value in practical teaching They
consist of collection Of in the respective Ian
euages 10 which they devoted with the CORES
rond.ng words in English the same page Blu, these