The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-09-07

ready issued cost moro than $500 Respecting this
great work, (of which the only copy in this country
is in the Astor Library,) Mr. MacFarane appears to
have known nothing, except what he may have
Cleaned from reviewal Of its first volume, printed
| ten years ago. The attention now directed to ia
pan, as an ultimate seat Of empire and q more i'm,
mediate soene of commercial speculation, authorizes
at least careful abstract of Won Siebold-Aot only
the best, but the only authoritative survey of Ja-
panese history, industry and society. Putnam X
Co. have also published several pleasant books in
their popular Library" the last of which is Mr..
Tuckermans elegant descriptive and Wsthetical ro-
nance, entitled "Sioily, q Pilgrimage"
The degree Of popularity attained by some Of the
sentimental sceptcs Of the present time, is luatra
ted by the appearance Of a profusely embelshsd
and richly printed edition of Bailsys Festus," in
large octave, from the press of Muzzy, in Boston.
1t will have great run gift book, but we have
little Partially for its poetry its metaphysics.
Mr.. Scribner has just published volume Of
"Studies upon the Literature and Manners Of the
Anglo-Americans, in the Nineteenth Century,"
from the French of M. Philarete Chasles, profes.
sor now or recently in the College Of France. The
several articles of which it is composed appeared
originally in the Rerne des Dcuo Dondes, and they
have also been served up lectures. They are su-
peI6cial and fippant NJ. Chases is known in Paris
a sharp railer at America and Americans but
the sharpest things he has written about US are not
included in this book, which should have contained
his sprightly rgmarole about Henry C. Carey spolt
ical economy, and his more severe yet discrimina
ting essay on Margaret Fuller fOssoli. The same
publisher gives interesting collection of sketch
es of Pioneer Women Of the West" by Mrs. E. +
Elet
The Appletons have published in very hand
some volume, very stupid and pointless bundle
of Up Country Letters" distinguished for nothing
but affected quietness and simplicity. The last
number of their &c Library is an agreeable volume
by Robert Aris Willmott, entitled sc journal of
Summer Time in the Country" This house has
undertaken to supply country with well prepared
editions of the best dictionaries of all the great Ian
guages, and they have already published those
of the German, Spanish and French. The latter is
just out. 1t is the " Pronouncng Dictionary of
Spsrs and Surenne, the latest, and for an English
student Of the French tongue, unquestionably very
much the most complete, Ineligible and judcious
ever published. 1t has the peculiar advantage over
all others Of embracing the important synonymes of
the language, with such details of minute scholar
ship in all departments, as most essential to
uci tuo WIN pSAAcStiy W yOUuS
dent or the most critical reader.
Expedition to. the Valley Of the Great Salt
Lake Of Utah, with an Authentic Account of the
Mormon Settlement, and q Reconnaissance of New
Route to the Rocky Mountains, and two large Maps
of that Region by Howard Stansbury, Captain Of
Typographical Engineers, is very handsome octa
vo, with numerous large and well executed litho-
graphs, published by Lippencott, Grambo g. Co., of
.lnl Il Tl e IL. IL -
geographical and scientific surveys which have been
made by the officers of the army to the Secretary of
War, so beautifully produced, that it will take a
place in Libraries where the dingy brown paper re-
ports printed by the Congressional printers would
never be admitted The same publishers are bringing
out an excellent edition of the Waverley Novels, in
semi monthly volumes
Lord Mahon has advertised Letter to Jared
Sparks. being Rejoinder to his Reply to Lord Ma.
hon and others the Mode of Editing the Writings
Of Washington" 1t is to be hoped that Lord Mahon
did not commit his Reoinder'' to the press before
receiving the last lumber of the North american
Rerit,c in which there is an elaborate and not very
courteous Article the subject, deserving OF
his attention. Although the Boston critics have
exulted at the supposed triumphant vindcation of
his editorial labors, which Mr. Sparks made in this
reply to Lord Mahon, tFriar Lubn" Of the Evsning
Post, and others, it is not improbable that the
charges of these gentlemen will be perfectly just.
| fed before the end of the controversy.
DR.. O'Callaghan's fourth volume of the Docu-
mentary History of the State of New York; has
just been published by the State printer. 1t is rich
in historical material respecting the earlier and la
ter colonial eras, and Of its series of papers
shows that New York shared with Massachusetts, and
Connecticut the fanaticsm of witchcraft, which was
more cruel and hardly less absurd, than the present
fooery of spiritual appings.
Red6eld will publish, in few days, PHILOSOPHERS
and Actresses" by Arsene Houssaye the brilliant d.
rector of the Theatre Frawcoise, in Paris Those who
have read the same authors piquant ''Men and Wo.
men of the Eighteenth Century," will make haste
to see what he has to say Of the antagonistcal but
sometimes agreeing subjects of his newest perfor-
nance. Red6eld has lately published s'The Men of
the Time," edited from several French, German and
English volumes Of contemporary biography, with
American additions from original sources. 1t is
convenient and comprehensive dictionary Of living
noabilities Of all nations embracing few opinions
| but careful and exact in its facts We have also
from the same press ''The Master Builder" novel
Of but little inertia commonplace affair
| new publishing house ha' .prung up in Char.
lesion, under the style of Wa xer, Richards, & Co..
and it has entered with energy on the issue of
| Southern books Among its Immediately forth
coming works will be "The Pro-Slavery Argument"
| comprising essays and opinions on the subject Of
| slavery, by Chancellor Harper. General Hammond,
| DR.. William Gilmore Simms. and Professor Drew
| These will make large volume, and a very inte
resting and important one. The dramatic Poems
Of simms; Essays and Miscellanes," by John r
| Thompson; and Specimens Of Southern I.tera-
| ture," viii speedily follow.
Mr.. L. George Squier, author Of Nicaragua"
| &c arrived, from tour in Europe, on Sunday
| night.
W. G. Simms. Of South Carolina, came to to-
Ynstardav. and will ranain aavaral waeks sInarin