The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1852-07-08
o LITERARY NOTICES.

THF CHRISTIAN Examiner. July, 1852. Boston
Crosby Nichols, & Co. For sale by Taylor 4 Mary,
Pennsylvania avenue Washington, d. c.
The articles in this number are chiefly theo-
logical and controversial, presenting and
arguing the peculiar doctrines of the Unita-
rian Faith.
THE AMERICAN WING REVIEW. July, 1852 New
York Champion Bssell. For sale as above
A writer in the Review the present month,
in letter to the publishers of Harper's New
Monthly Magazine makes an onslaught upon
their enterprise, as well AS that of others who
are in the habit of supplying our literary mar
ket with the products Of foreign writer's. He
exaggerates greatly the effects of this kind OF
enterprise upon Home Literature. Were the
publishers of the New Monthly and the British
Quarteres to quit their business, we doubt
whether the reading public would gain any
thing or American writer's be better patron
lied by periodical publishers. Let man of
ample means, comprehensive intelligence, and
liberal spirit commence monthly or quar-
terly, with definite aim, and one held to be
important by large class of readers, and if
he will pay as he ought for contributions he
will hardly fail to find remunerative patronage
The republications of foreign literature will
not stand in his way.
There are several political articles in the Re-
view, but none of much mark.
PEQuINILLo. Tale. By G. p r. James. New
York Harper Brothers. For sale by Franck
Taylor, Pa,@enue Washington, d C.
James, though he has made his home
among us and sckds forth this tale copyright
ed according to act Of Congress, still fingers
amidst life in London We should like him to
try his hand ON some incidents in American
History, and see whether he could give us
work equal in merit to his former historical
novels
CHAMBERS POCKET MISCELLANY. Boston Gould
Lincoln For sale by Taylor Maury, Penn
sylvania avenue, Washington.
A glance at the third volume confirms our
opinion formerly expressed, of this work Its
contents are highly attractive. Each volume
is complete in itself
DAYS OF BRUCE, BY Grace Aguilar. vols. New
York d. Appleton i Co For sale by r. Farm
ham, Pa. avenue and nth street
We are partial to the works of this graphic
and brilliant writer. The Days of Bruce" is
fascinating story Of Scottish History, in the
early part of the fourteenth century. II is full
A.
matte exhibitions of character Occasionally
the sentimentaism of the author interferes
proyokingly with the progress of her narrative
but we forgive her, for the pure and exalted
sentiments she loves to inculcate.
PAPERs PROM THE QUARTERLY REVIEW NewYork :
ID Appleton a Co. For sale M above
These constitute a volume in Appleton
Popular Library and most delightful one it
ls--characterined by a happy combination Of
wit, hamor and philosophy
Cosmos A sketch Of a Physical Description of the
Universe BY Alexander Won Humboldt ,Trans.
lated from the German by T.. C. Otto. and b. II
raul Vol. ~ New York Harper 4 Brothers
For sale by Franek Taylor, Pa avenue. Washing
ton, ID. G.
Preiaced to the fourth volume of this great
work, we find comprehensive, well.digested
summary OF the contents Of volumes third and
fourth with the authors corrections and add.
tons for the third volume.
The work, as its title imports is a descrip-
ton Of what fills space and organcaly ami
mates it, in both spheres of chronological and
ehurlc relations without any attempt 10 es-
"ol'sh theoretically, the connection of phe-
nomena
PROGRESS OF FREEDoM, AND OTHER POEMS
by Bernard Ship. Now York d. Appleton A
~ for sale by Franck Taylor, Washington, d. c.
ihe principal poem in this collection, "The
'rogress Of Freedom" is not without merit
w. II Is too indistinct in its aim. and too obscure
IN 'ts sketch of the steps by which Freedom has
advanced to its present position to make much
VI an Impression. As to the lighter poems,
"'ey are rs good rs many others cleaned from