New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-02-28
NEW PUBLICATIONS.

70 HAYD-BooK or USIvERsAL GEoGRA-
Fay" edited by I. CARY CALLIcor. Q2no., PIP
$50 Geo ?. Putnam & Coz Tnis Is a volume Of
Putnams efu Home Cyolopeds, containing sezeteer
Of tie world. With the present rapid development OF
ecoerut hicsl knowledge, and the almost incredible
changes that daily taking place in nanonal
Hfsrs, it is difficult 10 arrange gazetteer which shall
not in pect- prove to be behind the age waen
II comes 10 appear before the public. We have proof
Of ihis in the excellent volume now Issued Based on
JohDstoa's Dictionary of Geography, it shows good
deal Of ipdependeut research and an evident desire
for the attainment OF accuracy by consulting various
authorities. The peinstsking diligence necessary for
the completion OF such work. and which can be fully
appreciated only by those who have been engaged in
similar undertakings, has evidently been practsed by
tie accomplished editor. Sti several Of detail
have escaped his eye many OF which might have been
avoided by comparison of the most recent sources OF
information. For instance, undH the head OF Cam
bridge we are told that Harvard University has q
professors or other instructors and 50 900 volumes in
its lbraIes" This is entirely wide OF the mark The
editor must have relied documents OF quite an.
cient date IL is singular that where perfect accuracy
YVES go easily Aitansbe, he should have fallen INFO
such gsring in regard 70 the most prominent
American literary institution Instead OF q instruc-
tore Harvard College numbers on its catalogue
30 instructors besides the President Professors se
officers of the observatory and library, and OF the
stewards department and proctor., amounting in the
whole TO IS person. emitting two proiessorships now
vscsnt Instead Of " 5000 volume. in il lbrsries-
the Public Library contains 900 volumes the Neii-
cal. Law, and theological Llbrarie. II 900 and
the Society Libraries OF the Students l2Os making
total Of about ~ 90 volumes The number OF alumni
A. I'll ~ xhnr, "A
have been ministers OF the gospel would be cor.
rectly stated at 63i2 OF whom l7O7 have been min.
isters Unde< the head Of the United States we
find several statements which conflict with the most
recent authorities The exports said to be sl5l-
zoe TO and imports sl7s, 3s3ls. But according to
the latest doeumen1 the total exports we're s2la3ss
OIL Of which tls6, CO., MS was domestic prodsce.
The imports Tor the period amounted to sac.
224 g32 The number of stcsm.fryates ia the Unitel
States navy u made 10 IS which Is too large figure
BY at least 10 - We notice several errors also In
the statistics Of foreign cities, especially In the
population, which often varies from thst given
By the best recent table, 10 s1ch q degree, a. In
this department, to make the Gareteer rather an
unssle gyide-Ihe principal merit Of the work
consists In ia greet condensation, which enables
the editor compress extraordinary amount Of 10
fosma;i within its pages and the fulness with which
!, treats of American geography. especially points
that have been neglected by the lsrgest European
gazeteers. With ell the detects and Inaccuracies to
which we have alluded il cannot fail to be 4 welcome
addition to our standard wsrks Of reference.
v"THE YoUSG WoxAy's FRHSD," BIZ
JOHN ANGEL JANIS The prevailing religion. views
on the subject Of womsns Sphere maintained in
this work with the JUNCTION and brnns rhetoric cha
rsctersrc OF the well known sutaor In an inciien.
"a ncte we ind an enthusiastic tribute to Uncle
Toms Cabin" follows One Of the most arls,ic a.
well instructive characters in tha, wonderful book
which has burs, thi. country well in the Unitei
States Of America literary phenomenon, Is TIA;
little imp OF Ignorance and wekedness which slavery
hs1 made hall IDIOT and hall demon, but Who BY the
touch Of The magic wand of love, Up from the de-
grsdasoG into which the hea Of oppression bad troi.
den her. rev creature IN CHRIS, Jesus. There ia
more Of the true philosophy Of human nature sad Of
Christianity in that example, than IN al The volumes
which writers on humanity have ever written AID
bad that extraordinary vOsms been wriTtaa for the
exhibition OF other character than THAI by which TO
show what love do for the most hopeless 81 ects
il would rot have been publshed Ia ys.AT Qsas. PIP
$50 K. Carter Bro.hers)
ga DIcrIoSaRY oF THE AKxr OF THE
uSIIrp SIAIrs,- BY CHAAIEs K. GARDSEk-ln this
volume, great amount Of military statistics is en-
bodied, comprising the names Of al the oEcers IN the
United States Army from the Inauguration Of the hrsi
President in l7s9. to Jan l. ls3 ana of he o=eers
Of the Volunteers asd Militia Of the sSa,es who lave
served in any campaign siEee TIA, d~se, sirh s,e
usDs ct the battle IN which any sa-h Oser hss bcea
kiled EEd WOUNDED, AID tie speci4l words 0fesery