New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-09-21

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,sr-,nt 81 a WORK by Scottish Clergyman. narra.ng
IL. b;..orv Of the Assembly the Independent Controversy
The Frssu Controversy, and ether topics connected win
,ts aeeon,ert Of Englsh Presbyteransn The style Of
The vouoe is exceeding dry bu: doubtless presousa faith
fl ,c.ure Of the celebrated Assembly which By IL con
f,sou and esiechisms has exercised such stringent in
a, on the religious belief and character Of many gene
ratons
Ihf ~. I'd ipstructior. BY JusTIs svo PIP
es4 lEneresn Tract society
containing the New Testament has been already issued
n aid the mas Of readers in understanding the Of
Scripture and in applying its Instructions 70 practical LIE
The notes are distinguished FOR their breviy and teIsenes
and without any parade Of learning ebody the results Of
extensive research.
HISTORICAL MEMOIRS OF. LOUISIANA By B ?. F,rsez-
svo pp 81. Lsnpo.t Bl1ken.a Law
This the Fifth Part Of the series OF historical co econs
Of Louis.na by the editor OF the present volume Il con
tsins translation Of the memoirs Of DCPoSr aad CHAN
p,exy toceher with oop.ous Illustrative and aOca
nents The volume presents valuable materials for the
historian and viii be examined with interest by the Amer
antiquery.
The MYSTERIOUS PARCHMENT Or, Tss s,r.SIe LicEs.s
y Re-. I0 CO w Eifo. YeS 1 Rpl i.ou JUNE
This is powerful representation Of truth though clothed
in the esrb Of fiction In series Of vivid and impressive
sketches II describes the influence Of drinking on social
life in the country The pictures drawn from nature
and many Of them equally graphic and pa;h'tie We
heartily commend 10 tie attention OF the friends o. the
Temperance movement
THE LAMP AND THE LANTERN By J.sr' HAMILTON do
limo. Do 1874 Robert Carter Brothers
series OF ESSAYS illustrative of the excellence ana import
apce of the Holy Scriptures The subject handed IN
popusr STYLE with variety Of spirited ard impressive elu
citations II affords many valuable hints 70 the Sunday
School Teacher as well the readers for personal ed
cation.
THE MISSIONARY OF KILMANY. By Rev JoHs BAiLLrE
limo PIP 25S Robert Carer Brothers
A memoir Of Alexander Paterson disciple OF Ut
CH.LxrRs and jealous and devoted home missionary
in the CITY OF Edinburgh 1t forms religious narrative Of
uncommon interest
THE NORTH BRITISH REVIEW.
The last number Of the North British opens with dis
cuson Of the nature Of poetry with reference to Dsass
recent essay on the subject, and to Alexander smith
Poems II almost needles. say that does not throw
much fresh light on the ve1ed question concerning the
essence Of poetry The attempt to reduce 50 subtle and
muform spirit The Limits of scientific unity must ever
more be frutess Poetry has ts seat in the interior depths
of the human soul and will not be confined WITHIN the
rnees and bounds Of artificial formulas In regard 10
Alexander Smith the reviewer maintains that he is no IN
eectus W, akEng" but has "a strength and ervor and
in young writer" "Out of almost every page, lines and
passages might be selected showing apart from any prac
tcsl faculty exhibited in the mode Of expression strong
serious decisive intellect with good store Of thoughts
ebou, matters of general interest and power OF clear sar
cam when it lkes7 The passage describing an act oil
suicide at night on hilltop great city in Itself shows
that The author is poet and poet Of common order
hundred other instances might be quoted al proving
the possession of the true poetca faculty Still the Lye
Drama is not compact and clearly imagined as whole
and even serious and attentive reader find nothing
very mastery or skul in the poem considered as con
necied story and collection Of poecal scenes and
passages The article contains the American phrase in
this connection which notice for the first time in
British wrsv The remaining papers in this number are
chiefly on political subjects, including an able essay on
Free and Slave Labor" apropes of The Key to Uncle
Toms Cabin" and Goodies American Slave Code" H.
Scott & Col
supplementary volume Of De Qunoeys Works, CON
tanning AutoJ1ogroplic Sketches is issued by cknor Reed
Fields under the supervision Of the author II has sew
era original notes in addition to the body OF the work.
most OF which have appeared in the previous volumes Of
the Boston edition Some Of tie notes sufficiently
amusing and the one which suboin to show "a
vorabe leaning the part of De Quincy to the claims OF
the Reverend Dauphin Eleazer Williams
In the monthly journal Of Putnam, published in New
York the No. for April contains most Interesting me-
NOR upon the subject signed T. II Hanson. Naturally,
ndsIosed readers to put faith in any fresh preien
sons Of this nature that least false dauhn had been
pronounced such by undensbe judge a. the Duchesse
dAngoultme Meantime il is made probable enough by
Mr. Hanson that the true dauphin did not die in the year
1895 at the Temple but persOnaed by boy unknowni
that separate parties had an equal interest IN sustain
ing this fraud and dad sustain 1t but one would hesitate
10 believe whether at the price OF numbering celebrated
physician that they had the prince conveyed secretly 10
an Indian settlement in Lower Canada az situation IN
which French berg the prevailing language would attract
attention must have done in most other parts oil
North America that the boy was educated and trained
missionary clergyman and finally thsi he " now actir
in that capacity under the of Eleazer Wiams-per
fecy aware Of the royal pretensons put Forward on DIS
behalf but equally through age tbeing about o9 ana
through ABSORPTION in spiritual views Indifferent 10 these
rretensione II admitted all hands that the Prince
| De Jonvile had interview with Eleazar Williams
dozen years sncethe prince alleges through mere hcSi
dent; but this seems improbable and Mr. Hanson u likely
10 be right in surprising this visit TO have been precon
certed one growing of anxiety 20 test the reports
current far they grounded upon resemblance
in Nr Williams features 10 those OF the bourbon ana
Austrian families The most pathetic fact IL that OF the
idocy common the dauphin and Mr. Eleazar Williams
It's clear from all the authentic accounts OF the young
prince that idocy in reality stealing over hmdue,
doubtless the stunning nature OF the eaamites tnat
overwhelmed his family; 10 the removal from him by
tragicel deaths in so rapid succession 1.-THE Prncesse
de Lamba Of his aunt OF his father, Of his mother ana
others whom most he had loved to this cruel separation
from his sister and the astounding for hIw naturally
incomprehensibel change that had come over the de
meanor and the language nearly all the people placed
about the persons Of himself and his family An idocy
resulting from what must have seemed eauseess and
demOniec conspiracy would be more key 70 neit away
under the sudden transfer 20 Kindness and the gayey Of
forest life than any diOcy belonging 20 original organic
imhecilty Mr. Williams describes his own confusion OF
mind as continuing up - his fourteenth year aud ali
thnrs which had happened in earer years cleaning
through clouds Of oblivion and painfully perpeXng
kr al