The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-02-12
New Books and Music,

book that hss been mcch needed is a text book
Of homeopathy. DR.. FRELIGH has Just published
one under the title of " Homeopathic Practice of
Medicine" which appears to " concise, full, and
philosophical. IL Is prblished by Ia rport, Blake
man d Law, aad is well spokea OF by the faculty.
OLIVER BYRNs, of Philadelphs, has written a no
pular treatise on mechanics published by De Witt
Davenport. We have no doubt that il viii proye
usetal to sudents-A little work on the electric t.
lesraph, comprising most of tire information con-
tanned in the English tract by uighton, and DR..
Turnnulls lectures, and giving better account Of
the House printing telegraph thar either, will gil
vacuum in our manuals OF machinery and inven.
uons.-Apropos Of teegraphing, we have received
dictionary of phrases comprising most Of tae ques.
tons and answers thai are used in telegsaphc mes.
sages, and designating each by numera: calculated
to save time and expense in selegraphinq, 1t has
been compiled by A. G. BALDWIN, and is published
by Barnes
very short and superficial history OF New York
has been written by Prof A. DAVIS, uader the title
of History OF New Amsterdam" The work has
been better done.
Hon. LUoIEs B. CHASE, the author of an in
terestiug history of the Polk administration, has
written a work called English Serfdom and
American Slavery" in which, in the form Of story
the evils Of voluntary serv,ude ase shown to be fully
as great as those OF negro slavery The publishers
Oh. Long BrotheD have not done their share OF
the work creditaAly The paper is bad, the printing
slovenly.
"An Attic Philosopher in Paris" is a translation
of very witty book by Emile Souvestre We fear that
the brown paper cover, and economical form in
which 1t has been gosu will initiate against its
cess. Messrs. Appleton do not often err ia this par
ticular. Apropos of the Attic Philosopher" why
should not ~ least half the very witty light reada-
BILE books which appear daily in Paris be translated
and issued here, perhaps with few wood cuts, in
cheap form? We have no doubt that they would
have large sale.
Mr.. Petersoas brown paper literature is improving.
We do not wish to be understood t> say that Mr..
Petcrson's conscience is becoming more tender, or
his love of stealing ess dominant IN these particulars
he is unchanged, as British writers know to their
cost. His last piracy has been Dlsraeli's well
known novels, " Venetia and Henrietta Temple
But the paper and Typography OF both of these is
better than Mr. Petersons usual fare from which we
may safely infer that he is fatening petty larceny
and thriving on the spoils. We cannot say as much
for " Annie Vincent" Ounce & Brother) which
compares well with the worst that have ever seen
in this line.
We have received copy Of VOORHEES, AnDoted
Code" This work, which in o very brief time ran
through three editions is unanimously admitted to
be the most useful to the practising lawyer Of any Of
the many commentaries upon the Cole. But since
the puulic alton of the taird edition numerous i'm
portant questions have been de,ided and several
new rules OF court adopted, all of which have been
collected and arranged in supplement recently
published by Mr.. VOORHEES,; by me aid of which
those possessing copy either OF the second or third
edition Of the Annoted Code will be in possession
OF all the decisions and rules up to the present time
The American Law Register" monthly Jour-
nal Contains essays legal subjects, reports of ie
cent decisions, and miscellanea interesting to law
yers The February number contains an Interesting
and important article on the subject Of children Of
American citizens born in foreign countries.
h.x, ~ yafe f11tuA al n,R.,c cuala rt.fl
per s has not come to hand. Putuams is before US,
and nc think .he number one Of the best We have
seea. The article on DR.. Veron is just the sort If
article We should imagine Souid be popnlaF with the
readers Of the magazine. That o. Greek customs is
heavy: but the Life OF Washington is able perform
sDce, and several other papers which We have 40.
space to enumerate, are interesting and reedabe.-
Graham though in general as wishy-washy a. usual,
contains one or two fair articles, and suspect the
caricatures at the end original We welcome the
mproyement.-Stringer 4 Townsend's reprint of the
=" Practical Mechanics Journal contains as much,
and apparently as useful matter AS ever" Apple
tons Mechanics Magazine" is dead and has been
succeeded by the American Polytechnic Journal of
Science which. on a cursory glance, appears an
unworthy successor to valuable Periodi'ai.LFrank
Leslies Z" Gazette OF Fashions is q collection of
pufs Of cloaks mantlss, ribbons bracelets crotches
patterns, aud all things oi hat nature. We quito
understand how it inds advertisers; but we puZ-
zled to think who its readers can be.
In the way Of music, we have received the charm.
ing "Bignores polka, which Is becoming so popular
1t is likely to attain very high degree of favor in
the drawing room; SIS it is easy to execute, well
adapted for dancing aud very pretty and original as
a composition. II is published by Horace Waters
who has like wise issued Loves early dream, 'Let
US speak of man as we find him." g The old Oak
tree and other pretty songs. Mr.. Weizel of
Brooklyn continues to publish his "Music for the
Milion," &c.
The annual gift plate Of the albion is a print of
Lsndseers "Return from hawking executed with
the skill and finish which usually mark the Aib,oaS
plstes.--Mr. Geo. s. Appleton has sent prin. of
the landing Of Commodore Perry's men in Japan.
The subject is interesting, and the drawing fair; but
the color gives tawdry appearance to the picture
A lithograph Of monument to the Street Inspector
is funny and opportune.