Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1854-01-28
NEW BOOKS.

Poets published in London the whole series embracing
about forty volumes, and constituting rich library S
English poesy.
Already have been issued the poems Of Butler Co
lins, Cowper, Dryden, Goldsmith, Gay, Milton, Pope,
Thompson-each work being adorned with portrait and
illustrated with biography and notes. historical End
critical while in beauty of type and snowy whtenrss ~
paper these volumes only equal but eclipse pagss
| of the London edition.
About forty years ago Alexander Chalmers published
what deemed complete edition of the British Porss
embracing however much that obsolete md worthirss
his twenty ponderous octavos being in fact inscr7i
nate thesaurus useful indeed the student ia
adapted TO the wants wishes of the readrr
Astounding does in forgotten literature and deficient
in the needful historical and literary Illustrations Ihe
edition issuing from the Boston press will emlz7ee
all that is valuable in the bards of England together w
selections from fugitive and anonymous poetry, while
glossares viii be appended to the works Of archaic
diaecc writer's Chaucer and the Scottish Minstrels
MEMOIRS AND CoRREspoSpEscE OF FnAvcfs HoRsER, Mp
Edited by his brother, LEONARD HoRsER, F. r. s., in
two volumes Boston: Little, Brown Co.
The subject of these memoirs was born at Edinburgh
in 1IIs and after brief but brilliant career closed his
useful life at Pisa, in 1917.
From testimonies Of the great and tho
good OF his times, Francis HoRKER statesmen and
citizen Of ordinary endowments Amabe and bearsa
in all the relations Of private ife his legislative and par
amentary distinguished by purity of purpose
and unblenching frmness of execution
We from the language of his contemporaries
sentiments eloquent and forcble than amy
employ in illustration Of his character and yiraEs
By Dugad Stepdr,.-" Of the extent and variety nj
his learning the depth and accuracy of his scientific nt
ainments the classical purity of taste, and the tInay
philosophical of his whole mind none had bsfisr
opportunities than myself form judgment in the
apnfa fria wh me ne
the University and which grew till the moment Of HIS
death. Never certainly completely realized she
ideal portrait noby imagined by the Roman poet "A
calm devotion and justice the sanctuary OF ks
heart undehed and breast glowing with Unborn honnr
Compositum jus fas9ue animo sancosque
Mentis, ct incoctum generoso pectus honesto'
Bg Sir james Observation-Disclosures short life of this nr-
ceient person is worthy of serious contemplation With
the aids Of birth fortune, in assembly whrre
arstocratca propenstes preyS by his understanding,
industry pure TASTE and useful information by the Stang,
Of unbendng integrity and sincr
ty he raised himself at the age OF tbrysix to murna
authority which brillancy Of talents power of rs
soning could have acquired"
By the Rev. Dr. Parr-'s In his language he united the
precision of philosopher with the elegance of scholar
lie had cheeruness without leyity and seriousness with
out austerity. But his mild, his temper
was benevolent and with becoming zeal in the support
of his opinions he perfectly exempt from insl
those who thought differently from himself
By the Rev Syday Smith, Francis Horner WINS Very
are 1t his habit confirm his opinions by the opnnns
of others aud often form them from the
He loved truth much he could bear esng
upon important SUBJECTS remember one evening the is
Lord Dudley and myself pretended justify the connrs OF
the Government in stealing the Danish fleet carried
the argument with wckedness against grnyer
FRIEND he could stand it. but boed Indignantly ont
of the He went home, and it took us fortnight
of serious behavior before We were forgiven"
BIZ Lord Dpdley-'.A At Leghorn visited the tomb OF
poor Homer He by far the best and Wses with
whose friendship ever was honored. My experiences
does not teach that the qualities of the heart and
Outstanding often united Men of great abilities
apt be vicious and very hard hearted afeconnte
disposition and faithful discharge of all the duties OF
life chiefly TO be looked for in certain medocrty of
talent but Horner kind and amabe if he lanii
been quite undistinguished He did take advantage
of his talents and fame to be excused from the pracre
Of any virtue"
We shall close this array Of encomium by observing
that the student the advocate the legislator and the
precepts scattered through these volumes
suggestive Of reflections both useful and important
ENGLISH REPORTS IN Law AND EQUITY, volume XVI Bos
ton: Little, Brown Co. Edited by EDMUND H. Rxs-
NETT and CuAScEY SMITH, Sounsellors at Law. anh
containing reports of the House Of Lords Pyy
Council, Courts of Equity and Common Law, and IN
the Admiralty and Ecclesiastical Courts including
cases in Bankruptcy and Crown Cases reserved.
In this volume given hundred and thirty
cases, many highly interesting and embracing points III
law first adudicated and constituting splendid pre-
cedents* for all future time
"Splendida fecerit Arbitria Mnos."-Hor.
History LIBERTY, Part 2. The EARLY CHaIsTiASa.-
By SAMUEL ELIOT, in 2 volumes. Boston: Little,
Brown 4 Co.
The preface to book constitutes clue guiding tire
wanderer through the labyrinth of narrative reasoning
illustration observations and comments, tending
by devious paths the scope while the absrc
of that useful proegomenon reduces the reader to
condition of the pale student in Greek metres pori,,r
acephaeus verse; and scanning back in tiresoe
trial until he arrives the hiatus valde defendus''
The complex term History of Liberty is TOO vague
present any distinct idea We have civil and YelEo
liberty and political liberty, and the liberty Of prophes
ing, pious writer terms his mystical treatise. In
fact the genus and the limiting d6srcnta will
tnue essential parts of descriptive definition.
Having discussed the absence Of preface and the pre-
of the te hasten accord TO the accomplished
author the need of praise due the style and execution
work repetc with curious historical research, nn2
sustained every page by established authorities.
The outline of the work appears to parallel With
that of Gibbons Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire,
unsuled however, by the scepcism and prejudice ar
the English historian his latent irony his covert snee
and ungenerous The portion Of time inslurd
in these volumes extends from the birth of Chrisa
the reign Of Justnan aperod evolving series Of events
strange startling, and astounding The Roman Legions,
conquerors of the world repued and routed by shiys
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