New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-04-20

avarce and brutal eppetes. No leg'Iafon not ~cSoi
" circumscibed possibly spare traffic the sTosts OF
which are 70 unmistsksby perncious. The hazard, il
any There be- is not in egsstng against it. but in dsay
ing a. act prohbiiory law cannot be enacted TOO soon
The tides Of Other articles in this nunoer are S'eace
and Revelation" The Point of Power rheodicy,'
"Ground ard Method OF Human KnoTledge" and 80
forth showing TIE meaphysca tendencies for which the
Methodist Qusrlery has been soDewhsi Distinguished Of
late.
Mas somspee, i" Une File do Regent" avo, PIP. - D.
Appleton a Co
The pnpular romance OF Dumas from which this serip
comic psy is takn abcunds in effective drsnA, siia
lions II. PLOT hinges series OF cross purposes arts
Ing frcm the disguise ssumed oy the Reen', Pllp DIks
OF Orars IN order TO detect the paFcu srs OF conspr
aey ans his chvaous young Breton the C0sT
ar CASTOR has been selected by lotto conspiracy
into effect by the ss,snaon of the Regent BY the aaie
management Of Du OH the confdsnt Of the Regent Gts'oa
is brought. into intimate relato ns with Philip who disSus
as the Due d0vsrez gains the confidence OF 'la brave
traitor and made acqusuted with all the secre OF
III. plot Meantime CASTOR is dis overed 10 be th' over
Of natural daughter Of tia Duke OF 0tesns who HIS
been brought up in convent and ia goorsn Of tns sores
of Ter paternity After al sort. bothecai0ns CASTOR
gets odg. in the Baste snd threatened with the rack
untss b. vii disclose his associated Death stares him in
the face when he makes his escape nom prson, aud soon
prccceds 70 consummaie h plan of killing the Dake At
the fatal m msn The Duk. drops his mask shows hns7n
IN he The assumed confederate 40 whom CASTOR had
veaed his hopes ard purposes, the con'pE4cr Is dumb
found, reconciliation takes place. Helen nds her 'ahr
and lover at The momen' and al tragic isoIsat are
FOOL bsnished by the of the marriage bel Tue scenes
in his play succeed each othr with grea. rapdty; no
time is st BY ssndog still the interest IS never chilled
by too long d. lay and The deuoueent throughout made
sufficiently rar sparen pque the curiosity, without anti
cpaiirg he shrowd details by which the crisis is at length
accomplished In adapting the original romance for the
stage the trans has shown familiar klowedea of the
conditions of dramatic effect aud rare commando spirited
and ap1rop etc diction lie makes eluent Of happy
dou ate expt.ssions entirely relieving his work from me
silloss Of 'r.n,aton The dialogue never fails 70 be
well sustain ahOunds in unexpected hits that would
tel ell in representation Indeed the play is evidently 40
less fitted for beng productc on the stsge than for oerd
in the cloci and would donbt form agreeable variety
in the present dtaf,h of theatrical novelties The oay
objection is rs leDgh TIE er has
in lis po acting copy in which is cu' down by
more then fourth Although suthors apJ4Sr5
on the tide psge think cannot he Tar out OF the way
in osorbing this drama TO excellent cotemporary,
William Yourg Esq Elor Of TIE Anon weekly news
paper
TEE NEw-yORK OF iGTERLY. April Charles 3. Norton.
Tories of cuneut nieIst form large portion of the
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ings which should attract the attention Of Members OF Con
eress Heads Of Deg armerts and tn President OF tie
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namely, welorgsnzed, energetic, and efcien municipal
Government This article Ike the one named above -
full of stringent conclusopr supported by formidable
array Of facts The Politics of Russia The English
Universities" ard Popular Amusements' are interesting
discuss ions Of important subjects learned ana SCHOLAR
ike review Of Groes Greece does justice to that adm
r,ble work az an srtce On The Various Orders OF
Pre,ts sets forth souo home truths in a striking
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R, ksg 'P Ss. SFSs'T De- % breoeo
This is The first volume Of uniform eduon of The works
Of the &C ebrated s. osh divine whom briefly noticed
short time since The Philadelphia edition appears to
consist of selection from the writings of he author nciud
ing his Apocalyptc Sketches" Lectures the Miracle,
ume is introduced with rather fusome dedication to the
Hon Abbott Lawrence who il seems, when ia Lon Ion
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was stat wor-hiper within the walls Of the church in
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of the Scotch preacher each is doubtless we'll able to
pardon differences in subordinate matters"
pIscoURsEs AND SAYINGS OF OUR LORD JESUS CHarsr,
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