Daily national era. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1854, 1854-03-24
LITERARY NOTICES.

LITERARY NOTICES.
THE WESTMINSTER REVIEW. January, 1854. New
York Leonard Scott 4 Co. For sale by Taylor 4
Maury, Washington, D. G.
EDlNBuRGH REVIEW. January, 1854. Published
and for sale as above
The pressure Of politics has prevented an
earlier notice Of these Invaluable Reviews.
Among the articles Of special and significant
interest in the Westminster, we would point to
one on English Religion" another on Eng
lands Foreign Policy, and third on Strikes
and Lookoutsn
The Edinburgh contains very interesting
review Of Thackeray's works, and an instructive
paper on the Machinery Of. Parliamentary
Legislation, beside other articles that may be
read with profit.
CHEMISTRY OF COMMON LIFE. By James F. W..
Johnston, M. A., +. R. s., &c. New York Dap
pleton 4 Co.. For sale by r, Farnham, Pa. avenue
Washington, d. G.
This is number one of a series from an Eng
lish edition, intended for the million. The
topics of this number are, The air we breathe,
the water we drink, the soil we cultivate, and
the plants we rear" 1t comprises two Eng
lish numbers and the price is rs cents.
THE Works OF JOHN c. CALHOUN, Vol. w. Pub
lished and for sale as above.
We have heretofore noticed this work at
some length. The present volume contains the
speeches of Mr.. Calhoun on important political
questions, from the year ls4l to the year 1880
Considering the authority of his name and the
force of his influence in the South, this collec
ton is very valuable.
ANOTHER ROUND STORIES BY THE CHRISTMAS
FIRE By Charles Dickens. Boston: Fettridge 4
Co. For sale by Franck Taylor, Penn. avenue,
Washington, D. G.
There are good stories hore, in Dickens's
style, which of course pleases everybody-and
oil for l21a cents.
THE AMERICAN JOURNAL OF MEnroAL SCIENCES.
Edited by Isaac Hays, M d. Philadelphia: Blan-
chard 4 Lea. For sale as above.
This quarterly Journal of Medicine contains
in each number 2s2 pages, and tho price per
annum is five dollars. 1t h edited with ability
and care, and presents very full view Of cur
rent medical literature and science.
A NovEL-We have received from Mr.. L.
B. Peterson, publisher, Philadelphia copy of
his thirty-eigh edition Of The Fortune
Hunter" by Mrs. Anna Cora Mowatt, fair
modern novel, Astounding in exciting and we'll
described incidents, with little elegance or va
ricty Of style, but tending to the incubation Of
wholesome moral.
R-Littelrs Living age comes to us weekly.
We once thought and said it was publication
of the highcst merit We now add the ex-
preston Of our belief that it keeps even pace
with the progress of the times in improvement.
CATHOLIC CLERGYMES.-The Worcester Spy
contradicts the statement which was originated
by n communication of Catholic to q
Washington paper, that no Catholic clergy
men signed the Clergymen's memorial. 1t says
that both of the Catholic clergymcn Of Wor-
cestcr have signed remonstrances against the
Nebraska bill One Of these signed the Cler-
gymen's memorial, and the other signed the
remonstrance of the citizens. Absence OF one
of them from lhe city only prevented both of
their names being signed to the Clergymen's
memorial Commonwealth.
Human Freedom is the cause that has called
forth the aid Of the Christian ministers Of New
England. Is it contcnded that Roman Catho-
lie clergymen in the United States are all in
imical TO this cause Their enemies have ever
20 declared are their friends anxious TO verify
the truth Of the allegation T? We know that
tyranny prevails in Roman Catholic countries;
but is tyranny an ally Of the religion of that
Church 30 essential as to accompany it to land
Of Freedom, and here to guide tho conduct Of
its minister's DO the professors of that reli-
gion, and it's friends and champions so con-
tend We will not believe it.