New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-11-24
NEW PUBLICATIONS.

~ ss syyssr. Iasa, pe asa M.sJn B-oehers
In prepsripg TIE Biographical D. ,tionay OF DIS.
tin, ui,bed Women" The editor Of this Volume was
IMPRESSED with the variety OF literary ire.surs con-
tanned In the COZ res oop6s Of ennet persons dur
iny The cir,n. periods OF history. She WAS thus led
% mature q plan FIR publishing selections from the
L,,e of the moet kbrstei Of these writers sld we
low have the FIRST fro,s OF Der enterprise Ia this inter-
e..irg oyme l. embrsces such portions II hadsme
d. Styienes vo luminous correspondence ss best ius'
t,ate her chsr.cer srd genius and the peculiar Tea
lures of The age 10 which she lived. Although re
dec lie s,ac,s Of composition for which these letters
are remarkable NUT drsppesr even from the mo@
successful trans sion their livery pictures OF French
manners ard their L ustwor by accounts o.
ps,siIg historical events will always secure
I, item large circle of ipieligen readers. hsdsms
De SayisIs sss born in l627,-her eduoab VI was far
more ctup etc than usual at that ds5,-at the
sse of eighteen se married and in seven years
WAS left widow by the fall of her husband In duel
From hat time she devoted herself 70 the OF her
L. chilcen son and daughter, the latter OF waon
rss the obi, Of Of The noet enthu-isstic affection
thou, bout he proracted Ii OF her mother host OF
the letters in this volume addressed 70 her, and
they ere by far the most valuable of aoy in the &c
in. In srrsDgpg the materials Of the work, the
editor has judciousy Dr. toe ether the lie tsrs of
the same CO. respondent, instead of placing them in
clrol illogical order. The text is taken f'om the
Fl plsh translation puSl-h.d ia london in ISL,
stsr careful revision by tbs best French editions
Of the original. The programme OF the BIZ
brary of Standard Letters" iucludes selections
from tie correspondence OF Lady Mary Wortey
Mopts gre, Pope, Swift, Steele, BolingbrOke Fede-
Ion. Msosme GuNor, Chesterfield, Horace Wal
POLE Madame du Defsud, Or. Johnson, Cray,
Mrs. Piozzi, Nsdsme DArblsy, Mrs. Iuchbsld,
Hsnnsh More Cowper SEQ t, Byron, Southey, Co O.
ridge Shelby, Lamb. Ms Hemsps Moore Napoleon,
ard otbers With such al ample sapply of mateIias,
the " l. brsry" nov con meoced c.s scarcey tai' to
be q valuable accession 10 populsr literature. IL
wi bring TO familiar notice an important class o.
productions which though ohen suced to in CONVEX
sstiOp we suspect little read excep by p'oessed
amateurs of the lieraiure Of past age Without
Joining in the depreciation If the present as compared
with the century, we believe hat an infusion of
the best fruits of other times will often prove whole
some con ective to modern concei;.
THE LIVES OF TaE BRITISH HISTORIANS: By En-
LAwsEycs. 2sUs., l2mp Ih,res -chbner
The .uhe biog' aphcai sketches comprise
the itish rers Of htory the earlieot dats to
the commep cement Of the present century. Several
interesting notices given of the sncin Gdas, the
venerable B.de, Ipgsphus of Crogiand, Jeff,ey of
Monmouth, Matthew Paris, Robert Fabian, John
SPEED and sn Richard Baker. larger spsce is de-
voted 10 sir Water Raleigh, Clarendon, GLIDER Bur
net Coz NTH ano Fox, while complete and excellent
bitgrs hes are presented of Robertson, llu ne and
Giobon. The best oiece 10 the work. think, is the
life of Hume in ub The character and career of the
good.uatureo, pbegmstic skep'cal philosopher are
portrsy.d with firm and discriminating hard. The
author has evidently symp- thy WITH the nveters'e
ibcreduIity of the good David but he does not on
that account fail to do justice 20 the admirable quail
ties which N SIDE bin such favorite in social life. Ia
the compo sition Of these volumes the influence of
psrtislty for Mscaulsy Is clearly traceable The
writer however has OF caught the brniancy of his
model His sentences have Msssasy's brevity with
ont their point TIE TO- qusity is carried to such
an excess especially at the commencement Of para
grabs, as 20 become an almost udcrous msnnersm.
For instance: His field of action Ireland"
"a new sc, ne was open TO him" " Her weaknesses
were Val ty end love" " Inc promise wss kept"
"Such were Rsleigh's peers "At length the ships
returned" 1T wss July" The ciscoverer was
bDigbted." "Raleeh was i'll rising" The fatal
rivelry begsn" These specimens from single
biography that of Raleigh. They might be increased
TO an indefinite extent b, citation fiom every par of
the work Occasional instances of careessness in the
ufe Of words-such as laid fer Iay-atr4ct more
at ention fom the prevailing accuracy and finish Of
TIE style. Stl TIE volumes present ~ successful
Accomplishment Of an important literary task. They
show faithful arch force and variety Of expression,
and, what is still more important in such work,
dom from prejudice and Inpstiality of judgment.
INTRODUCTION TO AMERICAN LAW: BY TIMOTHY
dCo Ntw.YoIi: Lews / Blood
In this revised edition Of Judge Walkers standard
TEXTBOOK for professional sudens such changes have
been introduced seemed necessary ad sot it to the
progress Of the age in Iegstion aud jurisprudence,
and ore lecture has been added A1mirslty proce-
cure. Several new notes are q given on the lead.
ing titles espec'a on The law Of real pro oerty The
design of the volume IL 70 furnish system ,tc outline
Of American law e1poundDg the ementary prinoi-
pies OF jurisprudence with express refe To legal
d, csors statutes in this country. Ju ge Walker
has treated the subject wi equal cearness aud nm
prehfnsiveness His statements conder Sc the pth of
comp Gated CAGES Tito a enent compass HIS
meLts are judcious and ciscmins ing always throw
ing Ugh. the question under discussion liberal
end pr gressve spirit is shown in his sugge stons
concern Dp legal reform. 1t would be grea, mistake
10 suppose that the interest of this is confined
TO lawyers by profession. On the contrary, it is Of
great value to BUSH ess men in general and should
always be found in collection Of the best works for
gel eral reference.
A MEMOIR OF s. g. PaEsTIsS: Edited by His BROTHER.
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