New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-05-26

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A portrait If Washington is given in tAixvor
ume, engraved from an risiaal picture yw.,.
muller, Danish or Swedish artist who p,i,,.s
il from life in 1898. The second volona IN
c, ntain an engraving Of Peale's celebrated mar.
trait, and the third an engraving of Ho,d',,,,
frll.length statue Of Washington. now !, ,,o
Capitol at Richmond.
TIE PHILOSOPHY oFTHE HUNlS VOICE B, ,.s,,
Ifisis pie: Lppiueo'' orarabo C.. Sols ~ B.w,s
The first edition Of tbs work was published 49,.
than twenty-five yoals sgo, and although the saho,
c,mrlairs with intense bitterness of; want Of eppr.
citation by the public, think it has me- with aSA
cree Of success that coud scarcely have been ma.
tcted from the original AMI profound character Of "A.
d;scu,sors Il has furnished m,teriis for the baS.
ropular rcaiscs ON cocuton USED IN practical in.
strucion. engr-oc be study Of many philosophical
reuirers ard hem regarded by the mos; Competent
Judges rs the most On rough and truthful enalyis Of
tie ufircp',s ,f effective intonaton in spoken Ian.
euscc that has e,,r been presented to the world II
eetany cannot be understood without the exercise IN
son decree Of the same activity OF thought delca.s
rcreeption OF vocal sounds and nice goncTadz oa in
which Il had its origin. Tbs renders 4 unit for q
rcrrlarnanual Il IS strictly scientific treatise, IN
10 dirg an intricate subject by scientific method. Il
j. addressed 20 thinkers who combine love e paio-
scrhicai Investigation with q seasbiity 70 the charms
ofthc hun an voice beyond the imincdiaie sphere Of
musical expression. Il aims TO point oat The secret Of
We eocution. and this il does by the dect OBJ
serys.;ou of nature No previous writer on the sub
iect ca con pare with DR.. Rush Tor sGgac hncnes
rcrcertor. minut,ioss ofantyss ofprc fl, on ander
ofieig Etcnifhc has erred 20 some othls na-
Gin ious no one can call in question the corroctnesd
oi or he admirable results with which no hs
er,iciod The sc.cucc Of vocal utterance His works
,ouany rcmmkeb for Ia orig nal discoveries aud its
INGENIOUS Illustrations. Afera profound study Of its
pr;nctlcs. tie most experienced public 'peakor vii
confess that lie has obtained light in regard to tho
n.ochap sm Of his art and the secret Of his steugh
Ec1uci &C. indeed, Is OF the spirit, not OF the letter.
but the m,st inspired orator uses human language
with vocal organs. aud in his highest impaas.Oned
fi,lts oJcys law as steadasi that which rues tho
obit oflc rlsucts That the present author has er.
laustcd the laws 81 cocuoa b. hs acute analyses no
ere would r,o,end; but that he has placed he wlDo
II cory OF vocal mechanism in novel and instructive
lieIt. can denied only by Ignorance AMI presuup-
ton. Tie effect Of tie volume we ought to aid, Is
e,eat, dinn i.hed by It's intensely dogmatc spirit snd
crabbcd style. It's gsoleut and superiiaous egotsn
is as repulsiye as it's philosophy is informing
NATURE AND HUMAN NATURE BY ,heauhor Of San
s-cE The CtcAt.aker" l-uc., Up 80. nnnsef AO'lr
END.
In this volume. Judge Halliburton shows that The
6eouert Cen ands 10 which his humorous vein has
been subjected. have not exhausted is raenesscr
fertility. lie certainly is not always happy IN mo
use Of the YAukee yernacuGr, often mlnghng no
"rure' dialect with various heather abommatloasi
bnt he seldom fails TO let of variety of slrewd COM
uerts en- II 'rcs in general, blending ve1uice ana
venom with his fun in due proportions to give anefec-
tive p.qunncy TO bis style. OF the current volumes
,tst pe out will malice prepeuse to be amusing, this
Is one fthe most successful end is well worth reading
by al WHO wish lor prevention to nlfth'
MY BROTHERS KEEPER BY A. 3. wAases l2no.' pH
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For the fas," taste that Is now so much the rage,
this quiet domestic story will b. too tame IL Is WIT
tn bv the author Of Dollars and Cent?" sister Of
II e author Of the wide, Wide World" and in our
opinion is not equal to either OF those popular WORKS.
Aiming TO portray the inf ience OF si'tery aiiecnon
over al in peuous young man. it falls into strain Of
pou- moraizng in which gentle d"l ness "a too prom
il ert an element Tie best portions OF the book eI-
lave not sufficient zest to redeem il from the charged
prevailing irsiPdiiy.
FOSTERS FIRST PRINCIPLES or CHEMISTRY. l2sa,
ID -6. berper bro here
A popular emoBary treatise ON Practical Chem
istry illustrated by series Of the most striking eHpaf
in eIis including several that have been recently dis
covered II is inter ded for the Of casses where
extensive apparatus is not at the command of tho
Al. 4 4 a..
pose.
OUR couNTRYnEN By Brssos } t9,ssT,G,. Is2sa,
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York: Ennfu, Bulman, s. tannue.
A series OF brief biographical sketches Of distn-
guishod Americans form the contents Of this volume.
Tie subjects are selected from every period of tho
history OF this country and from various waksof
lie. Over one hundred portraits enbelish The
volume.
Tie Student for May commences the Eleventh vol
ume Of that popular juvenile periodical. The rep,fs-
ton which it has acquired under the essiduous abos
Of its de-, oted editor is Of highly fa,terng character.
Tic contents Of the work are made up Of excellent
original matter judicous selections, and pieces adapted
to reading classes in schools. IN. A. Calkins)
orr Houses and our Castles is tho tite Of search
ing and pungent pamphlet by CHARLES HALE, review
ing the proceedings o. the Nunnery Committee Of tho
hassechuseits Legislature. Nj. Haze docs satisfso-
tory justice to tie exploits Of that enterprsing Com
mi,tee and especially TO those of the immortal His.
NEW WORKS IN PREPARATION.
Garrett & Co. announce an original story entitled
which tie Right or the Left = intended 10 show up
The distinction between the Church of Christ and the
Church OF Society. It is said to contain many satd-
csi bits at characters which have their prototypes Ia