The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-08-20
NOTICES OF NEW PUBLICATIONS.

Books Received 20 August 10.
Bigelow's Life Of Col. Fremont
Mexico its Peasants and its Priests.
Western Border Life.
Bohn's Dictionary of Classical Quotations.
Confidential Letters Of Napoleon and Josephine.
Recollectons of a zoaaye before Sebastopol.
Emerson's English Traits.
Skeletons Poems.
BIair's Chronological Tables.
Smith, Illustrated Hand Book.
Cuizot's History of Civilization, (Bohn).
Michael Angelo and Raphael, (Bohn).
Spurgeon, the Modern Whitfield.
wilkins Bankers Direcoiy.
LIFE OF COLONEL FRkMoHT iSCLuDINs HIS ExPLo.
RATIoYs AND DISCO LIES, by John Bigelow.
Derby Jackson.
This ia by far the most e1mprehensive and salts
factory life Of Colonel fremont that has, as yet
been published. The details given of his private
history most interest ana evidently drawn
from authentic sources. Ii public services are in
.crbed on the official records Of the country, and
from these copious extrrct given to justify the
selection which has been ne by the great national
party winch is benz organized under the
prestige of his name. There are few
careers in the whole range of political biography
censure as that Of the subject Of Mr.. Bigelow's
volume 1t is but right 70 I'D that the bographers
task has been executed viii excellent Judgment,
and that he has avoided gratifying the vulgar TASTE
which would seek to make II the circumstances Of
Colonel Fremont's romantic marriage an instru-
ment to promote his political advance ent. That
incident is barely glanced the writer's good taste
rejecting the temptation present with counter
episode to the Buchanan lose tale.
HAND Book FOR TRAvsL LgBs THROUGH THE UNIFIED
STATES OF AMERICA, by Y. CALVIN Smith. Smith
Son, Nassau street
This is q well digested and exceedingly valuable
volume, giving in a sIaall and convenient compass
q large body of topogrspAlcL information relative
to the different States, cities, towns, villages public
institutions, &c. &C.. Of the United States. 1t also
furnishes brief details regarding the agricultural and
manufacturing resource o. Zach locality as well
the leading historical events connected with it. 1t
Is, in every sense of tn word, a.convenient hand
book, and no tourist through country should be
without it.
wilkins BASKms' DRgCTpRY. ls56-57.
This compilation will supply desderatum long
fel. amongst the body for those use il is INTENDED
1t gives complete list every banking association
and insurance company throughout the Union, with
the amount of its capita and the names Of its prin
cipal officers In addition this, II gives list Of
every banking house il Great Britain, with the
names Of its London espondents and also the
leading banks on the avropean continent having
correspondents in this ccansy. These features are
ia themselves sufficient g give the Directory wide
spread circulation, not only amongst banners but
amongst the public at large.
STURGEON, rHE MODERN WHITFIELD, by z. L. MA.
COON, sheldon, BlakelD IN 4 Co.
nj l. - -. -
able reputation, having OF the New Park street
Chapel, near Southwark bridge, London On
CHANGING over the sermons contained in this volume
we confess we could not lnd in them sufficient
either in sentiment or style justify the title claim
ed for Mr.. Spurgeon by hi. liographer. We suspect
that in this, In many csaer instances, IL Is more
his manner than his mater that has placed Mr..
Spugeon on the list Of POI ar prea,hers. He seems
TO US to want originality vigor Of thought, with
out which no man can be really great preacher.
CONFIDENTIAL LkrTERs Ur NAPOLEON AND JOSE
PINE, by ). 8. G. Abbott.
The real character Of the man who a. Lord Dad
ley and Ward once pithily said, rendered past
glory doubtful, and future glory impossible" can.
perhaps be better read In these letters than in oil
the other documents, political private which have
emanatsd from his pen. Had Mr. Abbott contentei
himself with furnishing merely such connecting links
ss we're necessary to render the events and circum-
stances referred 70 clear the general reaies, he
would have presented az with volume Of unques-
tionAble vAlne. With the tendency to hero worship,
however which has marred the interest Of his Life
of Napoleon he has converted this task Of ammo
tasion into smother claim on the gratitude of the
rignins dy nasty OF France. This mode Of making
history Ii not quite 10 mind, and we therefore
recommend all who take up the volume 10 make
ta5sia rasa Of Mr. Abbott's text, and 10 confne
their attention TO the correspondence. In this way
they may benefit by its perusa
WoErH AND WsALTH-A COLLECTION or Mains
FoR MnncHAsTs ASD Mks or BUSINESS, by Free
man Hunt.
This volume Il an acceptable contribution TO COM
mercia literature, - the advances ent Of which
the writer has devoted n small portion OF his life
Passing fro the consideration Of the dry statistics
OF commerce to its ethics ne has given us collcc-
ton OF moral principles md maxms for the
guidance OF men on busih >. which are calculated
20 do great gosd The standard Of morality in trade
IL, fear, very lo~, and every effort made TO raise
IL should be hailed with pleasure by The philanfhro-
pis, and Christian. More Ben become rogues from
ignorance Of their duties 70 society than even from
Che force OF example. II 10 be shown to commercial
men that conventional practices can justify the
violation OF Gods ordinances, and that roguery Is
mot tie surest road to wealth the influence Of such
exhonations must be felt. We recognize In Mr..
Hunts volume this high moral purpose: and coming
from 80 high commercial authority as he Is, the
advice which be gives in this volume cannot fad TO
have a most beneficial influence on our young mer.
chants.
Letter from mr.. Fillmore.