The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1856-12-11

worlds wealth, but with sympathizing hearts
have, in countless small sums, helped to make
mp the amounts by which missionaries, schools,
and various other means Of good in foreign
and home missions, are sustained, and through
whose bepefactions the Bible is translated into
so many languages and dialects of the nations
and tribes, he viii find, too, we are confident,
that it is from such persons and such regions,
as q general fact, whence the streams of benev-
olence flow out, too, in rills Of life to the dis
tressed and suffering under "the ills which
flesh is heir to-" in the nsighborhood and at
home around them. A fair and candid exami-
nation will bring him to this result.
Rosrr CHRISTIAN AND PAPAL. Sketches Of is Rsligous
Monuments and Ecclesiastical Hierarchy; with No
tees of the Jesuts and the fnquisition. BY L. De
saneti, d. D. formerly Curste OF the Mssdalens Pro
fessor of Theology In the Roman University, and
OuaU6cator a, the Inquisition New York: Harper
& Brothers For sale by Pranck Taylor, Washing
ton, D. C.
A reprint from work which appeared in
England some two, three, or more years since,
one of the best of its kind. 1t is in the form
of twenty letters, written by one thoroughly
acquainted with his subject. The satire is
keen, but not coarse. 1t contains information
in some respects new to most readers.
The author in his own person has encoun-
tered the difficulties he presents. He has suf-
fered persecution, and was obliged to flee from
Italy but the confidence with which he has been
honored in England land we believe, too, he has
been, and perhaps now is, living in this coun-
try, highly respected, shows that it is book
on which reliance may be placed. The adver-
tisement, written some time since, we believe,
states that he was Waldensian preacher at
Turin, Sardinia, and recently chosen Profess
sor in Swiss university. The republication
of this little work is seasonable. 1t is also an
improvement on the English edition, since it
contains twenty-five engravings and vignettes,
representing the dignitaries, ceremonies, and
holy places of the Romish church. 1t is also
printed in very fine STYLE and is book which
must produce favorable impression of its
author, and may do good in opening the eyes
of some to the light.
LAKE NGANI; or Explorations and Discoveries during
Four Years wanderings in the Wilds of Southwest
| ern Africa. BY Charles John Anderson. With nu
msrous illustrations, representing Sporting Advsn
lures Subjects of Natural History, Devices for destroy
ing Wild Animals, so. New York Harper & Broth
ers. For sale by Franok Taylor, Washington, D. G.
dissatisfied with what has been known and
before described, as if signing, like Alexander,
| for new conquests, travellers are breaking over
barriers that have hitherto been deemed insur.
mountable, and writing their names ON coun.
tries hardly mentioned, till recently, in the
geography Of the earth. Some have chosen
as the scene of their perilous adventures the
tar.nsrer 4e 9 rtAlse. pales. spme the unexplored
not less daring, have grsppled with the un
known terrors of the burning deserts of Africa
The past ten or dozen years have furnished
not few who have added much to the knowl
edge of this portion of the globe, which has
been marked on the maps as " unkno,cn, "
"unerplored," DESERT" or in similar terms
The research has been pushed beyond the
coast into the interior; and what had been
deemed the fabulous accounts of some wander
ing African, as to the existence of rivers, noun
tains, lakes, kingdoms, and cities, have been
found to be founded, at least, on truth. Every
volume that helps to further knowledge of these
regions will thus at least have the advantage Of
novelty in much that it has to tell Of Such is the
work now before us. The almost unpronounce
able name, Lake Ngami, where is it! What
is its shape? Here we cannot but regret that
no map accompanies the text of this repub
lished volume. 1t is our impression that the
English edition contained one, though, as We
have it not to refer to, We cannot be certain o.
the fact. The best condensed statement VIC
have found of it is in Lippincotfs Gazetteer
where we are told that it lies about latitude
200 30/ s., long. 23o East. " In june 1849, Mr.
Cotton Oswell and DR.. Livingston came upon
the river Zooga, which flows from the Lake,
and lin 1852, a trading party visited it, and
it is said, walked round it, and found it sixty
miles round, and fourteen miles broad" But
according to the more close observation Of
Mr.. Anderson, it is described as being in cir
cumference about sixty or seventy geographi
cal miles, with an average breadth of sever
miles, and not exceeding nine miles, in it,
widest parts.
Professor Peterman, in his " Contributions to
the latest important Geographical Researches, "
las we translate the German title,) has given 9
map of the Lake from Anderson, which, as i
is moderate-sized wood cut, we are sorry moi
to find incorporated in this book. Its form, a.
depicted is like two smaller ponds or lakes, of ar
oval shape, united by q narrow strait, and the po
sition definitely given is stated to be between 2O'
23/ and 200 40/ south latitude, and 200 IL
and 200 46< east longitude. On looking to the
maps in some of our best aliases, we find tht
region between the Cape Colony and Lower
Guinea laid down as if barren or unknown
waste. Professor Peterman says "Lake Ngam
forms a northern boundary of the South African
Sahara OF the great desert Kalahari, ""whicl
reaches from the southern border of Lake Ngam
up to the bank of Orange river, and is bounded
on the east and west by the country of the Grca,
Namaguas and Bilchuanas," or, as often writ
ten, Bechuaras. This, then, is the scene where
our authors adventures are laid, and he bring.
us acquainted with the people, their manners
and customs, their opinions and state of socia
life, together with graphic accounts of the per
ills underwent by himself and his fellow travel
Ter, Mr.. Francis Gallon, already known as au
thor of work called "Tropical South Africa
These explorations took place in the year,
ls50~'54. The results of two expeditions ar,
embraced in the present volume. We find |.
clear account of the religions and superstition,
of various native tribes previously, all bu
unknown to Europeans and he has also, a.
"a favorite pursuit" with him "from child
hood, dwelt at length on the natural history