New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-06-24
NETWORK DAILY TRIBUNE, TUESDAY, JUNE "a, 1885,

the Rerxs d<s Dsxx Moxdes tbe4 hrst part OF re-
msrksbje historical essay, biographical, on Sir
Robert Peel. The second part will follow in the
Rsrus for next month. The distinguished historian
has never displayed finer historical faculty than
in this essay Ills relations, u Minister ander
Louis Philippe, with the great English Minister
give it peculiar value and interest.
RaIZAr. not vet understood abroad, where he
even still passes for being little more than more
ingenious but not more profound painter OF French
manners than Paul de Kock only now getting TO
he appreciated in bis native France Balzac whom
Ismartiue. with not eXtravagant praise, styles,
,.he La Bruvere and the Moiiere Of The Nineteenth
a." Century" still waits the justice of well writ
ten biography. As interesting contributions 10 IT,
We have this month an amusing little book by Leon
Gozlap, entitled "Bai.Ge en- Pantorfles," Balzac
in sinners which gives us some desirable infor-
nation respecting the man at one stage OF his ife
though 30 colored with the writer's individual humor
that Il s somewhat difficult TO distinguish the facts
from the coloring; and a more valuable controu
ton in like kind from the pen of Bslzacs sister,
Madame de Surville, in the shape OF two articles
1.-THE commencement, it is to be hoped, OF long
ssres) in the Rtrne de Paris. These articles are
made up from the personal recoliections OF the
writer of generous sisterly reflections and OF
(Which i. most yaluable) copious extracts from the
correspondence of her brother with herself aud
other members of the family. had marked sew.
ers passages for extracts in the book OF Gozlsn aud
the articles of Madame de Survile. Lack of space
forces me to refer the curious to the originals
can only catalogue number Of valuable liter
AIRY aud scientific works, promising that one OF
two purely scientific works are admitted INTO the
catalogue on the recommendation OF friendly CRIT
ice, much more competent than myself to answer
for their merits.
Jules Simon, the celebrated author Of lie CeroI,
has inst nut forth an octave work on Natural Re
lipOn. admirable in moral sentiment, but lacking
in philosophical depth, not to say logical cohesion
Henri Hcine's Resiblder: at last complete
French translation. with an appreciatlye introduce
ton by Theophile Gautier, his friend ana Oh oil
Frencbmen most competent to write II.
Louis Figuier author of work historical and
scientific on Alchemy aid the Alchemists, and OF
another on Modern Scientific Discoveries, bota OF
which have been taken note of in previous letters,
has added to his deserved reputation as reporter
of Science BY a new volume entitled; - Les Appu'
cations Noureiies de la Science Ffndustrie ct aur
" Arts en- 1855" New Applications OF Science
to Arts and Manufactures in 1901 Inc WORK Is
made up in large part from the authors scieh'ihc
feuilletOns written for the PreSse newspaper-a
series of review articles upon the Universal tx
Lib,ion of last year. They are, however, re-
written. much new matter is added, and the BOOK
will entertain amateurs as well as instruct con
pois.eurs in most of the branches OF political
science.
Pesdonna's Trau6 pratique des Chem'ns de Fer
practical Treatise Oh Relationships, so an engineer
Ct nv friends tells me, an extremely valuable
work for every one. except passengers, who has
ANYTHING to do with railroads, railroad dep0ts, rail-
cars. track-surveyng, bridge and vladuct building,
eubankments cuts, culyerts, engines, etc IRON
directors ard stockholders to contractors ana
stokers. 1t is peculiarly full in theory and detail
on oil points. 1t is written by a practical engl-
nter. who is in the direction OF one OF the moss
important French railways, and is active professor
of tneineerpg in the Ecole Centraie at Paris. The
work in two Volumes is prOtusely illustrated with
plates and wOOdcuts, and contains many valuable
charts and tables.
N.RsFs TARAssANO OsTREsCHKOFF is an ia
efajle "ge1tleman of the chamber OF his MaJes-
"ty the Emperor of Russia" who has written the
frat volume of a work entitled, DE fOr et 40
rAreent; hur Origine, QuantW e1iraie dams
toutts les eontrfts du Monde comm, etc. (Goid and
Silver; their origin and quantity extracted in all
countries) The special worth of this work, which
is the result of long and careful Investigations Is
the help it offers toward an understanding oi one
Of the gIayest pollticO-economicai questions OF
tie dsy-Damely, the change now going on, sni-
lar to that of the sixteenth century In the value
of the precious metals relative to all other objects
Ct mercantile exchange. 1t has however 'an-
CtLer historical srd even scientific merit, in its
tr, atmeut If the methods used for the extraction
of the precious metals, and its statements Of the
quantity produced from the most remote times
dow Ia the present day.
A. pARIMON'S new volume, DE Ia Ret0rme des
GaaGues. with an Introduction from the trench,nt
pen If EMILE De GiRARDIN; HUssON's COnsOm-
nations de Paris accurate statistics OF what
Paris eats and drinks; the Annuairc de Economic
Politique (ful as an egg of meat OF tables and
reports Oh subjects that may be treated stats
hcaHy); MALTE BRUINS Geographic Usirerselte,
revised and brought up to the present time by
Lavsllee; NANDESBURCn ct BRAINNE'S HtstOTe de
FAnnfe, a capital historical compendium for
Ies 5, and JOANNE's Stdstique dc PIadustrie de la
France (Statistics of French Manufacturing, are
all works of high merit in their various kinds.