The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-02-22

xno OF Fulton.
Do Hprsy. BY Martha wckhan.
ysank Forsstes's sporting Scenes and Cbayssseys.
As wigwan and the Cabin.
- Knight Of the Golden Kshos.
- Golden Legacy.
UhAed States Dsest-C Criminal Trials.
IAree Score Years; A Autobiography.
Ae6ioo-LegAl Examnaaios Of We CAse Of G. = Han-
tngtsn.
Buns's Magazine for February.
- Bows Review, no., 10.
YAANx RoRssrHs OROnFMo SCnsne AND CHA-
AA0FRA 2 vols =. B. PeteSssn, PhnaeePh'a
Asss ske,shes, whieh spreaa over we thick
weakness, might have bean advantassessH compressed
~ enc Like the pcaarss q NE walls q some OF eur
In avenue manssoas, their value seems 70 nave Been
uesd b. the publher BY their quantity rather Than BY
- n1rn The attraction Of sketches Of ths kind lies,
vs sAsuld think nero their rapddhy and racnsss Of
sno man IN Ne elaboration Of personal incidental which
heve bus little intrinsic Interest h Themselves. The
49, specimens Of the former qualities are 70 be
And IN the sporting recolleotons Of Jesse, o.
- and Harry Hoover and 90 literal types
- latter We have only 70 otto tho volume before
a. whatsoever value their technical sporting descriptions
nay have the psacsea Nimroi there certainly Ia lit
- ese In thee sketches 70 induce the general reader
- wade through Thorn.
InRES ECoRB YEARS; an autobiography by Samuel
=. Holb5eok. Jas. French Co., Boston.
Ihe time for this class Of book han passed BY the
psssona reooIlectons Of such . man EkAnsb Watson
have interest for the generations that nave succeeded
~, for his was cultivated and ooservans mind, and
he was, 10 certain extent ma ed Up WITH events thst
bssng 70 Of the most important periods Of his
MY Under such oircunstan his heirs judged rightly
- ssacud,pg that shouli be glad to have oppor
s.nxy Of comparing the Impressions Of . conteupors
writer with the AFTER Judgments o! men who had
tuNAv IN trina
nose events. With . man Ike Mr.. Hobrook, however,
- case different His range OF obser vaton though
spsead many countries and over long period OF
ons, was, nom hk position Q man Of war s-nar ne
y very limited and what he has 20. 10 tell has
snhow been told better by others has Ia itself bat Mt
~ interest In our eyes. Naval Histories, like that Of
Sespes have anticipated oil the historical facts which
10 Sves regarding our navy; whilst In the narrative
u his ocean adventures We find nothing that can be
~ 10 be out Of the ordinary routine Of sailors
pseaoes Totake back TO periods % remote % The cap
sse Vie United STATES frgate ssex during the last
VIM Eagland and the bodardment Of Agiers, BY Lord
Exnouh, only be justified BY the az rtng character
u the described and the novelty Of the incidents
AAt fell under the writer's observation. In Mr.. Hol-
sssoA's narrative Of those Affairs We fud neither Of
these requirements realized for said before, his
yasge Of observation w~ limited, and, moreover, he
dsss no, see things with IN eye which imparts
- them . fresh colcrlng. This 10 the pervad
hg faux Of the whole book, and I, must
aho DO added that In HE conscientious sense Of hs TO-
gsasbihty auto oogrspher Mr. Holbrook thinks IL
nsssssay lot lose sieht OF his identity for no.
nens the result being narrative painfully individual
md common place that loee al patience With II. TIE
inter- portion OF the book possesses STU less Interest,"
hasnueh - the fsots 70 which relates are within our
Ovn memory, and require no supplementary historical
rsnpsssiaOn. Nara ives OF California adventure nave
hing sinos Lost their zes and Will require writer o.
ansrens oabre from that Of Mr.. Hobrook to lmpart to
mem freah attraction.
HrsroRY OF THE INVASION AND CAPTURE OF WASH
rsrON. by John S. Williams, Bngadier Major
in the War OF 1872. Harper Brothers.
COL wliams volume 10 intended ~ IN historical vim.
aAsaacp OF the American troops engaged in The battle Of
Hlndensburg. We not that the misconceptions
sha ever prevailed With regard 10 the conduct OF tho lat
~ called for This tardy justification The sspsrsons cast
upcn OF that nature that candid inquirer
light easily have satisfied himself Of their injustice; and
nothing can better demonstrate the slight impression
which they have made on the public mind than that
e tah should le 70 COL williams, al this remote pc
nod OF time to up any doubts that remain on the
subecs However sght may be The motive for the work
ve are not the less obliged 70 the author for H. Hs nr
slsive Of one the most exciting not one OF the most
important events annals has the mer Of being the
rriess mca complete and satisfactory that has yet been
given of IT,
LIFE OF ROBERT FUIros, with copies of Mr.. Full
toms original drawings and numerous plates, Dy
J.Frankhn Reigart.
Tnis 10 curious pook--remndine ore oneo int>rpdVo
Of Russn's famous literary apoheoss Of Turner. Mr.
Rcaaa ns author, enthusiast viih reverence for
ms subject amounting almost 70 adorston. The value OF
biography written In this style Ca only DO compared
70 sha, Of porlrA Catered highly that none bu, tho
more iodclIble traces o. resemblance arc lcft. Full
ton wss unquestonably q great and what 10 betsr, .
rood man. and requires exuavsgHnco of psnegyr,cs
% teach vcnerahon for his memory. II IL IN injustice
70 tbe merits Of practical genius like his TO cloud them
WIN the hyperboe Of indiscrminatns admir- alton and 70
Iave On nothing but the ideal Of demi god. Cur'usly
norassert win this funess OF the authors love for bis
hero the eaporstsly executed autograph which froas
the TILE page Instead OF the portrait Of FELTON,,
which We would expect Of right 70 nnd In that
place we have . full length likeness Of Mr.
Rsisar himself, surrounded By all tho carefully
arranged accosAres OF his psocsncu Narrow minded
people might be tempted from this 70 inquire whether
The work Is rot Intended rather illustration Of the
ssAor Than Of The whom he processes TO csmmeuo
rsie. For ourselves dscain al such unworthy sup
positions and give Mr.. Resa the credit o, hsvtas fol.
ed his ask with Of real and devotion such ~
n rarely 10 be Witnessed amongst modern dnsplcs
were bis biography 70 b turned into bsxapNer u oer
sAnly would take rank amongst 90 hoss unique u he
poetic eusoss which have oseu eoasecraisd 70 departed
grsasness t. oompSAsAls for spoiled prose, however
khays profusios Of photographic Illustrations Of
yusons artistic efforts which possess IN inssrcss That
u render The book acceptable In despite Of all " defects
Il styis.
FtUuKSrs OF PLkN AND SOLID GEOMETRY, BY
Cerardus Beekman Docharty, LID. Harper
Brothers.
nh work, from Ms simplicity Of arrangement add clear.
ses Of demonsaou appears to NJ admirably calculated
fov elementary purposes. We're The plan laid down by
M Dochary In This treatise more generally fo'lovei IN
Ne compilation Of educational WORKS the study OF name
mates would be dives,ed Of hall ns difficulties.
Two LOVERS; OR, A SISTERS Devotion: Dones-
tic Story. T. b. Peterson, Philadelphia.
This n simply written sad interesting story. The In
s0en ere naturally and eecsvsly dsveispsd, and The
.asxactera shIfnllY draNn Add 70 ibis that W moral