New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-09-10

rem, Mrs M'Dufhe, most charming yo1as woman.
Mrs. Sherman Of New. York, and Mr.. ssa Mr.,
Whales Of Boston, and the dsughterv d our fr;s>d
Thompson Brown" Florence wu radiant With
Pow.rss "wonderful eyes, luminous - stars, from
which glance FORTH As he speaks, sys Of light"
Here, too, our susceptible traveller fnds an Old
friend in Mrs. Kinney, once an insahA,
now aHebe, "her eyes bright With JOY, her cheeks
glowing with health, and her arms and bust - az
quiste as those Of Canovs's Venus"
We part with regret from the pleasant gentle
men, "tbe lovely mothers," "the sweet and in
terestipg daughters, "the accomplished and intel
lectual ladies with fair forms and elegant naneers"
a. the delightful young friends" "the gallant band
some young officers" the fine. noble youtA,"
"the very agreeable families from Bostoa,' who
shine forth in dazzling splendor from these wsodes.
full pages The information in regard to soe usual
objects Of curiosity in Europe, Of which We have
an occasional sprinkling, can be spared without
any intolerabe inconvenience, for iS loss cen
readily be supplied by the popular itineraries, but
to be separated from such an assembly Of terrestrial
angels is a deprivation Of no common magnitude.
II is certain that in this respect no future svaer
in Europe can hope to verify the expsrieace Of
Madame lie Vert. The delights Of fairy land have
been lavished on her as special boom and ordinary
mortas will look in vain for their repetition. Her
attempts at description, it is true appear some
what messre and common place, but the cause I
doubtless to be found in the contrast between 10
matter-o of fact realities of which they treat, and
the purple light Of Imagination with which abe ds-
suises her favorite subjects.
BIBLICAL COMMENTARY on THE NEW TESTAMENT.
p'p Vol. ". syo, PIP SEA sAsidoa, BI.hsuAn Ca
The general character Of Olshsusen o. 9 commentar
tor on the New Testament has been already describe
in our columns on the appearance of the previous vol
umes of the present translation We allude to oose
more for the purpose of calling attention to the afc-
tions of the American editor in his attempt to patch up
the reckless execution of the work by the Brksh
translator Some Of the most important portions OF
that version amounting to at least six hundred pages
exhibit marvellous capacity of laundering, soven-
Gness and ignorance wholly incredible to one who has
not leboriousy waded through the Of errors with
which they are inundated. The ransatos often seem
ignorant alike of German and Of Englsh, and often
seem Indifferent whether they give the meaning OF the
original, meaning alien from the original meaning
the reverse of the original, or no meaning Whatever
The TRANSACTIONS Of those portions contain more ms
takes than lines, and almost every page utterly
daken or grossly perver. the sense Of the original
This statement is not at all surprising when We con-
slider the ncspscity Of attaining minute accuracy o.
detail which appears 10 be inherent in considerable
norton of English. bred scholars. Few Of them IN
deed approach the Germans In the persistent industry
the microscopic acuieness the passion Tor tutA. an4
the conscientious accuracy Of finch, which make ~
scholars of that naticn such eminent authorities IN A
departments which require comprehensive nicely o.
learning The true successors Of that "brasen soweied
race" are to be found in this country, OF whom the
erudite editor Of Oshausen is distinguished example
THE KANSAS AND NEBRASKA HANDBOOK rOk
1879 BY, NATHAN H. Parker. i2mo PIP iSs joan
p Jewett 4 Co.
In preparing this pocket-companion for Immigrants
and travellers in the Far West the author las aimed 70
embody in compact form mass Of practical infcma-
ton in regard the past history present oendos saa
future prospects of the Territories to which the work
ia devoted It treats at considerable length Of the sO
climate and timber Of the country Of the eoet Of spen
ing farm, presumption laws, and other topics Of inter-
est 10 the actual settler.