New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-03-27
NEW PUBLICATIONS.


RELIGIOUS TRUTH ILLUSTRATED IRON SCes.So,s
~ Te%sS, H,rcac OK, D D. LID limo Pp' f'5
Phillips. Sampson 20 -, -.
The writings OF Professor Hitchcock "n'oA o,i'"'o
great variety Of sut eta are all pe'Vaueu ~ Two
leading Gle neni. nsmey the love OF sciences an" ueVo
ton 10 religion He delights TO moo 'ne i'u'u"oo" OF
rsl,;on In the discoveries OF science, "h'e nc seeks
N. ,si,;pc principle Of scisnce 10 the teacongs OF
rs,;s;c, In the solution OF sclenunc pro'em nc
revsr fcrss its bearing Ga the Interests oil faith, and
h. cher.bes deeper attachment t. MS system OF doc
60. an accom-, Of the support which il receives from
the rsxelstisns Of nature The volume now Issued
contains selection from his occasional discours., all
of which are more OF less devoted TO the discussion Of
his fvorite themes. Som OF the titles give curious
Indication OF the tepdency the AUTHORS mind as The
Csaal,t,c Power Of the Gospel Mineralogical Illus
trstions Of Character, " Tue Attractions of Heaven
and Earth The lastramsd discourse shows the force
of imagination, with which Professor Hitchcock aP
plies the facts Of science ~ the defense OF religion
tn object lie 10 compare the attractions and repul'ions
of the heavenly bodies artroDomicIly considered,
with those which balance the soul between the word
and God. The subject is illustrated by diagrams
showing the mani er 10 ~hch the earth, moon and sun
operate opon one sno'Sertos sun representing heaven,
the moon the Christian, aoc the earth the cenual
poiut Of al bAuees which act on man tbis SIDE eter-
nifty. The most important discourse IN the volume 10 on
the "Rehgious B,arogs OF Mans Creation, aud 10
intended TO establish the recent origin Of the human
race in opposition TO the theory Of its preadantc eI
stepce From the coDciusiots of science on this sub
ect the author deduoes presumption 10 favor of the
Mosaic chronology, protest against the materalistic
views which dsgraCe certain varieties OF MI almost
to the level OF the brutes snd reftaon of the most
psusbe arguments TOR stheism and pantheism and of
the doctrine Of the unmrscuous development of the
higher from the lower forms e organic life The free
scope given by Professor Hitchcock /, the excursions
of fancy in connection with his scientific expeditions,
impais air Of freshness and anim stion TO bis writings
which 10 not usualy und in similar discussi 'rs His
high reputation in the world Of science forbids the idea
that this is at the expense of logical method or ngid
exactI esq.
THE AMERICAN eENTLEMANs GUIDE TO POLITE
Mes AND FASHION By HENRY LUSErTES I|mo'
Up 4so. Derby Jackson
Mr.. Lunettes-wboever lie concealed under that well
sounding name-professes 10 be an elderly gentleman
10 good preservation, who has seen good deal OF tue
or,d both at home aud abroad and Col mel into the
Ss,eain-is qua flied to give the youngsters OF our
"prest ard glorious republic" some good hints on the
subject of behavior In spite Of we bounded preJa-
dice against oil tIes'ises the principles oil polite
ness all codes cstechisms uocs, and other nepsto
"genteel" mann ers 10 the style OF Chesterfield, we
must admit that this patriotic Colonel s pretty fea-
sonsble old fellow, and By meaos 90 tresome as one
would suppose in bis lessons of etiquette to the auda-
eious youth whom be undertakes to mold according
10 "tbe plsss of fashion lie his instructions
with variety of anecdotes or less salt or spicy,
With which bis experience has furnished him, and
draws many apt illustrations from the example and
babts of well-known eminent individuals His doc.
tnss of taste are sound He holds up high stand
ard He protests warmly against all flash and nou- |
sense, against sham jewelry, stunning trowsers and
wsiseoats striped shirts and the host OF bizarrsrles
which are all traceabe to the sectaton OF notonety.
He utters mild ansthems against the use OF tobacco,
but s silent as to the great American aoomnaton con-
nected herewith Doubtless he regards it as too obi
GUS to be alluded to- Add perhaps he is right. On the
whole Colonel Lunettes makes good his own claim to
the character of gentleman and should have pre-.
feed to see hi, benign ard venerable face in the 'front.'
ispieoe rather than the portrait Of that nintable
piece of fopperJ Count d Ofsay.
pp., 3S1. A. Barnes Co.
With the pIac,icsl tendencies Of the American
mind II ia come what remarkable that q subject 80
videv removed from the sphere of popular interests
a, the science Of logic should have received 80 much
attention of late from several OF our native scholars
We have already noticed the elaborate treatises OF
p, ofessor Tappan an6 Professor Wilson, to which
now added the profoutd work named above Dr.
Mahsn takes broade, view of the purpose OF logic
than that set forth in the writings of Whately, re-
parding Il not only as an analysis Of the process OF
r. .ou but as an expedition Of the constituent laws
of thought In this conception, he follows the
principles Of Kant and of SIR William Hamilton, to
whose authority as philosophical teachers, he
deseryedlv attaches high importance In treating
the subject, Dr. Mahan adopts a more rigid line Of
argument and greater sew 'rty OF illustration, than
are found in hs previous works Intellectual science
This an urquestoDabIe improvement and Will elevate
bis position as tinker, not only OF uncommon
vivacty, but Of crcumspsct eIactness His e1anina'
ton Of the Aberdeen prize essays on " Theism,
form an interesting episode to the main purpose OF hs
work. and cannot fail to attract the attention OF
students in theology.
JUEIUs LORD CHATHAM. A BIocRPaY. By VILLAS
DIVE limo. pp. z52 Miller, orton' * 70.
DIR. wsterhouse, once medical professor in Har-
ward College, and long physician in Cambridge
celebrated for bic eudon and his eccsntricity,
was the 6rs TO attempt to prove the identity OF Juous
with Lord Chatham. Hi. book on the subject was
published some twenty five years ago. and is remark
able specimen of political gossip, garruiy, and ncon-
elusive reasoning. The present volume takes the same
ground but engages in the discussion With wider In
formation and greater ability but not with eminent
success Az the question now stands it is essential to
dispose of the claims Of Sir Philip Francis to the au-
thorsbip Of the letter. and this, we think, Mr. Dove
has not accomplished. His theory is that Sir Philip
was in the confidence Of Lord Chatham by whom he