The Washington union., 1857-05-02
BOOK NOTICES.

The american in Japan; An abndgment of the govern
ment narrative of the United States Expedition to Japan
under Commodore Perry. BY Robert Tones d. APP
pleton Co, New York. For sale by Taylor Maury,
Washington.
Mr. Tones has discharged his delicate and responsible
duties abridger with great fidelity and complete sue
cess The work is handsomely printed, most literally
bellished, and should and doubt WILL command
tensve sale It's low price places it within the reach OF
the whole reading public.
THO Yoars Ago BY the Rev. Charles Kingsley. Ticknor
s. Fields boston For sale by Taylor & Maury, Wash
ington.
1.-TWO Years Ago. is from the pen of the gifted au-
thor of Amyas Leigh work which has passed
through several large editions glance at the first two
chapters of Mr. Kngsleys last work has confirmed pre-
vous impressions regard to the vgor of his intellect
and the graces of his composition.
Dramatic Scenes with other poems, first printed. BY
Barry Cornwall Ticknor Fields, Boston. For sale
by Taylor Maury, Washington.
Few English poets of the nineteenth century
generally read than Barry Cornwall His warm admirers
may be numbered by thousands on both sides of the At
lantic In the volume before have, in sparkling
efsion those gems of thought for which the earlier
verses of Barry Cornwall are distinguished.
Poems BY Charles Swain. Whttemore, Niles & Hall
For sale by Taylor Marry Washington.
neat and attractive volume, containing several fugi-
tive pieces of decided merit
Th;aq not Generally Eaoacn popular handbook Of facts
not readily accessible in literature, history and science
Edited by David A. Wells ID. Appleton & Co., New
York. For sale by Taylor Nlaury, Washington
more interesting and valuable work has not been is
sued from the press in many months; and feel if
under personal obligation to Mr. Wells for what may be
truly termed his labor-saying volume The plan Of the
work. although most comprehensive in its scope, has
laan utad vviil nd
The Worlds O,cn. BY Julia Ward Howe Tcknor &
Fields, Boston, For sale by Taylor Maury, Wash
ington.
SO much has been written about .'Ihc World Own in
the New York and Boston papers, that city readers
no doubt will be pleased to learn from the above that
copies can be procured from Messrs. Taylor Maury.
The Churches and Pastors Of Washington, d. C) with five
hundred topics of sermons and list of all the church
edifces and their localities. BY Lorenzo ID. Johnson
author of Chaplains OF the Government New York :
NJ. w. Dodd 1857.
This is pleasant little volume containing Of
information of interest to the religious community
throughout the land forasmuch the city of the cap
it and the District of Columbia the property of the
whole county Such collection OF facts respecting the
churches and pastors OF Washington has not heretofore
been placed before the public We CLEAN the following
statistics Baptist churches in Washington, four Catho
lie churches, five; Episcopal churches six Friends
Meeting house. one Jews Synagogue one Lutheran
churches, three; MethousJ Fpscoph churcnes Ten !,
Methodist Episcopal Church South, Methodist Prot
estant churches, two New Jerusalem church, one ;
Presbyterian churches, eight; Unitarian church, one
colored churches nine Sketches given of the ser
vices and regulations OF the various churches The au
thor residing in Washington has for several years
oyed the best advantages for the collection of the ac
embraced in this work.
We clip from western paper the foregoing notice of
book which several weeks ago laid upon our table
but which have never found time to examine IL Is
neatly gotten up, and must be aconvenerh handbook
especially for strangers looking after churches in Wash