New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-06-12

CHRONOLOGY USiN ERSAL HISTORY AND EGYP-
10 Henry Ludwig.
The author OF this work &c ebraed German arch
sologt whose refearcbes aave s.pec.sly dre.-d
70 tie Illustration OF chronology by me monupentsl re-
mains ofEgyp.. lie boar1the rspus in, IL his coun
iry Of aborious and acaon prshei scholar, ps-e4'
i1g gres; seu,eness and extraordinary e:ui g, ;hodgh
not Hiihout tendency 20 bold hypjtheses HIS yisSs
Cd msDy porsLt points Of on.iluaisn lore have e1
cited me attention Of tire esrrei world, suG
Instances hsye been The suh,ct o. sharp c)nroversy
tt volume before us suggested by the ex'rsor.
d.osry treasures in DR.. Abbotts Egyptian Museum,
ard contains an exposition OF their bearing history.
Chronology ard general archaeology. IL presents
construction al the received chronology OF the Strip
iurss as introduced by Petavius 10 the year 1917 aud
sstks by Astronomical AID mathematical data -
firm he eiedlbliy Of Hoy Wrt. The subject involves
too much elaborate and eiuite discussion for popular
interest but as presented IL tkess psgss s fa OF at
tractors TO the srcha)og cal student
TIE NORTH BRITISH REVIEW. Ma. Z. s,:,, he
plblicaiinr.l
The contents CT this number v;hou' bs.ne !ef,iezt
in soil and profound DISCUSSIONS, possess more than
the usu,l degree OF popular interest. Tne discoveries
Of the eminent physoiogs. and coupsTave sus'Omist,
y
psuer showing their relations TO the doctrines Of nat
u,al theoocy 4 neat conpenl Of Lieut.. Maurys
G.. o,rsphy Of the Sea, gives Just tribute - the
necuEsr merits % tina. work, while II comments uufa
yo,aby on i.s numerous rep ,itons, sud calls in ques
ton the sourdress of its appeals to Scripture "a au-
,horty in pbysical science. Dugald Sevsrs position
in modern pborop5y is ably deu sed, sni several in
terestrg biographical detsis furnish concerning
Al. elo,r An Cf m
meLts in the 1as shows the perfection to which that
fGvo.ite Amer an weapon has been brought in Eu-
rope. Lie an abrupt transition to poets and poetry
but the next article becomes critical tht subject
spropos of Mr.. Coventry Pa.mo,e, whose productions
it anaJ zes with sentences, tho1gh, in the main, with
kintness, and We think with justice.
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THE GENTLEMAN'S MAGAZINE. May. Wiley Hal
stead.
Apti1ssran details. as usual, form an interesting
feature In this number AmOrg the mlscellaLe St
ter a view Of the volume OF Frou les History
Of England ,s worthy or st-entiUu, anu NOTICE or
Rscdipgs Pity Years Recol, cions' gives soma
curious Information abou, Csnpbelps connection vita
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