New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-05-27
Nsw11ork DAILY Gribn,te
NEW PUBLICATIONS.

i'm soLooT By JONI ars.iiL s'o Tp 81. D. H1f.
Go.
The plAn Of the work would sem 8. frst light, to
promise little for lie utility practical working book
Of general reference Instead of following the natural
chronological order Of the succession Of years the
de. of the principal events in the history of the world
are arranged according to the day Of The mon:h on
which they occurred, 30 tia; single page may com
prize the affairs Of several centuries Tho. turning to
the title Of June l. find thai on that day in the year
g. B. c. 40 eco Jevs were slain q. the sack Of Joopss
BY the troops Of vestssisn A. d. 1850 Jack C.ds's
rebellion broke out in England 1888, Acne Bo,eyn
vac crowned; 1871 Gen. Euon died; 1854, Mrs.
Emily Chubbuck Jadson died; 1855, Nicaragus issaed
manifesto sgairst Kinney and Fsbens. There Is an
obvious advantage in thus being enabled to obtsin
comparative view Of different events Of the date,
ss il furnishes valuable mnemonic aid and the diff
Guilty Of reereroe alluded to above lie set aside by the
complete alphabetical indexes with which the volume
il furnished including the nance Of battles, and other
military operations and general events in separate
tables The author has not copfned himself to bad
record Of the dates but hss added brief biographical
ard historical comments, which condense vas.
amount Of suggestive information in MARROW CON-
pa.s His diligence and udicious a,tested by
the general character Of the work. Not that il free
from defec'f-erors Of tie press editorial nsdver;en-
cies and inaccuracies growing out of reliance on
safe authorities. Thus, under the date Of July 10,
1870 il lie stated that 1.-THE foundation Of the Bodlen
Bodl.isn) library was laid at Oxford and again,
under date of November g. l60S, that the Bodleian
library was fret opened to the public two years
before the foundation was laid The true date Of tds
las. event We believe is 1602 while the date of 1910
rsfers TO lew building for the of the library. But
such errata as every scholsr knows do not impeach
the general fidelity Of the work, and can always be
detected by sAul proof readers, even in productions
Of the highett authority.
TIE CITY OF THE GREAT KING; o. JsSysIsN IS
IL WAS As IT Is, AS 1T Is TO b. BY j. I. BncIay
90 20 627. Pbsdelphia james CbLlen 4 Sons. New
Ysrk: Stanford Delsser.
During residence of three years in Jerusalem,
as missionary and physician, DIR. Barclay enjoyed an
excellent opportunity for investigating the localities OF
the Holy City, the fruits Of which are embodied, IN
very attractive manner, in the present volume. His
position threw him into intimate contact with al or.
ders Of Sjran population, from the proud ami stately
official to the humbes Jew, Frank, or FelIsh, aud he
was thus enabled to acquire knowledge OF the IN
terror and everyday aspects Of Oriental society," which
are ordinarily quite concealed from the Amsncah or
Europe tourist In addition to these advantages the
yhop. which the richest sources of information must
have been thrown away. His curiosity is always
alive, without becoming obtrusive His interest in the
sacred scenes before him gives constant stimulus to
observation, while his natural scuteness and good
sense prevent him from yielding to the illusions OF
imagination. The frankntss OF his mshners secured
him large degree Of sympathy, and elected conf
dence FROM the natives such Il rarely impaired to
Tn. he q
scarcely fail to produce narrative Of unusual fresh
ness and henticty. HE work, accordingly CO u
pares avoraby with those Of most Of bic predecessors
and to many of them it is decidedly superior. The
volume is illustrated by profsion of pictorial embe
ishments, and s brought out in superior style OF
Typography.
THE LIFE OF GEORGE HERBERT. BY Gsoser l..
DuyckNcK lsno., pp. lg7 Protestant Ep'eop' sdDi'y
School Union
The life of George Herbert was a no LEGS besu.iul
poem than any of the sweet lays which make his pane
40 precious TO the lovers Of old English literature IL
was rst written by Izsak Walton in the same style OF
quaint aecticnaeness that inspired bis descriptions OF
the pastoral beauties Of England in the Complete
Angler Stree his charming work, the virtues oil
Herbert have furnished the theme Of numerous essays,
but we believe no separate popular biography had APP
peartd before the present volume. Mr. Duyckinck
has made dil'gent of the best authorities on the
subject aud with cordial interest in his task, has pro-
duced book of great merit, though Of small sile.
PEARLS OF THOUGHT, RELIGIOUS AND PHILOSOPHY
CAL. GATHERED FROM OLD AUTHORS limo. pp ~
Stanford L De.sser.
Some amateur Of the old English masters in theology,
who has given US no other indication Of his name than
the initial letters F. S. which may be decphered
eas;er than the bieroelyphcs has here collected the
choice illusions of their genius and wisdom, in vol
ume al once convenient and attractive. Among the
writers from, whom he has sought tie goody pearls
that compose his cabinet are Jeremy Taylor bshop
Hail. Sir Thomas Browne, Thomas Fuller, aud others
of kindred stamp. He has shown true instinct as 10
where to look for the best thngs, and, With eIpe-
riepced taste has iudicously decided between the
claims Of different treasures.