The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1858-06-10
VOL. XII.

subjects are well chosen from various incident.
or scenes in the life of the Saviour, of which
there are some twenty-five presented in abou,
260 pages duodeeimo. OF course they are short
but they embrace much excellent matter of 20.
Election. The style is simple, and the sni,;,
that reigus through these plain illustrations &c
Divine truths is devout, affectiora,e, and avn.
pathetic.
The ife of George Stephenson, Railway Engineer p,
Samuel Smiles. Boston Ticknor & Fields For -.
by Franklin Philip Pennsylvania avenue, Washipy,,,
DC.
Few biographies are more interesting tho,
this. The name of George Stephenson is ida,
tilted with the locomotive railway system which
within period of thirty years has spread oy.,
the civilized world. Thirty years ago, that ma,
was struggling against prejudice and stupidi,v
to demonstrate the possibility of such a system
Now there are near 5000 miles Of RAILWAY IN
Great Britain, and $4,000 in the Bhited STATE.
The beginner of such a revolution was the sor
OF poor collier. The life and labors Of spcR
man must possess deep interest for all. The
biography is spirited one, has gone THROUGH
four editions in England, and will find plenty
of readers in this country.
The Every Day Book of History and Chropo,o,y II,
Joel Munsell. New York: d Appleton a ca g..
sale by Taylor Maury, Washington, D c.
An octave of more than FIVE hundred pags.
and very curious book. The object of il :.
to bring together the great events of each d.v
of the year, in all ages, as far as their dat.
can be ascertained and to arrange them cbro.
nologically. Thus we have the great events
that have happened on the Ist of January.
from asa before Christ, down to 1854. For
instance, January l, 1910, nine young ladies
were married at East Hsddam, Connection.
being all that were manageable in that town.
and the same day, 1885, the first daily paper
was started in Buffalo, New York. January ,.
1881, died Niebuhr, the celebrated historian
and the same day, 1887, died John Cuf.e
negro slave, at the remarkable age of 1901 Ii
any one be anxions to find out what event.
have happened on his birthday, or it be desra
BILE to associate, in speech, for example, On.
event with series of important ones, happen.
ing by a wonderful coincidence on precisely
the same day, the book may prove quite conye.
nient. Beyond this, we are at a loss to com.
prehend its use.
The Eclectic Magazine Tor June So
A new number of this excellent magazine
that will be welcomed especially for the Dor.
trait of Sir Henry Havelock, the deliverer of
Lucknow, which adorns it, and which is one OF
the noblest heads we have seen among the
heroes of modern times. The papers relating
to his memoirs and the siege of Lucknos
from the Titan of the Eclectic Review, are so
good that they make US crave more. The COZ.
tents of the number are also otherwise rich
in variety of interest. Most Of the articles are
easy and graceful, short and yet full of matter.
The two on the moral discipline of children,
from the British Quarterly, and The influence
of woman on the Progress of knowledge from
Fraser's Magazine, are in some respects of
kindred character, as they bear on the res
ton of mothers to education. Two other
papers are given also from the British Quar-
terly, one Review of Mr.. Gosse's "OmphalOs"
the other entitled Residence above the
Clouds-the Peak of Tenerife," both of them
from their subjects and mode of treatment like
ly to enlist the attention and will reward The
perusal
Fred RI hana in D,tsuf -
Land of the Gar. By w. II G. Kingston, E.q suuo
of Sail Water" " Peter the Whaer" Mark Lea
worth" Nance" sc. With numerous illustration,
New York Harper L Brothers ISIS. For sale b.,
Taylor Maury, Washington ID. c.
During the late Russian war, there was
great number of works published in England
and Europe relating to that Empire OF which
10 little comparatively was known, and which
"a now peacefully devoting its mighty energies
to advancing measures of Improvement, ard not
The least among them, the abolition of serfdom.
No one can doubt that thus she is increasing
her means of influence for future times among
he nations of the earth. Some few of the vol
lines which followed in such quick succession
n Great Britain were reprinted in this country
'till, there is ample room for more information
IS regards that extensive Empire. If We are
lot mistaken, Mr.. Kingston is the author Of q
couple of volumes, published in 1916, called
Lusitsinan Sketches" furnishing much val
lble matter as we'll as pleasing descriptions
elating to the Kingdom of Portugal and
y the titlepsge of the work before US, it
GEMS he has, too, written several books for
children, and we believe also one or two novels.
'racticed thus in the different departments OF
he is fitted to give readable book
n the subject he has chosen, and for the class
f readers in view, especially, as he tells u.s. be
rent to Russia, and had designed to write
ook descriptive of his travels. He chose, how
yer, to throw his matter into its present form
nd 80 he has availed himself not merely Of his
but also of what might be for his
purpose elsewhere.
Two lads, Fred Markham and his brother,
5 and Ia years old, set forth on trip to Rus
ia, under the care of Cousin Giles, a euten'
mt in the navy, (perhaps Mr.. Kingston him
elf, about 80 years of age. And here is the
esul: They go to Petersburgh, Moscow, trave
nto the interior, see what is TO be seen, hunt
ish, meet with many adventures, hear many
emarkable stories, and, after good time, reach
lome, safe and sound. The wonders of Russia
he manners and customs of the people, srs
'leasingly told, interpreted with the natural ei
'ressions of the young travellers, and the whole
8 wrought out into both an useful and attract
We book, not only for children, but older per
ons. Such, we think, will be the judgment Of
,ur readers, to whom we can recommend 1t s.
N accession to the Libraries of the young.