Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1858-1860, 1859-04-22

gives some insight into these great trials and
greater achievements of the Methodist preach
ers of early days in Virginia. It is too do
nestle in its matter and too light in styleto
be true picture of these brave and stalwart
servants of the Lord, carrying His banner
through sunshine and storm, and erecting
affairs for His worship in the deepest wilds,
without shelter but the overhanging forests,
and without protection but from His never
failing arm. To our mind this is a great
theme, and cannot be adequately treated but
by great mind.
But we agree with DIR. STRICKLAND. the
book is good one-the portraitures are quite
clear-it will have an elevating aud chris
| tianizing influence over mind and spirit, and
will much more than repay perusal. We
commend it.
ADAM BEDE. BIT GEORGE ELIOT author OF "scenes
Of Clerical Life.'' New YGk: Harper Bro
theirs. 1859.
This is a reprint, and is worthy of it. 1t
contains some good English very good
English-nOt the best, of course, but it is
grammatical and cleyer-clever in the old
English acceptation. There was a good
| brain in action when it was written. The
Harpers have done us a favor by re-printing
it. The scene is Hayslope in the beginning
of this century; and is domestic. There is
great deal of heart-work in the business of
the book that really sometimes transports US.
The pictures Of people and forests, of joys
and sorrows, are frequently highly artistic.
They come before us after we've been intro
duced as acquaintance for whom we have
feeling Of friendship; we know them when
we see them and are ready to shake hands
and do some kindly act for them--Or when
we come back to this stream or enter that
wood we are content to sit down in the six
| o'clock evening sun and rest till the dews
drive us in. To read it is like looking at a
| full crop O'wbeat, or a pasture with fine
dairy OcOws in it; it makes you think the
worlds CONFERENCE.-The" as honest Mrs
PoYsER said Of the benevolent minister, Mr..
| IRwINE's preaching. We have not had the
pleasure of reading Scenes of Clerical Life"
but Adam Bede' is praiseworthy and we shall
be happy TO hear from Mr.. ELIOT again.
FANKwH Or the San JacintO in the Seas of India,
China and Japan. By VIM. maxwell WOOD n. d.,
! Us. " Late Surgeon &c &c. New York: Har
| per & Brothers, 1859.
The title of this work is a sufficient indca-
tion of its character and scope. The author
relates the details of the San Jacinto's cruise
| in the Waters named and what befel him dur
ing the time. He gives graphic account Of
his experience, as well as much information
of the Siamese the Chinese and the peoples of
the various Islands at which he touched. 1t
will be generally remembered that the San
JacintO was in those waters at the time of
the rupture between the English and French
and the Chinese, and of our being involved
TO a certain extent. Mr.. WooD gives
| the best account of these transac-
tions we have seen. The book is alto
gether quite readable one, especially to
those who have taste for 'Books of Travel"
THE AMERICAN HoME GARDEN. By ALEXANDER WATSON.
Illustrated New York: Harper Brothers 1859.
This book processes to contain the princi-
pies and rules for the culture of vegetables,
fruits, flowers, and shrubbery; together with
notes on farm crops, with a table of their
average product and chemical constituents.
The author says she has aimed to present in
a digested aud plain form, such directions
and information as will, il applied, enable
any one who has agarden, to supply the home
ia BILE with its healthful products at the least
possible outlay of labor and expense, and
add choice fruits and flowers to the family
stock of rational, cheap, everyday enjoy
ments." first rate ann, TO be sure.
All the above books are for sale by W. T.
BERRY & Co., Public Square. through whom
we are indebted to the Publishers Tor copies.