The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1859-10-04

ings, the INSTRUMENTATION between the eve the
ear and it, were of the oldest and swiftest
Rab had the dignity and Simplicity of great size.
and having fought his way all along the road to
absolute supremacy, he was as mighty in his own
line as julius Caesar or the Duke of Wellington
and had the gravity of all great fighters. "a
Highland gamekeeper; when asked why certain
terrier, of singular pluck was so much more SOL
emn than the other dogs, said, ooh, SIR ifes full
O. seriousness to him-he just never can get enuff
O fechtin.'"l - ~
Almost a Heroine is novel of the modern psyche
logical, self inspecting, selfpumping order If the
definition be true, which declares metaphysics to
be something which he who writes does not under
stand, and which he who reads does not understand
and which, we venture to add is not very especial
ly necessary or desirable to be understood, this
book may be said to be somewhat metaphys 1t is
rather ceverly written and will not be scorned by
the novelreading class ......
"The Logic of Political Economy presents DE-
QUINCY in a role. SIDNEY SMITH said of two
women, who were talking across the street. that
they never would agree, because they argued from
different premises Political economy, as science,
may be defined to be very exact and careful de-
ductons from facts very imperfectly observed and
understood and if, under such circumstances,
there should be difference in the conclusions ar
At the bestits function is more anatomical than the
rapeutic being confined mostly to attempts to ascer-
tain the relations of wealth or property rather than
the making of any practical suggestions as to how
they may be improved The question of the cause
or nature of value for instance, the difference
between ualue and price, however interesting may
be, subject of abstract investigation and dis
cussion, is one which exercises no influence over
those who buy and sell. Whether what we pay
exclusively for the use of the land, is alone pro-
perly rent, and what pay for the of the fixed
improvements thereon be considered in the
light of interest capital invested is one not alb
surd, but quite as impractical of those sug
gested by Martinus Scriblerus-the only real point
of moment to the tenant being the amount of his
landlords quarter bill. 1t is to the statement Of
such questions as these that De QUINCY has bent
his remarkably shrewd and an alytic mind, and we
neeo not say that he discusses and explains them
with clearness and sagacity; but market price viii
not therefore come any nearer to abstract Ualue
nor will demonstration that what is usually called
rent, ought in fact be termed interest at all alter
the law the feeling of distress hitherto connected
with its payment. The other brochures bound ur
in the same volume, are in the distinguished au
thor's happy style. f-' .,a..t
From Kelly, Hedian & Piet, Baltimore street,
from their own press.
LETTERS TO AN EpIsCopALIAN, THE ORIGIN, HISTORY
AND DOCTRINE OF THE Book OF COMMON PRAYER. By
AUGUsTIN BEDE vol. l2mo 1889
This work trenching on sectarian TOPICS fall
outside of the scope of our review. As Baltimor,
publication, it gives pleasure to say that it il
very well gotten up. .....
MAGAZINES RECEIVED.
| From N. B. Worthington, editor and proprietor
THE AMERICAN FARMER for October, 1859.
The table of contents of this ancient and wei
established Agricultural Journal, contains SOM
fifty editorial and selected articles for the benefit
| its patrons. If the life of the American farmer
were as interesting the matter of this periodical
which has assumed his name, who would no
''seize the plough even if he should thereby hap
| pen to let fall the pen
From Sands Mills, editors and proprietors.
! THE RURAL REGISTER, for October LIST, 1859
This paper, now in its seventh number, gives evi
dence of the energy and industry of its proprietors
1t contains upwards of forty articles, original ant
borrowed, which is a heavy sem-monthly install
ment. We are sorry to perceive that our friend
of the Baltimore agricultural press have come int
editorial collision on that "teterrima causa belli'
the guano monopoly. With our characteristic
aversion to con troversy, and uniform good nature
we desire to put ourselves so far into the plac
of either combatant as to cry ''enough" on his b
half
From the publishers:
HUNS MERCHANTS MAGAZINE, for October, 1859.
From John Freeman, agent, No. 45O W. Balti
more street:
The North AMERICAN REVIEW, for October 1889 Table
Contents James Fenmore Cooper 2. Causes of Men
tai Disease 8 Depreciation of Gold. 4 Educated Labor
The Age Of Chivalry, g. Douglas Jerrold 7. Nurem
burg. American Diplomacy China. 9. Biography
plutarchs Lives 10, Praed and his Poems Critical Nc