The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-03-21
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New York.
This autobiography by scan gentleman (signor
knci who vac profor ed for the part which he took
= The instruction at Palermo in lsis II is hy dedi
~aed 20 he hcer Of Isay, Saribadi, in "remem-
f,anee q ne ma happy dsys passed sikh him while
resident OF o. ron, Staten Ts,and.n n. Nneli has
ihm 40 ole claim TO sympathy, both as
sniiser n the a Italian independence
ane az IN intimate companion and friend of his ilustr
sas cSCntrymsn Although he took part in the AIT
t<cessfl movement IN Sicily his work still bears d.
act.y on it, eyents. gives the key to much that
rcasle through the letters Of newspaper cor
respondents during the progress OF the cAmragn ana
ydi;aes the character OF the Scans from the ca UNI
nsce 90 nnsparpgiy hesped upon them by nssh wfets
Apart froite political object. the book interesting ior
she picture which Il gives OF the ne ana manncTs VI
she classic and romantic regicn, where primitive nSos
md refinement superstition and inlaelty, herosm and
eachery, strangely mingled tosether. me con-
snsiOn 90 which reader s led by ss perrsl H. that
ina oe,ple Of soothern Italy net the feeble and in
sunsexst race witch their courtryncn Of the
woss are IN. TOO much in tho habit CT
reoreeenting them. Their virtues many and their
icee are cLssgeasss entirely to the dcmorarng Iau
snce government that maintained ttse.f only ky the
rsossest corruon and system Of espionage whsJn in
vsded the inner life Of an classes Ct its people. undeT
ssse,tutorsi institutions they w speedily icsc al trace
~ the defects thus asy1ired.
nc beck is written IN doss, elegant style, which
.eAas ne inference that Must have undergone rsv
ssm ry an american hand. Should be mistaken in
snh Imposition q reflects the highest credit on the
scqaremcots, for there but few foreigners who
boast Of such perfect Facility in the ucc Of our Ian
,guxge
We regret that our space viii not permit to make
than single exrast from this agreeable work The
uow.bg account Of the circumstance 20 which the late
Hing Of Nsyes owed his soubriquet OF King Bomba win
have iuteres. FOR readers
sha close this chsp:sr by giving the historical origin
Of the Booa, VIII m several explanations have
been attempted ou; not one has hitherto been the true
poured city, The shape OF Domosheils,
aece,fUl royal decree sent 70 the Comi.a:o, pro
missing cansttutkon wish was, Of course, rejected
The opening Of the decree commenced with the In
R0tDg expyessioEGy dear children, Tor the love that
have always feel FOR you, my beloved ones
&c The fact that these EXPRESSIONS were sent TO us
shnultan eousy with the bombsncls which raining
On the city, naturally brought into juStaposition the
words Padre-father-and Observation-Disclosures.
patriot died iu exe) conceived tbs idea 0. c,nsgnng
kAe Of the Borroons 10 eternal and abo ma
Non He was patriot and had been engaged in many
On the last day of the bomba-dment he disappeared
vi. se s ss m mp
hand and heavy hammer in the other, calling all the
passsys by to produce the dollars and half dollars they
gossesed bearing stamped upon their face the egy Of
Fsrdirand r.
X,
nhs hand to the neck or face of the kng-a stroke
With The kammer-aDj the money seen with the
sead throughout The cosnry and large gums OF money
poured m every day TO be marked
him work he was basy In stamping dollars, that
sountIyman took, one by one, from big ami placed in
"wel, Barrile,n said at me that you have
shansei busDess for one that riTes you no prct
He looked a. me and sail, with great composurc,
lie: me fnssh serving this customer and shall answer
When the couniryman raj gone, he said
81 have heard from learned men that coins and
medals valuable . history thar books AMI that
aneaarles have by tneir means traced the history q
some unknown epochs J. III 80 my PRESENT work viii
give name OF nfamy to the Bo1rbors. Firstly, be-
sasso money travelling IN the world gu ger than men,
secondly, something extraordinary shhl befll this
n"ney ,ney II interpret the history Of Inc man.
shook hands with him, and went my way with feel.
hgs Of admir- alton.
TEE WITs AND BEAux OF SOCIETY. BY Grace and
= Philip Wharton with Illustrations from Draw
ings by III. h. Browne and James Goodwin.
Harper d Brothers.
Although there is but little in this volume that is not
familiar to every well read person, It has certain fresh
sess and sttractveness from the in which its
materials grouped together. Thus We have passed.
before IS 10 review the wits and beaux Of the
RESTORATION the club wits under Anne, the French wits
9, she time Of Louis uatoze and the wits who flourish
ed under the four Georges ending with Sheridan Brum
nell Theodore Hook Lord Melcomb, and last bu. not
beast, sydney Smith. recasl Of the sayings and
ecoentrcltes OF these remarkable would be at any
zine readable; but, edited with care this is, it is
scarcely necessary for TO say that the book will have
universal currency.
The UNITED STATES JorENAL OF HOMEOPATHY.
Eurlbut: Broome street.
The present s the best number that have o.
she medical quarterly II contains series OF wei
written articles medical philosophy medical pathology
and therapeutics clinical medicine, semeiotics and sur
rai pathology and therapeutcs BY many Of the leading
writers and practitioners OF the Homeopathic profession
this country. amongst those most entitled TO a,ten
tscn the articles "Physicd Culture by Dr. Tay
tr; "Dyramcs ard the laws governing their action,
hyDr. J.. Alley, and "The Theory of Circulation by
Respiration by Miss Emma Willard, Of New York.
SOUTHERN WEALTH AND NORTHERN PROFITS. BY
7. p. Kette late Elit0r Of the Democratic Re-
view. Van Evre, Horton \ Co., Publishers,
New York.
This collection Of statistical facts and ocll Ggares
intended Illustrate the great clnnic. between clpal
AL labor and &c show that while the South Las thus far
beer the most productive section, IN the North has been
concentrated the vast amount Of oneyed wealth and
cheap labor which rc1ders Il the manufacturer Of tho
Union. shoud the compiler have occasion to bring OFT
nsother edition Of hs work four years hence, he may
md some Of his figures reversed BY the policy OF the
Ianoon administration. Much research has evidently
been bestowed upon the volume, aud is ac.s are taken
snpsrtitly from all the bearing tho subject
4NEmclN bBoLrTosIss FROM 1877 TO 1851. BY
Feiix 6. de fontane. ID. Appleton Co.,
publishers.
THIS 10 pamphlet OF SIXTY sx pages, the contents Of
whieh originally appeared the NEW yo1s Halltp, and
which by genera request, have been reproduced their
present shape The book embraces narratives q the
I" Ordinance Of 1857" Compromise % Is20 " Aunexa.
sOn Of Texas" "Hexcan War" "wilmJt provso,"
. COMPROMISE Of 1850" kansas bin Il 1854 "Jchn
lrown lnAurrectoa Of 1859 p" Negro Instructions tho
south, Abolition Riots in he Sorhn and other !ns1r.
NATION, extending period o. haf century, WHEN
hss never before been collected u ol8r marre-. A.
9c Of reference, Il s no. oriy available 70 The poi
rioan but to tie general an the rrcscu, tn.