The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-06-30

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NOTICES OF NEW PUBLICATIONS.
TIE POLITICAL woRKs OF SAMUEL WooDwoRrH
Edited by his son. Charles Scribner.
We welcome gladly this beautiful little edition of the
works Of one Of the most ssed and graceful OF Aer
can poets The exhaustion Of the three previous editions
coupled with their incompleteuess had long since called
for carefully edited collection Of his poems In the
present volumes win DO found several pieces which have
not appeared elsewhere They further enriched by
On interesting and geniAy written biography Of tho
poet BY his old friend and literary associate General Geo.
p Morris. woodworth's genius has never been
sufficiently appreciated by his oWn countrymen Ampler
ustice has been done to him by foreign critics. amongst
others Sir Walter Scott than has ever been rendered to
him by ht literary colaborers here There can be NO
better evidence OF his merits than the fact that many Of
his compositions were attributed to the great Lake poet
and became extremely popular In England In consequence
We are glad to find the duodeomo form adopted this
edition. II 10 the most convenient for works Of this
character.
The PRlNcE's VISIT: A Humorous Description of
the Tour of His Royal Highness the Prince Of
dova.
Though rather late in the field for the interest arising
out Of the event Of which treats this poetica carica
ture viii find plenty Of readers for its intrinsic smartness
and FUN. Tho wrter-weli known for his eccenArices
Of bumorhas given full rein to his fancy in it, without
however, launching into Ill natured satire AS speci.
men Of the pleasant vein In which ts wit is couched we
reject the following
IL wss here that certain ambitious official
Catechsed the duke In manner judicial.
CINCINNATI nay lord, s marked out By the fates
Az the greatest Of cities In al Of the States
Inn Onp an <1Awau k.vxso A
Such city as this enc Is destined TO be
And the Duke replied, trife incensed-
II VIII be great place when II comes TO DO fenced
From the courty style Of its getting up, and tho CLOS
cary Of Yankee terms appended to IT, we should judge
that the volume is intended for other than American
readers Seeing the remarkable change that has taken
place in British sentiments towards this country since the
Princes VISIT do Cordovas travesty may not be
cepable In certain high quarters at the other side
THE LIFE OF WINFIELD 6corT. by J. T. Head
ley. A. Roman Co., San Francisco.
succinct narrative of the Of the old hero who
now sways the destnies the republic has peculiar
value and appropriateness at tho present time We OK
pcc however, that the closing chapter Of hts history
whenever comes to oe written will Cast into the shade
all the brilliant and patriotic deods which have given oc
cupation to Mr. Headley's pen.
The ORDEAL OF FREE LABOR IN THE BRrrIsH
WEST INDIES. BY William G. Sewell. Harper &
Brothers.
Thb Is . carefully prepared and most interesting work.
The British West Indies the only country the world
where African slavery was deliberately abolished, after
having fourshed for many generations Their condition
twenty odd years after mancipation-natufay affords
practical evidence Of the working Of emAncipston and
though Mr. seeI in his preface, discsims any intention
Of theorzing establishing snaigies with this
country 10 impossible to read his book without apply
ing his facts aud deductions to communities nearer
hcme. The trouble with regard to his observations IL
that IL s impossible 70 discover whether he is
cpAtonist tho He writes mpartiay that
while, page, we TO discover evidence Of his
approval Of the liberation Of tho negroes tho British
colonies, another supplied with facts which
sustain the views Of the ultra pro slavery patsaus Mr..
sewen evidently traveller who has not ses out with
the view Of making facts suit his theories He has
corded fcts they are and while very careful readers
Of his work may form auess to his Views he sup
plies ammunition TO the belgereats on both sides.
His book is IN reality, the only work extant Of any
value tbs British West Indies number Of catch
penny volumes have boon published by wayfarsrs whs
spent few hours In the islands and derived their i'm
plessons from the chitchat Of negro and gar
ruoUs BARRIERS Such II the ally book written by An
thopy Trolcpe. Mr.. Sewel proceeded on q very diff
| fcrent method Hs spent taelvcmonth altogether
| in the Rrtish Islands, and enjoyed advantages
| through the frendehip Of the British Governors
which are denied TO casual visiters. He had
access the blue books Parliamentary records and al
he archives Of the colonial he elaborated
h material lesely and scanned every statement viii
acute Dissatisfaction The result that has produced
work which. without being In any degree partisan,
final and exhaustive the subject Of which 1t tresss
MILITARY GURaERT: A Practical Treatise OF
Military Surgery. By Frank Hastings Hamilton
N. D. Bailliere Brothers.
valuable contebution the literature Of the b.
~ d.
surgecns II is not ooa6asd merely to the operations
the hospital but ooptans large amount OF useful nfor
nation on tho Hysisnic Management Of troops tn
march and In bivousc.
THE REDELLIoN RECORD No g. Edited by Franl
Moore. G.. p. Putnam.
This publication continues to meet with extraordinary
SUCCESS liz circulation In few weeks has run up Il
| nearly twenty thousand.
KNICyEsBoCxYR MAGAZINE.
Ths July issue OF this periodical contains amongst
number Of other ven written articles ods the ibe
ration OF italy by Henry r rueksrman, and the contn
uation Of the "wall Street Revelations"
PAINTS AND ENasAvINGs.
We have received nne bold, line portrait Of Genera
Scott engraved by Huber. II Ia most vigorously drawn
and u altogether Of the best konesses oe him ba
| we have eecn.
Bonn, Of Washington has sent his newly publishct
he graph view Of Fortress Monroe It is exceedingly
minute and faithful In Its details and being tinted make
| very effective picture for framing.
| New Music. s-
Firth, Pond Co. have published new polka
by Mr.. J. B. Wheaton. entitled The Yacht Hen
rieta" The melody original and pretty, and the tim
wen marked. We have receives from Echuberti
& Co. new piece for the piano. entitled Grsndes Va
ristons de Concert" by Mr. John n Pattison The them
ia well known Russian hymn, which there are tire
variations. Tho first ia treated In truly mastery man