The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1864-04-30
Literary Intelligence.

Captain Meade As commander Of the North Carolina.
Literary Intelligence.
"rhe Life and Complete Works OF Archbishop Hughes"
is In course OF publication by the American News Com
pany l2l Nassau street, New York. This work contains
oil the letters speeches. lectures and other productions
OF the tongue and pen OF the late preae Tho book Is In
monthly parts, which got out In very nne style. II
will be completed In about ten parts which will form
two elegant and very valuable volumes when bound the
editor has evidently been At great trouble In collecting
his materials, aud has arranged them in manner that
speaks we'll for his zeal and ability This literary photo
graph Of tho relgopotca aspectof the period which
embraces the or Aronbanop Hughes, Is worthy Of
place in every American library. Eugene Coleman, Of
No. s Tryon row, IL agent for the book.
The theological works OF the late Rev. Dr. Bethune will
be shortly published 10 q complete form By Messrs.
Sheldon Il Co.
Thomas aBecket, tragedy in i've acts. is just pub
lished In this city by Dick Fitzgerald. It Ia founded
the ecclesiastical assumptions and violent death Of
the man whose name bears In the main true to his
tory, with touching illusions 10 Fair Rosamond, intro
duces scenes OF romance love and adventure The style
Of the play sprighy and ofou elegant Tho nature Of
the subject, and the chaste and beautiful manner 10
which is presented, will commend It to favor with all
who appreciate artistic literature Of this description and
will make Il popular in exhibition the stage. II will
soon be produced at Of the loading theatres in this
city.
Among the French publications announced FOR the com
ing "A Critics Travels through Lilo aud
Books" by NJ Pharete Chasle: "The Correspondence OF
Father Lacordare with Madame swetchiue," and sHs
tory Of the Miracle Mougers and Convulsloniss Of g.
Medard," by Mons. Matthew.
work which we would recommend 10 the attention OF
the Navy Department Is The volume on sThc Use and
Preservation Of Iron" by sgnor Giuseppe Nov OF Ma
pIes enormous nterests VIII ihc
at the Of It's iron clad navy render
the subject Of paramount Importance After stating the
result Of careful scientific riches into the
ployed from the earliest ages for the preservation Of
metals from decay, siguor Novi states to DO his
yicon that "ho future OF iron, and stool do
ponds the Of bltumen naptha asphate and such
like substances
We arc happy to the approaching publ aton
OF translation Of Dr. Langes "iope OF Christ" the
work highly praised by Bishop ElIcott his Husean
lectures. Dr. LANCE Professor Of Divinity in the Uni
versy Of Bonn and 10 his last work no combats all the
doctrnes Of recent negative criticism 10 regard to the
authenticity Of the Gospels put forward In the wrogs
Of Bishop Colenso and NJ Renan.
An interesting little volume Tor mechanics, and one
that should like 70 repubshed here Is that cnti
tied "Englands Workshops" by association OF scien
tc contributors Most OF the leading manufactures and
mills OF Great Britain arc described in il, including
the reu factory OF the Messrs. elliott the small
factory Of Mr.. Charles Reeves. the agricultural
chine and implement works Of the Messrs. Ransomc
Of Ipswich; the cutlery works Of Messrs. Nappin
Brothers, Of shefnsld; the glass works OF Messrs.
Chance Brothers, OF Birmingham; the provision
and supply workshops Of the Messrs. Derees, OF
Houndsditch, London the cotton mills or the
Messrs Evans at Derby. and the great brewery sssab
shmeut OF the Messrs Alsopp, at Burton upon Trent
In recent work entitled Four Experiments In Church
and State" Lord Robert Montague asserts and attempts
TO provo that the voluntary system has failed to provide
for the religious instruction OF the people OF the United
States conclusion being that the absence OF State
church s responsible for backwardness 10 this
spect. Admitting, for arguments sake, his ordship's
premises TO BIO correct, how IT, will ask that
the working classes and or England IN state OF
such moral and religious debaseen and ignorance as Is
shown by recent statistics and that they contribute
largely 70 the Mormon emigration TO this country The
advantages OF State church again beautifully
paed in Ireland, where, notwithstanding It's enormous
and influence II has failed to make any real
progress among the people. Better far the multiplied
ton OF sects with which his iordshp reproaches US than
the blister OF State endowed church which Is wholly
barren Of spiritual results.
The last number OF the National Quarterly Review
susains the well.earned reputation OF that ably
Quoted periodical. The article Hindu civilization win
DO read with interest," developing the obligations which
the world owes to people who believed to have
been tho inventors Of mathematical, astronomical and
physical scence who the orerunnsrs OF the Greeks
and Egyptians 10 their philosophical systems and in egs
laon, and whose literature proves them to have been
highly gifted intellectual and cultivated Tho re-
view OF "Our Quack Doctors and their Perform ances"
is clevcrIy written and scahng expose Of the tricks by
which medical mpostors contrve 10 gull weak minded
and nervous people out Of their money and will create
quite futterng among the confraternity.
In recent volume on Mexico and South America an
English writer, Mr.. O. T. viRne, exhibits somc amusing
evidences Of the OF the "cramming process by
which credulous English travellers 80 frequently
taken 10 BY our fun-lovng Yankees
al was informed" says that gentleman, "by an ear.
Witness Of speech made by Walker board steamer
going 70 California; In which he said he thought there
were but two great events In hisory-the Redemption
and the North American struggle for independence
when the OF the taking OF Sebastopo arrived some
OF the yreDch and English at San Francisco met Of
grand dinner; the American sympathizers with the Rus
slams broke 10 among them and drank their wipc. Upon
another occasion they displayed their Russian proclv
ties by serving the Cars representative the same way
and one orator, who what the Americans call very
countrymen could have taken scbsstopo 10 fortnight
(hey have had more than 70 take Charlcson) and
wound up by saying he believed the tunc played upon
the last trumpet would be Yankee Doodle'n
Why n che Material or Phalon q sons
Matchless Perfume like Yemerdous blow from pugise
: Because rs SERIOUS GRAND FLooRER tCereus