New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1866-10-16
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independence the French alliance IN l77S and beside us
rted narratives of several important military campaigns
a Gives full account of the diplomatic relations of the
ver European pow interested in struggle Zone
volume more says Mr.. Bancroft, in his preface, twill
eompete the American revolution including the negoa-
on for peaee in 1882 For that volume the materials
SOLICITED and arranged and it viii be complete and pub
6shed without any unnecessary delay Persons who are
cnrous in literary history will be interested in the authors
memorandum respecting certain unpleasant relations be-
tween himself and Mr.. Grahame and the Rev. George e.
Elhs.
JIM Bradstreet & Son have printed for private distri
hinton fac-simile of the third London edition lSll Of
John Pooles Hamlet Traveste with Burlesgue Annota
tons after the Manner Of Dr. johnson and Geo. Stevens
ssa and the various Commentators" This humorous
production of the author of Paul Py was originally
written for the stage and played at Covent Garden IN
1873 and at Mtchells Olympic Theater in New-York IN
1870 The Wit of the traves;e s not Of the first order
and an audience Of the present day would doubt hnd
tedious but the annotatioDs often extremely happy,
and the manner of johnson Stevens Warburton. anu
other is copied with exquisite abSurd.
The book perhaps more valuable as specimen OF lne
skill and taste of American printers than literary pro
sucton 1t is published with all the sumpuons elegance
for which the Bradsreet press fast becoming famous
The type beautifully neat and elear the paper OF that
stiff cream-tned sort dear to the eyes ana oueh OF
conDoseurs in books, and spreading out IN generous
margin around the text; the epage printed IN eolors
designed with good taste; and the press work s adia
Bile The publishers doing good service TO American
letters their superb productions and the present one
q worthy companion TO Mr.. HARNESSES Blbliotheca
America1a Vetstssima" which they issued short time
ago aud of which we have already spoken with well de-
served commentator.
Mr. Walter Gibson of No 50 Libertyst. a new &C
ecssion to the ranks of NewYork publishers has just
issued very neatly printed edition of The Colleagues OF
Edward Osborne Citizen and Clothworkcr, of London
BY YeAuthor of Mary Powell" The London Spectator
speaks of this work the best of the many attempts AZ
deneating the and opinions OF the Stuart and
Ehzabethan times from the pen OF cotemporary
writer Unlike many books OF lis class IL HAS us"ho
and connected story.
Lawrence Kehoe has reprinted from the third London
edition Mr. Thomas William Alhes's 1.-THE See OF St.
Peter the Rock of the Church. the Source Of Jurisdiction
and the Center of Unity" Mr. Allies was formerly min
lister of the Church of England and is one OF the many
who led by the Oxford movement into the bosoo OF
The Church OF Rome. The present work was wtten ana
published before his change of creed OF 10 speak more
correctly the change came gradually upon him during me
Eve which be devoted 10 its composition III mere
fore embodes the principles which drove him out OF the
communion in which he was born and bred, aud VIII per
haps be interesting as the direct cause OF ms
many persons who care but little about the SUBJECT oil
which il treats The present edition contains long pre-
face the form of letter to Dr. Pussy referring TO GER
tain passages in the latters Eirenlcon.
"The Philosophy of the Conditioned" is the title OF q
review by Prof H. L. Manse of certain portions OF Mr.
Us Mills Examination Of Sir William Hamiltons
Philosophy" and defense of the Hsmtonan system, re-
printed with some additions from The ContemPory Re
vien l1onlon and New-York: Alexander Stahanl
portion Dr. Mansels review is devoted TO defense OF
himself against Mr.. Mill.
The Reverend Harry Jones London clergyman, made
three trips Switzerland and after making due use OF his
sournals in Of lectures before an Institute IN
which be is ed and printing portions OF them IN
The Leisure Hour has collected them IN little Illus
tated pocket volume which he calls The Regular Swiss
Round He writes in rapid rolekng style, with some
humor contempt for statistics, and an appreciation OF
the beautiful and his book is the whole quite inter
esting. alexander Strahan.l
Mr. Strahan has also published Z" Familiar Lectures on
Scientific Subjects" by Sir John F. W. Herschel, among
Nd tbruaE
light vision Of length, the origin of force the
estimation of skill in targetshootng &c The lectures
heS T. GOOD deal of novelty both in choice OF topics
and the manner of their treatment
"The Elements of Heraldry containing an Explanation
of the Principles of the Science and GLOSSARY OF inc
Terms EMPLOYED; with an Essay upon the use OF Ooa'
Armor in the United States,' by William h. "htmo'e
wv. j. WiddetOn), is very good thing 10 DC leau
modern parvcnues who fond Of assuming the hef
sIdc bearings Of any family OF their name or oIues
coatsof-arms the seaengnvers, without hquiilnT
whether they are entitled 10 wear any Beside IL Is
for all educated persons 70 know something about
N IL is only for the better understanding OF the eusons
10 the science which are constantly IN Englsn
Mr. Whtmore's book seems TO be caeiu anu oIusi
comuilaon from COED materials. It's elegantly pnn'ed
and illustrated
Mr. Charles c. Coffin the wellknoEn war correspondent
of The Boston Joursa has written good thlck 'oiue
f his persona experiences with the army and navy from
,ha "a, hattie OF Bull Run the fall Of Richmond ls
entitled -Four Years Of Fighting, and Desoe nv
sketehes anecdotes, and descriptions which VIC
jook for in such record contains some curious nv
vanabe revelations respecting the Confederate cotton
loan The illustrations very bad the VPc aha paper
very good Boston: Tcknor & tielGsl
The Heavenly Father" translated from the French o.
Ernest Naville BY Henry Downtop, NJ A, English ChaP
.n NJ Geneva is sere Of lectures on modern atheism
hh are said 20 have produced at the time OF their oe
livery in Geneva and Lausanne an
They assal vigorously certain popular p PII
R1 aIisrS .00'''H' ~ -.
ocallns or RapassSeeles in the Time of Augustus
translated bv the Rev YTcdezick Metcae from the Gel
ran of Prof w A Becker, has long enjoyed reputato
.ne of the best erhsisns of the Oily life Of the az
ever m, on paSey The present edition is grea
invoyement upon these which pTecedn, H. Inc elsos
80 excursuses which originally inirposed Det"ee'
e. chapte Of the slight narrative, have been thrown W
eether and form al sPPensx about twice as iAs
ec body of the beck The woodcts, on The otbeI hans
aye been taken rem the END OF the oune anu dis
trAued in their proper places With tho tHzt w. apple
ton Il Co.. ,
The Diamond edits Of RRysons p ems just pub
fishel by Tcl.sor L. Fiaas, is Rosel OF deapness AN
smuactness in bosk-n2kasg. In alttle s9,are l6mo
20 uaees rerv clea.ly rstss in RsaSsrta type, W.T.
double inciBdes the laureate Co pse'e yoA
TIE paper is Decessanlr ratx@ uln, sui ~ an o'"'
resnecs thaSolune Is a. basuul a. 1t IA Feneat
gSctnor A. Fields have published Gnnxh Gaunt,
ssrmnle,e. BaKard Taylsrs aew poem "The Picture
St Sohn; ana f. p. whihcs new S9lume % essays
Ch,ynctsr ae Characteristic Men" all Of Nd Oh we II
eerye for f1llsE notice hereafter
~Te Science Of Wealth: Manual ef Political Eeol
euy Embracing the Laws Of Trade, Currency and
nance is the tn, Of elaborate work by Parke
,.pret on Public Eeosomy in Amherst ollege Just pu
,ished BE- Little Boya s. 90. The -sataoIs aesssn Ok