New-York tribune., 1868-05-26
NEW PUBLICATIONS.
RECENT PERIODICALS

The Art Journal has an engraving of Leslies
famous picture of "Falstah and his Friends" and OF
"sunset" by A. Clint.
For the larger growth of boys and girls no
better reading be found than The Rperde AGgdznc,
of which each successive number is marked by the uni
form excellence OF its contents and the beauty Of its
hlustratOns.
Our Young Folks is filed with attractive
matter by writers whose names a passport to the
affections Of every circle Of juvenile readers The present
number has contributions from George Eager Roundhe
World joe, Lucreta p Hale, Mrs. A. NJ. Diaz, j. l.
TPOwbridge, DR.. J. T. Hays, and others.
The Herald of Health for this month has
than accustomed variety fpracuca articles
relating education hygenea and the practca cOhouS
Of human Improvement general The list contributors
shows the names Of several writers OF mgh repn'e ~
various departments Of literature Mrs Horace Manl'
one OF the admirable thinkers Of New England ano auy
Of rare sense and cultivation furnishes an article on tAo
Scare OF Little Children :" Mrs T. Oakes Smith presents
the imaginative aspects Of the same subject III Dilaht
eketch entitled Rocking the Cradle; Miss Ehzapeth
Peabody gives instructive account OF ule hlhueE-
Rarten schools Germany" and in addition to several
valuable articles to which we cannot more particularly
refer there are poetca contributions by Alfred b. Street
and Miss PhGbe Cary.
Among the biographical sketches and pOr-
traits which always form interesting department in
che Chronological Journal those of George Hail. first
nayor Of Brooklyn, PhDeas Stanton, vicechancelor OF
Miami University Isaac Murphy, loyal governor OF AT
kansas and Mr. j. G. Holland, the popular author OF
~Tmothy Titcombs Letters" Mr. John Neal contributes
aseries of sketches of distinguished Englishmen, whom
be met with many years during a temporary resi-
dence abroad They are entitled Phantasmagoria,"
term which we enough indicates their character as fan
Iastic and spectral and carelessy written that
even names so familiar those Of Sir Humphry Dary
and Henry Francis Cary misspelt. writing for the
Press the principal article under the editorial head, Pre-
Ien,s many sensible hints and variety OF bret para
graphs enliven the discussion of the more substantial
topics to which the Journal is devoted.
The principal article in the Northern Monthly
controversial one by the Rev. L. W. Bacon, jr In re-
ply 20 tract recently issued by the Roman Catholic
Publication Society" calling upon the American public
10 reconsider the uufyOrabe judgment which on certain
points il has passed against the Roman Church The
main points OF discussion the alleged prohibition OF
Ihe Bible, the worship Of images, the homage to the
Virgin Mary the doctrine of nduGenceS, confession and
lbsOutOn The writer affects no reserve OF tenderness
h his treatment Of the subject but lays about him
with the hearty faukness and force OF polemic, VINO
n sure Of his ground and determined on victory. The
summary Of his conclusions the matter is rather teTsey
expressed.
We deal most gently by the Roman Church, when we
lndge by Us manifestations our own land and age
Wherever whenever that Church has borne supreme
and exclusive dominion its record mas been recoI9
upon the globehas i been so little corrupt IN teaching
eueCtlVe
as now and here. Never has 1t been able to point with
more pride Of shame TO the character OF It's
@ Of ns Cod @ 9SS 6e Peo in spite Of
rule Of the church so reluctantly relaxed here where
Nike healtiul breeze tends every moment to swSeen ten
brought down from ages of darkness and cruelty.
Among the other articles in this number arc I" Some
Phases of American Life" by Charles Lanman " The
Shadow of the First Napoleon IN France by Henry ior
ford and several OF the thrilling stories which
lrofp tho
tree in March.
A good, practical discussion of the Rights
and Wrongs Of Stockholders by John Sherwood opens
the number Of Hours at Home and although perhaps
little Of place in Magazine designed for family
reading, may well challenge the attention Of capitalists
and business Mr. Sherwood does full justice
benefcent influence Of associated wealth in every civil
ized community he dates the peculiar need Of it in
our own country and brings together aarge and inter
estiDg mass of statistics TO illustrate its magnitude and
power. More than any other two causes, always
ceptng and patriotism he ascrbes TO the agency Of
railways and manufactures in the grand Ma
ona wrestling match for life, enabling usSat length
70 bur 10 the ground our passionate wrathf and strong
antagonist" But the rights OF the sockhOlder in the
control of the works which have been created by his
capital abridged and fettered 20 be threatened
at last with virtual extinction He has become little
more than an embarrassing recollection TO schemtng
Boards Of Directors who regard him as Of scarcely greater
consequence than the squeezed lemon which has fla
vored the punch in their private room. Mr. sher
wood gives a pungent description Of the evils that have
grown such formidable proportions from the exercise
of this policy and suggests several remedies which in
his opinion would exert favorable influence. But We
fear that they would hardly prove sufficiently potent for
the removal Of SO deepseated mischief His statements
are presented in vigorous syie though 1t would have
gained in force by greater eOmpaetness and idiomato
precision Several Of his sentences 70 the length OF
nearly half column, and he the nexcusable term
- mo Y Of decree"
orokery IN London exhibits repulsve aspect of metro
potan life in tne glaringcolors Of scenepantDg In the
paper entitled Expeditions to the North Pole" the Rev.
g. Gage discusses the present state Of Arctic enter
prise with almost colOQuial familiarity, showing the
tnued interest in the question among English scientific
circles ard giving account Of the most recent plans
and proposals in regard TO It, In the Of the ar
ce the writer pays just tribute TO the heroic qualities
of the late Kane though he cannot fully accept his
theore and points several inaccuracies in the cele
brated charts OF Lieutenant Many, whose character
scientific charlatan is well understood. "A Chat
with the Austrian Premier" translated from the German
A. bit Of agreeable gossip with regard TO Austrian af
fairs throwing considerable light the personal habits
and disposition Of Baron Beust "Earth's Greatest
Marvel" is a halfscientlfc, haltpoPular, and wholly
iaucifu essay the religious aspects Of human Dhyso
ogy no less infectous in execution than in conception
lively anecdotal article Lord Brougham by General
Grant Wilson, presents some Of the personal traits Of
the departed statesman in interesting light The
number is closed with the usual brief survey Of the
rent literature Of the MONTH which is always kindly,
not critical.
Among the articles of popular interest in the
new number of PaekarfS Monthly, are John O'Groats
House." by Ehhu Burrt Clerks and Apprentices" by
James Parton Success Failure IN Life," by Horace
Greeley, "AutobOPaphes." by the Editor, and Robert
Bonner and The Ledger" by Oliver Dyer The last
a sketch presenting,