The Portland daily press., 1869-08-27
Recent Publications.

Harper for September contains a variety of
interesting matter. The following is the table
of contents: photographs from the High
Rockies" by Theodore r. Davis, with thirteen
illustrations; ''The Eye and the Camera" by
Austin Abbott, with eleven illustrations; "Out
in the Streets" by Thomas Dunn English ;
Border "reminiscences" by Randolph b.
Marcy, with four illustrations; "a Summer
Friend;' ga Health Trip to Brazil" by Thom-
as G. Evans, with sixteen illustrations; "Bob
White by 7. B. Thorpe, with sixteen illus
trations; SIN Quiet Days." by Carl Spencer;
GA Brave Lady" by the author Of f'John Hal
ifax, Gentleman with two illustrations;
"Change," by Edgar Fawcett; "An Authors
Memories of Authors" by M. D. Conway,
with two illustrations; "The Foster Brothers"
by John Hay; 'Too Clever by HALF" by Justin
Mccarthy; "The Progress of Electricity" by
Eugene Lawrencer "Leander Doolittle," by
Alice Cary; "My Enemy Daughter" by JUS
tin Mccarthy, with an illustration; 'Going
Over to the Enemy" by G. P. Cranch; "The
Puritan Captain by Jane G. Austin; "The
New Timothy" by VIM. G. Baker.
The Easy Chair is especially rich this
month, and we make the following extract un-
der the title of
"cHAlPAaNE CHARLIE
His Royal Highness Prince Champagne
Charlie has an enormous fortune for an in
come; but Parliament is to be asked to pay
some of his travelling expenses. He also mar
ried lovely Danish Princess few years ago.
and all the poets sang in her honor like all the
wedding chimes pealing together; but it was
now whispered that "a lady of title, who re-
Gently disgraced her family, owes her ruin to
her future king That he is fond of cider
cellars, and the songs that are sung there,
and the people that congregate there, is
he is mentally dull young man, of
whom no generous word or action has
ever been made public, is not denied
He seems to show all the qualities that are
most to be deplored in the worst Of his ances-
tors; and more humiliating family for roy
al family than the German kings of England
il would be hard to find. There are many pri-
vate gentlemen who already avoid the Prince
as much as they can. 1t is unpleasant to have
to deal with man who insists upon playing at
cards for money, carefully takes all he wins,
and never pays shilling he loses. This is no
meaner than his great uncle AdOnis, Prince
Regent; but now all the glamour is gone. The
wig is no longer halo, but wig When
you believe in Pope it is very well to hear of
the holy Father that he commits crimes as
man, and not as Pope. But when you be-
lieve in Pope no longer, cruel and treach-
erous pontiff is merely bad man. Prince
Champagne Charles grandfather, the dull
old George, was as little royal perhaps as Char
lie; but people, believed in royalty then, and
they do not believe in it now.
While the poverty and suffering of England
increase so rapidly that they leave the strong
est and most painful impression of all upon
the minds of strangers; while the problem Of
crime becomes more pressing every day, and
there is general feeling that the country is
moving before the breath Of an undeclared
revolution; while the House of Lords has but
to take an attitude of opposition to the popu-
lar will to hear the universal growl of dis
pleasure, and the frank declaration that it ex-
lists only by popular sufferance, it is not to be
supposed that the follies of a Prince Cham
pagne Charley will be tolerated beyond a GER
tain point. If the House of Lords, how much
mission? And in England the question has
very nearly become one of economy merely.
Is permanent executive preferable? Is the
pageant of royalty desirable, or even longer
practicable, for such an executive?
Champagne Charlie had better be satisfied
with a salary of seven or eight hundred thou
sand dollars year for doing nothing in the
most offensive manner There were English
men living in America who asked, why should
we be taxed without representation? There
are Englishmen living in England who ask,
"What do we gain by paying such enormous
The Nurseryfor September is, as usual, nice
ly adapted to the wants of very young read
ers. The illustrations this month are particu-
larly good. Published by John l.. Shorey
13, Washington street, Boston.
The Riverside Magazine for young people
published by Hurd & Houghton, New York,
is delightful alike to young and old. Many
people subscribe for it ostensibly 'for the chill
dren," who take surreptitious glances into it
themselves. The number for September does
not contain perhaps the usual number of con-
tributions from distinguished authors, but it
may be urged in extenuation that everything
is readable.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine fer Au-
gust presents the following table of contents:
Cornelius O'Dowd;" Historical Sketches Of
the Reign Of George IL, No. XH-The. Paint
err "a Story Of Eulenburg.-Part T';"Cant;
A Monologue in the Vapors;" "A Year and a
Day.-Part w. 'The London Art Season.
"The Lords and the Commons"
The Man Who Laughs by Victor Hugo has at
last been published complete by d. Appleton
e. NY. Paper covers; price S1.25. Few
works of the year have excited SO much criti-
c;sm as this. 1t must be confessed that the
great exile from N apoleonic tyranny has pub
lished few works that have been received
with so little favor. Les Mserables had many
of the characteristics of the work under con-
sideration, but was somehow better adapted to
the public taste. Yet the later work IS Char
acterized by the same passionate advocacy o'
the cause of the poor and friendless and the
same devotion to the Liberty and Justice, that
make the author favorite with all persons
whose minds have strong liberal tendency
parodies and disparagng burlesques cannot
impair the influence of such work as The
Man Who Laughs. For sale by Bailey &
Noyes.
Appteton's Journal, monthly part number 5
has been received by Bailey and Noyes. Price
fifty cents. 1t embraces all the matter EN-
braced in the weekly publication for the las
month.
The same firm have received Mddeno1seH
Fifty Millions, OF the Adrentures Of Hortens
Mancini, by the Countess Dash, translated D!
| Adelaide de v. Chandron, published by u
| Appleton and Co. Paper covers; price sixt
cents.
| d Appleton and Go. have also publishes
Thackeray's Shabby Genteel Story in pape
covers. Price fifty cents. For sale by Bale
! Noyes.