New-York tribune., 1871-04-14

! ,.,.,.,,.., ,,,rt- CT Nac'sDac's Ualichs Older
p'o '>''.rs Ronuc, BCtt,Lar. and other eminent
~ Germany ana France. TIC American edition
,,., ina large and handsome NOuioc, IN s'y''
,i,r ia t,at 90 ,hc NOS. maj nrtaui standard o'I0"
l works FROM the sJnc hou-c, and rs comil'''op
viii me warmly greeted ny the sta3oIt. OF la'ih ~
schools and college, and by classical scholars III
throughout the country.
Diayy of the Besieycd Resident ~ "1%, Tl,
nfarper IL Brothcrs, The spicy letters Wr',e.l ,oe
london DaiIu Ne,cs during the five mol.S ~, ascribed
Of Paris from September 1s to IebrnaI! " ora hero
10 the pen Of an active member oi - oritnal pre-
rcproluced in n neat edition. WIN o. GU n.t,or In
face and a considerable amount - A., ri,or may be
ii, oP tho circumstances the tone 'i u ,,rcuch
W." Vi ~ ,. and he never loses his loHe ,''i -,
~ 1 , Lou His descriptions oi iio ,I,, "
- '.f,,o ,criod must not he tAAoh wv - ao,,.
but tbouch set forth In strong co'o' of the
- ,,,tbfnl impression OF the lh'o'' @ ,t,1 they
NeS Il s Of the hilarious spirit win wiz Of
SIEGE as ~ "' ,orton of the population many "
"oio -, - his narrative have now p'co'"' -
thc r generality Of readers from tiicn ieI
,,,, bv other sources, hut th'y VIZ ,,o, here
and hearing in the lively form III "1 s,. ufc IN
nake their appearance. Ii was lree nu w., Hoicgod
~, s,rc in some respects, which was le" W Wv s tint
~ o,,,otbine- like thc nOnchaance Oh pati'"'
80 q r,st recovery with a lingering dseaso' ini0
,gos little distress ON account OF money IH''''i
body was obliged TO pay ms rent "''u " nu.
rrb on tolerariy well from hand 10 MOUTH i"o
want Of food was worse than the want vi "iO",!'
w. t .,rer served to point Joke than To eNc'e
t,cedv The author tells us that he shali never SCI
I,,y without gratefully thinking OF q Prussian' NoF
& emo meat of that long-sufcrng animal so bad aIer ''
Instead of beating jdcSass If you happen u l'i w
with HIM. you are advised TO say and eat him' po'S
became all the fashion before the winter OF Wseono
t in IN Paris and when you were asked to dinner you
tl,a . 1n.t tEnV
menu The flesh Of this obstinate, but Weak-mn",u
ou,drod We are assured by the writer, delicious III
color ike mutton in texture, and OF saVofy ha'or
or the many illusions destroyed by the SIEGE inc P'Ju
dice against eating certain animals Il one II oi mus
oIorpv assert saws our author that never wish to
taste better dinner than Joint OF donkey OF Iato"'
Of c3t In this spirit he makes the best Of every tmnS
and tpru te M! cries Of the siege into vaudeville
The January number of The British quarterly
gsrie which is issued by the Leonard scott Puphss
Company in place Of The N0Fh British, when mas ic
Gently died natural death, contains several papers VI
general interest including notices OF "Ihe Amerc"h
Press The Early seges Of Paris, "Thc war OF lSo "
q very corlplsto review Of contemporary Literature
The article on the American Press" appears To nave
baeu hastily complied aud 10 rely on mere hersaE' or
other imperfect evidence, without having Nerlhcu
its statements by an adequate examination Vi
facts Thus it announces that The lflBoNh
has been The organ OF hpIfltialpHr' "'m'"
rirhts yceetqriauiin and what not, cOnfounding
the lo,pt ty which has rendered in its columns 10
the various new movements OF the day with the OIL
cial advocacy of their principles. Nor we submit s
the phrase elegant sophstry" precisely applicable to
thehomely pinness of speech with which the readers OF
TIE TRIBUNE are familiar. The British quarterly OF
which an American edition is now offered TO the public
was established about twenty-five years ago
in le interests Of the Dissenters from the
iucish Established Church. Its first editor, the Kew
DE- VAUGHAN, WAS an eminent Congregational minister,
and y his ability and ZEAL the Review was soon made to
hold high place in British periodical literature. II was
m earnest adyorutc OF c voluntary priucpein Church
Government although il has never discussed the qles-
tion with sectarian narrowucss The work ayOws the
most hearty fratorual sympathy with this country,
on which. IN conjunction with England, it believes
that the future freedom and religion of the world chiefly
doraud In science il takes independent ground, de-
tclned 10 make of all the methods OF discovering
truth which advancing science may provide, and to
accent. without fear OF consequences, all the le-
! Ultimate conclusions both of science and OF
1 moral truth. 1t follows the same method in
Theology aud discusses the questions which relate to
the pernatur in the light of reason. console &c, aud
history Although devotng certain space to religious
tor il does not profess TO be theological Journal, but
aims To iucIcate principles Of freedom and truth in al
departments OF human life We have doubt that the re-
puhlicat.on Of Tie British Q"aIie'y will prove accepta
iI, to large number of American readers. and that It
viii aud to the popular information and liberal
| culture in this country.