New-York tribune., 1871-05-05

within the range Of general comprehension ana
ing in poetical illustrations as wen as III Sce"o u0
scrptons One the chief obstacles to the knowedee
of the starry heavens the difficulty Of bringing ther
suhmo laws within the reach OF the Inauguration Inc
nrcsent work with others OF similar character which
have been brought by the publishers OF this volume
furnishes "A valuable aid IN the study of the WohurV
science which reveals the unity OF the Earth anu '
Heavens, and viii form an important element IN ~ ~
education OF the people. Its wealth OF tlustfauon -
nver M the expense of scientific exactness, ana H
stimulus which 1t gives to the fancy helps to DEEPEN
confirm Its impressions the intellect
Jo,ryer and Client, by WILLIAM ALLhS A,,a ala.
IrR 3D. Appleton Coil lie the title OF ,hitv az
course on the professional conduct ana ond clients
the Bar and the mutual relation OF ,, =, tho New
originally delivered before the Ia" 49, cleo, state
IS, y,,,t Mr. ButIer makes very o'ea, ~ go
nopt ot the rple that the lawyer must nv ,I,a - hos
| moter OF litigation. The suIi'"h w rhl,c onpiop.
ALWAYS been under the pan VI " " -, oss statrtorv
s -. ranoatedly been the subject OF express @
aua nas ~, % a sufficient that the counsei ooes
pioiiD .npeal to law in cases OF dispute he 10
,. iio' =. d,ssrade his client from commencing sun
| navar IL is not called for by actuaI heccs'it!' ~
| - a of wide application. III extehos W 'Ho ~
- ,. =, a cause as well as its commencement nhaiP
o,ice hsyeyer pleasing 10 certain class OF cheh's'
- no mart Of lawyers duty The wishes OF cheh' are
no excuse for false pleas or snap Judgments Iq"a!
naexibe is the rule, as laid down by hlr' bule' ina.
the LAWYER should aid client In domR a esai
c in uch manner as to evade the law or TO escape s
consequences The lawyer has no right to make n'se
an accessory before the fact to crime or nluSce bu'
while the LAWYER represents the legal rights OF his cheh
he is wholly separated, according to Mt Butter from S
standing in his moral social relations WIN regard 10
the means of reducing the number OF Dau JuuHes anu
inscriptions lawyers the author suggests that an en-
lchtened sense Of personal responsibility Is the only
for the evils which weigh heavily upon society
M the present time He makes no reference 10 lndi-
vidua OF judicial professional dshohor pt co
fines himself to ethical principles which are OF
universal application.
The Journal of John WOOIin0n DANES Il.
oseood Coz has long been known TO the fanoers OF
original and curious forms Of human experience as
piece OF autoboaphca composition, delightful 1or aus
franlness and simplicity, and revealing under te quaint
carb of Quaker austerity touching gentleness oi sp
in unson with the sternest convictions Of duty WOOL
man was a native OF New-Jersey. having been born IN
Burlington County, in the year 1920 At an carry periou
OF his life he became deeply interested in the subject OF
American slavery. and in common with ether members
of the Society OF Friends, felt constrained 10 utter MS
testimony" against the institution III seehed 'o u
as dark gloomness overhangng the land" and for the
remainder OF his life he devoted himself mainly 10 the
work Of accomplishing its abolition The larger portion
of his writings which Charles Lamb advised his friends
to get by heart" devoted TO an exposition CT 'he
evils OF Slavery. of uncOmpensated labor ana the e&
cessive toll and suffering OF the many 10 support 'ne
uxurv of the few His appeals were always without
bitterness free from violent personal denunciacn ana
peryaded hy spirit Of tender charity. They aimed To
reach the heart OF the STAKEHOLDER through the medium
of the intellect and TO produce conviction without os
ing passiop ITO the Shareholders Of his time, says Mr.
Whittier in his admirable preface to the volume they
must have seemed like the voice Of conscience speaking
10 them in the cool OF the day.-The style Is that OF
man unettered butwith natural refinement and delicate
sense fitness he purity OF whose heart enters INTO MS
language. There IL attempt at fine writing not
word or phrase for effect; il the simple unadorned dc
ton Of one to whom the temptations Of the pen seem "a
have been wholly unknown He wrote as he believed
from an inward spiritual prompting, and with all his un
affected humility he evidently felt that his work was
done IN the clear radiance OF the light which never was
on land sea-"
Visit IN Nh Disconnected Cousin ROberts
Brothers. is the reprint Of English work In when,
under thin veil fiction, the discussion of several
topics Of current interest is agreeaby combined with
slight narrative, somewhat in the manner OF Arthur
Helms but without the subtle refinement and graceful
ease OF that suggestive and delightful writer The ques-
tons hat are brought upon the carpet often possess
good deal of interest and occasionally call forth remarks
from the nterlocuors the little drama that are worthy
OF note Among other subjects, the present state OF In
gh poetry comes up gr consideration and the oracle
OF the party expresses his belief that the living poets
have used mp description, and have been driven to
mysticism and dreamy analysis Of thought which seems
10 be considered sublime in proportion to itf difficulty or
comprehension. Tie fine frenzy Of the poet threatens
| 10 become downright insanity. When Imagination
bodies forth the form things unseen the last thing
the bard nowadays thinks OF doing is to give them
| local habitation or O name" He leaves them lust
where be found Them aud calls them by no name which
| any one bat himself understands. There is good open
ing IL is ntimaed for a genuine, manly poet. The Lau
reate fills his place with power but even OF Tennysoh
mnst lie he Is always greatest when most intel
I -Ht.V. rOaH
though 1t is regarded the fashionable circles OF the
hour as the murderer OF love, the bane of innocent fir
taon aud the exacting and weaFisOme tyrant Of the
evening" The writer seems 10 fall in with this opinion
and rather vehementy expresses his resentment AZ being
compelled to sten and told TO hold his tongue, when he
t. lust in for good talk. His tastes, however are OF no
great consequence his opinions generally worth quo
ting but though his book is superficial in texture, and
never burdcnsOne by its weight Of thought, II VIII doubt
less afford pleasant recreation TO many readers on
Summer afternoon in the country.
C6lrfnism by JAMES ANTHONY tROUDE
(Charles serbner Coz, makes pretcnsons 10 being
dogmatc defeuse Of the deftly wrought seecad theo
logical system contained in the Institutes OF Calvin,
and the Westminster Caecsm, but aims 70 exhlpt the
foundation in philosophy and the nature OF man TO
which it owes its vigOr and vast influence over
society and the individual. The secret OF lts
strength il to be sought in its its recognition
Of the supremacy OF law in the government OF the
universe Cayinism was the spirit which rises
in revolt against untruIh. II from the inhas-
ing upon the conscience of the laws, which exist indie
pendent Of tie WILL inherent like the law of grav-
ity in the nature Of things, which did not make ana
which man cannot change, but which ne must discover
and obey, at the Iisk of his everlasting peril The
moral law is the expression of the Supreme W in the
view OF MI Froude, and bears the stamp OF Eternity
The spirit in man which corresponds to the Eternal Spirit
Ia part OF It's essence and immortal 1t s immortal.