New-York tribune., 1871-09-26
NEW PUBLICATIONS.

1hh LS,sy? w. G Little Co New.TOas Baler vOO'h&I
II is little remarkable that no special Treatise
has heretofore written the above mesuoned In
portan legal title IN which the details OF the suoect are
fully considered With the exception Of the review in
Smiths Leading Cases. there ia no statement Of the
law ON this topic hut principles which it involves
us he hunted up in labyrinth OF reports and text
hooks In present volume, the author has aimed to
collect the decisions and rules that have been laid down
I'm the various courts of England and America, and TO
give the law in the most concise and comprehensive
FORM His explanation Of the term estOppe Is perhaps
deficient in scientific rgor, but 1t is couched In rather
neat language and its signhcance Is made evident Ny
several appOsite illustrations "Estoppe iteraV means
the winding up OF all arguments and reasoning because
mans own acceptance stoppeth or closeth up MS
month to aeCe or plead the truth !" more strictly, s
AN admission or something which the law treats 81 an
admission Of an extremely high and conclusive NATURE
70 high and 90 conclusive that the party whom IL auecs
"a NOT allowed to against or offer evidence 70 con
trovert It," The style the work clear ana unpre
tending enabling reader outside Of the profession 10
comprehend ts reasonng and to profit by s historical
aud legal expOstOns.
-Four and What They Did, by HELEN Z.
WEEKS (Hurd HoughtOn) Ia a new juvenile story oy
writer who hears eminent reputation for vvacy OF
style successful adaptation to the tastes OF the young
Life of Sir Walter Scott, by FRANCIS TURNER |
PLLGRAvR Porter Costesl relates the events In the
life Of the iusrious novelist in an agreeable style, with
an unpretending sngulary acute, criticism OF his
writings
An edition of Shakespeare's Tempest with
notes edited by WILLIAM j. RoLFE, A. NJ, Is published
by Harper Brothers, plan similar TO that OF The
Merchant of Venice" previously prepared by the
editor which was noticed cOlumns at the time OF
its first issue
A revised edition of King arthur, by Lord
InTroN is issued by Harper Brothers, introduced by
an original pretace which gives some interesting partcu
lars in regard to the conception and execution OF the
re and its relation TO Mr. Tennysons productions on
the same subject
A revised edition of The Fables OF Pitpdy
which have enjoyed high @ reputation throughout
the civilized world is issued by Hurd HOught0n %
said that no work. with the excetion Of the Bible, has
been translated into languages as this coectsen
of Oriental stories.
Life of John Bunuan by D. A. HARsHA, N. A.
IL B. Lippincott CO.. describes the inner life and re-
ligious experience Of the wild tinker boy with sym
pathy and Junction. giving graphic memorial OF the
quaint poetioa the hosts OF admirers OF Ihe
Pilgrims Progress"
ParturitioR Without Pain, edited by i. HoL-
BROOK NJ. u wood HolbrOoQ, presents code OF
escaping from the primal curse inflicted on the
consists in the9bera Of fruit die and strictly OBJ
serving the lawsof hygiene.
Paris Under the ComnsaHs, by JOHN LEIGHTON,
F.aA (scribner Wexford, d Cob is series OF lively
and graphic personal sketches during the recent reign OF
terror with an abundance illustrations made On the
spot many, (which unique and all valuable form
ing fact attractive feature OF the volume
The Seren Weeks War, by H. NJ. HOzIER,
- aInfa i0ouf ~
letters Of the author in the (LondOn) Hn'es-The
same house have published second series Of ScT MONS
preached Rugby School Chapel. by the Rt Rev
FREDERICK TEMPLE, D. D., equally remarkable Tor
lTevity, point, and unprecedented
Humorous and Exhibition Dialogues, by s. A.
FROsT DGk 4 Ftzgeraldl, is O collection Of original
dramatic pieces Of amusing character intended to be
spoken at school exhibitions, seeking exclusively the
recreation OF the young pupils, vth no Ede-V~ws 10
instruction. The work shows great invention and inge
nuty, and is well adapted TO its purpose.
Appleton e. Co. have issued a new edition
OF The Management Of Tnfdneyt ty ANDREW CohBE'
with the latest improvements by Sir JAMES CLARK NJ De-
furnishing full and autbe ntlc for the concuct OF
the nursery The table O contents and index am xed 10
the volume greatly enhance its value for practical nse
aud afford a model for the editors OF eimilar WorRs-
Gnnletons, Hand Book of american Prdrei
,Wesern Tourli companion volume to the Northern
and Eastern TAIr," and "Southsrn Tour" though
forming q separate work 1t affords complete guoe TO
The West and Far West, the Roxy Mountains, Sierra
Nevada Yoeemf-e Valley the Mining Regions, and other
famons locslitisa, and has numerous maps and Illus
tratiCns.
The Second Volume of the Plays Of Shake
sDnye preparedTor in schools and families, by the
Rev HENRY N HUDSON containing the Tempest, Win
ttre Tale King Henry the Fourth, King Richard the
Third, King Lear Macbeth and Antony and Cleopatra,
has bet n published in Bost1n by CHM Brothers. The
conious IntrOducOns Notes to the xepective plays
are Of rare value evncng the fine aesthetic sense End
critical acuteuessG Gf the dIstn nguisbed editor.
Gee+0, by the Rev. w. LUCAS COLLINS,
forms the latest e LppncOtt's Series Of Ancient
Classics for English ReadtrA" 1t contains brief