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ment and English civilization. There tba
kings have been crowned and there III. men
who ruled aud governed kings have account
ed to the people for the power entrusted to
them. Thence have Jared to the scaffoId
many great souls Of heroes; the great Earle
OF Strafiord leaving behind him the memory
OF stately eloquense and manly courage
which had extorted admiration from the
sternest foes; the great Sir Walter Raleigh. a
name historic in two continents, name not
more ennob,ed by the achievements of hi
life, than by his cain steadfastr ess through
a shameless trial and shameless death.
Here Warren HASTINGS after ten yearS strug-
gle with the greatest combination of enc
mics that ever sought tie destruction Of a
single victim" listened 10 the verdict which
assured him that he should sleep in honor in
the parish churchyard among the hiels of
ms ancient line. So insepsrably consec;ed
is the memory Of the Great hall with all
fam 'us trials that Lord Macaulay whose
affiuence of knowledge seemed to surpass the
knowledge of all other men thought he re-
membered that Bacon was there convicted
and Somers there acquitted.
SUNSHINE AND SHADOW. Auovei. BY Mrs G. !.
Newly. Philadelphia: t, 3. Peterson 6 Broth
ers Far sale by C. r. Chishnim a. Rra.h-.s
In this new story, an Eoslish Barone' with
his four children, occupy the foreground. Tue
evil spirit is Lady Lora Viyian,a young and
beautiful widow, who, while deeply attached
to one man, promises to marry his elder
brother, for the sake OF his title and wealth.
This leads to. misunderstanding ard misfnr-
tune--one brother proceeding TO Australia,
where he POUNDS a settlement and builds a
seaport, the other devoting himself to public
life, with fair prospect, at the close of the
narrative, OF having his heart-aches relieved
by matrimony. There is a good deal of court
ing in this tale-the wooing OF Louisa Elton.
the proper heroine, is decidedly original.
There are four marriages and fifth on the
cards! Mrs. Newly writes of English rural
life, and of fashionable London society, as
il she were thoroughly familiar with both.
SIN AND ITS CONSEQUENCES. By Henry Edward
Archbishop of Westminster New York: ID. IS J.
saddlier & Co. For sale by t. P MCGOWAN.
This volume embraces certain discourses on
the nature Of sin, mortal and venial sin, sins
OF omission, the grace and works Of penance
etc. The sermons, Lr such they are, are
marked by that sclidity of thought, aptness
OF illustration and grace of language charac-
teristic Of their eminent author. To those
who desire an analysis of sin and who delight
in metaphysical subtleties, the volume will
doubtless be very ediIying.
DANGEROUS GAME. BY Edmund Yates, Bos-
ton; VIM. F. Gill & Co. For sale BY Loring,
Short & Harmon.
Mr.. Edmund Yates talents for telling an
exciting story are well known. He also pos
sesses an unfortunate penchant for intruding
something intensely horrible or revolving into
most of his stories. The plot of the present
novel, very ingeniously constructed, turns
upon murder and sundry other rascalities.
To the credit OF Mr.. Yates it should be said
that it has as little of the repalsive element as
the circumstances of the case allow. Some
OF the characters are excellently drawn, and
the narrative is decidedly entertaining.
Many of the personages of the story are
Americans, and for that reason OF much in
| sNASSs w INV ihpJOhiSl VI lCduCiS Ou tuiS Sluc
of the Atlantic.
THURD AND OTHER POEMS. By q. E. o. Boston.
Lee q Shepard. For sale by sale by Francis Ccf-
fin.
The author of ''Thurid'' fingers a we'll
worn string. "Thurid'' is a Northern maid
eu, one of those girls ''who hate to-day, yet
long not for to morrow" depending chiefly
on the men ories of yesterday for mental sub
slstence. She marries the wrong man of
course, and woes uunumbered follow. The
poem is written in smooth numbers, the gi-
santic Scandinavian names being easily
worked il, and contains some pleasing poetic
imagery. The other poems in the volume,
Charity and Goodman John," are better
because not so ambitious.
CYcLoPEDIA OF AMERICAN LITERATURE. By
Evert A. ana Geo L. nuyck mex Edited to dat e
by NJ. Laird Smons. Philadelphia: t. ElwOod
Zen.
Numbers 9 to 12 inclusive ofthe new edi-
| tion of the Duyckinck Cycopedia of Ameri-
can Literature have been issued by the pub
Usher, I. Ellwood Zel. OF the merits of this
vork it is needless to speak, as it is the stand
ard in its department. The revised edition
| possesses great merits. The list of new az
thors has been incorporated into the general
body OF the work, thus avoiding the annoy
ance of several indexes, and copious extracts
are given from the younger writers who have
won place in our literature. The typo
| graphical and mechanical execution of the
work is superb, and it is profusely illustrated
with choice engravings oil steel and wood.