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NEW PUBLICATIONS.

Llf OF BENJAMIN II. BUTLER By L.. n.
BLAND, NJ. ID. Boston Lee shepherd. New
York: Charles 7. Dillingham;.
We are in receipt OF an advance copy OF the
above work, accompanied by the following
note:
To he Editor of Mc National Republican
STA: | take tho liberty to inalct copy OF my
life of Butler upon you having received few
copies OF an advance edition. Yours truly
4. A. BLAND.
We have not had time to investigate this
work beyond the paper cover, which Is en-
bellished front and rear with most imposing
and impressive likeness of the subject. The
counterpart is very correct and 1t wears so
storm an aspect that we have not ventured to
penetrate tho interior Of this literary strong
hold, over which the expressive face of the
subject stands us q sullcn sentinel. When we
know more of the merits of this work we may
venture to say moro. But at present, and
until we can excite something like a smile of
favor from the countcnance of Beu's counter
part VIC propose to be retcent
ERIN GO BRAGH. By Mrs. MARY ANDREws
DENIsoN author of "That Husband of Mine"
&c. Washington, d. Co. Globe Printing and Pub
fishing House.
We have already given brief notice of the
advance sheets of this work, and now We are
in receipt of perfect copy, through the polite
ness of the publishers. 1t is an octave volume
of 35i pages, exceedingly well printed on good
, paper, and very neatly bound. Tho tale is
omincntly Irish in character, and tho narra-
tive is we'll told, as arc all tho productions of
the lacile and ornate pen of Mrs. Denison. 1t
is designed to depict the wrongs and sufcrings
of the Irish people under English rule and the
characters and scenes are well chosen and de-
veloped under the lively and rich Imagination
of the talented authoress. 1t is not possible to
follow the writer through tho scenes that are
unfolded without a strong enlistment of sym.
pathy on the side Of Erin go Bragh."
| EDUCATION AS A SCIENCE. BY ALEXANDER
BA,T LLD ProiSSs2r @ ere Of logic In the University
This work is the fifteenth volume of the In
ternational scientific series, and is of great
value in advancing the interests of education.
1t is devoted to some extent to assigning pre-.
else meanings to such phrases as memory,
| judgment, imagination, followed by treatise
on the unfolding of the faculties, including
what is called the logical and analytical prob
lem Of education. 1t is work that must at
tract attention among the dcvotees of educa-
ton.
CASTLE HoLENwALD A romance. After the
German of Adolph Streckfuss, author of TOO
Rich. &c. BY Mrs A. s. WsTER, translator.
Philadelphia; j. b Lippincott u Co. Washing
| ton, ID. c.: L. NJ. Whitaker & Son.
This SIS very neatly printed volume of TO.
nance, which is exceedingly we'll produced,
and is full of interesting character, rich de-
scriptive scenery. 1t conveys moral Of more
than ordinary value.
| BONNIE MARIE; A Tale of Normandy and Paris.
BY HESRY GREvILLE Translated by Mary Neal
| Sherwood. Philadelphia; I. b. Peterson 4
| Brother.
This is q tale of sensational interest, which
relates to a young girl, the daughter of q
smuggler in Normandy, on the coast of France,
who is educated in a convent then returns to
tho domestic cares and duties of homo loses
her father in fray with tho coast guard, and
then goes to Paris to seek her fortune. The
rest can be ascertained by perusa.
FAIRY TALES; Their Origin and Meaning. By
JoHS TIAcKERAY BuNcE. New York D. Apple
| ton Il Co.
This little volume is one of Applcton's new
handy volume series, and contains the essence
of a course of Christmas holiday lectures.
THOMAS CARLYsLE; His Life, his Books, his The
| ories. By ALFRED H.GUERNSEY. New York ID.
Appleton & Co.
This is another Of the handy book series, and
contains many citations from the choicest of
Carlysle's efforts 1t is an interesting and
useful volume of some 200 pages.
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The display headings in the Sunday issue ol
the Times of Philadephia materially mars tn,
handsome Typography of that paper Mr.. Nc
LAUGHLIN must be out of town and the Office