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Life and correspondence of the Rt. Rev. samuel Seabury, D. D. first tishop of Connecticut and If the Episcopal church in the United States of America By E. Edward Beardsley. D: D., l. L. D.. with steel portrait. Second edition vol vo pp. Is. 49s. Boston, Houghton, Miff1n Co.,, 1881.
 A book of historical character must have undoubted value to reach a second edition, as this has in three months after it's first issue. But Dr. Beardsley had already won a wide reputation by his previous works, and his life of Seabury was not needed to make him well and favorabIy known to the public, and especially to the intelligent portion of the Episcopal church. The Rev. Dr. George E.. Ellis, venerable Unitarian minister, and one of the most distinguished historical scholars and writers in New England, has made this book, in the April number of the International Reoieao.. the basis of bright and interesting article entitled ''The First American Bishop" Speaking of the author s treatment of his subject and of the thorough ness of his Investigations, he says, 'If one not within that communion (the Episcopal may with due propriety pronounce impartial ly upon the tone, method and merits of this volume, the writer can but say that it is writ ten in a most admirable spirit, with dignity, CaQQOr dhu cOuSCl0utlOuo luCllGJ, WILL fl fond and tender respect for and lofty ap- preciation of the character and services of its subject, and with an exhaustive thoroughness of research in gathering and commenting up- on all documentary materials" "
 Bishop Seabury is not only identified with Connecticut, but he belongs to the whole Protestant Episcopal church in the United States and general ecclesiastical interest therefore centres in his biography. Those who wish to understand fully the character of the men who a century ago adhered to their principles and worked steadily for the union and consolidation of what appeared for a time to be opposing pal ties in the Epls- copal church will appreciate this effort to bring out the influence of the first Bishop of Connecticut and to present the main facts Of his history in unbroken chronological order :" The volume will be of interest also to those not connected with the great American
 Communion of Episcopalians. Its colonial features are worth looking at. As the Boston
 Adoertiser in 8 notice of 1t very we'll says: ''Apart from any mere
 denominational history, the author
 has so set the Bishops portrait in the framework of the times as to give very posi- tive and valuable information of the inner and special tempers of our revolution-that acutely bitter strife of English colonies against George III and his arrogant Parlia- ment-which confronted the early life of Seabury and determined it to many and weary issues. The story gives us fresh de-
 tails of the motives, temper and fate of the
 men called tories, class who, not much given to writing current history, have some times fared hard at the hands of the histo-
 rian.''
 useful little volume is 1.-The United
 States Blue Book,'' which contains register
 of federal offices and employments in each
 State and Territory and the District of Col umbia, with their salaries and emoluments, together with a manual of information and instruction for persons desiring public en- ployment at the seat of government or else where, showing who is eligible for appoint ment, the form and mode of application, by whom appointments are made or controlled,
 the tenure of office, etc., etc., etc. The Blue Book is compiled from official sources by J. H. Soule, editor of the United States Record ana G0SSELS, ana IS IOT S6l0 III LulS Clby Oy
 Thomas H. Pease & Son, 1O2 Church street.
 Sc7Sbrer's for May has portrait of Car
 lyle, engraved by Cole after a photograph, for frontispiece. The chief illustrated ar-
 ticles are: 'sThe Wild Sheep of the Sierras, :"
 by John Muir; "Calpurnia,' ,. an elaborate
 poem by Professor Boyesen '1n and Out of
 London with Dickens" by B. E. Martin 1; 1 ssArtemus Ward-His Home and Family" by
 Don c. Leitz; ''Among the Esquimaux with
 Schwatka," :" by William H. Glider; and the instalment of 'fPeter the Great" Sir Julius
 Benedict contributes paper of notable inter- est upon Jenny Lind, with a portrait. Of l prose articles not illustrated, one of great in- | terest is Colonel Warnings first paper on
 ''The Sanitary Condition of New York y | Carlyle forms the subject of two essays, both
 notable, one of them being Mir. Emerson's 's
 Impressions of Thomas Carlyle in 1s4s, '' ] and the other critical paper by George