Morning journal and courier., 1881-04-05
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ness which has gained for Miss Parr her present high reputation. Published by J. B. Lippincott & Co.,, Philadelphia, and for saIe
 in this city by Judd the bookseller.
 ] "The Land of Gilead: with Excursions in
 the Lebanon, " by Laurence Ohphant, is an 1 interesting and valuable story of the authors | journey through the Land of Gilead, under | taken in 1879 in connection with a scheme
 conceived by him shortly after the conclu- ! sion of the treaty of Berlin for the coloniza-
 ton of Palestine under the direct protection
 Of the Sultan by the oppressed and unfor-
 tunate Jewish population of Eastern Flu rope. This scheme was suggested to MT. l Ohphant by his personal knowledge of the ! condition of the Jews. especially in Rouman | Ia and In European Turkey, where they have l been and still are regarded by their Christian
 helgnoors with extreme bigotry and dislike,
 and when the details of it were laid by him l before Lord Salisbury Lord Beaconsfeld. the
 Prince Of Wales and other persons of weight and influence in England, he received such encouragement as led him to make serious attempt to organize and carry it out AS a preliminary step he made personal exami- nation in company with an English officer familiar with the country of Palestine, and particularly with the Land of Gilead, from Mezarlb to Jericho in quest of region suit
 able for the establishment of the proposed colony. His journey, which began and ended at Beyrout, extended over both banks of the Jordan and led him to visit the coast line by Sidon and Tyre to Akka and Haifa. Jeru- salem, Ramoth- Gilead, Ajalon the country of the Gadarenes, the land of Uz. Casarta Philippi, Damascus, Baalbec and the Let anon. In the course of this expedition he came upon many points lying outside tLe beaten track of Oriental travel, which he has very entertainingly described. Published by D. Appleton Co.,, New York, and for sale in this city by Judd the bookseller
 MT. Henry George has written very strik- ing pamphlet on the Irish Land Question" It is the application to the Irish question of the doctrines which, it appears, Mir. George has already propounded in his book, e'Prog- ress and Poverty" This doctrine is simply that all the social dangers and distresses of tn modern world result from the institution of private property in land, which Mr. George considers legalized robbery. Published by D. Appleton & Co.,, New York, and for sale in this city by Judd the bookseller
 ''Great.. Singers: Second Series Malibran to Titiens, " by George T. Ferris, is published by D. Appleton E Co.,, New York. Nine lyric artists -Malibran. Schroder-Devrient, Grisi,
 Viardot Persiani. Alboni, Lind, Gruveli and Titiens-are brought to notice in this volume in very entertaining manner. For sale in this city by Judd the bookseller.
 MT. Augustus Mongredien has prepared little work entitled History of the Free Trade Movement in England" The prima- " purpose of the book is to show how it came about that England followed course peculiar to herself. A secondary purpose is to show what the results have been and
 in addition the book is intended to answer
 the charge that England has been ruined by
 her policy, charge frequently made by op-
 ponents of free trade in other countries.
 Published by G. P. Putnam's Sons New
 York, and for sale in this city by Judd the bookseller.
 Christian Institutions" by Dean Stanley, is 0 collection of essays on ecclesiastical sub
 jects which, as the preface says, ''are united
 
 stitutions to which they relate" Almost all of them relate to church history, and all of them are informed by the historical spirit and show the extent of the authors research es The underlying thought is that there is a class of principles behind the forms of Christianity, which has given to those forms whatever vitality they possess; and it is the authors endeavor to discover those princi- pies, taking pains to discriminate nicely be- tween the essential and the accidental, be- tween that which Is permanent and that which is the result of conditions subject to change. The author reaches two principal conclusions which govern the whole discus
 sion, namely, that anything which existed in the earlier ages of the church cannot be deemed incompatible with it's essence in any age; and that that which did not exist in primitive times cannot be deemed indispen- sable to the essence of the church at any time. Published by Charles Scribner's Sons, New York, and for sale in this city by Judd the bookseller.
 s'Studies in Song" by Algernon Charles Swinburne, contains thirteen of the later
 poems of the author. These poems are much like the others Mr. Swinburne has published
 AS the London Spectator says: Hove, hate,
 hope and despair have been sung in the first
 volume in the second, third and fourth he sings of them again, in a different set of phrases but after little time this becomes no more fruitful in surprises than game of dominoes. This is exactly MT. Swinburne's
 present position; he has sung of the strength of the sea and of death, and he sings of them again precisely as he sang of them before. There is nothing exact, nothing complete,
 nothing true no observation, no dilineation of character or sentiment nothing physiolo- gical or psychological The defect with l which Mir. Swinburne started, namely,a want l of knowledge and interest in men and their surroundings, and an inordinate love of the
 jangle and gurgle of words, became more and
 more noticeable in each succeeding volume" Published by R. Worthington, New York. | and for sale in this city by Judd the book seller