New-York tribune., 1884-10-14
NEW PUBLICATIONS.

rAyIoR on CORPORATIONS Treatise on 9.onw .ne % Nv
TrxpT ~ ip q rSyicR. Philadelphia: Kay Bro, 1861
This ia a textbook OH the law appiicapie 10
husincss corporations in general; exciuuihs y" ,"
sne hand discussion of societies incorporate" 'o
RELIGIONS charitable or educational purposes, "".
municipal corporations and upon tne o'ho' '""
nmittinC burac,some details peculiar 10 sep"i",
classes of companies. The author has e'iocn''3
,tudied the subject upon broad lines, a"" ,i' 49,,
ume is more thoughtful and phiiosoph'o ''''"
average law treatise. Thus he discaru' INV M '..:
cf regarlng.an incorporated compah! "s a" Iii.
ec;al ncrsonr and views it senshly and practica'i!
assoo;...d hodv Of men, After discussing the
emotion of n CORPORATION" he treats OF rights anu
liabilities arising from its formation, then ol inc
,c., e,ect of corporate acts. and lastly OF rieh's
.na relations arising among those Who deal Win IL,
We consider the work a useful ADDITION 10 Ane'i-
can legal literature. 1t will repay continuous
peusal. The topographic execution seems Ca
cellent.
The illustrated catalogue Of the Luxen'
,opro Gallery U. w. Bouton cores
ronds with the wcl-known catalogue Oh tne
Salon. pubished annually 1t is very careiu'i9
aud satisfactorily arranged. There is briei h'stor
cal sketch of the Palace of the Luxembourg "h''i,
has il is needless to say, the most lhteres''ne "
varied associations having harbored more '"'.ouo
(and ,nfamous personages III Its time 'naii po'n"p
any other building i'll Europe. lts ART hs'oiS ""y
bc said 70 date from the beginning OF the presoh'
conturv and its speciality is the works OF living
bainters and sculptors. The Catalogue co
tains some two hundred and nity larry
executed reproductions, after the orlgihai ocSisn
of the artists III most cases besides severai ehsi"
ings and ctchings Some OF these fepl'u"',lo''
fall littc short of being works of art themselves
Ill nf fhnp, orp
cuted 70 afford a clear idea of the chief points OF
,h. na;rto,,s design The peculiar modern French
art splrit is shown perhaps with disagreeaoie con
sncnousness in the choice of subjects but that mas
nothing to do with the catalogue, when aims ~
beino and in this case certainly faithful gnlue
IN and exponent of the treasures of the gallery.
The usefulness of such a work. as well 10 those VINO
cannot as TO those who can visit the gaIlery ioi
themselves, is self-cyident
In these DAYS when coarse and oiatant H.
6deIty is too often opposed by nothing stronger an
a weak relgionism, it is refreshing 10 reao d
religious periodical like The AndorT Rer'e~ III Is
NJ once n manly organ of essential orthodoxy, and
an honest exponent of the legitimate conclusions OF
modern religious thought. The October number OF
The Rrie,r is full of meat for the thinker and the
,heolooian. John g. Whittier contributes char
acteristic pOem on the modern adjustment OF the
old relgions Thought "The Function OF the
christian Consciousness by Professor George Har-
,is is n valuable bit of theological metaphysics.
Edward Everett Hale shows how the people IN TINS
country and not the Administration, are the 1oV-
crnment William NJ. Bryants sixth article Oh
Buddhism and Christianity" is careful study
In comnaratiye religion. Asusual the editorial ar
tic,es of The Rcricr are admirable while It's Dook
notices are careful and discriminating.