The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-10-30

I the ulIleTcnL Ntnhulo OpihlOho 4 DTlOug bIhIBus
and the aim OF the author has been, by connn-
ing himself to such facts and theories as have
met with general acceptance among arch@olo-
Qists, to give a good general outline Of our pres
ent knowledge Of Greek sculpture, clearly dis
tinguishing the different schools and select
ing tho best typical instances to show the
development OF each. Part l. carries the
history OF Greek sculpture down TO the time
of Phidias, and Part II. closes with its decadence
and degradation under the Roman conquest.
1t is to be regretted that no official publication
on the subject OF the valuable discoveries made
during the recent French excavations at Delphi
was issued In time to enable Mr.. Gardner to
add an appendix on the subject. A large num-
Der OF illustrations, an interesting introduction
TO tho whole subject, and a carefully prepared
index make up a students handbook that. In its
own particular field. has no rlvel.
Forty years active practice of law In the city
of New York gave Mr.. Henry Laurin Clinton
the material for his Extraordinary Cases,"a
book which, published some years ago, proved
to be one OF the most interesting of it's kind. In
Celebrated Trials tHarpers) ho has now com.
piled another solid volume Of some six hundred
pages, wherein he gives the history of sew
cral OF the great criminal trials In which he
has appeared either Tor the prosecution or tn
defence. In the last hundred years there have
been no cases OF greater interest than tho
| Cunnlngham' Buruel muruer trihl 1901.
the prosecution of William NJ. Tweed in
1873, the libel suit OF John KEEL against
Mayor Havemeyer, the Oakley Hall prosecution
and the trial of Richard Croker for the murder
of John McKenna in 1874. The Cunningham
Burdell case alone, with its mystery still un-
solved, contains all the elements Of the widest
romance, and here in some 800 pages every
scene in the strange drama is shown, from the
| CHASTITY tragedy Of the murder. through all the
stages OF the long and fruitless investigation
and trial. to the acquittal of the accused woman
and the miserably farcical denouement of tho
bogus.baby case. On the other hand, one or two
of the cases are OF little interest to-day, and
some OF the long addresses to the jury. here
reproduced verbatim. have moro value as Illus
trations of a once popular style OF oratory
/ than as aids to the reader in following the
thread of the story. Such an example as Mr..
Clinton's address in the defence Of Mrs. Cum
bingham is especially interesting in Its clear
reasoning. its mastery grasp Of detail, and tho
art OF its appeal; but some Of these passionate
harangues. with their ornate periods and lofty
flights Of rhetoric, make mighty hard reading.
There is grim and convincing testimony to tho
power of forensic eloquence in the case
OF an unfortunate juryman in the Oakley Hall
trial, which is thus recorded by Mr.. Clinton.
who was for the prosecution:
NJ Clark had not vitality sufficient to with
stand the effect of the talk Of counsel for de-
fence. 1t rasped his nerves and speedily under
mined his vitality. He could sleep but little
nights. Tho talk of the defendants counsel
haunted him; when asleep he repeated more or
less OF it. On Tuesday, the 18th Of March, he
died"
A little book full of pleasant personal remin-
iscence and of special interest to every lover of
the horse is whip and Spur" by Col. George
E. war!ng Doubleday & McClure,. Written
many years ago. these sketches will be new TO
readers of the present generation. to whom they
may be as full of rare and quiet
entertainment. Incidents Of active service
during the war and anecdotes that recall the
jollity, the comfort and the misery Of camp life
are interviewer with "reminiscences Of some Of
the faithful four-footed friends that car
ried the author. then a young officer
OF cavalry, through his campaigns. A
chapter on fox hunting gives an account
Of holiday spent in the heart OF the best all
round hunting country in England; the country
OF the Atherstone. Bicester. Pytchley. and North
Warwickshire packs. This, with It's pleasant
description of the old Haycock Inn at Wansford
and tho meet at Br.nklow. has something of
the spirit OF a hunting picture by Leech or Phiz.
or q sketch by Nimrod or one OF the other old
time sporting writer's. Altogether the volume
makes the best OF company for an idle hour.
The appearance of a new single volume edition
OF Miss Manning's THE Maiden and Married
Life of Mary Powell tafterward Mistress Mil.
TONI and it's sequel. "Deborah's Diary lScrib-
ncrs). recalls n once familiar name that to the
present generation is well-nigh unknown. Tho
historians and biographers have never dis.
covered much that is altogether satisfactory
about Millions first marriage, and when, in the
early tiftes. Miss Manning. in the form of
what purported TO be a diary, told her
story OF poor Mistress Powell's life, the
little book, in spite of its obvious artificial
ity, won instant favor by its delicate beauty
and imaginative sympathy. The present reprint
contains an introduction by the Rev. W. II. Hut
ton and a number OF beautiful illustrations, re-
produced from drawings by Messrs. John Jel-
licoe ard Herbert Railton, of Forest Hill. the
Barbican. Bunhill Fields. and other places asso.
ciated with the immortal memory OF Milton.
These imaginary diaries, even though OF little
valu as contributions 10 exact historical knowl-
edge, give n very pleasant picture of the blind
poet, his child wife. and Mistress Deborah. tho
favoritc daughter and amanuonsis, and readers
of to-day will doubtless find In Miss Manning's
delicate and delightful work all the charm that
appealed to those of fifty years ago.
A pleasant and unpretentious little book of
verses writton by two sisters. Annie Fellows
Johnston and Albion Fellows Bacon. is pub
!ishei by Messrs. l. G. Page & Co. under the title
of Songs Ysame" whatever that may meanD.
Most Of tho numbers are tinged with a gentle
sadness, and have the delicate musical quality
that Initiates the ear and the emotions rather
than the intellect, while one or two. notably
"Spen thrift" From a Tenement Window
and Echoes from Erin," the verses given be-
low, will not lose by comparison with the work
of some more ambitious minor poets OF to-day:
Across old Purple Mountain I hear q buElo call.
And down tho rocks like water the echoes leap and