FEB. 15, 1867. NOBLE AUTHORSHIP.-The Duke of Argyle has just published an octavo volume, entitled "The Reign of Law;" and his eldest son, the Marquis of Lorne, now in his twenty-second year, announces an illustrated volume entitled "A Trip to the Tropics." Lady Llanover announces, in one volume, with illustrations, "Good Cookery from the Recipes of the Hermit of St. Gover." The Viscountess Combermere announces "Our Peculiarities." The Hon. Mrs. Norton will soon publish her new novel, "Good Sir Douglas." Lady Herbert, of Lea, has just published "Impressions of Spain." Earl Russell has published the third and concluding volume of his "Life of Charles James Fox." The Hon. Emily Eden's "Up the Country" (descriptive of life in India) has got into a third edition. Lord Brougham has supplied a Preface to the forthcoming "Life and Speeches of Lord Plunket," edited by his son. THE "QUARTERLY REVIEW."-The new number has articles on "Crime in the State of New York," and "Yankee Wit and Humor." INDEX-MAKING.-More attention is paid in England to index-making than in this country. Here, as exceptions, we may mention the excellent analytical index to Edward Everett's writings prepared by Dr. Allibone, and that, although not so full, to President Felton's Lowell Lectures ("Greece, Ancient and Modern"), just published by Ticknor & Fields. We notice, in a recent London paper, that "a gentleman, having six years' experience in making indices, analytical and otherwise," advertises for work of that description. works was continued in New York by the late firm of C. S. Francis & Co. Mr. F. was a gentleman very highly esteemed by the members of the trade while in it, but in later years the position he held in the Custom House had led him to gradually withdraw from them, his business leading him in other directions. From France are notices of the death of Victor Cousin, in his 75th year; of M. Ingres in his 8oth; and of Malle. Georges in her 84th. VICTOR COUSIN was the ablest philosophical writer of his time in France. At M. INGRES, the ablest pupil of David, the great Revolutionary artist, made his reputation, as painter and teacher, in Italy. He succeeded Horace Vernet as Director of the French Academy at Rome. the French Exhibition of 1855, an apartment was reserved expressly for the paintings of Ingres. He was made Knight of the Legion of Honor in 1834, He was elected member of the Institute in 1825. Commander in 1845, and Grand Officer in 1855. Malle. GEORGES, who was the queen of French tragedy sixty-five years ago, lingered on the stage long after she had lost the power to please, passed out of sight and memory, and died in distressed circumstances, if not in actual poverty. Mr. GEORGE BAXTER, inventor and patentee of oil-color printing, has died in London, aged sixtythree. Near Glasgow (Scotland), Mr. JAMES SMITH, of Jordanhill, author of the "Voyage and Shipwreck of St. Paul," died on January 17th, in his eightyfifth year. CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS.-There is a proposition Mr. JOSEPH GREY, whose "Geography" and "Spellnow before Pope Pius IX. to canonize Christophering Book" were common school-books in England Colon, as the Italians call him. MRS. HENRY WOOD.-"Lady Adelaide's Oath," originally published in Philadelphia by T. B. Peterson, which has been running, as a serial, through "Temple Bar," has appeared in book form in London, where a publisher announces "Sir Cy. rus of Stonycleft, by Mrs. Wood," as nearly ready. This, however, is not Mrs. Henry Wood, author of "East Lynne." "ARMADALE" ON THE STAGE.-Mr. Wilkie Collins has dramatized his own sensational novel, "Arma dale," and the play will be brought out early this season, not on the London, but on the Parisian stage, it is reported. OBITUARY. half a century ago, died on the 16th of January, aged eighty-three. Looking back at his books, a school-boy would now laugh at the minimum of information they conveyed. Mr. JOSIAH ALDER, a hard-working student of nature in England, who had particularly distinguished himself by his geological researches, is also among the dead of January; he had attained a ripe old age. Mr. F. J. Fooт, one of the senior geologists of the ish Islands, was drowned, while skating on Lough Irish Branch of the Geographical survey of the BritKey, in the North of Ireland, on January 17th. PERIODICALS. Universalist Quarterly. January. When Were our Gospels Written?-From the German of Tischendorf (Prof. O. Cone).-Death and Glory (Rev. J. C. Knowlton).-Pulpit Preparation (Rev. H. Blanchard).-Growth and Progress (Rev. J. O. Skinner).-The Scenes in Eden not a Fall of Man (Rev. V. Lincoln).-Unity of Faith (Rev. G. T. Flanders).-Rénan's Apostles (Rev. A. St. J. Chambre).-General Review.-Contemporary Literature.-Boston: N. E. Univ. Pub. House. The Church Monthly. January. "IN Boston, January 31, JOSEPH H. FRANCIS, aged 54." Such is the simple record that the Boston papers bring to us of the decease of one who was connected with the book trade for a number of years. His disease was virulent smallpox, said to have been taken from a sailor with whom, at his post at the Custom House, he had business transactions. Mr. Francis was a son of the late David Francis, of Boston, who, with his partner, Mr. Munroe, commenced the book business about the year The Church and her Work (Rev. O. Wither1800, and continued it for a long series of years spoon). -The Daughter's Mistake: continued.until about 1835, when they relinquished the gene- Bryan Maurice; or, The Seeker: continued (Rev. ral business and continued the printing under the W. Mitchell).-The Two Lessons (S. L. E.).— same name and style of Munroe & Francis. While Ernest Neville's Lectures on Modern Atheism (Rev. in the book business they printed, in the year 1805, J. F. Ohl).-The Month.-Themes for Reflection. the first American edition of Shakspeare, and subse--Botany.-Books Received. quently were known as publishers of juvenile books ton & Co. (mainly) in Boston, and they and Mr. Mahlon Day, and Messrs. S. S. & W. Wood, of New York, for a The Church and Her Work (Rev. O. Witherseries of years had the field to themselves for that spoon).-The Daughter's Mistake: continued. class of literature. Mr. J. H. F. succeeded to the Bryan Maurice; or, The Seeker: continued (Rev. general business at the old stand, and continued it W. Mitchell).-Ecce Homo (Rev. W. H. Clarke). for a number of years, until it was relinquished in -Via Dolorosa (Harriet McE. Kimball).-Book the year 1848; and the publication of the juvenile Notices. Boston: E. P. Dutton & Co. Boston: E. P. Dut The Church Monthly. February. -- New Englander. January. FEB. 15, 1867. The Temporal Power of the Pope (Prof. Fisher). -The Value of Linguistic Science to Ethnology (Prof. Whitney).-The Late Insurrection in Jamaica (G. G. Hubbard).-U. S. Sanitary Commission. Divorce: Part I. Among the Hebrews, Greeks, and Romans (Prest. Woolsey).-A Roman Philosopher. -Review of an Article on "Conversion" in the "Catholic World" (Rev. L. Bacon, D. D.).-Southern Regeneration (H. T. Blake).-Notices of New Books. New Haven: Profs. G. P. Fisher and T. Dwight, and W. L. Kingsley, Esq., editors. Evangelical Quarterly Review. January. Addresses at Inauguration of Profs. Hay and Valentine in the Theological Seminary at Gettysburg. Reminiscences of Deceased Lutheran Ministers.-Baptismal Regeneration (Prof. D. Worley). -Dr. Shedd's History of Christian Doctrine (Prof. C. P. Krauth, D. D.).—Schism and Protestantism (Rev. J. Weidman).—Origin of Christmas Presents (Prof. L. W. Heydenreich).-Ananias and Sapphira (E. Greenwald).-John's Message (Prof. J. F. Wilken). The General Synod and its Assailants (Prof. J. A. Brown, D. D.).-The Benefits of the Communion (Rev. J. B. Baltzly).-The Missouri Synod. Notices of New Publications. Gettysburg: Prof. M. L. Stoever, editor. Bibliotheca Sacra. January. The Twofold Fundamental Law of Rhythm and Accentuation (Translated from the German of Prof. Hupfeld, by Rev. Prof. C. M. Mead).-The Divine and Human Natures in Christ (Rev. E. A. Lawrence). The Art of Conversation (Rev. L. Withington, D. D.).-The Province of Imagination in Sacred Oratory (Rev. J. Haven, D. D.).—The Topography of Jerusalem (Rev. S. Wolcott, D. D.).— The Atonement in the Light of Conscience (Rev. L. S. Potwin).-Conscience, its Relations and Office (Rev. J. Bascom, D. D.).-Biblical Notes (Prof. H. B. Hackett, D. D.).-Notices of Recent German Publications. Notices of Recent Publications. Boston Draper and Halliday. The Galary. February 15. Waiting for the Verdict: Part I (Mrs. R. H. Monthly Religious Magazine. February. "The New Birth" (E.).-Captain Charlie (C. M. P.).-Spirit of the Religious Press.-Earth Transfigured, as seen from another Planet (C. T. B.)— Random Readings.-Literary Notices. Boston: L. C. Bowles. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of On the Period and Ratio of the Annual Increase in the Circumference of Trees (Thomas Mechan).— Third Contribution to the History of the Balænida and Delphinidæ (Edward D. Cope).-On the Reptilia and Batrachia of the Sonoran Province of the Neartic Region (Edward D. Cope).-Fifth Contribution to the Herpetology of Tropical America (E. D. Cope).-On the Agricultural Art: Myrmica Molefaciens (Gideon Lincecum).-Descriptions of some New Species of Diurnal Lepidoptera (Tryon Reakirt). RELIGIOUS. BOOK NOTICES. The Ritualism of Law in the Protestant Episcopal Hamilton. In this little volume the author recasts and expands a sermon on Ritualism originally preached in New York and Brooklyn at the request of the Clerical Association of those cities, and subsequently repeated in Philadelphia before the Clerical Association of that city. The writer says, that as Bishop Hopkins has sought a "Law of Ritualism," he has himself endeavored to show the duty of abiding by the "Ritualism of Law" as it is already established. From this statement it will of course be inferred that the argument of the volume is a denial of the right to introduce ceremonies established by law or custom in the Church of England, which have not been specifically provided for, or ordered by the American Church. these. The last of them is an impressive exhorta- This Council is stated to have been "the largest ever held in Christendom since the Council of Trent, with the exception of two or three held at Rome under the Sovereign Pontiff himself." There are fourteen discourses here by members of the Coun cil, and the book is approved and recommended by the Archbishop of Baltimore. Sermons. By the late Alexander McClelland, D. D. Edited by Richard W. Dickinson, D. D. pp. xvi., 424. N. York: Robert Carter & Brothers. Dr. McClelland occupied Professorships in Dickinson College, and in Rutger's College, and the Curfew Chimes, or Thoughts for Life's Eventide. By Theological Seminary of the Dutch Reformed J. R. Macduff, D. D. Church at New Brunswick. He died in December, The Day Dawn. By the Author of "Memorials of 1864. He was a student and a thinker, who set Captain Hedley Vicars," etc. pp. 35. before his mind a high standard of excellence, and Robert Carter & Brothers, New York, publish preached sparingly, as if from a consciousness of pp. v., 71. FEB. 15, 1867. not having reached his own ideal. There are seventeen discourses in the volume, and they will well repay perusal, for they are marked by reflection, gravity, and pungency, and free from those tricks of style which are too frequently resorted to even in the solemn discourses of the pulpit. HISTORY AND BIOGRAPHY. Memoirs of Rhode Island Officers who were engaged in the Service of their Country during the Great Rebellion of the South. By JOHN R. BARTLETT. 4to. Providence. 1867. This is a noble tribute to the patriotism of Rhode Island during the late war, surpassing anything of the kind that has yet been attempted, so far as we know, in any of her sister States. It is a large, handsome, quarto volume of 452 pages, illustrated with 34 portraits, and a representation of the Landing of the Burnside Expedition on Roanoke Island, all engraved on Steel by J. C. Buttre, of New York. It comprises 110 Memoirs of Officers, of whom 67 fell in battle. The list includes 2 Governors, 14 Major and Brigadier Generals, 23 Colonels and Lieutenant Colonels, 1 Lieutenant Commander of the Navy, 5 Majors, 1 Surgeon, the rest being Captains and Lieutenants of Batteries and Light Artillery. The Memoir of Burnside by the Rev. Mr. Woodbury is very full and complete. Some of the sketches, in which we readily trace the skilful pens of Prof. Wm. Gammell, Geo. W. Curtis, and others, are written with great power and beauty, and will richly repay a second perusal. The execution of the work throughout is good. But few copies of this volume remain unsold, most of them having been taken by subscribers. These few may be had of Sidney S. Rider & Brother, Providence. History of the United States. By Anderson Davenport. pp. 296. Philadelphia: Uriah Hunt and Son. The present edition of this school history contains new chapters and enlargements of the old, bringing the work down to the present time. POETRY. Charles Wesley Seen in his Finer and Less Familiar Poems. pp. xvi., 398. New York: Hurd & Houghton. The published poems of Wesley are said to occupy above three thousand closely printed pages. Of this mass, hardly one fifth, and that in an altered and fragmentary shape, is before the world, chiefly in the Methodist hymn-books of England and America. The object thus selected is to exhibit Wesley as a poet rather than a hymnist. Much of the contents will be new to the general reader. The editor, Mr. Frederick M. Bird, of Valtie, New York, has done his work well, as his brief but judicious notes show. The preface informs us that Mr. David Creamer, of Baltimore, is the owner of what is "no doubt the only almost complete collection of the Wesleyan poetry in America." Beechenbrook; a Rhyme of the War. By Margaret J. Preston. pp. 106. Baltimore: Kelly & Piet. The favor with which these poems have been received is indicated by the fact that the volume has reached the fifth thousand. The volume is printed in admirable style on fine tinted paper. Pierre Cauwet, Poesies. pp. 194. San Francisco: Henry Payot. We have here an agreeable and diversified collection of French poetry. Most of the pieces have appeared in the volumes of journals. The versification and subjects are varied, but they all read smoothly, and the work is issued in a neat manner extremely creditable to the publisher. TRAVELS. Colorado: a Summer Trip. By Bayard Taylor. pp. 185. New York: G. P. Putnam. These letters were originally published in the "New York Tribune," and are reproduced in this form to meet the demand of a general interest in the regions they describe. The Open Polar Sea; a Narrative of a Voyage of Discovery towards the North Pole in the Schooner "United States." By Dr. I. I. Hayes. pp. xxiv., 454. New York: Hurd & Houghton. The expedition of Dr. Hayes sailed in July, 1860, and returned in October, 1861. The present narrative is popular rather than scientific in its character, and gives a graphic sketch of those Arctic scenes and experiences which charm us so in the inimitable volumes of Kane. The work is freely illustrated with maps, drawings, and tale pieces, and is produced in an excellent style of manufacture. From Harper & Brothers, being Nos. 286 and 287 of their Library of Select Novels. The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club. By Charles Dickens, with original illustrations by S. Etynge, Jr. pp. xvi., 464. Boston: Ticknor & Fields. This is the first volume of the "Diamond Edition" of Dickens, and a very handsome volume it is. The enterprise will be a success. The type, though small, is extremely clear and legible, for its size, and the sixteen illustrations are capital. A compact, well printed and comparatively inexpensive series of volumes in this style will doubtless be acceptable to the public and remunerative to the publishers. The printing and electrotyping are by Welch, Bigelow & Co. Faith Unwin's Ordeal. By Georgiana M. Craik, author of "Lost and Won," etc. pp. 321. New York: Leypoldt & Holt. The present story is marked by the excellence of the preceding work from the same pen, and will doubtless be equally popular. Mrs. Caudle's Curtain Lectures. By Douglass Jerrold, with illustrations by Charles Keene. pp. v., 195. New York: Hurd & Houghton. A very neat edition we have here of one of the happiest efforts of its class. JUVENILE. Dick and his Cat; an Old Tale in a New Garb. By Mary Ellis. pp. 91. The Deserted Mill; or, The Reward of Industry. By E. L. Lewellyn, author of "Piety and Pride,' etc. pp. 80. Philadelphia. Mrs. J. Hamilton publishes each of these. The first of them is especially excellent. It is the story of Whittington and his cat told in words no one of which contains more than four letters or is over one syllable in length. The type is very large, eigh FEB. 15, 1867. lines to a page, and the paper is stout. Any child | Whether they are superior to Pascal's "Thoughts," who has the least knowledge of reading will enjoy the reader will judge. it. EDUCATIONAL. En Avant, Messieurs! Being a Tutor's Counsel to his Pupils. By the Rev. G. H. D. Mathias, M. A. pp. vi., 279. Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott & Co. We have here a collection of hints and suggestions profitable not only to students, but to many persons who are grown up. No intelligent youth just entering on life can read the sprightly and pointed papers without profit. They are full of sense, and many of them are directed to subjects which occasion embarrassment in a number of minds. MISCELLANEOUS. Thoughts selected from the Writings of Horace Mann. pp. 240. Boston: H. B. Fuller & Co. A number of short passages, called "Thoughts," are collected together and printed in a handsome volume. The selections are generally quite brief. Gardening for Profit: a Guide to the Successful Cultivation of the Market and Family Garden. By Peter Henderson. pp. viii., 243. New York: Orange Judd & Co. The writer of this has practical knowledge and working experience of the subject, and has collected a great deal of valuable information upon topics connected with the vegetable departments of horticulture. The Merchant's and Banker's Almanac for 1867. pp. xvi., 176. New York: Office of the Banker's Magazine. This volume is full of information indispensable to the class for whom it has been prepared. A complete list of all the National Banks in the United States occupies forty-five pages, and there is a large number of papers upon topics connected with coinage, circulation, production, prices, finance, etc., together with eleven engravings of bank buildings. Much of the matter is of a permanent character, and just such as is serviceable to the banking class. Record of Five Years. By Grace Greenwood. pp. vi., 222. Boston: Ticknor & Fields. There are thirty-three papers collected here, and the subjects include a little of everything-including babies, country-life, politics, etc. Grace Green-* wood is one of the most popular writers of this country, and anything from her pen is sure to meet with a large sale. Her juvenile books are attractive and instructive. Speeches and Addresses, delivered in the Congress of the United States and on several Public Occasions, by Henry Winter Davis, of Maryland. Preceded by a Sketch of his Life, Public Services, and Character, being an Oration by the Hon. J. A. J. Cresswell, U. S. Senator from Maryland, with Notes Introductory and Explanatory. pp. xxxv., 596. New York: Harper & Brothers. The recent death of Mr. Davis is still fresh in the memory of the country, and his vigorous, active, and brilliant intellect will not soon be forgotten. The present volume contains the reports of the speeches and addresses delivered by him, and such documents as are wholly written by him. ANNOUNCEMENTS. John E. Potter & Co., Philadelphia. Memoirs of Mary, Queen of Scots. By Miss Benger. 2 vols. Memoirs of Anne Boleyn. By Miss Benger. Half Hours in Bible Lands; or, Stories and Sketches from the Scriptures and the East. By Rev. P. C. Headley. 6 vols. With many illustrations. D. Appleton & Co., New York. Huxley's Lessons in Elementary Physiology. Journey to Ashango Land, and Further Penetration into the Interior of Africa. By Paul B. Du Chaillu. American Copyright Edition. Good Report. The last work of Alice B. Haven (Mrs.) Neal). American Tract Society, New York. George Wayland. By the author of "Basil." Roberts Brothers, Boston. Ecce Deus; Essays on the Life and Doctrine of Jesus Christ. With Controversial Notes on Ecce Homo." 1 vol. 16mo., to match" Ecce Homo." G. W. Carleton & Co., New York. The Last Warning Cry. By Dr. Cumming. 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