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He dlgresses very often to Interpose comments on the condition of society in the South, and to give his own {devas as to the necessary reinedies, Theso digresstons will bo agreed to by some and disa- greed to by others, But there is no bitter teas in the writer’s words; no partisanship. He Is Mheral and phitosophic,—altogether too much so tn the light of his personul experl- ence. There nre points of siinilarity be- tween it and Judge Tourgec’s works, but it differs materially in its conclusions. ‘his writer fs far less desponding, far more conti- dent. It Is a book to be. rend eavefully by those who think “experlences” have been invented in order to bo quoted on the stump for partisan purposes. An objection to It {ts its anonym- ity, for which, however, thera may be good and sufficient reasons, “A Fool's Errand”? attained its popularity while Its author was unknown, And, although "A Yenr of Wreck” Js not so powerful a book, does not appeal so earnestly or directly to our sym- pathles, or seek to nrouse so much ani- mosity or indignation ag A Fool’s Errand’? or“ Brieks Without Straw,’--is not so dra- inatic in effect or so thrilling,—It t+ a book worth reading, a sufllelently interesting to repay perusal, In brief, the writer of the book and ono or two associates figured out on paper an m- meense profit sure to come to them from the purchase of n Mississippi plantation and the raising of cotton, Abandoning thelr North- ern Interests and hones, they Invested many thousands of dollars in whet appeared to be a magnificent plantation, needing only ‘eaplinl to develop its neglected resources, They were cheated and foolod from the start, not only by owner or agent, but by avery one of whom they made Inqulr- Tes, AIL necessary purchases were charged to them at about 800 per cent advance on the regular retall prices. Contracts wera shamic- lesly violated, and they were dared to np- peal to the courts, ‘Their hired Inbor was. enticed away; smallpox and malaria played sad havoc with their hands, One of the partners dled. Murders wero perpetrated nightly under thelr windows by those whom the villagers styled *‘inischievous boys.” ‘Cholr own lives were constantly threatened, The son of one of the owners, of the writer ofthe book, in fact, was beaten nearly to death by some of tho Southern Chivalry, at a party to which he was Invlted, merely be- eause he was a "Yankee ’—being a mere chiki, About twenty brave Southerners sur- rounded him and tried to Kick the life out of him. ‘The writer Nhnself, having accepted an appointient as Judge, as being the only wat In the section who could tuke de neces- sary onth, was shot at by masked men while on his way to court, led Into an nmbusenile, wounded, and chnsed for niles, and saved from assasination only by the speed of his ‘horse, While in the court-room an attempt was minde to plingoa knife into his back, Not beeause ho hind aver taken any part In pollicaralite olitienl sentinents wero un- nown,—but because, In the elissic Missls- sippl dintect: You uns can't rule over wo uns.” As n business investinent, thelr fail- ure was a bad one, Where the preliminary figures had showed a profit of St0s,000 or more, the nett receipts were about SU,061, The Jand for which they hud paid $75 an fiero wits really worth about $15, and so on to the end of the chapter, Harassed and perse- ented, they did not, however, give up hope, They lave sineo realized something, but tinve not succeeded In overcoming the prejudice aginst them on account of thelr Northern birth. Many criticisms and comments are sug- gested by reading such storles of actual per- sonal experience, It is a record, among oth- or thins, of a good deal of: bad Judgment and Inek of experlence, And this Is all the Inore ovident from Wig statement that ‘oy. ery Hne on each page of this book Is. true, My statements are Suny, those of inchlents in my experience aso cotton-planter,” Hay- ing tinticlpated too much, every drawback fs magnified and given more importance in its effect upon what had been calculated tobe the tris result, Moreover, many things which ought to linve been foreseen were over- Jooked, such as frelght bills, non-exist- ence of hunber, absence of honses to Hye In, Jack of hands to work, provalont and unl- versal unfriendly feeting, etc, ‘hen the negro Juborer was misunderstood, Ho was expected to bo what he might have been under such conditions as those under which he had lived, ‘The ro in this book is not idealized, Le Hiteharncter from thecolored heroes ks Without Straw,” for Inatance, Hels o “distrustful, susplelous babe, with the vaguest [ten ns to the true meant{ng of freedom.” Tut there was something tavch- Ing in thelr very fnorance. Ono claimed to have seen an angel, and was asked how he looked. ike awhite mans and didn't "pear to hab tha Teas’ predudiss agin mo on 7eount of my binck skin.” The negro’s child- Ishness, helplesness, and obstinacy; his thleylng propensities and Inck of truth, are nowhero oxtenuated, ‘The Southern moda of transacting busl- ness was to get the best of thebargaln under any clreimstances, whether honorable or uot Thely ignorance of common business prinelp es anvored of ReMeclviization, ‘The South {dea seemed to be that the abolition of slavery was but temporary: ‘Chere is not A sentient oxpressed’ which looks to on frank aceeptance of the Inbor situation which the War has forced upon this countrys not a sylluble which shows a disposition to take the freedman and mold and fashton him {nto afaithinl and eticient free Jaborer. 6 6. ‘Thay seem to hate them (Le, thelr late hatred of the Govornment. . 6. ‘They sve to regard the nexrova as personally responsible for thelr freedom, and become enrugedl when they ave ane of them act ns If lw felt itmself to be free... . How to got thom and how to hold ‘them—not oa free lub hut ina modsfed form of sluyvery— constant study,” ‘These comments are based on personal experience, and not on ere co ecttire or pearsa) 0 Lin f hey regard us degrading, Again, hatred to the Government, Its ap oriers, and its flag ts faneht in Itschurches, Sunday: sehools, nid colleges, . 6. A Northern nan who comes here to lve ts expected to homediately share the quarrels of the Routh, and to udopt Its customs.” Further on (yp. 162) ha snys: ‘The fact {s,'there {3 no reasoi about these people, Born, or living, under a senib-tropical sun, the blood runs warmly Usrough thetr velns, What ls in the heart is instantly inthe brain. 0. |. . Nowhere {a there any evidenco that the lessons of tho War have taught them wisdom. Its disclp- Ting seems ouly to have lasted whils the pun Ishment lasted, ‘Thoy say thoy ouly stopped becuse they wore physically unable to eon thiue the contest, not from any conviction that they were Hi tho wrong, ‘The fires are being rekindled for the second contilot, and this ting, they Bay, they will come out yfee forfous.” ‘Then agaly (p, 189)2 it is no the reputation of giving vnusunlly sound ud- vice to thuir out-of-town customers, many of whom have reaped Jargy returus Irv small in- _ Yeatments, longer an attack divectly on the Govern: ment, because the South 13 now again under the Government, but it Iyan attnek upon its volley, nL tho more Insidivus for that fact. slaves) with a degrea second only to their aye Tt is when tho sinter under the cloak of re- Mzion gets into the Chureh that he ean do the test hari” nn supplementary chapter the writer “This narrative was prepared prior to 14 t was then lald aside, where ft has quietly rested, taking on coats of dust and cobwebs, and apparently abandoned to the ravages of ulbbiing inleo and the slow deeay of thne, At tastit leaves its hermitage to do its part in portraying the South at nn impor. tant era dn its history, ‘Che South of 1800 and (580 fa different. ©... Nowhere else Is the feeling stronger than here that, ina business polut of, view, slavery was a mise ta +. « ‘The'mnisehfievous boys are dig- appearing, their dissipation giving them an carly clahn to that six feet of ground the heritage ofall... ‘The South of 1880 fs more tolerant than tho South of 1808, But tt has yet much toleatn on this score! ‘Thorenre portions of it now—a very few—where a Northerner, whatever his polities may be, fs as lighly respected as he would be anywhera in the North: but, generally speak, any one Infinteat lo the polities of this section fs simply tolerated, and would receive a similar treatment to ours of 1808; and there are regions—alas! n great many--where lls per- sonal safety would be In question, Nearly everywhere the good clement is wnder the dontnation of the “inischlevous bays,’ Mimy thes fn ny reglon have f thought that {he former were on the eve of nsserting them selves, otuly to be disappointed, Sul, Lean avo that each year the good element 13 grow Ing stronger, ont the thine wilt come whan It Will haye the upper bond? The experience of Northern men who have tried to settle In the South appears to be the sume, “A Year of Wreck " Is not campalgn Iturature, It has moro enduring value. It isatrus pleture of tho actual condition of soclety palnted from personal experience, It is both a warning and a lesson, (A Year of Wreck. A ‘True Story, By n Victin, New York: Ilarper & Bros. Priew $1.25.) CHURCH-BUILDINGS IN TIE MID- DLE AGES, ‘This is. an elaborate treatise on the eceles!- astienl architecture of Venice, Stenna, and Florence in the most famous perlods of ehurel-bullding. It deserlbes the methods and processes then in’ use, with an account. of tho most celebrated architects and details of the inost important churches, their histo- ry. thelr characteristic features, and the legends connected with them. It is not, how- ever, a dry technical book for the professions al-aretilteet, buta Menifiea and seholnrly historteal treatise for the general reader, The histories of the great Duomos of the three eltles, selected by Mr. Norton, are the histories of tho cities themselves, ‘Tho tile {3 somewhat misleading forthe details and statistles of church-buflding have very little place in this work, It is handsamely gotten up by the publishers, aud Mr. Nor- ton fy a thoughtful and enrnest writer. According to the testlmony® of Rudolphus Glaber, just nfter tho thousandth year had Passed nen began throughout almost all tho world, but especiaily In Italy and France, to rebuild the churches, and in more noble styte. than that before In use, “It was'as if the earth, rousing Itself and casting away its old robes, clothing liself with the white;garment of churches,” Accordingly Mr. Norton be- ging his studies In the art of church building frown the first year of the eleventh century, In Germany and in England tho wealthy elnss and tho “upper” clergy—Mr, Norton divides the clergy into three classes: upper, Feeley andl seeular—-led In the work of rel pulielluge, In Italy, “It was matnty tho ex- preston of the platy, of the citizens of towns whieh wealth was aveumuluting, and of the spirit of 0 community animated with o sense of Indepenlence and of strength, and becoming confident of perpetuity? With all due deference to Mr. Norton, wa cannot agree with ihn in all his fudividual speculations, For instance, when he makes the following assertion: ‘In thnes when ford and sert were furthest apart, when the villain had no rights but those of the beasts which perish, the Church read the parable of Dives and Lazarus, snd declared the eyueetlty of manin the presence of God.” ‘fhis iy true only with an important modification, The blood of countless thousantls watered the soil of Europe becuuse the Chureh did not recognize the equality of man where one of the men was a Protestant. Again, earthly thie was often as strong an incentive to the hullding of great churches ag plous devotion, - To make mighty mausolenms for Kings and rulers rulsed cathedral churches as often as deep religious feeling. Policy ‘often played its part, and the spirit of rivalry wag a power- ful nssistant. Mr, Norton deflnes Romenesque, and takes issue with Mr, Whewell’s definition of it a3 “a corrupted imitation of the Roman archi- tecture.” “It was a new thing,” he says; “tho slowly-matured product of a long period of many fnfluences.” ‘Phe Roman esaue style proceeded mainly trom the cler- y, while the Gothia originated with the nity. “The latter was developed from the Romanesque in the twelfth century. ‘The necount of Yenies and of St Mark’s will bo read with especial interest nt this the, Ets restoration against the protest of al antlauas thins and artlovers has been wnidertaken b} tha italign Government, Falling in thelr cfforts to prevent tls, a comniltteo has been formed In London to “wateh” the process of restoration, On this subject Mfr. Norton Is emphatic: “Upon the adornment of its frende tho sources of Venetian wealth and art were lavished. It was enriched not only with precious marbles, but with carvings and mo- sites, tl lt was madathe most splendid com- porter of colored architecture that Europe 1s beheld, And yet ic is thisunique fagnade, to which the hand of time has given the las touches of beauty, In hue which only years ean bestow, that, at this moment, 13 these ptiges are colng through the press, Is threat. ened with destruction, under tho name of restoration. Italy plays the part In. those days of the serving-mald of Aladdin, and over and over again fachented into giving up her old magical treasure by the allurement of bright, new brass,—the wanton work of that modern spirit of vulgarity which has neither reverence for tha past nor regard for the future, But there has been nothing worse than this proposal to ruin ‘those golden falls Hat East and West once jolued to uid. One thought In partlewlar will occur to every one ng he turns over the pages of this interesting work, ‘That is, ow much added value it would have if provided with illus trations as well executed 119 the text, notonly of the three great cathedrals. of Venice, Stenna, und Plorence, but also of soine other churches, as that of Speler, Cologne, St. Denls, and others. We commend the book ag avatunble contribution to the literature of he way, (iifstorienl Studies of Church-Bullding in tho Mitdlo Ages, By Charles Ellut Norton, Now York: Hurpor & Bros, Prico $3.) NOTES ON NEW BOOKA, Wo Intended Inst week to acknowledge the recolpt of one of the Standard Serles, en- titled “John Ploughman’s Pictures,” ‘The types took a dramatic turn and made It “John Brougham’s Pleture,” by C,H. Spur gcon! It is unnecessary to say that the ccle- brated English divine has not been cultivat- ing the fine arts orpreaching a sermon on tho decensed comedian, —“A Snllor’a Sweetheart” ‘fs a short, spirited tnlo of soa life, Its author Is a sailor who knows what he fs talking about, and so does not perpetrate the horrible mistakes with which the majority of books of this kind abound, It is an oxelting story. ‘Theauthor naserts that ovary incident {n St fs absolutely true, Tho madness of Capt, Flanders, the devotion of Lfelen Witiiame, the foundering of the ship, the waterlogged brig, and the final escape from tho island, are not figments from Mr, Russell's brain, but fact which Is indeed “stranger than fiction,” For many, sen stories have a pecullur fascination, Thoy will find “A Sallor’s Sweetheart” ono of the best of fiskind, Although rather tech- nical in somo dutails, and stralning 4 Ittle to work in some nautical oxpressions, the In- terest is well malntalned ond the story Ilselt well Worth reading, The history ofthe conquest of Mexico, of tho relgn and death of Montezuma, of the adyontutes of Cortez, and of tho maryelous elvilization of the Azteca, rends likoa romance, Vrescott's “ Conquest of Mexico” is one of tho most faselnating of hfstories, Afr, Egeleston, asststed by Lillle Eggleston Seelye, has. prepared for tho “Famous American Indians” | series a condensed account of the lifa of the Aztec Ennperor and of the conquest of his Kingdom by the Spanish adventurer, A book on auch waubject by un author who knows so well how to please could not {nil ta be of value to- young poople, 1t gives all the sallunt facts, 8n. omitting the detatls, which, although ent talning, are not historieally essential The Runtisulers Is remarkable for its haduess and lack of merit. Two of the other {lustra- tlony are better, being portratts, while tho fourth and remaining ‘tlnstration Is of about the same rank as the first. —"'Afrien: Past and Present,” Is an excel tent summary of all that Is known about that until recently comparativaly uuknown land It ls written, or rather prefaced, by Mr, V Molster, who styles himself an “old res dent’) aud much of the | matter in tho book Is the reault of his own observations and researelies, Ag for his object dn publishing tha work, that is best stated” by himself, He says: “ By careful analysis, Arrangement, and condensation, the writer has endeavored to mako the present volume not only a work of Interest to tho general reader, but also a portable, cheap, and con- yentent hand-book of reference on the Rub- jects of which It .treats for missionaries, Merchants, travelers, enigrants, and othors who wish for reliable information on the his- tury, geography, climate, resourees, and the character, manners, customs, and social condition of its Intinbitants; together with what yet remains to be done Co promote their moral and religious limprovement.” Mr. Molster has conscientiously carried out his self-imposed task, aud has furnished 0 rend able compendium of African knowledge, The yon as published by tho American Tract jocicty. —Mr, H, Ti, Seudder has been quite suc- cessint with the warks he ‘has hitherto pub- lished, Ho thins sutceeded in plrasteg, Poth: old and young, His “Dwellers {i Five- Sisters’ Court’? was a clevarly worked up story or novel, and his “Stories from My Attic was an Interesting buok fur children, Js * Stories and Romances,” just published by Iloughton, Mittlin & Coy 1s ‘2 collection of short tubes of uneven merit, ‘The stories are eight in number," Left Over from thy Last Century ” and *A Story of the Siege of Bog- ton” ara_above the nverage, and the collec tlon Aas m whole warrants its publication, which ts more, by the way, than can gener ally be sald of sluiilar works, —Prof, Haye's lectures on the Mirnclo Plays and kindred toptes, six in number, dellyered by him at Jena and Welmat in the winter of 1837-8, have just been translated and pitb- lished In this country, Dr, Itase Is a lberal- inladed, earnest scholar, and has discussed the subjects treated with fairnessand marked ability. ‘Chis is perhaps more especially no- Ueeadie In his last Jecture, on The Churet and the Theatre,” In which, although nthe ologian, he shows no trace of bigotry, and fs warranted in the conclusions he draws by the faets he cite. The work consists of two’ wot tlons, ‘Thu first half sketches the riscand de- clinv of tho mysterios and iniracle plays,—l. e. of tha relly fous drama, properly so calle Tho second half traces the etfect of the re Nlous play on Inter dramatic literature In France, Germany, and Spain, Those who wish to obtain welear iden of the relighous play of Medieval Europe and sume of Its Int er effects cannot find a better work than these lectures by Dr. Inso. —A work entitled “A Comparative Atlas and Graphical History of Ameriean’ Life Insurance” has been prepared by 8. G, Chanter, Jr, and ptblished by the Spectator Company, New York, It gives the facts connected with the history and development of American ife insurance companies in tabulur form, itis a good buok of refer- ence, carefully prepare The SMuassachu- sutts Reports have been adopted in making up the tables on which the elarts are based. In estimating abilities enpital stock has been Included, so that the surplus repre- sented on the charts ty tho amount of avall- uble or divistdle surplus, and the deficlency, sWheraver any stitch appears, Is the amount of impairment of the capital stock. ‘Ivo churts are devoted to each company, Harper & Hrorhinrs Haye published, In style uniform with thelr “Ilstory of En- gland” by the same author, Macaulay's “Misceflaticous Works,” edited by ils sister, Lady ‘Trevelyan, Noue of tho essays are new. ‘They haye been reprinted more than once Inthe United States, But the chiet valuo of this edition 1s Its aduirable typo- Fsplitens Appearnuce, the care manifested In ts iuuke-up, and its cheapness, It is the , nest, best, and cheapest edition of the nils- cellaneous works of the English historlan fn tho market, and will bea welcome addition tu any library, they comprise five volumes In a neat ease, and the first essay in the serles Is the ono on“ Millon.”” —Tho voluing entitled “True Manliness,” belng selections from the Nsltings of Thomas Hughes now published by D, Lothrop & Co, in the “Spare Minute Series,” derives. nddl- tional Interest from. the presence of Mr, iluches in this couvtry. The volume nom- {nally has an “Introduction ie Jane: Russell, > Lowell, but — that “Introd tlon” ‘consists of © short paragray or profatory note by Mr. Lowell. and «tho batanco fy ‘a letter by Mr. Hughes himself, which $s a very charming and interesting autoblography, © It is the most satisfactory art of the buok, which consists of selections curing on such topes ag "Ambition? “Religions Bellet,” “ Bigotry,” “Courage,” no Gubtanlty “Death” “ Diselpline,” “Faith, and kindred subjects, —Uniler the title New Colorado and the Santa Fé'Trail,"” Mr A.A, {inyes, dr, has collected tho five articles which originally appeared mm Hurper’s Magazine, aul one which appeared In the International Review, wid Issued them In attractive book form, Tho flugtrations are also ryprinted. ‘The facts have been carefully gathered, and fare pleasnitly stated, Colorado ts called “new! becnuso “it ditfers ns widely from the one depicted by Bayard ‘Taytor, Ludlow, and. Bowles, a3 docs the North Anerlen of Mrs, ‘Tratlopol and Capt. Mur- ryat from the one portrayed in Count do Lease flowery and diplomatic apeeches wfter lily return’ to Europe.” ‘The Colorado here described {3 then to be compared with Du Lesseps' description of America, It ts “ flowery and diplomatic.” Faweett's Color- ado fs the best wo have yet scon, but Mr. Iuyes 13 an ensy, pleasant, enthusiastic writer, with an eye for the pfeturesque and the humorous. — Tho Priest, the Woman, and the Con- feaslonn),” js the sonsatlonal title of n some- what remarkably work recently published by Father Chiniguy, who was for twenty-five years a Cathalic privst, | Michelet’s work on The Priest he Womun, and tho Font is suggested by the title, and the deductions made by each writer are not dls- shuflar, ‘This ty not the place for any ex- tended comment on a work like this, whieh attneks a whole body or clnas of imiuleters of religion, | Lf Fathor “hiniquy telly the truth, he has formuluted a terrible indictment uguinat the Catholic priesthood. But for the sings of a few It is not right.to condemn all. ‘This 1s nota book to be read by every one, asasingla paragraph, which furnishes tho text of tho wholy work, will show: * After twenty-ive years of hearing the confesstons of the common. peonle and of tho highest classes of goclety, of the Inymen and the uriests, of the grand Vicars and Bishops, and the mins, 1 conscientiously say — be- foro the world - that iuimorality of tho confessional is of a more dai- erous mud. degrading — neture than wet Which wo attributed to the social evil of pu reat cities... The injury caused to the Intelligence and to the soul In the confesstun- al, a8 0 general rule, is of a far moro danger- ous nature and more irremediauvle, beewuse it Is neither auspocted hor understood by Its victins,” ‘The book 1s publlahed in Chicago, —Prof, Tcol’a Italian Principia ts a toxt- book for beginning the study of Itallan on the plan of Dr, ¥ + Suntth’s popular method of Instruction. it boging at once with the ehtef grammatical forms, whieh are printed In conspleuous type, with oxerclies fu bine pio sentences, by which the pupil may learn heir usnge, All through the book the af Auity between Latin and Itatian is polnted out, especially In the vocabularies,“ LEGAL WORKS, Prof, Bigelow's “ Mistory of Proceduro in England from the Norman Conquest” is’ work of Interest only to members of the legal profession, for whom, in fact, It was written, ‘Tho only now feature of this book fs its mode of presentation, The history of the English courts and thoir moda of procedure has been often the subject of careful consideration by eminent writers, Prof, Bigelow ts too good scholar, tuo able a luwyer, und too expcrl- enced a writer not to have found fresh food for thought in reviowlng tho ground so often trod. But its practical value to the practle- Ing attorney is open to question. He who has to think twice bofore adding to, tils Jaw brary would hardly class the “History of Procedure” among tho necessary books of reference, He who can buy such books ug ho chooses witl derive pleasure and profit rom the perusal of these pages, The ap pendix contains a considerable collection of forinan writs and charters relating to litiza- tlon in the eleventh and twelfth conturles never before printed, ‘These furnish vulua- ble ald for further study, ‘The bnok covers what Is called * fhe Norman Perlod?" (1088- 1204), and is remarkable for the amount of Inbor and research it Indicates on the part of its author. ‘The illustrations In that portion of the work treating of Wie conduct of causes are abunidan methods enpyo: centuries ago. ‘Tho subjects treated by chapters ares Prinelples of Critlelsm, ‘The Daneluy, ‘The Cours, The Writ I Be Distraint, Stuumons, The [ssa ‘Term, ‘The Medial Jdgmont, Tho't'rlal Term, The Flial Judgment, ‘Tho work ts published by Little, rown & Co. —Jidgo MeCrary’s trentisa on the “ Amer- fean Law of Elections” having reached a second edition, the author has revised, en- lnrged, and materially tmprovod his work, is vrecognized authority. Ho has, in this edition, cited: about 100 additional efee- tton cases, added to ant corrected the orlz- inal text, and tuserted two nowehnplers, A new and much more complete and satistac- tory index Ing also been prepared, ‘Ihe dif: ferent chaptera cover about all tho questions ertalning to vivetars and elections, It fs ine ended to facilitate the examiantion and de- elsion of election controversies, Judge Me- Crary was pecullarly qualified for the work ee uhdertoof, haying been Chairman of tho Committee on Elections of tho Mousy of Represuntatlves, and the general reengnition, eapectally among Inwyers, of the value o his work is but evidenced by the rapid: sale of the first edition and the continued demand for the work, ry elearly the eo Of seven and show yed Inthe pri —— SCIHIWEGLER’S MISTORY OF PIt- LOSOPHY—TINE FOUR GOSPELS. The best genoral histories of philosophy: have been written {1 the German Ianguage. OF these the most known aro those of Ritter and Neberweg,—the former being a history of ancient philosophy, and the latter em- bracing hoth the ancient and the modern sys- tems, Both these extended works have been transinted Into English. Morell’s History of Modern Philosophy maybe regarded as part- lysupplementary to Hitter’s great work. ‘Tho best manuals of tho history of philosophy have also been written in German, of which Tennemann’s and Schweglor’s have been translated,—tho Intter by Dr. Jutlus H. See- lye, now President of Amherst College. Schwegler’s manual, when first published twenty-flvo or thirty years ago, was esteemed. in Germany the best of its kind. It was translated by Dr. Seelye fn 1850, Since that time the ninth edition of the original work has appeared In Germany, This contains some Important modifications of tho old materfal and some new matter, ‘Theso have been Ineurporated Into n new edition of the translation which has been edited by Ben- Jamin E, Smith, a former pupil of Dr.Scelye, who has alsv “added an appendlx continu- Ang tho history in its more vrominent Jines of development since the time of Hogel’? Dr, Seelye, vouches for the thoroughness of Mr. Snilth’s work, ‘This new edition ins just been published. ‘The work now furnishes 1 connected history of philosophy fran. fhgure: Socratle philosophy te that of flerbert Spen- cer, and the theory of Dr, Hickok, wilelt alms to medinte butween the sensational and the Hegellan schemes, We regret that the re- viser has not taken notice of thy piillusophy of Bowen and MeCosh, who, though not pro- pounding any new systum of plillosophy, have suggested moditications of the Scotch and Enulish philosophies, whieh, however, fre not distinetly recognized In Ar, Smith's appendix, ‘This new alitlon of Dr, Seclya’s translation of Sehwerloes history of phi- logophy will be valuable to those students In this Gepaetuont whu have nut access to tho nore Cxtended works, 5 ~The ago and authorship of the Four spels are fuss now underzolng special als- cusslon in -Great Britain ond America, ‘The curlier discussions of Germany have been tronsterred to English-speaking people, Ttenco tha old English volumes, such ag those of Dr. Davidson's Llutraduetivh, are not fully adapted to the present state of the question, ‘ho volumes entitled “ Super- natural Religion” have awakened new In- quiries, nnd have been answered by such authors as Dr. Westcott, Dr. Lightfoot, and Ar, Sanday, But these answers are not in the hands of multitudes who have heard tha substanes of the argimients on the skeptical side, ‘Lo meet thi eondltion of things the London Sundpy-Sehool Union Intely Issued asgmall volume written by Dr, Kenedy on the Your Gospels,—their nge and authorship, This volume presents the material facts bear- onthe orlelwof the Gospels within narrow nlts. Dr. Kennedy’ excellent work has been republished by the Ameriean Sunday- School Union, edited with an Introduction by the-Itev. Edwin W, Rice, Dr, Kennedy begins iis Investigation with the fourth century of the Chiristlan era, and follows the witnesses back to the tine of the Apostles, He thus carries ils inquiry from. a thus when the four Gosples were unive sally acknowledged tu the Church to the elose of the second century, when thelr nu- thors wero oxprygssly nawed By stich fathers, as Treneus and Tertullian, ‘Thence he pir: sucs the evidences through the Inst half of the second century te tha Latin aud Syrine translations of the New ‘Cestainent, which Were made about A.D. 160, and which con- tained ull of the fuur Gospels, From the nilddle of the second century Dr. Kennedy follows the evidences througli the first bult of the century, aud examines the proofs {1 the writings of Justin Martyr, A.D, 118 to 167, consisting of muny quotations trom the Gospels, and those in the fragments of Papiag, Who nunes Mark us the author of one Gospel, and: Mutthew as. the writer of another, | He then ay cals to the Apostolical fathers, Polycarp, Clement, ignatlus, the Shepherd of Ilermag and Barnabus, who Wrote between A, D, 90 or 85 and A. D, 150 or 100, He shows that the Notations in these writers are Inall essential respects Ike those which they make from the Old ‘Testanent, and cannot be rengonnbly regarded us tru ditionary suyings of Clirist, or ns Laving been | taken from the Gospels now lost. Dr, Kennedy devotes a -speeial chapter to John’s Gospel, on necount of the recent at- tenipia to discredit Ita gentlneness ad authentlelty. The yolume iy taken up al- most paticely with, the consideration of ox- ternal and ‘historical evidences, Avy ong who will read 1t carefully will be able to Judge of the grounds on which some have asserted that only the Gospel of Matthew ean be regarded ns authentic, and that the books of the New Testament wero not heard of for centuries after tho death of tho Apostles, An Rrgmniont forthasubstantial authenticity of the Gospels Is drawn by Dr. Kennedy froin those oplsties of Paul whitch skeptical eritles acknowledge as genuine, ., ‘Tho discussion 1s thnely and thorough, and will confirm the faith of many readurs, It seems to us on occasion for regret that the Amerlean editor has not more disthictly jnarked ag his own the additions which ho hus made to some of the chapters, ‘A History of Philosophy in Epitome, By Albert Seliwenicr, ‘Transinted from the First German Edition by Julius I Seolye. He- wine rom the, Ninth eraian alin, ye pendix, onjamin E. Smith, New York: D. Appleton & Co.) w (Tho Four Gospels: Their Age and Au- thorship. | ‘raved from tha Fourth Century {nto the First, By John Renney AL A. D, YD, Edited, with an Introduetion, by the Rey, Edwin W. Rico. “Philadelphia: Amer- {ean Sunday-School Union. Friee $4 MAGAZINES, Good Company, No. 18, boxing a new yol- une, ‘The feature which many will wel- come moat, perhaps, Is the opening tnstall- ment of a now sorlal story by Ellen W, Ol- ney, * Itis entitled “Rose and the Docto The completo serial stories of tho nun! are “That Lotter,” by Edward Bellamy; one by Noraco E, Scudder; and “Our New Editor," by Miss Loulsa Stockton, Bau ties THEO ie & contribution, “An yl of tho Longbow,” which bealites having the full flavor of ths woods ant Wowshaoe bi plaues curlosity us toa certain eminent editor whose name ls withhold. ‘The num ber abounds In kketches of travel and foreign ands, Henry It, Eltlott, who was for a con: siderably thie a resident there, writes of Toklo, the immense Japanese Capital, Mountaln Folk tells of exporiences du Swit: zerland housekouplng, with some account of the Government, pays in the Island of Ca- pr} ls by B, 1g Costa, E 8, Gilbert has a Kraphis word-pleture of Niagara; there are some reminiscences of the author of Home, Sweet Home”; Mary B, Ferry and Lucrécd have pooms; and aniong the shorter articles aro included | Bunting on the English Thames” and “The Whispering Ghost.” —The Victorlan Review for Septembor comes all the way from Melbourne, Australia, with a varied but well-agsorted cargo, The fret article is by # well-known statistical writer ond 9 resident of Chicago, Its stutlstics are not now, It ta entitled “Rath road Power inthe United States.” Othe . articles ures “The Chureh and the World, from a Present-Day Standpoint," by Johit Lawson Paling (Adelaide, 8. A); “Some Thoughts on the ‘Duties of th ‘Upper Class- es,” y Ira, . Carter; “A National “Trust,” by Carl: A.” Fellberg (Brisbane, ucensiand); Wages,” by the Hon, Joh Woods (ux-Minkster of Railways); “A Vet- “= ' PAGES, i erlnary College for Austral,” by Richard Bennetts Growth of Dramatic Art,” Part. jy by Wybert Reeves Dr. Bromby on tho Deaiaf Melbourne,” by Dr. Browne ye M.A “Northwest, Australia’ by Charles Harper (Chittdford, We AW)? “Churelt nnd Stage,” by James Snith; “A Vew Ward: on an Old Subject, by EJ. Murray Me- Qregor, (Tasmania); The Tru Solutksa of the Labor Difficulty In Melbourne and Othor Large Centres In Australia”? by the Editor; “The Contemporary Thought of Great Brit aln, Europe, and the United States.” —The October-‘number_of the Nineteent Century is opened’ with an oarticls on “Ou- struction or Cloture,” by the Right Hon. vord Sherbrooke,” Irederie Hurrlson writes on “The Creeds—Oll and New." ‘The Lord Chief Justles of England. has an elaborate essay on “’Phe Chase? ItaIlstory and) Laws.” “The Unstable Equilibrium of Parties’ Is hy E, D, J. Wilsous “Petty Romany," by Joseph Lucas; Waplta-Running on the Plains.” by the Karl of Dunraven; "Diary of LinTa-jen'’s Mission to England,” trans- lated by PS. A. Bourne; The, Philosophy of Crawtishes,” by the Lord Bishop of Car- Msles * Politten) Patalism,? by HD. Trail; “Demoniaeal BP sion fn India,’ by W. Knighton; * Alexandre Duinas,” by Walter dinrrls Pollock, and “The Portsmouth Cus- tom,” by Lord Lymington, 3.2. There ts a formidable array of noble writers. Jud. ing from thelr titles one might say with an- oter, “ Ilere’s rlelness for you” —FAttel’s Living Age for October, In. ad- dition to Its selected poetry, has the follow- ing artielda from tho English magazines: “The English Preetirsors of Newton,” Ealn- hurgh Review; “ Adan and Eye,” by the au thor of, “Dorothy Fox,” Part XID, ad- vinee sheets; “aN Contemporary Narrative of the Fall of the Bastite,” Fortnight Re- view: “A Really Good Case,” 0 legend of St. Michael’s Ilospltal,” Chambers’ Jour- nel; *Pootle Parallels? Chambers? Jowr- aaly “Life tn the Homeric Age,y Temple Bars “Life in a Burneso Village,” Speo- kitors —The Fortnightly Review for Octoher dis- cusses: “Trish Rents, Improvements, and Landlords,” by Murrough O'frien; "A Century of Enalish Poetry," by Algernon Charles Swinburne; * Cattle-Raneches in the Far West,” by W, Bailie Grohman; “County Constituencles—A’ Plan of Reform,” by the Roy, ‘I. W. Fowles "Are We Englishmen?” by Grant Alten; nited States,” by ‘f. ‘Irugie Comedians: A Ghats. L-LV,, by George and Foreign Aftatrs.” -—Setence, published in NewYork, ts a new Derlodten), Although but fifteen numbers old it was suiticlently recognized by the Aterlenn Association, at Boston to give It almost the place of Nature in this country, Neatly every member who read a paper of finportanee ‘had a synopsis published in it it iy devoted more” genernlly te phystcal than to natural sciences. It deserves the support of sclentifie men, as it is known to have capital to enable it to maintain the high standard of excellence and enterprise which has thus far charactorized it, —Morford's Monthly for October has the followlng table of contents: “The Widow- ers Dog? by John Way Furness: “Sea Ur- ehius,"* op Mine. Ln Modes * Almosta Comn- fesy—a Romance of the Prince of Wales? Visit to Ameriea,—1800"; Memories of the Stage,” by William Linn Keese; “An Appeal to If RV. the Prine: Wales,” by Lau- rence Kyrle Donovan; en. John A. Sut- ter (with portralt),” b Henry Morford; * Autoblography of a Rafn-Drop,” by Charles lou, Editorial Expressions, —Macmitlan's Magazine for October has only five artleles, ¥y hey are entitled: “The Portrait of 2 Lady, * by Henry James, Jr. Chapters L--V.; "A ‘Turkisti Historian of a War with Russia,” by Eugene Schuyler, Consul-General of the United’Stutes fn Rous manti,—concluston; Iie that, Not When Jig May,’ by Mrs. Oliphant,—Chap- ters XXXLN.—XLG; “Glastonbury British sure Tange! ” hy Edward A. Freenian, D.C, lL, LL, D3 “The Story of Yves," by Mrs. Macqueld,—conelusion. . —The Soptember number of the Weatern Magazine discusses tunonug other tuples: “The Suantsh Peale; A Summer Jaunt i the Mountains of Colorado”; “Bakountne, the Apostle of Nihilism’; “Joint Stock Earmaliie Compantes"; “Willan Rounse- ville Alger”; “Euitoriat—Thinkers — and Workinginen, Amusements, A Friently Crit- PANE i,“ Tho ome—Mothers-In-Lav (edl- ord). —The Bankers’ Magazine for October has its usual assoisment of. short articles on financial and eyonomle subsects, + Aspects of ‘Trade,” “Jmportution of Goll’? "The Finances," “The Prectous Metals,’ of London,” “Scotel Conservatisin ing,” * British Disposable Wealth,’ “Southern Crops and Credits"—these are but a few of the many subjects discussed, —Reater" is Informed, !n answer to his postal-card, that tha Pfrenstoutcut Journal und Scetence Yu Heath i published in New York, by 5S. & Wells & Co., and the sub- seription price is $2. Clitte Lestie; “Tho dyn an Ole Story.” erediths * Home LITERARY NOTES. Tha Nouvelle Review is publishing a posthumous study of love by Salute-Beuve, —The Hon. Tred Hassaurek, author of “The Secret. ot the Andes,” is writing an- other novel, —T. B. Peterson & Brothers have In press “La Grande Florine,” a sequel to Belot’s “Stranglers of Paris." . —Tho Popo {s reported to have appro- priuted $60,000 for % new and critical edition of St. Thomas Aquinas, —M. Motteroy, a Parisian printer, thinks that the prevalling characteristic of the nook of the future witl be chromotypography. —Tho Kentucky Magazine has among tho entertalning papers of its first number one entitled “ How L Enjoyed tha Small-Pox.” —Messrs. J, B, Lippincott & Co, will soon olfer tho admirers of Mrs, Forrester 2 new novel from her hand called “Roy and Viola.” —The Directors of tho Edinburg Philo- soplical Institution have. piven orders for the puthdrawal of *Quida’s” novels from elreu- tion, —Hcino’s niece, tho Princess della Rocea, {3 about to publish in Ltullan «volume of Teas ehlns of the Private Lifo of Helnrich ~—A collection from the writings of tho Into Morthuer Colling, entitled, “Attle Salt,” and consisting of “eplgrammatic” sayings In utnee and verse, Will shortly appear tn Lon- ott. —Mrs. Mary Stuart Smith, tho wlfo of Prof. Smith, of the Universjty of Virginia, has trapstated from the, German Duntzer’s “Tite of Goetha,” and fhe yersion will be published shortly In Beston, —'The Doom of thoGreat City” Is tho latest , London satire, in the style of the * Battle of Dorking showlng how nll the-dnhabitants of London are to be suddenly asphyxlated Ina prodigtous fog two years hence, —TheCouncll of the Royal Institution hayo Invited Atr, ‘Turner, of the University of St. Petersburg, to dellver a course of five lect- urea on Russian literature next spring iis subjects will be Pushkin, Lormontof, Gogol, ‘Turgénlely, ant Nekrasob, —A series of articles by Herbert Spencer will bo commenced in the Popular Selence Monthly for November, on tho "Develop. ment of Politieal Institutions.” ‘They. will apply the doctrine of evolution to pulltical governnient aa a branch of suciology. . —Mr. Richard Markham, who Inst yoar won a plncu among favorit wplters. for chil. dren by his book Around the Yule Log,” will contribute to thts year’s Christmas cheer ® story called “Abound the Mavis” In which the children of the former story inaka a cruise around Long Island. . —The Misses Irving, nleces of Washington Trvlug, and G. P, Patnan’s Sons, sued Pol- Jard & Moss to restrain the fatter from pub- lishing a volume of Irving's works, and also from uasliug the tlle “ Irving's Works" on tho buck of the cover, Judas Beach has just decided In favor of tho defendants, —The milsprint by which ‘tho subject of Victor Nugo'’s forthcoming poem was an- nounced to bo “The Donkey" UL? Ane) in- stead of “Phe Soul” (L’Amo) was recently the source of much gayety nt tho pool's honse, dL. Loula Blanc seizing the occasion a pronounce an eloquent panegyrio on the donkey, . —Tho candidates for the Chair of Commer efal and Politial Economy in the Universit: of Edinburg, vacant by the death of Pro! Alodgaon, Include Prof, Leona Levi, Mir, A.J. Wilson (ong of the city editors of tho Timea), Bly, WL, Dunnlug Muacieod, and Mr, dohn Macdonnell, author of “A Survey of Folitieal Economy.” —Tho London booksellers’ now aunounce- ments are 9 now “ Life of Dr, Livingstone,” by Dr, Bluckiy; a Life of Lord Chuneellor Campbell,” who took the ilves of so many of his" predecessors; a “Memorial Sketch of Mrs, Georgy Grote”; wuew bogk by Darwin * Polltleal Economy tn the | and anew book of "Rambles in Dorbyshir aud Suasex.? 1 uns det inetiites book of “Fairy a,” by Jullan May. Morne, and ‘Trevelynn’s book on the * arly Life of Charles James Fox.” —Tho secont edititp of Mrs, Abby ney Brown's charming new story, Aton?” {4 niready In press, so raph has heen, the sale of tho tirst, published by J, uy Lippln@tt & Co. lesa than month sine, Mrs. Ufown shares with her husband Mr Walter Brown, the authorship of “ Mitylengs A ‘Tale of New England and the Troples.”* —A Complete History of thadhristlin Maton to A. D, 200," Is the title of a me ry howe ta bo wal ttshed in this city, Its author is Charies B, Walte, A. AL, an Its publishers C, V. Waite & Co. It will form an ayo, volume of some 600 pages, and contain 4 ennplete Hist of nll the writera and Writhieg of tho first two centuries, Ihe price of tha volume will bo $2.50, —Tho Russian Jesults, expelled from th domicile In the Rue de Sevres by. the teers of the 20th of March, lave published a trang. Jatton of an article from tha Golog, “Teg désultes Russes ct le Musée Stave, Parl 1880," 18 8 protest agalust the way In whilct they have been treated and the breaking y of thelr Interesting Flavonte Nusouny whi contalned many rarities, nel 0 cel brated Ostrog Dible of tos, ey —A now departure in the way of: publicy tlons of standard pooms and fanilliar work is “The Parchment Librify,” which wil have covers In Hump parelirignt dn antlqug atyle, and will bo earetully printed on hand nade paper. The volumes announced arg Tennyson's “Princess” and “In Memo thin! Selections from Shelley” and “Th, Iniitation of Christ,?” by Thomas a Kempis, D. Appleton & Co, will be the publishers, —Spurgeon has written the following tot. ter to LL K. Funk & Co., New York, In refer enco todhelr publeation of his new, qualnt book—" John Ploughinay’s Pictures"; “You have my full authority to publish ‘Jolin Ploughman’s Pletures? in the Untted States. ‘Tho present want of copyright Jaw enables ine to give you only a. moral right, snd that LT concede to you on the terms men tloned, only wishing that Iteould be of more value to yor.” Messrs. Funk & Co. pay Spurgcon it royalty on every copy of this new book they sell. The fall publications of Jansen, McClurg & Co, will inelude a new volume ky Prof, Swing entitled “Club Essays,”—n serles of = Whit. “Can sit short papers on varlous topics, some of which have been rend before the Chicage Literary Club (to whom the book is dedk cated), and others aided to complete the yuk ume; Familiar Lalks on English Liters ture, by Abby Sngu Richardson; 2“ Lifeot Boethoyen,” translated from the German of Louis Nohl by Mr, J. J, Lalor, and uniform with the “ Life of Mozart” in tho serles of Musical Bographtes; and “ Musle-Study in. Germany,” Miss Amy Fay, tho wells known planisto, —The Athenaum states that there wil shortly appear a collected edition of sonnets by Charles ‘Tennyson Turner, to which tha Poet Liurente has prefixeda memorial poem, The sama paper understands that Prof, Jolin Rhys, of Jesus College, Oxford, will bring out for tho Clarendon Press a revised edition of the “Alabinogion,” with an English trans. 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De Haas Is finishing a Dutch coust-scene, There is an old fort on tho shore at tha left, within range of which ara several small craft fn enh, bright weather, —Tho youngest painter recomponsed this year ut the Salon waa Frangols Martin, who, though only 19, recelved an honorable men: tlon for his paluting, “Chez un Orlentaliste’? —Thosculptor Barrias, the successful urtist {n the recent competition for the monument In commemoration of tho defense of Puris, has been Intrusted with ngsluflar work for the Town of St. Quentin, —The photagraphlodepartmentof tho Bibll- othéque Natlonilo at Parls will shortly D6 engaged In the reproduction of selected spe Tens of the masterpleces contained Ju its collection of prints and Wuminated MSS, —As ndditions to the collections of tho Art Students’ League, J, Carroll Beckwith, who das charge of the antique class, has brought from Parls alx figure drawings, two each by Lecomte du Nouy, Becker, and Linnereux. —Dotailio’s Intest picture in oll—a military revlow—was palnted for Mr, John T, SMartlny of Brooklyn, as 6 pendant for, one execute lust year for the samo gentleman, represent ing a charge of cayulry, Tho work {3 some four feo} long, . —Tho Etcher is described as formed mort or less on the basis of ‘a codperative 50° elety, In which the artista who contribute works aliare In the profits equally with tho publisher, who pays a certaln amount for the tight o€ printing the etching In hig paper nnd also allows to the urtist the right of sell ng. trough hin agency, whatever proofs te public nny desire to have, —A quantity of articles of virtu from the recent open vale of the Demldotf colle tlon at San Donato, near Florence, fs now dlsplayed at the rooins of Sypher & Co., NeW York. One articis ty a revolving table, de picting ®& rich mosaly the taking of Bounck- oux by tho Itussluns, the work of Gloaccliuo Barberl, slgned by hin and dated 1233, ‘The relles uf Napoleon, of whlch Prines Dele doi had gy large a number, are here sample by the writing-desk, dressing-tablesnnd wits tor tho banished Emperor ‘used ‘at Elbas Ec