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A BZAUTII'UL PICTCBI is the copy of Darley‘s late cele brated work from LongfeIloW’s new poem, "The Courtship of Miles Standish.” The size of the plate. which is upright, h 14 by 17. and it is a perfect fac-eimile of the original. “The snow white Steer” seems walking from the forest toward you,

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edition of a work of rare merit.

There is nothing in Sam

Slick, nothing,r in the whole range of American humor, supe rior to it: indeed there are fev that are its equal. The satire is frequently as delicate and keen as the edge of a razor and is always effective. The author’s name continues to be con

“Through the ford at the forest,” bearing the beautiful maiden Priscilla, her hand with loving conﬁdence placed in that of her new husband. It is pub lished by J. B. 'I‘ilton tit (10.. 161 Washington street, Boston, who will furnish directions how to paint it in the Grecian style. Price $1,510, post-paid. The circular will be found on another page.

ITigh Life in I'Vcw York. By Jonathan Slick, Esq. 1 1:01., 12 mo. Phz'lalla: T. B. I'etrrson ¢£~ Brahma—This is a new

Cealed, but rumor attributes the work to an eminent- and popular writer.

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able, especially that in which the raw Yankee lad mistakes a certain article of fcmalo attire for a new-la-bioned side saddle. I’lan of the Creation; or, Other Worlds, and who Inhabt"

Postrivrtr LlBELOUS.-Tllﬁ editor of the Hamilton (111.) Sucker says :-‘~The Ladies’ National is received, and is being consulted by our 'better half.’ The ladies all love ‘Peterson’—not the old gentleman, but the Magazine.” New isn't this too bad? Old gentleman! We‘d have you know, sir editor, that we’re not old. It‘s a libel to call us old. Once get that notion aﬂoat, and what girl will marry us? To Max: A NATURAL Bsaousrxa.—The Germans take tall glass bottles ﬁlled with water, in which they place one or more frogs; a little Wooden ladder is then imcrtcd into the bottle, the steps in a rough way marking the degrees. In ﬁne weather the frogs always mount the ladder, but in bad weather remain at the bottom. These baronieters are much consulted and depended upon. CA! Get"! BI Conant—A subscriber asks this question. It is said that the Severe-st gout has been 'curcd by a perse vering use of coffee. In the French colonies, as well as in Turkey, where coffee constitutes the principal beverage, the

goat is almost unknown. We do not vouch for the infalli bility of this remedy, but it is a harmless one and worthy of a trial. OUR Tnmn Newman—With this number, one of our pro mised novelcts, “ The Old Stone Mansion.” is concluded. In the July number, we shall begin another. “ Ilclen Grmme.” Both it and "Gillian" will be ﬁnished by, or before, Decem ber. "Mm

REVIEW OF NEW BOOKS. The Romance of a Hero. By the author of “Magdalen Sajlbrd." 1 vol., 12 mo. .Ncw York: Harper (£- Brothers.— llany persons will like this better than " Adam Bede," no ticed last month, though we do not. The story is more ro mantic. the actors move in a higher sphere of life. and there ere no paintul incidents to barrow up the heart, like the trial of poor Iletty in “Adam Bede." But the characters am not near so truthfully drawn, nor is the novel so faithful a picture of life as it really is. However, so far, it surpasses any ﬁction of the month, except Charles Ileade's, and is among the best that has appeared this season. On the Probable Hill in the value of Gold: the Commercial md Social crmsequcnccs which may ensue, and the ntr'asu'r“ which. it inw'tes. By Jilichel Chevalier. Translutul from ﬁle French, with preface, by Richard Colxlm. 1. ml. 8 v0. New York: D. Applet/m t2 Co.—The title of this work 0 fully sets forth its objects that we need not enlarge upon them. The treatise is a very able one, and deserving the cou lidcration of every person interested in commerce, ﬁnance, or political economy. The volume is handsomely printed. “ Love Me Little." By Charles Reade. 1 col, 12 mo. lVmu York: Ilar'prr (£- Ilrolhers.—lnferior to “White Lies.” and

Them. By Rev. C. L. Ileqzu'mlmurg. I rol., 1‘). mo. Jhistmt: Phillips, Sampson (E Co. Plu'lada: Parry d} J['lll(llan.-— An attempt to solve the future state of man, the character of that conﬂagratiou which it has been (leclarod the globe is to undergo. and other things either concealed, or only darkly hinted at in Scripture. On the int‘allibility of the author’s conclusions we confess ourselves unable to pro

nounce. To ordinarily informed readers, the investigation of such themes is certainly protitlcss, we may add, oﬂen injurious. The Life of North American Insects. By B. Jarger, assisted by 1!. (7. Prcslon, M. D. With numerous Illuslrulionsfrm spechncns in the cabinet of the author. 1 vol., 12 me. New York: llurprr (t Brahman—This is a description of the in sect world of North America. as thorough as it is possible to

make it. and entirely reliable. In short, Dr. Preston has done for the insects of this continent, what Audubon, before him. did for its birds and quadrupcds. The volume will be found agreeable even by persons not specially interested in the subject: at least we have discovered it to be so in our own case. The Arrnger and other Pieces. By Thomas De Qm'nccy. 1 vol., 12 mo. Boston: Ticlrnor éFidda—Thcse pieces all bear the traces of De Quincey‘s gorgeous style, though they are. in other rcs'pct‘ls. of very various merit. The principal article is a powerfully told story, in which the sensation of horror is developed, as only a master could devolope it. But the “Tradition of the Rabbis” is our favorite of all in the volume. The description of the tmnsmigratcd spirit, in its various temporary dwelling-places in a lion, an eagle, &c., in one of the ﬁnest bits of writing in the language. Sixty Years of lily Life. By Joints Brown. 1 vol., 12 mo. .Yrw York: D. Appleton d? G).——Tlli8 book reminds us of De Foe.

But unlike Do Poe's ﬁctions, it is e. true record of a

life. The author was a poor boy, born in a village near Cambridge, England, apprenticed to a shoemaker, and sub

Scqtlcllll)’ a soldier and sailor. 110 is now a magistrate of the university town, and a man of means and inﬂuence. His experiences are told in a racy, idioiuatical style, which makes

the volume exceedingly agreeable reading, more interesting indeed than any novel. Mothers and Infants, Nurses and Nursing. Translated from the Fruzch. By Dr. Al. Donne. 1 wok, 12 (mo. Boe llm: 1’hi'Ilz'ps,.Sllmpson (£00. I’hilada: Parry d’ M‘Mi'ZIan.— The author of this work was lately at the head of the clini cal department of the Faculty of Paris, and is. therefore, unusually ﬁtted for the task he has umiertaken. The volume is one of the best treatises on nursing. Weaning. and the treatment of children generally. which has ever been pub lished.

It ought to be in every family.

lllbtherwell’s Poems.

I 1:01., 18 mo.

Boston: Tidmor d

Fields.-—An edition. to match the “blue and gold" series of

the poets, which this enterprising ﬁrm has lately begun, Some of Motherwell’a ballads are among the best in the lan

even to " I'm; Wellington." but superior to most other lately guage: witness “Jeanm Morrison." A capital portrait of the published novels. Reade‘s stories are always briskly told author cmbellishes the volume. It is the very book for a and the characters well drawn. l lady’s boudoir or library.