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snares so well adapted to entangle him, to discover | Union Foundations: A Study of American Nationwhere the truth lies, and to recover his standing, if, indeed, he had lost it, or was likely to lose it, and thus to promote a return to the ark of our safety, the CONSTITUTION and the UNION.

ality as a Fact of Science. By Captain E. B. Hunt, Corps of Engineers, United States Army. 12mo, Van Nostrand, New York.

pp. 61.

This work proposes to examine in the cold light of science those grand natural realities which must The Sectional Controversy; or, Passages in the Po-constitute our Union Foundations. litical History of the United States, including the Causes of the War between the Sections. By William Chauncey Fowler, LL.D. 8vo, pp. 269. Scribner, New York.

The origin of this work was the investigation of the following questions, chiefly for the satisfaction of the author. I. Is the traditionary sentiment in favor of the Union dying out in the hearts of the people of the States? II. Is the bond of union, namely, the Constitution, growing weaker in the respect and confidence of politicians? III. As a consequence, are the States drifting along, to some extent, unconsciously, towards disunion? IV. What are the causes of this alarming condition of the country? sible for the operation of these causes? The author has aimed to bring distinctly into view the prominent questions in dispute between the two sections

V. Which section of the Union is

respon

in the successive eras from the first settlement of the country down to the close of President Buchanan's administration.

The Problem of American Destiny Solved by Science and History. 12mo, pp. 78. In Three Parts. Part I. Illustrations from Science. Part II. Illustrations from History. Part III. The Application. Evans, New York.

The author concludes his work thus:-"We are

confident that the prestige of the past and the earnest of the future are for us and our cause; that our nation will not be torn to pieces and sunk to the dead level of political imbecility, but will victoriously avouch the integrity of American unity, and gradually gain the advance in the grand march of civilization, and lead the nations for hundreds of years to come."

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Arbitrary Arrests in the South; or, Scenes from the
Experience of an Alabama Unionist. By R. S.
Tharin, A.M., a Native of Charleston, S.C.; for
Thirty Years a Resident of the Cotton States, and
commonly known in the West as the "Alabama
Refugee." 12mo, pp. 245. Bradburn, New York.
Dedicated to the Poor White Trash" of the
South, and the " Mudsills" of the North, by their
Fellow-Citizen and Advocate, the Author.

The reader is invited to its pages as a chapter in
this strange rebellion, wherein he may learn how
"Southern Rights" were respected in Alabama, in
the person of a non-slaveholder of that State, a
native of South Carolina, a graduate of the College
of Charleston, S.C., and a former law-partner of
William L. Yancey, whose only offence (the au-
thor's) consisted in his being true to his oath to
support the Union and the Constitutions, respect-
ively, of the United States and of Alabama.
The Florida Exiles and the War for Slavery; or, The
Crimes committed by our Government against the Ma-
roons, who fled from South Carolina and other Slave
States, seeking Protection under Spanish Laws. By
Joshua R. Giddings. 12mo, pp. 338. 1llustrated.
Follett & Foster, N.Y.

The object of this work is to expose the fraud, falsehood, treachery, and other crimes of public men, who have prostituted the powers of Government to the perpetration of murders at the contemplation of which humanity revolts. The author has designed to place before the public a faithful record of events appropriately falling within the purview of the proposed history.

On Liberty. By John Stuart Mill. 12mo, pp. 223.

Ticknor & Fields, Boston.

The subject of this essay is not the so-called Liberty of the Will, so unfortunately opposed to the misnamed doctrine of Philosophical Necessity. but Civil or Social Liberty, the nature and limits of the power which can be legitimately exercised It treats of the by society over the individual. liberty of thought and discussion; of individuality, as one of the elements of well-being: of the limits to the authority of society over the individual, &c.

"In proportion as knowledge has advanced and habits of correct thinking been diffused, men have gradually approached towards those views of liberty which Mr. Mill has been the first to bring toge ther in a thoroughly comprehensive spirit and to concentrate in a single treatise all the arguments

in their behalf."-Buckle.

The Results of Emancipation. By Augustin Cochin,
Ex-Maire and Municipal Councillor of Paris.
Work crowned by the Institute of France (Aca-
démie Française). Translated by Mary L. Booth,
Translator of Count de Gasparin's Works on
America, &c. Third Edition. 12mo, pp. 412.
With Appendix. Walker, Wise & Co., Boston.
In the words of the translator, "This work is no
enthusiastic theory based on mere visionary specu-
lation, but an array of clear and well-digested
facts, presented in a calm, unprejudiced manner,
and drawn from official sources to which few men
could have had so full access and which few men
would have studied so diligently and minutely.
The published and unpublished papers and records
of every ministry of Europe have been placed at
his disposal during the preparation of his work.
In England he has had all the unpublished docu-
ments of the Board of Trade; and the sagacious
Nassau Senior, one of the wisest counsellors of the
British Government, rendered him constant aid.
The reliability of his facts and conclusions cannot,
therefore, be contested; and in this respect the
work is of the utmost value to the American public,
as there is no work extant in the English language
which sums up so fully and incontestably the prac
tical results of emancipation."
The Results of Slavery. By Augustin Cochin, Ex-
Maire and Municipal Councillor of Paris. Work
crowned by the Institute of France (Académie
Française). Translated by Mary L. Booth, Trans-
lator of Count de Gasparin's Works on America,
&c. 12mo, pp. 413. With Appendix. Walker,
Wise & Co., Boston.

The "Results of Emancipation," by the same
author, constitutes the first volume of the original
work, "L'Abolition de l'Esclavage." The present
volume is the second, and is wholly distinct from its
predecessor. The translation of the first volume
separately was done with the approbation of the
author. The chapter on the United States in this
volume was completed during the summer of 1861.
But the author has since written a vigorous article,
which brings the work to August, 1862.
My Diary, North and South. By William Howard
Russell. 12mo, pp. 602. T. O. H. P. Burnham,

Boston.

The author of this work professes to present to his readers the records of events as they were jotted down in his diary at the times of their occurrence

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AGRICULTURE.

MAY 1, 1863.

Grape Culture, Wines, and Wine-Making. With Notes upon Agriculture and Horticulture. By A. Haraszthy, Commissioner to Report on the Improvement and Culture of the Vine in California. With numerous Illustrations. 8vo, pp. 420. With Appendices. Harpers, N.Y.

Each volume is distinct in itself, and contains entirely new matter, also a likeness of some distinguished scientific or literary man. Among the topics of especial interest in the volume for this year are an account of the physical constitution of the sun; the solar spectrum; recent discoveries in Astronomy; cannon, and improvements in various kinds Appendix A. Wines and their Varieties. Extracted of artillery; photography, and inventions and disfrom John Carl Leuch's Treatise on Wines and Wine- coveries therein; some new and interesting facts Making.—Appendix B. The Manufacture and Treat-in Philosophy, Chemistry, Meteorology, Mineralogy, ment of Wines. Extracted from same.-Appendix Geology, &c.; together with a list of recent scienC. Improvements in Wine-Making. Extracted from tific publications, obituaries of eminent scientific Dr. L. Gall's "Directions to Improve the Quality men, &c. and Increase the Quantity of Wines; also, to make Good Wines from the Husks of Grapes."-Appendix D. The Vine and its Treatment. Extracted from the work of Ferdinand Rubens. With illustrations.Appendix E. The Manufacture of Sparkling Wines. Extracted from the work of J. Beyre. With illustrations. Appendix F. Drying Fruits. Extracted from the work of Edward Lucas.-Appendix G. The Culture of the Silk-Worm. Extracted from the work of Anton Ziegler, Inspector and Director of the Mulberry Culture and Silk-Worm Breeding in Bavaria.-Appendix H. The Manufacture of PotatoStarch and Grape-Sugar. Extracted from the work of Dr. P. W. Phillipi-Appendix I. Beet-Sugar. Extracted from the work of K. J. Ebert.-Appendix K. The Sorgho and Imphee. Extracted from the work of Henry S. Olcott.

In order to attain the object of his mission, the author visited various parts of France, the Netherlands, Holland, Rhenish Prussia, Bavaria, Nassau, Baden, Switzerland, Spain, Italy, and England. This work contains extracts translated from eminent foreign authors, and reports of scientific committees. In his report to the Legislature of California, the author says, "I was gratified to find that of all the countries through which I passed, not one possessed the same advantages that are to be found in California; and I am satisfied that even if the separate advantages of these countries could be combined in one, it would still be surpassed by this State when its now dormant resources shall be developed."

Sorgo; or, The Northern Sugar Plant. By Isaac A.
Hedges, the Pioneer Investigator in the Northern
Cane Enterprise. With an Introduction by Wil-
liam Clough, President Ohio State Board Sorgo
Culture. 12mo, pp. 204. With Illustrations and
Index. Applegate & Co., Cincinnati.

This work is intended as a practical treatise adapted to the wants of persons engaged in cultivating and working the northern cane. The changes which have taken place in the development of this important enterprise, although gradual and almost imperceptible, have been so great as to constitute, by contrast, quite a new era.

SCIENCE.

The Geological Evidences of the Antiquity of Man; with Remarks on Theories of the Origin of Species by Variation. By Sir Charles Lyell, F.R.S., Author of "Principles of Geology,' "Elements of Geology," &c. Illustrated by Woodcuts. 8vo, pp. 536. With Index. Second Edition, with Appendix. Childs, Philadelphia.

This work treats of the antiquity of man, and discusses the question of his coexistence in ancient times with certain species of mammalia long since extinct. To this object the author has recently visited many parts of England, France, and Belgium, and has communicated with other geologists who have taken part in these researches. Besides explaining the results of this inquiry, this work includes a description of the glacial formations of Europe and North America, with the theories entertained respecting their origin, and their probable relations in a chronological point of view to the human epoch, and why throughout a great part of the Northern hemisphere they so often interpose an abrupt barrier to all attempts to trace farther back into the past the signs of the existence of man upon the earth. The concluding chapters contain a few remarks on the recent modifications of the Lamarckian theory of progressive development and transmutation-which were suggested by Dr. Darwin's work on "The Origin of Species"--and the bearing of this hypothesis on the different races of mankind and their connection with other parts of the animal kingdom.

On the Origin of Species; or, The Causes of the Phenomena of Organic Nature. A Course of Six Lectures to Working Men. By Thomas H. Huxley, F.R.S., F.L.S., Professor of Natural History in the Jermyn Street School of Mines. 12mo, pp. 150. D. Appleton & Co., New York.

The object of the author is to endeavor to put before his readers in a true light the position of a book which has been more praised and more abused, perhaps, than any work which has appeared for some years,-Mr. Darwin's work on "The Origin of Species." The first lecture treats of the present condition of organic nature; the second, of the past condition of organic nature; the third, the method by which the causes of the present and past conditions of organic nature are to be discovered, Annual of Scientific Discovery; or, Year-Book of the origination of living beings; the fourth, the Facts in Science and Art for 1863. Exhibiting the perpetuation of living beings, hereditary transmismost important Discoveries and Improvements in sion, and variation; the fifth, the conditions of exMechanics, Useful Arts, Natural Philosophy, Che-istence as affecting the perpetuation of living bemistry, Astronomy, Geology, Zoology, Botany, ings; the sixth, a critical examination of the poMineralogy, Meteorology, Geography, Antiquities, e. Together with Notes on the Progress of Science during the Year 1863, a List of Recent Scientific Publications, Obituaries of Eminent Scientific Men, e. Edited by David A. Wells, A.M., M.D., Author of "Principles of Natural Philosophy," &c. 12mo, pp. 343. With Index, and Portrait of Capt. Ericsson. Gould & Lincoln, Boston. The present number is the thirteenth of the series, the first volume having been issued in 1851.

sition of Mr. Darwin's work on

"The Origin of Species," in relation to the complete theory of the causes of the phenomena of organic nature. Observations on the Genus Unio, together with Descriptions of New Species, their Soft Parts and Embryonic Forms, in the Family Unionidæ, and Descriptions of New Genera and Species of the Melanide. Read before the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, and published in their Journal. By Isaac Lea, LL.D., President of the Academy of

MAY 1, 1863.

Poets. By Elizabeth Barrett Browning. 16m0, pp. 233. James Miller, N. Y.

This little book of prose, added to Mrs. Browning's previous books of verse, completes the publication of her works. These stand now in five volumes, uniform with the present one, including a Memorial by Theodore Tilton.

Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, &c. With Six- | Essays on the Greek Christian Poets and the English teen Plates. Vol. IX. 4to, pp. 180. With Index. In this volume two hundred and fifty-six new species of mollusks are critically described. Of these, two hundred and twenty-eight species belong to the genus Melanidæ, and twenty-eight to the genus Unio. Two specimens of the latter are from Arctic America. The figures-three hundred and sixteen in number-are so well executed as to be rarely equalled; thus affording the student ample leans of distinguishing them.

MISCELLANEOUS.

The Age of Fable; or, Beauties of Mythology. By Thomas Bulfinch. 8vo, pp. 488. Tilton, Boston. Without a knowledge of mythology, much of the history of our own language cannot be understood and appreciated. When Byron calls Rome "the Niobe of nations," or says of Venice, "she looks a sea-Cybele fresh from ocean," he calls up, to the mind of one familiar with our subject, illustrations more vivid and striking than the pencil could furnish, but which are lost to the reader ignorant of mythology. Milton abounds in similar allusions. The short poem "Comus" contains more than thirty such, and the ode "On the Morning of the Nativity" half as many. Through "Paradise Lost" they are scattered profusely. This is one reason why persons by no means illiterate say they cannot enjoy Milton. But were these persons to add to their more solid acquirements the easy learning of this little volume, much of the poetry of Milton, which has appeared to them "harsh and crabbed," would be found "musical as is Apollo's lute."

Sunshine in Thought. By Charles Godfrey Leland, Author of "Meister Karl's Sketch-Book," and Translator of "Heine's Pictures of Travel." 12mo, pp. 197. Evans, N.Y.

This work contains some remarks on the characteristics of modern literature and art, an examination of their generally prevalent defects of morbidness and melancholy, and suggestions as to the means by which these defects will eventually disappear, to be succeeded by a new era of culture, based on the genial and earnest study of nature. It advocates the cultivation of health and cheerfulness, or joyousness, as facilitating the performance of the duties of life, indicates the identity of this spirit with that of early and undefiled Christianity, and endeavors to show that such culture is eminently possible and practical.

Aids to Reflection. By Samuel Taylor Coleridge. With the Author's Last Corrections. Edited by Henry Nelson Coleridge, Esq., M. A. To which is prefixed a Preliminary Essay, by John McVickar, D.D. 12mo, pp. 324. William Gowans, New

York.

The objects of the present volume are to direct the reader's attention to the value of the science of words, their use and abuse, and the incalculable advantages attached to the habit of using them appropriately and with a distinct knowledge of their primary, derivative, and metaphorical senses; secondly, to establish the distinct characters of prudence, morality, and religion; thirdly, to substantiate and set forth at large the momentous distinction between reason and understanding; and fourthly, to exhibit a full and consistent scheme of the Christian dispensation, and more largely of all the peculiar doctrines of the Christian faith, and to answer all the objections to the same which do not originate in a corrupt will rather than an erring judgment.

The Every-Day Philosopher in Town and Country. By the Author of the "Recreations of a Country Parson." 12mo, pp. 320. Ticknor & Fields,

Boston.

The Rev. Mr. Boyd (the "Country Parson" of Fraser's Magazine) has collected his recent articles into a fourth volume. It treats in the most agreeable manner of many and varied subjects, adorning, as was said of Goldsmith, whatever he touches. The best paper here is "At the Land's End," de-cribing a visit to the most southerly part of England; but the most striking is a memorable article, "Concerning Cutting and Carving," which exposes with proper indignation the practice of altering the text of popular authors.

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Two Friends. By the Author of "The Patience of Hope," and A Present Heaven." 12mo, pp. 167. Ticknor & Fields, Boston.

The writer of this, a gifted young Scottish lady, had the advantage of being introduced to American readers by John G. Whittier, the poet. Like her two preceding books, it contains much grave thought, clothed in diction always elegant and never feeble. The author has a keen eye for the beauties of nature, and joins to this a thorough familiarity with the English poets. Indeed, she is qualified to discuss their merits; for the same publishers have on the press a volume of her poems.

Essays, by Henry Thomas Buckle, Author of "A History of Civilization in England." With a Biographical Sketch of the Author. Illustrated with a Photographic Portrait. 12mo, pp. 209. D. Appleton & Co., New York.

This work is divided into two parts: the first is a review of an Essay on Liberty by John Stuart Mill; the second, an Essay on the Influence of Women on the Progress of Knowledge. These papers are marked with the author's fulness of knowledge, depth of thought, and clearness of graphic expression. The photograph likeness will be generally acceptable, and the biography fairly sketches the leading incidents of Mr. Buckle's literary career.

The National Almanac and Annual Record for the Year 1863. 12mo, pp. 698. Childs, Philadelphia The object of the publisher of this volume has been to make it, as far as possible, a thoroughly accurate, reliable, and exhaustive authority upon the subjects of which it treats. The statistics and statements connected with the civil, military, and naval service of the country have, to a very great extent, been revised and corrected by official per sonages. The facts are brought down to the date of going to press. The results of the last Census have been classified and incorporated, so as fully to exhibit the absolute and relative state of the Government and people, and their progress during the last decade. In this book may be found, among other valuable matter, the army list, army pay table, navy list, navy pay-table, list of postmasters, summary of excise tax, new tariff, record of important events of the present war, American obi tuaries, tables of the medical, law, and norma schools of the United States, religious statistics of the world, list of books published in the United States in 1862, &c.

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Messrs. D. Appleton & Co., New York.

Principles of Political Economy. By John Stuart Mill.

Class-Book of Chemistry. New edition. By E. L. Youmans.

History of the Romans under the Empire. By Chas. Merivale, B.D.

Evidence as to Man's Place in Nature. By Thomas H. Huxley.

A Glimpse of the World. By Miss Sewell, Author of "Amy Herbert."

Elementary Drawing. By W. E. Worthen.

Heat considered as a Mode of Motion. By John Tyndall, F.R.S., &c.

The Historical Shakspearian Reader. By John W. S. Hows.

A Critical History of Free Thought in Reference to the Christian Religion. By Adam Storey Farrar, M.A.

The Annual Cyclopædia. 1862.

Manual of Devotions for Domestic and Private Use. By George Upfold, D.D., Bishop of In

diana.

Money. By Charles Moran.

The Crisis.

A New Method for Learning the Portuguese Language. By E. J. Grauert.

Analysis of the Formation and Definition of English Words. By W. J. Tenney.

A Latin Grammar. By the Author of "Harkness First Latin Book," &c.

The Symbolical Character of the Old Testament.
By the Rev. Abiel Silver.

A New and Complete Postage-Stamp Album.
The Iron Manufacture of Great Britain. By W.
Truran, C.E. From the second London edition.
What To Eat, and How To Cook It. By Pierre
Blot.

A Dictionary of Chemistry, and the Applied
Branches of Other Sciences. Founded on that
of the late Dr. Ure. By Henry Watts, B.A.,
F.C.S.

Supplement to Ure's Dictionary of Arts, Manufactures, and Mines. 1 vol. 8vo.

Two Pictures; or, How We See Ourselves, and How the World Sees Us. By Maria J. McIntosh. The Works of William Shakespeare. Edited by Wm. George Clarke, M.A., and John Glover, M.A. 8 vols. 8vo.

The Natural Laws of Husbandry. By Liebig.

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Blanchard & Lea, Philadelphia.

Hamilton on Fractures and Dislocations. Second edition, revised and improved.

Bowman's Medical Chemistry. Third American from the fourth and revised London edition. Bird on Urinary Deposits. New edition. Parrish's Practical Pharmacy. Third edition,

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Frank Warrington. A Novel. By the Author of Rutledge," &c.

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Drifting About. An Autobiography. By Stephen Massett.

Incidents in My Life. By D. D. Home, the Spiritualist. With an Introduction by Judge Edmonds, of New York.

George W. Childs, Philadelphia.

Christian Life and Character of the Civil Institu-
tions of the United States. By B. F. Morris.
The Light and Dark of the Rebellion.
Life of Jacob Barker.

Peterson's Familiar Science. Philadelphia. Enlarged edition. Illustrated.

Crosby & Nichols, Boston.

May's Constitutional History of England. Vol. 2.
Copeland's Country Life. New edition.

I will be a Sailor. By Mrs. L. C. Tuthill.
The Wild Man of the West. By R. M. Ballantyne.
The Red Eric. By R. M. Ballantyne.

Dick Rodney. By the Author of "Jack Manly."
Tales from Genesis. By Rev. Wm. M. Thayer.
Novels and Tales of A. S. Roe. Revised edition.
Hudson's Shakspeare. New and improved edi-

tion.

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The Highwayman's Bride; or, The Capture of
Claude Duval.

Wild in Limbo; or, The Escape of Paul Clif-
ford and the Rescue of Dora.

Novels by the Author of "The Prince of the
House of David :"-

Estelle; or, The Conspirator of the Isles.
The Poisoned Letter; or, The Lost and Redeemed.
The Rebel Coaster; or, The Escape from the Press-
Gang.

The Surf Skiff; or, The Heroine of the Kennebec.

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The Vagabonds. A Poem. By J. T. Trowbridge.
Illustrated by Darley.
The Story of Elizabeth. By Miss Thackeray
(daughter of the novelist).

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