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The style of this work i3 exceedingly spirited and graphic. The author is young and enthusiastic, and possibly exhibits an Utopian spirit in some of his views. He is connected with the reform party, at present dominant in France; and was conspicu ous for the part he took in the late Kevolution. His work certainly affords evidence of original and vigorous mental powers, and will be acceptable to the reflecting reader, to whom we commend it. • French Revolution in 1848. The Three Days of February, 1848, with sketches of Lamartine Gui zot, etc. By Percy B. St. John—l vol. pp. 246. New York : George P. Putnam. We have just received a copy of this narrative, by an eye-witness, of the exciting scenes of the 20th, 21st, and 22d of February, in Paris, which resulted in the sudden and violent overthrow of the Orleans dynasty in France, and in the establishment of a Re public upon its ruins. The narrative is one of sur passing interest, if considered only with regard to the events it chronicles. The style, moreover, though bearing marks of haste, is perspicuous and pleasing. We should like to present our readers ‘with various passages, but our space will not allow. The book, moreover is cheap enough for all to pur chase and read it. The Sketches. Three Tales: I. WalterLorimer. i 11. The Emblems of Life. 111. The Lost Inheri tance. By the author of “ Amy Herbert” etc. 1 vol. 12mo. pp. 240. New York: D. Appleton & Cos. This very beautiful volume has just reached us, and we have barely time to announce.the fact. That it is from the pen of Miss Sewell, will probably be a sufficient commendation of it to those who have read and admired her various pleasant and instructive sto ries—all of which are intended to illustrate and por tray the doctrines and practices of the Church of England. They arc all characterized by a spirit of piety. The volume under notice is illustrated by six beautiful lithotint pictures, which are the foundation of the •* Sketches.” ■Our Army at Monterey. By J. B. Thorpe. 1 vol. pp. 200. Philadelphia: Carey & Hart. “ Our Army on the Rio Grande,” by Mr. Thorpe met with a wide sale ; and in this book he has pur sued his subject, and made a volume that for all lo vers of military records, will possess much attraction. It is illustrated, morever, with a map and a fine view of the city of Monterey, among the most pic turesque of Mexican towns. Domestic Animals, —Their History, Description, and, also, their Diseases and Remedies. By R. L. Alj.en. 1 vol. pp. 227. New York: C. M. Saxton. We cannot do the farmer and stock-raiser a better service than to commend this book to his attention. It. is one of the most admirable compends of the kind i we ever met with, including, as it does, all the infor mation which can be desired on the subject it em braces. It is a book for the farm emphatically, and if ten thousand copies are called for in twelve months it would not be surprising. A Hand Book of Etiquette for Ladies. By an American Lady. A Hand Book of Etiquette for Gentlemen.— j By an American Gentleman. Philadelphia: Geo. ! S. Appleton. | Two very beautiful little volumes which we can safely recommend to those who desire to know what they ought, and what they ought not, to do in society, j American iHontfjltcs. Tiie Knickerbocker. New York: John Allen. Welcome as ever, old Diedrick, in thy greyish blue surtout, and seated in thy high-backed chair, ! with pen in one hand and pipe in the other ! The ! Knickerbocker is now in its thirty-first volume, ! which entitles it to the place of honor among our j monthlies It has always been distinguished for me chanical elegance and the variety of its contents, among which the “ Editor’s Table” has been and continues to be preeminent. In our next number j ne shall afford our readers “ a taste of its quality;” ‘ and, meanwhile, we unhesitatingly say to those who ‘-ant an elegant, able and spicy Magazine of Amer- ; iean Literature, take the “ Knickerbocker.” Ihe Union Magazine. New York : Israel Post. The May number of this elegant Monthly is not a “ hit behind its predecessors, which is saying much, for they have ever been the most beautiful issues of the American Magazine Press. The “Union” has some distinctive features, and among them is its style of page Embellishments; exquisite little vig nettes on w'ood, to illustrate a poem or a prose pas age. In the present number,.there is a beautiful i 1 oem by our friend Simms, called the Prisoner of Pe 'ote, with three of these vignette pictures. The -toel plates and the fashion plate are unexceptionable a) their way. The letter-press is surpassingly neat, and upon the whole, we no of know Magazine iu the country better worth Three Dollars pea* annum, than Biis. §®©lfEl H& 53 lb alf IE IEAM ®AB{£ TT ITS ♦ ©ur .foreign Correspondence. LONDON LETTERS-NO. 11. London, April 21, 1848. Mij Deal’ i?., —What a bond of union be tween our country and the mother-land is the steam navigation of the Atlantic—bringing the two into such regular and early commu nion. Here now, ior instance, am I in re ceipt of your letter, dated at your far interior home, on the 2d of April, and mailed by our friend H— at Boston, for the Caledonia. By the way, this favorite vessel has made anoth er brag passage, having steamed from port to port in twelve days. This is “ Good Friday,” as of course you know; but I mention it be cause it is more generally and strikingly ob served in this city and country, over which the Church extends her authority, than in the United States. The Easter holidays are kept by the people with much of the old spirit— and this day in particular is a festival day — when public offices and places of business are closed. You have not forgotten, I dare say, the feature of the day most gratifying to the juvenile portion of the community—the “ Hot Cross Bunand it would have done you good to have heard as I have done, this morning, from London Bridge to Chelsea, the old and popular refrain, by the street-hawkers, “ Buns, Buns ! Hot Cross Buns, One a penny buns ; two a penny buns! One a penny —two a penny, Hot cross Buns!”— and to have seen the children, boys and girls, eagerly exchanging their hoarded pennies ’ and half-pennies, for the bright and shining bun, with its well defined cross indented upon its surface, which is by the by, the most pop ular symbol of the Roman Catholic religion that remains in England. But like all other old customs and obser vances, this festival of the buns is rapidly get ting into disuse. It is true, the bun-venders, from the little urchin with his basket, to the young women, two of whom carry between them a wicker clothes-basket, with the hot buns, carefully covered by green baize and a white cloth, may be seen in scores, from the very dawning of Good Friday until service-time and again in the afternoon till sunset; but it is now a source of gratification to the juve niles only, and not as formerly, to all classes, when the buns were eaten by all those w r ho could provide them, at the morning meal, and when two large rival bun-houses at Chelsea, were thronged by hundreds of the eager purchasers of “Royal Hot Cross Chel sea Buns.” For my part, as a mere “ looker on in Venice,” I regret to see this declension — for I love old customs, especially when they are pleasing and social. “Vive I‘antique,” lam disposed to exclaim. lam told, that in some parts of England, even to this day, a bun, with the cross on it, is still kept “ hang ing in some houses, ‘forluck,” especially, to preserve the dwelling against fire!” But I must not prate about local matters to the exclusion of more important subjects. In the w r eek that has elapsed since I wrote you by the “America,” nothing of a very startling nature has occurred, either in England or on ! the Continent. The failure of the great de monstration on the 10th, has apparently quite dampened the zeal of the Chartists. And here let me say, that there are doubtless many thousands of this name, who are utter ly opposed to physical force movements —and who desire only to have what they regard as their reasonable demands upon the govern ment duly considered. Were there no other Chartists than these, it were indeed well for all classes—for they would speedily secure the hearing they claim. Even the Times , generally regarded as the government organ, concedes that their demands are debateable. There have been sundry gatherings of the Chartists in different parts of the country. A large meeting was held at Glasgow on the 17th, but it was entirely peaceable. At Ab- erdeen, there are some manifestations of a disposition to resort to extreme measures. In some of the manufacturing districts of Great Britain, there are apprehensions of distur bance. The Crown Security Bill, which has passed the British Parliament by an overwhelming majority, and is now a law, in force for two years, is a rem arkable exhibition of the de termined stand which the people have taken against all sorts of treason, since it actually makes “open and advised speaking” against the Queen or her Ministers, “ a felony.” This applies especially to Ireland; and the chief opposition the Bill met with came, from Irish members. Its almost unanimous pas sage, at all events, at this crisis, is significant. The condition of Ireland is alarming, and even the most hopeful are disposed to fear the results of her increasing disquietude.— She is on the verge of war and bloodshed— and I cannot see how they will be averted : which, however, may Heaven grant! The people are arming for desperate measures, and every thing indicates that a crisis is at hand. The O’Connells, the champions of the moral force party, and Mitchell, the violent leader of the physical force faction, are daily withdrawing farther from common ground. The former resolutely declare for only con stitutional measures, while the latter incul cates the principle of resistance to the death. The attempt of Tom Steele, O’Connell’s bo som friend, to commit suicide by throwing himself off of Waterloo Bridge, has created much excitement and regret. He is one of the most pacific spirits of the Repeal party. “Unhappy Ireland ! what will be thy fate,” is the language of every benevolent heart. I will hope, even against hope, that the horrors of civil war will not desolate the green island —but that better counsels will prevail over the fierce passions of the excited leaders of the “physical force repeal,”, and that those who seek from the British Crown Constitu tional redress will speedily realize all the re lief that the present emergency demands. I said that nothing of special interest had occurred on the Continent. I must except the movement in Paris, which nearly resulted in a revival of the “ Reign of Terror” in that city. The Communists and Fourierites, head ed by Ledru Rollin and a notorious character of the name of Blanqui, attempted to carry some of their radical doctrines into effect, and of course came into collision with the Con servative party of the Provisional Govern ment ; and the latter was nobly sustained by the National Guard and the people, who made such a glorious “ demonstration” in favor of the administration of Lamartine as to repress effectually the anarchist movement of the Communists, and to give ground for hope that France may weather the storm that is now threatening her with shipwreck. For the de tails of this exciting emeute and its conse quences I must refer you to the public jour nals. To return to London. Let me mention, en passant, that our countrywoman Mrs. Mow att, is engaged at the “ Olympic” for the whole I season, and that Mr. Macready, (after an en gagement at the Mary-le-bone,) will visit the United States again. Miss Cushman does not visit you as soon as was expected—probably ; not until the winter. Thalberg, the great pianist, is carrying j away all hearts with his extraordinary per formances. You have heard, doubtless, Leopold DeMeyer and Herz, and, I presume, wondered at their playing; but let me say to you, wait until you have heard Thalberg, 1 who far excels either of them in his wonder ful power over the chords of the Piano. But I must hasten to put this letter in the ♦ . . I post, or it will not leave Liverpool by the Brit tania to-morrow, as I design. Wishing you abuiTdant success, and your readers much j gratification, I have the happiness to be, Very truly yours, E. F. G. TRE NEWS BY THE CAMBRIA. The steamship Cambria, arrived at New York on the 13th inst., and her intelligence was brought to us very tardily by the Elec tric Telegraph, barely anticipating the usual time of the mail. The Cambria was fifteen days from Liverpool, and brings papers of the 29th ultimo, making her news about a week later than that contained in the letter of our London Correspondent. We shall barely glance at the intelligence thus afforded us, of affairs in Europe. In England, business is represented as improving. The reports frohi the manufacturing districts are gratifying. In France, the Elections have passed off quietly. The influence of Lamartine appears to have controlled the nation, and things are quite tranquil. In Denmark there has been a severe battle, which had resulted in the capture of the city of Schleswig. The Prussians sustained a loss of 3000, while the Danes lost nearly four times that number, and all their artillery. In Lombardy, war continues; and in Spain there are indications of serious disturbances, and indeed, apprehensions of a Revolution. The same is true of Portugal, when the Queen was expected to abdicate the throne in favor of her son. Our Charge d’Affairs had received a very cordial welcome from his Holiness the Pope. From the above items, it will be seen that the tendencies of the Revolutionary spirit in Europe are still in process of development, and we must quietly abide the lapse of time to know what the end of all these things will be. HOME INTELLIGENCE. Captain Craig of the 3d Regiment of In fantry, and who has served so efficiently in the whole course of the Mexican war, has returned to his family in this place, after an absence of three years. The gallant Captain was badly wounded in the battle of Contre ras, where he distinguished himself for his courage and military skill. He is warmly welcomed by our citizens, many of whom have resolved to tender him a congratulatory dinner, in accordance with the noble senti ment —“Honor to the brave.” The Corner-Stone of the Great National Monument to W ashington, is to be laid on the 4th of July next; and the Committee ap peal to the people of the United States to make a grand “ demonstration” on the occa sion. It is proposed to have a civic and mil itary procession, composed of representatives from every part of the country; and we earnestly hope that a large concourse will as semble to celebrate the ceremony of laying the corner-stone of a Monument that shall tell to the world, how the American people venerate and hallow the noble and world renowned Washington. We trust, moreo ver, that Georgia, “ one of the old thirteen,” will make early and efficient arrangements to do honor to the day and the deed, by delega tions of her sons, with suitable banners —and that the military of our State will be repre sented according to the general design of the J Managers. CLIPPINGS FROM DONKEY’S EARS. Awful. —Why does a story concerning liberty told on shipboard, remind you of the Fourth of July ?• Because it is a deck-relation of Indepen dence. Knowledge for the People. —We advise all good Whigs to immediately purchase a copy of Sargent’s Life of Clay, just pub lished. Jt is a capital Eppie-tome of the life and opinions of that distinguished statesman. Alarming Treason. —The Councils at Charleston have passed a resolution inviting General Scott, “to take Charleston, on his way to Washington.” This is very bad. — After taking Vera Cruz and Mexico, the South Carolinians want the General to carry the war into his own country. 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