ral question of warranties of kind or quality.—By GULian C. VERPLANCK. The plan of this treatise may be considered as original. It gives a general view of the several heads of contracts of mutual benefit, such as sales, insurance, &c. &c. as they have been regulated by the rules of Common Law, and the decisions of Equity, both here and in England. A similar view is then briefly given of the civil law, of the old and new French systems of jurisprudence, and the other codes derived from that of Rome. The plain morality of these cases, without reference to external and positive law, is next investigated; and on this subject both speculative moralists and lawyers, and men of business, have entertained very discordant opinions. The author concludes by applying to the Law the principles which he thinks are the clear decisions of conscience and common sense in private morals; shows how far they have already, in effect, been adopted and acted upon, and how far deviated from, or contradicted, in our jurisprudence. The main object of the essay is to establish a few general and consistent principles, which, while they mark out the line of right and wrong in private conscience, as to sales and bargains, may also serve as sound, practicable, and uniform legal rules, upon a subject where there is now no little uncertainty, and the greatest contrariety prevailing between the several parts of the same sytem. As this sheet was going to press, a friend placed in our hands, a pamphlet consisting of thirty-six pages, just printed in this city, and entitled a "Poetical Paraphrase of Select Portions of Scripture." The General Convention of the Episcopal church in the United States having determined on a version of the Psalms and Hymns used in their service, a Committee was appointed for that purpose to report to the next convention. These paraphrases are stated by the author to have been prepared with a view to be submitted to this committee. The author thinks, that, for the purpose of psalmody, besides Psalms, or versified translations of the Hebrew Psalms, and Hymns, and devout original compositions, there should be another class comprised of paraphrases, or metrical versions of the more poetical and devotional parts of the Scriptures. He has accordingly paraphrased, with more or less freedom and originality, many passages from the Old and New Testaments, especially from the prophets and the less argumentative parts of the epistles. The idea is a good one, and to judge from the two or three specimens which we have had time to read, the execution is also very creditable to the author. THE POET. Look at that high and marble brow, What are thy thoughts; rapt mortal, tell— On earth-and think'st thou, selfish one, No rainbow seasons come and go?— The sea-I've heard the sailor boy Sing gaily from the high mast-head; On heaven-are all yon stars of gold Then think not, friend, I cannot share The thoughts that lie too deep for speech, For though at me no vulgar stare, The deep-drawn sigh no lady fetch ; N. DEATH ON THE PALE HORSE. Mr. Dunlap's third great picture, "Death on the pale Horse," having recently appeared before the public, and having attracted very general attention, our readers may be gratified by a short description of the work, which is all we can at present give. In our next number we will enter into a more minute and critical examination of its merits. It is avowedly founded upon the design of Mr. West, but painted without any knowledge of Mr. West's picture, except the very small outline published some years ago in the PortFolio. The painting now under consideration is 20 feet in length, and the figures in the foreground at least 6 feet 6 inches in height. The strength of light, shadow, and colouring, is proportioned to the magnitude, and the effect produced is decidedly beyond that of any picture we have seen. The centre is occupied by the King of Terrors on his pale horse, darting his destructive lightnings in every direction, and trampling on his victims with unrelenting fury. Immediately in his path is a domestic groupe, who, in the pride of youth and health, are blasted by the breath of the demon-horse. A beautiful female, a wife and mother, sinks dying, though supported by her husband, and evinces, in her last agony, the mother's tenderness, by clasping her arms about her children. Her daughter is endeavouring to assist her, and her infant son has sunk dead from her embrace. This is the great point in the picture. 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