10 JUNE 1865, Page 22

Zulu Land. By the Rev. Lewis Groat. (Trabner and Co.)—The

author is an American missionary, who spent fifteen years in the colony, of which he has given a very excellent account. Its climate, resources, and natural scenery are all ably handled, and he gives just enough of his own personal experience to make the narrative evidently the work of an eye-witness. The history of Natal is fully detailed, perhaps a little too fully, but the chapters on the character, pursuits, and superstitions of the Zulus are more interesting. These is also a good popular account of the geology, botany, and natural history of the colony. In short it is a complete picture of what the settler will find there, rather instructive than brilliant, yet pleasantly written, and by no means dull to any one who takes an interest in the subject. In conclusion, we would say that the author's position as a missionary is never obtruded, and yet never concealed, and the reticence and moderation with which he mentions Dr. Coleus°, from whose opinions he evidently entirely dissents, deserves great praise. He writes like a clergyman, but always remembers that he is not writing on theology, but describing a country.