PUBLICATIONS RECEIVED.

BOOKS.

The Cities and !Rids of Andalucia. By the Honourable R. Dundee Mur- ray. In two volumes.

Hands not Hearts.' a Novel. By Janet W. Wilkinson. In three volumes. Panama, the Spirit of Nature. By Robert Hunt, Author of " The Poetry of Science," &c.

We and Correspondence of Robert Southey. Edited by his Son, the Reve- rend Charles Cuthbert Southey, M.A., Curate of Plumbland, Cumberland. In six volumes. Volume Z.

Notes of a Twenty-five Years Service in the Hudson's Bay Territory. By John MLean. In two volumes.

Letters of William Van Humboldt to a Female Friend. A complete edi- tion. Translated from the Second German Edition, by Catharine 3L A. Cowper Author of " Visits to Beechwood Farm," &c. With a Biographi- cal Notice of the Writer- In two volumes.

A Memorandum of the Wonderful Providence: of God to a Poor Unwor- thy Creature, during the time of the Duke of Monmouth's Rebellion and to the Revolution in 1688. By John Goad, one of the Sufferers. [In his History of England, Mr. Macaulay mentions with approbation the manu- script narrative of one John Coed, as containing "the best account of the suf-

ferings " of those persons engaged in Monmouth's rebellion, whose lives were saved by transportation to the West Indies. The attention thus drawn to Mr. Coed's Memorandum of the Wonderful Providences has induced its pub- lication, in the old-fashioned style of printing which Messrs. Longman have used in several books of a more fictitious character.

John Coad was certainly what in profane parlance would be called a "lucky man." Desertion was added to the crime of rebellion; for be was called out as one of the train-bands to oppose Monmouth, and took an opportunity of gene over to him. Afterwards, as a condemned prisoner, he was, by connivance of the officer in command, allowed to substitute himself for a man who .preferred to take his chance in England rather than be sold as a slave to Jamaica; and he had several nice escapes before he set sail. At Jamaica his lot was cast in pleasant places. John Coad's master was of a serious torn ; the plantation in which be was located was in a religious neighbourhood; and John, after some persuasion, undertook to expound the gospel; and several outlines of his exercises, embodied in his book, are really beyond the average of sermons. At the Revela- tion, the indentured apprentices expected their freedom ; but some difficulties were thrown in the way by their masters and the Governor. These would seem to have been overcome by the wisdom and firmness of John Coed; though there is an unlucky hiatus in the manuscript, just as John is about to wait upon the "Governour, the Earl of Inciqueen." The book is a curious specimen of the sturdy and (in religious topics) well-in. formed mind of the Protestant handicraftsman of that day—for John Coed was a carpenter. It is also equally curious as an individual portrait. We cannot, how.. ever, receive it as a " best" account of the " sufferings" of the "rebels" transported during the Bloody Assizes. Beyond the inevitable separation from home, and the equally inevitable heat of the climate, John Cold seems to have suffered very little; to have enjoyed, in fact, as much leisure and freedom as any artisan at home, and much more consideration. His sufferings were on shipboard, in com- mon with his fellows; and they seem to have resembled those of the steerage pas- sengers of our day, as described by several writers, and as shown by the occa- sional deaths as given in the newspapers.]

The Solitary, and other Poems. With The Cavalier, a Play. By Charles Whitehead.

[Mr. Whitehead rather possesses poetical manner than poetical spirit. This collection exhibits smoothness, sound, and all the external counterfeits of poetry; but it wants that vie vivida which shines through ruggedness of metre and over- comes imperfect expression. Possibly as a consequence of this deficiency, the author wants subject and matter; and, where there is a tale, probability of story. The Solitary is a species of imitation of Childe Harold; but wanting its nar- rative, its events, its varied scenes and persons, as well as its originality and genius, with the personal interest attending upon Byron. " The Solitary" is merely a series of descriptive and reflective stanzas, strung together in a not very clear way. The story of " The Cavalier" is that of a young lord who inveigles a married lady into a questionable house, and, attempting violence, is stabbed; while the lady is by perjury condemned for murder. " The Story of Jasper

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Brooke" is an imitation of the simple ballads of Southey and Wordsworth ; but the style only is attained: the tale is unlikely, and without breadth or object.]

History of Great Britain and Ireland; with an Account of the Present State and Resources of the United Kingdom and its Colonies. By Henry White, B.A., Trinity College, Cambridge, &c.; Author of "Elements of Universal History," &e. With a Map of Great Britain and Ireland. [Two distinct objects distinguish Mr. White's abridgment. One is, that he embraces Ireland and Scotland in his narrative. Another and a more useful feature is, that he gives greater attention than is usual to the character of the country and the condition of the people at every leading epoch; including notices of commerce, the arts, literature and learning. There is somewhat of novelty in his views and his treatment. He brings great exploits to the test of common sense, and their operation upon human happiness; and mingles with his narrative a good deal of critical remark. This History of Great Britain and Ireland contains many facts, and much information, written is the manner of the day.] A Course of Lectures on Modern History; to which are added, Historical Essays on the Beginning of Our History, and on Creme and Alexander. By Frederick Schlegel. Translated by Lyndsey Purcell and R. H. White- lock, Esqs. (Bohn's Standard Library.) English History for Children. By the Reverend J. M. Neal, MA., Warden of Sackville College, East Grinsted. Third edition.

The Georgics of Virgil. Translated by W. H. Bathurst, MA., Rector of Barwick-in-Elmer.

[Mr. Bathurst's reason for a new translation of the Georgics—that he has "not met with one which appears to do justice to that beautiful poem "—is not alto- gether a valid one as regards his own version, any more than his opinion is cor- rect that Sotheby excels Dryden. In the style of his work a contemporary always has an advantage over his predecessors so far as regards readers of his own age; and this advantage Mr. Bathurst of course possesses. He is also successful in conveying a good idea of the scope and information of Virgil, though in rather a literal way: the translation, if not very spirited, is very plain. It is also more readable than might have been supposed.1 Exercitationes Iambkre; or Original Exercises in Greek Iambic Verse, consisting of passages from Scottish and other Poets paraphrased and ar- ranged for translation into Greek Iambics: to which are prefixed, the Laws of this species of Composition, together with the most essential Rules of Greek Accentuation. By E. R. Humphreys, B.A., &c., Head Classical Master in Merebiaton Castle Academy. [The object of this book is to stimulate the pupil's industry by exciting him to take pleasure in the task of Greek versifying. The mode by which this stimulus is sought to be applied, is by presenting him with passages from British and American poets, whose verse Mr. Humphreys has translated into a more fitting English better adapted than the original for translation into Greek. There are notes and typographical directions to assist the pupil.] Short Conclusions from the Light of Nature. [A series of arguments to prove the existence and personality of God and a future state, grounded on nature, not revelation. The arrangement of the arguments is orderly, the manner plain and scholarly, but the arguments themselves ale not very masterly. They may look conclusive enough to persons unaccus- tomed to these studies ; but there are sometimes important omissions in the premises, especially as regards the distribution of happiness in this world, which the writer places too much in outward things; and the arguments are too often as- sumptions or conjectures. Perhaps something of this kind is inevitable in the treatment of such questions.] The Seven Ages of the Church; or the Seven Apocalyptic Epistles Inter- preted by Church History. By the Reverend Henry Cotterill, A-ife Vice-Principal and Theological Tutor of Brighton College, &c. [The subject of this volume almost unfits it for handling in a newspaper; the fulfilment of prophecy being hardly within the sphere of satisfactory dismission in secular journals. We may say, however, that the inquiries of Mr. Cotterill in- volve a survey of church history—it is from the facts of history that he inter- prets prophecy.] The Voices of Harvest. By the Reverend R. Milman, Wear of Cheadle- worth, Berkshire.

[A species of sermons; taking the harvest, its appearances, consequences, and successions, for morel topics, and applying them figuratively to religious themes. The style is ornate.] Sunday Evening,. Twelve short Sermons for Family Reading. By the Re- verend J. S. Howson, MA- Ten Schoolroom Addresses. Edited by J. P. Norris, M.A., Fellow of Trinity College, Cambridge. Lessons in Industrial Education, for the use of Female Schools. By a Lady. (A very useful collection of didactic little tales, good advice, simple poetry, and household and kitchen receipts. The book is primarily designed for the pupils in female national schools, with the view of preparing them for the duties of home or service.] Annals of Ulster; or Ireland Fifty Years Ago. Compiled by Mr. Samuel MSkirnin, Author of "History of Carrickfergus." -A plain account of the public proceedings on the part of the United Irishmen in -Oster towards the close of the last century. It is literal and minute, but con- eys a good idea of the state of society at the time, and proves distinctly enough the undoubted treason of the Irish patriots.] The English Gentleman: his Principles, his Feelings, his Manners, his Pursuits.

IA reprint from the Theologian. The object of the first of the four essays is to form the " principles" of a gentleman on a Christian standard. In the other three subjects of ' feelings," " manners," and " pursuits," the views though strict are of a more worldly kind.] Sey:Derotion; or the Prussians at Hochkirch. A free Translation from the German of Frederica Lohmann.

[A German tale, the time of which is laid during the Seven Years War. The main point is the " self-devotion" of an old servant, whose courage, simplicity, - and plain speaking, procure a pardon from Frederick the Great.]

[Mr. Bentley has been busy this week; not fewer than seven publications leaving issued from his house. Some of these are noticed ; some reserved. The three following rearints explain themselves; except that the third edition of Mr. White- side's Italy contains additional matter relating to the Into events in Rome.] Italy in the Nineteenth Century. By James Whiteside, Esq., A.M., M.R.LA., &c. In three volumes. Third edition.

History of the Reign of Ferdinand and Isabella the Catholic of Spain. By William H. Prescott. Fifth edition, revised. In three volumes. Volume 11.

The Traveli and. Adventures of Monsieur Violet. In California, Sonora, and Western Texas. By Captain Marryat, R.N., C.B., Author of "Peter Simple," &c. ILLUSTRATED WORKS.

Portraits of Illustrious Personages of Great Britain. With Biographical

and Historical Memoirs of their Lives and Actions. By Edmund Lodge,

Esq., F.S.A. In eight volumes. Volume I. (Bohn's Illustrated Library.) [The attraction of Lodge's illustrated biography has been proved by the test of five-and-thirty years, and the sustained demand for two editions whose cost raises wonder in these days of cheapness. The most expensive copy, with its India proofs and super-royal paper, amonnted to the sum of two hundred guineas ! the lowest price of the first folio edition was eighty guineas; the cost of the octavo edition of 1821 was thirty pounds; when time and change had brought the "remainder" into the market, the price was still ten pounds. Amongst his endeavours to popularize literature of a solid and standard character at a cost and in a style proportioned to the fashion of the day, Mr. Bohn has undertaken a new edition of the Portraits of Illustrious Persons, which will be completed for two pounds. Edmund Lodge, Norroyand Clarencieux, belonged as a workman to the last age, before the economy of manufactures was introduced into literature, so that no- thing should be lost that could be turned to account. The reader who has a know- ledge of modern biographies, where almost every scrap that has been transcribed from original documents or rare books is worked up "somehow," will wonder at the lavish waste of old Norroy, who mast obviously have rejected a very great deal more than lie used. It was the fashion in those days to run somewhat cursorily over a subject; to present little more to the reader than the impression he himself would have brought away from his original inquiries, though reduced to form and order, and mingled with critical reflections. No other method could have enabled Mr. Lodge to compress such a multitude of lives i: to any reasonable compass and to sustain the reader's interest in them. Somethia c of the superficial to our ideas may appear in the rapid narrative, which occasionally almost takes the form of an essay on the life rather than a full biography; but it will mostly, we think, be found, that this arises from the omission of details, not essentials.

After all, however, it is the portraits which give both character and attraction to the work. Independently of the interest which we all feel in examining the lineaments of a man whose life we are reading, the collection is a history not only of English celebrities but of English portraiture, beginning with Holbein. The first volume, now before us, contains thirty portraits of "illustrious persons" connected with the early Tudors. They commence with Elizabeth of York, the wife of Henry the Seventh, and close with the persons of Edward the Sixth's reign. The list, with the painters' names and the collections where each painting is preserved, is a story in itself; the very names of subjects and painters form a suggestive narrative. They tell us, too, how much art and all that is associated with it are indebted to the labours of Holbein and the firm patronage of Harry the Eighth. At the same time, the portraits of Surrey and Pole show, to our taste, how immeasurably Titian surpassed every one. Holbein is certainly life itself; there are the features, the years, the general expression, and in Edward the Sixth something more: but in Titian we have what Pope seemed to think im- possible in art—" the manners and the mind."] The Form of Solemnization of Matrimony. Illuminatedby Owen Jones. [This illuminated service is a perfect gem of typography ; designed, au ad- vertisement states, for bridesmaids, but equally appropriate, we should think, as a present for the intended bride. The binding is white vellum enriched with gold. The type resembles that of the early printers in black letter, but the form is clearer and more legible: the colours of the printing are black and red. The great feature of the book, however, is its illuminations. These accompany every page, and rival in richness and variety while they surpass in neatness the " cunning work" of the middle ages which they imitate; though they want the force and individuality of character which the monkish artists imparted to their works. But when the comparative cost of the two kinds of volume is looked at, The Form of Solemnization of Matrimony is by far the more wonder- ful of the two.]

ALMANACKS.

Dietrichsers and Hannay's Royal Almanack, for 1850. The Reformers Almanack and Political Year-Book, for 1850. The Shakspere Almanack, for 1850; with an Essay on the Character of Shakspere. By J. W. Lethbridge. [There is nothing that calls for particular notice in these almanacks. The Royal is as surprisingly full of statistics and type as heretofore, for sixpence: the Re formers has a series of papers on Finance and Reform, a mere echo of the Bright and Cobden school: the Shakspere tacks a number of quotations from the poet to the passing events of the day or to anniversary subjects in the calendar.]

PAMPHLETS.

On a New Mode of Treating Deafness, when attended by Partial or Entire Loss of the Membrane Tympani, associated or not with a Discharge from the Ear. By James Yearsley, Surgeon to the Metropolitan Ear Institution, &c. Principles of the Hannan Mind deduced from Physical Laws; being a Se- quel to Elements of Electra-Biology; together with the Lecture on the

Voltaic Mechanism of Man, delivered at the London Institution, April 11, 1849. By Alfred Smee, F.R.S.

Of Induction, with Especial Reference to Mr. J. Stuart Mill's System of Logic. By W. Whewell, D.D., Author of " The History and the Philo- sophy of the Inductive Sciences." Railway Prostration: Causes, and Remedy. Letter to the Right Honour- able Sir Robert Peel, Bart., M.P. By John Whitehead, of the Stock Ex- change, London; Author of " Railway and Government Guarantee," &e. Report to the General _Assembly of the Church of Scotland by their Com- mittee for the Suppression of Intemperance, given in and read, by the Reverend Robert H. Muir, Convener, 31st May 1849. A Plea for the Ballot By Robert Wilson, Esq. The Mother-Country; or the Spade, the Wastes, and the Eldest Son. An Examination of the Condition of England. By Sidney Smith. Le Dew D'Augustenbourg et la Revoke du Holstein. Exposé Authentique

extrait des rapiers Augustenbourgeois. Par C. F. Wegner.