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PUBLICATIONS RECEIVED.

Boom.

My Home in 2dxstnania, during a Residence of Nine Tears. By Mrs. L'harles Meredith. In two volumes.

Stamboul, and the Sea of Gems. By the Author of "The Bridal and the Bridle."

Memoir of the Services of Me Bengal Artillery, from the Formation of the Corps to the Present Time ; with some Account of its Internal Organization. By the late Captain E. Buckle, Assistant-Adjutant- General, Bengal Artillery. Edited by J. W. Kaye, late Lieutenant, Bengal Artillery.

On Rheumatism, Rheumatic Gout, and Sciatica, their Pathology, Symptoms, and Treatment. By William Henry Fuller, M.D.

Life and Letters of Barthold George NiMuhr, and Selections from his Minor Writings. Edited and Translated by Susanna Winkworth. With Essays on his Character and Influence, by the Chevalier Bun- sen, and Professors_13randis.and LoebdL Volume III. Supplementary.

A Treatise on Me Screw Propeller; with various Suggestions of Im- provement. By John Bourne, C.E.

[The primary object of this quarto volume is to bring before the public some improvements which its author Mr. Bourne thinks may be made in the screw propeller, as well as in the sails of soiling-vessels, and the con- struction of ships generally. These things occupy but a portion of the work : the treatise contains a very full history of the principle of propulsion, from classical times down to the last year,; and a very curious exposition it is, from the number of theoretical plans, and practical failures or neglects. This interesting section is followed by elaborate statistics, a large part of them relating to the comparative merits of screw andpaddles; after which the scientific principles of the subject are handled. The text is illustrated by numerous wood-cuts and engravings, and the volume may be recom- mended to those who take an interest in the important subject on which it treats.]

Poets and Poetry of the Nineteenth Century. A Course of Lectures by the Earl of 'Belfast.

[These popular lectures of the Earl of:Belfast are another proof of the closer sympathy between the different classes of society, which we lately remarked upon, and which would impart an extrinsic interest to the lectures themselves, if they needed any, but they do not. The subjects of the noble lecturer are the departed poets of the present century, and embrace a list of names of which the sera may feel proud. Coleridge, Wordsworth, Moore, Keats, Scott, Byron, Shelley, and Campbell, are all likely to be famous men with posterity ; while Southey, Crabbe, Hood, the two Smiths, Barham, and Kirke White, will be more or less remembered if not read. Lord Belfast's es- timates are judicious, and several of his remarks indicate thoughtful criti- cism. To some readers, perhaps, the extent of the illustrative quotations may be too numerous ; but many will relish them, and to the lectures they were 'indispensable.] The Unseen Hand; or Episodes in an Eventful Life. By the Reverend Stnpford J. Ram, MA., Incumbent of Wandow and Elkstone, Stafford- shire.

[The theme of this tale is the rejection of a lover, amiable, but neither religious nor-steady in purpose, and his final success after his reformation and conversion. The story, however, is made a medium for exhibiting scenes of university and town life of various kinds.]

The Ekments of Picturesque Scenery; or Studies of Nature made in Travel with a view to Improvement inLandseape-painting. By Henry Twining. [This work is an entire recast, with a large proportion of new matter, of a work printed sonic years ago for private circulation, and " distributed to Va- rious inmutionteonnected with art." It consists of three sections, with a preliminary cha ter on light : the first section treating of mountains, rooks, volcanoes, and iere; the second of British park and forest trees, and the vegetationec to certain regions in Europe ; the third of buildin ruins, and. figures. Mr. Twining appears to have travelled a good :deal, an in several countries, and has exercised-powers of observation active enough naturally', and sharpened by a feeling for the picturesque. His book is OM rather of remarks: and opinions .than of broad views systematised into a theory or maintained as a oreed. It would be read by artists and amateurs, not so much for dimmisition or instruction,_ as in. the light of observations by a well- informed person on a congenial theme.] _Directions for Introducing the First Steps of Elementary Drawing us Schools and among Workmen; with Lists of Materials, Objects, and Models. By the Author of "Drawing for Young Children;" &c. (Prepared and published at the ;request of the Council of the Society of Arta.) [The pre-rudimentary character of this title reminds us of an artist who in- formed a friend of ours that he had painted "Gil Blas about to endeavour to assume an air of unconcern while attending on the Robbers." The direc- tions are of a practical character, and conveyed in a rather literary style, but with some dogmatism of tone, and occasional 'exaggeration,—for in- stance, where the author states, as of "a large portion of the agricultural population," that the "peasant boy.becomes a quadruped, scarcely able to stand on hia hind-legs, or use his paws or faculties, except to clutch a stick or stone." Drawing and other school-education are all very well, but "a man's a. man for a' that."] Chrestomathie Francaise, ou Choir de Morceaux tints des Meilleurs Ecrivains Francais. Par A. Vinet, Professeur a l'Acadenlie de Lau- sanne. A FUsage des &oleo, par Louis F. Chaumont, Maitre de is Longue Francaise.

[An abridgment from Vinet's large work of French selections in three vo- lumes. The distinguishing feature of the original, which.is maintained in this volume, is arrangement and purpose in the extracts, with brief notes re- specting the authors ; while the passages quoted are less fragmentary than in some other-recueils. The subjects in this volume are chiefly historical and...poetical, with one or two biographies, and fictitious pieces.]

.Le Trelsor de Palsies, and Traveller's Mental Companion. By Antoine Claude Gabriel Jobert, Author of "The Philosophy of Geology," &c. [Upwards of a thousand selected sentences followed by an English transla- ton, designed to be used, if used as an instruction phrase-book, in a manner explained in the preface.] The Elements of Algebra, adapted for the Use of National and Adult Schools. By the Reverend J. W. Colenso, M.A.,.11ector of Forncett St. Mary, Norfolk, and late Fellow of St. John's College, Cambridge.

Stable Practice; or Hints on Training for the Turf, the Chase, and the Road : with Observations addressed to all who are concerned in Racing, Steeple-chasing, and Fox-hunting. By Cecil, Author of " The Staid Farm."

e object of this work is to enable a horse's owner to get the most service e can fairly look for out of his horse whetherfor the road, the chase, or the turf; though the last, from its imperious various ways, is the most ela- borately treated subject. The book is equally addressed to the keeper of a stud or the owner of a few horses ; and involves a variety of information re- specting the training, management, and riding of, horses, as well as regarding the economy and discipline of the stables. It is a well-written book, with- out is much of a slang style as is found in some treatises on horses and dogs.] The Pdrais, or Modern Zerdusthians ; a Sketch. By George Briggs, Author of "The Cities of Gujariishtrii." [A well-written and informing sketch of the Farms. It treats of the per- sonal appearance, costume, character, habits, and mode of living of the Fire- worshipers, and their punchayet or assembly for regulating their own 'pro- ceedings, so far as regards what the English law considers as " customs. '] Ireland considered as a Field for bovestment or Residence. By Wil-

liam Bullock Webster, Esq.

[A variety of legal, statistical, and practical information, mixed with a few sketches of that fascinating occupation "improvements," designed to recom- mend- the investment of British capital in Irish landed property. A.genlogi- cal map of Ireland accompanies the volume.]

The new editions of the week are of works of value and character, with such extensive additions or changes as to give than novelty of matter and even of form.

The Naval and Military Dictionary of Colonel Burn, originally pub- lished ten years ago, has been carefully revised and greatly' en ,.to ve it a less technical character than formerly; while nearly ahalf-

French part—is altogether new. It may be proper to observe, that it is a dictionary; dealing with the translation of words, not the description of the things the words indicate, except incidentally. Dr. Hook's Church Dictionary is rather an encyclopedia, containing an account, sometimes almost running into the treatise or essay, of the different subjects. This sixth edition has not only been revised but extended, by more than a hundred articles. In consideration of the air- ti"the d cumstanees of the times, articles re to the heresies and peculiar- ities of the Church of. Rome have been e ; and, strong as they were in former editions in condemnation of the psi system, they have been ren- dered more useful, under the present exigencies of the Church, by a refer- ence to the decision of the so-called Council of Trent, so as to enable the reader to see what the peculiar tenets of that corrupt:portion of the Christian world really are." Mrs. Porter's plain and explanatory book on arithmetic has not only been revised and enlarged but recast ; the form being changed from dialogue to that of direct teaching.

A Naval end 31ilitary Technical Dictionary. of the French Language. In two Parte, French-English, and English-Drench ; with Ex- planations of the various Terms. By Lieutenant-Colonel "Burn, As- sistant Inspector of Artillery. A Church. Dictionary. By Walter Farquhar Hook, D.D., Vicar of Leeds. Sixth edition, Revised and Corrected. Rational Arithmetic. By Mrs. G. Porter. A new edition. Altered and Adapted for the Use of Schools ws well as for Private In- struction.

Ealiromgre.

The Peril of _Portsmouth. French Fleets and. English Forte. Bythunes Fergusson, Esq. With a Plan.

A Plan for the Formation of a Maritime Militia or Sea FenciblaPorce. ' By Charles Elliott, Captain R.N.

Ireland; an Inquiry into the Social Condition of the Country„ with Suggestions for its Improvement. By Daniel Keshau, Author of "Stray Thoughts on Polinaal _Economy," &c. Confession and Absolution. A Letter to the Dean of Exeter, from the Bishop of Exeter. A Pulpit Estimate of Wellington. By John a. Manly. Letters on Convocation. ET A. H..E. Republished from the.-41Corning Chronicle.

Uncle Tom's Cabin, Bleak _House Slavery and Slave-trade. ,Six Ar- ticles by Lord Denman, reprinted from the Standard. With-an Ar- ticle containing Facts connected with Slavery,. by Sir George Stephen, reprinted from the Northampton.Mercury. The liforality of Public Men. A Letter addressed to the Earl of Derby. Industrial instruction on the Continent. A. Lecture by Lyon Mayfair. C.B., &c. (Museum of Practical Geology.) On the Resources of _ring's College, London, for Medical Baot:Hon, A Lecture. By Robert Bentley Todd, ILD., &c. How-to Secure the best Design for the New National Gallery. By Bpi-

!idiom Gambardella.

ShersilCourts of Scotland, &o. By an Advocate, not a Sheriff.