PUBLICATIONS RECEIVED.

Prom December 5th to December 11th. BOOKS.

Eastern Europe arid the Emperor Nicholas. By the Author of" Revelations of Russia"; The White Slave." In two volumes. Oliver Newman, a New England Tale (unfinished); with other Poetical Remains. By the late Robert Southey. History of Ciklization. By William Alexander Mackinnon. F.R.S., M.P. In two volumes. Volume I.

Visit to the Portuguese Possessions in South-western Africa. By G. Tams, M.D. Translated from the German; with an Introduction and Anno- tatims. By H. Evans Lloyd, Esq. In two volumes. .E.splanaticms.: a Sequel to Vestiges of the Natural History of Creation." By the Author of that Work.

ITltrwmorstanissa, or the Roman Church and Modern Society. By E. Quinet, of the College of France. Translated from the French, by C. Cocks, BL.

[This translation appears apropos, since its author has just been suspended front the exercise of his professional functions, and La Jenne France contemplated somthing like an emente in his favour, but was stopped short in mid career.

The Ultraniontarrinn of M. Quinet is frequently mentioned in conjunction with the work of his colleague M. Michelet, Priests, Women, and Families; but they have nothing in common, or, as it would appear, in object. The end of M. Mi- chelet was to turn the popular odium upon the Jesuits, by showing the mental and moral evils they produce in society, subduing the minds of the weaker sex to the objects of thew order, and dividing families against themselves. The ulti- mate purpose of M. Quinet seems to be to transfer the Vatican to Paris, to sub- stitute France for the Pope of the middle ages and to set up some misty kind of faith, founded upon God, love of humanity, end French Revolution. To prove the desirableness and feasibility of this scheme, he takes an historical survey of Romanism in Spain and Italy. That of Spain is the most characteristic; for the author travelled into the country expressly to find a monk and observe the pre- sent state of Christianity. That of Italy is less graphic, but more elaborate; containing a succession of chapters which mark the separation of the Romish Church first from the state, then from science, then philosophy, and so forth; the conclusion reached at last being, that Romanism in the person of the Pope in Italy, or in a mixture of "Jehovah and Allah' in Spain, is defunct; and that M. Quinet, with a new edition of" Liberty, Fraternity, and Equality," is ready to fill their place. There is much ingenuity in his general views; and his plan would have been entitled to considerable praise had it been historical instead of schemeatic. The treatment is hazy, perhaps from this wildness of purpose.] Charles Elwood, or the Infidel Converted. By 0. A. Brownson. [This novel is a reprint of an American work; and professes to record the mental history of Mr. Brownson in his progress from Infidelity to Christianity. The Christianity, however, is of such a peculiar kind, that no existing church, we imagine, would recognize it, unless the congregation of his character, Mr. Mor- ton, be a true fact: for he appears to place inward inspiration above the Scrip- tures themselves, to render each man independent and irresponsible of all churchmen, to enable any one who pleases to preach, to assign an inspiration to the Scriptures differing little from that of profane writers, and, in short, would seem to verge very closely upon some forms of Unitarianism, but that he receives the Trinity after a fashion of his own. The novel is written in the autobiographical form, and is of course disquisitional rather than narrative or dramatic—perhaps more so than such a work needed to be. The chief event is a separation between the hero and his betrothed through the persuasion of her minister and brother, and the rescue of Elwood from sickness and distress by a benevolent philanthropist, whose goodness is really the means of his conversion. The preface is rather a cu- riosity for its independent style towards the reader—" like It or lump it." Every one has heard of " the republic of letters "; Mr. Brownson introduces us to the deioocracy of literature.] The Old Hall; or our Hearth and Homestead. By John Mills, Author of "The Old English Gentleman," &c. In three volumes.

[An endeavour to connect together a series of sketches of rustic characters, field sports, and rural adventures, in a time antecedent to railroads, by a story not very probable, conducted by agents coming under the same category. In the management of the tale or its incidents there is little art, and none of the genius which supersedes art: but Mr. Mills has a knowledge of country life and country

7, and in spite of a verbose and literal style, often describes them with some tIlsat vividness which is generally attained by those who copy from nature.] Eclogce Ciceroniance; a Selection from the Orations, Epistles, and Philo-

sophical Dialogues of Cicero: to which are added, selected Letters of Pliny the Younger.

[A new selection, designed partly to convey an idea of the personal character of Cicero, by taking such of his orations, epistles, and philosophical works, as more fully display the individual; and partly, it would seem, to oppose an opinion ad- vanced by Lord Brougham, depreciatory of Cicero's eloquence in comparison with that of Demosthenes. For this purpose, Mr. Pillans, the editor, takes three ora- tions, seldom or never used in schools,—the speech against the Agrarian Law; the oration "ad Quirites," after the orator's return from banishment; and the oration "pro Sextio." Mr. Pillans succeeds in showing that there is something both of rashness and dogmatism in Lord Brougham's dicta; but we do not think that the main point of the superiority of Demosthenes is much shaken. Demos- thenes was a speaker and nothing but a speaker—in poetic phrase, he "ful- mined over Greece": Cicero has strong traces of the writer, or, as we now say, the litterateur. Demosthenes is a champion trained for the arena, all nerve and muscle with no thought but of the conflict: Cicero is rather too full of flesh for a combatant, with traits of self-exhibition about him. We may add, that if Mr. Mans really means to -compare Demosthenes to Mr. Joseph Hume, or even to Tierney, as he seems to do at page xii, he is more dogmatic and far more wrong than the critic he is opposing.] - The Spirit of German Poetry: a series of Translations from the German Poets. With Critical and Biographical Notices. By Joseph Gostick, Author of" Henry Homeward," &c. (Smith's Standard Library.) SA series of translations from the principal German poets, with notices of their lives and estimates of their poetry; planned upon the good principle of choosing that which is most characteristic of the author and the country, rather than that which enjoys the highest conventional reputation. The larger features of the col- lection are, a review with specimens of the Niebelungen-lied, and ample notices of Goethe and Schiller; the translations of the latter being from Sir Burwer Lytton's edition. The bulk of the remainder are shorter pieces mostly the true German ballad; and will uot only be found interesting, but will tend to raise the character of the German school for reality and nature, notwithstanding the homely or the prosaic character of many.] The Life and Letters of St. Paul, dining his second and third Apostolical Jourmes. Arranged for use in the Collegiate Schools, Liverpool. [It has been found by experience, at the Collegiate Schools of Liverpool, that the pupils do not seem to realize the persons and places of Scripture as they do those of profane history. To obviate this is the object of the present little book; which contains the "central portion of St. Paul's life—that which came after thisearly visits to Jerusalem and Antioch, and his first Apostolic mission, and before his troubles in Jodasa." This is done by taking the exact text of the Acts, (xv. 36, xxi. 17,) and inserting in a different type the Epistles Paul is assumed

to have written during his journeying; by which means the reader is presented with the life and writings of Paul, so far as the period in question. This period has no doubt been chosen after consideration; but we should have thought the subsequent scenes in Judiea, with the speeches before Felix and Festas, would hays had more of biographical interest.]

History of the Reformation in the Sixteenth Century. By J. H. Merle D'Aubigne, D.D. A new translation, containing the Author's last Im- provements. By Henry Beveridge, Esq., Advocate. Volume I. [This new translation of D'Aubignes Protestant History of the .Reformation Ii distinguished from any that preceded it by being translated from the edition of 1842, which was thoroughly revised, condensed, and ealarged; and by having the notes translated when the meaning is not contained in the text. Cheapaftis however, is its leading feature; a neat and well-printed volume foreighteen-pence.] Supplement to the First Edition of Mr. M'Culloch's Geographical Dic- tionary; conteining articles on the British Empire, England, Scotland, and Ireland.

[This publication is a liberal trait of the author and his booksellers. It contains the revised articles on the British Empire, England, Scotland, and Ireland, with the additional statistics and information brought down to the latest date, as they were prepared for the new edition of M'Culloch's Geographical Dictionary. The arrangement is such that the Supplement can be used separately as it stands before us; or, by means of paging, the old matter can be cancelled from the first edition and the new articles inserted in the place.] The Poetical Works of William Wordsworth. in one volume.

The Young Baronet; a Novel. By the Author of" The Scottish Heiress," &c. In three volumes.

ILLUSTRATED WORKS, PRINTS, AND MUSIC.

The Snow Storm; a Christmas Story. By Mrs. Gore. With Illustrations by George Crushank.

[A party of London fashionables seek shelter from a snow-storm in an old farm- house, on Christmas eve; and are hospitably entertained by a poor farmer, who is indebted to kind neighbours for the country fare he sets before his aristocratic guests. A poor-looking little old man also joins the party: he turns out to be the rich uncle of the present possessor of the estate, and the ancient friend of the broken-down farmer.

There is nothing in the treatment of this flimsy melodramatic story to recon- cile the reader to its hacknied improbabilities. Neither the charities nor fes- tivities of Christmas are exemplified in the true character of the season: the patronizing airs of the Lord and Lady Charleses—their fashionable slang and flippant small-talk—and the cynical rudeness of the rich uncle, together with the imbecility of the poor farmer and the submissive courtesy of his sister and daughter—make up a discordant whole, that jars upon the feelings, and produces a sense of incongruity and uncomfortableness. The incidents are unreal and the sentiment is factitious: even the good country cheer, homely as it is, becomes sophisticated by allusions to foreign cookery. In effect, it is no more like a gena- ine Christmas merry-making than a masked ball resembles a carnival: the genial spirit of happiness, enjoyment, and hearty good-will, is wanting. George Cruik- shank's etchings are also caricaturish affectations of rusticity.] A Books of Christmas Carols. Illuminated from Ancient Manuscripts in the British Museum.

[A sumptuous cover of gold tissue, figured with a pattern in velvet, adorns the outside of as rich a specimen of illuminated picture-printing as has been pro- duced by chromolithography. A selection of the best old Christmas carols is printed in small pages, enriched with broad borders of fruit, flowers, birds, aud insects, in intense colours on a gold ground; and further illustrated by fac- , similes of miniature paintings, representing the events attending the birth of Christ, taken from the Harleian MSS., as are also some of the borders. The colouring is extremely beautiful; and the effect of relief, given by the shadows of the flowers and animals being thrown on the gold ground, is very bold and striking-. The designs are not equally remarkable for beauty of form and graceful composition; the various objects being in most cases either detached Or not continuously interwoven. But the minute finish of the details, and the wane glow of bright hues and gold, in piquant combinations, furnish a rich feast for We eye; every leaf being differently ornamented.

The subjects are selected and arranged by the publisher, Mr. Condon; the borders drawn on the stone by Mr. J. Brandard; and the chromalithographic printers are Messrs. Hanhart: to each and all of whom great credit is due.]

Glimpses of the Wonderful. (Christmas Annual, 1846.)

[Popular and brief accounts of remote countries and wild races of men, neural phrenomena, and works of human ingenuity; illustrated by accurate and effective wood-cuts. A rational and interesting book for the young, suggestive of thought and observation, as well as inform*. The descriptions are varied in subject and lively in manner; though a more simple style would have made the matter intel- ligible to a wider circle of juvenile readers.]

La Sylphide; Souvenir d'Adieu de Marie Taglioni. Par A. E. Chalon, P.A. . Artistes lithographes—R. J. Lane, A.R.A., Edward Morton, J. S. Temple- ton, J. H. Lynch, T. H. Maguire. [In these recollections of Mademoiselle Taglioni's farewell performance of La Sylphide, Mr. Alfred Chalon has succeeded in catching the graceful air and ele- gant manner of the departed Queen of the Ballet; and so delicately has he sketched the outlines ot her figure that the form appears evanescent—really sylph-like. The danseuse is represented in six different poses,—bending over the sleeping Donald; leaning thoughtfully against the window of his cottage; standing triumphantly on tiptoe; springing gaily on a bough to take the birds- nest; kneeling in grief at the dropping-off of her wings; and finally curtseying her farewell, holding a handful of tributary bouquets.

No other artist than Alfred Chalon could have so tastefully and felicitously hit off the artificial character of the costume, attitudes, and expression of the ballet, as he has done in these sketches: what is objectionable in his style applied to the portraiture of private persons, becomes in this case a peculiar excellence; for the meretricious graces of the stage are delineated with such delicacy and refine- ment that the charm of the performance is recalled, and the conventional ele- gance of the performer preserved. Trivial as this may seem, the artist's merit is not small; seeing that it is not so much the attitude which is beautiful as the manner of the artiste. The reason so few portraits of dancers are tolerable is that the sketches fail to convey the idea of motion. The lithographic drawings of Messrs. R. J. Lane, Edward Morton, and T. IL Maguire, are the most delicate and effective.]

Goodban's Music Cards. [A pack of cards with which several different games may be played; the musical signs giving to each card its relative value, and the success of the player depend- ing upon his or her acquaintance with seine fundamental principles of musical science, which it is the object of these games to teach.

Waiving all consideration of the efficiency of this method of acquiring musical knowledge, we can say that these "music cards" are available to any who may like this sort of pastime for exercising the memory in acquiring the rules. A book of instructions accompanies the cards.]

The Musical Treasury, Vocal and Instruniental: consisting of the Words and Music with Accompaniments for the Pianoforte, Seraphine, Harp, &c. of popular, standard, and original Songs, Duets, Glees, Catches, Ece. In- cluding selections from modern Operas and favourite Overtures, Quadrilles. Waleass, Polkas, Galopades, &c. Newly arranged expressly for this work,