PUBLICATIONS RECEIVED.

BOOKS.

Travels in Ceylon and Continental India; including Napal and other parts of the Himalayas to the Borders of Thibet; with some Notices of the Over- land Route, &c. 1,1i?, Dr. W. Hoffineister, Travelling Physician to his Royal Highness Prince Waldemar of Prussia. Translated from the German. The Past, the Present, and the Future. By H. C. Carey, Author of " Prin- ciples of Political Economy,"&o.

A Campaign in New Mexico with Colonel Doniplian. By Frank S. Ed- wards, a Volunteer. With a Map of the Route, and a Table of the Dis- tances traversed.

The Wanderings and Fortunes of some German Emigrants. By 'Frede- rick Gerstceeker. Translated by David Black.

Six Dramas Illustrative of German Life, from the Original of the Princess Amalie of Saxony.

[We entered so fully into the life and dramatic character of the Princess Amalie of Saxony, when Mrs. Jameson published a translation of several of her dramas eight years ago,* that we have nothing more to say upon those topics. Mrs. Jameson, however, chose her pieces less with a view to display the dramatic merit of the Princess, than to exhibit German manners, and the kind of drama which is popular in Germany. The author of the volume before us, though not losing sight of national manners, seems to have less special objects. Hence, these Stx Dramas Illustrative of German Lire may perhaps furnish a better specimen of the Princess Amalie's abilities as a writer of genteel comedy, than the more ela- borate work of Mrs. Jameson, with its biography and its introductory essays. At all events, it will form a capital sequel to her Social Life in Germany; display- ing in the original drama the same nicety of observation, of true dramatic genius and of refined though not striking character or incidents,-presented in English with an ease which has all the spirit of original composition.] * Spectator for 1840, pp. 163. 185.

The Female Poets of Great Britain, chronologically arranged; with copious Selections and Critical Remarks. By Frederick Rowton, Author of " The Debater," &c. [This is a handsome volume, with some prose matter chiefly of a critical kind, contained in an essay on female genius as compared with that of man, and in particular remarks scattered through the biographical notices. The book, how- ever, is neither more nor less than a specimen selection of poetry; and its real feature consists in that selection being limited to female writers, beginning with Lady Juliana Berners in the time of Richard the Third, and coming down to the present day. Contemporary writers, indeed, occupy two-fifths of the volume; and if we go back to Charlotte Smith and Mrs. Tighe, considerably upwards of a half. The older specimens are the more rare and curious, the modern the beat: the English have Improved in the article of female poetry.]

The Isle of Arran; a Poem. Cantos L and II.

A descriptive poem, without any novelty or peculiarity of structure, and de- ficient in the specific character which renders description of scenery interesting.] Memoirs of the Duke of Marlborough, with his Original Correspondence. By William Ooze, M.A., F.R.S., F.S.A., Archdeacon of Wilts. A new edition, revised by John Wade, Author of "British History Chrono- logically Arranged." In three volumes. Volume IIL (Bohn's Standard Library.)

[This volume completes the work. The appendix contains some useful papers by the editor: among them, is a brief defence of the treaty of Utrecht—sound, if the treachery of the Ministers who negotiated the treaty is to pass for nothing, and if we are to put aside the idea of the balance of power, for which the war was carried on. There are also short notices of Qaeen .Anne and Sarah Datchess of Marlborough, written in a moderate and kindly spirit.]

Sugar Tables; showing the Price at which the article can be sold in Lon- don, under the various combinations of Cost, Freight, and Exchange; ex- tending to upwards of fifteen thousand calculations, preceded by a pro forme, Invoice and Account Sale. By James Small.

Rice Tables. Raw Silk Tables. Indigo Tables. Silk Piece-Goods. [A series of useful tables, showing at a glance the London price of an article in English money and English weights or measure, reduced from its price in rupees and its weig_ht or measure in Bengal standards, according to the rate of exchange and freight.]

History of the French Revolution. By J. Michelet. Translated by C. Cocks, B.L., &c. Second and concluding portion.

SERIAL.

The Life of Robert/rat Lord Clive. By the Reverend G. R. Gleig, M.A., Chaplain-General to the Forces, &c. In two parts. (Murray's Home and Colonial Library.) (Mr. Gleig is not in possession of new information respecting the life of Clive; nor indeed was any to be expected. The family papers were freely placed at the disposal of Sir John Malcolm when he was composing his elaborate Life of Lord Clive in three large volumes:* Clive's public conduct is on record in the archives of Parliament and the India House, as exhibited by friends, by foes, and by himself; his public career and character have been subjected to the philosophical severity of the elder Mill, and to the comments of many other historical or political writers; while the more than seventy years that have elapsed since his death render per- sonal recollections unattainable. Unless the Letters of Clive, as complete as those of Wellington, Nelson, and others, should be considered a desirable publication, (which we thhsk is the case,) the biographer has nothing more to do than to se- lect from the facts that are before the world the moat striking and cha- racteristic, to arrange them into a well-planned form, and to weave them into a concise and agreeable narrative. This has been done by Mr. Gleig in his Life of Robert first Lord Clive. While enough is told of the Company, and the state of Indian wars and politics before Clive culminated, to make his position and exploits clearly understood, history is never permitted to encroach upon biography; for in the foundation of our Indian empire Clive is the history itself; much more than was even the Con- queror in the Norman invasion. The facts of the life, and often the anecdotes, are accompanied by a spirit of commentary which preserves them from triteness e ven when well known: the narrative is clear, sustained, and solid: the es- timate of Clive is in the main just, though rather severe, if not a little deroga- tory. Mr. Gleig has not altogether sunk his present profession; he brings the Governor-General and Nabob to a pulpit standard, which few soldiers and states- men will altogether bear. The book, however, is useful and able: able, as a worthy addition to the best of our popular biographies; useful, as such a Life of Clive was much wanted.) * Reviewed in the Spectator for 1836, pp. 778-781.

Waverley Novels. Volumes IX. and X. (" The Black Dwarf;" and part of "Old Mortality.")