PUBLICATIONS RECEIVED,

Boots.

Dahomey and the Dahomans ; being the Journals of Two Missions to the Kin.. of Dahomey, and Resideece at his Capital, in the years 1849 and la. By Frederick Forbes, Commander R.N., Author of "Five Years in China," &c. In two volumes.

An Analytical Digest of all the _Reported Cases decided in the Supretne Courts of Judicature tn. India, in the Courts of the Honourable East India Company, and on Appeal from India, by her Majesty in Council. Together with an Introduction,. Notes, Illustrative and Ex- planatory, and an. Appendix. By William H. Morley, of the Middle Temple, Esq., Barrister-at-law, Member of the Royal Asiatic Society, and of the Asiatic Society of Paris. In two volumes.

The Siege of Damascus ; an Historical Romance. By James Nisbet. In three volumes.

Sermons. By the late Reverend William Ramsay, Minister of Guthrie. The author of these volumes was a Scottish elerey man, who died under thitty, much regarded by his parishioners and friends. This posthumous se- lection from his sermons is published at their desire, as a memorial of one 'whom they loved and lost. It will profitably answer this purpose ; and it forms a creditable eollection, although the sermons were of necessity taken from the earlier compositions, they being the most complete. The style is clear and forcible, but with rather an artificial force; and the arrangement is good. The subjects deal with the common topies of theology.] The Classieal Gazetteer ; a Dictionary of Andrea Geography, Sacred and Profane. By William Hestia., Banister, of the Middle Temple.

11 very useful book of reference, containing a vast amount of information compressed into a small compass. The two great requirements of such a work are completeness and minute accuracy, both of which can only be fully tasted by long use : so far as we have tried, we have found Mr. Hazlitt's compilation not wanting. An objection might perhaps be raised on the score of brevity ; to which the author could reply, in the words of his pre- face, that greater fulness "would have been incompatible -with the contem- plated use of the work in schools." In a new edition we should recommend the insertion of the latitudes and longitudes wherever it is.practicable. No other description can supersede this. Even with .a companion-map it saves trouble ; with other maps it is often the only mode of ascertaining a position.]

Le Dictionnaire des Yates Entierement Conjugues ; or all the French Verbs, regular and irregular, alphabetically arranged and completely conjugated, &c. By M. A. Thibaedin, late of the Royal College of Bourges, French Master of Queen Elizabeth's School, Ipswich.

LA complete view of French verbs both regular and irregular, by means -of tables and notes. In the first part the verbs are presented alphabetically, in dictionary order, with their English meaning. By dint of a figure and a letter, the student is referred to the second part, where the conjugation of the verb is tabularly presented ; any peculiarity being explained in an ap- pendix of notes on the four conjugations. The book will be found very use- ful to students of French.]

Plane Trigonometry. Part I. With the Use of Logarithms. By the Reverend J. W. Colenso, M.A. [This introduction to the easier portion of trigonometry is more of a treatise than a mere collection of rules. The reason of the principle is explained at the same time that the law is laid down. The student must have some knowledge of mathematics and algebra before he can attack the book.] The Philosophy of Living. By Herbert Mayo, M.D., &c. The third edition, revised.

[If not actually the best work on the subject of popular hygienic self- management, Dr. Mayo's "Philosophy of Living, third edition," is one of the very best. The absolute information, the rules themselves, may not be new,—indeed, whoever should now pretend to much novelty on the sub- ject might safely be written down charlatan.; but the rules are applied with skill and judgment to various constitutions, ages, and habits. Dr. Mayo has also less ngidity of rule than is found in scielists ; he knows the modify- ing effects of use and temperament, and the adaptive power of nature. The great feature of the book, however, is its conjoint reading and observation : the cream of extensive learning and the results of a wide knowledge of men are poured into it. Besides being instructive as a hygienic treatise, the book is entertaining as a popular essay.T The Spectre; Stanzas, with Illustrations. By IL D. [A. thin quarto, expressive of an Englishman's sympathy for Ireland, famine- bitten and destitute. The lithographic designs evidence a certain, feeling for the horrible ; and so do the verses—in another sense.] A Popular .21retrrative of the Origin, IEstory, Progress, and Prospects of the Great Industrial .E.elsibition, 1851. By Peter Berlyn.

[A compilation from documentar speeches, and newspaper reports, relating, to the Great Exhibition of Industry ; introduced by a narrative of the proceed- ings which gave rise to it, as well as a cursory acceent of the different in- d.ustrial exhibitions that had _previously taken place.]

Capper's Colonial Calendar, for 1851; being a comprehensive Summary of the Colonial Possessions of Great Britain. By Henry Capper. [Brief descriptions of our Colonies, with a list of their officials, &e., preceded by an almanack, containing the usual business information.] Land Drainage, Embankment, andIrrigation ; their Practical Appli- cation, Cost, Probable Profits, and the Proper Season for such Under- takings. By James Donald, Civil Engineer. The Dramatic Works of William Shakapeare, from the text of Johnson, Stevens, and Reed ; with Glossarial Notes, Life, &c. A new edition, by William Thalia, Esq., in four volumes. Volume I. (Popular Library.) Miscellanies. By Walbridge Lunn, (".ArthurWallbrike.") (Popular library.) [Three shilling volumes. Mr. James Donald's " LandDrainage " compresses into a small compass the received knowledge upon the subject with a refer- ence to practice. No prospectus accompanies the new edition of Shakspere, beyond the fact that it will be completed in four volumes of (we suppose) two one shilling parts each. Mr. "Walbridge Lunn's "Miscellanies' is a collection of four different publications of a "light" kind, that appeared from 1840 to 1847.) Chambers' s Papers for the People. Volume VIL

ILLUSTRATED WORKS AND FRUITS.

The Pictorial Family Bible, according to the Authorized Version ; con- taining the Old and New Testaments. With copious original Notes,

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by J. o, D.D. Part I. [This appears to be the third edition of' Dr. Kitto'S well-known work. The second edition was less adorned than the first by imaginative engravings, more filled with matter-of-fact illustration; for purposes of study ; the pre- sentis- a new edition after the first model The wood-cuts form interesting elucidations of the allusions in the text ; but, originally somewhat heavy in execution, the blocks now appear to be worn ;. so-that they canna be favour- ably compared with the fineness, high finish, and varied, effect, to which woodLengraving hiss recently advanced. It should be said that Mr. Knight's publications, by extending the use of wood-cutting, contributed powerfully to that mpid advance.]

The Picture Gallery ; comprising Portraits of Eminent Persons and Po- pular Illustrations. Part I.

[It is very much tit he desired that this undertaking should be carried out with good sense and spirit. Few things can be imagined more generally de. lig,htful, and more valuable to-the student, than "the most varied and com- plete gallery of portraits of famous persons otall countries that has hitherto, in any form, been presented to the public;' diversified' by numerous seenes illustrative of manners, customs, and public events." The promise of this is wider in its.ringe than Lock's fine gallery : and we only hope that, as:the enterprise proceeds, it will not

"Seem measuring the height fmm which it fell."

In this foot number, Mr. Greatbach's engraving from Hilliard's portrait of Queen Elizabeth is an admirable print. Charles If. and his cousin dancing at the Hague, after Cornelius Janssen, is well rendered and pleasant : the ceremony appears to-be watched with an interest more-solemn than an open- ing of Parliament excites now. The other two engravings—portraits of John Law and Captain Marryat—do not derogate from, if they do not greatly enhance, the character of the work. The letterpress makes some parade of repudiating "dry facts," and so on: but we would suggest to the writers, that, of all styles, the "deadly-lively" boasts least novelty whether otsub- stanee or manner, and that it absolutely wallows in platitudes. On the whole, this first monthly part—got up to be uniform with the Art Journal— is a good and cheap shilling's-worth.]

Plans of the Proposal Improvements in the Yeighbourhood of Smithfield. [A ground-plan and an isometric view. from Mr. Ilunning's designs, as war- ranted by the City Ccirporation. The improvement, including baths and washhouses; houses for the poor, a fountain to flush the market., &c., is of course enormous: whether it be adequate, the public is now engaged in con- sidering.] PAMPIELETS.

The Parish Priest and the Prime Minister. An Article rejected. by a leading Review, founded on Lord John Russell's Letter to the Bishop of Durham and the Reverend N. J. E. Bennett's Letter to Lord John Russell.

A Seermd Letter to the Archbishop of Canterbury, in Reply to the Statements of Sir Benjamin Hall, Bart., M.P.' with regard to the Collegiate Church of Brecon. From, Connop.Thirlwall, Biehop of St. David's.

Scripture Polities; - a Sermon on Matthew xx. M, 26: preached at Bt. Mary's, Oxford, January 80, 1851. By the Reverend Charles Girdle- stone, M.A.

An Earnest Address on the Establishment of the Hierarchy. By A. Welby Pugin.

Borneo _Facts versus Borneo Fallacies. An Inquiry into the alleged Piracies of the Dyaks of Se.rebas and Sakarran. By Louis Alexis Chtunerovzow.

The Wine Trade and its History. By Thomas George Shaw.