PUBLICATIONS RECEIVED-

Booms.

.01 Veto Months in _dmerica : containing Remarks on some of its In- dustrial and Commercial Interests. By James Robertson.

Willy Reilly and his dear Odeon .Bawn : a Tale founded upon fact. By William Carleton, Author of "The Black Prophet," &c. In three volumes.

The .Dwarf, or Mind and Matter : a Novel. By E, L. 4.. Berwick, Esq. In three volumes.

Edith Vernon; or Centrists of Charaoter. Ip two-volumes. The Story of a Nun : a Novel. By Mrs. A. Crawford, Author of "The Lady of tM Bedchamber," &c. In three volumes.

Lectures on English Literature, from Chaucer to Tennyson. By Henry Reed.

[k sad feeling attends the publication of these Lectures on English Litera- ture. Their author was an American Professor in the University of Penn- sylvania. A retired life and his literary studies induced Henry Reed to re- gard England with that family feeling which was once generally prevalent ma the United States, and is probably so still among the more respectable classes that hold themselves aloof from the strife of parties or the competi- tion for fashionable ascendancy in the hotbed of speculative cities. In 1854 Mr. Reed visited England, and, with his sister, was drowned with three hundred other passengers in the wreck of the ill-fated Arctic. This unfin- ished volume is published by his brother as a memorial. The lectures were delivered to his class, less as a complete critical survey of English literature from Chaucer to the present day, than as a stimulant to his pupils to undertake a course of reading for themselves, and to serve as a guide for that end. Hence the matter of the lectures is somewhat general, rather touching upon salient points in the literary character of the authors referred to, and noting the leading characteristics of the age, than embra- cing a full exhibition of the succession of English authors either as regards their works or their style : the exception to this mode of proceeding is Chaucer, upon whom Mr. Reed dilates fully. With literary exposition other topics are mingled, indicative of the author's genial disposition and love of literature. There are some digressions, akin to the subject though not es- sential to it. The three introductory lectures have greater homogeneous- ness than those on English literature. Of these the first is on "literature" ; which the Professor defines as an appeal to men (and women) in general— not an address to particular classes, but to our common nature. The appli- cation of this principle is the subject of the second lecture : it mainly con- sists of—" Be catholic ; do not confine yourself to one mode of excellence or one class of studies." The third lecture is on the English language. With- out offering much that is new, or anything that is deep, the volume contains many suggestive thoughts, and furnishes what the author apparently in- tended his lectures should i do, a good handbook to the intending student of English literature. There a charm about the manner of the lectures, arising from an earnest and attractive respectability.] Sisters of Charity, and some Visits with them : being Letters to a Friend in England.

[These letters are evidently written by a lady, from their feminine cast of mind. They describe the history, dress, and conduct of the French Sisters of Charity, and occasionally allude to some of the orders of nuns. A good deal of the general matter is known already, though not possibly by the class of ladies to whom the book is addressed. The particular accounts descriptive of what fell under the writer's own observation when accompanying the Sisters in their visits are slight. The sketches of the transitory effects of religious en. thusiasm in England, and of the enthusiasts themselves, are true and tell- ing ; except that it will not do to pronounce a movement resultless because we cannot see the result embodied in a religious order or establishment. The form of zealous but somewhat sanctimonious-looking Evangelism of the early part of the century may have passed away, but its result remains in a greater earnestness of manner and external respect for religion. The writer's attempts to establish rules and regulations for an order of Protestant Sisters under episcopal patronage and clerical superintendence are well-meaning, but not likely to succeed. The writer hits the cause of probable failure in our "self-will." We will not submit implicitly to spiritual authority, or very readily to authority of any kind, unless it be long established. Hence much of our failure in many things, though we pull through at last.] The Liturgical Class-Book : a series of Lessons on the Book of Common Prayer. Compiled chiefly from the best authorities, and adapted as a reading-book for the use of schools. By John Jones, Certificated Teacher, Head Master of the Countess of Harewood's School, Hare- wood, near Leeds ; Author of "The Theory and Practice of Notes of Lessons."

[An historical sketch of the English Church service, from the Reformation of

Henry the Eighth till the Prayer-book was settled in its present form, fol- lowed by an exposition of the service itself. The book is a summary, clear and full of facts ; the leaning, as was to be expected, in favour of the Church. We only hear of the Act of Uniformity as a proper measure ; we learn no- thing of the harsh or persecuting circumstances attending it.] Practical Meteorology. By John Drew, Ph.D., F.R.A.S., Corresponding Member of the Philosophical Institute of Bale. [The primary of Mr.MLDtawrmisomtoeteerxpline cmoenstetrructHoe nhoyfgfa:nrteT

and to give directions for their use. This information involves the neces- sity of a knowledge of the nature of the atmosphere, as well as of the changes to which the atmosphere is subject; and an exposition of natural philosophy so far as meteorology is in question will be found in the book.]

Our Indian _Army : a Military History of the British Empire in the East. By Captain Rafter, Author of " The Guards," &c.

[An account of the exploits of the Indian Army, compiled from ready sources ; beginning with the early days of Clive, and coming down to the last Sikh war. Introductory chapters give a summary review of the early and Mahometan history of India, a brief sketch of the trading Company till Clive established it as a ruling power, and an account of the organization, economy, &c., of the Anglo-Indian Army.]

The Military Obituary for 1854. By Henry Stokes Smith.

[A list of officers deceased in 1854, with some account of their services and public character. The last part is not well done. Mr. Stokes Smith seems to depend on accident rather than research for his matter. A letter, descriptive of the funeral of a Lieutenant of Marines who died in his bed on board ship, fills the best part of a page. The contributions of Sir George Cathcart to military literature are unnoticed. The military account of him is a bare list of dates of commissions and countries where he served.]

The Seven Mile Cabinet : or the Doleful Story of the Russian War. By Nemo.

[A satire on the departmental conduct of the war. The verse is akin to dog- grel occasionally ; the thoughts are tersely and plainly expressed ; but they are deficient in the strength of satire, and there is a tendency to exaggerate. The mismanagement in the Crimea has been great, and the result in human suffering and loss of life afflicting, but not

" More fatal than all to which records of earth In their darkest developments ever gave birth."]

Latin Word-Building, with an Etymological Vocabulary : designed for the third Latin Book, by the late Reverend Thomas Kerchever Ar- nold, M.A., Rector of Lyndon, and formerly Fellow of Trinity Col- lege, Cambridge ; to which are added, Outlines of Form-building, and an Appendix of Questions.

[This volume is addressed to a rather advanced class of pupils, whom it would instruct in Latin by means of the study of derivations. The vocabu- lary, consisting of the root-word and its extensions, may be usefuL The rules and general examples of derivations appear to us to be rather too ela- borate, and to run too much into minutiae.]

C. Jslii Canaria Commentarli de Bello Galileo; with Explanatory Notes, and Historical, Geographical, and Archreological Indexes. By Charles Anthon, LL.D. A new edition, revised, corrected, and enlarged, by the Reverend C. Hawkins, B.C.L., Ch. Ch. Oxon, one of the Masters of Christ's Hospital.

[A well-printed edition of Anthon's Ciesar, with additions by the editor. It is prefaced by a judicious dialogue on the public character and conduct of Julius Caesar, with some critical remarks on his Commentaries.]

The Story of the Legion of Honour. By W. Blanchard Jerrold. [A shilling volume, not without interest as a sketch of the history of the Legion of Honour from its first inauguration by Napoleon, with passing no- tices of its remarkable members.] The principal new editions of the week are a reprint from the Encyclo- piedia Metropolitans, of tho " History of the Occult Sciences"—a very curious subject; and a collection of Mr. Leigh Hunt's " Stories in Verse," beginning with "Rimini." The volume has a new preface, chiefly devoted to Chau- cer's verse and the true characteristics of poetry, but finding room for a few words on the war and a denunciation of Nicholas, apropos to the wondrous "horse of brass."

The Occult : Sketches of the Traditions and Superstitions of Past Times, and the Marvels of the Present Day. By Reverend Edward Smedley, M.A., late Fellow of Sydney College, Cambridge ; W. Cooke Taylor, LL.D., Trinity College, Dublin ; Reverend Henry Thompson, M.A., formerly Scholar of St. John's College, Cambridge, Vicar of Chard ; and Elihu Rich, Esq.

Stories in Verse. By Leigh Hunt. Now first collected. With Illus- trations.

War Lyrics. By A. and L. Shore. Second edition, with additions, Voices for Progress, and other Poems. By T. Foster Ker. Cheap edi- tion.

PAMPHLETS.

Conunercial Facts affecting the Presen; Condition of Great Britain. By a Practical Man.

Agricultural Statistics. Remarks on the Returns collected for Scotland in 1854. With some Suggestions for an im- proved System. By Alaquis.

On the Mental, Moral, and Social Pro- gress exhibited in the Present (half.ex- pircd)Century. A Lecture delivered at the Kendal Scientific and Literary So- ciety. By Cornelius Nicholson, F.G.S. The Ethnological Exhibitions of London. By John Conolly, M.D., D.C.L., Pre- sident of the Ethnological Society. Read at a Meeting of the Ethnological Society.

A Summary Outline of the Water-Cure, for those who desire to know some- thing of it, but have not time or pa- tience to read books. By Dr. Walter Johnson, Malvern Bury, Malvern.

Debate in the House of Commons on the Gradual Extinction of the National Debt, and on the true principles of a Property and Income Tax. Repub- lished for comparison with Mr. Glad- stone's Financial Propositions.

Notes on Nurses: Practical Suggestions addressed to English Ladies. An Inquiry into the alleged Justice and Necessity of the War with Russia ; in which the theories of statesmen andthe claims of our Mahomedan Allies are contrasted with the lessons of history and the wants and sufferings of our own fellow countrymen. By an Eng- lish Landowner.

A Remedy for the Evils that have caused the Destruction of a large portion of the British Army before Sevastopol.

The Reform of the Army in connexion with that of our Public Schools and Universities. A Letter addressed to the Right Honourable Lord Viscount Palmerston.

The Attack on Intrenchments: containing celebrated cases during the last and present centuries, as reported in the official despatches by the several com- manders-in-chief. By Lieutenant-Co- lonel W. Hough, Author of "The March and Operations of the Army of the Indus under Lord Keane," &c.

Constitutional Remedies ; showing how the law is intended to control the acts of the Government. Evidenie of D. Urquhart, Esq., before a Committee of Working Men.