PUBLICATIONS RECEIVED.
BOOKS.
My Travels ; or an Unsentimental Journey through France, Switzer- land, and Italy. By Captain Chamier, R.N., Author of " The Life of a Sailor," &c. In three volumes.
A Londoner's Walk to the Land's End; and a Trip to the Scilly Isles By Walter White.
The Gold _.Era of Victoria : being the Present and Future of that Colony in its Commercial, Statistical, and Social Aspects. By Robert Caldwell, of the firm of Callender, Caldwell, and Co., Melbourne.
The Uses and Application of Cavalry in War, from the Text of Bis- mark ; with Practical Examples selected from Ancient and Modern History. By North Ludlow Beamisb, Lieutenant-Colonel a la Suite in the service of his Majesty the King of Hanover, and late Captain in her Majesty's Fourth or Royal Irish Regiment of Dragoon Guards, &c. ; Author of " The History of the King's German Legion." crhe text of this volume consists of the translation of Count von Bismark's Lecture an the Tacties.of Cavalry," which the then Captain Beamish pub- lished in 1827. The translation is now reprinted with copious corrective or illustrative annotations following each topic of the original, and drawn from historians, writers on tactics, and the translator's own experience and re- flection. It is a useful and timely volume, containing practical suggestions for the improvement of our own cavalry, as well as numerous facts relating to military history, with critical reasoning on the principles of cavalry war- fare, and the practical formation of horse-soldiers. The book, however, is somewhat technical for general readers. Biamark himself is axiomatic, not to say dogmatic, with at times a touch of pedantry. The annotations of Colonel Beamish largely consist of historical ,quotations, from the earliest period of scientific warfare to the " death ride ' of Balaklava ; and though these are interesting from their application, they require to be read con- tinuously with the text. The suggestions are often bold, and appear to be judicious, but they are of a professional nature.] The Curse of the Village, and the Happiness of being Bich. By Hen- drick Conscience. Translated from the original Flemish. [This volume forms the first of a series intended to embrace a translation of the lesser tales of Hendrick Conscience illustrative of Flemish life and man- ners. In the two stories before us, " The Happiness of being Rich" ludi crously exhibits the troubles which a sudden acoeasion of wealth brine! Upon a humble family ; " The Curse of the Village" has a total-abstinence moral, painting the miseries which the drunkard brings upon himself and all connected with him. In reality the moral is deeper than drink. Farmer Steers took to tippling. because his parents spoiled him, educated him above his station in superficials, and allowed him to waste his time in idleness. The novelty of the scenery and manners gives some attraction to the tales. In themselves they are not remarkable. The level scenes are too literal ; the scenes of passion too forced. Part of this may be owing to the translation.] An Essay on the Existence and _Attributes of God. By the Reverend
Patrick Booth, A.M., Minister of Innerleithen. [The author of this publication candidly admits that it was an unsuccessful essay for one of the Burnett prizes (of 18001. and 6001. respectively). Neither, he adds, was it one "of the ten essays which were pointed out by the judges as possessed of superior merit," though not succeeding in obtain- ing a prize.
i It is possible that we may return to the volume, or at least its subject ; for the essay which obtained the second prize is lying beside us, and we may perhaps receive more. At present, it may be said that Mr:Booth is fair in statement and close in reasoning ; that he should be occasionally knotty, or hard to follow, is what must be expected from the nature of the subject. The power of illustration and argument which Paley possessed is the gift of few ; perhaps he as much avoided recondite metaphysical puzzles and refinements as overcame them.]
The _Elect on the Human Heart of the due Discharge of the Duties of Christianity in a Family : an Emmy which gained the Denyer Theo- logical Prize in 1855. By the Reverend John Smith Gilderdale, M.A., Oriel College, Oxford. [The effect of the family on the character of the Christian who discharges his family duties is a very important subject; but it is pretty well lost sight of in this essay. The author overlooks his true topics in a variety of col- lateral matters, which are treated in a sermonizing manner.] Live and Learn : a Guide for all who wish to Speak and Write Cor- rectly. [A. uaeful little book on the higher departments of grammar, as connected with the ohoioe of diction, the art of composition, the formation of a style, and rules for avoiding impropriety of expression. The more technical sub- ject of punctuation is not overlooked ; the book contains likewise some prac- tical information, as directions for addressing letters. The idea is not new ; indeed the principles and some of the illustrations may be found in our old friend Lindley Murray. But to many it will be as good as new.] NEw SERIAL.
Williamite and Jacobite Wars in Ireland. By Robert Cane, M.D. Part I.
PAMPHLETS.
Appointments for Merit discussed in Offi- cial Answers to Official Oltiections to the Abolition of Patronage. (Published by the Administrative Reform Association. Official Paper, No. 1V.)
A. Letter to the light Honourable Sir Benjamin Hall, Bart., President of the General Board of Health. By John Snow, M.D., Member of the Royal Col- lege of Physicians, and President of the Medical Society of London. British Antiquities : their Present Treat- ment and their Real Claims. By A. Henry Rhind, F.S.A. London and Scot. The Medical Profession the Complement of the Christian Ministry. An Address to the Edinburgh Medical Missionary So- ciety. By James Robertson, D.D., Pro- fessor of Divinity and Ecclesiastical Hietory in the Umvcrsity of Edinburgh.
A Vindication of Major-General the Berl of Lucas from Lord Raglan's Reflec- tions on his 'Conduct in the Action at Balaklava.
Modern Warfare: its Positive Theory and True Policy. With an Applica- tion to the -Russian War, and an An- swer to the Question-" What shall we Do " By Henry Dix Hutton, Bar- rister.
Civil Service. A Letter to the Reverend R. W. Jell, D.D., Principal, from Leone Levi, Esq., Lecturer on the Prin- ciples of Commerce and Commercial Law at King's College, London. Unfitness of the Present Home Govern- ment for the Performance of New and Important Public Duties. (Published by the Administrative Reform Associa- tion. Official Paper, No. III.)
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