PUBLICATIONS RECEIVED.

BOONS.

The subjects and titles of the present week's publications promised more than they fulfilled whey they earns to be examined. Even of the following reserved list it is probable that several will be unavailable for further no- tice. The late Dr. Anthony Todd Thomson's Practical Treatise em Dis- eases affecting the Skin," left partly unfinished at his death, and completed by Dr. Parkes, is a valuable book, but may possibly turn out too professional for a popular review. "The Theory of Human Progression" is toe important subject, to which the abilities of the author are, we fear, unisivaL The bulky volumes of "Minutes of the Committee of Council on Education," though varied by the Correspondence in addition to the Reports, has in part of its subject been too much discussed, and in part too often noticed, to be very available ; but we shall see. It is more than probable that Mr. Counter's " knquiry into the Character of Rahah" will be found too limited in popular scope for a miscellaneousjournal. Neither can we epeak confidently as to " The Progress of the Intellect," or " Social Aspects,' though the subjects in both cases are grad.

Memoirs and Papers of Sir _Andrew Mitchell, ILB., Envoy Extraordi- nary and Minister Plimipatentiary from the Court of Great Britain to the Court of Prima* from 1756 to 177E By Andrew Bisset,. of Lincoln's Inn, Barrister-at-law, &c. In two volumes. On the Natare mil Core of Consumption, Indigestion, Scrofula, and Narrow _A eetiona. Byy G. Calvert Holland, Auk, &c.•A Practical Treatise on Diseases ejecting the Skin. By the late An- thony Todd Thomson, M.D., F. &e. Completed and edited by Edmund A. Parkes, M.D:, Member of the Royal Coe of Physicians.

.A The Theory of Human Progression, utural.Pr • dy of a Rosin of Test ice.

Minutes of the Corninittee of Council on Education. Correspondence,

Tabulated Statements of tke., and 'reports by her Majesty's Inspectors of Schools- 1848-'49-'50. In two volumes. An Inquiry into the History and Charaeter of Rakish. By the Reve- rend J. H. Caunter, B.D., Author of "Illustrations of the Five Books of Moses," &e.

The Progress of the Intellect, as exemplified in the Religious Develop- ment of the Greeks and Hebrews. By Robert William Mackay. Inc two volumes.

Social Aspects. By John Stores Smith, Author of "Mirabeaw, a Life- History.

Memoirs of the Queens of Spain, from the period of the Conquest of the Goths to the Accession of her present Majesty Isabella IL ; with the Remarkable Events that occurred during their respective Reigns, and Anecdotes of their several Courts. By Anita George. Edited, with an Introduction and Notes, by Miss Julia Pardee, Author of "Memoirs of Francis the First," &e. Volume I.

Britain Redeemed and Canada Preserved. By F. A. Wilson, K.L.H., and Alfred B. Richards, Esq., Barrister-at-law. In two parts. [A pamphlet or rather a set of pamphlets in the form of a large volume. Some of the subjects handled are colonization, emigration, English distress, Canadian capabilities, sentiments and doings of cousin Jonathan, &e. ; but the grand scheme of the work is to redeem Britain and preserve Canada, by running a line of railway across the whole continent of Ai:aeries, from Halifax to the shores of the Gulf of Georgia, so that the "terminus" shall be opposite Vancouver's Island. The means of accomplishing this is convict labour; the convicts to be regularly clothed, drilled, disciplined, and "brigaded," as a soldier would say. The total length of the line would be nearly three thousand nnies,some two thousand of which would run through a country whose closest approach to settlement is a station of the Hudson's Bay Company, while the Rocky Mountains interpose themselves, not, as our authors reckon, within the last eight hundred miles, but within the last five hundred ; though we make no doubt that there would be at least, as the au- thors estimate, four hundred miles of mountainous country to contend with. Of course, commerce and colonization are to follow the lino—which they will do when it is made.]

The Charities of London ; comprehentling the Benevolent, Educational, and Religious Institutions, their Origin and Design, Provess, and Present Position. By Sampson Low junior.

[A. very useful book, and curious to boot, from the manner in which the different "charities" of London are brought to a focus, and the effect which their number and variety produce on the mind- Some of the societies are hardly charitable 112 a strict sense, as missionary bodies and educational foundations ; but the exhibition of these last is highly useful. Perhaps there is too much occasionally of a prospectus manner in the accounts; but this was difficult to avoid where the facts were of necessity drawn from the reports, &c. of the institutions Altogether, The Charities of _London is an indispensable book for the busy or the inquiring ; comprehensive in its objects, well arranged in its plan, clear, compact, and, it seems to us, correct in its execution.]

Drawing frown Olyirds; being an Abstract of Lessons on Linear Drawing given at the Home and Colonial Training Schools. Chiefly designed for Teachers. By Hannah Bolton.

[The purpose of this volume is not so much to teach drawing from objects, as to instruct those who can already draw how to teach cams. Hence, its first aim is to expound the principles of the practice distinctly, with hints as to the best mode of impressing them upon the juvenile mind,—se often dull and as often inattentive ; while the numerous figures in the volume are to be considered as diagrams, to be altered, enlarged, or applied, at the discretion of the teacher. It is a clever and useful book, well adapted to turn the mere practitioner into a scientific teacher, and to possess the uninformed with the true principles of elementally drawing, as well as to furnish them with hints for simple composition. The art of drawing can hardly be taught by precept,—it can only be acquired by practice.] The Ministry of the Beautiful- By Henry James Sleek, F.G.S., of the middle Temple. [A series of dialogues chiefly on natural subjects, the idea of which is better than the execution. Mr. Slack does not aim at novelty of fact or at logical conclusions ; his pages " are an attempt to present some of the truths which form the basis of our philosophy, in their character of verities of the imagi- nation and the heart as well as of the intellect." To do this is in reality a main business of poetry ; and it does its work instinctively before the truths of philosophy am proved by experiment, observation, and ratiocination. Mr. Slack, however, is not a poet ; he has fancy rather than imagination, and his fancy is deficient in depth and strength. The subjects of diseourse are fifteen in number ; among which are—the Cavern, Footsteps in the Sand, Druidical a. Great City at Night ; but the thoughts and ideas they suggest to Mr. Slack are very like what any educated person of sentiment would have suggested to them by the same objects. The book, in fact, is a set of essays or "papers," modified by the form of dialogue and the author's and plainly if not happily rendered; but who can render the Art of Poetry felicitously ? Such, however, is the power of arrangement and sense, that the translation is more attractive than many better-sounding things. It will be most profitably read as a sort of commentary on the original.] Aunt Rosamund's Historical Enigmas. Designed for Young People. [Enigmas in verse, alluding. to various historical persons or events ; the initials of the various allusions combining into the name of an historical person or subject, which name is the answer. The writer is apprehen- sive that the enigmas may be thought too easy : we, on the contrary, should have judged them too difficult.]

Barba Tassi, the Greek Patriot; a Romance. [The form of this book is autobiographical, and it aims at reaching the novel of adventure ; but it gets no higher than the tale.] Aunt Atta ; a Tale for Little Nephews and Nieces. By the Author of "Tales of Kirkbeck," &c.

[A nice little children's book.] God and Man : being Outlines of Religious and Moral Truth, according to Scripture and the Church. By the Reverend Robert Montgomery, M.A., Oxon, Author of "The Christian Life," &e.

[This. volume is founded upon sermons preached by the author on various occasions. The brevity of the passages, however, rather gives them the form of a reflection than a discourse. The subjects are the leading topics of Christian morality and doctrine, with some reference occasionally to current public matters.]

Evereises in French Orthography, on a plan entirely new, &c. By C. W. Ileckethorn.

[One of the many small volumes that issue from the press on the subject of grammar.]

The new editions of this week, if not numerous, are of a more genuine and solid character than the mere reprints of which the year has produced so many. Mr. Miller has revised his "Scenes and Legends of the North of Scotland," and added nearly one-third new matter to this very agreeable me- lange of descriptions tales, and sketches. In like manner, Mr. Struthers has carefully corrected this complete edition of his poems, some of which have been nearly half a century before the world, anil"prefi.xed an autobio- cphy to it works. "The Echoes of .the Universe" claims to be a new book, but it is rather a third or fourth edition ; its germ having first appeared in a series of pulpit discourses, then in a small volume, then put for- ward in the form of lectures to a branch of the Young Men's Society for Pro- moting Missions at Home and Abroad, and finally takes its present shape. Its object is to make a religious application of physical science ; and in the second part, called Echoes from the World of Spirit, to handle supernatural appearances. Scenes and Legends of the North of Scotland; or the Traditional His- tory of Cromarty. By Hugh Miller, Author of "The Old Red Sand- stone," &c. Second edition.

The Poetical Works of John Struthers; with Autobiography. In two volumes.

Echoes of the Universe, from the World of Matter and the World of Spirit. By the Reverend Henry Christmas, M.A., &c., Author of " The Cradle of the Twin Giants, Science and History," &c. Physician and Patient; or a Practical View of the Mutual Duties, Re- lations, and Interests of the Medical Profession and the Community. From the text of William Hooker, M.D. Edited by Edward Bentley, M.D., &c. Three 'sermons on the Doctrine of Justification, and its Results. Preached at the Evening Service in Lee Church, Blackheath. By. William Francis Sims, M.A. Second edition.

Iinusanarsn Wonxs.

Sketches in the Island of Madeira. By Frank Dillon.

[Madeira, with its mountainous forms, its picturesque coast, its sea, and its sun, is one of the most interesting objects to the traveller. Here, in fifteen viewsj a very good general idea is conveyed. The views are delicately and effectively drawn on stone by R. Carrick, after clever designs by Frank Dillon. The open bay of Funchal, the terrible mountain scene of the Grand Curial, site of an extinct crater, and the curious little port of Cama dos Lobos, with its basaltic rock, are among the most striking views.] Views, Bkvations' and Sections of Minster Lovell Church, Oxford- shire. By John Prichard, Esq., Architect.

Architectuiiit Illustrations of Ilfarmington Church, Northamptonshire ; consisting of Elevations, Sections, and Details. By William Caveler, Esq., Architect.

[Views of two churches celebrated for their forms, with elaborate architec- tural drawings. Lovell Church is not striking in its external aspect ; con- sisting of a gabled cross with a central tower, rather squat in general pro- portions. But the forms of the windows, of the porch, and of the interior, are very beautiful. They are here given by the Architectural Society as a specimen of the perpendicular style. The general aspect of Warmmgton Church is much more graceful ; the steeple is a design of a high order ; and the whole monograph is deservedly given for the beauty of the details. Both volumes are very handsomely executed.]

The Country Seats of England, delineated in a series of Views, executed from Original Drawings. The Historical and Topographical Descrip- tions by Edward Twycross, Esq., M.A. Part I. Hertfordshire. [Lithographic portraits of houses ; the surrounding foliage and scenery very roughly dashed in, to give an idea of the general effect. This is accom- plished ; though the prints cannot claim artistic merit.] PAMPHLETS.

A Few Words on the Rejection of the Episcopal Bill to amend the Ec- clesiastical Court of Appeal. By Julius Charles Hare, M.A., Archdea- con of Lewes.

A Brief Analysis of the Doctrine and Argument in the rase of Gorham

v. the Bishop of Exeter; and Observations on the Present Position of the Church of England with reference to the recent Decision. By Lord Lindsay. Remarks on the Royal Supremacy, as it is defined by Reason, History, and the Constitution. A Letter to the Lord Bishop of London, by the Right Honourable W. E. Gladstone, M.P. for the University of Oxford.

A Letter to the Reverend William Goode, M.A., containing an Exami- nation of his " Capacitating Condition," &c. By the Reverend John Richardson, M.A., Head Master of Appleby Grammar School. lord Brougham's Speech on the Office of the Lord Chancellor, in the House of Lords, Friday, June 14, 1850. Ministry of Justice ; its Necessity as an Instrument of Law Reform. By C. Fane, Esq., one of the Commissioners of her Majesty's Court of Bankruptcy. Tracts on Protection. Nos. 7, 8, and 9. Notes on a Map of the World. Fasciculus L On the Configuration of Continents. By George Smith Brent, Fellow of the Royal Geogra- phical Society of London.

The Telotypet a Printing Electric Telegraph. By Francis Galton, Esq., M.A., Trinity College, Cambridge.