23 JUNE 1838, Page 20

Rambles in the Pyrenees, and a Visit to San Sebastian,

by FREDERIC W. Vaux, Esq. The author of this volume passed some time in rambling through parts of the Pyreneean range, visiting one or two of its watering-places, and finishing by a brief sojourn at San Sebastian. The narrative of what he did in the way of sleeping, eating, seeing people and prospects, and making acquaintances en route, is readable, and, if not positively amusing, is never tiring. But Mr. Vaux tells nothing new, and little that is characteristic : he adds nothing to our stock of knowledge, and his sketches are too slight and general to convey any very distinct impression of manners or scenery.