PUBLICATIONS RECEIVED.

Boons.

Eustace Conyers : a Novel. By James Hannay, Author of "Singleton Fontenot',' &c. In three volumes.

Clete Hall. By the Author of "Amy Herbert," &c. In two volumes. Moredun : a Tale of the Twelve Hundred and Ten. By W. S. In three volumes.

Annals of England: an Epitome of English History, from Contempo- rary Writers, the Rolls of Parliament, and other Public Records. Volume I.

[This epitome of English history is based upon the principle of giving fuller notices than is usual of the times preceding the Conquest, and of having recourse to original authorities for facts. The execution is peculiar. The events of particular reigns and the character of their monarchs are briefly told, but a full chronological table is given to each reign. At appropriate places, mays not unlike those in Hume's appendices are introduced,—as on the Anglo-Saxon laws, the Norman sera. The book is useful for the general justness of its conclusions, and for the great number of facts which it con- tains; but the narrative portion is too curt for history, and generally too full for a mere chronological catalogue raisonnee, except the description of Britain before and under the Romans, which is ample enough. It is rather a help to history than a history proper. The first volume comes down to the deposition of Richard the Second.] The Monarchy of France: its Rise, Progress, and Fall. By William Tooke, F.R.S. [A bulky volume, designed to convey to the English reader " as much ac- quaintance with the continued tide of public and political events in France under its monarchy as it may import him to acquire." This is done in a somewhat diffuse and oldfashtoned style, without much original research or philosophical reflection, and without any well-formed plan, narrative and chronological tables intermixing with each other. Its fulness may recom- mend it in preference to much smaller works; but a good deal more mat- ter might have been put into the volume than it contains, and that matter of a better kind. In fact, The Monarchy of France is a compilation of a common character from not very recondite sources. The narrative strictly closes with the assembly of the States-General in 1759 ; but there is a

species of chronological account till 1795, with some curious matter in the appendix relating to the Revolution and the Revolutionists.]

Natural Elements of Political Economy. By Richard Jennings, M.A., Trinity College, Cambridge. [An attempt to treat the subject of political economy on principles based on physiology and psychology, as "natural elements" : and an indifferent attempt it is. The mind and body of man are undoubtedly natural elements as regards anything in which he engages ; but they are in no more direct relation to political economy than they are to any other pursuit : in fact, less so than to some arts or sciences, since the objects of political economy proper—the increase of wealth and the material comforts it confers—address themselves to the instinctive and lower faculties.] Within and Without : a Dramatic Poem. By George Mac Donald. [The story of this dramatic poem is crude, complicated, and incongruous, sometimes placing the reader in convents, cells, and castles ; sometimes car- rying him to London, Portsmouth, post-chaises, the Haymarket, and all the appliances of modern life. What is more than these defects, there is little dramatic treatment or spirit or any very definite purpose in the story. The verse has often a kind of poetical sound ; which is probably imitative, for the writer seems hardly equal to passion, and his principal character, Julian, is extremely longwinded.] English Battles and Sieges in the Peninsula. Extracted from his " Peninsula War." By Lieutenant-General Sir William Napier, R.C.B., &o.

[A handsome and handy volume, of deep interest and timely appearance, as serving to bring before the mind's eye the great battles of nearly half a cen- tury ago. In extracting the Battles and Sieges " from the History of the Peninsular War, they have been revised, and &mica, Vimiera, and Corufia, recomposed.]

An Historical Sketch of the Crimea. By Anthony Grant, D.C.L., Arch- deacon of St. Albans, &c.

[Based upon lectures delivered at a literary institution. The sketch is rapid, but done in a manner much superior to some other accounts that have ap- peared. The interest in the Crimea, however, relates to the present, not the past.]

The Philosophy of the Fall, and its Remedy. By the Reverend E. C. Topham, MA., Curate of Ticehurst, Sussex.

[A series of essays, of the character of sermons, on the Fall of Man as nar- rated in the book of Genesis, and on the remedy or restoration of the race. The subjects are not treated with much of novelty or interest.]

Department of Science and Art. An Account of the Library of the Division of Art at Marlborough House ; with a Catalogue of the prin- cipal Works, classified for the use of Visitors to the Library. By Ralph N. Wornum, Librarian.

[The nature of this catalogue of works primarily relating to art as connected i

with manufacture and design, is explained by its title. It deserves a word, as being the first attempt here to render a public library easily available to the public. A sixpenny ticket gives a person admission for a week, and for longer periods a smaller sum in proportion.] Frank Hilton ; or "The Queen's Own." By James Grant, Author of "Romance of War," &c.

[A two-shilling novel of military adventure. The scene is chiefly laid in the East—not Turkey, but Aden. The incidents are often strongly melodra- matic.]

ALHANACK.

The Bombay Calendar and Alnianaek, for 18,55.

[This volume is directory, record of public occurrences, annual of legislation, Indian army, navy, and civil list, all in one, together with subordinate mat- ters. There is also a guide to Bombay, and an account of its natural pro- ductions, industry, &c. It is a creditable book to the Presidency, though rather overdone.]

PAMPHLETS.

The Corning Campaign. By Lawrence Oliphant, Author of the " Russian Shores of the Black Sea," &c.

Poland, Russia, and the Western Powers. A Memorial, Historical and Political, addressed to the British and French Nations, by General L. Mieroslawski.

Where are we Drifting ? or a Plain Ques- tion for the British People on the War with Russia. By Sir Arthur Hallam Elton, Bart.

Speech of Sir Erskine Perry in the House of Commons, on the 10th of May 1815, on the Indian Army. Revised by the Author.

Letters by a British Commoner. No. II. The Dangers of England and Duties of Englishmen." A Letter addressed to the Electors of Great Britain. By a British Commoner.

A Sermon preached before the University of Cambridge, on Wednesday, April 26th 1854; being the day appointed for General Humiliation and Prayer. By James Amiraux Jeremie, D.D., Regius Professor of Divinity. Second edition.

A Sermon preached before the University of Cambridge, on Wednesday, 21st March 1855; being the day appointed for General Humiliation and Prayer. By James Anuraus Jeremie, D.D., Regius Professor of Divinity.

An Appeal to Churchmen against Pusey- ism and its Corruptions. By William Peace, a Layman.

Trade and Partnership : the relative Duties and proper Liabilities of the Merchant and the State. A Paper read before the Literary and Philosophical Society of Liverpool, Re. By Swinton Boult, Member of the Council of the Society, Re.

An Account of the History and Manufac- ture of Ancient and Modern Terra Cotta; and of its rise in Architecture, as a durable and elegant material for decoration. By J. M. Blashlield,

Re.,

Hints on the Discipline appropriate to Schools. By Arthur Hill.

On the Future Destinies of the Celestial Bodies. By Henry Drummond.

Perpetual Peace to the Machine by the Universal Millennium, &e. By Baron Joseph Carvaja, a Sicilian.