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PUBLICATIONS RECEIVED.

Booze.

Castle Avon. By the Author of "Thailia Wyndham," &c. In three volumes.

The Fortunes of Francis Croft; an Autobiography. In three volumes. Reminiscences of the Burmese War in 1824-5-6. By Captain F. B. Doveton, late First Madras European Fusiliers. An Eye-Witness. History of Europe from the Fall of Napoleon in 1815 to the Accession of Louts Napoleon in 1862. By Sir Archibald Alison, Bart, Author of the "History of Europe from the Commencement of the French Revolution in 1789 to the Battle of Waterloo," &c. Volume L An Historical Tour in Franconia, in the Summer of 1862. By Charles Tyler. Life and Character of the Duke of Wellington. By Lord Ellesmere. Ode on the Death of the Duke of Wellington. By Alfred Tennyson, Poet Laureate.

The Colloquies of Edward Osborne, Citizen and Clothworker, of Lon- don. As reported by ye Authour of "Mary Powell." .Basil; a Story of Modern Life. By W. Wilkie Collins, Author of "Antonina," &c. In three volumes.

The Philosophy of the Senses; or Man in connexion with a Material World. By Robert S. Wyld. Illustrated by forty-four Engravings on Wood.

[Thia volume is a combination of physics, metaphysics, and the laws of life, or rather life itself. The writer begins with the latter subject, treating of the remarkable phrenomena both in vegetable and animal life. He next proceede. to natural philosophy in connexion with human sense,—as acous- tics, optics ; whence the transition is easy to the nervous and cerebral sys- tems, which are the cause of man's seeing and hearing. The senses them-

selves form the next division of the book ; after which, the writer takes up metaphysics or the operation of mind as opposed to matter, and handles it both in its 'history and its principles. As regards facts and philosophic laws, the book is a compilation ; the more original parts are the reflections of the writer, which take a moral and religious turn.]

Political and Military Events in British India, from the years 1756 to 1819. By Major William Hough, late a Deputy Judge-Advocate- General, Bengal Army, Author of several Works on Military Law, &c. In two volumes.

[A digest of Anglo-Indian history, from Olive's establishment of our terri- torial power in Bengal, to the late wars against the Sikhs. The classification is by subjects„ and a great part of the information is conveyed in the words of the original authorities. The continual quotation from various writers in- volved in this method is not favourable to the oneness which is desirable in works of history ; but as the book is chiefly intended as a summary intro- duction of the subject for persons practically connected with India, it is per- haps as good a plan as could have been adopted.] The Keepsake 1853. Edited by Miss Power. With beautifully finished Engravings,' from Drawings by the first Artists, engraved under the superintendence of Mr. F. A. Heath. Like a brotherless hermit the last of its race," The Keepsake still sur- vives, not perhaps in a green old age, but with the jaunty air of a person of

fashion who never grows old. There is the wonted apers, ' verses there are many of the usual names—Barry Cornwall, Tliackeray, Albert Smith, Monckton Mines, Mark Watts, Walter Savage Lander, besides writers more specially devoted to Annual literature. The spirit also is much the same except that we think this year some of the amateurs show better than usual, and perhaps the professionals not quite so well.]

The Court Album ; Twelve Portraits of the Female Aristocracy. En- graved from Draiviaigs by the first Artists.

[A " book of beauty "—Monty positive and beauty comparative—with ge- nealogical notices. In this elegant volume, as to its predecessors of like cha- racter, the indefatigable delineator of female charms, Mr. John Hayter, ma the chief contributor ; supported by Messrs. Grant, Durham, Egley, and Weigall junior.]

The Convocations of the Two Provinces ; their Origin' Constitution, and Forms of Proceeding; with a Chapter on their Revival. By George Trevor, M.A., Canon of York, and Proctor for the Clergy of the Arch- deaconry of York.

[An able treatise on the antiquity and history of Convocation. The writer endeavours to show that its origin was contemporary with the introduction of Christianity into the cougtry, and indeed was inherent in the Church it- self from the Apostolic age. He next traces its English history, and closes with a chapter strongly recommending its revival. Canon Trevor, however, cannot avoid admitting the difficulties of the case ; for he allows that a change in the members, if not in the constitution and powers of Convocation, is neces- sary, and that this change must emanate from the Crown.]

Eliana or a Layman's Contributions to Theology. By Francis Edward Chase, M.D. In two volumes.

[The lay author of these essays, or rather discourses, conceives that he has discovered a variety of religious truths of importance which have escaped the attention of the Church. Some of these discoveries, if really new, which is dangerous to predicate of anything in theology, are more curious than convincing,—as his opinions on the state of Innocence and the Fall.] The .Revealed Economy of Heaven and Earth.

History in Buine : a series of Letters to a Lady, embodying a popular

Sketch of the History of Architecture, and the Characteristics of the various Styles which have prevailed. A Handbook of Architecture

for the Unlearned. By George Godwin, F.R.S., &e. With Illustrations. [A descriptive review of architecture, from the altar erected by Noah, the tower of Babel, Druidical remains, and the Pyramids, down to the style of contemporary buildings. The leading features of the numerous styles of architecture are well indicated, and often illustrated by cuts, where any- thing has remained to illustrate. The information is conveyed in a light and lively manner' but with too great an effort after pleasantry, which leads to diversions from the main matter.] The Teacher's Manual for Infant Schools and Preparatory Classes. By Thomas 1Jrr7 Young. (Sanctioned by the (Jommiesioners of National Education in Ireland.)

['This little volume is published under the sanction of the Irish Commis- sioners of Education, and is designed for the use of teachers and others con- nected with infant schools. As the object is rather to let the instructor form his own method, the parts which more directly relate to teaching consist of general hints and sample lessons. A large portion of the book, however, concerns the principles of infant training, with illustrative sketches of the infant character from the experience of the Dublin school. These last-named parts are very interesting, especially from showing the proneness of the na- tural mind to evil but its aptness to good.] A New Introduction to Logic. [An endeavour to simplify the art of logic by stripping it of much of its scholastic jargon and needless particulars, so as to adapt the study for pupils in schools, or persons at any age whose education, as the advertisements say, has been neglected.]

Elementary Hydrostatics. With numerous Examples. By J. B. Phear, M.A.,_Fellow and Assistant Tutor of Clare Hall, Cambridge, Author of "Elementary Mechanics."

[A treatise of a mathematical character.]

Ekments of Algebra. By W. I. Reynolds, B.A. Answers to Examples for Practice. (Gleig's School Series.)

[A plain introduction to the subject.]

Ancient and Modern Colours, from the Earliest Periods to the Present Time ; with their Chemical and Artistical Properties. By William Linton.

Rithelieu in Love ; or the Youth of Charles I. An Historical Comedy, in three acts. By the Author of " Whitefriars," &c. The Weight of a Crown; a Tragedy, in five acts. By Ferragus.

Publications on the Duke of Wellington's death are not exhausted. "The Wisdom of Wellington" is about the best thing of the kind that has op- peered. It consists of extracts from the Duke's Despatches and Speeches, cleverly made so as to bring out the character of the man, as well as to tell the story of the action, connected together by a resume of his public life. Mr. Binney's "Wellington, as Warrior, Senator, and Man," was original a sermon, on the text And the king said unto, his servants, know ye not that there is a prince and a great man fallen this day in Israel." Tins ser- mon the author has expanded into a tract, which estimates the public cha- racter of the hero very fairly, and deduces from it sound and generally avail- able examples. The , man', part is less_praiseworthy : it exhibits the de- tracting spirit which seems to belong to Nonconformist ministers - and, not satisfied with inuendoes, which may look as if they were levelled ministers; the Duke, the preacher must call up the deathbed of Nelson," as one of the sad- dest scenes that could occur in the history of a Christian people," and se forth. " Wellington and Waterloo" is a reprint from Lamartines'late

tory. Mr. Michell's "Elegiac and Tributary Poem" is rather commonplace. One of the most remarkable lines is, "Proud Austria sends her chivalry" ; which is not the fact, even had Austria any chivalry to send. The Elegy of the Graduate of Oxford smacks of College verse. The Wisdom of Wellington • or Maxims of the Iron Duke. Wellington, as Warrior, donator, and Man. By T. Binney. Second thousand.

Wellington and Waterloo. By Alphonse de Lamartine. The Burial of Wellington. An Elegiac and Tributary Poem. By Nicholas Michell, Author of "Ruins of Many Lands. Elegy supposed to be written in the Cathedral on the occasion of the Funeral of Wellington. By a Graduate of the University of Oxford.

Among the following books the freshest in point of form is Arnold's Tra-v yelling Journals ; consisting of the late historian's observations during the different tours he made both at home and on the Continent. To these continuous extracts from the journals published in his life, are added com- mentaries on important topics or Christian duties, taken from his corre- spondence. The Homeric Lexicon of Crusius is a revised and extended reprint of the American Professor Smith's translation. Mr. Bernays's new edition of House- hold Chemistry has not only been thoroughly revised, but in part re- arranged, and questions for examination added to fit the book for scholastic purposes. The various editions of Dr. Moore's three works on Man, his mo- tive., body, and soul, speak for themselves; but it may be said they now appear in a compact and handy form. The Critical Biographies of Mr. Fran- cis are reprints from Fraser's Magazine.

Arnold's Travelling Journals ; with Extracts from the Life and Letters. A Complete Greek and English Lexicon for the Poems of Homer and the lienwride. By G. Ch. Crusius. Translated from the German, with Corrections and Additions, by Henry Smith, Professor of Lan- guages in Marietta College. Revised and edited by the Reverend Thomas Kerchever Arnold, M.A., &c. Household Chemistry ; or Rudiments of the Science applied to Every- day Life. By Albert J. Bernays, F.C.S., Lecturer on Chemistry, and Conductor of the Chemical Laboratory, Derby. New and enlarged edition.

27w Power of the Soul over the Body considered in Relation to Health and Morals. By George Moore, M.D., Member of the Royal College of Physicians, &e. Fifth edition.

Man and his Motives. By George Moore, M.D. Third edition.

The Use of the Body in relation to the Mind. By George Moore, M.D. Third edition.

Critical Biographies. By George Henry Francis. The late Sir Robert Peel, Bart. 'fhe Right Honourable Benjamin Disraeli, M.P. The American Pulpit. Sermons by the most eminent Divines. Murray 's Railway Reading. Literary Essays and Characters. Se- lect from "The Introduction to the Literature of Europe." By Henry Hallam.

Remembrances of a Monthly Nurse. By the late Mrs. H. Downing. (Parlour Library.)

A VW awACKS.

First in years, repute, and high utility, must be placed the "British Al- manack and Companion " ; which does not so much seem to have got young again, as to have got a various and lifelike spirit, that it had not even in its youth. There is no denying but that of yore the British, with much solid merit, had somewhat of ponderosity ; this the present volume has thrown off. The almanack and the regular digest of statistics and informa- tion are of course as usual ; it is only in the first and third parts of the Companion that change can be admitted. In these the topics are on ques- tions of interest well handled. Gold, the electric telegraph, the cost of war in life and wounds, a very curious digest of official returns from 1793 to 1815, an agreeable paper by Professor De Morgan on the difficulty of correct description of books, with a very full chronology of events in the life of the Duke of Wellington, are among the subjects of the original papers.

As Mr. Letts Is at aloes for anything new to say of his useful series of diaries, varying in size from a folio to a card-case, it is not to be expected that we can find much. It strikes us, however, that the introductory matter has been extended at least the information on life-insurance, partly compiled, partly advertisements, is a useful feature.

The British Almanack and Companion, for 1853.

Letts's Diary, or Bills Due Book, and an Almanack, for 1853. Dietrichsen and Hannay's Royal Almanack,, for 1853.

PAMPIrLwrS.

The Purity of the Church of England and the Corruptions of the Church of Rome. A Sermon. By E. C. Harington, M.A., Chancellor of the Cathedral Church of Exeter.

Christ and the Church.

The High Churchman of the Old School, and the Good _Dissenter of

the Old School. Two Sermons. By John Wood Wader, B.D. &e.Letters on Church Matters. By D. C. L. Reprinted from the Morning

Chronicle. No. X.

Principle is Policy; or the British Nation versus Statecraft and Priest- craft. In a Letter to the Duke of Argyll. By a Westminster Elector. The _Deccan Ryots and their Land Tenure. By H. Green, Professor of Literature at Poonah College. Remarks on the Affairs of India, 8zo. By John Sullivan, Esq. Introductory Lecture, delivered to the Students in Humanity in Maris- chal College, Aberdeen, on 1st November 1852. By Robert Macluro, LL.D., Regius Professor of Humanity in biarischal College and Uni- versity. The Case of the Manchester Educationists, Sze. By John Howard Hin- ton, M.A. Popular Education, &c. By John Wilkinson, M.A., &c. Ostentation, or Critical Remarks on" Quakerism," &c. By Sandham Elly. No. II.

A Brief Inquiry into the Natural Rights of Man, &c.