PUBLICATIONS RECEIVED.

Booxs.

Jurenile crime; its Causes, Character, and Cure. By Samuel Phillips Day. Sermons and Addresses del jeered in the Chapels of Marlborough College, 1852-8.

By George Edward Lynch Cotton, D.D. Lord Bishop of Calcutta and Metro- politan of India.

Sermons delirered at Uppingham School. By the Reverend E. Shring, Head Master.

Ererp Man his own Trampler. By George W. Thornbury, Author of " Songs of the Cavalier and Roundheads," &e. In three volumes.

Beatrice Cenci. An Historical Novel of the Sixteenth Century. By F. D. Guerrazzo. Translated by Charles Alex. Scott.

Notes on Ancient Britain and the Britons. By William Barnes B.D.- The distinguishing features of these "Notes" is the application of a knowledge of the "British Language," or may we say the Welsh, to the living, clothing, exercises, habits, customs, arts, institutions and literature of the ancient Britons ; not only considered absolutely, but in reference to other peoples, as the Romans and the Saxons. This is mainly done by etymology, tracing more modern words to their British root, and showing how British terms were changed by classical writers. The "literature of the principality" and antiquarian remains are also used by Mr. Barnes. There is also some discussion in the book ; often shrewd and learned, almost always enthusiastic, as may be imagined when an ancient Briton is writing on ancient Britons ; but perhaps not always critically correct. The volume is small, but full of curious facts and remarks touching the ancient Britons ; though a more particular chronology would have been desirable. We cannot always limit the antiquarian's range : he may be speaking of something contemporary with Caesar, or with Edward the Confessor. The following bits will give a notion of the book ; though it should be observed that a sceptic— Dr. Daubeny, has started up, who denies that the seed was found in the stomach of the ancient Briton, but was buried in the ground long after- wards.

The Egyptian Tomb Wheat rivalled.—" Mr. Maclean was formerly (about twenty-two years ago) living at Dorchester as a dentist, and, wish., ing to learn how far disease of the teeth affected the Britons, he got per- mission to open one of the barrows on the Ridgway Hills. He found in it, at a depth of many feet below the surface, a detract+, with bones, and a quantity of hard brittle stuff, which was of a hue not unlike that of peat, and which he deemed to be the contents of the colon ; mid on pounding some of it he found it contained very many seeds, which were those of the raspberry. Some of these seeds, (six, as I have since heard,) were planted in a pot, at equal distances and at marked spots, and placed under the care of a German gardener, (Hartweg,) who knew nothing of the seeds or of the object of the experiment. In a few weeks, four of the marked spots yielded young plants, of which one died, but the others throve, and bore leaves if not fruit. This fact, not to insist on its value in botany, showed that the Britons fed freely on the wild fruits of the land."

The ftne old Briton Gentleman.—" By the laws of Moelmud, (Molmu- lam%) the three essentials of a genuine gentlemen were a (brychan,) rug, a

harp, and a cauldron ; the brychan, or rug, seems to have been to him what the opossum rug is to the Englishman in the bush of Australia. Among the poor, the brychan was spread on a straw-filled mattress."

Characteristics of the Briton Tongue.—" The Welsh or British language is a clear speech, with a great readiness for rhyme, and a touching melody in poetry. It abounds with clippings of n, and of dd, our thin thee; and with a peculiar one, the aspirat,d. II, and the gutteral eh, _which in loud talk is not very agreeable. Unlike the Teutonic languages, which mostly hold the accent on the root, as in man, manful, manliness, the Welsh usu- ally brings on the accent to the penultimate. The Welsh has holden its form far more permanently than the English, as the laws of Rowel Dda, which were compiled in the tenth century, are in a language still under- stood by Welsh ears, while the writings of our King Alfred are, to untaught Englishmen, in an unknown tongue.

" Welsh is spoken by about five millions of people, and has some score of periodicals."

17m History of the Ancient Scots. By the Reverend Duncan M'Cal- him. Author of the "History of the Culdees," &c.—The subject of this volume is the origin of the Scottish races, the history of the people and kingdom till the end of the thirteenth century, and an account of the Hebrides under the government of Norway. In the earlier part, the book is antiquarianism run wild. The Reverend author begins with the first man, and pronounces that Gaelic was not the language of Adam He traces the migration of the Celts from the dispersion of Babel, gives a flaming account of the Druids, and so he proceeds till the Romans, under Agricola, are well beaten by the Caledonians. His history proper of Scotland, from the ninth to the thirteenth century, does little more than follow the commonest stories of the chroniclers. The book is altogether a strange affair.

The Blazon of Epieeopacy. By the Rev. W. K. Roland Bedford, M.A., Oxon.—This is one of those labours of zeal, whose special results are never thoroughly appreciated except by those who want to use the information they furnish. The labour is then found to be above all price ; for it gives, easily, or even at a glance, what the inquirer could not otherwise have got at all, scarcely, perhaps, knowing where to look for it ; or at best could have got only after long labour. The Blazon of Episcopacy is the arms of every English Archbishop and Bishop since the conquest to the present time. The arms are arranged under the two Provinces of Canterbury and York, the bishoprics appearing in alphabetical order. The engraved arms are, popularly speaking, without emblazonry, as they are plain ; but the or azure, &c., is fully described in the accompanying text. Reference to the authority is always given, with occasional indi- cations of doubt.

Index to the British Catalogue of Books, published during the years 1837 to 1857 inclusive. Compiled by Sampson Low. We believe we are correct in saying that this is the the third useful if not indispensable contribution of Mr. Sampson Low to British Bibliography. There is first his "hi-monthly publication," the Publisher's Circular, containing full particulars of the titles, &c., of all current publications. These at the close of 1852 were condensed and alphabetically arranged (between that year and 1837) in a sightly volume, since which period an annual catalogue condenses the yearly information of the "Circular." The present work extends the period of reference to twenty years, further condensing the information by exhibiting it under subjects or generic heads. Thus, in the volume already alluded to, The British Catalogue, the author's name or the title of the book were leading principles of reference ; now it will rather be found under the leading subject. Thus, " Macaulay's England" will not be found under Ma- caulay, or History, but under England. In like manner, his Essays do not appear under Esvays or his name, but as "Historical Essays." In fact the great Index "does not refer to every book ; but to such only as required to be collected under a given head ; thus, for instance, individual biography or works of fiction unless embracing any special subject, will not be found in the Index, because that would be a mere repetition of the regular alphabetical portion of the "Catalogue." The year of pub- lication is appended to each book ; but that is not strictly limited to 1837; we observe earlier dates. Two appendices are added of a very useful kind, containing lists of the "libraries," " series," &c., as well as of the publications of the different societies.

Household Economy, a Manual intended for Female Training Colleges and the Senior Classes of Girls' Schools. By Margaret Maria Brewster, Author of "Work, or Plenty to Do and How to Do It," &c.—The subject of this little volume is one the utmost importance, for we suppose there is no people, save the Americans and our own colonists, that waste or spoil so much of the raw material of food as the English. With regard to indoor comfort and cleanliness, there is, perhaps, not so much ground for censure, compared with foreigners ; especially if regard be had to the means of the poor ; though there may be ample room for improvement on these points. Household Economy very well explains the principles con- nected with food, "hygiene," and other matters of domestic management, and gives a variety of receipts for cheap cod savoury dishes. In a criti- cal sense, the knowledge would sooner have been got at, had it been pre- sented without so much of exhortation being mixed up with it. This, however, may be a necessary part for schools ; and something more than knowledge and even experience is wanted to stimulate many housewives. Witness the parson's failure.

"Easy as it would seem to persuade each woman of the importance and the interest which attaches to the subject of the proper preparation of pro- per food, it is by no means a light task to overthrow the habits of a life- time. There is a district of England where, as in many other parts of the country, bread, butter, and tea used to be a very general dinner for father, mother, and children of the working-classes—insufficient nourishment and great expense, but considerable saving of ' trouble ' to housewives. The good clergyman of the parish was tired of giving advice on this subject, so he determined to prove the possibility of living in a very different and much more comfortable, as well as economical way. He accordingly asked four grown-up people and eight children to stay with him for six weeks; they breakfaat4 dined, and supped with him, for he was determined to fare just as they did; their food consisted entirely of cheap dishes, the receipts for many of which you will find in the Appendix ; they helped to cook them, that they might afterwards know how to do so at home. The people said they had never lived so well before, and each had as much as they could eat three times a day, and the cost for thirteen people was always under sixteen shillings a week : those were cheaper times to be sure, but even now the cost would be very much less than that of uncooked diet. When the clergy- man took leave of them, he said, Now, you have seen what economy is, and how to live on soups, and stews, and puddings ; don't let me catch you at your bread, butter, and tea again.' A. fortnight after, he dropped in at dinner-time upon one of his visitors—and there were his old enemies, breed, butter, and tea. Idleness had gained the day."

The Hermit of the _Pyrenees and other Miscellaneous Poems. By Bed. naxela.—The "Hermit of the Pyrenees" is a tall mysterious man who resides in an old and half-ruined tower in the valley of Luz. Who he was or what becomes of him we do not know ; nor does the poet.

Deep silence reigns : He bath departed ; whither ? Who can tell ? His coming and his going, both, are clothed In mystery. To solve it why essay ?

And certainly the attempt is by no means to be recommended, if it in- volves more verses, or what would be worse, another poem by Reclnairelt The action of the piece, that is such action as there is, does not relate to the fortunes of the Hermit but to his kindness towards other people. as his saving a hunter who had fallen down a precipice, his restoration of a fair penitent to her father. The object of the author seems to be to depict the scenery, phenomena, and peasantry of the Pyrenees. nu) idea is far better than the execution. The poem is written in a sort of lyrical blank verse the model of which is Shelley's Queen Ha&