PUBLICATIONS RECEIVED.

from April 24th to April 30th. BOOKS.

Discoveries in Australia ; with an Account of the Coasts and Rivers Ex- plored and Surveyed during the Voyage of H.M.S. Beagle, in the years 1837-38-39-40-41-42-43, by command of the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty: also, a Narrative of Captain Owen Stanley's Visits to the Islands in the Arafura Sea. By J. Lort Stokes, Commander, R.N. Letters of the Kings of England ; now first collected from the Originals in Royal _Archives, and from other Authentic Sources, private as well as public. Edited, with an Historical Introduction ad Notes, by James Orchard Halliwell, Esq., F.RS., &c. Modern Painters. Volume IL By a Graduate of Oxford. Forest Hill ; a Tale of Social Life in 1830-1831. In three volumes. Historical Pictures of the Middle Ages, in Black and White; made on the spot by a Wandering Artist In two volumes.

The War in India. Despatches of the Right Honourable Lieutenant- General Viscount Hardinge, G.C.B., Governor-General of India; the Right Honourable General Lord Gough, G.C.B., Commander-in-chief; Major- General Sir Harry Smith, Bart., G.C.B.; and other Documents: comprising the Engagements of Moodkee, Ferozeshah, Aliwal, and Sobraon. With a Map of the Country, and seven Plans of the Positions of the Army.

[This is just the sort of volume which ought to be published after a cam- paign,—if, indeed, the original documents of every campaign could be con- tained in so small a compass as those relating to the war of the Sutlej. All the despatches of the commanders are here brought together, as well as those of the Governor-General, and the communications of the Political Agent previous to the invasion; to which are added extracts from the speeches of the Duke of Wellington and Sir Robert Peel, and the private letters quoted by the latter. There is also an interesting "pencil express," written by Sir Harry Smith on the battle-field of Aliwal, which we quote for its heartiness and nature.

"Bank of the Sutlej, January 28th.

"Hearing the enemy had received a reinforcement yesterday of twelve guns and 4,000 men last night, I moved my troops at daylight this morning to attack. I think I have taken every gun he had, and driven him over the river. My guns are now battering him from the opposite bank. He came out to fight me. I expect fifty guns are on the field, at least. My loss I hope not great. The cavalry charged several times, both Black and White, like soldiers, and infantry,—vied with each other In bravery. To the God of Victory we are all Indebted. God bless you, dear Sir Hugh. My Staff all right -.31ackeson and Cunningham, of the Political Department, bore heavily on some vil- lages. The enemy required an Icould do with such brave fellows to teach him to swim.

"(Signed) H. G. Satan. Major-General."

The volume is usefully illustrated by a map, and by a variety of official plans of the actions.] Bibliothegue des Memoires relatifs a I 'Histoire de France pendant le Dix- huitieme Slide. Avec Avant-propos et Notices, par M. Fs. Barriere. Tome H.

Petits Chefs-d' (Euvre Historigues. Avec Introductions at Notices His- toriques, par M. Antoine De Latour. Tomes I. et IL [Another batch of the admirable collections of Messieurs Didot The Biblio- Megue contains Dudes' "Memoirs of the Regency," introduced by his account of

the closing years of Louis the Fourteenth, and followed by a notice of the reign

of Louis the Fifteenth. The Petits Chefs-d'auvre Historiques contain six of what may be termed particular histories, or an account of some singular event, and Vertot's Revolutions of Spain and Sweden. Of the smaller narratives, the "Conjuration centre Venise" is the best known, and by far the most remarkable; alleged by some to be altogether fabulous, and admitted by those who defend it to be a mixture of history and romance, "empnintant I celni-ci la varieti/ de sea in- cidents, et I cells-li la severit6 de son langage." Such is the effect of a skilful arrangement, a dramatic power of painting character, incidents with the variety

and spirit of romance, and a style, clear, lively, terse, and natural. It must, however, be said for St. Real, that his "Conjuration" looks quite as probable as the other narratives professing to be accurate, and is very much less dry. The

remaining accounts, except Florian's "Précis of the History of the Moors in Spain," are by contemporary writers, sometimes eye-witnesses, and always men likely to be well-informed, prom their position. Singular, that we have no such collections in England.] Railways; their Rise, Progress, and Construction: with Remarks on Railway Accidents, and Proposals for their Prevention. By Robert Ritchie, F.R.S.S.A., Civil Engineer, &c. Illustrated with numerous wood-cuts.

[This is a useful book, though somewhat encyclopedic in its character; going back to roads among the ancients, and dealing rather curtly or superficially with the subjects it handles, perhaps with a view to popular readers. But the whole question of railways is completely presented, from the various kinds of rails and the mode of laying them, up to comparison between the broad and narrow gauges, and the locomotive and atmospheric modes of propulsion. A considerable part of

the book, involving practical matters, has slender attraction for persons not in- terested in railways,—if, indeed, the speculators ever gave attention to anything

save the price of shares, reckless of cost of construction, prospects of traffic, or probable receipts from goods and passengers. On larger topics, such as the principles to be considered in laying out a hue, or the causes of railway accidents, illustrated by cases, Mr. Ritchie's book has a wider interest.]

Sketches of English Character. By Mrs. Gore, Authoress of "Mothers and Daughters," &c. In two volumes. [Nearly thirty papers descriptive of various characters peculiar to English society, partly on the fashion set by Theophrastus, of collecting the traits of a class and

generalizing them into an abstract personage, and partly in the more modern style

of sketching individuals, giving the story of their career as well as describing their qualities. We know not whether these articles have appeared in periodical magazines, but such was their proper place. The matter is poor and exaggerated, though the composition is smart; but it has more of the word-catching of maga- zine-writing than is usual with Mrs. Gore, and often lacks the lifelike character of her style.] Lectures on the Prophecies, proving the Divine Origin of Christianity; delivered in the Chapel of the Honourable Society of Lincoln's Inn, on tha Foundation of the late Bishop Warburton. By Alexander 114Caul, Professor of Divinity in King's College, London, and Prebendary of St. Paul's.

[A portion only is here published of the entire series of lectures preached at Lincoln's Inn on the truth of the Messiah established by prophecy. The subject is not one exactly fitted for lay discussion, but the lectures of Dr. M‘Caul may

be recommended for literary ability and great Hebraic learning. In fact, some of his arguments are rather addressed to Jews than sceptics. The first sermon is

entirely devoted to the disproof of the objection, that the sentence of the Sanhedrin on Christ is fatal to his claims. This argument would not have much weight with any but a Hebrew, and it was perhaps scarcely needed at Lincoln's Inn; but it gives rise to a very curious and interesting discussion as to the origin and cha- racter of the Sanhedrin.] Bishop Heber and Indian Missions. By the Reverend James Chambers, B.A. late of All Souls College, Oxford. [About half of this book consists of a brief view of the geographical divisions and religious characteristics of Ilindostan, with a sketch of the different missiong that have attempted the conversion of the Hindoos. The remainder of the book contains a short life of Heber, with copious extracts (coin his writings.] A Guide to the Angie-Saxon Tongue; a Grammar after Erasmus Raske,

Extracts in Prose and Verse, with Notes, &c., for the use of Learners, and'

Appendix. By Edward Johnston Vernon, B.A. Magda/en Hall

[A useful little book for those who wish to begin the study of the Anglo-Saxon, or to acquire a general idea of its structure and peculiarities, including the pro- nunciation. It contains the elements of the accidence after Thorpe's translation of Raske ; a syntax, chiefly compiled by Mr. Vernon from his own study; a selec- tion of readings from the Anglo-Saxon translation of the Scriptures, the Chro-

nicles, and the Poets; with a vocabulary at the foot of the page, lists of words likely to be mistaken for each other, and a number of critical and illu.stiativa notes.] Babrii Fabulte fEsopiw, cum Fabidarum deperditaram Fragmentis. Rescensnit et breviter illastravit, Georgia Cornewall Lewis, A.M. Edis Christi ohm Alumnus.

[In this edition of the Esopean Fables of Babrius, Mr. Lewis has included all the additions derived from the late discovery of the manuscript in the Greek monas- tery of Mount Athos published in the Paris edition of 1844. It is a coaplete collection of this uncertain author, handsomely printed, and illustrated by Latin notes.]

The Chronicles of Clovernook; with some Account of the Hermit of Belly- fulle. By Douglas Jerrold. [A reprint of a series of papers that appeared in the Illuminated Magazine, with the addition of a few of greater substance and character, also, we believe from the same periodical.]

The True Grandeur of Nations ; an Oration. By Charles Sumner, Esq., Boston. Massachusetts.

[An English reprint of 61r. Sumner's " Oration " in favour of universal peace, to which we gave a word of welcome when it came before us in an American dress.] The Spelliny-Book Superseded. By Robert Sullivan, Esq., A.M., T.C.D. Ninth edition, enlarged.

Geography Generalized; or an Introduction to the Study of Geography on the principle of Classification and Comparison. With Maps and Illustra- tions; and an Introduction to Astronomy. By Robert Sullivan, Esq., A.M., T.C.D. Sixth edition, enlarged and improved.