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PUBLICATIONS RECEIVED.

Boors.

The History of Political Literature, from the Earliest Times. By Ro- bert Blakey, Author of the "History of the Philosophy of the Mind." Knowledge is Power : a View of the ProductiveSoureee of Modern So- ciety, and the Results of Labour, Capital, and Skill., p,y Charles Knight. Illustrated with numerous Wood-cuts.

Christian Politics ; an P-esay on the Text of Paley, in three hooks. By the Reverend henry Christmas, MA., r.u,s., to.; Author of "The Cradle of the Twin Giants," &c.

The Neighbours ofRussia, and History of the Present War to the Siege of Sebastopol. By John Heynell Mardi, Author of "Rusbia as it Is," &c. [The subjects of Mr. Morel in this volume are the encroachments of It- sia—the geographical features and political condition and feeling, e neighbouring states, North, South, and West, of the gigantic eppire-7,the policy and diplomacy which preceded the war, and a narrative 4 the war itself down to the occupation of ]3alaklave. The fae,ta are pretty' Weil known by this time; but the pomment of Mr. Morell gives an air of fresh- ness. This comment, however, is of an extreme kind, without much re- ference to what is at present practicable, or indeed possible. It is done quite in the Urquhart and Kossuth vein.] Life of Nicholas I. Emperor of _Russia ; with a short Account of Rus- sia and the Russians. By F. Mayne. . [This rather bulky volume appears to have been originally written for some periodioal, whence it has been reprinted with great extensions. An account of the public events of the reign of Nicholas is now attainable in all kinds of forms, and this addition was not needed; for it is a poor affair, without art ci arrangement and narrative to attract the reader, or power of comment to instruct him.] - Christel, a Christmas Poem ; and Sonnets. By C,ephas. [Christel is the story of a deserted mother and child ; which child, after being borne about by the half-crazed mother, dies in a church on Christmas Eve. The other poems are on subjects which if not of necessity warm, are sometimes rather warmly treated. They possess power and spirit, but the writer wants subject and purpose. Christel, the most ambitious _piece, has neither images nor incidents to carry it beyond the category of countleis mothers with natural children who wander distractedly abcitit; and we cannot- Per- ceive either object Or moral that might impart breadth or elevatica, Ahough the writer seems to intend something of the kind.3-., • The Story of the Treasury of Banapsinitus; "an Ancient Tale New [A versification of the story xecorded by Herodoius, of the thief Who robbed the treasury of Ranipsinitus by means of a secret" hole in the wall, and after a variety of adventure& married-the King's daughter: As told bythe Father of History, it is a genuine progenitor of the Arabian Nights; and Ilerodtitias seems to have held an opinion of that kind. The "tale of three thousand years ago" is well enough given in tripping but not. remarkable verse, and is illuitrated by clever cuts: it is, however, a jeu-d'esprit better adapted for special than general circulation.] .Duty; or the Heroes of the Charge in the Valley of Balaklava. A Poem. By II. A. [The charge of the Light Brigade is merely an episode in 'this -elegant and sustained blank verse poem on ditty in general. There are good thoughts in the piece especially on the .devotion to duty exhibited by woman ; but somehow the effect upon the reader is not equal to the mental ability exhi- bited. Perhaps there is not music enough in the blank verse.] Love and Loyalty; a Play, in five acts. By. Win. James Robson. [The play successfully. produced at the Marylebone house, of which we haire already given an opinion under the head of Theatres.] - • • - The Monastery and the Mountain Church. A Story-Book for Children. By the Author of "Sunlight through the Mist." With Illustrations. [The story of the nuns of Port Royal and the life of the pastor Oberlin, ,td by a mother to her children and nephew. The dramatic loran into which the matter is cast gives life and variety to the dialogue, but has often an interrupting effect. The interest lies rather in the facts than in the art of the narrator.] . The Hunter's Feast : or Conversations around the Camp-Fire. By Captain -Mayne Reid, Author of "The -Rifle Rangers," &c. [This shilling volume of the proliSc Captain Mayne Reid seems to be cui- sine', not a reprint. It traverses ground be has been over, before. The framework is a sporting expedition in North America, which servos as a vehiole for adventure and description of characters and-natural history.] Merry Sparks for a Winter Hearth. By Fanny Elite Lacy, Autlint of

"The Visitor in Grey," &c.

[A shilling's-worth of tales, written in a cheerful spirit, but with too much of wordy detail. The best is "Mrs. Cottonwell's Christians Party," by which the paternal forgiveness to a runaway match is obtained.]. Parish Sermons. Third series. (Preached in the ParialiChnrch of_ S.

Edward, Cambridge.) By the Reverend Harvey Goodwin, M.A., late Fellow of Gonville and Caius Collegeoind Minister of S. Edward's. {These sermons, like the two former volumes of the series, are distinguished by great plainness of diction and practical purpose, as well as by a sensible manner of interpreting Scriptural difficulties. The last three discourses its the present volume, on the Unpardonable Sin, are an example of this judi- cious treatment. More strength and closeness would give a greater force to the style, but perhaps at the expense of the family utility of the sermons.]

Rules for the Gender of Latin Nouns, and the Perfects and Supines of Verbs ; with an Appendix, containing Hints on Latin Construing, &c,.. For the use of Schools. By the Reverend'Herbert Haines, M.A.' of Exeter College, Oxford, and Second Master of the College School, Gloucester. [Brief and plain English rules for the genders of Latin nouns and the forms- lion of verbs, followed by a good many useful directions for ooflMrWli. The matter is old enough, but it is-presented in a clear and compact form. -Experimental Chemistry. For the use of Beginners. By T. Tate, F.R.A.S. &e. (Gleig's School Series.)

TA very useful ;Wiling work, for its experiments.]

Fictions are still numerous; though not so much in the three-volumed novel style as last week. The following are all single volumes. " Melionde" is the acoount of a visit to the sun; "Russian Life," a series of tales, is a translation from a French translation of Zapitski Okhotnika—"Journal of a man," published at Moscow in 1852; "Tit for Tat" is a rabid as- eau t upon alleged abuses in England, in revenge for the reception Mrs. Stowe and her novel Uncle Tom's Cal'in met with in this country ; "Mil- dred" has the matter of the juvenile tale with somewhat of the manner of the novel; "The Warden" treats of topics that have more relation to the interests of aotual life than any of the rest.

Helionde ; or Adventures in the Sun.

Russian Life in the Interior, or the Experiences of a Sportsman. By Ivan Tourghenieff, of _Moscow. Edited by James D. Meiklejohn. Tit for Tat; • or American Fixings of English Humanity. By a Lady

from New Orleans, U.S.

Mildred : the Daughter. By Mrs. Newton Crosland, Author of "Lydia," &c. Illustrated by John Gilbert.

The Warden. By Anthony Trollope.

The new editions are not of a very weighty character. Foremost among them is Colonel Mundy's lively sketches of the Australian Colonies, com- pressed from three volumes into one volume. Next comes Mr. Redgrave's succinct view of the nature and duties of the Executive, from the Queen to the Customhouse, with the salaries attached to the offices enumerated. It is a useful and compact necessity, compactness in fact forming part of its utility. Messrs. Fullerton have sent forth a new and neat edition of Dr. Aiton's racy and religious narrative of his visit to the East and Italy ; a lit- tle touched with the "truly British" view of things, but not the leas read- able on that account. The same publishers have issued a well-looking volume of German tales, originally published a good many years since at a high price, but now appearing at a rate "to meet the times." The second edition of "Balder" contains a defensive preface against the critics, who ob- jected to its tone, its imperfect morality, and its visionary character ; accom- panied by an explanation, that the work was designed to depict the intel- lectual nature of the age, and of course partook of its peculiaritiee • and that two more parts are to come to complete the "idea." Our objection to "Balder" Was of a more vital kind : we could not read it. Dr. Snow has added to a ' pamphlet on cholera, which appeared in 1849, the substance of some papers he has published since. It should have come out sooner.—" The War," from Messrs. Routledge, is about the best cheap book that event has produced. It is substantially a collection of the letters written by soldiers and officers from the seat of war, and first printed in the newspapers. Messrs. Chapman and Mall have published a cheap edition of "Ruth." And last, but by no means least, our friend and everybody's friend M. A. Titmaxsh has been called upon for a second edition of his "Rose and Ring."

Our Antipodes: or Residence and Rambles in the Australian Colonies. With a Glimpse of the Gold-Fields. By Lieutenant-Colonel Godfrey Charles Mundy, Author of "Pen and Pencil Sketches in India." Third edition. Complete in one volume.

The Official Handbook of Church and State; containing an Historical Account of the Duties and Powers of the Crown and the Legislature, and of the Civil, Military, Judicial, and Ecclesiastical Authorities of the United Kingdom and Colonies. A new and thoroughly revised edition.

The .Lands of the Messiah, Mahomet, and the Pope; as Visited in 1851. By John Aiton, D.D., Minister of Dolphinton. Third edition.

Tales and Traditions, chiefly selected from the Literature of Germany. Second edition.

.Baider. Part the first. By the Author of "The Roman." Second edition, with Prefatory Note.

On the Mode of Communication of Cholera. By John Snow' M.D., Member of the Royal College of Physicians, &a. Second edition, much enlarged.

The War : or 'Voices from the Ranks. With Illustrations, and a Plan showing the Poeition of the Allied Armies.

Ruth; a Novel. By the Author of "Mary Barton." Cheap edition.

The Rose and the Ring; or the History of Prince Giglio and Prince Bulbo. A Fireside Pantomime for Great and Small Children. By Mr. M. A. litnitu-sh, Author of "The IDekleburys on the Rhine," -&c. Second edition.

Pammetere.

National Unthanhfulness: its Fruits, and partment in the Glasgow CollegiateAca- Punishment. A Sermon preached in deray, and now of the Albany Place la-

the Cathedral Church of St. Andrew. stitution.

Wells, on Sunday, November 5, 1854. By George Anthony Denison, M.A., Archdeacon of Taunton. With Ad- wertisetnent, containing the Charge against the Archdeacon in respect of the Doctrine of the Real Presence, and a reprint of his own formal Statement of the Doctrine, as published March 22, 1854.

English Education; being an Attempt to place the Teaching and Study of the English Language on a truer and broad- er basis them is at present recognized. An Essay. By Angus Macpherson, for- merly Head Master of the English De- A Letter to Colonel Chesney, of the Royal Artillery. From an Old Brother Offi- cer who has served many years in Tur- key.

Hints for the Chancellor ofthe Exchequer.

By an Octogenarian.

Correspondence and Statement of Facts connected with the Case of the Beverend Richard Williams Morgan, P.C., Tre- gynon, Montgomeryshire, and the Right Reverend Dr. Thomas Yowler Short, Bishop of St. Asaph. By the Reverend R. W. Morgan, P.C., Tregy- non, Montgomeryshire.