30 MARCH 1867, Page 22

Life of Benjamin Silliman, M.D., LLD. By George P. Fisher.

Two vols. (Sampson Low.)—Although this biography mast needs be most interesting to an American public, Professor Silliman had many friends and admirers in England, and indeed in Europe. Among his letters we find some from Sir R. Murchison, Sir Charles Lyell, Pro- fessor Owen, Berzelins, Agassiz Humboldt, and Carl Ritter. It is strange that with such names the volumes should not be more interest- ing. But they show little or no attempt at telling the story of Pro- fessor Silliman's life, and the letters need some connecting link, if they are to be woven into two volumes.