PUBLICATIONS RECEIVED.

Booxs.

The Foreign. Tour of Messrs. Brown, Jones, and Robinson ; being the History of what they Saw and Did in Belgium, Germany, Switzer- land, and Italy. By Richard Doyle.

Balder. Part the First. By the Author of "The Roman."

.Essays on Juvenile Delinquency. By Micaiah Hill, Esq., and C. F. Corn- wallis.

The Annotated Edition of the English Poets. Edited by Robert Bell, Author of "The History of Russia," "Lives of the English Poets."

The Bight Honourable Benjamin .Disraeli, M.P. ; a Literary and Po- litical Biography. Addressed to the New Generation.

On the State of Man subsequent to the Promulgation of Christianity, Part IV. (Small Books on Great Subjects. Edited by a Few Well- wishers to Knowledge. No. XXII.) [The continuation of this survey of the social and religious state of Europe after the promulgation of Christianity, embraces the period from the twelfth century to the age immediately preceding the Reformation. The facts which the wnter brings forward are well known, and the broad conclusions not re- markable for novelty. Occasionally, however, remarks are thrown out of considerable value ; and a good deal of interest is imparted to the book by the introduction of particular narratives from contemporary writers, whose details bring the opinions, manners, or customs of the age, before the reader in a real and lively manner. The volume is unequally written, but well worth perusal.]

A History of China to the Present Time. Including an Account of the Rise and Progress of the present Religious Insurrection in that Em- pire. [A compendious account of Chinese history from the earliest times, doubled up in 125 pages. Thials followed by an account of the Opium War, in 40 pages; and 110 pages tell the story of the insurrection. The fact that it■ few years, about which we really know very little, occupy nearly u much space as upwards of two thousand years, will sufficiently indicate the anima- ting spirit of the volume.] The Cross and the Dragon, or the Fortuna of Christianity in China : with Notices of the Christian Mission and Missionaries, and some Account of the Chinese Secret Societies. By John Kesson, of the British Museum.

[A narrative of the "fortunes of Christianity" in China, from its alleged- introduction by St. Thomas or his successors, to the Protestant !Iliad= of the present day. It is a painstaking and conscientious book.] The Song of Roland, as chanted before the Battle of Hastings, by the MinstrefTaillefer. Translated by the Author of "Emilia Wyndham." [Old chroniclers record that the minstrel (or knight ?) Taillefer advanced from the army of Duke William on the morning of the battle of Hastings, and sang the deeds of Roland, tossing his sword up in the air with one hand and catching it with the other. Versions of the Song of Roland, evidently written at a subsequent date, have long been known ' • but a manuscript bear- ing internal evidence of authorship at about the time of the Conquest was discovered not very many years ago, and published, under Guizot's auspices, in France. A modern French rendering by M. Vitet appeared recently in the Ileum des Deux Mendes ; and the English edition before us is translated from that. The writer of the former gave only " a rapid exposition of what was secondary and accessory," but translated the principal parts "faithfully, without abbreviation or the least alteration" : the authoress of Emilia lVyndlsam has "not allowed herself the slightest deviation." We fear that M. Vitet was not the beat possible medium through which to arrive at the spirit of the original ; as the English rendering, while bearing indisputable signs of literal fidelity, does not nevertheless read with the right antique relish. The poem, which relates the betrayal and death of Roland at Ron- cesvalles, breathes a genuine martial heroism, but with lees of rude gran- deur anddownright vividness than might be looked for in a chant of such an age. The style is something between a Scandinavian legend and a ballad of :vanish chivalry.] Thoughts and Sketches in Verse. By Caroline Dent. [Longwindednesa is the characteristic of this volume of verses. The subject of the first poem is the death of old Siward ; who, when he put on his armour to meet the irresistible foe as a soldier, if he expressed his resolve in words, did it briefly and to the point. In the poem he makes a speech, and rather a washy ,one, in the Annual style. The second piece, entitled " Whispers of Hope, ' is the pleasures of hope in respect to immortality ; and though

i not devoid of music, it is deficient in tersely-expressed thought and human interest—a sort of outpouring in fact. The other pieces have often some- thing pleasing in sentiment and diction, but they are spun out beyond the interest of the subject.]

The Old Story-Teller. Popular German Tales, collected by Ludwig Bechstein. With one hundred Illustrations by Richter. [Certainly the prettiest little book we have seen for some time. The stories are not the modern makebelieves, whether in unequal imitation of the old style or in the now more prevalent manner of misty symbolism and moral., but genuine old tales of the Cinderella and Bluebeard species ; both of which, indeed, with some other old acquaintances, in a slightly Germanized version, are included in the volume. In some, as the preface intimates, "a few necessary alterations have been made." The series, as a whole, is sufficiently absurd, simple, and inventive in the plots, to be amusing, with touches of pathetic beauty. The illustrations, by a well known German hand, are very charming ; full of a homely quaintness, grace, and naivete, in perfect accord with the spirit of the stories. They are small without littleness, and avoid trenchancy of line and strength in action without falling into weakness.] The Evil Star; or the Tide and the Planet. A Novel:By E. Colburn, Esq. In three volumes. [The subject of this novel is a large one, and perhaps not very well fitted for fiction. The aim of the author has been "to show the progress of a struggle against the influences of our life," which seem to originate in the non- adaptation of our character to our circumstances ; for even where adversity or difficulty is the result of some other person's power, the non-adaptation principle still applies. The life of Hayden might possibly suggest the idea, but Mr. Colburn is not as yet equal to his subject. Here and there remarks on character in connexion with the theme will be found which argue thought and observation ; but the general current of the narrative is poor, with a fear- ful superfluity of words in proportion to substance.] Lucy Ashcroft, the Manufacturer's Daughter; a Tale of the North. By the Reverend W. B. Flower, B.A., Incumbent of Kingskerswell, Devon.

[A story showing how Lucy Ashcroft, the daughter of a rich, hardhearted, exacting manufacturer, was a means of softening her father and converting him to the Church,—aided, however, by the illness following a rap on the heed, which he received in a revolt of his starving workmen. The story is well written, and the pictures of distress in a manufacturing town are striking; but everything is extreme, with strong traits of the churchman. The first and most prominent results of Mr. Ashcrolt's conversion are the restoration of the parish-church and frequent entertainment of the Rector.] Veterinary Medicines ' • their Actions and Uses. By Finlay Dun, V.S.,

Lecturer on MateriaMedica and Dietetics at the Edinburgh Veterina- ry College, and Author of Prize Essays on the "Mismanagement of Farm Homes," &c. [This volume is a veterinary pharmacopoeia, or materia medics ; giving an account of the nature, preparations, properties,. and doses of the different medicines used in the treatment of domestic animals. This account is pre- ceded by a valuable introduction on the probable "modus operandi" of me- dicines, and on their general uses according to their class as emetics, stimu- lants. The elaborate nature of the work, and the soundly judicious spirit in which the subject is treated, show the progress that is making in veterinary studies.]

A Complete Collection of all the most useful Tables of Money, Weights, and Measures, Ancient and Modem, English and Foreign ; also a Se- lection of the most approved Rules of Mental Arithmetic. With nu- merous Examples and Solutions. Compiled for the use of his Pupils, by G. Williams, late Organizing Master, and Inspector under the Go- vernment'Committee of Council of Education.

[A variety of arithmetical and business tables form the first part of this work, which is followed by a great number of "sums " or exercises in mental arithmetic with rules. In this art, however, practice is the only master; though rules and examples no doubt facilitate by putting the pupil in the way.] The Russian Shores of the Black Sea, &c. By Laurence Oliphant. Additional Chapter.

Nearly a quarter of a century has elapsed since Mr. Beade first appeared before the public as a poet, with Cain the Wanderer for his theme, now re- written and its title changed to Destiny. Since that first appearance, in 1829, Mr. Reado has continued his vocation through good and evil report ; and, after the lapse of nearly a generation since he first began, has revised the whole of his works, and collected them into two goodly and presentable volumes. Or rather, it appears, he did this a year ago ; but by some sod- dent they did not reach us till now.

The new edition of "The Pictorial Book of Ballad Poetry" is worth a better case than it appears in. Neither the paper, the cuts, nor the typo- graphy are actuall_y bad, but they might easily be better ; though that would raise the price. The work consists of a judicious selection of the beat old ballads, from Percy, Ritson, and other editors, followed by modern imita- tions and a few translations.

"Lucretia" is the new volume of the cheap edition of Sir Bulwer Lytton's works, with some alterations to render it more agreeable as a work of art; for the author stoutly stands up for the soundness of its moral purpose. Mr. Bentley includes " The Family that lived in the First Society " in his Rail- way Library. The popular periodical called " The Home Circle" closes the year with its ninth volume.

The Poetical Works of John Edmund Beade. In two volumes.

The Pictorial Book of Ancient Ballad Poetry of Great Britain, His- torical, Traditional, and Rumantic : to which are added, a Selection of Modern Imitations, and some Translations. Edited by J. S. Moore, Esq. A new edition, revised and chronologically arranged, with Ad- ditions, Introductory Notices, a Glossary, &c.

Lucretia; or the Children of Night. By Sir Edward_Bulwer Lytton, Bart., M.P. With a Frontispiece.

The Two Brothers; or the Family that Lived in the First Society. By M. Raven. (Bentley's Railway Library.)

Chanticleer; a Thanksgiving Story of the Peabody Family. Second edition.

The How Circle. Volume LIC.

Who's Who in 1854. Edited by C. H. Oakes, M.A. Sixth year.

MAP.

hap of England and Wales; showing the Railways, Canals, and In- land Navigation. Compiled from the Ordnance Surveys and other sources, for the use of the Lords of the Committee of Privy Council .for Trade, &c.under the direction of Captain J. L A. Simmons, ; F. Mackenzie, Draftsman. Presented to the House of Com- mons by command of her Majesty. riVe have little to add to the title of this excellent map, beyond saying that it is issued in seven partitions, to be joined together into a whole of large but not unwieldy dimensions; that the scale is five miles to an inch ; and that the engraving is in the best style, and extremely legible.]

PAMPHLETS.

One Word for _Russia and Two for Ourselves. By Paeificus.

The Waste Places of Our Great Cities ; or the Voice of God in the Cholera. With Remarks on the recent Letter upon that subject of the Right Honourable Lord Palmerston. By the Reverend R. Bu- chanan, D.D., Minister of Free Tron Church. Third thousand. Church Extension in the Diocese of London. Remarks on the Present State of the Metropolis Churches' Fund. By a Layman. Illustrated with a Plan of the London District.

The Position and Prospects of the National Society for the Education of the Poor in the Principles of the Established Church. A Letter addressed to the Reverend Canon Wordsworth, D.D., and to the Schoolmasters of the Pariah Schools of the Church of England. With Appendix upon the Preparation and Examination of Candidates for Holy Orders. By George Antony Denison, M.A., Archdeacon of Taunton.

A Practical Essay on the Water Supply of the Northern, North- Eastern, and Eastern Portions of the Metropolis, comprising the Dis- tricts of the New River Company and East London Water Company : showing the recent Parliamentary Operations, &c. By W. Burch, Stewardstone Mills, Woodford, near London.