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Journal Of The Workhouse Visiting Society. No. 28. 1864....

man and Co.)—This pamphlet is published quarterly, and repre- sents the results of the experience of those who have devoted them- selves to a most useful work,—that of visiting......

The Technologist. March, 1864. Edited By P. L. Simmonds,...

(Kent and Co.)—The speciality of this monthly is the application of science to art, manufacture, and culture. Accordingly, we have two papers on the application of certain......

The King's Bell. By Richard Henry Stoddard. (basil...

style of this poem reminds tho reader of the quaint, direct simplicity of Crabbe. There is the same frequent use of the Alexandrine and occasional baldness :— "No king of all......

The Midnight Sunrise And The Star Of Hope. The Latin

arranged and translated by the Rev. A. J. Ross ; music by G. C. Hamilton. (Cocks and Co.)—We are glad to see Mr. Ross going on with the good work he has commenced. The first of......

Hunting Tours. By Cecil. (saunders, Otley, And Co.)—a...

of the different " crack " packs of hounds, much of the pedigree and powers of the dogs, and a good deal of flattery of all masters of hounds. "The name of Berkeley," we are......

The Intellectual Observer. January To March, 1864. A...

of science is, as may be supposed, of a more popular character than even a Popular Science quarterly,—that is to say, the articles are more various 1.x• point of subject, and......

Bow To Play Billiards And Bagatelle (b. Blake, Family Herald

Office). —The latest of the series of "Family BiraldHandy Books," which, hav- ing taught mankind how to carve, conducted them through chess to music, which last naturally......

The British Army Review. No. 5. March,1864. (saunders,...

Morgan.)—A little 12mo. pamphlet,—quite inoffensive,—but scarcely' very attractive to men in the position of officers in the army, to whom it seems to appeal. A work of this......

Papal Legends.*

[FIRST NOTICE.] Tars little book is a truly valuable contribution to the curiosities of history, by a writer whose name vouches at once for its critical spirit and learning. Dr.......

The Essenes, Their History And Doctrines. By Christian D....

LL.D. (Longman and Co.)—This pamphlet is an expansion of the author's article on the same subject in Kitto's "Cyclopedia of Biblical Literature." Founding his views on the works......

A Smaller Latin Grammar. By The Rev. Edward Miller, M.a.

(Long- man and Co.)—The author's "Elementary Latin Grammar" was so well executed that it became at once popular. He has now sent forth a condensation of it for beginners. It......

Instantaneous French Exercises. By Achille Albias, Ll.b....

(Jo.)—Intended as a companion to the author's "How to Speak French," and called "Instantaneous" because if you will read page 21 of that work you can immediately write "easily......

Awkspere And Anson. (john Russell Smith.)—the Writer...

play of each of these two great poets after 1598 was a satire on the other of them. So extravagant a theory carries its own refutation with it, and regarded as a tour de force......

Poems — English And German. By Henry Blumberg. (williams...

is a German, and probably the German portion of this volume may be bettor than the English. What can be meant by calling a beautiful woman "A sunny star in cloudless night, A......

Current Literature.

We sincerely regret that in our issue of the 16th inst. there appeared, by a curious accident that it would be useless to explain, a notice of an amusing burlesque called......