PUBLICATIONS RECEIVED.
Booze.
_Narratives from Crisninal Trials in Scotland. By John BM Burton, Author of "The Life of David Hume," 8m. In two volumes. History of Physical Astronomy, from the Earliest Ages to the Middle of the Nineteenth Century. Comprehending a detailed Account of the establishment of the Theory of Gravitation by Newton, and its development by his successors, &c. By Robert Grant, F.R.A.S. Four Introductory Lectures on Political _Economy, delivered before the University of Oxford. By Nassau W. Senior, AIL, late Fellow of Magdalen College, Professor of Political Economy. Journey to Iceland; and Travels in Sweden and Norway. By Ida Pfeiffer. From the German, by Charlotte Fenimore Cooper. _Memoirs and Resolutions of Adam Oraeme, of Mossgray ; including some Chronicles of the Borough of Fendie. By the Author of "Passages in the Life of Mrs. Margaret Maitland," &c. In three volumes.
Nineveh and its Palates. The Discoveries of Botta and Layard applied to the Elucidation of Holy Writ, By Joseph Bonomi, F.R.S.L. (Il- lustrated London Library.)
!Avery careful, comprehensive, and elaborate digest of information as regards he late discoveries of Botta, Layard, and other explorers into the rums of Nineveh, as well as its history and arts. Joseph Bonomi describes the un- successful attempts that have been made to discover the site of Nineveh before the present day ; sketches the lucky explorations of Botta and Layard ; runs over, with the assistance of Mr. Sharpe, the histories of Nineveh and Babylon, scriptural and Classical ; elucidates the topography of the region, and minutely describes the discovered remains ; illustrating his text with numerous wood-cuts that convey a vivid idea of the originals. He also ap- plies the discoveries to an explanation of Assyrian arts and customs, and gives an interesting precis of the progress that has been made in deciphering the cuniform inscriptions.]
Naval Architecture; a Treatise on Ship-building, and the Rig of Clip- pers, with Suggestions for a new method of Laying Down Vessels. By Lord Robert Montagu, A.M. [An attempt to reduce naval architecture to fixed principles. As matters now stand, vessels are built in various ways, and there are "good and bad of all sorts"; neither is the imitation of good models always successful—some- thing apparently, occult in the build or the rig defeating the intention of the builder. Lord Robert Montagu's work is based upon the higher mathema- tics and the law of fluids. Where not deeply scientific it is technical ; so that its interest, indeed its intelligibility, is limited to a class of readers. To that class the book can be recommended, as an earnest, studious, unpretend- ing contribution toward the advancement of an important branch of the use- ful arts.]
The .Tournal of a Tour to the Hebrides with Samuel Johnson, LL.D. By James Boswell, Esq. A new edition, with Introduction and Notes, by Robert Carruthers. Illustrated with numerous Portraits, Views, and Characteristic Designs. (National Illustrated Library.)
[Of a work as well known as Boswell's "Life of Johnson,"—to which, in- deed, it forms an episode, and a very full one, as Bozzy had the great lexi- cographer all to himself,—the features to be considered are the editing and the illustrations. Both these are good in this edition of the "National Illustrated Library." There are nearly fifty wood-cuts, mostly consisting of sketches of scenes visited, or portraits of persons encountered ; and Mr, Carruthers has illustrated the text with notes that display general information and local knowledge.] Devotions for the Daughters of Israel. By M. H. Bresslau. [In imitation of a German book from which this manual of prayers for Jewish women is in part translated, the text is in English, not in Hebrew. The prayers are adapted to the sacred days of the Jewish Church, and to the varying occasions of feminine life; - but they seem to want a high devotional tone. They have touches of that familiarity which has been charged upon the extempore devotions of certain Nonconformists.] A Story with a Vengeance; or How Many Joints may go to a Tale. By Angus B. Reach and Shirley Brooks.
[A ludicrous skit on modern tale-writing. A lot of passengers in a railway carriage agree, not to tell a series of tales, but a tale amongst them, one taking up the thread where another stops short.] The Exhibition Lay.
This is a curiosity, for its command of ballad rhymes and power of group- ing. It makes the prose of the Exhibition almost poetical, and tells the story better than all the newspapers, in about a fiftieth part of their space.] Far Of; or Asia and Australia Described. With Anecdotes and nume- rous Illustrations. By the Author of "The Peep of Day," &c. Fourth thousand.
Pemenirrs.
The Revelations of Astronomy ; a Sermon preached in the Chapel of Harrow-School, Sunday, March 21, 1862. By the Reverend Thomas Steel, M.A., Assistant-Master. Church Synods the Institution of Christ; a Sermon preached in York Minster, on the Fourth Sunday after Epiphany. By George Trevor, 1d.A. &c.
The Restoration of _Belief. I. Christianity in Relation to its Ancient and Modern Antagonists.
The Afghans the Ten Tribes, and the Kings of the East. The Druses, the Meabias. By the Right Honourable Sir G. H. Rose.
A Chapter of American History: Five Years' Progress of the Slave Power, See. An Examination of Statements made during a recent Debate at the East India House; in a Letter to Lieutenant-General Welsh, and the 220 Service Memorialists of the Indian Army. By a Proprietor.
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