PUBLICATIONS RECEIVED.

Booms.

.31ount Lebanon : a Ten Years' Residence, from 1842 to 1852. De- scribing the Manners, Customs, and Religion of its Inhabitants, with a full and correct Account of the Druse Religion ; and containing His- torical Records of the Mountain Tribes, from personal intercourse with their Chiefs and other authentic sources. By Colonel Churchill, Staff Officer on the British Expedition to Syria. In three volumes. The Thistle and the Cedar of Lebanon. By Habeeb Risk Allah Effendi, M.R.C.S., and Associate of King's College. Memoirs of Mary, the Young Duchess of Burgundy, and her Contem- poraries. By Louisa Stuart Costello, Author of "A Summer amongst the Bocages and the Vines," &c. State Churches and the Kingdom of Christ. An Essay on the Esta- blishment of Ministers, Forms, and Services of Religion by Secular Power ; and on its Inconsistency with the free, humbling, spiritual na- ture of the Christian Dispensation. By John Allen.

The Principles of the Law of Real and Personal Property; being the Second Book of Blackstone's Commentaries : incorporating the Al- terations down to the Present Time. Fourth edition, revised, and greatly enlarged. By James Stewart, of Lincoln's Inn, Esq., Barris- ter-at-law.

The value of Mr. Stewart's idea, to preserve as far as possible the text of Blackstone, but incorporate with it all the alterations that had been made in the law of property up to the date of publication, is shown by his vo- lume on that subject having reached a fourth edition, in spite of the pro- fessionally limited extent of the demand. In compliance with the object and spirit cf the work, the new edition has been revised and considerably en- larged. The late statutes on the subject of copy holds have given rise to a new chapter "Of Estates by Custom' ; while railroads, enclosures, and the exchange and partition of land—almost new subjects and new law—have been treated in a similar mode. Perhaps the great novelty of the volume is the introduction of questions to each chapter. This will direct the most care- less reader to the main topics of his studies. Those who choose to become their own examiners, and try their hand at answering the questions in writing after reading the chapter, and then studying it till they can answer fully, will not only lay a solid foundation as to their knowledge of the particular law, but acquire the art of reading law-books.]

Missions urged upon the State, on grounds both of Duty and Policy. An Essay which obtained the Maitland Prize in the year 1852. By the Reverend C. K. Robinson, M.A., Fellow and Assistant Tutor of St. Catharine's Hall, Cambridge. 'The Cambridge University Maitland prize is the interest of 10001. accruing for three years, for "an English essay on some subject connected with the propagation of the Gospel through Missionary exertions in India and other parts of the heathen world." The prize for 1852 was awarded to Mr. Ro binson ; whose essay mainly consists of an argument to maintain the now questioned doctrine that it is the duty of a state not only to establish a re- ligion but to promulgate it. With this view are combined some arguments of the temporal advantages that flow from encouraging missions, and a san- guine survey of what has been done already.] An Essay on the History and Management of Literary, Scientife, and Mechanics' Institutions. By James Hole, Esq., Honorary Secretary of the Yorkshire Union of Mechanics' Institutions.

bevolume differs from the generality of prize essays from the subject being of a practical kind, and the author possessing a practical knowledge of his subject. This circumstance gives to Mr. Hole's essay a reality in the suggestive parts, while his descriptions open up a general picture of artisan life, especially in the great hives of Northern industry.]

Bradshaw's Continental Railway, Steam Navigation, and Conveyance

Guide; a Traveller's Manual for the whole Continent of Europe. Bradslisvni Com4neatal Railway Guide" for June contains in one form or another an immense amount of iniormation relating to Continental loco- motion and matters therewith connected,—as hotels, relative value of coins, and skeleton tours. There is also much guide-book information about the sights of leading towns of Europe, expressed in a brief manner. Except for cursory tourists, the information under this last head is too meagre to super- sede particular guides.]

Tour on the Continent, by Rail and Road, in the Summer of 1852. By John Barrow, Esq. (Traveller's Library.)

[An expanded itinerary of a journey to Hanover, Berlin, Vienna, Prague, the Tyrol, and a part of Lombardy ; showing what a party may do and see in two months, and, so far as Germany is in question, by rail.]

Biographical Memoranda of Arthur Duke of Wellington. [A considerable portion of this book consists of a revised and expanded re- view of the Despatches, published some _pears since in the British and Fo- reign or European Quarterly Journal. The new, or at least the most in- teresting portion, is derived from conversations with familiars of the Duke, chiefly the late Colonel Gurwood, and some documents to which the writer has had access.]

The Poetry of Geography : a Journey Round the Globe. By Peter Livingston, Author of Discourses and Orations," &c.

[The object of this volume is to teach geography by inspiring interest about countries and places, instead of presenting lists of names. The au- thor conceives this is to be accomplished by rhapsodizing upon the most remarkable features or associations connected with particular regions or cities, and quoting poetry about them ; for example, the Burial of Sir John Moore in Spain, Byron's Waterloo from Childe _Harold in Brussels.] Poems. By John Dennis. [Except the opening poem of "Home," which contains personal incidents and scenes, the pieces in this volume are occasional. In point of thought, imagery, and mechanical merit, they are rather above the general run of verses ; but they want freshness and largeness of subject or of treatment, or both.] The Decimal System Facilitated, and Adapted intermediately to the Routine Methods of Account,. Money, and the Precious Metals. With Tables, &c. By J. A. Franklin, Professional Auditor and Accountant. [Mr. Franklin's purpose is to prepare the public mind for the adoption of decimal computation by instructing it in the subject. The pound sterling as the head of our money of account, the ounce troy generally, and the ounce of gold and silver in reference to various degrees of fineness or assays, are exhibited in seven tables clearly compiled.] Tables, &c. By J. A. Franklin, Professional Auditor and Accountant. [Mr. Franklin's purpose is to prepare the public mind for the adoption of decimal computation by instructing it in the subject. The pound sterling as the head of our money of account, the ounce troy generally, and the ounce of gold and silver in reference to various degrees of fineness or assays, are exhibited in seven tables clearly compiled.] The " Chemistry of the Four Seasons " is a revised and enlarged edition of Mr. Griffiths's varied and popular book, although the fact is not so stated on the titlepage.

Chemistry of the Four Seasons, Spring, Summer, Autumn, Winter : an Essay principally concerning Natural Phtenomena admitting of interpretation by chemical science ; illustrating passages of Scripture; and exemplifying the Wisdom and Beneficence of God. By Thomas Griffiths, late Professor of Chemistry in the Medical College of St. Bartholomew's Hospital, &c., Author of "Chemistry of the Four Elements," &c.

A Handbook of Angling : teaching Fly-Fishing, Trolling, Bottom-Fish- ing, and Salmon-Fishing ; with the Natural History of River Fish, and the best Modes of Catching them. By Ephemera, of "Bell's Life in London," Author of "The Book of the Salmon," &e. Third edition, corrected and improved.

The French Prompter; a general Handbook of Conversation ; in English and French, alphabetically arranged. By M. Le Page, Author of " L'Echo de Paris," &c. Fourth edition.

• PAMPHLETS.

The Divinely Prescribed Method for the Support of the Clergy, the Ordinances of Religion, and the Poor. By the Reverend David Thorburn, &c. Convocation : What is it to Be? and What is it to Do ? A Charge. By Thomas Williams, M.A., Archdeacon of Llundaff. Second edition. Thoughts on the Subject of Bribery and Corruption at Elections. By the Honourable G. F. S. Elliot, Barrister-at-law. On the Connexion between the Arts of Design and the Arts of Produc- tion. An Address, delivered at Manchester, on Thursday, April 28, 1853. By his Eminence Cardinal Wiseman. Lectures Developing a New Philosophy of Physics. By Robert Forfar, Author of "Analytical Physics, or Trinology, a New Theory of Phy- sical Science."

Shall we Register our Deeds? By Bellenden Ker, Esq. Mechanics' Institutions ; What they Arc, and how they may be Made, Educationally and Politically, more Useful. By Alexander Silgour, M.D.