PUBLICATIONS RECEIVED.

BOOKS,

Lijk Letters, and Literary Remains of John Keats. Edited by Richard Monckton Milnes. In two volumes.

Panslavism and Germanism. By Count Valerian Krasinski, Author of "The Reformation in Poland."

Sate Walsingham. By the Editor of" The Grandfather." By the late Ellen Pickering. In three volumes.

Antymone; a Romance of the Days of Pericles. By the Author of " Azeth the Egyptian." In three volumes.

The Conquerors of the New World and their Bondsmen: being a Narrative of the principal Events which led to Negro Slavery in the West Indies and America. Volume the first.

Memoirs of the Geological Survey of Great Britain, and of the Museum of Practical Geology no London. Volume IL Parts L and H. (Published by order of the Lords Commissioners of her Majesty's Treasury.) The Demerara Martyr: Memoirs of the Reverend John Smith, Missionary to Demerara. By Edward Angel Wallbridge. With a Preface by the

• Reverend W. G. Barrett.

[The violent arrest and illegal condemnation of John Smith the Demerara missionary, nearly a quarter of a century' ago with his subsequent death and the stir made in Parliament about it, have given him a celebrity be would not other- wise have attained. There appears to have been nothing remarkable in the events of his life; his character does not seem to differ from that of numbers of his co-religionists; and as a missionary he was'not beyond his brethren, except in the persecution to which he was subjected. As a matter of justice too, it must be observed that some excuse is to be found for the exasperation of the colonists, in their critical situation ; some justification of their conduct, in the fact that Smith, according to his own showing, saw and heard enough to have excited his suspicions of the intended outbreak of the Negroes; to which, indeed, he seems wilfully to have shut his eyes.

With so little real interest in the life of Smith, a volume upon the subject of the Demerara persecution was scarcely required. Those who care about the subject are already acquainted with it, or know where an account can be found. The book is readable enough; getting over Guiana missions, Smith and his labours, the story of the persecution, and the Parliamentary struggle at home, without tediousness. For the region of Demerara, where the author is a missionary, it may have more attraction. The object of the book is to rescue Smith from the charge of complicity in the rebellion, or from having caused it by his teaching; for this idea is yet entertained in the colony, not only by Whites but Blacks- Mr. Wallbridge says, that "many of those who were once enslaved have been taught to give expression to the same opinion [of his guilt], and say, Mr. Smith made plenty of the Black people to be hanged.' "]

Zayda, a Tale; the Lady's Dream; and other Poems. By John Stuart 'fraill, Esq. [The Zayda of this volume is a tale of the Moorish wars of Granada; but the story, and what is of more importance, the incidents and manners, seem rather derived from the commonplace sources of romance than from the chronicles of the time. The other poems are miscellaneous; fragments rather than tales, ballads, and occasional verses. There is something almost approaching to origi- nality in the writer's versification ; though his style and his cast of thought seem founded on Byron. If he intends to continue the study of poetry, he should bear two things in mind,—first, that matter is of more importance than diction; and secondly, that the world does not tolerate crudity and a fragmentary character merely to avoid difficulties, even in established names, much less in straggling aspirants.] Leonore; a Poem, in three cantos. By George Jennings, Trinity College, Dublin. [A poem of imaginary incidents in the Tyrol. The brother of Leonore has left his home, entered the Austrian service, and is leading a force against his country by paths known only to the natives: Hofer, Leonore'e betrothed, shoots the traitor, and thus causes a good deal of distress; which ends at last in the death of Leonore, and the administration of a species of sermon to Hofer. The style is a Mingled echo of the Lady of the Lake and the Giaour.] The Practice of Mortgages of Real and Personal Estate; with Precedents of Forms, adapted to every kind of mortgage security. By William Hughes Esq., Barrister-at-law; Author of" The Practice of Sales of Real Property." In two volumes. Volume I. [Several distinct features characterize this treatise, giving it a practical shape. rersonal property of every kind, including shares, bills of lading, &c., will be in- cluded in the second volume, in addition to "real" and more permanent property, as leaseholds, to which latter classes most books on mortgages are limited. The pre- cedents are full and various; arranged under the sections to which they relate, in- .8!'ead of bong placed together in an appendix; and the language throughout is as- "'"'"Ated. A variety of practical directions are given as to the manner of conducting a mortgage; and some business suggestions are thrown out as to the modes of borrowing, which will be found useful in many cases, especially where men in trade have to raise money either on landed estates or on property of a more fluctuating or mixed character. The Practice of Mortgages appears a useful book for the so- licitor's desk or office book-shelves.] The Law and Practice of the County Courts in England and Wales. Comprising the Rules, . Instructions, Forms and Cases decided in the Superior Courts and in the County Courts. By Edward W. Cox, Esq., Barrister-at-law. In two volumes. Volume I.

[An exposition of the constitution of the new County Courts, and of the statute law relating to them, as well as a digest of the judge-made law, or decisions since their establishment, both in the County Courts themselves and the superior courts. The position of Mr. Cox the author, as editor of the Law Times, not only keeps him up to the current business but has brought him into connexion with the officers and practitioners of the courts ; so that his means are ample for his ob- ject. The book is arranged upon the principle of being readily available in court; and, stripped of the appendix or County Court Guide, the two volumes in one will form a useful and handy practitioner's vade-mecum.] The Treasury of Natural History; or a Popular Dictionary of Animate Nature. Illustrated with upwards of eight hundred Figures on Wood,. engraved expressly for this work. By Samuel Maunder. [A very thick volume in the style of Mr. Maunder's previous " Treasuries," con- taining upwards of eight hundred double-column pages and shoat nine hundred• spirited wood-cuts. Though called a " treasury," it is in reality a dictionary of natural history; the articles being arranged alphabetically under their popular names, when they have such. Caviar's systematic arrangement is also exhibited. in the introduction; so that the reader may use the book for referenoe, read. it continuously, or study it systematically. So far as we have examined it the work exhibits Mr. Maunder's wonted skill in compilation. The articles are ex- tended or curtailed on a judicious scale according to their interest or importanoej. and they are well digested. The great teat of books of this kind, however, is use] • Dog-Breaking. The most Expeditious., Certain, and Easy Method, whether great excellence or only mediocrity la required. By Lieutenant-Colonel W. N. Hutchinson Twentieth Regiment. [The object of Dog-Bred-iv is to enable one who has the desire, to break, or rather to educate his own dog; for Colonel Hutchinson's plans are more like edu- cation than common breaking. Mildness, patience, and one thing at a time, are the means by which our author proceeds, together with the reiteration of the lat- een until it is perfectly impressed upon the animal's mind. Something of military discipline is visible in the Colonel's plan; but his great principle is to render the dog an intelligent creature, who shall hunt with understanding. The greater part of the book is of course didactic, in which plain directions are the first point; but sporting sketches and original anecdotes of remarkable dogs are mingled with the tweaking institutes.]

Politics for the People. [ The collection into a volume of the numbers published under this title. It forms - a goodly book: and we think many of the papers will stand a better chance of producing an impression in a volume than in their original form. There is more of literature about many of them than was altogether adapted to the million. Several papers exhibit the spirit of the old essayists, applied to current subject; and partaking of the fashion of the present day.]

The New Zealand Question :and the Rights of Aborigines. By Louis. Alexis Chamerovzow.

[A compilation from common sources on mooted questions; connected with the polity ot New Zealand.]

A Compendious Anglo-Saxon and English Dictionary. By the Reverend, Joseph Bosworth, D.D., F.A.S., &c.

[An indispensable work for Anglo-Saxon students, and very useful to any one

who wishes to inquire into the origin of his mother-ton igue. It founded oaths author's larger work; and appears fall and precise in what concerns the meaning of words, and distinct as regards the roots and combinations.] Descriptive and Historical Notices of some Remarkable Northumbrian. Castles, Churches, and Antiquities. With Biographical Notices of Emi- • nent Persons. By William Sidney Gibson, Esq., F.S.A., &c. First series. Revised and reprinted (by request) from the Newcastle Journal, with numerous Additions, and embellished with views of Finchale and of the Abbey Church of Hexham.

[The title sufficiently tells the story and indicates the subjects of this volume. There is a mixture of archaeology, anecdote, biographical notices, and descriptive: sketches, in the book.]

Continental Travel; with an Appendix on the Influence of Climate, the- Remedial Advantages of Travelling, &c. By Edwin Lee, Esq., Member of the principal European Medical Societies, &c. [A revised and improved edition of Mr. Lee's Memoranda on France, Italy, and Germany, with additions and alterations adapted to the present time. Advice on the relations of health and travelling, with medical hints, form a ;feature of the book; and the notices of things to be seen are adapted to an invalid, or a traveller of moderate strength.] The Business of Life. By Catherine Sinclair, Author of "Jane Bouverie," &c. In two volumes. [Eight-and-thirty essayson religious subjects; or rather, serious compositions, written with the view of bringing every question within the religious pale, so as to make piety the business of life.] Paul Clifford. By Sir Edward Bulwer Lytton, Bart., M.A. With a Frontis- piece, trom a Design by H. K. Browne, engraved by W. T. Green. [There is a preface to this volume of the cheap edition of Sir Bulwer Lytton 'a works, in which the main topic is Social Reform, with an account of the au- thor's own mind in reference to Paul Clifford.] Waverky Novels. Volumes XV. to XVIII. Observations on Aneurism, and its Treatment by Compression. By O'Bryea Bellingham, M.D. Edin.,Sce.

ILLUSTRATED WORKS AND PRINTS.

Payne's Royal Dresden Gallery, from Pictures by the Great Masters. Divisions I. II. and III. [The present work somewhat resembles Major's National Gallery, familiar to the English amateur a few years since; only that it is on a larger scale. It is a mo- derate-sized quarto; each of the parts before us contains ten plates; and the whole is to contain a hundred and twenty-six plates. A volume from the Dresden Gallery will be interesting; but we cannot say that the style of these engravings is at all adequate to the occasion: it is heavy and common. The large engraving, by Prior, of Turner's picture, The Town and Castle of Heidelberg," is given along with the "Gallery."] The Abbey Church of Tewkesbury: with a Description of its Plan and Ar- chitectural Peculiarities. By J. Petit, M.A. [The substance of a descriptive paper read before the Cheltenham Literary and Scientific Institution, with illtitrations,—views of the Abbey Church, etched, ap- parently by the author; and drawings of architectural details, engraved by some more practised hands. The book will interest the student of church architecture.]