PUBLICATIONS RECEIVED,

From November dth to Roomier 17th.

BOOKS.

Researches in Asia Minor, Pontus, and Armenia; with some Account of their Antiquities and Geology. By Writssurs J. Hanivron, Secretary to the Geological Society. In two volumes. The History of the Manners and Customs of Ancient Greece. By J. A. ST. JOHN. In three volumes.

Recollections of Siberia, in the years 1840 and 1841. By CHARLES HER- BERT COTTRELL, Esq.

The Jack o' Lantern; (" Le Feu-Follet ";) or the Privateer. By J. Fswimoas Coors's, Esq., Author of " The Pilot," &c. In three volumes. The Life of Isaac D.D., F.R.S., Dean of Carlisle, President of

Queen's College, and Professor of Mathematics in the Univerity of Cam- bridge ; comprising a portion of his Correspondence and other Writings hitherto unpublished. By his Niece, MARY MILKER, Author of "The Christian Mother."

The Age of Great Cities ; or Modern Society viewed in its relation to in-

telligence, morals, and religion. By ROBERT VAUGHAN, PD. Domestic Residence in Switzerland. By ELIZABETH STRUTT, Author

of "Six Weeks on the Loire," &c. In two volumes. 77te American in Paris; or Heath's Picturesque Annual for 1893. By M. JULES Imam Illustrated by eighteen engravings, from designs by M. EUGENE LARL The Keepsake, for 1843. Edited by the Countess of BLESSINGTON. Heath's Book of Beauty, 1843. With beautifully finished engravings from drawings by the first artists. Edited by the Countess of BnEss- TNGTON.

77w Gift ; a Christmas and New Year's Present. 1843.

Midsummer Eve; a Tale. In three volumes.

[A story of the religious persecutions in the reign of Bloody MARY; the heroine being a poor blind girl, who is rescued from Bonner's clutches by the lover of her young lady-patroness. The material parts of the fiction have been carefully studied, and the descriptions of London and the suburbs and the habits of life at that period are faithful and distinct : the interior of the old King's Bench prison and a Protestant meeting-house—a procession of heretics to Smithfield, and the scene at the stake—the revels of Midsummer eve in London streets and at a baronial hall—and a rescue of prisoners from old St. Paul's—are pictured with matter-of-fact minuteness, but wanting that:higher kind of art which animates the scene with the spirit of life. The brutal violence and sensuality of Bonner, and his outward appearance, are well depicted; but both in this and the other characters, that vivid completeness which presents the living individual, and lays bare by a few skilful strokes the anatomy of his whole being, is wanting.]

Godfrey Moines-n; or the Life of an Author. By THOMAS MILLER, Author of " Gideon Giles." tfire. Book the first. Volume I. With sixteen illustrations by Pam.

[One of the numerous tribe of imitations of Pickwick and Nickleby, but want- ing the qualities that made them popular. Godfrey Malvern is a "genteel youth." who sets out in life as a village-schoolmaster, and running off with the squire's only daughter, comes up to London a literary adventurer, with a small stock of sentiment and a large stock of industry, and seta up as a hack-scrib- bler in magazines and annuals. So far as the story goes there is nothing very new or characteristic in the picture of an author's career ; the persons and in- cidents are deficient in verisimilitude and individuality ; and the descriptions are either literal or exaggerated. The etchings of PH1Z are caricatures.]

The Recreation; a Gift-book for Young Readers : embracing such subjects as are particularly fitted to interest and improve the youthful mind. Embellished with engravings. [A well-chosen selection of interesting extracts, mostly relating to current events, or taken from contemporary publications. CATLIN'S description of the Indians and Mr. DANA'S Two Years Before the Mast are among the volumes pretty freely drawn upon ; whilst the Chinese War and the Fire of Hamburg furnish examples of the contemporary events. So far as utility and attraction go, this volume is more valuable than one half of the Annuals.] Die Heroes of England: Stories of the Lives of the most celebrated British Soldiers and Sailors. By LAWRENCE DRAKE. [This volume contains biographical sketches of EDWARD the Black Prince, -DRAKE, RALEIGH, BLAKE, MARLBOROUGH, WOLFE, ABERCROMBY, Sir JOHN Moons, NELSON, and WELLINGTON. The compilation is rapid and readable; abounding with striking anecdote, or passages of eloquent descrip- tion, selected of course from other writers. But the manner of the compiler himself rather verges upon personified description, or the showman style ; and, from the necessity of space, or a hankering after effect, or both together, he rather presents the striking points of the life than a complete biography. In WELLINGTON, we jump from the capture of Ciudad Habig° to the passage of the Garonne.] The History and Antiquities of Charnwood Forest. By T. R. POTTER. With an appendix, on the Geology, Botany, and Ornithology of the district : the Geology by J. B. JUKES, Esq., M.A., F.G.S.; the Botany by the Reverend ANDREW BLOXAM, M.A., and CHURCHILL BARING- TON, Esq., Scholar of St. John's College, Cambridge; and the Orni- thology by CHURCHILL BABINGTON, B69. [Charnwood Forest is the appellation still retained by a district in Leicester- shire, lying between the towns of Leicester, Loughborough, and Ashby-de-la- Zouch, now almost denuded of the oaks that in the time of the Conqueror clothed it hills and sallies. This district is described as rich in picturesque beauty of a wild character and interesting in a geological point of view. Being comparatively but little known, and no complete and connected ac- count of it existing—the notices of places in Nicsionns's Leicestershire being scattered and fragmentary—a goodly quarto volume has been devoted to its topography, antiquities, natural productions, and parochial history, and pith- listed under the patronage of the nobility and gentry of that and the adjoining counties.

As a local history, it appears to be full and exact in its information, which is partly original and partly compiled; and it includes notices of worthies, and personages of wider celebrity—such as the hapless Lady JANE GREY, whose paternal home, Bradgate Park forms part of Charnwood. The parochial his- tory constitutes the bulk of the volume; and it is preceded by a short account of its woody state, territorial division, and enclosure. The volume is illustrated by several neat and pretty engravings and homely lithographs of the scenery and antiquities.] Eburacum; or York under the Romans. By C. WELLBELOVED. [This work is a description of the Roman antiquities discovered at various periods in York and its neighbourhood, intermingled with antiquarian accounts of the general use of the things discovered, such as baths. The book is based upon a series of papers and lectures read to some societies, in consequence of the remains brought to light by some modern undertakings, especially those connected with railways.] An Encyclopedia of Architecture Historical, Theoretical, and Practical. By JOSEPH GWILT. Illustrated by more than one thousand engravings 011 wood, by B.. BRANSTON, from drawings by JOHN SEBASTIAN Gwinr. [This elaborate and learned work constitutes a complete body of architecture, and gives such information concerning its history, theory, and practice, as students and practitioners should acquire, and which the amateur and general reader may wish to refer to. The vast mass of matter is admirably arranged, put into a condensed and clear form, and illustrated with wood-cuts that of themselves are valuable examples independently of the text. The history of architecture from the earliest ages is traced through various countries and periods, and the relations of the several styles to each other are distinctly shown : this portion may be read throughout as a complete treatise. Mr. Gwezr is eminently qualified for this laborious task, which he has executed with ability and con galore. The Glossary alone is a dictionary of architecture sufficient for casual use, and it includes a chronological list of architects with their principal edifices, as well as a classified catalogue of works on the subject : an index completes the value of the book as one of reference. The engravings are beautifully executed. We shall have occasion to return to the consideration done or two points suggested by the perusal of this volume.] The Mechanical Principles of Engineering and Architecture. By the Re, verend HENRY MOSELEY, M.A., F.R.S., late of St. John's College, Cambridge ; Professor of Natural Philosophy and Astronomy in Rho College, London. With illustrations on wood.

[This volume includes the substance of a course of lectures delivered to the students of King's College in the department of Engineering and Architecture, during the present and two previous years. The first part treats of Statics, so far as that emcee applies to the subject ; the second, of Dynamics; the third, of the theory of machines; the fourth, of the theory of the stability of struc- tures; the fifth, of the strength of materials ; and the sixth and last, of " Im- pact." We have merely noted the divisions of this body of mathematical science applied to the mechanism of construction, for the information of those to whom the high reputation of Professor MOSELEY will be a sufficient warranty.]

The Temple Church. By C. G. Ammon, Esq., Author of the "History of the Knights Templars."

[An historical and descriptive account of the Temple Church, partly taken from Mr. ADDISON'S larger work, but containing a considemble quantity of new matter, which the discoveries made during the restoration of this beautiful edifice have rendered necessary. A history of the Temple, subsequent to the dissolution of the coda of Knights Templars, brings the account of the church and other buildings down to the present time : a complete description is then given of the nature and extent of the recent restorations, and the appearance presented now that these are complete ; a separate chapter being devoted to au account of the dross-legged figures, and the persons they are supposed to re- present. In short, all that the curious can desire to know of the history, pre- sent appearance, past condition, and antiquities of the Temple Church, which has been restored in accordance with the traces of its primitive splendour at the enormous expense of 50,0001., will be found in this erudite and elegant volume. The lithographic views do justice to the architecture, but colour is wanted to represent the effect of the rich decorations.] A Glance at the Temple Church. By FELIX SUMMERLY. [A tasteful brochure, briefly describing the antiquities and magnificent resto- ration of the venerable structure. The red and black pages are illustrated by hasty sketches of the interior and exterior, seen from different points; and the cover represents the encaustic tiles of the pavement.] A Treatise on the Principles and Practice of Homeopathy. By FRANCIS BLACK, M.D.

[This treatise is little more than a compendium of views which may be found scattered through the various works on Hornceopathy already published in this country. The writer differs, upon somewhat feeble grounds, from the view taken by Dr. CURIE and others of the action of the homceopathic principle; and his general arguments and illustrations are deficient in the force and viva- city which characterized the little work recently published by Dr. EPPS, Nevertheless, as it embraces a popular resume of the experience of homeopa- thists up to the present time, and much well-arranged information on practical points it may be found the most useful for inquirers, especially those of the medical profession.

Dr. BLACK devotes a chapter to an exposure of the misrepresentations which have been brought against the system. We are inclined to think, that, how- ever deficient may be the amount of proof hitherto adduced by its advocates, nothing has yet transpired either in the way of experiment or argument to justify a contemptuous reception of their statements.] Popular Conchology ; or the Shell Cabinet Arranged : being an Introduc- tion to the Modern System of Conchology. With a sketch of the natural history of the animals, an account of the formation of the shells, and a complete list of the families and genera. By AGNES CATLOW.

[An elementary manual, designed for the young conchologist, and admirably adapted to its purpose. The perusal of the introductory chapter is calculated to excite an interest in the study even with those who may have regarded the branch of science as one of the least useful; for the account therein given of the little creatures that inhabit shells, the mode in which they enlarge awl re- pair their habitations, their formation and various modes of existence, opens a new held of study, and supplies an incentive to investigation beyond the mere classification of painted shells. The information is conveyed in a clear, concise, and lively manner, with scientific exactness and order, but in a popular style ; notices of the struc- ture and habits of each genus, so far as is known, being given. The descrip- tions are illustrated by a great number of very distinct wood-cuts; and an ex- planation of scientific terms is added, with directions for ascertaining the generic name of any shell by reference to the tables. This little volume should accompany every family sojourning at the sea-side; the beach would then pos- sess attractions now known but to the scientific few.] A Song of Faith, Devout Exercises, and Sonnets. By Sir AUBREY DE VERE, Bart.

[This volume consists of a long poem, in blank verse, in which the different items of faith embodied in the Apostles' Creed are chosen for a theme, in the order of their succession ; some shorter poems forming the Devout Exercises, but treated in a similar way ; and nearly two hundred Sonnets, sometimes secular, but mostly on subjects connected with religion. The work is dedicated to WORDSWORTH ; whose style Sir AUBREY DE VERE seems to have adopted.] Selections from the Early Ballad Poetry of England and Scotland. Edited by RICHARD JOHN KING, B.A., Exeter College, Oxford. [These judicious Selections from the Early Ballad Poetry embrace a pretty equal number of specimens of the English, Border, and Scottish ballads, chosen from PERCY, SCOTT, and other collectors; Mr. Kew prefixing illustrative notices to each ballad, and giving in an Introduction a general view of Anglo. Saxon metrical romance.]

Scotch Courtiers and the Court. By CATHERINE SINCLAIR, Author of "Modern Accomplishments," &c. &c.

[From the number of this writer's productions enumerated on the titlepage, avd the editions they have run through, CATHERINE SINCLAIR appears to be a literary celebrity whose glory has escaped us; judging from this specimen, without much loss. Scotch Courtiers and the Court handles the occurrences of the Queen's visit to Scotland in dogrel verse, which has little of gravity in the serious parts, little of humour in the satirical, and little of poetical spirit anywhere. The prose in the shape of notes is better.] The Island Min.strel. By H. FITZHERRERT. [A collection of poems, mostly occasional, by a native of the Isle of Wight; a good many of the subjects being local. These facts are about the most peculiar features of the publication.] Giuliano de' Medici; a Drama, in five acts. With other Poems. By Mrs. HENRY H.. SANDBACH.

The Banished Lord; a Tragedy, in five acts.

Honesty ; a Drama, in five acts. By HENRY SPICER, Esq., Author of "The Lords of Ellingharn," &c.

[ Strange, that a tragedy, which is the highest effort of human genius except perhaps an epic, should be the work which every one aims at who feels doubtful of success in other kinds of composition I Here we have three in a fortnight. Of these three,, Giuliano de' Medici strikes us as possessing most poetical merit, and 71w Banished Lord as having most of the accent of the stage in its dialogue-the trick of the tongue, as it were. With his previous qualities, Mr. &reeve's Honesty seems to have more simplicity of action; but he seems to kill the hero of the piece without any necessity.]

Days in the East; a Poem. By James HENRY BURKE, Esq., Lieu- tenant Bombay Engineers. [This poem is a sort of Indian Childe Ilarolde without his gloom and lax mo- 'laity. Days in the East runs over the leading points in the life of a cadet- his youth at home, his parting feelings, the outward voyage, the first appear- ance of Bombay, and some of the scenes and incidents on the continent-as a hunt, and a famine. The theme is not a bad one, but Lieutenant BURKE is not equal to his theme. The treatment and style are imitative ; often By- ronic, but with apparently a good deal of assistance from CAMPBELL,. The opening passages especially recall Gertrude of Wyoming; and in this imitative manner add strength to an opinion which has struck us more than once-that the forced energy of BYRON, original as it seems, was merely the complete em- bodiment of a rising mode, and that the germ of his style may be traced in

CAMPBELL ]

The English Wife; a Manual of Home Duties. By the Author of "The English Maiden, her Moral and Domestic Duties."

[A. sensible and practical little book on the duties of the wife and mother, equally removed in its sentiments from mere worldliness and from that exagge- rated and sectarian view of religion which verges upon cant. A good deal of the volume is devoted to advice upon household duties and the economy of health ; on which latter topic a free use is made of Dr. COMBE'S valuable work.] Voyages, Maritime Adventures, and Commercial Enterprises in all parts of the World. By J. P. CLEVELAND.

[A cheap edition of a curious and interesting American work which we noticed at length a little while ago.] A Love-Gift, for 1843.

SERIALS.

Russia. Part L St. Petersburg, Moscow, Kharkoff, Riga, Odessa' the German Provinces of the Baltic, the Steppes, the Crimea, and the Interior of the Empire. By J. G. Kome. (Foreign Library.) [The object of this new undertaking is to publish translations of foreign works of merit as soon as they appear. The first choice is Russia, by M. KonL; a notice of one volume of which, devoted to " St. Petersburg," appeared in this journal a abort time since. The original work, it appears, extends to ten vo- i

lumes, embracing the whole of the Empire; but it s the intention of the editors of the "Foreign Library "to abridge the parts which relate to the interior, so as to embrace the whole in two thick Parts. The Part before us contains St. Petersburg with its environs, and Moscow ; the condensing pro- cess not being very perceptible as regards the capital, (so far as our memory can be trusted,) but St. Petersburg is said to be exhibited at greater length than is intended with the other parts. Some of the additional matter is curious. The chapter, for instance, on Foreign Teachers, suggests the most complete idea of Russian ignorance, and want of what we call manly spirit, of any thing we have met with ; besides indicating the difficulty of educating the mind and raising the character of a people where all is false and hollow. The translation is good, but scarcely so easy and idiomatic as the St. Petersburg.]

Popular Rhymes, Fireside Stories, and Amusements of Scotland. Col- lected by the Author of "Traditions of Edinburgh." (Original Work published in connexion with the series entitled People's Editions.) [The Popular Rhymes, Fireside Stories, and Amusements of Scotland, col- lected by Mr. CHAMBERS, is a publication of a more original and homely, but perhaps of a still more curious and valuable kind, than Mr. KING'S Selections from the Early Bo/Sod Poetry. The Popular Rhymes on a variety of sub- jects-as, Names of Places, Families of Distinction, Family Characteristics- are briefer and with even less of art than the ballads ; but they exhibit the shrewdness and force of the popular mind in the plainest way in which it can be studied except by direct intercourse. An additional value is also given to this work by the notes of Mr. CHAMBERS, which are frequently more enter- taining than the text; besides which, the text would often be unintelligible without them.]

The Gaberlunzie's Wallet, Part XT.

Thornton's History of the British Empire in India, Vol. IV. Part I. Snwe's Elements of Ekdro-Metallurgy, Part VIL

PERIODICALS.

The Chemical Gazette; or Journal of Practical Chemistry, in all its ap- plications to pharmacy, arts, and manufactures. Conducted by Win- Liam FRANCIS and BENET CROFT, late Students in the Universities of Berlin and Gressen. Nos. 1 and 2.

[A stamped periodical published fortnightly, affording information of new dis- coveries and experiments in chemistry, and of the progress of this science both here and on the Continent ; intended for the use of manufacturers and agri- culturists, as well as chemists and medical practitioners. This publication being purely scientific and technical, we have only to say of it that it promises to be very serviceable; its editors appearing to possess the opportunity and knowledge requisite for conducting it with spirit and ability.] The Unknown, Part L

Magazines for November-Asiatic Journal, Union, City of London, Gar- dener.

PICTORIAL ILLUSTRATIONS AND PRINTS.

Figures of Molluscous Animals, selected from various authors. Etched for the use of students. By Menu Emma GRAY. Volume L [An octavo volume of seventy-eight plates filled with outline figures, some shaded, others not, of a great number of molluscs, with a list of their names; the genera being arranged according to the list in the" Synopsis of the Con- tents of the British Museum." The plates were etched by Mrs. GRAY, from tracings made by herself for the use of her husband, and have afforded her occupation during a period of ill heath. Inequality in the execution is ac- counted for by some of the figures having been traced with no intention of pub- lishing them, but only as memoranda of their leading features : none are so Im- perfect, however, as not to be recognized, while some are as complete as could be desired; and the collection, being compiled from sources not easily acces- eible, cannot but be acceptable to conchologists; for whose benefit Mr. GRAY Hates that the volume is "published at the cost of paper and printing, with only the addition requisite to cover the retail profit of the bookseller." A second series of plates is in progress.] The Natural Principles and Analogy of the Harmony of Form. By D. It BAY, Decorative Painter to the Queen, Edinburgh, Ike.; Author of "The Laws of Harmonious Colouring,' &c.

[An ingenious attempt to reduce the principles of beauty in form to an exact science, by establishing a "system of linear harmony, similar to that which regulates the arrangement of musical notes "-as the harmony of colours has been rendered analogous to the harmony of sounds. The primary forms are the circle, triangle, and square; the para]lelogram, rhombus, ellipsis, and

hexagon, being the secondaries. The analogy is carried out to the fullest extent; and the author affirms that "there can be no perfectly harmonious com-

bination of forms in which one of the primaries is wanting ; and that the dis- tinctions of harmony, like those of sound and colour, depend upon a predomi- nance of one and a subordination of the other two in the composition." The terms of counterpoint are employed in working the problems, and musi=1 no- tation is used to figure the result : thus the "melody of the Pantheon "Intl the "melody of the portico of the Parthenon" are each expressed by two sr three notes on the musical stave.] The Pictorial Spelling-Book; or a series of easy and progressive lessons on facts and objects.

[Though retaining the old name, this is not a mere spelling-book, but a first book for teaching a child to count and to draw, as well as to spell and read; and it includes the first rudiments of grammar also, with comic illustrations. The lessons on plants and animals are illustrated with good cuts, and inter- speraed with moral precepts and Scripture reading ; the difficult words in each lesson being placed first as spelling-exercises-to these should be added the meanings ]

Abbotsford Edition of the Waverley Novels, Part XV- Le Extex's Memorials of Cambridge, Nos. XXXVII. and XXXVIIL

ALMANACES.

The Literary and Scientific Register and Almanack, for 1843. By J. W. G. G °Tea, M.R.C.S.L.

[This is rather a novel undertaking in its way, and of a useful character. The form is that of the ancient Ladies' Pocket-book, with mayhap • more sub- stantial binding ; but instead of conundrums and charades, the literary matter consists of a vast mass of scientific facts or information, upon almost every subject, from acoustics and astronomy to weights and measures. The ad- denda lists to the calendar are of a similar nature; yielding useful information, especially of a literary and scientific kind. Altogether The Literary and Scientific Register and Ahnanach is a valuable addition to the pocket-book genus.] The Post Magazine Almanack, and Court and Parliamentary Register, 1843.

[With the immense mass of statistics and scientific information applicable to the purposes of daily life, which is now readily accessible, choice is the great business of an almanack-maker; and the selection seems well done in this publication. The calendar contains articles in season, hints for the farmer, gardener, and naturalist, with the miscellaneous notes on particular days. Following the almanack are various tables of stamps, taxes, coins, &c.; lists of Potentates, Peers, M.P. Commoners, and official persons, together with much information on the Post-office, and Insurance. The Post Magazine Almanac& is a cheap and useful publication.] Commercial Almanach, for 1843.

PAMPHLETS.

Systems and Singing-Masters ; an analytical comment upon the Wilhelm System, as taught in England ; with letters, authenticated anecdotes, and critical remarks, upon Mr. John Mullah's Manual, and the Prefa-. tory Minute of the Council on Education. By JOHN BARNETT, Au- thor of the opera of "The Mountain Sylph," &c. Report of the Committee appointed at a General Meeting of the Wine- trade, held at the Commercial Sale-rooms, Mincing Lane, London, on

Tuesday 26th July 1842, to take into consideration the measures to be adopted in consequence of' the reduction in the duties upon wine, ex- pected to take place on the conclusion of the commercial treaty with PortugaL

The Third Annual Report of the British and Foreign Anti-Slavery So- ciety for the Abolition of Slavery and the Slave-trade throughout the World; presented to the General Meeting held in Exeter Hall on Fri- day 13th May 1842. With an appendix, list of contributions," &c. An Epitome of Anti-Slavery Information ; or a condensed view of Slavery and the Slave-trade, &c.

The New Zealand Portfolio. Conducted by H. S. CHAPMAN. No. IV.- " On the Financial Condition of New Zealand." By CHARLES Tunas, Esq., F.R.S., lee.

De la Situation de La Valachie sous l'Administrationd'Alexanche Ghats; suivie de l'Adresse de l'Assemblee General de Valachie. Troisieme edition.

An Address delivered at Lenox on the First of August 1842. the Anni- versary of Emancipation in the British West Indies. By WILL/AM E. CHANNING.

Preliminary Discourse pronounced before the University College of London upon the Commencement of a series of Lectures on Architecture. By THOMAS LEVERTON DONALDSON, Professor of Architecture, &c.

An Appeal to American Authors and the American Press in behalf of International Copyright. (Republished from Graham's Magasine.) By CORNELIUS MATHEWS.