PUBLICATIONS RECEIVED.

Boors.

THE slackness among the publishers still continues ; a fortnight hav- ing produced fewer books than is often the growth of a week in a less dull time. Neither are the new books themselves of a very promising character as regards matter or freshness of subject. Mr. Morley's "Life of Cornelius Agrippa," completing his biographies of representa- tive scholars or rather philosophers of the sixteenth century, is perhaps the most solid and informing. Mrs. Speir's "Life in Ancient India" is chiefly drawn from the modern translations from the Sanscrit ; illus- trated, however, by an actual knowledge of India. Except a series of Sketches at Home and Abroad by Mr. Thornbury, the other books re- maining fur notice are novels.

Cornelius Agrippa : the Life of Henry Cornelius Agrippa von Nettesheim, Doctor and Knight, commonly known as a Magician. By Henry Morley, Au- thor of " Palissy the Potter,' &c.

Life in Ancient India. By Mrs. Speir. With a Map, and Illustrations drawn on Wood by George Scharf junior, F.S.A.

Art and Nature at Home and Abroad. By George W. Thombury, Author of "The Monarchs of the Main." In two volumes.

Kathie Brandt; a Fireside History of a Quiet Life. By lobe Lee, Author of Thorney Hall," &c. &c. In two volumes.

Deverell : a Novel. In three volumes.

Mr. Arle : a Novel. In two volumes.

Seven Lectures on Shakespeare and Milton, by the late S. T. Coleridge. A List of all the MS. Emendations in Mr. Collier's Folio 1632; and an Intro- ductory Preface, by J. Payne Collier, Esq.

The Eighteenth Century ; or Illustrations of the Manners and Customs of our. Grandfathers. By Alexander Andrews.

An Essay on the Existence and Attributes of God. By Edward Steere, LL.D. Records of Longevity ; with an Introductory Discourse on Vital Statistics. By Thomas Bailey, Author of the "Annals of Nottinghamshire," &c.

The Treasure of Geography; containing a Succinct Account of Every Country in the World. Designed and commenced by the late Samuel Maunder ; continued and completed by William Hughes, F.ILG.S., &c., &c.—The late Samuel Maunder was well known for the tact with which he selected the facts of a subject, and the skill with which he applied them to the use of the general reader or common referer. His " Trea- sury " of Knowledge, of Biography, and similar compilations, are standard works of their _kind, and have been extensively sold. In this compi- lation of Universal Geography, his skill in forming his plan and select- ing his facts did not desert him ; and it was to little more than the plan and some of the facts that Maunder's labours extended. The work has been completed, and M'great part written, by Mr. Hughes.

The scheme of the book consists in giving an historical sketch of geo- graphy, briefly expounding its principles, and touching as briefly on ethnology or the races and languages of itE:nkind. The different regions of the world are then taken up, beginning with Europe and the British Isles; the physical features, natural history, the works of man, and in- cidentally his industrial productions, being the principal topics. The quantity of matter condensed into a comparatively small space is re- markable ; and in the descriptions it is clearly and agreeably conveyed, —some of the introductory passages are rather encyclopredie in style. The book has maps, and the text is illustrated by many cuts. The quantity of matter and the size of the volume necessitate a small type.

The Aquavivarium, Fresh and Marine. By E. Lankester, M.D.—A Popular exposition of the philosophical principles—the balance of oppo- site forces—on which depends the success of the aquarium, or " aquavi- varium" as the Doctor prefers to call it. The exposition is followed by directions for management, and lists both of plants and fishes, which are the best adapted for fresh-water. The treatment of the marine por- tion is general The publication has nothing new, but the advice is sensible and the manner pleasant.

A Manual of Marine Zolilogy for the British Isles. By Philip Henry Goss; F.R.S.—The completion of a book devoted to a brief characteristic description of the tenants of our British seas. The present part com- mences with the Mollusca and terminates with Fishes. The illustrative cuts are very numerous, upwards of three hundred in number.

Hours of Sun and Shade. By Percy Vernon Gordon de Montgomery, Author of " The Immortal," &c.—A collection of pieces in prose and verse. Contrary to the usual rule, the verse is the best ; the prose papers being what the author properly terms them, "reveries," with a dash of rhap- sody. The verses are often pretty, but they want more individuality; their generalization runs into the commonplace.

If the general repute of Horne's " Introduction to the Critical Study and Knowledge of the Holy Scriptures" required any confirmation, a tenth edition, and a continuous demand for nearly forty years, would be a sufficient voucher. Extensive changes have been made in the present edition, while a considerable portion of the work is new. The second volume, by Dr. Davidson, has been written for the present impression, though it is in part based on previous works of the author. A large portion of the fourth volume, by Dr. Prideaux Tregelles, is also new; and he has subjected the portion originally written by Mr. Home to revision and addition. The advanced age of the original author has induced him to confine his own labours to the first and third volumes.

A second titlepage is added to each volume : we do not know whe- ther the series is sold separately, though from their totally different na- ture such a course might seem desirable. A reader who wished to study the arguments in favour of the Christian dispensation on the general grounds of the necessity, &c. of a Divine revelation, the miracles, pro- phecies, and superiority of the Christian teaching, as well as to trace what may be called the bibliographical history of the Scriptures, would be satisfied _with the first volume. Another reader, only desiring to study the geography of the Holy Land, and the antiquities, history, politics, and institutions of the Jews, would require but the third vo- lume. Indeed, the popular character of the work is chiefly included in these two volumes. The second volume, by Dr. Davidson, is of a scholastic kind; embracing a survey ot the languages of the Old Testament, an account of the text, and of the various versions, with other equally critical matter. This part is followed by an ela- borate treatise on Biblical Interpretation, in upwards of thirty chap- ters. A view of all the books of the Bible, and a general criticism on the Apocrypha, conclude the volume ; which, it will be seen, is more adapted to professional study than popular perusal. The fourth volume, by Mr. Home and Dr. Tregelles, considers the New Testament in a very similar mode to that in which the second volume treats the Old. It critically discusses the text, gives an ample account of the various manuscripts and versions, analyzes and illustrates' the different books. It should be observed that the work is exceedingly well printed; it abounds in curious fac-similes of manuscripts, and has maps.

Professor Ansted's second edition of his " Elementary Course of Geo- logy, Mineralogy, and Physical Geography," has been condensed in some parts, extended in others, while the descriptive geology has been re- arranged and almost rewritten. T er's "Elements of Modern History," beginning with the downfall of e Western Empire, and originally ending with the Revolution of 1688, has been brought by successive additions to the end of the late Russian war. The additions are made in a briefly vigorous manner.

An Introduction to the Critical Study and.rnowledge of the Holy Scriptures. By the Reverend Thomas Hartwell Horne, B.D., &c. Re., Rector of the United Parishes of Saint Edmund, the King and Martyr, and Saint Nicholas Aeons, Lombard Street ; Prebendary of St. Paul's. Tenth edition, revised, corrected, and brought down to the present time. Edited by the Reverend Thomas Hartwell Home, B.D., (the author); the Reverend Samuel Davidson, D.D. of the University of Halle, and LL.D., Author of " A Treatise on Bib- lical Criticism," Ste. ; and Samuel Prideaux Tregelles, LL.D., Author of " Remarks on the Printed Text of the Greek Testament," 8tc. Illustrated with Maps and Fac-similes of Biblical Manuscripts. In four volumes.

Elementary Course of Geology, Mineralogy, and Physical Geography. By Professor David T. Anted, M.A., F.R.S., F.G.S., &c. Second edition.

Elements of Modern History. By Alexander Fraser Tytler, Lord Wood- houselee, Professor of Universal History in the University of Edinburgh. Fourth edition.

The Mormons, or Latter-Day Saints. With Memoirs of the Life and Death of Joseph Smith, the " American Mahomet." Edited by Charles Mackay, Au- thor of " Memoirs of Extraordinary Popular Delusions." Illustrated with forty Engravings. Fourth edition, revised and corrected.

The Science of Arithmetic : a Systematic Course of Numerical Reasoning and Computation, with very numerous Exercises. By James Cornwell, Ph.D., and Joshua G. Fitch, M.A. Second edition.

Memoir of Montague Stanley, A.R.S.A. By the Reverend D. T. K. Drum- mond. Second edition, revised.

NEW SERIAL.

One of More. By Laiteste O'Meagre. No. I.—So far as a judgment can be formed from a few chapters, the story of One of More will consist of a marriage rivalry between an honest citizen of not high birth and a pretentious gentleman who already exhibits indications of villany and mystery. The author has clearness in his plan : each chapter intro- duces a distinct section of life and distinct groups of characters. There is little novelty of conception or execution : the style is loose in tex- ture, Mr. O'Meagre having taken the minute description of Dickens as a model.

ALMANACKS.

The arrival of a long-established favourite, Punch's Pocket-Book, and a new candidate for favour under the title of The Crystal Palace, indicates the waning year as much as the fog and damp and shortening days. Punch, as usual, has plenty of fun upon current follies or standing habits ; the revival of something like hoops for ladies' dresses forming the subject of the plate.

The _Royal Crystal Palace Almanaek is a folio; the calendar for the month being surrounded by a fancy framework apps opriate to the season. The letterpress consists of the usual information well displayed, and a slight historico-descriptive sketch of the Palace.

Punch's Pocket-Book for 1857: containing ruled pages for Cash-Accounts, and Memoranda for every day in the year ; an Almanack ; and a variety of useful business information. The Illustrations by John Leech and John Tenniel.

The Crystal Palace Almanack for 1857.