PUBLICATIONS RECEIVED.

BOOKS.

18113; historical Revelations : Inscribed to Lord Normanby. By Louis Blanc.

The. Day after Tomorrow; or Fate Morgana : containing the-Opinions of Mr. Sergeant. Mallet, M.P. for Boldborough on the Future State of the British Nation, and of the Human Race. Edited by William De Tyne, of the Inner Temple.

Sir Guy IrEsterre. By Selina Sunbury-, Author of " Coombe Abbey," &c. In two volumes.

Violet Bank and its Inmates. In three volumes, The Rich Husband; a Novel of Real Life. By the Author of " The Ruling Passion." In three volume*.

Lady's Diary of the Siege of Lucknow.—Three men in different po- sitions and of different character have given their accounts of the siege of Lucknow to the world. Here is the diary of a lady who having been terrified in May with the news of the insurrection at Delhi, not only sopped full of reported horrors, but was fed with them at every meal, till the latter end of June. Then-she was shut up with the rest till the final relief by Havelock. The Lady's Diary is interesting for its spirit and character rather than informing by any new light it throws upon the defence. The harass- ing and harrowing reports—the sufferings of the sick and wounded— the patience with which they were borne, and the courage with which the great enemy was met, are prominent topics of the writer. Religious feelings and the religious services that were carried on form other topics, as well as the writer's family emotions—the expression of sentiments when probability of escape was almost extinguished, and descriptions of events likely to attract the feminine mind. A couple of brief extracts in- dioative of the feelings of the troops at the massacre of the women and especially of the children will show the style and character of this really remarkable book.

" May 21st. The excitement will be terrible if bad news from Cawnpore should be confirmed, The depot of the 32d is there, and most of the women and children.; and the poor soldiers would be frantic if they suspected their families were in danger. There would be no holding them. 'Their indig- nation *dread y isintense at the murders of helpless women and children that have occurred at Meerut and Delhi. They are frantic to avenge them." " &ptember 26 The Relief. Never shall I forget the moment to the latest day I live. It was most overpowering. We had no idea they were se-near, and were breathing air in the portico as usual at that hour, specu- lating when they might be in,. not expecting they could reach Vs for several dayalonger, when suddenly,just at dark, we heard a very sharp fire of musketry quite close by, and then a tremendous cheering; an instant after, the sound of bagpipes, then soldiers running up the road, our compound and verandah filled with our deliverers, and all of us shaking hands frantically, and exchanging fervent ' God bless you's ' with the gallant men and officers of the. 78th Highlanders. Sir James Outram and staff were the next to oome int and the state of joyful confusion and excitement is beyond all description. The big, rough-bearded soldiers were seizing the little chil- dren out of our arms, kissing them with tears rolling down- their cheeks, and thanking God they had come in time to save them from the fate of those

Cawnpore."' Lives of the Sovereigns of Russia. By George Fowler, Esq., Author " History of Turkey," &c. In two volumes.—The first volume of this history of Russia in the form of a biography of its sovereign!, with sketches of some of its leading men, was originally published in 1852, and brought down the story to the death of Peter the Great. The second volume, now first issued, continues the subject to the accession of Alex- ander on the murder of his father Paul. A third will complete the nar- rative to the death of Nicholas. As the qualities of the author as a his- torian are rather of a common character, it would have been better had the book been completed according to the original intention. The ex- citement produced by the Russian war had the effect of calling forth several publications on the history of Russia, which supplied what was to some extent a want when Mr. Fowler began his task, a popular his- tory of that country.

A Hew Compendium. of Ancient History, Geography, and Chronology. By T. Slater.—An abridged account of Ancient History from the creation of the world to the destruction of Jerusalem. Its leading pecu- liarity consists in the adoption of the ancient records, without regard to the doubts or interpretation which modern criticism has put upon them, andin giving as far as practicable the very words of the authorities. It is a full and painstaking presentation of facts, and, except when the author's peculiar views lead to remarks, of the barest facts. We cannot think the principle of composition is a good one. The mere statements of a record of course remain the same through all the centuries that may have elapsed since its first production ; but the value of that statement, and the interpretation to be put upon it, are the characteristics which distinguish the historical compositions of one age from those of another.

The Worship of God and Fellowship among Men.—" A series of sermons on

St. public worship," preached by various clergymen at Christ Church, Marylebone, the occasion being the late movement to bring the work- ing-classes to the churches, though the preachers- do not address them- selves to one class but to all classes. Every discourse bears on some part of worship or its general character. Mr. Rowsell, of Stepney, i handles "common [that is public, united,] prayer, the method of wor- ship "; Mr. Vaughan, of Whitechapel, discourses of the sacrament as " the most sacred bond of worship." The Rector of Christ Church, Mr. Davies, treats baptism as. " an admission to the privilege of worship " and the Sabbath as the "refreshment of worship." Frederick Maurice opens the series with "preaching, a call to worship," and closes it with the Bible, a Revelation of the Beginning and End of Worship." All the sermons exhibit strength of thought and force of style, as the va- riety of preachers- secures variety of manner. The religious closeness,

as-it were, which distinguishes-the whole, renders them ill-adaptee fox elaborate-notice in-a lay journal.

Hardy. and Hunter. By Mrs. Ward, Authoress of " Five Yearer Knfirland," &c.—A " boy's own story " ; though amusing and informinK for readers of any sex or age. It is a tale of adventure, descriptive of Colonial and Kafir life and character in a somewhat passed time, when the Cape Colony was not so fully settled as now. The framework is constituted by a soldier's widow and her family going out to Sera Africa, where her eldest son, Paul Hardy, throws himself into theam- settled country with his young companion Hunter. They are detained at the village of the chief Matabela ; escape to join the settlement of tt trader, get involved in the troubles of a Kafir war, and after many ad- ventures among wild men, wild beasts, and the wilderness, Paul Hardy finally returns to Scotland, marries, and writes this story. The inci- dents are not so wonderful as in some other tales of a similar kind ; but they exhibit a greater actual knowledge of South Africa. Indeed; the whole, including the introductory portion, is very reaL The Sea-Side and Aquarium. By John Harper:—This book is chi* distinguished from other publications on marine zoology and-the aquar rium by Mr. Harper's narratives of his observations and adventure& in. collecting his subjects by the sea-side, and his anecdotes of their doing when lodged in the aquarium. This mode gives animation and story: to his directions for forming and stocking the case for marine plants- and, animals.

The demand for books on. India has enabled Messrs. Smith- and. Elder to send forth a. new edition of Mr. Kaye's " Lifeand Correspondence of Lord Metcalfe," as well as a third edition of the " Autobiography." of that Indian Gil Blas, the Mahometau Lutfullah, though a twelvemonth, has not elapsed since the appearance of the first. The "Autobiogra- phy" remains as it was. Mr. Kaye has made several judicious changes. in the "Life of Lord Metcalfe." He has omitted, some parts of the earlier sections, and removedothers from the body of the work to the appendix.. He has added to Metoalfe's foreboding on the revolt of the Native array, having been deterred from a fuller display of his opinions on this subject in the earlier editions, from not believing the prophecy. " His- friends- used to smile at this as his weak point."

In continuation of this Indian subject, it may be said that Messrs.. Routledge have reprinted in a cheap form Mr. Mead's " Sepoy Revolt," with a self-asserting preface by the author.

" The Letters, Conversations, and Recollections of Coleridge," pub- lished more than twenty years ago, were, it seems, the production-at Thomas Allsop, now a refugee in America on a charge of complicity in Orsini's conspiracy. He was, it appears, a favourite disciple of Samuel. Taylor Coleridge ; and this volume is published under the superintend, ence of Mr. Robert Allsop, mainly to show the unlikelihood of the charge against his brother, but also with a regard to the intrinsic; value of the book.

The Life and Correspondence of Charles, Lord Metcalfe. By John William, Kaye. Author of " The Life of Sir John Malcolm," &c. A new and revised, edition. In two volumes.

The Autobiography of Lutfullah, a Mahomedan Gentleman ; and his Transac- tions with his fellow creatures: interspersed with Remarks on thelabitin customs, and character of the people with whom he had to deaL Edited bp Edward B. Eastwick, F.R.S., F.S.A. Third edition.

Letters, Conversations, and Recollections of S. T. Coleridge. Edited. hy, Thomas Allsop, of Nuffield, in the county of Surrey, and formerly of No. I, Royal Exchangt Buildings, and a Member of the Stock Exchange. Second edition.

The Sepoy Revolt : its Causes and its Consequences. By Henry Mead, An Enquiry when the Resurrection of the Body, or Flesh, was first inserted into the Public 6-ceds. By the late Atthur Ashley Sykes, D.D., Prebendary of Winchester, &c. Published from the Author's Manuscript, by his Brother G. Sykes, A.M., A.D., 1757. Now carefully reprinted and published by the Editor.