PUBLICATIONS RECEIVED.

Boors.

The Life of the Most Reverend James Ussher, D.D., Lord Archbishop of Armagh, and Primate of all Ireland; with an Account of his Writings. By Charles Richard Elrington, D.D., Regius Professor of Divinity in the University of Dublin.

Revelations of Ireland in the Past Generation. By D. Owen-Madden, Esq., of the Inner Temple; Author of "Ireland and its Rulers," &c.

The Philosophy of Animated Nature; or the Laws and Action of the Nervous System. By G. Calvert Holland, M.D., Physician Extraordinary to the Sheffield General Infirmary.

Memoirs of Marie Von Arnheim. Written by Herself. Translated from the original manuscript

This fiction professes to be translated from a German manuscript, in part written y Marie Von Arnheim herself, and the gaps supplied by information given to an unknown editor, who stands between Marie and the translator. Mysteries of this kind are effective when they are original and appropriate; but after the first die- away, their easiness renders them common if not vulgar. In the case of Me- moirs of Marie Von Arnheim, however, some introduction was necessary to give plausibility to the existence of the wild and wondrous tale. The distresses of Marie arise from a very sufficient source; which is not always the case in romantic troubles. Her sister, Barbara, has been brought up away from home: on her return she is found to be ill-tempered, passionate, and spite- ful; she beats her little sister, Agnes; she torments her younger brother, Alfred; she will not love Marie; and in short, she makes mischief throughout the house. At last, Alfred determines to leave his family: this Marie resolves to prevent; and, having no other mode, administers a sufficient dose of poison to Barbara, who is thus removed instead of Alfred. Marie has been led to adopt this course by desultory reading of a metaphysical and sceptical kind. The deep distress now begins. The arguments which led Marie to the murder fail her; little Agnes dies of scarlet fever; Alfred suspects her crime, and dies in consequence; her betrothed, Eugene, whom the arts of Barbara (discovered after death) have alienated, returns, but she will not let him marry a fratricide, and, to escape importunity, secretly elopes. In her retreat, she discovers that Barbara was a substituted sister; so that she is not a fratricide, but only a mur- deress. Still that is enough to kill her at last.

The telling of all this is clever enough; and the narrative is varied by sketches of travel supposed to be undertaken by the persons. The style also is good: but nothing can redeem the subject.] Ninfa; a Tale. From the German, by Louisa Keir Grant. he moral of this work is excellent. Its object is to exhibit the evils that arise

m matches ill assorted as regards national character, or rather the character and position of the husband's family. The story, however, is too forcedly and artificially contrived for a purpose, naturally to point a moral. Ninfa, the heroine, does not seem to nor a true type of the Italian woman, but rather an exception, at least in education. Her husband, the German youth Wilhelm, of good enough abilities though of weak resolution, is a common character; but weakness is never very successful. Then the marriage is clandestine, and against the consent of Ninfa's parents; besides want of means, and consequent dependence, there is false and villanous friend, who, failing to subvert Ninfa'a virtue, inflames Wilhelm with jealousy. Hence, the moral is not precisely what the fair writer intended, but one against matches exceptionable in every point of view, so far as prudence is concerned.

Ninfa was originally written by Miss Grant in German, and published in Ger- many; the authoress has now translated it into English, and may fairly lay claim to the compliment of Ovid, " learned in two tongues." The public, however, for which she originally wrote has contributed to give her wort something of a fo- reign air; while the forced plan which we have already spoken of prevents hartfrom truly depicting foreign society, at least in Italy. The character of WU- belm's father, a cold servile minister at a petty German wart, and his really vul- gar family, are exceptions to this remark; for they are very cleverly done: but they are rather adapted to a place in a comic than a tragic story.] The Poetical Works of John Milton. Edited by Sir Egerton Brydges, Bait. Illustrated with Engravings from Drawings by J. M. W. Turner, R.A. A new edition.

[It is some fourteen years since we welcomed, and in more than one notice, the edition of Milton's Poetical Works by .Sir Egerton Brydges, with its enthusiastic- ally favourable life and criticisms, its judicious and elegant selection of notes and, observations, and its illustrations by Turner; the perspective and space of which had something Miltonic in their aerial vastness, however open to objection upon other points. This capital edition has been reprinted by Mr. Tegg in a single volume, with apparently the original plates, and a handsome typography.]

Text-Book of Arithmetic; for the Use of Teachers. Designed as a Com- panion and Supplement to the Author's Manual of Arithmetic for the use of Pupils in National and other Elementary Schools. By the Reverend John Hunter, Vice-Principal of the National Society's Training College, Battersea.

[Valuable for the simplicity, variety, and, as the pupil advances, the progressive complexity of its practical examples; since it is exercises, frequent and almost incessant, that will alone make the practical and ready arithmetician. The meet distinguishing feature of Mr. Hunter's Text-Book is the attempt to instruct the pupil in the principles of the science—the reasons of the rules, instead of their annunciation as mere dicta—or rather, (to reach it at last,) to impress the nature of numbers. With this object, be begins with the simplest instances derived from common things—as nuts, apples; proceeding to more technical forms, which are presented and explained in various ways.] Manual of Arithmetic; for the Use of Pupils in National and other Ele- mentary Schools. By the Reverend John Hunter, Vice-Principal of the National Society's Training College, Battersea. Second edition.

The Deep Sea and Coast Fisheries of Ireland; with Suggestions for the working of a Fishing Company. By Wallop Brabazon, Esq. Illustrated by William Cooper, F..sci.

[The object of this publication is to call attention to the fisheries of Ireland, more especially of the Western coast, with the view of forming a company or compa- nies to prosecute them; the natives being deficient in capital, if not, as we fear, in energy and skill. There is some want of conclusiveness in the manner in which Mr. Brabazon puts forwards his plans; they have a prospectus- like air. The book, however, contains a good account of the fish and the present modes of catching and curing: there are also some suggestions on improving the boats and implements, which appear to be useful.] Mr. Ricardo's Anatomy of the Navigation-laws Dissected. By a Barrister. [Though a book in form, this is a pamphlet in subject, and the matter not ex- actly of a literary kind. The Barrister is an upholder of the Navigation-laws; and he follows Mr. Ricardo step by step, with the subtlety of a special-pleader in argument and the smartness of an advocate in wit and style—both somewhat deficient in true refinement. From the nature of the case, Mr. Ricardo and his book are more prominent than the Navigation-laws; and though their operation and policy are not neglected, yet Mr. B., with his arguments, misrepresentations, and implied want of skill in the Latin of Groans, and so forth, are preferred to the principles of the question.] Bogy's Weekly Instructor. Volume VI. [Apparently a species of imitation of the first series of Chambers's Journal. It contains original sketches, essays, tales, tours, and poetry; notices of important new books, whose contents bear analysis or abridgment rather than require criti- cism; and a variety of miscellaneous reading. The size is small folio. And this is enough to say of the sixth volume of a periodical] Cornelii Taciti Opera, ad Codices Antiquos exacta et emendata; Commen- tario Critico et Exegetico illustrata. Edidit Franciscua Bitter, Professor Bonnenais. Volumes L and IL [A handsome and valuable edition of the Annals. Though London and Cam- bridge both figure in the title, the thinness of the paper, and the general typo- graphical appearance, would rather indicate a Continental origin.] Sophoclis CEdipus Tyrannus. With Explanatory Notes, by William Haig Brown, B.A., Second Master in the Grammar School, Richmond, Yorkshire. Ewipidis Beeches. From the Text of Bothe, carefully revised. Platonis Menexenus. From the Text of Bekker.

P. Termed Afri Andria. From the Text of Vollbehr.

Ciceroni, Ch.atio pro Ludo Murama. From the most recent Texts,

[Five of Mr. Parker's neat editions of classical texts, three Greek and two Latin; consisting of pieces a little more difficult than some of their predecessors. Thr CEdipus Tyrannus has a sufficient number of useful notes, properly printed at the foot of the page.] The First German Reading-Book for English Children, and Beginners sty the Study of the Language; with Explanatory Notes. By Dr. A. Heim= German Master at the London University School [A useful book for beginners in the German language. It contains a selection of easy pieces in prose and verse from works written by German authora expressly for children. The explanatory notes give the meaning of all the most difficult words in the volume.] The Philosophy of Geology. By A. C. G. Jobert, late Editor of the " Jour- nal de Geologic," &.c. Second edition.

The Sepulchre. Painted by Marshal Claxton; engraved by Bell Smith. [A figure of the Saviour, lying extended in death, the head on a stone; two mourning angels suspended in air. The design is simple, and exhibits a good feeling; the principal figure is well composed, though not! without the defect of some trivialities: the left foot, for instance, looks as though it had been warped by the wearing of a shoe.]