PUBLICATIONS RECEIVED.

Booxs.

The Court of King James the First, by Dr. Godfrey Goodman, Bishop of Gloucester ; to which are added, Letters illustrative of the Personal History of the most distinguished Characters in the Court of that Mo- narch and his Predecessors. Now first published from the Original Ma- nuscripts. By S. BREWER, M.A., of Queen's College, Oxford. In two vols.

Thirty Years in India; or a Soldier's Reminiscences of Native and Eu- ropean Life in the Presidencies, from 1808 to 1838. By Major IL llEvits, late 27th Regiment E. I C. Madras Active Infantry. In two vols. With Map and Plates. • Life and Campaigns of the Duke of Wellington. Vol. I. Rural Sketches. By TflostAs MILLER, Author of "A Day in the Woods," &c.

Arts and Artisans at Il»ne and Abroad; with Sketches of the Progress of Foreign Manufactures. By JELINGER C. SYMONS, Esq., one of the Assistant Commissioners on the Handloom Inquiry, &c. The Book of Bon-Accord; or a Guide to the City of Aberdeen. Eno title of this comprehensive guide is derived from an old custom now obso- kte, of the Magistrates of Aberdeen doing honour to the distinguished risiters of the town by offering a libation of wine' called "a cup of lain-accord;" a phrase which has become the motto of the Aberdeen arms. The present vo- lume treats of the history, antiquities, and topography of the "city" of Aberdeen, with biographical notices of its worthies, introduced by some pre- liminary information of a more general nature. The whole is thrown into the form of letters; which, if unfavourable to conciseness, is digressively amusing. The second volume, to contain index, and to complete the description of the burgh and suburbs, and to exhibit the statistics, &c. of the city, is promised contingently on the favourable reception of the first.] The Poetical Works of Robert Boras. In three vol& Aldine edition of British Poets.

[This new edition of the " Aldine " Series is formed upon the basis of the first, which appeared some years ago; and contains either the text or the spirit of upwards of two hundred letters or poems "in BURNS'S OWII handwriting," which were purchased by the spirited publisher. Of the new poems the editor does not affect to speak very highly : they are sent forth in obedience to that curiosity and law of competition which have compelled the printing of so many of the poet's nugto; and all that is remarkable in the letters is embodied in the shape of notes on the poems to which they relate. The chief characteris- tic of this edition is the "various readings" appended to the poetry, and the autobiographical nature of the notes ; every poem of consequence being used to explein the incidents or circumstances under which ii was written. The "Me- moir," by Sir HARRIS NICOLAS, is RISO a feature, not only for its brief suffi- ciency, but for the sternly just and rational spirit in which the character of BURNS is estimated.] The Women of England, their Social Duties, and Domestic Habits. By Mrs. Ersuis, Author of "The Poetry of Life," "Pictures of Private Life," &c. Fourth edition.

[A just view of the characteristics and social position of Englishwomen, and their influence on the present and future generation, forms the basis of a searching exposure of the baneful effects of the modern system of education, as tending to make showy girls, all wants, instead of useful women, 'happy and contented. At a time when women are becoming anxious to shim in other spheres than that humble but holiest of all—home, to inculcate the truth that the paramount and peculiar duties of woman consist in ministering to the wants, comforts, and happiness of her fellow creatures, especially those of her own family circle, is a salutary task: this Mrs. Eums (late Miss SARAH STICKNEY) has accomplished in a way to bring conviction to the minds of mothers and daughters, the teachers and the taught ; and the call for a fourth edition testifies an appreciation of her labours. Critically speaking, we might desidemte a less diffuse mode of exhortation.] The Influence of the Affections upon Character. By EDWIN CHAPMAN. C.SellSible reflections, of a religious cast, on a subject that has been too little con- stdered, and never thoroughly investigated with reference to the important bu- siness of moral training.] Lockhart's Memoirs of the Life of Sir Walter Scott, Bart. Second edi- tion. Volume II.

Ercerpta of Wit, or Railway Companion : being a collection of Laconic Sentences, from a great variety of sources. [A medley of jokes and mots, old and new, good and bad, with other oddments, of which brevity is the chief recommendation ; printed in large type that he who flies may read.]

PAMPHLETS.

Supplement to the Post-office London .Directory. With Corrections to April 15, 1839.

Reasons for Becoming a Roman Catholic ; addressed to the Society of Friends. By FREDERIC Lucas, of the Middle Temple, Barrister-at- Law.

Theoretical and Practical Essay on Bitumen ; setting forth its uses in remote ages and revived in modern times, and demonstrating its applica- bility to various purposes. [Though evidently an advertisement of the Bastenue Bitumen Company, the information on the nature, properties, and various uses of the different kinds of bitumen, is full and exact : besides its alleged utility for flooring, paving, and roofing, it is valuable as an indestructible cement ; and applied in a more lique- fied state, it forms a varnish impervious to water, and capable of resisting the sun's heat.] A short Description of the Advantages of the Patent ;Modes Block Pave- ment.

[Also an advertisement, but setting forth no more than our own observation of the experimental block pavement in Oxford Street confirms. Its cleanliness, evenness, noiselessness, elasticity, the 14614 of taking it up and laying it down, are obvious; its durability is in the course of experiment.] ilints relative io age ConstruciUM firt-propf Buikl?!!1;;V:

FRED BARTHOLOMEW.

[Apropos of the recent conflagrations of public buildings, the writer advocates the substitution of stone and iron for timber in the erection of large edifices, and particularly the adoption of the ancient practice of vaulting roots: he also loges the preference of Portland over Bath stone, and launches out in furious though not undeserved condemnation of the tasteless design and unscientific principles of construction of modern buildings. A dogmatical and egotistical tone and a quaint and pompous style are drawbacks to the good sense of these hints; and the writer's illogical argumentation is shown in his attributing the badness of modern architecture to the practice of competition, which has only been introduced very lately, and has never beenfairly tried, though we venture to say it has been productive of better edifices than the system of nominal preference.] The Sabbath : an Inquiry into the Correctness of the Opinions generally entertained regarding its Institution and Observance.

Animal Magnetism delineated by its Professors : a Review of its History in Germany, France, and England. Reprinted from No. XIV. of the British and Foreign Medical Review.

Irish Stew : or, a Taste for Something Spicy and Suitable to the Time : being an attempt to solve the Main(e) Question, relating to the dis- puted territory to the West of St. George's Channel ; with a Commen- tary or. the Effusions of Conley the Rhymer. By One who regrets that he is a Peer of the Realm.

Statistics of Popery in Great Britain and the Colonies. Reprinted from Fraser's Magazine for March and April, 1839. Third edition.

Coal combination; • being the Reprint of an Article in the Second Num- ber of the Monthly Chronicle, by W. S. Noieruouse, Esq. With Notes and an Appendix.

SERIALS.

Plays of Philip Massinyer. Early English Authors—Part I. [An enterprising speculation by Mr. TEMPLEMAN, forming another section of his reprints of Early English Authors." The notes and illustrative matter are Girrono's, with additions by the new editor ; and the present publication forms another argument against the propriety of very long-continued copy- right—at all events, unless every precaution is used to secure the public train any monopoly except that of the author's descendants. It is more than pro- bable that Gifford's Massinger would not yield any copyright profit—perhaps no profit at all, after the fashion in which monopolists manage their business. But for unshackled competition, the public would have been deprived of this work altogether ; for the text of MASSINUER alone would perhaps be too great a risk, at such sprite as this edition is offered at.] Reliques of Ancient English Poetry. Early English Authors—Part II. [The Second Number contains the pleasant and curious Essay "on the Origin of the English Stage," and the whole of the " Ballads that illustrate SHAK• sranz," besides seven Ballads of the Third Book.] 7'he Fathers and Founders of the London Missionary Society ; including Authentic Memoirs of these distinguished men, and Historical Notices of the several Protestant Missions. By JOHN MORISON, D.D., Author of "Time Parent's Friend." The Shores and Islands of the Mediterranean: a series of Views from Nature ; comprising Sicily, by M. L. Lemon, Esq., the Barbary Coast, by Major-General Sir GRENVILLE T. TEMPLE, Bart., Calabria, Gib, rafter, Malta, and Ionian Isles, by Lieut. ALLEN, Royal Engineers With an Analysis of the Mediterranean and Description of the Plates by the Rev. G. N. WRIGHT, M. A.—Part I. to VIII.

The Life of Field-Marshal the Duke of Wellington, K.G. &e. By Major BASIL JACKSON, and Captain C. ROCIIPORT SCOTT. Part I.

The Guide to Trade—The Shoemaker. By SAMES DEVLIN. [An intelligent and intelligible account of the various processes of boot and shoe-making—not teaching to make them, but telling how they are made ; and this knowledge, useful to wearers, is pleasantly imparted : but, strange to say, the art of fitting the foot is not treated of, and there is no chapter on " measur- ing" and "cutting-out:" these are unaccountable omissions. The preface enumerates the illustrious brethren of the craft, who have distinguished them- selves in higher spheres; they form a goodly company.]