PUBLICATIONS RECEIVED.

Books.

Gisella. By the Author of "Second Love." In three volumes. Sketches of Ireland Sixty Years Ago. A History of Sergio, and the Servian Revolution; from Original MSS. and Documents. Translated from the German of Leopold Henke, by Mrs. Alexander Kerr, Authoress of "Songs of Hope and Memory," Sm. The Education of the People; a practical Treatise on the means of Extend- ing its Sphere and Improving its Character. By J. Willis,, Inspector of the Academy, Strasburg. With a Preliminary Dissertation on some points connected with the present position of Education in this country, by J. P. Nichol, LL D., Professor of' Astronomy in the University of Glasgow. The Royal Families of England, Smtland, and Wales. By John Burke, Esq., Author of "The Peerage," &c.; and John Bernard Burke, Esq., of the Middle Temple, Barrister-at-law. Part L Daughters; a Novel. By the Author of " The Gambler's Wife," &c. In three volumes.

Daughters is to some extent a reproduction of Mrs. Grey's former works,—es- aentially old matter, in new forms and with new clothes. The principal story, the main plot of Daughters, somewhat resembles The Belle of the Family, in the wretchedness that flows from a " manage de convenance," and in the strict tyranny of a husband not unkind but rigid; though the ages and circumstances of the persons and the termination are widely different in the book before us. Other delineations, if not other incidents, also remind one of something we have met already. One object of Daughters is to inculcate the folly of mothers aiming at ambi- tious matches for thew children, or persuading them to "marry well." Another is, to show the ill afflicts that flow from a stiff and iron modeof education, driving the feelings and affections from the legitimate into irregular channels. These points are well enough developed in the marriage of young Lena Cameron to mid- dle-aged Mr. Beaumont, who though loving contrives to kill her, by an unbending domestic discipline-' and of Gerald Cameron with Agnes, who breaks loose into something more than indiscretion when emancipated from Lady Rachel Beau- mont. There are other marriages with other sons and daughters; but they do not much enforce the author's moral. The sketches of characters and manners, and the style, have touches of Mrs. Grey's quiet ease; but they do not seem equal to her former efforts—the inevitable effect of repetition.] My Dream-Book; Poems. By Sophia Iselin. First series. [This volume contains a variety of miscellaneous poem; some religions, some imitations of the older ballad. They possess imagery, or harmony, sufficient if not striking, but scarcely calling for particular remark. " The Foster-brother" has more character, because, being drawn from facts, it is fresh though peculiar. The basis of the poem is the attachment of a young noble to his foster-sister, which is permitted by his parents. Marriage, however, is delayed by Jane's refu- sal from the difference of ranks, and interrupted by death; the betrothed living to fulfil her Christian duties with the property her lover bequeathed her. The story is supposed to be told by Jane herself, Jong after its occurrence: and it is told very prettily, with an elegant simplicity not devoid of force. "An Evening in my Youth" possesses truth; but it is too personal, and wants the variety as well as the story of 'The Foster-brother."] Poems for my Children. By Mrs. Hawkshaw. [The critical objection to Poems for my Children is, that their style is rather'too elevated for their avowed purpose. The subjects are indeed instructive, drawn from history or nature; and the words are within the power as the thoughts are within the comprehension of a child; but the tone has perhaps too much of con- ventional refinement. Poems for my Children might have been written by Mrs. Hemans.] The Works of William Cowper. His Life and Letters. By.William Bayley, Esq. Now first completed by the introduction of Cowper's Private Cor- respondence. Edited by the Reverend T. S. Grimshawe, A.M., &c. Vo- lume PT.

An Essay on the Ancient Topography of Jerusalem; with restored Plans of the Temple, &c., and Plans, Sections, and Details of the Church built by Constantine the Great over the Holy Sepulchre, now known as the Mosque of Omar, and other Illustrations. By James Fergusson, F.R.A.S., Author of the "Illustrations of Rock-cut Temples of India," &c. [One object of this handsomely printed and illustrated folio is to show that the present church of the Holy Sepulchre is not erected over the true site of the cru- cifixion and burial-place of Christ. In this view Mr. Fergusson will find many te agree with him, even of the devotees who attribute great importance to holy places, although exercising their reason upon questions of identity. Another object of the Essay on the Ancient Topography of Jerusalem is to maintain that the mosque of Omar is the building really erected by Constantine over the true site; the substitution of the present church of the Holy Sepulchre having taken place in the eleventh century, during a time of Mahometan persecution and anarchy. The gist of a view is easily stated; the arguments by which it is sup- ported are another affair, especially when they involve an investigation into the topography of Jerusalem, after the accounts both of Josephus and the Scriptures, a minute examination of architectural remains, and disquisitions about their re- spective styles, as well as an enumeration of the earlier writers upon the subject. All these matters are fully discussed by Mr. Fergusson, and perhaps with a little more digression into other topics than is needful: he illustrates his views by drawings from Mr. Catherwood's collection and plans.] Tables for Estimating the Contents in cubic yards of the Earth-work of Railways and other Public Works. By Charles K. Sibley, Civil Engineer, Assoc. Inst. Cl. K. and William Rutherford, F.R.A.S., Royal Military Academy, Woolwich.

[The object of this extensive collection of figures and result of elaborate calcu- lation, is to facilitate the engineer's estimates and computations in earth-works. The tables and mode of using them, though simple enough to practitioners, are technical, and not capable of very intelligible explanation to the uninitiated; but a certain central width and certain slopes being assumed as data, and the con- tents of a single chain being given at certain heights of the section, an ins

shows the contents of cubic yards in each chain. By means of a final table, the calculation can be adopted to any width and slopes. For the accuracy of the tables we cannot answer: they may be used readily.] Modern Agricultural Improvements: being a Supplement to the British Husbandry of the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge. By Cuthbert W. Johnson, F.R.S. [Contains a summary exposition of the improvements that have taken place in agriculture, or the practical suggestions that have been made, since the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge first applied itself to British Husbandry. The leading subjects are taking a farm, and improving it; the last embracing manures, live stock, machinery as a saving of animal labour, &e.] Digest of the Laws relating to Bribery and Treatingat Elections of Hew .,..1 to serve in Parliament, and for the better Discovery thereof; illus- trated by the Cases decided in the Committees of the House of COMMONS and Courts of Law. By James Cook Evans, Esq., of Lincoln's Inn, Bar- rister-at-law.

[This is a timely little book, and, what is more to the purpose, a useful one: clear, compact, well-arranged, and giving in a small compass a sound view of the law as it is, and as it is construed,—for interpretation of the common law, and the Con- struction of the statutes, is the bete-r half of the battle. If laws could produce purity, it is clear that purer bodies than the Electors and the Members of the House of Commons could not be found. Not only does every payment, or con- ceivable promise or prospect of advantage that influences the vote, constitute bri- bery, but the very idea of such things is against the law, on the part of the electors, though the representatives have taken care of themselves. It is punishable for an elector to ask for a bribe, but an offer made to him is harmless it it does not suce ceed; the deed, not the attempt, is the crime of the candidate. Independently of ipt its direct use, the Digest o the Laws Relating to Bribery contains in its cases some reference to practices.] The Elements of Moral Science. By Francis Wayland, D.D., President of Brown University, and Professor of Moral Philosophy. [The reprint of a text-book for schools and universities, so popular in America as to have run through four editions in two years. This was in 1835-37; its further circulation we have no means of tracing. The Elements of Moral science was of gradual formation. Dr. Wayland at first used Paley, though differing from many of the views of that utilitarian moralist. The differences he at first gated orally; then committed to writing; then delivered in the form of lectures; and as they extended year by year, the author was at last surprised to find he was propounding "the elements of a different system from that of the text book

hi was teaching." He then 'completed his work as a whole, ;aid at last published 1835.]

The Year-Book of Missions: containing a comprehensive Account of Mis- sionary Societies, British, Continental, and American. With a particular Survey of the Stations, arranged in geographical order. By Elijah Boole, one of the General Secretaries of the Wesleyan Missionary Society. A very complete digest of the statistics of the different religious societies throughout the civilized world that aim at converting the Mahometans, Jews, or Pagans; with an exposition of the missions sent forth by each body, and some account cf their success, as well as of the country in which they are placed. The arrangement is geographical; commencing with Jerusalem and Palestine, thence proceeding Eastward to India and the countries beyond the Ganges; Australasia and the South Sea Islands are next presented; then the continents of America, with the West Indies; and lastly, Africa.. The immense extent of the subject renders the information mostly formal, and often merely statistical; but the book is very useful, from the fulness of its facts, and the completeness with which the information is brought together.] The Pleasant Art of Money-Catching. To which is added, the Way How to Turn a Penny, or the Art of Thriving; with several other things, both pleasant and profitable. [The reprint of a work originally published in 1710. Though not devoid of hu- mour or sarcasm, it seems more earnest in its purpose than some late burlesques. The subject of -money is one of general interest in all times, but the illustrative instances of The l'-ant Art of Money- Catching so decidedly belong to the manners of Queen Anne's age, that it will often be more useful to the student of customs than to the money-maker.] A Complete Pocket Dictionary of the German and English Languages, for travellers and students; compiled with especial regard to Pronuncia- tion and Accentuation, after the principles of Heinsius and Walker. By F. W. C. Schneider. Stereotype edition. [It is difficult to reconcile the condensation required in a u pocket-dictionary " with sufficient explicitness of explanation. Mr.Schneider's dictionary comes much nearer the mark than any of its class we have seen. The German pronuncia- tion and accentuation are most correctly given. The unprecedented number of technical words used in relation to trade, manufactures, science, &c., is an in- valuable addition. Germans will find this dictionary, not, like so many which have preceded it, a mere reprint of the stereotyped English vocabularies of the beginning of last century, but really a dictionary of the English spoken and writ- ten in the year of grace 1847.] How to Read and Translate French; illustrated by a Progressive Trans- lation of the Tale of "The Exiles of Siberia." On an entirely new plan. By M. Mariot-de-Beauvoiain. [A literal translation of the .irst part of Elisabeth, printed in red ink in an op- posite column to the French text in black letters, with typographical indications of such words as are idiomatic or superfluous in either language. The second part only contains a translation of such phrases as offer some difficulty, or words with a particular signifiestion ] The Progress of Honaceopathy ; a Series of Papers illustrative of the Position and Prospects of Medical Science. (Published under the superintendence of the English Hornompathic Association.)

SERIALS.

"pular Papers on Subjects of Natural History. L On Instinct. By Richard Whately, D.D., Archbishop of Dublin. IL Our Fellow Lodgers. By the Reverend R. Walsh, LLD. and M.D.,

Rector of Finglas.

HI. Zoology and Civilization. By Isaac Butt, LL.D., Q.C. IV. The intellectuality of Domestic Asimale. By the late Reverend

User Otway, A.B.

Voyage up the River Amazon, including a Residence at Para. By William H. Edwards. (Murray's Home and Colonial Library.)

MAPS.

A Classical Atlas, to illustrate Ancient Geography. Comprised in twenty-

five Maps, showing the various Divisions of the World as known to the Ancients; eompo.ed from the most authentic sources. With an Index of

the Ancient and Modern Names. By Alexander G. Findlay, F.R.G.S. [This handsome and well-executed publication consists of three parts,—an intro- ductory sketch of ancient geography, and an explanation of the principle on which the maps are constructed; the atlas, consisting of twenty-three maps of countries, and two of cities, one of Rome, one of Athens; a very full index of ancient names of places, with their latitude and longitude, the probable modern sites, and a reference to the map where they will be found. Each map represents the lat. at state of the country as known to the ancients; anachronisms will therefore be found, because some towns of an early time may have perished before the age at which the map is constructed. This, however, is inevitable, unless the maps were imperfect, or one was to be constructed for every age. The ancient longitude began from the Canary Isles; involving a difference of about 18 degrees from the meridian of Greenwich. The modern longitude is adopted in the maps, and the pupil directed to allow for it: perhaps both might have been given with advan- tage. The execution of the maps is very neat.]