PUBLICATIONS RECEIVED.

From September 26th to October 2d.

Booths.

The Dispatches and Letters of Vice-Admiral Lord Viscount Nelson. With Notes by Sir Nicholas Harris Nicolas, G.C.M.G. The fourth volume. September 1799 to December 1801. The New Statistical Account of Scotland. By the Ministers of the respec- tive Parishes, under the Superintendence of a Committee of the Society for the benefit of the Sons and Daughters of the Clergy. No. LII. Published in October 1845. The Lift of Mozart, including his Correspondence. By Edward Holmes, Author of "A Ramble among the Musicians of Germany." A Book for a Rainy Day; or Recollections of the Events of the last Sixty- six Years. By John Thomas Smith, late Keeper of the Prints and Draw- ings in the British Museum, Author of " Nollekens and his Times," Sic. Lusitanian Sketches of the Pen and Pencil. By William H. G. Kingston, Esq., Author of " The Circassian Chief," 8sc. In two volumes. A View of the Formation, Discipline, and Economy of Armies. By the late Robert Jackson, M.D., Ins tor-General of Army Hospitals. The third edition, revised; with a Memoir of his Life and Services, drawn up from his own Papers and the Communications of his Survivors.

reeeeese Precedents in 'Conveyancing; adapted to the Act to Amend the law of Real Property, 8 and 9 Vice. cap. 106; with Practical Notes, and Observations on the Act, and on the Ad for the Cesser of Attendant Terms. By Charles Davidson, of the Middle Temple, Esq. Barrister-at law, late Fellow of Christ's College, Cambridge. Second edition.

[ilegal treatise which has reached a second edition is independent of non-pro- fessional criticism: but our notice has been called to Mr. Davidson's claim to the ' authorship of the most essential clauses of the Act 8 and 9 Vict. cap. 11 —to render =necessary the assignment of satisfied terms. " The first clause, and the substance of the second clause, were framed by the author of the present work; and, after being submitted to the revision of a learned friend of great emi- nence as a conveyancer, were, in the spring of 1844, given to Lord Brougham. * • e In the last session of Parliament, these clauses, with some alteration in the second, and with the addition of a title, a preamble, the interpretation- clause in the third section, and the limitation in the fourth section, were brought forward as an independent bill, and passed into the Act 8 and 9 Vict. c. 112."— Mr. Davidson does not, however, betray any undue parental fondness for the brain- child he claims: it is, he says," to be regretted that a hasty production, such as the two clauses certainly were, should have been passed into a law without having first been submitted (as it was intended they should have been) to the profession at large, and received the additions and emendations which it is feared they re- geke." We have understood that they were submitted to eminent conveyancers; we know that the Act was made the subject of an able and elaborate report by the Law Amendment Society; and Mr. Davidson's expression, " the substance of the second clause," implies that it had undergone considerable modifications. Mr. Davidson has four objections to the Act. The first relates to the title and preamble; but he admits that "the point is of no practical importance." The second relates to the use of the word " land " for "lands" in the first section- " evidently by mistake," as Mr. Davidson observes: and if any law-plea should ever arise out of this typographical error, it is to be hoped that Parliament will take more pains to secure the services of an accurate and well-informed "reader" in the printing department. "Subject to this question, it seems pro- bable that the first section will succeed in its object." The third objection 4, arises from the alteration made in the original clause, but is probably not material." The fourth objection is in effect that the operation of the Act is likely to be impeded by the interpretation-clause. This risk appears to us al- most a necessary consequence of any attempt to define old-established legal terms. Their meaning is sufficiently understood by the profession, and the sub- stitution of another phrase (which is all that a definition can give) is more apt to introduce confusion than to remove it. " It was originally intended," says Mr. Davidson, " to introduce into the Act a definition of a satisfied term '; but it was found difficult to give the definition in precise language, and therefore the ex- pression was left to its ordinary meaning as established ley the practice of con- veyancers and judicial interpretations." There is scarcely a current legal ex- pression of which this does not hold good.]

The Repeal Dictionary. Part L (From A to M, inclusive.) By John O'Connell, Esq., 31.P. (Printed by order of the Loyal National Repeal Association.)

This publication of the "Loyal National Repeal Association" consists of a col- lection of articles which John O'Connell, Esq., M.P., has at different times in- serted in the papers, on any subject that happened to strike him in connexion with England and Ireland. The Repeal Dictionary begins with " Absenteeism," and this first volume ends with "Murder"; the article being a selection of "murderous crimes" recorded by the English newspapers as occurring in Eng- land daring " two short months." The intermediate words for definition are various, from a lengthy disquisition like that on "Manufactures," showing how Ireland has been oppressed by England, to a short vituperative paragraph, as " Copley" (Lord Lyndhurst). It is nothing to say that the matter is onesided; within proper limits thatht fairly be expected; but it is poor, partial, un- scrupulous, and vul ar—the1hacknied commonplaces of "Repale." Nor is the manner any better than the matter; scarcely tolerable in a second-rate party `Loyal quite unworthy of reprinting. When one compares the publications of the "Loyal National Repeal Association" with those which emanate from Mr. Duffy's press, the difference is as striking as that between a dead carcass and a living b°4-]

An Essay on the Use o fNarcotics and other Remedial Agents calculated to produce Sleep in the Treatment of Insanity; for which the Author ob- tained the Lord Chancellor's Prize in Ireland, awarded by the President and Fellows of King and Queen's College of Physicians. By Joseph Wil- liams, M.D.

[Sir Edward Sngden having placed at the disposal of the Presidents and Fellows of King and Queen's College of Physicians a premium for an essay on some subject connected with insanity, the use of narcotics and other remedial agents calculated to produce sleep was selected as a subject of competition, and the prise awarded to Dr. Williams. The essay, however, goes somewhat further than the prescribed theme; it may be considered as a contribution to the treatment of insanity in general, with great prominence given to the important object of inducing sleep. The question is handled by Dr. Williams with considerable ability, and his essay exhibits a large amount of the results both of reading and experience. But there is some want of compactness or wholeness in effect; which may be supposed to follow when a .subject is selected by others rather' than chosen by the writer himself.]

A Pilgrim's Reliquary. By the Author of "Fragments of Italy and the Rhineland."

[This plump volume contains the records of a Continental tour made last sum- mer, written in a rhapsodical and declamatory strain, and interlarded with re- flections in which the tourist's idiosyncrasy is more conspicuous than his subject. There are some distinct and glowing passages of description, but the effect of the whole is vague and fragmentary; and the reader feels that the author's sensations are intense without being put in a condition to share them. In a word, the aim of the book seems to be to display the writer's knowledge, reading, and eloquence, rather than to communicate information. This egotism is made more conspicuous by an affectation of eccentricity, and an effort at originality and depth of thought; coupled with a style florid, quaint, and verbose. The snatches of voluble verse in which the tourist indulges now and then show him to be richer in rhetorical arts thanpoetical inspiration.] el Few Remarks on the Sculpture of the Nations referred to in the Old Testament, deduced from an Examination of some of their Idols. By James Lveve, Sculptor.

[A learned investigation—of necessity rather literary than artistic in its research— into the art and materials of the "graven and molten images" mentioned in Scrip- ture; discriminating the characteristics of the sculptured idols of the Jews, C„ =Landes, Egyptians, And early Greeks. The author's conclusion, that the e sculpture of the nations who inhabited Palestine could not have attained any degree of excellence during the periods recorded in the Sacred Scriptures," does not lessen the value ref his erudite contribution to the early history of sculpture. We hope Mr. Legrew will transfer his valuable labours to the more fruitful field Of Greek and Roman art.]

The Words of a Believer. By the Abbe De la Mennais. Translated from the French. By Edward Smith Pryce, A.B. LA translation ef Ihe work of De is Mennais which obtained so much celebrity in France and attracted some attention in this country about a dozen years ago. The translation is not stiff; but occasionally ease or force seems a little sacrificed to accuracy. The publication is neat in its external appearance.] The Works of C. P. R. James, Esq.. Revised and corrected by the Author. With an Introductory Preface. Volume VI.—" Henry of Guise."

[This story, devoted to the civil wars of France under Henry the Third, from the Barricades of Paris in 1558 to the murder of Guise, we noticed at some length on its first appearance in 1839; yielding it a middle place among the fictions of Mr. James. There is no new matter introduced into the present reprint, nor any re- vision calling for notice.] The Novels and Romances of Anna Eliza Bray. In ten volumes. Volume VI.—" Warleigh." [There is little or nothing new in this volume of Mrs. Bray's collected edition of her fictions, beyond the substitution of Mrs. Southey's name for that of her late husband, to whom the book was originally dedicated.]

ILLUSTRATED WORKS AND PRINTS.

Scripture Prints: Old Testament Series. From the Frescoes of Raphael in the Vatican. Part II.

[Bold and spirited copies, on a large scale, of the designs known as " Raphael's Bible "; suited for schools and popular circulation, and acceptable also to students of art. For cheap price and effective execution combined, these "Scripture Prints " are unequalled by any publication of the sort. The pen outlines, shaded with ink and heightened by white lights on a ground of neutral tint, are copies of drawings made by Signor Console, a distinguished draughtsman in Rome' from the frescoes themselves; and superintended by M. Gruner. The beautiful CDR- tours of Raphael are preserved, as well as the fine composition and dramatic ao- lion of the designs; but the expression of the faces and gestures requires some allowance for the unavoidable deficiencies of the medium. The intention and sen- timent of the great painter are, however, traceable; and one feels the force and' simplicity with which the story is told in each print. The six subjects in this part include the Expulsion of Adam and Eve from Paradise, the Flight of Lot and his Family from Sodom, the Blessing of Jacob and Esau, the Return of Jacob, and Joseph sold by his Brethren. The first two ex- emplify the graces of form and movement in Raphaefs groups; and the last two the skilful arrangement of the intricacies of crowded compositions.]

Views in the Franconia?, Switzerland. Bavaria.

[Seven lithographic views of the strikingly picturesque scenery of a region lees known to travellers than it deserves to be. Its aspect reminds one of our Peak scenery: willies with streams winding between precipitous cliffs crested with foliage—splintered rocks rising in fantastic forms—and caverns, which are said to contain vast accumulations of fossil remains—are features interesting both to the artist and the geologist.]

The Ancient Stone and Leaden Coffins, Encaustic Tiles, 4.c.' recently dis- covered in the Temple Church. By Edward Itichardeon, Sculptor. [A particular account of the coffins, tiles, and pottery found beneath the Temple Church during its recent restoration; giving minute descriptions of the position and condition of each, illustrated with lithographic drawings, and sonic other de- tails relating to the ancient ornaments of the church and the mode of sepulture.]

SERIALS.

History of the Fall of the Jesuits in the Eighteenth Century. By Count Alexis De Saint-Priest, Peer of France. Translated from the French. (elurray's Home and Colonial Library.) [This little work is rather more of a treatise than a history: the writer attaches too much weight to the last pull which broke the rope, too little to the circum- stances which preceded it; and he is somewhat superficial in his views, looking chiefly to ministers and great men, and too little to opinion, which is always in- fluential. The Fall of the Jesuits, however, is a very agreeable account of the expulsion of the Fathers from Portugal, France, and Spain, as well as of the ne- gotiations which led to their suppression by the Pope, and of the subsequent proceedings connected with them, (and sometimes, not always, very closely connected with them,) till the reestablishment of the order in 1814. Besides the public materials, Count Alexis de Saint-Priest has had access to several manuscript documents of considerable value; among others, to the papers of the Due de Choiseul, Prime Minister of France under Louis the Fifteenth.]

PERIODICALS.

The English Review. No. VII.

[Judging from No. VII., this quarterly must have first appeared nearly two years since; though this is the only number we remember to have seen. Its principles, so far as we can gather from the present number, are stanch old Tory, modified by the advances of the times into a milder tone and less haughtily exclusive views. The politics of the English Review, however, seem subordinate to its re • ligion, which appears to be High Church: but in strictness, the work may be held, perhaps, to represent University views rather than any secular school of- politics or religion; -both of which seem influenced by the atmosphere of the ciel- lege. Its literature, as may be supposed from this circumstance, is very good: grave, clear, and close, with a subdued animation and a scholarly finish. The British Review has no articles of the striking originality which occasionally appear in the Edinburgh, or of that peculiarity arising from extensive knowledge of particular subjects which is somotunes found in single articles of other publi- cations; but in well-sustained workmanship the papers are quite equal to those of the Quarterly, though the subjects arc not so well chosen for popular purposes.]