PUBLICATIONS RECEIVED.

BOOKS.

Catnbrensia Eversus, sen potius histories fides in rebus Hibernicia Giraldo Cambrensi abrogate; in quo plerasque justi historici dotes desiderari, ple- rosqne naevos malaise, ostendit Gratianus Lucius, Hibernus, qni etiam ali- quot res memorabiles Hibernicas veteris et novas memories passim e re nata hnic open inseruit. Impress. An. MDCILKIT Edited, with Trans- lation and Notes, by the Reverend Matthew Belly, St. Patrick's College, Maynooth. Volume I. (Printed for the Celtic Society.)

Leabhar na g-Ceart, or the Book of Rights; now for the first time edited, with Translation and Notes. By John O'Donovan, Esq., M.R.I.A., Bar- rister-at-law. (Printed for the Celtic Society.) Sketches is New Zealand, with Pen and Pencil. By W. Tyrone Power, D.A.C.G. From a Journal kept in that country from July 1846 to June 1848.

A Treatise on the Theory and Practice of Landscape Gardening, with a view to the Improvement of Country Residences. By A. J. Downing, Author of " Designs for Cottage Residences," &c.

On Parthenogenesis; or the successive Production of Procreating Individu- als from a Single Ovum. A Discourse introductory to the Runterian Lectures on Generation and Development, for the year 1849, delivered at the Royal College of Surgeons of England. By Richard Owen, F.R.S., &c.

A Handbook for London, Past and Present. By Peter Cunningham. In two volumes.

The Apostles' School of Prophetic Interpretation; with its History down to the present time. By Charles Maitland, Author of "The Church io the Catacombs."

The Hill Difficulty; or the Temptation, the Trials, the Peace, and the Rest of a Christian Pilgrim, emblematically and practically Considered in Allegories and other Similitudes. By George B. Cheever, D.D.

[A series of agreeable papers, taking various forms, but always containing more or less of a religious purpose. " The Hill Difficulty " is an allegory describing, with much elegance of style and a sly satire, the various classes of Christians, real and nominal, who have left the plain to ascend the mountain, and the out- ward or inward obstacles they encounter in their progress. There are several other allegories. " The South of Spain " and " A Cruise in the Mediterranean" is a leaf from Dr. Cheever's voyage to Europe, where travel with its sketches predo- raMates; the religious reflections being few and slight. Another paper of a simi- lar-kind gives an account of a return winter -voyage to America from liavre bQ way of Cuba. The remaining papers are miscellaneous: sometimes a landscape, sometimes a story, sometimes a line of conduct is taken as a subject, and applied to religious and moral ends.] The Genius of Italy: being Sketches of Italian Life, Literature, and Religion. By Reverend Robert Turnbull, Author of "The Genius of Scotland," &c. The Reverend Robert Turnbull is an American minister, who has travelled in Europe, and has given to the world in this volume his impressions of Italy such as he saw her, and the results of his reading about her. The book is nei- ther travels nor disquisition, but a mixture of both. The author arrives at a city, presents a brief account of it, with perhaps an incident that occurred on his journey, and then gives notices of some of the great men connected with it ; oc- casionally throwing in remarks on the Papal religion, or on modern politics. The variety of subjects renders the book readable; but it is not very remarkable either for thought or style.] Fresnel and his Followers; a Criticism. To which are appended, Outlines of Theories of Diffraction and Transversal Vibration. By Robert Moon, ILA., Fellow of Queen's College, Cambridge. [A revised reprint of some articles from The Philosophical Magazine, criticizing Fresnefs theory of double refraction; to which Mr. Moon has added some further remarks on Fresnel's theory of polarization, when, as we understand, the editor declined to insert any more papers, on account of the high authorities his con- tributor was running counter to. The volume also contains criticisms on other philosophic theories of eminent men, and an exposition of some views of Mr. Moon.]

Court Etiquette; a Guide to Intercourse with Royal or Titled Persons, -Sic. By a Man of the World.

[A useful book to those who contemplate "presentation," and have no intimate friend to advise with touching forms, or who do not like to display ignorance by asking. There is also a good deal of advice in reference to the etiquette of so- ciety ; sensible, but somewhat old-fashioned in its strictness. The free-and-easy ideas of the "fast" or "go-ahead " school are not to be looked for in a book on propriety reduced to forms. There is a ground plan of that portion of St. James's Palace which the Court company passes through, to illustrate the route of the courtiers at drawingrooms and levees.] Confessions of a Hypochondriac; or the Adventures of a Hyp. By M.R.C.S [The story of a wealthy old bachelor retired from business, who imagines himself in bad health, and is continually tinder doctors for fancied ills. This framework is filled up by sketches of watering-places and their company, with denunciations of quacks and quackery. The style is fluent, and rather smart—s partial imita- tion of Pelham; but the book is deficient in matter and vraisemblance.] Judith, or the Prophetess of Bethulia; a Romance from the Apocrypha. [The history of Judith and Holofernes is the groundwork of this rumance: the interest of the fiction chiefly turns upon the love of Jonathan, a Hebrew noble, for Miriam, a supposed Ammonite, who is finally discovered to be a Jewess. Sub- jects of this nature are difficult in any hands; in the present instance the peculiar difficulties do not seem to be understood, much less conquered.] A Sketch of the History of the Jews, from the End of the Captivity to the Coming of the Messiah. By Reverend B. G. Johns, Head Master of the Grammar School, College of God's Gift, Dulwich, &c. [A condensed narrative of the facts of Jewish history from the return to Jeru- salem after the Captivity, till the slaughter of the Innocents, preceded by a sketch of the history of the later monarchy, with an appendix of miscellaneous notes. The book is written in the spirit of annals rather than of history.] The Perfect Law of Liberty; or Good Tidings, Sce. [The four Gospels printed in four parallel columns. It is a neat volume, but the object of the editor is difficult to divine in reference to his title.] Taxation Considered. Second Part.

[Rather some general remarks on taxation, and a half-economical, half-political survey of the states of antiquity, mingled with quotations from classic authors, than an application of principles to our present burdens.]

Supplement to the Edition of Mr. DP Culloch's Geographical Dictionary published in.I846.

PAMPHLETS.

The Claims of the Redemption Society Considered; or the Principles of Home Colonization Explained, ecc. By David Green.

The Christian's Key to the Philosophy of Socialism, Sec. By Upsilon.

Shall we Keep the Canadas?

Hints for the Study of Flower-painting. By a Lady.

Remarks on a Proposed Scheme for the Conversion of the Assessments levied upon Public Salaries, under Act 4 and 5 William IV. cap. 24, into a " Provident Fund " for the Support of the Widows and Orphans of Civil Servants of the Crown.