PUBLICATIONS RECEIVED.

Homo.

Ernesto di Repalta; a Tale of the Italian Revolution. By the Author of "Notes of a Two Years' Residence in Italy." In three volumes.

An Aczount of the Settlenzent of New Plymouth, in New Zealand, from Personal Observation during a Residence there of Five Years. By Charles Hursthouse junior. With a Plan and Views. The Modern Housewife, or klenagre. Comprising nearly one thousand Receipts for the economic and judicious preparation of every Meal of the Day, with those of the Nursery and Sick-room, and minute Directions for Family Management in all Its branches. Illustrated with Engraviogs, including the Modern Housewife's Unique Kitchen and Magic Stove. B Alexis Sayer, Author of " The Gastronomic Regenerator," (Reform Club.

A Memoir of the Countess deRossi, Madame Sontag. [This handsome little volume, though the writer is somewhat addicted to fine writing, gives a satisfactory biography of the noble lady whose return to the pro- fession of her early years has excited so much sympathy in England. We learn from it some interesting particulars not generally known. Henrietta Sontag was born at Coblentz, in January 1809, of a respectable artist family of limited means; and, like most of the great musical artists, showed extraordinary precocity. M seven years old, the fame of her singing had spread far and wide ; and it was the practice of her parents to place her on a table and make her sing for the enter- tainment of their numerous visitors. At eleven she appeared on the stage at Darmstadt, in a little piece written expressly for her, called The Little Daughter of the Danube. Having studied at the Conservatory at Prague, she appeared at fourteen on the opera-stage of that city; and from this period her celebrity takes its date. Her subsequent triumphant career, till it was closed by her mar- riage with Count de Rossi, is generally known to musical readers. The date of this marriage is not given in the Memoir; but it seems to have been very soon after she left England in 1829. The marriage was at first kept secret, Count de Rossi fearing the displeasure of his family and of his Sovereign the King of Sardinia; and to conciliate these feelings, the King of Prussia kindly bestowed on Mademoi- selle Sontag a patent of nobility, and the title of De Lauenstein. The Countess de Rossi appears to have adorned her rank by her character and manners, while she carried into society the charm of her exquisite vocal gifts ; her continued cultiva- tion of which has enabled her to resume the professional practice of her art with powers not only unimpaireu but actually heightened. It is understood that she will next season resume her place as prima donna at Her Majesty's Theatre.] Crayford; or the Force of Influence. In two volumes. [" The force of influence," in Crayford, appears to be the influence exercised by a clergyman and his sister over all who come within their range; but it is not ex- hibited in so extreme a form as to mar the effect of Morton and Catherine Cray- ford, by melodramatic exaggeration. With the exception of an attempt at an ab- duction by a lord, and his murder, derived from the common circulati% library novels, the scenes, persons, end sentiments of Crayford, belong to the simply na- tural school of Miss Austen; but the book requires more art to render its matter effective, truthful as it unquestionably is. The reader desires a quicker story, and more incidents, with fewer dialogues and occurrences that lead to nothing beyond the development of manners and character in the country. Crayford is quiet and natural, but, in the cant phrase of the day, "slow."] Stratagems; a Story for Young People. By Mrs. Newton Crosland, (late Camilla Toulmin.) With four Illustrations. [The object of this little story is to show the misery which " deception "produces to the persona practising it, and the evil that they may undesignedly inflict upon others. Without losing sight of the character of the juvenile tale, Stratagems ex- hibits more of artistic treatment than is commonly found in such little books. The troubles and anxieties, the instant and continuous punishment, that fall upon the heroine for taking a sovereign, are forcibly and truly painted: but the idea of a heroine purloining is rather infra dig. in genteel life.] Healthy Homes; a Guide to the Proper Regulation of Buildings, Streets, Drains, and Sewers; with a Postscript especially addressed to Surveyors and Commissioners of Sewers. By William Hosking, Architect, and C.E., &c. A new and cheaper edition.

[The subject of this book is one of great importance, especially at the present time, when so much has been expected from sanatory reformers, and so little has been obtained, in London at least. The topics of the book, and of necessity their treatment to a great extent, are almost too technical or businesslike for hterary notice; but the pressure of the subject has forced itself upon the public attention and called for a new edition. When the usual price of all professional treatises is considered, the present issue is remarkably cheap—three-and-sixpence for the volume.]

The Use of the Blowpipe in the Qualitative and Quantitative Examination of Minerals, Ores, Furnace Products, and other Metallic Combinations. By Professor Plattner, Assay Master at the Royal Freyberg Smelting Works. Edited, with Emendations, by Dr. Sheridan Muspratt, Professor of the Liverpool College of Chemistry, &c. With a Preface by Baron Liebig. Second edition, revised and enlarged.

[The first edition of this translation of Plattner's "excellent treatise" (as Liebig terms it) on the blowpipe appeared in 1844. Since that time, Dr. Muspratt has carefully reconsidered the subject of every chapter. In this new edition he has noticed all new minerals, and introduced all such recent improvements as he thought would be of service to the student or philosopher.]

The Bankrupt Law Consolidation Act, 1849: (12 and 13 Vict. cap. 106.) With Introduction, Explanatory Notes, Forms, and a very copious Index.

By Edward Wise, of the Middle Temple, Barrister-at-law, &c. [A clear arrangement of this important act, withexplanatory annotations to each section, introduced by a plain and sufficiently full account of the law of bankruptcy as it now stands. The usual businesslike forms, indexes, &c., ac- company the act.]

Rhymes of Royalty. The History of England in Verse; from the Conquest by. William Duke of Normandy to the Reign of our most Gracious Sove- reign Queen Victoria. With an Appendix, comprising a Sketch of the Character of each Monarch, and a Summary of the leading Events in each Reign. By S. Blewett. Designed chiefly to assist young persons in the

• study of history. [The prose characters of the monarchs, and the summary of the principal events of their reigns, seem to us much better than the rhyming accounts. The neces- sities of verse, unless in very skilful hands, are not only apt to decide the seled- tion of events to be versified but even to give a turn to the representation of facts, for the sake of rhyme.]

History of Europe, from the Commencement of the French Revolution to the Restoration of the Bourbons in 1815. By Archibald Alison, LL.D., F.R.S.E. New edition, with Portraits. Volume VI.

[The portraits in this sixth volume are Nelson and Pitt; the narrative com- mences with Napoleon's efforts as First Consul to restore order hi France, and ends with his election as Emperor, the campaign-of Austerlitz, and the death of Pitt.]

Orations, Lectures, and Addresses. By Ralph Waldo Emerson. The ne.m; and other Tales. By Frederika Bremer. An Asttolriography. By Ftancoise Ren6 Viscount de Chateanbriand, Au- thor of " The Genius of -Christianity," &c. Volume IlL (Parlour Li- brary.)

[Three of those " shilling " volumes which are now the fashion in cheap lite- rature.] PRINTS.

The Smile. Painted by T. Webster, 11.A.• engraved by C. W. Sharpe. The Frown. Painted by T. Webster, 111.; engraved by W. D. Taylor.

[A vast improvement in the character of the works offered to its subscribers by the Art Union; these being the prints that will be delivered to each on payment of the subscription for the current year, ending in March next. Webster is illus- trating the two couplets in Goldsmith's description of the Village Schoolmaster: "the Smile "-- "Full well they smiled, with counterfeited glee, _ At all hie jokes, for many a joke had he "; and " the Frown"— " Fall welt the busy whisper, circling round, Convey'd•the dismal tidings when he frown'd."

Before you, in the first plate, is a school-bench and eight boys, discipline re, lazed by permitted gayety, while sunshine of wit irradiates the magisterial coun- tenance: in the other, the same boys, subdued under the thunder-cloud of wrath. The master is out of the picture—is probably the spectator himself. Webster is at his best. The change of countenance is caught in all its varied phases: the gentle boy, who grst smiles kindly, now looks sad ; the bolder boy, who shouts, is still courageous enough to whisper; the chubby glad-faced infant blubbers; the fool's- capped dunce, scowling a smile, relapses into sheer despair; the boy who forgets his toothache, to munch an apple in the moment of licence, relapses into groans. The very sounds seem to be conveyed: the varied accents of mirth are told by the free and animated action; the constrained posture of fear and sirnAlated study is silence visible. The engraving is well executed—delicate, spirited,' and effective. The companion prints form a work of which English art may be proud.] Portrait of Mr. Brooke, Rajah of Sarawak. Painted by Francis Grant

A.RA.; engraved by G. Raphael Ward.

[A spirited portrait, in Grant's most lifelike manner, capitally rendered by Ra- phael Ward. The bearing of the man fully explains his active career—boid, self-possessed, active, and intelligent—perhaps too bold to stand on punctilio.] An Irish School. Painted by L. W.; engraved by E. H. Wehnert and

Simms.

[We prefix the title of this print under correction, for it bears none. We see a bare-looking room, filled with boys learning their lessons; a schoolmaster amine them. It is a rough but effective sketch. The painter is "L. W."—a pencilled note informs us, the Elarchioness of Waterford ; it is put on to the copper by the joint industry of Mr. Wehnert and Mr. Simms. Although artistic faculties are indicated in this sketch, it does riot effectually answer any purpose: the subject is too far removed from the beautiful or picturesque for mere effect; the sketch is too rough to convey useful information.] PAMPHLETS.

Considerations relative to the Sewage of London, and Suggestions for Im- proving the Sanatory Condition of the Metropolitan districts ; together with some Remarks on the Production of Periodic Disease, arisiqg front bad drainage and the want of sufficient water. By Joseph Gibbs, Civil Engineer.

Agricultural Resources of the Fuqua; being a Memorandum on the Appli- cation of the Waste Waters of the Punjanb to purposes of Irrigation. By Lieutenant R. Baird Smith, F.G.S., Bengal Engineers, &c.

The Policy of a Separate Grant for Education in Ireland Considered; with some Remarks on the Ninth Annual Meeting of the Church Educa- tion Society, held in Dublin on the 12th April 1849. By T. S. Townsend, D.D., &c.