PUBLICATIONS RECEIVED.

Bonita.

The week has not been so fruitful of publications of mark or promise as its predecessors have been for some time past. One exception is Lady The- resa Lewis's "Lives of the Contemporaries of Clarendon " ; a work whose origin is akin to that of the historian's "Characters." The founder of the house drew the portraits of men from contemplating' the originals. The daughter of the house looked at the portraits in the family gallery, and so was prompted to undertake their lives. To illustrate the lives of Claren- don's contemporaries from the portraits he collected, would, however, re- quire a larger work than the present Lord Clarendon's sister has produced ; for her three volumes contain but three lives—Falkland, Capell, and the Marquis of Hertford.

Lives of the _Friends and Contemporaries of Lord Chancellor Clarendon, illustrative of Portraits in his Gallery. By Lady Theresa Lewis. In three volumes. With Portraits.

, Nicaragua, its People, Scenery, Monuments, and the Proposed Liter-

: oceanic Canal. With numerous original Maps and Illustrations. By E. G. Squier, late Chargé d'Affaires of the United States to the Repub- lies of Centra America. In two volumes.

Medicine MecAanice? or the Theory and Practice of Active and Passive Exercises and Manipulations ; considered as a branch of Therapeutics, and as adapted both to the Treatment and Cure of many forms of Chronic Disease, By John W. F. Blundell, M.D. Pictures of Life in Mexico. By R. H. Mason. With Etchings by the Author. In two volumes.

The Book of Common Prayer of the Church of England, adapted fee. general use in the Protestant Churches.

[An attempt to adapt the Prayer-book to meet the views of the Noncon- formists as well as of the Protestant part of the Church of England. The guiding principle of the change is to have nothing but what Scripture di- rects, or which cannot be directly inferred therefrom. All assumptions of priestly power are omitted, as well as claims to sacramental grace from administration by duly appointed priests ; "minister" is substituted for the orders of the Church, " bishops, priests, and deacons " ; the creeds are omit- ted, as of human production and of doubtful authority ; in short, an Evan- gelical spirit has presided over all the changes, with somewhat of a " peace- party " feeling as well. We are no longer to pray that the Sovereign may have " victory over all her enemies " i the substitute is " to make her reign a blessing to her subjects." The historico-dramatio order of the Sunday service is retained. The Advent, Christmas Day, Saint Stephen's Day, and the other commemorations of events are continued : so that probably, while too much may be done for many Churchmen, there may not be enough to meet the views of sectarians. It is a curious production, and will serve to

in the difficulties that surround a large revision of the services. There is no question about the well-meaning with which the attempt has been made.]

A Complete _Latin Grammar, for the Use of Learners. By John Wil- liam Donaldson, D.D., Head Master of Bury School.

[The object of Dr. Donaldson is to produce a 'better Latin grammar for learners than has yet appeared; and we think he has attained his end. The defect of elementary grammars is that they are too general. As long as all is plain sailing, the student who has learned from them gets on well enough; when he meets a sentence of peculiar meaning or difficult construction, he is at fault ; perhaps he fails altogether, or at least misses the exact shade of meaning ; if he hits it, his rendering is lame. This grammar has other features, but we think its great merit is the fulness and precision with which it unfolds the real difficulties of the Latin tongue.]

The Act for the Amendment f the _Laws with respect to Wills, 7 Will. IV. & I. Viet. c. 26; with Notes, and References to Decisions upon the several Sections. By James Parker Deane, D.C.L., Advocate in Doc- tors' Commons, &c. El'hits is not one of the common editions of an act of Parliament, where the text is given with a variety of remarks more or less popular in their nature. It is, on the contrary, a book of various and extensive learning, embracing the history of the law of wills before the late change, as well as a full and elaborate discussion of the new act, based upon the cases to which it has given rise. It is such a book as might be looked for from a Doctor of Laws.] The Landon and Provincial Medical Directory, 1852.

[To its usual information—lists of town and country practitioners, obituaries of the doctors who have departed this life since the last publi- cation, information about medical institutions, and so forth—the proprietors have added two new features ; the names of English medical men practising on the Continent, and a list of coroners for counties and boroughs. More- over, the old matter has been extended and corrected.]

The Young Singer's Book of Songs. By the Reverend H. Formby._ [A thin quarto volume, very handsomely printed, containing a collection of songs calculated for innocent amusement and at the same time for the im- provement of taste. The melodies are selected with judgment and consider- able research. They consist of old English and other national airs, all pretty, and some of them by no means common particularly the airs by old .Harry Lawes and Ravenscroft. The words are from the works of standard English poets; perfectly well adapted to the tunes,. and in a cheerful and pleasant spirit. The pianoforte accompaniments are simple and easy, but correct and musicianlike. We observe two airs erroneously described : "The Daisy," called an old English melody, is the French air "Ligon dormait" • and "The Bird Caught at Sea," ascribed to Dr. Arne, is also of Gallic parentage.] Helen of Innspruck, or the Maid of Tyrol ; a Poem, in six cantos. [A poem on the insurrection and death of Hofer, the Tyrolese patriot. The basis of the narrative is the travels and adventures of an Englishman, who, wandering on the Continent, found himself in the Tyrol, and is in some sense a second hero of the piece. The images and incidents possess reality, and the versification is fluent, but the imitation of Don Juan is so palpable, and so out of place, that it mars the effect of the poem.] Prose and Verse. By Mark Lemon. [A volume of clever prose sketches and stories, chiefly upon what may be termed "town" subjects ; in which pungent erect is the first thing aimed at, even at the expense of probability or the modesty of nature. The prose is intermingled with grave and humorous verses; the jocose verse being. the best. It is probably a collection of fugitive pieces; at all events, it is an amusing book.] Edward Charlton; or Life Behind the Counter. A Tale illustrative of the Drapery Trade, and the Evils of the Late Hour System. By Frederick Ross.

[& tale written to describe the hardships of linendrapers' assistants from the late closing hours ; and to expose the tricks, frauds, and tyrannies of the masters. A false friend and bad company, however, assist in getting the hero into difficulties, though the late hours expose him to the temptations.]

A Poetic Olio of Original Poems. By William Couper.

[Verses of the kind called occasional.]

A Journal kept during a Summer Tour, fur the Children of a vil- lage School. By the Author of "Amy Herbert," &c. In three parts. Part L }rem Ostend to the Lake of Constance. [A. plain and simple narrative, addressed to childish capacity, of what WOZ seen during a tour over ground too well trodden to furnish novelty for ma- ture minds.] A Woman's Journey Round the World, from Vienna to Brazil, Chili, Tahiti, China, Huidostan, Persia, and Asia Minor. An unabridged Translation from the German of Ida Pfeiffer. Illustrated with tinted Engravings. (National Illustrated Library.)

[A complete translation of a work the larger portion of which has already appeared in Messrs. Longman's "Traveller's Library."]

Itinerary of the Great Northern Railway from London to York ; com- prising Historical and Descriptive Accounts of the Provincial Anti- quities, Cathedrals, Churches, Palaces, Castles, Mansions, Towns, and, Hamlets on the route. By Charles Mackie. [An account of the stations on the Great Northern Railway, as well as of IMO - of the places adjacent ; designed for passengers by the train.) fish Ethnology Sodalk and Politically Considered; embracing a gene- ral Outline of the Celtic and Saxon Rafts; with Practical Inferences. By George FM; M.B., &c.

Astronomy and the Use of the Globes. For the Instruction of Beginners. By T. Tata, F.R.A.S., &e. (Gleig's School Series.) The reprints are not remarkable. Among the foremost, are Mr. Caird's "Reports on English Agriculture," in his capacity of Commissioner to the Tinses ; and Mr. Bentley's readings for the rail or anywhere else, under the title of "Bentley's Shilling Series." "Three Weeks in Wet Sheets" is a republication of a series of lively and worldlike papers that appeared in the Bristol Times descriptive of 1M at the cold-water cure, with its beneficial effects upon health.

Enlish Ariculture in 1860-51. By James Caird, Esq., the Times Commissioner.

Notes on Noses. (Bentley's Shilling Series.) The Comic English Grammar, a new and facetious Introduction to the English Tongue. By the Author of "The Comic Latin Grammar." (Bentley's Shilling Series.) Tur Characters : the Officials, and the Subalterns. By Martingale. tley's Shilling Series.) Three Weeks in Wet Sheets; being the Diary and Doings of a Moist Visitor to Malvern. With Illustrations on Wood, by H. Smith. Memoirs of Ebenezer Elliott, the Corn-law Rhymer; with Criticisms upon his Writings. By January Searle.

Woman; her Mission and her Life. Two Discourses, by the Reverend Adolphe Monod, of Paris. Translated from the third edition, by the Reverend W. G. Barrett, of Royston. Second edition, revised. The 'German Language in One Volume. By Feick Lebahn. Fourth edition.

ALMANACK,

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es a calendar, the facts of which relate to science and literature, this almanack contains a variety of information bearing on the same subjects,-as statistics of newspapers and periodicals, list of books published during 1851, London publishers, an obituary of eminent persons, and similar matter.]

PAISITHIRT8.

The Ancient Practice and Proposed Revival of Diocesan Synods in England, &a. By William Pound, M.A.

The Papal Aggression upon the Church of England to be met and suc- cessfully repelled elled by the Revival of Diocesan Synods, &c. By Wit- ham Pound, England and Ireland, or Exeter? By a Cambridge Monk.

The Bible: our Stumblingblock and our Strength. Fanaticism in the North, &c. By Investigator.

A letter to the Right Honourable W. E. Gladstone, M.P., suggested by his Proposed Measure for Investing the Colonial Church with Synodal Powers. By a Dignitary of that Church.

An Account of the Proceedings of the Laity and Clergy of the Church of England in South Australia; occasioned by the pubhcation.of certain Minutes of a Meeting held in Sydney by the Australasian Bishops, in October 1850.

Report of the Proceedings of the New South Wales Association for _Preventing the Revival of Transportation ; with Appendices, &a. Suggestions for a Conservative and Popular Reform in the Commons House of Parliament. By Augustus G. Stapleton, BA.

The True Theory of Representation in a State. By George Harris, Esq. Le Bulletin Francais. No. L

The Mind, Muscle, and Sinew of the Exhibition of 1861, &c. The United Industrial School of Edinburgh. Suggestions to the Promoters and Members of Friendly Societies.

A Glance at the European Continent. Two Lectures delivered before the Gateshead Church of England Young Men's Society, October 1851, &c. By the Reverend I. Davies, D.D. Minutes of Information collected on the Practical Application of Sewer Water and Town Manures to Agricultural Production. (Printed for the General Board of Health.) Low Wages, their Causes, Consequences, and Remedies. By Henry Mayhew. Parts L and IL "A Parent "-reviewing our slight notice of The Village Queen by Mr. Thomas Miller [ante, p. 62]-calls upon us "to make such apology as we spay think due to the public for not trying ttoesirievent their making the same mistake that he [the Parent] has comimit "-namely, the buying said book with the intention of bestowing it on "a little girL" We do not think attly apology necessary. The book was not reviewed by us as a juvenile book -(which it cannot properly be considered)-but as an "illustrated gift- book " : nor are we aware that, even in the latter capacity, it will find many purchasers on our recommendation. We spoke of it in such terms as ex- pressed our opinion ; treating its literary contents from the point of view we oonsidered most appropriate-as "a vehicle for rifacimenti" from the artists. But, although we did not enter on the story of the book-which we cannot altogether go so far as to'consider, with our correspondent, "an improper one for any female "-we assure him that he is mistaken in assuming that we had not read it with sufficient care to enable us to give him, if we had thought it worth the apace, as ample a version of the plot as he communi- cates to us.