PUBLICATIONS RECEIVED.

Boors.

Cholera, Dysentery, and Fever, Practically Considered; or the Nature, Causes, Connexion, and Treatment of these Diseases, in all their forms. By Charles Searle, M.D., M.B.C.S.E., &c. [Dr. Searle professes to have discovered the cause of cholera, its modified form of dysentery, and fever; and to found on this knowledge of the cause an improved if not a certain mode of treatment. The exciting cause he attributes to malaria, or some atmospheric action. The physiological cause, he says, "is simply this. The blood-vessels of the stomach and bowels, which in health are the vessels principally concerned in absorbing into the system the nutritive juices from these organs, are, under the consequences of the shook to the system from the injurious action of the atmosphere, " in a state of engorgement or congestive fulness, and rendered quite unequal to the performances of this process of absorption, their ordinary and very important function. Hence, not only is the supply of nutriment cut off, but the introduction of our remedies into the system by absorption from the stomach for its relief, is prevented also." The main remedies grounded upon this view are common enough. Dr. Searle considers that the liver should be immediately stimulated, and orders large doses of calomel: but there is nothing new in this. He bleeds, if the symptoms seem to require it: and this is not a revelation; any more than gratifying the morbid thirst of the patient, by allowing him to drink. Some other directions are not so common, but then their value is not so clear; and it may be questioned, when the disease has reached a certain point, whether any remedies are of use. The other parts are open to the same sort of remark as the section on cholera. The theory is doubtful; the treatment recommended in pretty exact proportion to its value. As the book is intended for popular as well as medical use, there would be nothing in this, if Dr. Searle did not put forth his views as if he were an- nouncing a discovery. However, confidence produces its effect in certain quar- ters: according to the Dedication, the Board of Directors have so far stamped their authority on this somewhat crudely-written book, as to have ordered a copy of it to be given to each medical officer in the Indian Army.] Consumption qf the Lungs and Asthma Arrested and Cured, in the major- ity of cases, by Inhalation and other rational means. By Daniel Carr, M.D., Author of "Advice on the Diseases of the Stomach, Liver, &c., arising from Indigestion." [A compilation from common sources of recorded principles or general practice. inhalation, from which Dr. Daniel Carr promises great things, is the most ela- borately treated.] The Martyrs, The Dreams, and other Poems. By the Reverend W. A. New- man, M.A. [Were " The Martyrs " given out as a theme for a narrativepoem, we know not that it could be better planned than to take the martyrdoms of Ignatius and Poly- carp: for the attention is not distracted by multiplicity of victims, yet the rise and progress of Christianity, the destruction of Jerusalem, and St. John the master of the two martyrs, all form an appropriate if not a necessary part of the theme. Mr. Newman does this: and he has the necessary reading to enlarge the topics he touches; though, like many of his fellows of the modern school, he_perhaps pushes this knowledge too far; making the narrative halt for the siege of Jerusalem, with descriptions of Antioch, Ephesus, and so forth. There is also fluency in the verse, with great readiness of language, if not absolute mastery. "Say what can Chloe want?—she wants a heart." 'These things are mere outward forms, as much belonging to the rhetorician as the poet, and capable of being taught by a private tutor, or even in a class. Poetry " comes by nature," and the cultivation which Nature herself imposes. The reading for those who would write of the primitive martyrs is the Scriptures and the Fathers; for, credulous as many of the latter are, they at least exhibit the character of the age. Observation should if possible be made of the actual scenes: if not, the best of ancient and modern descriptions must supply their place. Poetical spirit, indeed, cannot be supplied by study; but a proper course of study will furnish the facts and give the true tone of mind. The leading facts Mr. Newman has got; but his tone of mind and style of composition have been gained from a study of the modern poets—not perhaps any one in particular, but the schools of Byron and Scott; and this tons is as little fitted to depict ancient martyrdoms as its authors were like primitive martyrs. It is a volume of very pretty poetry of a boudoir cast.] Annesky and other Poems. By Anna Harriet Drury. [Annealey, the principal poem of this little volume, is the story of a genius aid's scholar, who leaves the world and the prospect of renown for a country parish; where he literally undertakes " the cure of souls," and dies prematurely of grief for his sister's elopement. Contrasted with Annesley, is a schoolfellow, who pursues fortune in India, closes his heart to every feeling save the love of wealth, finds its inutility for happiness when he has gained it, and at last wan- ders to Annesley's tomb to hear his story from a parishioner. Mechanically speaking, Annesley is well contrived and well told. To speak critically, as the promise of the fair writer deserves, the effect is rather marred by the story being made too much of: the episode of Annesley's sister is neither pleasing nor probable—suggested by common romances. Nor was it needed: pastoral exertions might bring on consumption. The character of Lilian, who

hopelessly loves Annesley, would have been better simplified. There is too much of the annual or the circulating library about her: the moral of not making idols of creatures, could have been pointed quite as well by a young lady with less of " remarkable incident" attached. The execution is very good. The verse is flow- ing, sufficiently varied, forcible, and animated by a sustained poetical spirit. The occasional poems at the end do not strike us so much. The "tale" is evidently our fair writer's forte; and, with greater simplicity in the elements of her story, she might possibly become a feminine Crabbe, without his strength probably, but also without his hardness and occasional sordidness.]

Some Remarkable Passages in the Life of William Wickenden, BA., alias Bard of the Forest. Written by Himself, Author of the " Rustic Lay," &c. Second edition.

[This is a curious intermixture of verses, prose sketches, and autobiography; the East two not devoid of interest, both in themselves and their suggestions. Mr. Wickenden was the son of an humble farmer of Dean Forest, in Gloucestershire.

A gift of poetical fluency in him excited the attention of the celebrated Jenner, who was a sort of Mectenas there; and, encouraged by the Doctor's praises, young Wickenden applied himself to verse-writing in the intervals of farming. In time, he published by subscription a volume of poems; and subsequently a novel, by which be netted about a hundred pounds. This success determined his career;

which seems to have been that of J'ohnson's scholar in the Vanity of Human Wishes. " The college roll received his name " as a sizar; a defective education prevented him from attaining honours; but he took the degree of BA., and was

ordained. Without interest, be could rise no higher than a curate; and a marriage or proposed marriage with his housekeeper lost him caste and his curacy. By the kindness of Dr. Monk, Bishop of Gloucester, he was offered another; but anxiety had shaken his health, and he lost his voice. This fatal incapacity, to a curate, still continues; and Mr. Wickenden has no other resource than his pen and the sale of his books.

The little volume before us contains an anecdotical account of the career of which the above is a mere outline: intermingled with the incidents are sketches of the scenery of his native district, more real and less wordy than many writers of higher name are in the habit of presenting. A good deal of the poetry is re- printed from former publications: it is smooth, but not remarkable.]

Bibliotheca Madrigaliana : a Bibliographical Account of the Musical and Poetical Works published in England daring the Sixteenth and Seven- teenth Centuries, under the titles of Madrigals, Ballets, Ayres, Canzonets, &c. By Edward F. Rimbault, LL.D., F.S.A., &c.

[This little volume will be very useful to the lovers of the great old school of English vocal harmony. It is a catalogue raisons of all the publications of madrigals and part-songs in England during what is called the Elizabethan tem,

a.period which comprehends the reigns of Elizabeth and James the First. It ves the fall title of each publication, its contents, its different editions, and when it is rare) the library or collection where a copy of it is now to be found. number of interesting particulars are given respecting the compositions and their authors. For instance, the famous collection of Madrigals in honour of Queen Elizabeth, called The Triumphs of Oriana, has often been cited as a proof

of the Queen's love of adulation. "Elizabeth," says Mr. Rimbanit, "has been suspected of having secretly encouraged these complimentary effusions; but we find, on the contrary, that it was made a subject of grave complaint in the Privy Council, that the Spanish Ambassador, in one of his letters, had spoken of the Queen under the name of Oriana, at which she was much offended." Another

piece of information is that Ravenscroft obtained his degree of Bachelor of Music at the age of fifteen. There are two alphabetical indexes; the one containing the names of composers; and the other containing the title of every separate piece of music, with a reference to the publication in which it is to be found. The vo- lume does credit to the authors learning, research, and devotion to his art.]

An Archeological Index to Remains of Antiquity of the Celtic, Romano- An Archeological Index to Remains of Antiquity of the Celtic, Romano-

' British, and Anglo-Saxon Periods. By John Yonge Akerman, F.S.A., &c.

[A useful book to the student of archmology, and not without interest to the

tourist with a taste for antiquities. Dividing his subject into the three periods of Celtic, Roman and Anglo-Saxon, Mr. Akerman examines and describes the vari-

ous remains that exist in this country or Ireland, and (occasionally) in France, as

well as the implements, ornaments, &c. that have been scovered at different times; each considered under its proper head. The text is fully illustrated by plates, which present to the eye the objects numbered and sought to be described by the pen. Various itineraries are printed in the appendix, with a classified index to papers in the Archteologia upon the subjects of the book. The topics necessarily involve somewhat of dryness, but the volume is a useful and appears to be a com- plete work.] An Historical Sketch of the Provincial Dialects of England, illustrated by numerous Examples. Extracted from the "Dictionary of Archaic and Provincial Words," by James Orchard Halliwell, F.R.S., F.S.A.

[A brief notice of the peculiarities of the dialects of the different counties of Eng- land, followed by specimens. In the choice of the latter Mr. Halliwell does not seem to have exercised a very critical severity. Whatever we may think of imi- tations by known antiquarians, we cannot take anonymous political jeux d'esprit, Sent to modern newspapers, as authorities for the dialect of a province.]

Catechism If the History of the Early Church in England and Wales,

from its Foundation to the Norman Conquest. By Mrs. Robert Sewell. LA collection of the leading facts connected with the history of the Anglican Church, from the first conversion of the Britons to Christianity, until the Nor- man Conquest, put into the form of question and answer. Inductions, too, are

occasionally introduced. Mrs. Sewell holds the original independence of Bri- tish Church, and the usurpation of Rome.] Tales about Animals. By Peter Parley, Author of Tales about Greece, Rome, Europe, Asia, &c. Tenth edition, greatly enlarged. With upwards of five hundred Engravings on wood.

[This tenth edition of Peter Parley's collection of the striking facts and anec- dotes connected with natural history has been increased by one half in the letter- pas • the quantity of articles too is nearly doubled; and "no less than two handed and twenty wood-cuts have been added." Among the literary additions is a " tale" about white bait 1]

Highways and Byways; or Tales of the Roadside, picked up in the French Provinces, by a Walking Gentleman. By T. C. Grattan, Esq., Author of " The Heiress of Bruges," &c. (Parlour Library, Volume VII) The Collegians; a Tale of Garryowen. By Gerald Griffin, Esq. (Parlour Library, Volume VI.) [If these two volumes cannot be called the best books that have appeared in the Parlour Library-for neither Grattan nor Griffin are, as novelists, equal to Banim, or the author of " Two Old Men's Tales "-they are cheap enough at a shilling a piece.] The Houses of Parliament as they Are; with the Numbers Polled by each Member of the Lower House at the recent General Election; and corrected Lists of her Majesty's Ministers, Ambassadors, &c. [The peculiar merit or this little book is its extremely portable compass: it con- tains all that the title specifies, and more, in a form so minute that it is scarcely felt in the waistcoat-pocket. For its accuracy we cannot vouch. On a cursory glance we detect no serious errors, but some instances of negligence: some names, for instance, are misspelled; "the Speaker" is mentioned in one page, and "the Right Honourable Charles Shaw Lefevre" in another, without any intimation that the two designations indicate an identical person.] The New Philosophy. Part IL