PUBLICATIONS RECEIVED.

BOORS.

History of the Reigns of Louis XVIII. and Charles X. By Eyre Evans Crowe, Author of "The History of France," &c. In two volumes.

Outlines of the Philosophy of Universal History, applied to Language and Religion. By Christian Charles Joseph Bunsen, D.D., D.C.L., D.Ph. In two volumes.

"Nakao Ante-Nicana. Collegit, reeensuit, illustravit Christianus Carolus Josias Bunsen, SS. Theologise Juris Civilis et Philos. Doc- tor. Volume I. Reliquite Literarire. Volume II. Reliquias Canonicee Volume III. Reliquue Liturgics°. Cum Appendicibus ad tria Analectorum Volumum.

Hippolytus and his Age : or the Beginnings and Prospects of Christi- anity. By Christian Charles Joseph Bunsen, D.D., D.C.L., D.Ph. Second edition. In two volumes. Volume I. Hippolytus and the Teachers of the Apostolical Age. Volume IL The Life of the Christians of the Apostolical Age.

The Dramatic Works of Mary Russell Mitford, Author of "Our Vil- lage," &c. In two volumes.

Narrative of the Conquest of Finland by the Russians, in the years 1808-'9. From an Unpublished Work by a Russian Officer of Bank. Edited by General Monteith, K.L.S., F.R.S., Madras Engineers.

Leather Stockinf and Silk; or Hunter John Myers and his Times. A Story of the \ alley of Virginia.

The Inspiration of Holy Scripture, its Nature and Proof : eight Dis- courses preached before the University of Dublin. By William Lee, MA., Fellow and Tutor of Trinity College.

[The reader who wishes to thoroughly investigate for himself the nature, extent, and proofs of Scripture inspiration, in the amplest sense he may as- sign to the term, will derive great assistance from Mr. Lee's able, learned,

and elaborate work. From the very nature of the case, the subject is one not adapted to the columns of a newspaper. No doubt, the difference be-

tween revelation and inspiration could be stated, as well as the distinction between the divine element in inspiration and the human clement. The broader shades of opinion regarding Scriptural inspiration, from the "me- chanical" theory, which implicitly receives every word as inspired, to the extreme Rationalistic idea, which really leaves every man to decide the ques- tion for himself on each particular text, might also be stated. To do this, however, with the necessary fulness, would require more space than could be afforded, and to accompany the statement of the case with the various arguments pro and con would be out of the question. Nor if these ob- stacles were removed is it the function of "the press" to pass judgment on such subjects. The matter of the book is to a considerable extent a digest from various theologians, chiefly modern German writers; but original in-

quiry and independent thought give an indigenous character to the whole. Mr. Lee rejects the "mechanical" or literal theory, but stops short of Ra- tionalistic laxity.] The Poetical Works of Thomas Gray, Thomas Parnell, William Col- lins, Mathew Green, and Thomas Warton. Edited by the Reverend Robert Aria Willmott. Illustrated by Birket Foster and E. Corbould. (Routledge's British Poets.) [A goodly volume of poets who, however much they may differ in the degree of their genius, have a considerable resemblance to each other in the nature

of their minds, and probably constitute as genuine an English school of the eighteenth century as could well be produced. In point of extensive learn- ing, poetical spirit and power, richness of illustration, or poems artistically finished, there could be no comparison between Gray and Parnell or Green.

Thomas Warton, too, in his original productions, is a long way from Gray ; probably Collins is not so near as many suppose. Each writer, however,

looked at England in its landscapes, its superstitions, and the essential feel- ings of its homely or middle-class life, rather than at mere town manners or modes of the day. Gray and Collins, indeed, often passed above English life into classical or poetical regions ; and the other writers might sink below the strength requisite to depict life of any kind in verse, or run into common- place while aiming at the universal. They all, however, eschewed second- hand mythology, or French imitations of court, or "pastoral," or " town " subjects as town was then understood. We should have thought a selection from Thomas Warton and Parnell would have sufficed in a book intended for popular reading, not literary study ; but we are glad to see that Messrs. Routledge think otherwise. Mr. Willmott has prefixed pleasant biographical notices to each author, in which he brings together such characteristic facts as were known to their

contemporaries, or have been turned up since ; accompanying his nar- rative with a genial commentary. A general criticism on the poet may be found in his life ; but each piece of any moment is prefaced by a critique, and accompanied by notes.] Shakespeare's Scholar : being Historical and Critical Studies of his Text, Characters, and Commentators, with an Examination of Mr. Collier's Folio of 1632. By Richard Grant White, A.M.

Another volume on Shakspere by an American. Besides an introductory sketch of his own studies, Mr. White's volume contains a critical account of the leading editions of Shakspere, and the principal illustrations of his text

published separately ; a severe examination of Mr. Collier's folio, and some comments of his own on particular passages. As many of these are defen- sive of the text against the commentators, they lead to nothing new. In- deed, this remark may be extended to the whole book. The critical sketch of the leading editions and illustrative volumes is the moat useful section.]

On the Special Treatment of Pulmonary Consumption and Hooping-

cough. By John Hastings, M.D. [Dr. Hastings has been engaged for many years on researches into the treat- ment rather than the pathology of consumption, chiefly with a view to the discovery of some specific remedy. About a dozen years ago, he thought naphtha was a certain cure ' • but it did not eventually answer his early expectations. Since he first recommended naphtha, through the Lancet, be has tried various experiments with other medicines, and has arrived at the conclusion, that &torte and oxalic acids, judiciously administered, are very useful remedies, though very far from specifics. The Doctor's in- quiry into hooping-cough was in part to ascertain the truth of the -opiniox that the disorder is not in a certain sense curable at all by medicine, but must "run its course." From this conclusion Dr. Hastings dissents; and he has instituted an immense number of experiments with various preparations, sometimes locally applied, and at other times taken in the usual way. The result is, as in the case of consumption, not a specific, but several medicines of great utility, at least in Dr. Hastings's hands.] The Practical Elocutionist; an extensive collection of Recitations, se.

lotted and arranged expressly for School use ; with a few plain Rules

for Inflection, Modulation, Gesture and Action, and Rhetorical fuse_ tuation. The principal Positions illustrated from Photographic

Studies, taken expressly for this work. By Conrad Hume Pine*

L.C.P., Member of the Council of the Royal College of Preceptors. [The preliminary rules for attitude, gesture, and expression, which precede the extracts, are judiciously few in number and not overdone. The extracts are drawn from various and unhackneyed sources, and often possess interest in themselves. The only doubt is whether they are not rather above the power of young gentlemen speakers. There is no saying, however, what training will do ; and the volume is intended as an aid to a master.] Turkey, Past and Present : its History, Topography, and Resources.

By J. IL Morell, Author of "Russia as It Is."

[It is of course impossible to double up the history, statistics, resources, and prospects of an empire like Turkey, in a shilling volume, including a Gram. mar of the language and the French in Algeria. Mr. Morell, however, has managed to present a good deal of well-selected information in a small com- pass, and in a very readable form.] The Law and Practice of Municipal Registration and Elections. By William Saunders, Esq., of the Middle femple, Barrister-at-law. [An analysis of such part of the Municipal Reform Act as regards registra. Lion and election, illustrated by cases.] The Head of the Family; a Novel. By the Author of "Olive," and " The Ogilvies." Cheap edition.

Pin-Money ; a Novel. By Mrs. Gore, Authoress of "The Money- Lender," &c. [The Railway Library.]

PAMPHLETS.

The Serf and the Cossack : a Sketch of the Condition of the Russian People. By Francis Marx.

Important Questions affecting the Exist- ence of the Roman Catholic Church in England: or Answer to a Letter pub- lished by Cardinal 'Wiseman in the Parisian Linkers, against some articles of the Ami de la Religion, recommend- ing to British Roman Catholics mode- ration, loyalty, patriotism, and respect for public opinion. By a Roman Ca- tholic.

Combinations and Strikes, their Cost and Results. Comprising a Sketch of the History., and present state of the Law respecting them. With a few Sugges- tions for remedying the evils arising therefrom. By George Price.

The Prudent Man: or How to Acquire Land and Bequeath Money, by means of Cooperation. By William Bridges, Secretary to the Mitre Life Office, he.; Author of "Treatise on Freehold As- surance."

On the Importance of the Study of Leo. mode Science as a Branch of Educa- tion for all Classes: a Lecture delivered at the Royal Institution of Great Bri. Min. By W. B. Hodgson, LL.D.

On the Importance of the Study of Phy- siology as a Branch of Education fora!! Classes: a Lecture delivered at the Royal Institution of Great Britain. By James Paget, F.R.S., Assistant-Surgeon and Lecturer on Physiology at St. Bartholomew's Hospital.

A Lecture on the Prevention of Smoke, delivered before the United Service In- stitution, Whitehall, on Wednesday, 17th May. By T. Symes Prideaux, Esq., Author of the Treatise on " Eco- nomy of Fuel" in Weale's Series.