PUBLICATIONS RECEIVED,

From July 26th to August 1st.

BOOKS.

The Vale of the Towey ; or Sketches in South Wales. By ANNE BEALE, Author of " Poems."

The Enchanted Rose ; a Romaunt, in three cantos. Translated from the German of ERNST SCHULZE. By CAROLINE DE CRESPIONY.

Texas and the Gulf of Mexico ; or Yachting in the New World. By Mrs. HOUSTOUN. With Portraits and Illustrations. In two volumes. Rambles in Germany and Italy, in 1840, 1842, and 1843. By Mrs.

SHELLE Y. In two volumes.

The Young Widow ; a Novel, in three volumes. By the Author of " The Scottish Heiress," &c.

The Witch of Endor, and other Poems. By R. A. Venni:ten, B.A.

The Industrial Resources of Ireland. By ROBERT KANE, M.D., &c. [This is a useful, able, and elaborate survey of the natural resources of Ireland, and of the best means by which they can be developed. The subjects are judi- ciously arranged, treated in a natural order, and exhausted without tedious- ness. All the facts relating to the fuel, water-power, mines, agriculture, and means of communication of Ireland, together with the grand natural productions of the country, are examined in detail ; not, as is too often the case, with the wildness of a projector or the narrow onesidedness of a " prac- tical" crotcheteer riding his hobby, but with the comprehension and judgment of a man of philosophical science; although Dr. KANE is not devoid of Irish nationality or enthusiasm. The predominating character of the work is statis- tical,—that is, precise facts, often presented in the tabular form, are the basis of Dr. Katir's descriptions and reasonings. These facts, however, are not permitted to remain barren. The principles they possess are unfolded; their application to the particular subject under discussion is shown, or the con- clusions they contain are deduced. Nor does Dr. KANE confine himself to material matters only, but rises, when the occasion offers, to economical, prudential, or social considerations. We would instance as examples of this power, his excellent remarks on the wages of skilled and unskilled labour to Ireland; his distinctions between general and industrial education, with is comparison between the state of each in the sister countries; and his judicious remarks on what is called the want of capital in Ireland. A book of this full character is not the result of momentary zeal or of hasty speculation, but is of slow growth. Its germ was a course of lec- tures on the physical principles and mechanical construction of the prime movers of machinery, in which Dr. Kase entered " into some details regard. ing the circumstances under which the sources of mechanical power exist in Ireland." These discussions excited attention; and the author was requested by the Council of the Royal Dublin Society, with which body he is connected as Professor of Natural History, to proceed further in his inquiries: the result was, a course of public Lectures on the Sources of Industry which exist in Ireland, delivered before the Society. These were so favourably received as to induce the Council to sanction their principle, and request their publica- tion; which stimulated Dr. KANE to elaborate his subjects, and extend his work to its present form.] 77u3 Alpaca ; its Naturalization in the British Isles considered as a na- tional benefit, and as an object of immediate utility to the farmer and manufacturer. By WILLIAM WALTON. [The object of this publication is to urge the introduction into this country of the Alpaca, one of the four varieties of Peruvian animals—part sheep, part goat, part camel. Mr. WALTON'S recommendation of the Alpaca over its other domesticated variety, the better-known Llama, is the superiority of its wool, meat, and constitution ; for, as he trots observes, we do not want the Llama for a beast of burden. The book (founded on a successful prize- competing-essay, written for the Highland and Agricultural Society) brings together a variety of information respecting the natural history of the species, and the different succeu that has attended their introduction in this country, as curiosities for menageries or parks, together with two experiments upoma, small scale, in the Highlands of Scotland and Ireland, to treat them with a view to naturalization. To these facts Mr. WALTON adds some judicious criticisms on the different modes of management adopted by the English breeders, and a good many expositions of the national importance of the subject to our farmers, manufacturers, and the carnivorous portion of the community. The author, as was to be expected, displays some enthusiasm towards his hobby ; underrating the difficulties of rearing and acclimatizing the animals, and overrating the worth of the carcase,—for we cannot hold the hardy early. Spanish adventurers, or our own sailors wearied of ship-provisions, the beat of judges as to delicacy of flavour. The fleece, however, is of great value in ma- nufactures. The South American supply is insufficient to meet the demand; the Alpaca wool is admitted by all Mr. WALTON'S correspondents to increase in quantity and improve in quality in this country ; and the animsi would displace no other stock. Its natural place is the barren lands of high hills or mountains, though it will thrive, at least in Peru, in lowlands, if not of too rich a pasture.

Whatever should be the result of the experiment, we think it is worth try- ing ; and upon a larger scale than has yet been done, if it is to have a fair trial: deaths above the average in a very small flock destroy all chance of success. Those who desire to experimentalize will of course thoroughly inquire into the subject ; but three points seem vital. To secure a pure breed and not per- mit crossing : the majority of the possessors of the animals in this country have indiscriminately crossed the Alpaca and the Llama, producing mules, which do not propagate. Do not coddle the animals, or shut them up: do not over-feed them, or allow too rich a diet even of grass. They will require great care and judgment ; but care and judgment are to be shown in adapting their new condition as much as possible to that of their native habitat, not by killing them with kindness.] Narrative of a Voyage to Madeira, Tenerife, and along the Shores of the Mediterranean ; including a Visit to Algiers, Egypt, Palestine, Tyre, Rhodes, Telmessus, Cyprus, and Greece. By W. It. WILDE,

&c. Second edition, enlarged and revised.

[We noticed at length Mr. WILDE'S various and agreeable Narrative, on its first appearance, in l840.` The work which then occupied two volumes has been compressed into one volume, without any other alteration of the text than what springs from a thorough revision, with the incorporation of new views, derived from recent information, chiefly in reference to antiquities and the ad- vantages of the Canaries and Madeira as a place of residence for invalids. The volume is of handsome appearance.] • Spectator, vol. XIII. p. 304.

Seven Letters written by Sterne and his Friends, hitherto unpublished. Edited by W. DURRANT COOPER, F.S.A. [These Letters, preserved at Skelton Castle, formerly the seat of JOHN HALM STEVENSON, and now of Mr. WHARTON, are privately printed by Mr. DOR- RANT COOPER, as a sort of addendum to the Life and Correspondence of STERNE. In this sense they are of utility, but are too few in number and of too slight a character to require notice. Only two of the letters are from STERNE himself; and both are of an undress character, with jokes upon his cloth, or rather upon religion, which sound oddly from the pen of a divine.] The Comedies, Histories, Tragedies, and Poems of William Shokspere. Edited by CHARLES KNIGHT. The second edition. Volume XI. [This volume contains Antony and Cleopatra, Titus Andronicus, and Pericles. The most important features in the illustrative matter are the interesting and critical supplementary notice to the Roman Plays, and the disquisitions on the authenticity of Pericles and Titus Andronicus.]

First Ideas of Number for Children. First Ideas of Geography for Children.

[Two tiny publications, addressed to parents; showing them how they may instruct children at an early age in the elements of number and geography, without the formality of teaching. The principle is to possess the child with an idea of the thing before he is taught its sign. His toys and any familiar objects, varied by the more agreeable spectacle of one, two, or three apples or pears, are used in order to familiarize him with numbers; and a walk in the country is made use of to impress him with some of the leading divisions of land and water. A little at a time, thoroughly learned, is the fundamental maxim : the first lesson of number does not advance beyond" number one."]

Address to the Anniversary Meeting of the Royal Geographical Socie4.,

27th May 1844. By RODERICK lawns MURCHISON; Esq., V.P.R.S.,

President. PERIODICALS.

Journal of the Royal Agricultural Society of England. Volume the fifth. 1844. Part I.

Magazines for August—Blackwood's, Tait's, Dublin University, Fraser's, Hood's, Bankers', British, British Churchman, Illuminated, Sim- monds's Colonial, Portfolio, Precursor of Unity.

SERIALS.

The Chinese. By JOHN FRA.NCIS DAVIS, Esq., F.R.S., &c., Governor of Hong-kong. Volume I. (Knight's Weekly Volume.)

[The commencement of a new edition of the well-known work of Mr. DA.V11 on China. Considering the value and variety of the information, with the popularity of the style in which it is conveyed, this addition to " Knight's

Weekly Volume for all Readers " is about the cheapest publication of the day.] Mary Schweidler, the Amber Witch ; the most interesting trial for witch- craft ever known. Printed from an imperfect manuscript by her father, Abraham Schweidler, the Pastor of Coserow, in the Island of Usedom. Edited by W. MELNHOLD, Doctor of Theology, and Pastor, &c. Trans- lated from the G rman, by Lady DUFF GORDON. (Murray's Colonial and Home Library, No. XI.)

[A story of quaint and curious simplicity, intended to depict a particular state of society in Germany, in the time of the Thirty Years War; the accusation and trial of " the Amber Witch" forming the principal incident of the tale. It professes to be written by the father of the accused, and (the old story) to have been discovered among some neglected manuscripts in a church, by the editor.

There was a preliminary notice of the work in the last number of the Quarterly Review ; and Mr. MURRAY has now included it in his "Colonial and Home Library."] Reliques of Ancient English Poetry. In three volumes. Volume I. [The first volume of Mr. MoxoN's neat little edition of this well-known work; which, it seems, is published last in point of time. The first volume does not appear to have been out when we noted the appearance of the second.] Wagner's Elements of Comparative Anatomy, edited by ALFRED TULK.

Part Ill. The Anatomy of Reptiles.

Our Indian Empire. Volume IL Part IL (Knight's Library for the Times.)

ILLUSTRATED WORKS AND PRINTS.

The Bachelor's Own Book; being the Progress of Mr. Lambkin, (Gent.,) in the pursuit of Pleasure and Amusement, and also in search of Health and Happiness. Designed and etched by GEORGE Cantssastur.