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Zenthuren en; Fainting an Design: Fuzell—Wilkie--Effeet of the Societies me Taste—A Competent Tribunal-04 Fiume—Eight M.4leatay. By B. IL Hayden, Historical Palates With Designs on wad, by hi The Conquest of Scinde; a Coirtmeolaey. By Lientenant-Colonel Outrun, C:B., Resident at Sattarah. Part I. General Sir Charles Napier' s Rego, tiatiene with the Ameers.

OregineiLetteav Bitestrativeqf Englieh Mawr; ineluding numerous Royal

Letters: from Antograplm in the British Mumma, the State Patter °ilk% and one or two other collections. With Notes and Illustrations by Sir Henry Ellis, KIL, F.R.S., Sec. S.A., Principal Librarian of the British Museum. Third Series, Volumes I, and IL

The Equitable Jurisdiction of the Court of Chatteery; comprising its Rise, Progress, and Final Estalhment; to which is prefixed, with a view to the elucidation of the mak] eubjetit a concien Aceortat of the Leadieg Doctrines of the Comma% Law and of the course of Procedure in the Courts of Common Law in regard to Civil Rights; with an attempt to trace them to their sources; and in which the various alterations made, by the Legis- lature demi to the present day are noticed. By George Spence, Esq., one of her Majesty'a Counsel. In two volume. Volume I.

MargaretRussell; an Autobiography. [The substance of this book is pure Minerva-press matter. The father of the heroine Margaret is a convicted felon,—whieh makes mystery, of course; and in- dares Margaret to rojeet the proposals of her cousin, lest he should be injured by the coneesion. The abourdity involves several othene—papa returned from transportation: the said papa's bad wive Oar involving Margaret; her lover eve- happily married; with a tissue, of moral impossibilities paseine the usual, till, after a shipwreck, a duel, and a poisoning catastrophe, the true lovers are united, at last.

This absurd matter is redeemed from the veriest contrisoeplaee by an eleganee of styke. True, it takes the shape of the easy eloquence which substitutes the actual for the fanciful, reflection for incident, mid physical possibilities for the likelihoods of life; but still there is a cultivation of thought and expression which raises Margaret Russell above the common class of imitative fictions.] Memoirs of the Court of Charles the Second. By Count Grarnmont. With numerous Additions and illustrations, as edited by Sir Walter Scott. Also, the Personal History of Charles, including the Ring's Own Account of his Tsecape and Preservation after the Battle of Worcester, as dictated to Pepy& And the Boscobel Tracts, or contemporary Narratives of his Majesty's Adventures, from the Murder of his Father to the Restoration. Carefully edited, with additional Illustrations. (Bohn's Standard Library. Extra volume.)

[This is a publication of great judgment, spirit, and cheapness, if we look only to; the immense mass of printing and paper it contains; very handsomely pre- sented, too, with a portrait of Nell Gwynae, and neatly boned. if we consider the character and rarity, of the coptenta, the cheapness is still more wonderful. The reading is of that, kind which has hitherto been rated among the luxuries of literature, and which no bookseller has yet attempted to popularize. The gentle- men* Memoirs of Grainniont have all the full illustrations of Scott Dalrymple's edition

of Pepys'n manuscript, dictated by Charles himself, of his escape from Wormseer, appears in conjuuctioa with is condensed compilation of his foreige adventures from other sources; and to these are added Blount's lloscebel Tracts. An entire series of works that could not be procured, says Mr. Bohn, under twenty guineas, if readily procurable; yet here they are for three shillings and sixpence. .Aatimeharaetesof Grammont, and still more of his subjects, are not of a "stand- ard " family character, Mr. Bohn has eatitlad the publication an "extra volume," and clothed it in a, different,coloured binding from the regular staualard series.: but as the world is wicked, we should not he surprised if the publisher should find this volume the most run after.] The History of Civilization, from the Fall of the Roman Empire to the, French Revolution. By F. Guizot, Author of "History of the English Revolution of leste." Translated by William Thalia, Esq., of the Middle Temple, Barrister-at-law. Volume L (Rogue's Standard Library-) [Mr, Bogus still proceeds with his valuable and solidly interesting publication of standard maks difficult, of access, or not accessible at all to the English reader. Part of the celebrated work before us has already been presented to the public, by two if net more translators: the history of civilization in France—a very import- ant subject—is now to appear for the first time, from the pen of Mr. flazlitt.] A Feta Notes on Cruelty to Animals; on the Inadequacy of Penal Law; on General llospitalafitr Animals, 4.c. By R. Fletcher, Esq„ Consulting Surgeon te the Gloucester General Hospital, &c, [A series of cases that have come before Mr. Fletcher, from his connexion with the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals; with comments on the par- ticular eases, and general remarks upon the subject. The book is animated by a very amiable feeling, but not devoid of that exaggeration in which professed pldhanthrapiets are apt to indulge. Seine of the eeses, and the ineullicieneyof their punishments by the Magistrates, are so gross that the name of the Justice should have been published, tithe statement could have been supported by proof] Remarks on the Dysentery and Hepatitis of India. By E. A. Parkes, MB., late Assistant Surgeon of H, M. Eighty-fourth Regiment. [This is a very painstaking and elaborate volume. A great part of it consists of came, with their post mordent results, that have come under the author's investi- getiwt during his military practice in India. There are also a. good many ob- servations on the causes and treatment of dysentery and liver complaints. The volume, however, is of too strictly professional a cast for our pages.] ',watts for Statesmen, with Anecdotes respecting them; calculated to pre- serve the Aristocracy from destruction and the Country from ruin. By Samuel Roberts, the Pauper's Advocate. [Mx Roberta is an opponent of the New Peer-law; and the haw' for SW Robert Peel is to advise him to get rid of it. The book is written in a rambling rigmarole style, such as usually characterises the writings of persons who have Mounted a hobby; but it contains some gossipy reminiscences of public men for a good many years, such as they appeared to M. Roberts.] The Family Herald; a Domestic Magazine of Useful Information and Amusement. Volume M.

[The third v.ohnne of a weekly miscellany of tales, prose papers, poetry, and ex- tracts; foraung an amusing mass of reading at is her prim, and which collected together makes a good-looking quarto.]

.11040 14 Speak and Write Fretich Correctly. By D. M Aird, Professor of Francis, Author of "The Student's Self-instructing Freach Grammar," &c. [This slender volume is very convenient for slipping into the pocket: but it, has nothing new or peculiar—it shows that a foreign language is only to be acquired by patent and persevering practice.]

Iteteuaittialgila WO4X8 PERITS,

Illuatrated Excursions in Italy. By Edward Lass.

[The Abruzzi—famed aa much for banditti as for ronmatie scenery, and there- fire rarely visited by tourists—is a part of Italy that Mr. Lear has pleasantly described and picturesquely delimited in this haad,seme and attractive volume, One would hare thought, that Italy was an exhausted theme—that every corner of the land had beets explored by travellers with pen and pencil: Mit this volume slum*, a wide and wild region of which till now we have had but few and imper- fect notices. Mr. Lear makes no pretension to literery skill in the text, which is simply the record of what he saw and did and heard; but, for this very reason perhaps, his familiar notes, jotted down by way of accompanying his sketches, have_ a freshness aud an ease that are agreeable after the forced smartness which professed tourists are prone to. But the femme of the work is its views: and these are remarkable for one rare mad excellent quality—character. They are little more than outlities, with the messes filled ht lamadly, and a few salient points of detail indicated with neatness and force; but they impress the eye at, once with the distinguishing character of the scenes, according as grandeur or beauty, vicetneas or prettineeet. may predominate. Mr. Lear has been particularly successful in seizing upon the leading lines that compose the picture—whether they be of Nature's own formation, as in rocks and mountairis, lakes, plains, and woods—or the work of !Mae head, as convents, castles, and towns. This he appears to have done with equal fidelity mid fens; and, the eimplicity of his style is quite a contrast to gee ornate and artificial manner of most artists, who trick out Italian Scenery in the tinsel ga,uds of art : here all is sobriety, but it is the soberness of truth and ele- gance, and it is by no means void of effect—often of a very striking Dater& We may- return to this volume at a (line of leisure.]

A Portrait of A. Welby Pugin, Arehitect. Painted and engraved by J. EL Herbert, R.A.

[A. roost forcible and striking portrait of a very remarkable man. The quaint, Gothic style of the print is appropriate to the person represented; for Mr. Pugha's influence has contributed to give to art the retrogressive direction exemplified in Mr. Herbert's panning and engraving. The figure seems cut oat, in black, and the face out of white; and both appear to be stuck on to a background of damask pat- teen. In spite of these barbarisms, the power of the artist and the stern fidelity of the likeitees °malaise to produces print that arrests attention, and even excites admiration, though mingled with regret at the revival of an obsolete mannerism. The attraction of the work lies in the earnest purpose and skill of the artist, not in the fashion be has adapted.] Coloured Illustrations of British Garden Fruit; with Descriptive Letter- press. By H. L. Meyer. Part I.

[Mr. Meyer, who figured the British Birds and their eggs, is now- delineating the Irish that his feathered favourites peeked at. In this first part he presents us with a spray of peaches, and another of pears, that hang ripe and round as if just plucked from the tree; the fruit seems to have the bloom on it.] Italy. Parts L—VL [A reissue, in a cheaper form, of a series of views of Italy, by Stanfield, Roberta, Harding,, Leitch, Brockedon, and other modern artists; beautifully engraved, an accompanied by descriptive letterpress. The cheapness of the work is now as re- markable as its finished execution.] The Illustrated Pocket Bible; containing the Old and New Testaments ac- cording to the Authorized Version; with nearly nine thousand critical and explanatory Notes, and eighty thousand References. and Readings. Embellished by a series of exquisite Engravings from the Ancient and Modern Masters. Nos. L—X.

[A neatly-printed little book. The notes and references mentioned in the title- page are brief; the plates well-looking enough, and sometimes well-chosen.

Gems of Poetry. Newly set by various haeds. Shirley—Herbert. No. I. [The designs that form a pictorial framework to Shirley's short quaint poem " Death's Final Conquest," are more remarkable for extreme elaboration than spirit or fancy]

Tito Nadaell H,gres4f. Part I.

[A new musical periodical, which proposes to disseminate the best muele ah the.

lowest possible price. Such a work may become a valuable acquisition to all who want either the judgment or the means to select or purchase good music at its usual high rate. From the part before .ns the work seems likely to do what it professes; as anemia the sixteen pieces of music it coateine, we fia4 sPeeiwoen4 al hiendeksebn, Handel, Ante, Wilbye, Shield, Czemy, Reissiger, Auber, Celleett, and some others whose names equally guarantee the classical nature of their compositions. The selection appears to be chiefly vocal, and we think it would be more generally useful if a greater number of pianoforte pieces were introduced: the earlier works of Mozart, and the lighter pieces of Beethoven and °lemma, offer a wide field for 0119044g stleh as would be, suitable, The part also containe so= twelve pages of =steal literatnre—biegraphies, anecdotes, anti isdieticsupop. of musical terms. The price is of unprecedented cheapness,]

NEw PuBetOW4.te The Life Assurance Chronicle. No. I.

[The object of this new magazine is indicated by its title. Whether the subject is of sufficient readable interest with the pnblio to support a periodical, we do not know. The specimen before us is deficient in substance and variety. Its present papers are of three kinds-1. Scientific; where it str,kes us there is not sufficient, mastery and depth for mathematicians, but too much mathematics for the pub- lic,. 2. General—as the Health of the People; an important subject, bat dealing with the rather haqIcnied, matter of burial in towns. 3. Miscellaneous Papers; which in the present number have chiefly a reference to In,earance-officea,]