PUBLICATIONS RECEIVED.

From April= to May 5th.

Rms.

Cabool : being a Personal Narrative of a Journey to and Residence in that City, in the years 1836, '7, and '8. With numerous illustrations. By the late Lieutenant-Colonel Sir ALEXANDER BURNES, C.B., &c., of the India Company's Service, Author of " Travels into Bokbara." A Journal of a Residence in the Email& of Abd-el-Kader, and of Travels in Morocco and Algiers. By Colonel SCOTT, K.S.F. K.C.

Poems by Robert Nicoll. Second edition, with numerous additions, and a Memoir of the Author.

Greece Revisited, and Sketches in Lower Egypt in 1840; with Thirty-six Hours of a Campaign in Greece in 1825. By EDGAR GARSTON, Knight of the R.M. Greek Order of the Saviour, 8cc. In two volumes. Rambles and Researches in Thuringian Saxony. By JOHN FREDERICK STANFORD, Esq., M.A.

The Life and Defence of the Conduct and Principles of the venerable and calumniated Edmund Bonner, Bishop of London, in the reigns of Henry VIII.. Edward VI., Mary, and Elizabeth : in which is considered the beat mode of again changing the religion of this nation. By a Tractarian British Critic.

Softness ; a Novel. By the Author of" Hardness." In three volumes. 'The Bishop's Daughter. By the Author of "The Life-Book of a Labourer."

Heraldry of Fish. Notices of the principal Families bearing fish in their arms. By THOMAS MOULE. Illustrated by engravings on wood. An Equalization of every item of Scripture Money, Weight, and Mea- sure whether of liquids, dry goods, or of distance, with the British ; in whicl the monies are calculated at par, and the weights and measures regulated agreeably to the Imperial standard of Great Britain. By JOSEPH PALETHORPE.

A Record of the Pyramids • a Drama, in ten scenes. By JOHN EDMUND READE, Author of "Italy," &c..

The Works of Jeremy Bentham, now first collected, under the super- intendence of his Executor, John Bovaing. Part XX. Containing Memoirs of Bentham, by JOHN BOWRING including Autobiographical Conversations and Correspondence.

A Comprehensive History of the Woollen and Worsted Manufactures, and the Natural and Commercial History of Sheep, from the earliest records to the present period. By JAMES BISCHOFF, Esq. In two volumes.

{Mr. BISCHOFF was of yore extensively occupied in the wool-business ; he was elected Chairman of the Wool and Woollen Trades; and much engaged in communications with the Board of Trade and Committees of the Houses of Parliament during various attempts both at taxing and legislating upon wool, .besides frequently drawing his pen in defence of his order. Having retired in life's cool evening from active business, he still lingers over the field of his former exploits, and has published two bulky volumes, containing, not the results of his reading and experience, but his reading and experience themselves. A Comprehensive History of the Woollen and Worsted Manufactures is not a history, but the materials of a history ; consisting of the pith and marrow of various works, from PRIDEAUX'S Connexion of the Old and New Testament to Mr. SOUTHEY'S wool-paniphlet of last year—documents, partial or entire, which have been addressed to Government or Parliament upon the subject of the wool-trade for the last century—a very extensive correspondence, public and private, which has passed through Mr. BISCHOFF'S hands, besides accounts of debates in Parliament, deputations to Ministers, badgering of Members, and numerous statistics connected with the subject.

But though containing such a mass of materials, they are presented in an orderly manner. Mr. Biscnorr, as was tube expected, begins with Scripture; and haring allowed his authorities to give an account of the wool-trade in the East, and during the middle ages in Europe, he takes up SMITH'S Memoirs of Wool, which brings the story down to the early part of the last century ; books, pamphlets, and Parliamentary proceedings, carry on the tale to the pre- sent time; the invention and improvements in spinning and weaving ma- chinery, GEORGE the Third's importation of Merinos, the improvements in the breed of sheep by different agriculturists, the rise of the Australian wool. trade, and the management of their sheep pursued by the principal wool-growing na- tions of the Continent, are all introduced in fitting places; and the history is wound up by an account of the sheep of the various countries of the world, the different processes of the wool-manufacture, and a view of the present dis- tressed state of the trade, attributed to the Corn-laws.

Of course, conciseness is not a feature of Mr. Biscnorr's book, nor is it so attractive as a condensed history of the subject would be; but it has more in- terest than might be expected—certainly more than a mere compilation. The frequent change in the nature of the subject gives variety, and the free use of original writings, in the very words of their authors, preserves a character which is pretty certain to evaporate under a mere compiler's hands.] Some Account of the Trade in Slaves from Africa as connected with Europe and America, from the introduction of the trade into modern Europe down to the present time; especially with reference to the efforts made by the British Government for its extinction. By JAMES BANDINEL, Esq , Foreign Office. [If the reader can picture to himself a formal minister of state sitting down to write a history, he will have a pretty good notion of Mr. BANDINEL'S work. It is the art of précis or despatch-writing applied to a different kind of subject. 'There is neither philosophy nor life in the narrative; and though " humanity " or the "interests of the human race," or that sort of thing, may be mentioned, they are merely mentioned as part of the case. What is done, however, is done in a workmanlike way : formal but clear, curt but orderly, and presenting the pith of the facts, and the date of their occurrence, with very remarkable precision ; and although there is no warmth of colouring or richness of style to be found in the Account of the Trade in Slaves from Africa, it is equally divested of inflated verboseness. The point which Mr. BANDINEL labours most is to show that England was not the first to begin though she was the Snit to leave off the trade. Any one who wishes a succinct view of what has been done and the pith of what has been said year by year upon the subject of the Slave-trade, from its first commencement by the Portuguese in the fifteenth century till the present time, will find what he seeks in this volume; which exhibits great industry, research, and power of distinct statement.] Aot Encyclopcedia of Trees and Shrubs ; being the Arboretum et Fruti- cetum Britannicum abridged : containing the hardy trees and shrubs of Britain, native and foreign, scientifically and popularly described; with their propagation, culture, and uses in the arts ; and with engrav- ings of nearly all the species. Abridged from the large edition in eight volumes, and adapted for the use of nurserymen, gardeners, and fo- resters. By J. C. LOUDON, F.L.S., U.S., &c., Conductor of the Gar- dener's Magazine, &c. rills volume is an abridgment of Mr. LOUDON'S large work upon the same

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subject, and it forms one of the special and independent Cyclopwdias which are now in the course of publication by Messrs. LONGMAN. The character of the book is such u to'recommend it to all practical gardeners and foresters, as well as to all amateurs; but the technical nature of much of the information, and the necessity of illustrations to render much of the 'description satisfactory, make the volume more fitted for use than for review. The following is a ge- neral synopsis of its contents- " 1. Characters and short popular descriptions of all the species and va- rieties of hardy trees and shrubs now in British gardens, with directions for their culture; including the soil most suitable for them, their propagation, and their uses in the arts, &c.

" 2. Engravings of all the species which are described, with the exception of half-a-dozen. The whole arranged according to the natural system ; all the engravings being to the scale of two inches to a foot, or one-sixth of the natural size.

" 3. The scientific names and scientific synonynies of all the species ; and their popular names in the languages of the different countries where they are indigenous or cultivated. " 4. An alphabetical index to all the species and varieties, with their syno- nymes. " 5. A tabular analysis of the leaves, by which the name of any species of tree or shrub described in the work may in general be discovered from a small portion of a shoot with the leaves on. " 6. Specific characters, descriptions, and figures of some species, more par- ticularly of pines, firs, and oaks. which were not in the country in 1838, when the large work was completed."]

Sir Uvedale Price on the Picturesque : with an Essay on the Origin of Taste, and much original matter, by Sir THOMAS DICK LAUDER, Bart ; and sixty illustrations, designed and drawn on wood, by MONTAGUE STANLEY, R.S.A.

[This reprint of PRICE'S well-known Essays on the Picturesque follows the text of the edition of 1810, which received extensive improvements by the author ; the foot-notes being carried to the end of the work, so as not to in- terfere with the regularity of the page, or call 'off the reader's attention, at least by means of his eye. The new matter consists of an Essay on Taste by Sir THOMAS DICK LAUDER, the editor ;' who has also added a sort of com- mentary to most of the chapters, either questioning or supporting the views of PRICE. The most characteristic feature of the vcdume, however, is the getting- up, which is in accordance with the brilliant-looking but cheaper style of the present day, in its binding, type, and illustrative landscapes, finely cut in wood.] The Education of Mothers of Families ; or the Civilization of the Human Race by Women. By M. AIME-MARTIN. Being the work to which the prize of the French Academy was awarded. Translated from the third Paris edition, with Remarks on the prevailing Methods of Educa- tion, and their influence upon health and happiness by Envini LEE, Esq, Member of the principal European Medical and Chirnrgical Societies ; Author of" The Baths of Germany," &c. [Ne sutor ultra crepidam. Mr. LEE had better stick to medical subjects, and leave education alone; for the work he has translated is a rhapsody, and the additional Remarks on the Prevailing Methods of Education, which he himself has added, is mostly a cento from various authors, telling nothing but what the world is already familiar with ; nor are the extracts put together with such skill as to leave any impression of a definite plan upon the reader's mind, beyond the pretty generally admitted truisms, that the present tendency of female education inclines too much in favour of superficial accomplishments, and cultivates the mind at the expense of the body. The work of Mr. Ansi MARTIN is eloquent and full of an effective manner. Abroad it is evidently admired ; it was probably wanted, and may possibly be useful. But, besides containing much that we take for granted, it is too in- flated and rhapsodical for English taste, and treats the subject not only too much what our neighbours call an fond, but contrives to exaggerate even its importance; so that many, looking at its transcendental parts, will turn away from the rest : nor is it easy to see what direct rational bearing upon the edu- cation of mothers one half of its topics have. A woman might surely be trained to fulfil the domestic and social duties, and form a rational companion to her husband, without an inquiry into the "first appearance of political liberty on the earth," or settling that "death is not a punishment," and a variety of topics of a like remoteness. Nor is their style of treatment well adapted to our sober taste : it might please some for a little space, but would inevitably tire them before half through the volume.] Masterman Ready ; or the Wreck of the Pacific. Written for young people. By Captain MARRYAT. Volume IL

[This second volume continues the story of the wrecked family through the rainy season, which was coming on when they reached their island ; the daily incidents being varied by Masterman Ready's account of his own life. The sus- pense is also excited as the volume closes, by a vessel heaving in sight, but driven off by stress of weather ; the same storm sending a couple of savages to the island, who contrive to get off; so that the "end of Vol. II." leaves the Islanders in expectation of escape in a ship, or a visit from a fleet of savages.

Like the former volume, the narrative exhibits MARRYAT'S acquaintance with actual life, and contains much knowledge of various kinds, religion in- cluded, which is skilfully hitched into the story. As a whole, however, it is too artificial : the incidents are too lucky for life, every thing being found just as it is wanted : the dialogue i3 too much framed upon the principle of ques- tion and answer; and the story is deficient in variety of incident. It wants, moreover, the exquisite naturalness of Robinson Crusoe.]

The Juvenile Miscellany of Amusement and Instruction.

[An agreeable miscellany a prose and poetry, the prose greatly predominat- ing; and consisting of tales, little histories, and some papers of an informing kind. The literary experience of the authors appears to be of a limited na- ture; but this disadvantage is MOM than counterbalanced by the freshness it imparts. The Juvenile Miscellany will be found an agreeable little book for the young.] Practical Geodesy : comprising chain-surveying and the use of surveying- instruments ; together with trigonometrical, colonial, mining, and mari- time surveying; also levelling. and hill-drawing; and a description of the methods of determining latitudes and longitudes. Adapted to the use of surveyors, and of students in civil, military, and naval engineering. By BUTLER WILLIAMS, C.E., &c., Professor of Geodesy in the Col- lege of Civil Engineers, London. [The scientific character of this book renders it altogether unfit for extensive notice ; nor, indeed, can its principles be apprehended without diagrams, besides some knowledge of mathematics. To those, however, who take an interest in any of the subjects of which it treats, we should strongly recom- mend the volume, as a useful companion to their pursuits, especially to the youthful student of land-surveying or engineering; who will find the prin- ciples of his daffy practice unfolded, which his master either has not time or inclination or ability to expound. The chapter on Colonial surveying will be especially useful to any one proceeding to our settlements: antI indeed, the book 'may be said to contain the newest information on all the different branches of surveying, from laying down the plan of a farm to taking a trigo- nometrical survey of a country or a coast; expressed, too, in the clearest man- ner which such an abstruse subject admits of. So distinct is it by omitting

non-essentials arid going direct to the point, that we think a clear-headed country-gentleman, who had some knowledge of measuring and geometry, might lay down a map of his own estate from actual survey by attentively reading the part on chain-surveying,—though we do not recommend him to try.] A Synopsis of the Law rdating to Indictable Offences : in which the crimes in alphabetical order, the respective punishments, the necessary evidence, together with observations embracing a condensed digest of cases, are tabularly arranged ; and comprising, also, references to prece- dents of indictments for each offence, and to the text-writers on criminal

pleading and evidence. By R. BOOTHBY, Esq., Barrister-at-Law. [An ingenious and useful synopsis of the criminal law—quite a multran in parvo, and containing more of the mukum than is usually the case. The ar- rangement is alphabetical ; each offence, from Abduction to High Treason, being ranged dictionary-wise; whilst by a fourfold columnar division, the reader sees at once the offence and by what authority created, the punishment, the evidence necessary to insure conviction, and the author's observations. Foot-notes contain fuller remarks, where requisite, than the columnar ar- rangement would conveniently admit ; and there is a copious reference to cases for the student or practitioner to study or refer to. Copious indexes of con- tents, cases, and statutes, with some general information, complete this useful though not bulky volume.]

The Award of the Dean Forest Mining Commissioners, under the Act of

1 and 2 Victoria' cap. 43, as to the Coal and Iron Alines in her Ma- jesty's Forest of Dean, and the Rules and Regulations for Working the

same : with preliminary observations, and an explanation of a series of

sixteen engraved plans of the Dean Forest Mines. By THOMAS SOP- WITH, F.G.S., the Commissioner appointed on behalf of the Crown. (Published by order of the Commissioners of Woods, Forests, &c.) [The Dean Forest Mining district is situated in the county of Gloucester : it is of an irregular form' but its extreme limits are about eight miles in length and as many in breadth. The rights and privileges of the miners, as well as of the Crown, originated in a very different state of society, and had become ex- ceedingly complex, inconvenient, and uncertain in their nature, from endea- vours to adapt old customs, which were held to have the force of law, to the new state of mining industry, or to evade them altogether. To put an end to

this state of things, the Commissioners of Woods and Forests procured an Act of Parliament, by which Commissioners were appointed with power to arbitrate between the parties ; and their awards upon the subject are now published, in order to save the miners of the district, and other persons inter- ested, the trouble and expense of referring to the original documents. The publication is proper ; but of coarse, however important to the parties con- cerned, these awards are not of a character to have any general attraction.]

Elements of Astronomy ; adapted for private instruction and use in schools. By Hunt) REID, Lecturer on Natural Philosophy. Illustrated by fifty-six engravings on wood.

[The facts or discoveries which contain the principles of astronomical science presented in progressive order, preceded by such general definitions or geome- trical axioms as are necessary to be understood before entering upon the study of astronomy. The subject is so clearly expressed and so well illustrated by diagrams, that it might perhaps be conquered by patient attention ; but a master would be found a great assistance, and a pair of globes almost indis- pensable.]

Sentenze e Massime Morali. Raccolte da P. L. RosEERr, Fiorentino. •• EA well-chosen collection of sensible and truthful sentences and moral maxims, in elegant Italian, verso tronco. The editor had previously published several

other good works.] • Guide to the Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway, Historical, Topographical, and Statistical; including Guides to Edinburgh and Glasgow : with an appendix, containing miscellaneous information connected with the

• most popular routes and pleasant tours throughout the kingdom. Il- lustrated with maps, plans, and views. By JOHN WILLOX. [A very complete hand-book for the traveller between Glasgow and Edin- burgh; containing, besides the railway information usually given in such works, well-abridged histories of the two cities, from the earliest times, and notices of the many battle-fields and 'Alleges which may be seen from the Railway; for it is all classic ground, having been the scene of many a brave struggle for independence by the BRUCE and WALLACE. The little volume has some pretty miniature-pictures, and maps of Edinburgh and Glasgow, beautifully drawn, but which will task the eyes of most persons, being so small as almost to require a magnifying-glass to distinguish the names of the streets.] The Register of Parliamentary Contested Elections ; containing the uncon- tested elections since 1830. Compiled by HENRY STOOKS SMITH. Second edition.

[Besides the usual information respecting the present Parliament, and the elections since the Reform Bill, this volume contains a statistical history or register of each contested English election, apparently since the Restoration. Supposing the facts to be complete, (of which, however, we have considerable doubt,) it is curious to see how long some places remained without any con- test ; how others, after a smart one, succumbed to the victorious interest for many years,—as Chester remained quiet for forty-four years, after being 80 hotly contested in 1690 that there were only 41 votes between the highest and lowest candidate, and the second seat was only gained by 10 votes; how the " peace " of other places was constantly disturbed,—as Durham county was contested in 1675, 1678, 1679, and 1680, though some of the losing candi- dates seem to have stood but little chance.]

Decided Preference; a Tale, founded upon facts. By an 011 Spinster. In two volumes.

Simplicity of Living. Observations on the Preservation of Health in Infancy, Youth, Manhood, and Age : with a brief account of the prin- cipal British and Continental Spas and Watering-places. By Ions HARRISON CURTIS' Esq., Author of "A Treatise on the Physiology and Pathology of the Ear," &c.

The Comedies, Histories, Tragedies, and Poems of WilEam Shahspere. Edited by CHARLES KNIGHT. The second edition. Volume Ill. Waverley Novels, Volume XIV.—" The Fortunes of Nigel."

Blackwood's Standard Novels, Volume V IL —" Valerius," a ROM= Story.

SERIALS.

The Environs of London. By JOHN FISHER MURRAY. Part I. [The object of this work is to furnish a companion to any one who wishes to make himself acquainted with the natural beauties, or objects interesting from the ideas associated with them, which abound in the neighbourhood of London ; the author intending "to pay no respect to arbitrary circles of so many miles round the Metropolis," but to go wherever he discovers induce- ments for his readers within a day's journey from town,"—a determination that might take him to Brighton, or for that matter to Southampton, Bath, or Birmingham; such is the flight of steam. The First Part of the Environs of London is profusely illustrated with en- gravings, and a good map of the route pursued in the present number ; which, starting in a Richmond steamer, describes the Thames and places on its banks as high as Isleworth. The literary matter is light and readable, but consists rather more of reverie or reflection than is desirable where so much that ia actual waits for description : we do not look for a review of the career and character of PITT in an account of the Environs of London, though he diii die at Wimbledon; nor was it requisite for Mr. MURRAY to give us his esti- mate of RICHARD CROMWELL, because an apocryphal story represents the Ex-Protector "using" Don Saltero's coffeehouse at Chelsea in his old age. There is also too much of a disposition to dwell upon the association, of things that were, and which could be as well indulged in at the Antipodes as on the spot. For example, the passage on Ranelagh is a pretty enough bit of writing, but it relates to a thing which is no longer to be seen by a tourist, nor will the place of it be found by any direction in this volume.] Inquiry concerning Political Justice, and its Influence on Morals and Happiness. By WILLIAM GODWIN. Reprinted from the third edition, corrected. Part I.

A Cyclopedia of Practical Husbandry, and Rural Affairs in general., By MARTIN DOYLE, Author of " Hints to Small Farmers," &c. Anew edition, augmented. Part L

Cumming's Fox's Book of Martyrs, Part XII Lord Byron's Tales, Nos. III. and IV.

Life and Letters of Cicero, Part VIII Curiosities of Literature, Part VIII Dramatic Works of Messinger and Ford, Part VIII.

Dramatic Works of Wycherley, Congreve, Vanlrujh, and Farquhar, Past VIIL

Waverley Novels, Vol. III. Part IV.—" The Fortunes of NigeL" Thomas Miller's Godfrey Malvern, Part IL Stephens's Book of the Farm, Part V.

London, Part XIV.

Handy Andy, Part V.

• The Commissioner, No. VI.

Our Mess, No. V.

Selections from the Unpublished Memoirs of Mr. Roger APCormick.

Parts I. to IV.

England in the Nineteenth Century. Southern Division, Part V. North-

ern Division, Part V.

Mr. and Mrs. S. C. Hall's Ireland, Part XIX.

Smee's Elements of Electro-Metallurgy, Part IL

PERIODICALS.

Magazines for May—Blackwood's, Tait's, Dublin University, Ainsworth's, North of England, Australian and New Zealand, Queen's, Polytechnic Journal, Great Western, Union, Farmer's, Sportsman, New Monthly Belle Assemblee, St. James's, Facts and Figures, Musical Athenaeum, Mirror, Chambers's London Journal.

Law Magazine, No. LVI.

PICTORIAL ILLUSTRATIONS AND PRINTS.

Elementary Perspective, divested of technicalities ; as taught at the Training-School, Stanley Grove. By T. J. RAwLINs, Professor of Drawing and Perspective.

Brochedon's Italy, Part IV.

Canadian Scenery, Part XXIV.

Scenery and Antiquities of Ireland Illustrated, Part XIII Winkles's Cathedrals, Nos. LL to LVL i.e Keuz's Memorials of Cambridge, No. XXVIII.

Pictorial History of England, Part LXIIL Pictorial Edition of Shakspere, Part XLIIL—" Plays Ascribed to Shak- spere."

British Moths and their Transformations, No. VII A Series of Diagrams illustrative of the Principles of Mechanical and Natural Philosophy and their Practical Application. Drawn on stone

by HENRY CHAPMAN; printed in colousr by C. F. CHEFFINS. (Under

the Superintendence of the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Know- ledge.)

PAMPHLETS.

Brief Considerations on the Income-tax and Tariff Reform, in connexion with the present state of the Currency. By R. K. Donaras, Bir- mingham.

An Inquiry into the Cause of the present Depression of Trade, and a Remedy proposed, in a measure calculated at the same time to obviate the necessity of an Income-tax. By RICHARD Witirrocic.

Reasons for Thinking that Free-trade will Raise the Rent of Land, as welt as the l'rofit of Capital and the Wages of Labour; and that it would be foolish in the landlords to incur the odium of enacting a corn-law to protect the value of their property, when the effect will be the reverse ; as any duty which they impose on foreign produce falls ultimately with increased pressure on their own. By HAMER STANSFELD, Esq.

"No Popery ! " The Cry examined.

Letter from Sir l'rederick Trench to the Viscount Duncannon, First Com- missioner of Woods and Forests, &c.

Brief Remarks on Employment and Recreations, and on the Misdirection of Charitable Intentions. Written in 1832.

Comparative Advantages between the United States and Canada, for Bri- tish Settlers, considered in a Letter addressed to Captain Allardyce Bar- clay of Ury. By THomes RoLea, Esq., Canada, Author of a "Tour through the West Indies, United States and Canada, in 1832."

The Peasantry of the Border : an Appeal in their behalf. By W. S. GILLY, D.D., Vicar of Norham and Canon of Durham. Second edi- tion, considerably enlarged, with plans, estimates, &c.

Two Essays on Radiant Heat, in connexion with the more recent disco- veries. Being Exercises written for the Class of Natural Philosophy in the University of Edinburgh, by THOMAS CHARMERS and DANIEL R. BIALDANE, Students of Arts.

On the Hydropathic Cure of Gout. By G. HOME WEATHERHEAD, M.D. Edin., Physician to the Royal Free Hospital, &c.

Specimen of the Catalogue of the Great Sale at Gooseberry Hall, with l'uffatory Remarks.