sæpissime vocabulorum origines indagans ex pluribus lexicis scholiastis et grammaticis anonymi cujusdam opera concinnatum. Ad codd. mss. recens. et notis variorum instrux. Thom. Gaisford, Prof. reg. Oxonii. 1848. Fol.

Essai sur la dialectique de Platon, par P. Janet. Paris, Joubert. 1848. Pp. 208, 8vo. M. T. Ciceronis de officiis libri tres.-Mit einem deutschen Commentar besonders f. Schulen bearb. von J. Fr. Degen. Gänzlich umgearb. von Ed. Bonnell, Gymn.-Dir. u. Prof. 4. Ausg. Berlin, Veit u. Co. 1848. Pp. 306, 8vo.

C. Corn. Taciti opera quæ supersunt ad fid. codd. Mediceorum ab Jo. Geo. Baitero denuo excussorum ceterorumque optimor. libror. recens. atque interpret. est Jo. Gasp. Orellius. (Editio major.) Vol. II. Turici. Fuessli et soc. 1848. Pp. 602, large 8vo.

C. Corn. Taciti opera. Ad codd. antiquos exacta et emendata commentario crit. et exeget. illustr. ed. Frc. Ritter. Vol. I. et II. Cantabrigiæ. Pp. 716, 8vo.

An indispensable work for all book-collectors, librarians, etc., is the "London Catalogue of Books," containing a list of all the books published in Great Britain, from 1814 to 1846, which is published in one thick 8vo. volume. Accompanying this, and adding greatly to its practical utility, is the Bibliotheca Londinensis; a classified index of the Literature of Great Britain during thirty years; arranged from, and serving as a key to, the London Catalogue of Books. The indices are forty-eight in number, and the student possesses a range of catalogues in which all the distinct branches of literature are grouped under their respective specialities, such as archæology, art, science, education, fiction, law, trade, poetry, divinity, &c."

The London publishers are preparing for publication "The Entire Works of Lord Bacon." A new edition, collected and edited by Robert Leslie Ellis, M. A., Trinity College, Cambridge; James Spedding, M. A., Trinity College, Cambridge; and Douglas Denon Heath, Esq., late Fellow of Trinity College, Cambridge.

A work of a good deal of pretension has lately been published in London, entitled, History of the Philosophy of Mind: embracing the opinions of all writers on Mental Science, from the earliest period to the present time. By Robert Blakey, Esq., author of History of Moral Science; Essay

on Moral Good and Evil; Essay on Logic, &c. In four volumes, 8vo. Judging from the table of contents, the book is rather a catalogue of writers on the subject than a history of philosophy. Unless Mr. Blakey has improved vastly since he wrote the "History of Moral Science," we think he must be entirely out of his depth in the present effort.

Mr. J. D. Morell, author of the Historical and Critical View of the Speculative Philosophy of Europe in the Nineteenth Century, (lately republished in a noble octavo, by Messrs. Robert Carter & Brothers, NewYork,) has recently put forth Four Lectures on the Philosophical Tendencies of the Age," (London, 1848, 193 pp. 8vo.) The subjects of the lectures are-Positivism, Individualism, the Philosophy of Tradition, and the Principle of Common Sense as a philosophical tendency. We shall probably give a fuller notice of the work in our next number.

A translation of Dante's Inferno into English prose, with the original text and explanatory notes, by J. A. Carlyle, is announced as in press. A Latin version has also been published in Italy, and reprinted in Germany, under the title, "Dantis Allighierii, Divina Comœdia Hexametris Latinis reddita ab Abbate dalla Piazza Vicentino. Præfatus est et Vitam Piazzæ adjecit Carolus Witte."

Among the works in general literature advertised as lately published or in press in London, we find the following:

The History of England, from the Accession of James the Second. By Thomas Babington Macaulay. Vols. 1 and 2, 8vo.The Life and Correspondence of the late Robert Southey. Edited by his Son, the Rev. C. C. Southey, M. A.-The Illustra ted Companion to the Latin Dictionary: a Dictionary of all the Words representing Visible Objects. With 2000 woodcuts from the antique. By Anthony Rich, Jun., B. A. Post 8vo.-Letters of William III. and Louis XIV., and of their Ministers. Extracted from the Archives of France and England, and from Family Papers. Edited by P. Grimblot. 2 vols. 8vo.-Sacred and Legendary Art. By Mrs. Jameson. 2 vols., square crown 8vo., with numerous woodcuts, and a few etchings by the author.-The Saxons in England: a History of the English Commonwealth until the time of the Norman Conquest. By John M. Kemble, M. A. 2 vols. 8vo.-Loyola and Jesuitism. By Isaac Taylor. Post 8vo.

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Materials for a History of Oil Painting. By C. L. Eastlake, Esq., R.A., F.R.S., F.S.A. Vol. II. on the Italian Practice of Oil Painting. 8vo.-Memoirs of the Life of William Collins, Esq, R. A.; including Selections from his Journals and Correspondence, &c. By his Son, W. Wilkie Collins, Esq. 2 vols. post 8vo.-Southey's Commonplacebook; consisting of Choice Passages from Works in every department of Literature; Analytical Readings, being Critical Analyses, with interesting Extracts; Special Collections in various branches of Historical and Literary Research; and Original Me moranda, Literary and Miscellaneous, accumulated by Mr. Southey, in the whole course of his personal and literary career.On the Rise, Progress, and Present Structure of the English Language. By the Rev. M. Harrison, M. A., late Fellow of Queen's College, Oxford.-The Voyage and Ship. wreck of St. Paul, with Dissertations on the Sources of the Writings of St. Luke, and the Ships and Navigation of the Ancients. By J. Smith, Esq. Egypt's Place in Univerrsal History: an Historical Investigation, in five books. By C. C. J. Bunsen; translated by C. H. Cottrell. Vol. I., containing the First Book, or Sources and Primeval Facts of Egyptian History; with an Egyptian Grammar and Dictionary, and a complete List of Hieroglyphical Signs; an Appendix of Authorities, embracing the complete Text of Manetho and Eratosthenes, Ægyptiaca from Pliny, Strabo, &c.; and plates representing the Egyptian Divinities.-Narrative of an Expedition into the Centre of Australia, by order of Her Majesty's Government, during the years 1844-5-6; with notices of the Colony of South Australia: by Captain Charles Sturt, late 39th

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Regiment; 2 vols. 8vo.-An Historical, Political, and Statistical Account of Ceylon; forming the 2d volume of "England's Colonial Empire:" by C. Pridham, Esq., author of "The Mauritius and its Dependencies." -Nineveh and its Remains; a Narrative of Researches and Discoveries in that Country: by Austen H. Layard, Esq., with many plates and maps; 2 vols. 8vo.-The Monuments of Nineveh, illustrated by 100 engravings, from drawings made by A. H. Layard, Esq.; folio.-Dalmatia and Montenegro, with a Journey to Mostar in Herzegovina, &c.: by Sir Gardner Wilkinson; with maps and plates; 2 vols. 8vo.-The Cities and Cemeteries of Etruria: the Narrative of several Tours, made for the purpose of investigating the Antiquities of Etruria: by George Dennis, Esq.; with maps and plates; 2 vols. 8vo.-Continuation of the History of Greece: by George Grote, Esq.; containing, 1. Persian War and Invasion of Greece by Xerxes; 2. Period between the Persian and the Peloponnesian Wars; 3. Peloponnesian War down to the Expedition of the Athenians against Syracuse; vols. 5 and 6, 8vo. The Doctrine of the Incarnation of our Lord Jesus Christ, in its Relation to Mankind and to the Church: by Archdeacon Wilberforce; 8vo.-Historical Essays: by Lord Mahon; selected from his Contributions to the Quarterly Review; post 8vo.The Ancient Practice of Painting in Oil and on Glass ; 2 vols. 8vo.-Outlines of English Literature by Thomas Shaw, Esq., B. A.; post 8vo.-Horace, illustrated with 300 vignettes from antique gems, &c., and a Life: by Rev. H. H. Milman.-Ranke's History of Prussia, complete; translated by Sir A. and Lady Gordon; 3 vols.

It is strange that no American publisher has yet reprinted that most attractive and successful work, "The Life and Adventures of Oliver Goldsmith, by John Forster." We expect to furnish an extended review of it in our next number.

Messrs. Harper & Brothers have lately published "M'Clintock & Crook's First Book in Greek, containing a full view of the forms of words, with vocabularies and copious exercises." The "Second Book in Greek," by the same authors, embracing "Syntax, Reading Lessons in Prose, Prosody, and Reading Lessons in Verse," is in the press. The "First Book in Latin" has already reached a fifth edition.

Among the forthcoming new works from the same house may be mentioned, first, Mr. Macaulay's long-expected "History of England, from the accession of James II. ;" a work upon which this distinguished statesman has devoted much laborious research. The work, we learn, is to be devoted to the history of the people as well as of the potentates of the British Empire,-a feature that cannot fail to render it peculiarly interesting to the American reader. In order to make the historic narrative complete in itself, a preliminary sketch of English history, from the earliest times, will be given. We have not ascertained the exact limits to which the History will extend-probably it will be com

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prised in about six octavo volumes; the first of which is now ready for publication.-A new work on California and Oregon, by J. Quinn Thornton, Esq., is also about speedily to appear. An accredited record, from personal observation, concerning this new section of our country, cannot but prove very opportune and acceptable. This work comprises, it is said, a very interesting personal narrative of a journey across the Continent to Oregon, and thence by sea to the United States, via California, during the years 1846-7-8; together with much valuable geological, statistical, and practical information, designed for the use of emigrants, &c.-The fifth volume of Chalmers' posthumous works, completing the "Sabbath Readings," will soon be issued; also Gieseler's Ecclesiastical History-the revised and much improved translation by Professor Davidson; a work that may be regarded as a complete treasury of facts and authorities on the subject.

Mr. Chapman's beautifully illustrated edition of "Franklin's Life," is also immediately to appear from the press of the Harpers. It is to be issued in eight parts, 25 cts. each.-They will also publish Dr. Beattie's Life of Campbell, the poet, with an introductory letter by Washington Irving, Esq.-A New Classical and Ancient Geography; by Prof. Charles Anthon.-A New Latin-English Lexicon; by Professor

Andrews.-Riddle and Arnold's EnglishLatin Lexicon; edited by Prof. Anthon.-A New English-Greek Lexicon; a new and copious work, drawn from the best sources; by Prof. H. Drisler, of Columbia College.Prof. A. W. Smith's Elementary Treatise on Mechanics.-Prof. Anthon's Horace, with Notes; a revised edition.

In addition to the works mentioned above, as preparing for publication by Messrs. LANE and SCOTT, we have also to announce that they will shortly issue "A History of the Vaudois Church from its Origin, and of the Vaudois of Piedmont to the present day;" translated from the French of Antoine Monastier, formerly Pastor in the Canton de Vaud, and a native of the Vaudois Valleys of Piedmont. The history of this Christian race, so marvellously preserved for ages among their native hills and valleys by the providence of God,-their trials, sufferings, and deliverances, forms a record full of thrilling interest, in a handsome 12mo. volume.

They will also issue, "The Fitness of Holy Scripture for Unfolding the Spiritual Life of Men," by Richard Chevenix Trench, M. A., Professor of Divinity in King's College, London; with an Introduction, etc., by J. M'Clintock, D. D., a work noticed in the present number of this Journal.