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minate Coefficients is allowed to remain in all its
defiance of the laws of logic, and the General
Binominal Theorem is proved in a manner which
might have satisfied " students of the university "
in the dark ages of Hind and Hall, but will, we
imagine, be scarcely allowed to pass muster by teachers
who have read either Cauchy or lie Morgan. A
student might acquire from the present work expert.
ness in calculating, but it would be impossible, except
he were to take the proofs afforded him here as
instances of the method of demonstration which he
is not to follow, that he should gain the infinitely
more valuable habits of accurate definition and logical
deduction from first principles.

Who's Who in 1855. Edited by C. H. Oakes, M.A.

London : Bailey Brothers.
THIS accurate and comprehensive little compendium
of influential society has reached its seventh an-
nual edition. Careful corrections have been made
in every department of the present edition, and a sad
but accurate obituary has been compiled for the past
year up to the Ist Dec. The book is invaluable as a
reference, and should find a place in every boudoir
and upon every library-table.

Introductory Text-Book of Geology. By David
Page, F.G.S. London : Blackwocki and Sons.
THE advantage of an elementary work like the pre-
sent is, that it is written by a scientific man, who
does not seek so much to render his treatise " easy
and popular" as he does to altbrd the student an
accurate and intelligible outline of the leading facts
of the science, and so prepare him, by a gradual in-
troduction, for a more advanced and comprehensive
study. By adopting this method, and by commencing
from the first with a technical treatment of the sub-
ject., the details of the science are gradually mastered
by the student, until he is led, step by step, to a con-
sideration of the higher laws. This introductory
text-book is so clear and correct in its statements
and so sound in its principles that we are sure those
who go through it carefully will expect pleasure from
the more advanced work which Mr. Page has pro-
mised.

Home Stories. By the Brothers Grimm. Newly
Translated by Miss Davis. London : Routledge.
THESE are the most charming children's stories that
have ever been imported for the benefit of our Eng-
lish boys and girls, and the present translation by
Miss Davis does full justice to the original : there is
no happy conceit, no funny joke, no pathos or pretty
bit of unpossibility that is neglected, and the tales
throughout will entertain children little and big,
while the many lessons they contain of love, charity,
and generosity, are calculated to win a way to their
hearts. The volume will be a most acceptable gift to
all boys and girls.

AMONG REPRINTS AND NEW YEAR'S BOOKS we have
to acknowledge, Charades, by Anne Bowman (Rout-
ledge), in which more point is given to the plot and
more liveliness to the dialogue than is usually found
in these harmless compositions. The Curse of Gold, by
IL W. Jameison (Routledge), a very improbable story,
full of ettravagancies. Too Much Alike; or, the Three
Calendars (Ward and Lock), another story much
of the same quality as the preceding one. Legends of
Mount Leinster (Kennedy), a collection of Irish tales
well told. Merry Sparks for a Winter Hearth
(Hardwicke), some lively, cheerful stories that will
help to pass a dull evening at home. The War; or,
Voices from the Ranks (Routledge), a compilation
and forming a very interesting pamphlet. Prince
from the daily papersof the different letters written by
the soldiers in the Crimea, well and carefully arranged,
Menschikoff's Carpet-Bag (Thomas and Co.), a clever
and amusing sketch of the designs of Nicholas, sup-
posed to have been found among the MSS. in the
Prince's carriage at Alma. A Knouting for the Czar
(Wright), a rather bombastic effusion in praise of our
gallant soldiers, and in abuse of the Russian Em
peror. A Letter to Colonel Chesney, from an Officer
who has Served in Turkey, reviews the causes of the
war, and proposes an immediate suspension of arms
to arrange the preliminaries for a general peace.
The Wonderful Drama of Punch and Judy (Ingram),
in which it is difficult to say whether bad drawing
or bad taste predominate—Lobster Salad, Mired
by Percy St. John and Edward Copping (Ward and
Lock)—a lively series of pleasant tales, in prose and
verse : the latter will be remembered as having been
sung by me Copping at some of his evening enter-
tainments in the autumn. The Heir of Selwood, by
Mrs. Gore (Routledge), forming the present number
of the " Railway Library." The Hunters' Feast, by
Captain Mayne Reid, as a number of the "Parlour
Library." Two charming children's books by Miss
Corner—the one, The Little Play of Mother Goose,
illustrations by Harrison Weir; the other, Toles of
Animals, illustrated by Alfred Crowqtull and James
N orth cote.