The Sun.
London, England, 1852-09-03 00:00:00

; A NEW GAZETTEER OF THE BRITISH

ISLANDS, iv.
We have received the seventh and eighth parts of
Sharp's New British Gazetteer, a work which, in
its complete two•volume form, has elicited the marked
cornme,ndation of several of our contemporaries. This
gazstten. is compiled with exceeding care and exact-
ness ; the print is clear and legible, the arrangement
distinct, the condensation masterly, and in accuracy
and fulness of statistical information it cannot possibly
be surpassed. Not merely do we find in its pages
concise descriptions of some sixty thousand places
and objects of note, together with full particulars of
the boundaries, registered electors, &c., of the Par-
liamentary boroughs, and accurate references to the
sheets of the Ordnance surveys, but a most u3eful
appendix is subjoined, containing a general
view of the resources of the United Kingdom, a
short chronology of events connected with history, &c.,
and an abstract of the results of the late census of
1851. As a lucid and well-arranged compilation of
information that comes home to every one, we can
cordially add our recommendation to the praises
already bestowed upon Mr. Sharp's British Gazetteer.
It comprehends not merely the topography, but
likewise the hydrography of the British Isles.

PHILIP'S .EMiGBANI"S GUIDE TO
AUSTRALIA.

A short sensible pocket volume, well worth reading
by those who have an eye on the Australian diggings.
It is illustrated with a capital map of the gold fields
of Australia, taking in all the south-eastern portion
of the Antartic continent from Port Philip to five
degrees north of Sydney, and comprising all the
recent discoveries made in the auriferous districts, by
Hargraves, Hunter, Clark, &c.

MARTIN BECK. By A. Harris. Routledge.
This is a number of the " Railway Library," which
contains so many well-known and useful works, at a
moderate price. The present volume is the story of
an Australian settler and his family.

THE BOOKCASL.-1. ACiiOSS the ROCKY
MOUNTAINS. By William Kelly. Simmons and
111•Intyre.
An entertaining book of travels from New York to
California, with a visit to the celebrated Mormon
colony at the Great Salt Lake. It is written in a
lively style, and possesses the attraction of variety.

RECOLLECTIONS of MILITARY SERVICE.
.Sy Thomas Morris. Effingham Wilson.
This is the fourth edition of this little work, which
is its best recommendation. It includes the eventful
years of 1813-14 and 15, and the countries of Ger-
many, Holland, Belgium, and France, and comprises
some details of Quatre Bras and 'Waterloo.

THE POPULAR EDUCATOR. Part V.

John Cassell.

Replete with sound and copious information in
Geology, Botany, Architecture, and various useful
branches of practical learning, it is a valuable, and
should be a popular, production.

THE WORKING-MAN'S FRIEND. Part Xl.
One of John Cassell's clever and entertaining com-
pilations.

THE ILLUSTRATED EXHIBITOR. A

Magazine of Art. Part Viii. John Cassell.
To say nothing of the text, the illustrations are so
admirably executed as to render this magazine a
phenomenon of cheapness. Conspicuous among those
in the present part are " A Prairie on Fire" and the
" Bear Chase in the Alps in Feudal Times."

THE BIOGRAPHICAL MAGAZINE.
The ninth number of this well got-up periodical,
edited by Passmore Edwards, is devoted to the
biographies of Goldsmith, Reece, Pemberton, and
Neander.

Mary Howitt.
THE DIAL OF LOVE. By
The little work, coming out in parts under this
title, is excellently suited for the delectation and in-
struction of children of either sex, of every rank and
disposition.

WONDERFUL ?RINGS.
Tbis little weekly periodical, which is to be com-
pleted in twenty-four twopenny parts, has already
run a third of its career. Its accurate and interesting
descriptions of the most remarkable wonders of the
ancient and modern world render it a very enter-
taining and eligible acquisition.