The Sun.
London, England, 1837-07-11 00:00:00

bears the most ample and the most positive testimony,
On no occgsinn did he ever know the men to be influ-
enced by mercenary feelings ; and he asserts, that had
the Spanish Government treated them not kindly but
justly, the Queen of Spain would not have found in
her kingdom a force double its strength of half its
efficiency. He remained with the Legion, sharing
in all its hardships and privations, till within a few
weeks of the termination of the period of service,
when he left San Sebastian and returned to England.
This interesting work, of which the above is an
outline, is dedicated to General Lord Lyncdoch, and
embellished with portraits of General Evans and Ad-
miral Charles Napier. We recommend it to the espe-
cial notice of literary purveyors for public libraries and
reading-rooms.

MEMOIRS OF CELEBRATED WOMEN. 2 Vols,

Bentley, London, 1837.
Two pleasant gossipping volumes, written in an
unaffected spirit, and with laudable impartiality. The
most carefully written Memoir is that of Queen Eliza-
beth, which however adds little to our knowledge of
the public and private character of " Good Queen
Bess." Madame de Maintenon is also a well-written
biography, but was scarcely worth the writing.

VISIT TO THE GREAT OASIS.
Longman, London, 1837.
The author of this book is a gentleman named
Hoskins, who furnishes us with many curious parti-
culars respecting the natural phenomena of the great
Lybian desert ; and also with an account, ancient and
modern, of the Oasis of Amun, a :c1 the other Oases
now under the dominion of the Pasha of Egypt. Mr.
Hoskins displays considerable" antiquarian research
throughout his volume, which possesses the still fur-
ther recommendation of being illustrated by a yariety
of well-executed engravings.

DOVE7'ON. 3 Vols.
Smith, London, 1837.
This tale is by the author of " Jerningham," a
clever production, which was deservedly popular at the
time of its publication. The present %%orl: is not in-
ferior to its predecessor in point of sentiment, though
it has less incident, and less attempt at subtle analysis
of character. The author apparently does not care to
succeed by means of an artfully constructed, and well
evolved plot, or any of those stirring, melodramatic
scenes which tell so well with the watering-place class
of readers ; but prefers rather to owe his success to the
elevated character of his thoughts, and the vigorous
simplicity of his diction. Many of the conversations
in Dovcton are replete with sagacity, and display
critical faculties of no mean order ; we must, however,
protest against the author's sneers at the wits of Queen
Anne's days. Whea he says, " there is no high-
toned feeling in their works—no lofty aspirations,"
he must surely either have never read, or else have for-
gotten " Addison's Reflections in Westminster Ab-
bey," which arc full of appropriate " high-toned feel-
ing." We sce also that he gives " Tom Jones" the
preference to " Gil Blas," which we are surprized at;
for admirable as is Fielding's master-piece, it con-
tains nothing equal to the episode of the Archbishop
of Grenada and his sermons. We have read " Dove-
ton" with great pleasure, for it is evidently the con
amore production of a thoughtful, and well regulated
intellect.