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fusing his pages, paused to admire the beautiful (Ji-
g" vinga scattered through them. To those, however,
who
are already acquainted with these beautiful works,
this !ley/ edition must prove most acceptable. The bind-
ing is both elegant and durable, the typography is of ex -
rttedir,g clearness, the print being of somewhat large
size, very distinct and legible—a matter of no small im-
-I%ortance in such a work. The twelve volumes c oe:tein
no less titan one hundred and twenty eligravings on steel.
and two thousand on wood; comprising portrait: of some
of the, historical eliterawers mend .neel in the novels.
speeinetins of armour, coins, anti costumes, iitustrstive of
the various epochs referre d to, together ata ether with liscapes
Amongand fictitious scenes. thei arti3ts who have fur-
biBberl the illustrations WY ti74l the names of Wilkie.
Stanfield, Lamdseer, Turner, Chclon, Allow, and nieny
others; of distinction. This last volume contains a very
beauti
the fal engraving of Sir David NViikie'a painting of
" Abbotsford Family"—a picture too generally
known to need comment or commendation. The ro-
mance of " Count Robert of Paris," together with
Carle neangerous," and the shorter tales, forms the
"t)rit,"ita of the twelfth volume. " Count Robert of
r"" i•s illustrated by some scenes from the East, by
"'Dm , which offer a pleasing contrast to the Scottish
:arld'Acepes of "Castle Dangerous." Among the former
r "er most beautiful view of the beautiful Stamboul, with
'LgS myriad minarets ; among the latter, is a sviran
glimpse of Cadzow Forest, Lanarkshire, by M'Culloch.
To this volume is affixed an index of the pr.ver names
Mentioned in the whole work—a sort of dramatis per-
sonce—telling who each individual is, and in what work
and at what page his name is first to be found; there is
also an index to all notes, and a glossary of the unusual
words; inoreover there is an analysis of the plot of every
tale, wish the numbers of the pages on which the various
incident► are to be found—this will be of great advan-
tage in tall cases of reference. It would have been, per-
ham mere convenient had the analysis followed after
each tale. Among the illustrations of this volume are
" interiors" of the library and armoury of Abbotsford,
and also of the dining-room in which Sir Walter expired.
There are besides these, representations of Dryburgh
Abbey, bhey, la:.s burial
phew:; of the tombstone of -!• grave;
f the s..,atue in this "Scott monument" at Edinburgh;
and also
of the monument itself. However much this
beautiful edifice may be admired,
and however much the
treader of Scott, contemplating the picture of it in this
7rolutne, may o.vn that it was deserved, and rejoice that
it was erected, he must also own that it was certainly
inot needed. Yet it must be regarded as a testimonial of
&grateful and admiring people, not as a monument to
perpetuate the memory of Scott—that were indeed su-
perflaous, while his works exist. It were indeed " use-
less and ridiculous excess" to attempt, by perishable
stone, to preserve tl.e memory of one who has himself
built his own monument in a material—

" rEre perennius
Regalique situ pyramidunt altius
Quod non imber edax, non quito impotens
Possit deruere."

MURRAY'S HOME AIVD COLONIAL LI.
BRARY. .No. The Sieges of Vienna by the
Turks.

At a moment, when the indignation of the civilised
people of Western Europe are aroused by the flagrant
act of despntic usurpation just perpetrated upon
the Cracovian republic, it is well that this little volume
has been published. We thank the noble translator, the
Earl of Ellesmere, for this generous exercise of his in-
tellectual capacities. We thank Mr. Murray for the
opportune moment he has chosen for issuing this fine
narrative—this narrative of sublime heroism on the part
of a great-hearted nation; fur it is well that the world
Should be reminded, how infinite is the debt of gratitude
owing from Austria to that Poland, which its dastardly and
execrable selfishness has been instrumental in destroying.
It is well that men should not be allowed to forget how
Christendom was saved by Polish valour, when M ussulms n
were invading Europe—how Vienna was saved from the
ruthless !,cyrneters of the Turks by Polish soldiers—
how the very existence of Austria was saved under the
Walls of Vienna by the dauntless warriors of Poland,
under the banners of John :-,olateski. This admirable
little volume will serve to re►ive the recollection of these
facts, to the eternal glory of Poland, end the everlast-
ing shame of Austria.

FINE ARTS.

ROYAL GEMS FROM THE GALLERIES OF

EUROPE. Part XI.

In's) serial publication of this nature, one of the first
considerations is naturally the diversity of subjects in
each successive number. Since the appearance of these
" Royal Gems," we have had nothing to complain of on
this score; and the eleventh part, now lying before us,
i 5 a very favourable specimen of the discrimination of
the editor. Mr. S. C. Hall here introduces to our notice
copy from the original of a living artist, William Salter,
being the portrait of a child, and headed the " Young
Cavalier"—a copy from the celebrated painting of Van-
dyke of Charles the First—and another of the famous
Market Cart " of Gsinsborough. The latter en-
graving strikes us as being the least successful; there is
an absence of that glitter and brightness which charac-
terises exquisite:that picture in the National Gallery. In
the original the leaves are swimming in sunshine—here
they seem blighted by the smoke from a lime-kiln. The
notices by the editor are virittenlin an agreeable and po-
pular manner.

THE HEROINES OF SHAKSPERE Part X.
No nobler inspiration could be desired by any artist,
than the characters forming the subjects of the present
part—Perdita, Constance, &id Virgilia. Perdita—the
" thorn•blossom" among the rustic scenery of the 14 in•
Ser's Tale. Constance, the Queen of Sorrows, while
the sun—

" Plays the alchymist ;
Turning, with splendour of his precious eye,
The meagre cloddy earth to glistening gold,"
casts herself with her " great grief" upon the ground,
for kings to come, and " bow to it," Virgilia— the
Romann3atron, to whom Coriolanus protests with a beau-
tiful emotion of continence—

" Now, by the jealous queen of heaven, that kiss
I carried from thee, dear; and my true lip
Bath virgin'd it e'er since."
And yet, with these inimitable creations " bodied forth
to the mind's aye," there is a remarkable deficiency of
fancifulness in these engravings. Perdita being too much
of the dame des salons; Constance having too little of the
sincerity of woe in the expression of her mouth. Vir-
al' having somewhat of sulkiness and insanity in her
countenance.

THE CHRISTIAN IN PALESTINE. Part X.
As admirable both in embellishment and description
as its preceding portions. " The Jew's Place of Wail-
ing" has a mournfulness about its seclusion most appro-
priate and impressive. " The Plain of Jericho look-
ing towards Moab" is a more splendid delineation of a
landscape than we had thought possible to have been
produced in mere black and white. Besides these, there
are other illustrations, though of somewhat inferior
merit.

THE PICTORIAL GALLERY OF ARTS.
Part XX V.

As this publication approaches its completion, it im-
proves visibly. The engravings are of a more finished
character, and are copied from more elab.irate originals.
In the present part, for example, we have drawings fr,:m
Fra Filippo, Lorenzo Ghiberti, Giovanni Bellini, Peru-
gino, Ghirlandago, Fra Bartolomeo, Maso Finiguerra,
Andrea Mantegna, and Sebastian del Piombo. Besides
these there are the Jeremiah, the Cumean Sibyl, the
Jonah, and the Ezekiel, of Michael Mtgelo ; the Last
Supper, the Battle of the Standard, and the Sait:t Anne
of Leonardo da Vinci ; and the whole collection of car-
toons at Hampton Court. The lovers of high art cannot
Well desire more at a charge so moderate.

CORONER'S INQUESTS ON Two WOOLWICH CON-
VicTs.—Wednesaay an inquest was held at the Ordnance
Arms, Woolwich, before C. J. Carttar, Esq., on the bodies
of William Abbott, aged 27, convicted at Buckingham, in
July, 1843, and sentenced to fourteen years' transportation,
and William Wallington, aged 54, who was convicted at
Worcester in July, 1843, and sentenced to seven years'
transportation. The jury proceeded to view the bodies,
which lay in the dead-house in the Arsenal. After this they
went on board the Justitia convict hulk, and inspected the
food, testing both its quality and weight. They also asked
some of the prisoners whether they had any complaints to
make, and they replied in the negative. At the request of the
jury, the dietary table was produced, and read by the co-
roner, who remarked that it was superior to the dietary ta-
bles of any union he had seen. The table was as follows :
On Sunday, Tuesday; Thursday, and Saturday, the allowance
was I4i ounces of beef, a pint of soup, 11b. of bread, 4 ounces
of biscuit, and 2 pints of gruel. On Monday, Wednesday,
ant Friday ,4 ounces of cheese and 1 pint of table ale were
snbsti t ed for the meat and soup, the other articles remain-
ing the same. Then returned the inquest room, and the first
witness called was Mr. Bosse, the surgeon of tbe establish-
ment. who merely spoke to the identity of the ea ceased. The
Coroner then addressed Mr. Bossy, and said that he had
otahterwallisreefltheca
consulted with the jury, and without
him in the remotest degree, or beans reflecting
satisfiedug
with the evidence he had given on former occasions,
still
they wanted to place the matter so clearly before the
blic
and to exculpate him, if possible, in the clearest aendbeat
manner, that they had requested him to make a post mortem
examination, in company with some medical gentleman whom
he ( the Coroner) would send down. The examination would
be his (Mr. Bossey's) own, and, if necessary, the other me-
dical gentleman would be examined as to the medical treat-
ment. What had transpired in public had created such ex-
citement that it was requisite to have the fullest investiga-
tion. Mr. Bossey said, that with reference to what had been
stated as to the treatment of the men in:the House of Coin-
Mons, he could only say, that an inquiry was going on at
the present moment by the authorities, and he himself was
desirous that the very fullest and fairest inquiry should be
entered into, not only as regarded the past, but also the pre-
sent treatment of the prisoners. He believed that the more
the matter was searched into, the more unjustifiable the
charges would be fund. They had originated with a convict
on board the Justitia, and had found their way through some
channel to a place, where, had they been sifted, their false-
hood would have been at once detected. The inquiry was
then adjourned for rhe post mortem examination.
INHALATION OF ETHER EVRAORDINARY —A
man was admitted, Wednesday, into t Royal Free Hospital,
and on the arrival of Mr. T. 11, akley, jun., one of the sur-
geons, it was found necessary to perform an operation, to
which the man at once consented. expresAng a wish that it
might be " done with ether." He was then retneved to the
operating theatre, and Ferguson's apparatus being charged,
the patient commenced inhaling, which lie did most
'vigorously for half an hour, without any effect being ob-
served. liar. Wakley, jun., thiekeig the case a failure as
regarded the ether, was anxioiti to c“:11111' :,fte" ••I,rttli,•l,.
but the man persisted in inhaling, and in tiiii Kcal ininuies
from that time be became quite insensible, and remained so
for four minutes, during which time Mr. Wakley performed
very serious operation without the man betraying the
slightest consciousness. Thus he inhaled for nearly three
(Darters of an hour, inspiring the vapour of three ounces o
Pure sulphuric i
inzr,e ether. The man, howy.r, ext.:Hed e the
fact by ad—. that he was a " wager
!rinkar." The paiicilt is doing well, and has ex.
Perieueed no ineoevelliaica irom dose. Sevaitii
medical gentlemen were present and declared the case HU-
Pretedented.