The Sun.
London, England, 1860-01-16 00:00:00

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The Journal of Psychological Medicine.

by Forbes Winslow, M.D. Churchill.

Many valuable and interesting suggestions on
the treatment of the insane may be met with in
this quarterly. It takes a retrospective view of those
events of the quarter which in ;any way relate to
mental science, and then proceeds to the separate
discussion of the topics brought before it. Those
who have the charge of persons afflicted with men-
tal disorder will gain much practical information
from its pages ; and though, of course, it does not
profess to interest the general reader, those of
scientific tastes will often find something to attract
their attention and afford thorn subject for reflec-
tion. Its chief object is to collect and classify all in-
formation gained byjthe experience and study of thi
painful affliction in its various forms, with the eaa•
mination of the success attending the different
modes of treatment here and abroad. Stich a sys-
tem is likely to improve and enlarge our very im
perfect knowledge on such matters, and is con-
ducive to the advantage of the medical profession,
as well as to that of the unfortunate patients.

The Journal of Agriculture. No. 67, New Series.

Blackwood.
Mr. Robert Scott Burn, whose name is becom-
ing so well known in connection with scientific
agriculture, continues his interesting papers. He is
finishing a series of notes taken during a tour in
Belgium, Holland, and on the Rhine, and the Eng-
lish agriculturist will probably gather some infor-
mation of value from them. The same industrious
Writer also contributes an account of the doings at
the December Meetings. An essay on " Irish
Agriculture" treats of a subject which has often
painfully engaged the attention of politicians and
statesmen. There is much worth reading in this
article. A paper on " Maritime Pisciculture" is
full of curious and interesting details. An account

of the transactions of the Highland and Agricul
tural Society of Scotland is as usual given at the
conclusion of the serial, and contains some useful
practical information on questions of farm
management.

By H.

Aspirations from the Inner Life.
M'Cormac, M.D. Longman.
This is a singular volume of a somewhat meta-
physical turn, in which the writer indulges in
reflections on the possible reconciliation of Reli-
gion, Literature, Science, and Art, and ponders
over some of the peculiarities of human nature, and
the various phases of social existence. There is
doubtless much truth embodied in some of his brief
essays, and those who are fond of theories and
abstruse discussions will find much to gratify their
peculiar tastes, though the ordinary reader will
probably become a little puzzled by his metaphy-
sical subtleties of expression.

The Great Eastern A B C, or Big Ship Alphabet,
Designed alike for the instruction of youth
and the entertainment of all ages and conditions,
without reference to their childhood whether it
be of the first or second degree. Barton.
This little book, with long title, is a pictorial
alphabet, which illustrates the different phases of
the construction of the Great Eastern, and which
will give to child or adult a good idea of the con-
struction of this leviathan of the deep.

A Popular History of England. No. XLVII.
This valuable history has come down to the ex-
citing period of the American War. It is written
in a clear and comprehensive style, admirably
adapted for a popular history.

Post Magazine A linanack and Insurance Directory,
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1860. Pateman.

A useful almanack, whose chief feature is the
compendious list it gives of all fire and life in-
surance companies, including every change that
has recently takes place, with the rates of premium
of all the life offices, and the particulars of the
offices at present winding up in the Court of
Chancery.

Routledge's Shakespeare. Part XLVII.

The forty-seventh part of this new and striking
edition of our great dramatist contains the conclu-
sion of the tragedy of " Othello," with the notes
and comments. John Gilbert's vigorous pencil and
Mr. Staunton'a comprehensive notes render the
edition complete and valuable.

Routledge's Illustrated Natural History. Part X.
This interesting work promises to be one of the
most comprehensive zoological works in our lan-
guage. The numerous woodcuts add largely to its
attractions ; and the style of the work, though
highly instructive, is entirely devoid of all abstruse-
ness or scientific technicalities. 1N e heartily com-
mend it to the student and the librarian.

The New Quarterly Review. No. 32. Hardwick.
This is a good number of this serial. The gene-
ral retrospect of the literature of the quarter will
put the reader quickly in possession of the state of
the literary world. There is an attractive paper on
our great composer, Meyerbeer, and his relation to
the lyric drama. The Anglo-French difficulty, which
now happily presents a more satisfactory aspect, is
the subject of another paper ; and. a treatise on the
Administration of Justice in India is not without
value. There are other essays of various merits.

Once a Week. Part VI. Bradbury and Evans.
This interesting and agreeable miscellany fully
maintains its character, and its pleasant and diver-
sified pages can withstand comparison with many
older serials. We congratulate the managers on
the successful completion of their first volume, and
fully coincide in their opinion that the surest
method to secure the continuance of public favour
is to deserve it.

The English Cyclopcedia of Arts and Sciences.
Part XII. Bradbury and Evans.
Mr. Charles Knight's able management of this
valuable periodical will, if possible, add to his re-
putation as a purveyor of mental stores for the
general public. The variety of the subjects intro-
duced, and the ability and fulness with which every
topic is treated, will serve to render this division
of the Cyclopedia, when complete, a perfect manual
of daily information. We are gratified to see the
last and, in some respects, the most important
branch of this valuable work carried out With 110
much energy and success.