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last. The hero, Gaston Bligh, is a striking
contrast to his mother, who treats him with cold-
ness and sternness from a mistaken sense of duty.
Sylvia, the object of his attachment, who is com-
pelled to refuse his affection from obedience to her
m Aber, is drawn with care and skill though with a
certain coldness. llirica Smith is another promi-
nent character, but she is probably not intended to
excite the reader's sympathy, and she does not do
so. The various subordinate figures are ably
drawn, and we accept the work as a promise that
the author will one day take a high rank among the
writers of fiction.

On Consumption. By R. P. Cotton, M.D. Se.
cond Edition. John Churchill, New Burlingten-
street.
The author of this able and valuable work occu-
pies an eminent position among medical practi-
tioners. Besides baing a mtinber of the Royal
College of Physicians, he is one of the physicians
to the Brotnptoa Hospital for Consumption, and
therefore has every oppertunity of studying the
variations and peculiarities of this painful and
melancholy disease. The work before us is an
essay, which ob ained the Fotbergillian Gold
Medal f t.ie Medical Slcie.y of London, and the
medical experience of Dr. Cotton has therefore been
attested by °tilers, skilled in the art of healing.
He divides his work into three parts, and gives in a
clear and succinct style, an account of the nature of
consumption, its symptoms, and treatment, A.
long experience and extended observation are evi,
den- in lrs page,, and his remarks on the predis .
posing causes and excitants of the disease are highly
instract've. Thus out of 1,000 patients, 841 fol-
lowed in door pursuits and 159 out-door occupa-
tions, thus proving the invaluable importance of
fresh air and exercise. When it is remembered that
policemen, coachmen, hawkers, &c., are included in
theabove list,
who are exposed to the most unfavonr-
able ch-tnges of the weather, the contrast is still
more striking. Another startling fact is the pre-
valence of the disorder among domestic servants,
who alone nuwbtr 129 uut of the 1,000. Many
ir facts, which deserve the attention of those
who are in any way responsible for the health of
I others, may be met with in this volume, and all
who are interested in its melancholy records,
either personally or for their relatives, would.
do well ro study Dr. Cotton's simple and prac-
tical advice for obtaining health and relief.

The Good soldier A Memoir of Major-General
Sir Henry Havelock, K.C.8., compiled from
authentic eources by the Rev. W. Owen. Simp-

kin, Marshall, and Co.
The later events of General Havelock's life are
now a part of history, but the interest attaching tso
his carer will not be satisfied with the mere nar•
naive of his feats of arms. The earlier portion
of bis life, his campaigns and military achieve-
ments, together with as much of his personal and
domestic charact_r as may with proper discretion
be made public, are described in this little volume,
which does credit to its author's judgment and
feeling. It is concise and well written, Mr. Owen
wisely leaving Gen. Havelock to speak for himself
on every opportunity. It is a highly interesting
little volume, and the character it draws of the de-
parted hero sets a brilliant example to all who can
rival him in his high spirit and sense of Christian
duty, though they may never compete with his
talents for military command.

The History of England. By L'rd Macaulay.

Vol. V. Long-naan.
The fifth volume of an excellent edition of this
celebrated work is now ready. The contents of
the four large volumes in whi,l it was originally
puidishtd will occupy seven of this smaller size,
which are e convenient for perusal, and equally
suitable for a linra•-y. The price is moderate, and
the type clear and good.