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bulent, and industrious life." Whether these
opinions have been set forth in the manner best
calculated to display them, and best suited to a
more temperate time, may be questioned ; but the
work shows labour and research, and honesty of
purpose, and consequently deserves respect.

The New Apostles, or Irvingism. James Black-

wood.

This little work contains a very useful treatise
on the history of Irvingism, its doctrines and prac-
tices, as set forth by Irvingites themselves. It is
written with clearness, and with a moderation of
tone which is not common in discussing the doc-
trines of opposing sects. Being forwarned is to be
forearmed, according to the old proverb, and the
author justly says that great numbers of those per-
sons who are attracted by the arguments and
theories of these extreme sects are usually so led
from their ignorance of the plain doctrines of Scrip-
ture. He, therefore, has thought that a treatise of
this kind, setting plainly before them the doctrines
,of Irvingism, and the Scriptural arguments against
them, may be useful in enabling some waverers to
detect the errors and inconsistencies in the creed of
" The New Apostles." There can be no doubt that
his work is calculated to have that effect, and will be
the more likely„ to command attention from the
moderation, and absence of prejudice with which it
explains its case. Those who are attracted by the
pretensions of this faith, or who feel its dangers
without being able to understand where its errors
lie, will do well to peruse this little manual.

The Poems of Heine, complete. Translated by
Edgar Alfred Bowring. Longman.
Mr. Bowring has previously offered to the Eng-
lish public his complete trunslations of the works
of Goethe and Schiller ; he has now added another
volume to the list by his translation of the works
of Heinrich Heine, one of Germany's most popular
modern poets. The favour with which his other
versions were received by the public has encouraged
him to make this attempt to give them for the first
time a full translation of the works of Heinrich
Heine. He has aimed in the first place
at a close adherence to the original ; in the second
1.. t the preservation of the original metres, which
in Heine are unusually various. Notwithstanding
these two worthy objects, we cannot say much for
the intrinsic merit of the translations as poems;
but a work of this kind is avowedly an under-
taking of the most arduous character, and a
translator who can faithfully render the spirit and
metre of the original into another tongue without
losing its poetic qualities would be very rarely
found. A brief sketch of the life of the poet is
prefixed to the work and gives an interesting re-
view of his career and character.

Colonial Zdministration of Great Britain. By
Sydney Smith Bell, Barrister-at-law. Longman.

This work enters upon the discussion of a great
national question with freedom and fairness. The
author, who is one of the judges of the Supreme
Court of. the colony of the Cape of Good Hope,
commenced an inquiry into the history and adminis-
tration of our colonial possessions from a desire to
perfect his information respecting his sphere of
duty. As he proceeded in his researches, however,
startling convictions dawned upon him, and finding
the inquiry increase in interest he committed the
results of his labour to paper in the s year 1854.
But at that time, and for a long subsequent
period, the disturbed state of affairs, owing to the
Crimean struggle, the Chinese war, and the Indian
rebellion, prevented him from publishing his work.
He thought it inexpedient during a time of national
difficulty to commence such a discussion. At pre-
sent, however, he can see no objection, and he puts
his researches and arguments freely before the
reader. He considers that the course of emancipa-
tion should be more generally followed, and gives
his reasons for recommending it. The question is
too weighty to be briefly discussed, but we com-
mend all who' are interested in our colonial
administration to turn to his careful and ably-
written treatise.

The English Bible ; a History of the Translation of
the Holy Scriptures into the English tongue. By
Mrs. H. C. Conant. Edited by the Rev. C. H.
Spurgeon, Hall and Virtue.
Mrs. Conant, the author of " Translations of
Neander's Practical Commentaries" has turned her
attention towards a very interesting and important
subject. She traces the history of the translations
of the English Bible since its first version in the
national tongue, and gives an interesting account
of the times and labours of Wickliffe, Tyndall, and
Coverdale. Mr. Spurgeon has edited the work,
and written a preface, which we are glad to find is
in a sensible and moderate tone. In speaking of
our version of the Scriptures, he says, " I think it a
kind of treason to speak of rejecting it for another.
It is almost miraculously good. Its noble Saxon ;
its forcible idioms ; its sweet simplicity ; its homely
sentences, all commend it to the Englishman as a
treasure to be preserved with scrupulous care."
He is, nevertheless in favour of some degree of re•
vision, and asks that manifest mistranslation s should
be removed. The work has had a large sale in
America, and will very probably be widely diffused
in this country.

The Life of Jabez Bunting, D.D. By his son, T.
Percival Bunting. Vol 1. Longman.
D. r. Jabez Bunting was a preacher of repute and
eminence among the Methodists. He closed his
labours a few years since, leaving many papers and
materials for a biography behind him. His second
son has now assumed the responsibility of giving
an account of his life and labours, of which the first
volume is now presented to the public. The work
will be especially interesting to those of his own
persuasion, but many other readers will find much
to deserve their attention in this record of a useful
and honourable career.

The Three Gates. In verse. By Chauncy Noel
Townshend, author of " Sermons in Sonnets," &e.
Chapman and Hall.
This is an elaborate and carefully-written work,
discussing the mysteries of human nature, and
entering deeply into metaphysical speculations.
Some of the shorter pieces are flowing and grace-
ful, and the long poems are, no doubt, the product
of thought and feeling. But it is not every one
who can think deeply and reason ably that has the
power to write a successful epic, and we do not think
the author Of this volume is one of the gifted
few. He appears to be possessed of a largely
tolerant and sympathising spirit, and, as such, may
claim the respect of his readers, although they may
not consider his verse equal to the grasp of his sub-
jects.

First Impressions of the New World. Longman.
This is a very pleasing work written in the form
of letters from a father and mother to their little
girl at home, and consequently is entirely simple
and unaffected in its style. It shows us our trans-
atlantic brethren seen from a different point of view
from that in which travellers generally look upon
them, and instead of restricting us to the inspec-
tiot of great natural and political features, it gives
particulars of social life and small occurencies in a
pleasant homely way. It is a very lively and
agreeable work, full of information and I'ariety.

The Journal of
Psychological Medicine and Mental
Pathology.
Churchill, New Burlington-street.
This journal continues to collate and discuss all
available information connected with the study of
mental science. It opens with the psychological
retrospect for the quarter, which alludes to any
discoveries, incidents, or publications affecting its
subjects. A review of Sir William Hamilton's
valuable lectures on metaphysics analyses the first
volume of that remarkable work, containing the
general phenomexa of consciousness. The second
volume, treating of peTception, memory, imagina-
tion, judgment, reasoning, and other special mani-
festations of consciousness is reserved for subsequent
consideration. A very valuable paper on the prin.
ciples of early mental education is well worthy of
the attention of all concerned in the mental train-
ing of the young. The disadvantages of the system
usually pursued are strongly dwelt upon, and the
evils resulting from teaching a child combinations
of letters which are not words, and other means of
imparting mere rote knowledge are clearly
shown. The Blue Book on Lunacy forms the
subject of a lengthened paper, which enters very
fully into the report front the Select Committee.
After weighing the voluminous evidence, and con-
sidering the various suggestions, the writer arrives
at the same conclusion as the Committee, namely,
that " the evidence is not sufficient to enable any
one to form a definite opinion on the subjects to
which it referred, and that the inquiry is altogether
incomplete." The Law of Lunacy in Scotland, and
some recent medico-legal trials are among the re-
maining topics.

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The Journal of Agriculture. Blackwood.
This quarterly, as usual, contains much agricul-
tural information. One of the most interesting
papers is a continuation of the comparison between
English and French agriculture. The greater self-
reliance and independence of government possessed
by the English farmer is justly cited as productive
of most beneficial results. Mr. Robert Scott Burn,
whose name is becoming well known in scientific
agriculture, contributes some " Notes" taken
durin a tour in Belgium, Holland, and on the
Rhine.g The " Report of the Transactions of the
Highland Society" is as usual full of
valuable
matter.
One of the papers most worthy of no-
tice is on " Labourers, Cottages," by Charles
Stewart. The tables of grain and agricultural
summary are given as usual.