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336 has in press Guizot’s revised edition of Gibbon, 2 vols. 8vo.; Rollin’s Ancient History, edited by J. Bell, 2 vols. 8vo. ; also, an edition of Theirs’s French Re volution, in one large octave, complete. Wright, the author of a “ Practical Eng lish Grammar,” has just issued the ﬁrst portion ofa new Work, entitled “ Hours of ldleness Improved,” the object of which is to detect and correct the in

[Sept., 1843.

ought long ago to have been republished in this country. A new relic of the “ immortal bard ofAvon,” hasjust been discovered lt is the identical black letter copy of Holinshed-‘s Chronicles, which was used by Shakspeare, encir cled with his manuscript notes, and, above all, by his own autograph signa ture in full.

The following are among the recent issues abroad :— “ Pictorial History of the Jews,” and “Natural History of the Holy Land.” By John Kitto. “History of Etruria,” Part I. By Mrs. Hamilton Gray. “ Closing Events of the Campaign in China.” By Captain G. G. Loch. “ The History of Gustavus Vasa.” “A Visit to the East, comprising Ger many and the Danube, Constantinople, Asia Minor, Egypt, and Idumea.” By as all great guns are accustomed to do. Rev. Henry Formby, M. A. Those who are unaequainted with our poetic friend, can regale themselves by “Acts of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland, 1638-1842.” Re gazing on his efﬁgy preﬁxed to the printed from the original edition, under volume, which may be had at Duni the supervision of the Church Law gan’s, Fulton street. Society. “La Russie en 1839:” par le Marquis de Custine.” ENGLISH. “ Esprit de l’Economie Politique :” par Ivan Golowine, Auteur Russe. Among recent deaths in Europe, we ob “ Histoire de Jeanne de Valois, duchesse serve the names of John Allen, M.D., d’Orleans et de Berri, reine de France, late Master of Dulwich College, a cele foundatrice de l’ordre des Annonci brated contributor to the Edinburgh ades :” von Pierquin de Gembloux. Review, and a person of extensive lite “Synoptische Tafeln tilr die Kritik und rary and antiquarian research, as well Exegese der drei ersten Evangelienz” as author of numerous works; also, von J. G. Sommer. Henry Wilson Coleridge, brother of the “ Uebersetzung und Auslegung der Psalm poet, and editor of his “ Literary Re en, for Geistliche und Laien der mains ;” he was a contributor to the Christlh. Kirche .-” von Dr A. Tholuck. Quarterly; and W. H. Pine, an emi “ Das wahre Geburtsjahr Christi, oder nent artist: he was author ofa splendid wir sollten 1862 anstatt 1843 schrei work on “ Royal Residences,” “ Micro hen :” von W. D. Bloch. cosm of London,” and a delizhti'ul book, “ F. Passows Vermischte Sehriﬂen. He called “ Wine and Walnuts,” which Iausgeg.” von W. A. Passow. accuracies of our colloquial idiom; its

style is a little too ﬂorid and artiﬁcial to please us, and yet it contains much valuable suggestion, which will no doubt commend itself to the public attention. A volume of poems has just reached us, entitled “The Crowning Hour, and other Poems,” by Charles J. Cannon, judging more from the author’s name than the book he has presented us, we doubt not it will go aﬂ'with a loud report,