translated during the last year into the Russian, and one, Ivanhoe, into the Polish language.

John Paul Jones.-The European Magazine treats Mr Sherburne's "Life and Character of the Chevalier John Paul Jones," with great contempt; though the writer takes occasion to subjoin some very gracious remarks. "Having," says he, "in an unlucky moment taken up this volume we have made what we could of it; but in speaking of a very dull, and, at this time of day, very uninteresting book, we beg to be considered as entertaining no light or disrespectful opinion of the abilities of the Americans. Their advancing studies, improving talents, and rising genius are obvious to every unprejudiced mind; and their efforts, literary and other, will ever meet our encouragement and protection. In treating of this publication, we weigh the Americans of the last century, a people very distinct in moral and intellectual qualities from the race of the present. This is the third and fourth generation of them that hate' not us, neither do they merit our ill will or word." The writer cites Tooke's Life of Catherine II. for the following fact. "He (Paul) was brave at sea, though not by land, having refused to accept a challenge more than once, and was handsomely caned upon the Exchange at Philadelphia.” [?]

Russian Periodicals.-The number of periodicals in Russia notwithstanding the severity of the censorship, has greatly increased within the last year.

Göthe. The property of the whole of his works has been purchased from Göthe, by a great publishing firm in Germany, for the sum of 100,000 francs.

Segur's Russian Campaign.-In a second edition, of Mr Segur's work on the Campaign of 1812, he has brought forward proofs of certain statements made by him, which have been questioned.

Royal Press in France.-The King of France has issued a decree containing regulations for printing at the Royal Press a collection of the principal Oriental works, after the model of the great Byzantine collection and the compilation of the councils and historians of France.

University of Edinburgh.-The Professors have come to the determination that henceforth no candidate shall be admitted for examination for the degree of M. D. unless he has studied four years in college instead of three, as formerly; and that during that time he must attend to three new branches of medical science in addition to the nine hitherto taught, on all of which he must be examined, prior to graduation.

Works Projected. The author of Valerius, Adam Blair, &c. is composing another novel; and a third series of Sayings and Doings is in preparation.

Athens.-Within the last four years, the glorious remains of Athens have suffered severely, in consequence of the struggle between the Greeks and the Turks; though they have been less defaced than might have been expected. That which has sustained the most injury, is the precious monument of Lysicrates called the Lantern. The Temple of Theseus has remained untouched. The Tower of the Winds has not suffered at all. The Parthenon has suffered some injury; but happily in the flat lateral walls of the edifice, of which the Turks who were be

sieged demolished a part to get the lead used in fixing the iron cramps which hold the blocks together. The same thing happened to the Temple of Minerva Polias, otherwise called the Erectheum. The Propylea of the Acropolis are not damaged

NEW PUBLICATIONS.

BIOGRAPHY.

Biography of the Signers of the Declaration of Independence. 8vo. Vol. 6. Philadelphia.

Memoirs of the Life of Richard Henry Lee, and his Correspondence with the most distinguished Men in America and Europe, illustrative of their Characters, and of the Events of the American Revolution. By his Grandson, Richard H. Lee, of Leesburgh, Va. 2 vols. 8vo. Philadelphia. Carey & Lea.

The Life of Mary Dudley, including an Account of her Religious Engagements, and Extracts from her Letters; with an Appendix containing some Account of the Illness and Death of her Daughter Hannah Dudley. Philadelphia. B. & T. Kite.

DRAMA.

The New-England Drama, in five Acts, founded on Incidents contained in the New-Elngand Tale. 1825. 12mo. pp. 72. Dedham. H. & W. H. Mann.

This work is the result of an operation upon the New-England Tale similar to what has frequently been applied to the Waverley Novels, and which the author of those novels has called. Terryfying, from the name of the operator. The New-England Tale does not seem to us well adapted for this purpose, on account of the length of time occupied by the story, which is unfavourable to dramatic interest. We doubt whether the drama will answer for the stage.

EDUCATION.

An Introduction to Linear Drawing, translated from the French of M. Francœur, and adapted to the use of Public Schools in the United States. By William B. Fowle, Instructer of the Monitorial School, Boston. 12mo. pp. 64. Boston, 1825. Cummings, Hilliard, & Co.

Dufief's Nature Displayed in her Mode of Teaching Language to Man; being a new and infallible Method of acquiring Languages with unparallelled rapidity; deduced from the Analysis of the Human Mind, and consequently suited to every capacity. Adapted to the Spanish. By Don Mariano Velasquez de la Cadena, L. Hargous, Professor of Universal Grammar, and Don Manuel de Torres, Late Minister Plenipotentiary from the Republic of Colombia to the United States. 8vo. NewYork.

An Examination of Mr Dufief's Philosophical Notions; with a Criti cism upon his System and Mode of Teaching Languages. In Four Letters. By John Manesca, French Instructer. New York. 1825. pp. 32. 8vo. The American Instructor, designed for all Common Schools in Amcrica. By Hall I. Kelly, A. M., Author of the "Instructor." 12mo. pp. 168. Boston. True & Green.

HISTORY.

History of the United States, from their first Settlement as Colonies, to the close of the War with Great Britain, in 1815. 12mo. pp. 336. New York. Charles Wiley.

A History of the United States of America, on capacity of Youth. Illustrated by Engravings. A. Goodrich. Fourth Edition. 12mo. pp. 316. W. W. Worbley.

LAW.

a Plan adapted to the By the Rev. Charles Lexington, Kentucky.

Reports of Cases argued and determined in the Supreme Court, and in the Court for the Trial of Impeachments and the Correction of Errors of the State of New York. By Esek Cowen, Esq. Counsellor at Law. 8vo. vol. III. Albany.

Reports of Cases argued and determined in the Supreme Court of Errors, of the State of Connecticut, prepared and published in pursuance of a statute law of the State. vol. IV. By Thomas Day, Esq.

MEDICINE.

The New England Journal of Medicine and Surgery. Vol. XIV. No. 4. for Oct. 1825.

The Medical Recorder. No. 32, for October, 1825. Philadelphia, James Webster.

A Treatise on the Medical and Physical Treatment of Children. By William P. Dewees, M. D. Lecturer on Midwifery, &c. 8vo. pp. 500. Philadelphia. Carey & Lea,

MISCELLANEOUS.

The African Repository, and Colonial Journal. Vol. I. No. VII. Washington. Way & Gideon.

An Oration, pronounced at New Haven, before the Connecticut Alpha of the Phi Beta Kappa Society, September 13th, 1825. Gould. 8vo. pp. 31. New Haven. T. G. Woodward & Co.

By James Remarks on the Changes lately proposed or adopted in Harvard University. By George Ticknor, Smith Professor, &c. Second Edition. 8vo. Boston. Cummings, Hilliard, & Co.

An Impartial Examination of the Case of Captain Isaac Phillips, late of the Navy, and Commander of the United States Sloop of War Baltimore, in 1798. Compiled from Original Documents and Records, with the Proceedings upon his Application to be restored to his Rank in the United States' Navy. 8vo. pp. 119. Baltimore. B. Edes.

Love and Patriotism; or the extraordinary Adventures of Mons. Duportail, late Major General in the Army of the United States. Interspersed with many surprising Incidents in the Life of the late Count Pulaski. 12mo. pp. 108. Boston.

The Laughing Philosopher, or Fun, Humour, and Wit―being a Collection of choice Anecdotes, many of which, never before in print, originated in or about “ The Literary Emporium." 12mo. Boston.

Sibylline Leaves and Wayward Criticisms. By Arthur Singleton, Esq. No. I. 12mo. pp. 24. Boston.

A Discourse delivered before the Society for the Commemoration of the Landing of William Penn, on the 24th of October, 1825. By G. I. Ingersoll, Esq. 8vo. pp. 36. Philadelphia. R. H. Small.

The Canadian Magazine and Literary Repertory No. XXIV. June. 1825. 8vo. Montreal.

This is a monthly journal. It contains reviews, original and selected mis. cellany, and poetry, together with a summary of domestic and foreign intelligence. The poetry is selected with much taste; we wish, however, that it suited the convenience of the editors to give us credit for what they take from our own pages.

A Lecture delivered at the Opening of the Medical Department of the Columbian College in the District of Columbia, March, 30, 1825. By Thomas Sewall, M. D., Professor of Anatomy and Physiology. 8vo. pp. 80. Washington, D C.

The author gives a history of the science of medicine and of the establishment of the different Medical Schools in the United States. And to the Lecture are attached the names of the faculties of the several institutions, and brief notices of some of the most distinguished physicians of our country, in the form of notes.

POETRY.

Chelys Hesperia, Carmina quædam Anniversaria, et alia, numeris Latinis sapphicis modulata, continens, cum Notis aliquot adjectis. Auctore S. Wilson, A. M. Lexingtoniæ. 1825. 8vo. pp. 23. Poesas de Jose

18mo. pp. 162.

Maria Heredia. Neuva York. Behr & Kahl. 1825.

King Caucus. A Poem, by Walter Wagstaff, Esq. 1825. 8vo. pp. 67. New-York. E. Bliss, & E. White.

This is a poem in the Hudibrastic measure, satirizing the Presidential Caucus which met with such a defeat on a late occasion. We were unable to understand all the allusions, and moreover our interest in the subject is not very vivid at present. The writer has certainly a turn for this kind of satire, and his poem, we think, would have enjoyed considerable popularity, had it been published a year or more ago; perhaps it may still be interesting to politicians.

POLITICS.

An Address delivered at the Dedication of the Town Hall in Worcester, Mass., on the second day of May, 1825. By John Davis. Worcester. 8vo. pp. 36.

Besides the local and temporary interest, which attaches to every performance of this kind, Mr Davis's address has a permanent value, as a historical document, for he has collected many facts in the early history of Massachusetts and particularly of the town of Worcester; and as an able political tract, for he has sketched the leading principles adopted by our ancestors, and stated some of the means by which they laid the deep foundations of our free institutions. In our perusal we marked several passages for quotation, intending this notice for another department of our work; but our narrow limits oblige us to confine ourselves to the following. It exhibits one of the most interesting features in the institutions of the New England States, and in a few of the other States in the Union. The influence of these small, and in many respects independent corporations, we believe, has seldom been duly estimated.

"Among the many institutions of our ancestors which are most happily designed to uphold and perpetuate a free government, was a division of their territory into small municipalities, which were invested with powers of high trust and importance. The support of public worship, public schools, and public highways devolved on them. The police of towns has, from the earliest settlement of the Commonwealth, been purely democratic. The people have always selected their officers from among themselves, and transact

ed all their business in public assemblies. Aside from the influence and ascendency which are given to the sentiments of the people, by having the care of morals and of education, and the power of making provision for the same, nothing could be more happily devised to sustain and perpetuate a republican system, than the manner in which these municipal corporations are associated and do their business. Indeed, the whole male population of our country may be said to be bred at the altar of republicanism. Our earliest associations and habits of life are connected with our schools, our churches, and our town-meetings-all of which are regulated and provided for by the people, in public assembly. It is indeed most manifest that much of the good order which prevails, and much of the security we feel, depends on this political division into small communities. Many of the States, it is well known, are divided into small counties; but this, I apprehend, is a less efficient and more inconvenient mode of transacting public business."

THEOLOGY.

Family and Private Prayers, compiled from the Devotional Writings of Bishop Andrews, Bishop Ken, Bishop Wilson, Jeremy Taylor, Dr Hickes, and Dr Johnson. By the Rev. William Berrian, an Assistant Minister of Trinity Church, New York. 12mo. pp. 51. New York. E. Bliss & E. White.

A Discourse delivered before the Society for the Promotion of Christian Education in Harvard University, at its Annual Meeting, in the Church in Federal Street, Boston, on the Evening of the 28th of August, 1825. By John Brazer, Pastor of the North Church in Salem. 8vo. pp. 27. Boston. Cummings, Hilliard, & Co.

The Minister presenting his People to Christ. A Sermon; Preached at the Ordination of the Rev. William C. Fowler, as Pastor over the first Congregational Church and Society in Greenfield, Mass. August 31st, 1825. By Eleazar T. Fitch. 8vo. pp. 44. New Haven. T. G. Woodward & Co.

Literary and Evangelical Magazine. Vol. VIII. No. IX.

Canons for the Government of the Protestant Episcopal Church in the United States of America; being the Substance of various Canons adopted in General Conventions of said Church; Held in years of our Lord 1789, 1792, 1795, 1799, 1801, and 1804, &c. 8vo. pp. 43. New York. T. & J. Swords.

Attachment to the Redeemer's Kingdom; A Sermon Preached before the Prayer Book and Homily Society, in Christ Church, Baltimore, June 2, 1825. By the Rev. Stephen H. Tyng, A. M. Rector of Queen Ann Parish, Pr. Geo. Co. Md. 8vo. pp. 32. Georgetown D. C.

AMERICAN EDITIONS OF FOREIGN WORKS.

The Latin Reader. Part second, chiefly from the fourth edition of F. Jacobs, and F. W. Doering. 12mo. pp. 162. Boston. Cummings Hilliard, & Co.

Rhetorica de Valero. 1 vol. 18mo. New York. 1825. Behr & Kahl. We hope this book is not so lean as the title with which we have been favoured. It is a great misfortune, that we are obliged so frequently to print such fragments of titles as will hardly enable our readers to inquire for the books, if they should happen to wish for them.

La Découverte des Sources du Mississippi et de la Rivière Sanglante, par Beltrami. 1 vol. 8vo.

Deux mots sur des Promenades de Paris à Liverpool. 1 vol. 8vo.