... littraturt Lectures on the History of the French Revolution. By lillian Srnyth, Professor of Modern History in the Uni- versity of Cambridge. Nfew edition, with the Author's last Corrections. Vol. II. (Boasn's Standard Library).-Henry G. Bohn, York-street, Covent-garden, London. Tas is the concluding volume of Mr. Bohn's cheap edition of the above valuable text-book. Quintilian's Institutes of ...

... Tim: TItitN, FOR JANUIAIY. London: G'oonltbridgse 4 Sons. 'I'U appearance of a new illustrated monthly maga- zinc written, almost exclusively, by men whose ?? rary reptitation has yet to be establishied, is not of frequent occurrenco. 'he 'speculation is not one that should not readily be embarked in, and often fails even when supported by tile most unquestionable talent. The magazine which ...

... NEW lA.GAZINES. The Train. No. I. Groombridge and Sons. The Idler. No. I. Robert Hardwiclhe. The Trait starts very full of pleasant talkers. It is a new shilling monthly, freely illnstraied with good woodcuts, and supported by the writing of sonme of the most successful young ?? of the day. It is light literature, but free from the extreme debility under which light literature usually suffers. ...

... I AXl~lUSEMENTS IN EDINBURGH. I (FROMe OUR1 OWN COBB SrONDnENT.) T3rATP-9 ROYAL.-The success which continues to attend the produc- tion of the new Pantomime of Jack and the Bean Stalk, performed last night for the fifteenth time, is altogether unprecedented. Every evening the theatre is crowded in all parts, and on several occasions many hundreds have been turned from the doors, and this too ...

... THEATRESs &ce ?? -~W lphl.-A new comic piece Dwas brought out at this theatre geridny last, entitled Urgent Private Affairs, from the pro- on Mood MrJ. Stirling Coyne. The author has succeeded in irfi Pe, out some very droll incidents upon very slight materials, wor thepiece is entitled to the claim of originality; it is not a aneltii from any of our Continental neighbours, and the an- ...

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... - ANTIsET CONCERT RoOMs-TiEl MElROANTILE CHORAL Ueezon.-Labt evening this society gave its second concert for the season, In the large:lEaU of this Institutiou belore a highly r~epecteble audience. On a former occa'ion when speaking ot this society, we stated that it was calculated to do much good, and would bc the meausofactively promulgating reflnedtate and combating with thit great and ...

... COLBURWS NEW --ON.fllA. The contentst of ihi6. poptular periodical more than usually varied and are1 the present month. It would serve n pose to give a dull catalogue pf the 0 efi' p~y 4wevecr, s ute for partipular arties . ?? on Samuel Butler and Gust -and ba iographical ?? of adll L Several of the lighter and more amnusin full of dashing inident and gay hu artic one of the-articles, we quote ...

... di MEXICO D ITS RELIGION. ,t Jfeico axd its Religion; twithi lucidakfs of rrdeI8 in that Courstry during parts' of ilU yearr ai16 52-53-54, and Hisoricdl Notices of EMents Cn- n^esicted toitf plaes eisited. By ?? A. WLSON. ,X Loudon: Sampson Low, SOns and aO.- a- The writer of this interesting volume, imho is an ., A~merican, has eadopted- thie Sparkish~ oustom,,of l mingling historical ...

... ZITERA TUBE. TiHic PSiRtie ColLLECTION ;- TIsa ArootBWT MlIX ?? iPtiLA-Nt). jidred bif Gwry,r Peotiit IL, D BHiA. V PJU..A., Voii. L (P~rial jro,` the Ssrtji for A; Preaer- valilm and jil.a eltqe of th jjjo4oti of Ireland-) It would L) hard to say in wliroh obaraef T this ?? of the anaient melodies of Ireland will be most prizid-wbather as a musical, a litlarsty or r aD tiu ia publication. In ...

... FASHION AND I) VARIETIES. THE COURT. WVINI)Sae, 'fucs'U Ur.-Tli Dukle of Cambridtzo (at- tended by Colowni TI'yvwht), atn the DJule of New- n'tile arrivel yosterday afternooln on a visit to her Majesty. 'The thininr party inculbhd the Dubhess of' Kent, the Princos Royal, the Dake of Cambridge, Prince E riest of Leiningvin, Prince Edward of Saxe Weimnnar, Duke otf Neweastib', Lady I'inly Howard ...

... LIT ERA T UR E. A MANUAL OF TUE DOMESTIC PRACTICE OF MEDICINE. By W. B. Kestevon, Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of England, &e. London: Longman, Brown, Green & Longmans. 1856. Tans seems to us to be a valuable addition to a class of .works which has extended year by year since the days of Buchan. Its principal merits are that it is easily understood by non-pro fessional people; the ...