Gout, Principles of the Treatment of, by Sir Charles Scudamore, M.D. F.R.S. -Athenæum 12th. Geology in 1835, by John Lawrence.-Literary Gazette 19th. Grey, Rosamund, &c., by Lamb.-Examiner Aug. 30th; Monthly Review, Vol. iii. No. 1.; Metropolitan Magazine, No. 53. German Master, Every Englishman his own.-Metropolitan Magazine, No. 53. Gem, The Nursery.-Lady's Magazine, Vol. vii. No. 3. Geography, Modern, Compendium of.-British Magazine, No. 45. History, Ancient, Chronological Tables of.-Literary Gazette, Aug. 29th. Harold and Camoens, The Tragedies of.-Metropolitan Magazine, No. 53. Journal, by Frances Anne Butler.—Gentleman's Magazine, Vol. iv. No. 3. Italy and Switzerland, by William Thomson.-Athenæum 19th; Metropolitan Magazine, No. 53. Italy and Italian Literature, by Charles Herbert, Esq.-Athenæum 19th. India, Means of Ameliorating.-Literary Gazette 19th. Ireland: Instruct-Employ-Don't Hang them.-Monthly Review, Vol. iii. No. 1. Ion; a Tragedy.-Metropolitan Magazine, No. 53. Imagination, Pleasures of, &c.—Metropolitan Magazine, No. 53. India, Steam to, or the New Indian Guide.-Constitutional Mag. No. 3. Lichenes Britannici.-Athenæum 12th. Lands, Strange, Stories of.—Lady's Magazine, Vol. vii. No. 3. Liturgy, The, compared with the Bible, &c.-British Magazine, No. 45. Lords, The, and the People.-British Magazine, No. 45. Morals, Chinese, Code of; Translated by M. Stanislas Julien.-Athenæum 5th. Miscellanies, by the Author of the Sketch-Book.-Gentleman's Magazine, Vol. iv. No. 3. Man, The Natural History of.-Literary Gazette 19th. Municipal Corporation Act.-Literary Gazette 19th. Milton, Works of.-Constitutional Magazine, No. 3.; Metropolitan Magazine, No. 53.; Monthly Review, Vol. iii. No. 2. Minister, Prime, a Poem.-Monthly Review, Vol. iii. No. 1.; Metropolitan Magazine, No. 53. Martyr, Justin, a Poem.-British Magazine, No. 45.; Monthly Review, Vol. iii. No. 1.; Metropolitan Magazine, No. 53. Morals, Philosophy of.-Constitutional Magazine, No. 3.; Metropolitan Magazine, No. 53. Morals, Minor, for Young People.-British Magazine, No. 45.; Metropolitan Magazine, No. 53. Morals, Essay of the Theory of, in relation to Insanity.-Athenæum 13th. Monumental Architecture and Sculpture, Glimpse at.-Spectator 19th. Mechanic's Calculator, the, by W. Grier.-Constitutional Magazine, No. 3. Northumberland, Rambles in.-Gentleman's Magazine, Vol. iv. No. 3. Natural History, Gleanings in, &c. ; by Jesse.-Athenæum, Aug. 29th; Atlas 20th; Constitutional Magazine, No. 3.; Court Journal 12th; Monthly Review, Vol. iii. No. 1.; Spectator 12th; Literary Gazette, Aug. 29th; Constitutional Magazine, No. 3. Neighbourhood, My, Tales of.-Metropolitan Magazine, No. 53, Nations, Enquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of.-Metro- Naturalists, Celebrated Lives of.—Lady's Magazine, Vol. vii. No. 3. Pansey, History of the Different Varieties of the.-Athenæum 12th. Persia and Asia, Political State of the Intermediate Countries between.— Poetry and Patriotism, Dutch, Flowers of.-Athenæum 19th. Power, Wisdom, and Goodness of God, as displayed in the Animal Creation. Pope, Works of.-Constitutional Magazine, No. 3.; Lady's Magazine, Poetry, Sacred, of the 17th century.-Athenæum, Aug. 29th. Paracelsus.-Examiner 6th. Perceval, Spencer, Remarks on, &c.-Constitutional Magazine, No. 3. Random Shots, by a Rifleman.-Athenæum, Aug. 29th; Monthly Review, Rainbow Sketches.-Metropolitan Magazine, No. 53. Rogers, Samuel, Poetical Works of.-Metropolitan Magazine, No. 53. Roses, The four, Lives of.-Spectator 12th. Sketches, Indian, by J. I. Irving, jun.-Atlas, Aug. 30th; Monthly Review, Steam-Boat Guide, The Scottish Tourists'.-Literary Gazette, Aug. 29th. Sandstone, On the Old Red, by Jabez Allies.-Gentleman's Magazine, Vol. iv. No. 3. Shakspeare, New Facts regarding the Life of, by J. P. Collier, Esq.-Gen- Siena, Bride of, a Poem.-Metropolitan Magazine, No. 53. Gentleman's Spine, Deformity of the, by Edward W. Duffin, M.D. Second Edition.- Athenæum 12th. Spanish Sketches.-Athenæum 19th. Sculpture, Ancient Egyptian, Etruscan, Greek, and Roman, Specimens of.- Students' Manual.-Literary Gazette 19th. Scandinavian Sketches.-Monthly Review, Vol. iii. No. 1. Sea-Side Companion.-Metropolitan Magazine, No. 53. Sentiment Not Principle.-Metropolitan Magazine, No. 53. Sunday, a Poem.-Metropolitan Magazine, No. 53.; Fox's Repository. Sonnets, by Strong.-Constitutional Magazine, No. 3. Tremordyn Cliff, by Frances Trollope.-Athenæum 12th; Atlas 6th; Con- Vision, Land of.-Atlas 13th; Spectator 5th. Wilmot, Sir Arthur.-Atlas, Aug. 30th. Washington, Life and Times of.-Spectator 12th. LITERARY NOTICES. Nearly ready, by the Author of "Old Maids," in 3 vols. "Plebeians and Patricians;" a Novel. Mr. Bulwer's "Athens; its rise and fall, with views of the Arts and Sciences, the Literature and Commerce of the Athenian People." Dr. Hogg's interesting Travels in the East, entitled "A Visit to Alexandria, Damascus, &c.," will appear early. In the Press a Series of Tales, the scene of which is, we believe, chiefly laid in Italy, by Mr. Chorley. Mr. Grimshawe's beautiful Edition of Cowper is drawing near its conclusion the eighth Volume, which is now ready, contains a beautiful portrait of the late Rev. Dr. Johnson, Cowper's kinsman, and a beautiful view of the Rustic Bridge at Weston. Miss Stickney has nearly ready a work of an original character, entitled "The Poetry of Life." Among the novelties for the coming season, we have to announce a new work to be called the "English Annual," two volumes of which have already appeared, but the whole of the editions have been exported to America and the Continent: the volume, in consequence of certain facilities which the proprietor exclusively enjoys, will be offered in a form considerably larger and cheaper than similar publications, and in all respects be equal to them in its graphic and literary contents. In the press, "Old Maids." "Old Bachelors," by the Author of the popular work on Preparing, "The Husband's Book," with observations on the Moral and Physical Conditions of the Sexes in relation to Marriage. The Oriental Annual for 1836, by the Rev. H. Caunter, B.D., will exceed either of its predecessors, in the variety and beauty of the Illustrations, from the pencil of W. Daniel, Esq., R.A. Travels and Adventures in Eastern Africa, by Nathaniel Isaacs, Esq., are nearly ready. The Rev. H. Caunter, B.D., Author of the Oriental Annual, is engaged upon a New Series of that popular work "The Romance of History." The concluding volumes of the "Memoirs of Mirabeau and Talleyrand" are just ready. Mr. Tilt, the Publisher of the Comic Almanack, intends some addition to the number and variety of that class of publications which the repeal of the stamp has given rise to. Among others, will be Vox Populi: Poor Richard's Almanack, with Portraits of Public Characters, &c. Almanack for the Table, &c. &c. Just published, "Twenty Years in Retirement." By Capt. Blakiston, author of "Twelve Years' Military Adventure." 2 vols. 8vo. Preparing for publication, the "Lives of the British Poets," from Chaucer to Coleridge, by Allan Cunningham. In the press, "Attwood's British Librarian: a Guide to the Formation of a Library of Standard and Useful Books in every branch of Literature." Nearly ready for publication, "The Child's own History of France," embellished with Portraits of the Monarchs from Pharamond to the present time, by W. Law Gane. CONSTITUTIONAL MAGAZINE. NOVEMBER, 1835. NATIONAL EDUCATION.* It has been a disgrace justly attaching to Great Britain, that, although claiming to herself, and indeed deserving the reputation of being the most civilised country on the face of the globe, her common people have enjoyed less opportunity for acquiring education than those of almost any other nation. She has long been the bulwark of freedom of thought, liberty of speech and writing; and yet the subjects of the most despotic of European monarchs have greater facilities afforded them for acquiring the elements of knowledge than our countrymen. The attention which has of late been bestowed upon the subject, it is to be hoped, will, ere long, give birth to some general scheme of education for the inferior classes; indeed we think a measure so desirable would have been nearer at hand than it is, had the great promoters of it had more practical ideas of education. There has been abundance of declamation-some sound views developed, but, on the whole, little available knowledge displayed by Lord Brougham and his co-operators. A conviction rests on their minds that the spread of information is to be the grand improver of the human race, and that the only means to aid this diffusion is to teach men to read and to write. It has been said that "knowledge unemployed will preserve us from vice, for vice is but another name for ignorance; but knowledge employed is virtue." This assertion is erroneous, because it assumes that vice exists alone with ignorance. The experience of every-day life is sufficient to prove that this is a position which cannot be maintained, unless by the term knowledge be understood both moral and intellectual acquirement, and these so proportioned and determined, that they maintain an equal balance-a nicety of adaptation, difficult to point out, and still more difficult to reduce to settled rules. 'The Educational Institutions of Germany.' By J. P. James, Esq. Const. Mag.-No. 4. U To this extent, however, there can be no dispute with regard to knowledge. The ignorant man will be improvident in proportion to his ignorance, for being unaware of the evils which result to him individually, and to the good of society in general, he has no check to restrain his irregular and inordinate appetites: knowing nothing also of the resources open to his exertions, he makes no advance in civilisation or refinement, and is easily led away from the path of private duty and public propriety. The ignorant man, not understanding the principles which guide the conduct of the legislature, the particular acts of municipal bodies, the relation of master and servant, is consequently a bad servant and a turbulent citizen; and having no data on which to reason, necessarily forms erroneous conclusions upon most of the phenomena, whether moral or physical, which come under his notice, or he remains in stupid apathy, the plaything of accident. Education is a word applied to a series of acts, having for their objects-first, the development and proper direction of man's social instincts; this may be termed the education of morals:-and, secondly, the cultivation of mind, considered in reference to its peculiar attributes; this may be termed intellectual education. Abstractedly considered, no man will be found fool-hardy enough to deny the proposition, that intelligence is a better element of social order than ignorance; but, says Mr. James: "No one need to be told, in the present day, that education, if not decidedly good, will produce good or evil, according to the state and circumstances of the individual to whom it is communicated. No one need be told that there is an education for evil as well as for good; but there surely can be no human being so blinded as to doubt that the consequence of well-directed education must be improvement in the moral and social condition of the people; and a just notion of the origin and motive of all government would seem to show that it is one of the first duties of every body of men entrusted with the superintendence of a State, to provide a good education for the people, lest an evil education should be forced upon them by circumstances. God forbid that I should advocate any thing like compulsory education, which I look upon as a most unjustifiable infraction to the best and dearest rights committed to us by God himself, when he wills us to be parents. Nay, the very language in which |