HOMEOPATHY; An Examination of its Doctrines and Evidences. BY WORTHINGTON HOOKER, M. D. New York: CHARLES SCRIBNER. 16mo., 146 pp. From HENDERSON & Co.

The learned dissertation now presented to the public, was awarded a prize of fifty dollars by the Trustees of the Fiske Fund, at the meeting of the Rhode Island Medical Society, in June, 1851. As it is specially and conscientiously devoted to the History and Refutation of Homœopathy, the reader is at once advised of the side of the question advocated, and need not be unwarily led into commencing its perusal. The Doctor employs a large amount of ridicule, and smaller amount of sober argument to confound the disciples of Hahnemann; but in spite of his fun and logic-both clever enough in their

strange sacrifice, in the commencement of the narration is insufficient, and to our view, indicates more of weakness than of strength. We don't sympathize beartily with young ladies who are capable of forever cloading the happiness of a true-hearted lover, merely from 1 caprice of pride. We don't believe in a woman entdemning her affianced husband to a lonely hearth, est he should marry beneath him, not in point of intellect or conduct, but in purity of pedigree. There is a lack of common sense, a transcendental heroism about it, tha. we are not gifted to appreciate sympathetically.

SKETCHES IN FRANCE. BY ALEXANDER DUMAS. PE delphia: T. B. PETERSON.

pill of nur vom. and aconite with undiminished faith in their curative powers; and when we do send for an Allopathic practitioner, it shall assuredly not be one so radically committed against the administration of small doses.

PUTNAM'S SEMI-MONTHLY LIBRARY FOR TRAVELLERS AND THE FIRESIDE. Nos. 2 and 3.

The second volume of this excellent publication commences the humorous series of the Library, with a collection of "Whimsicalities" by the inimitable Hood; it is embellished with a number of characteristic cuts, and comprises some of the most laughter-provoking papers of their gifted author. Deliciously comic-yet is there no fear that you will only laugh at Thomas Hood's jesting; there is a deeper philosophy in his mirthfulness, than is apparent at a glance; heart-truths of saddest meaning lurking amid his most ludicrous creations. Some of these whimsicalities might, at a pinch, serve the purpose of a sermon.

The third number of the Library belongs to the promised "Original and Copyright Series." It is entitled "Walks and Talks of an American Farmer in England." A very clever production, principally intended for farmers and farmers' families, but having much more attraction to the general reader than, perhaps, the title indicates. Indeed, much of the practical or technical information collected, has been omitted or postponed, in consequence of the present mode of publishing, and may be issued hereafter, if the first portion is received with sufficient favour to warrant it.

MAURICE TIERNAY, THE SOLDIER OF FORTUNE. BY CHAS. LEVER. New York: HARPER & BROTHERS. Maurice Tiernay has been already published serially, in the columns of Harper's Magazine. It is one of Lever's best novels, free from the affectations of "Horace Templeton" and the tediousness of "The Nevilles of Garretstown," reminding us, in its dashing adventure and happy wit, of "Charles O'Malley," and in its spirited descriptions and deeper interest of the story of our spe cial favourite among the romances of this author, "Tom Burke of Ours:"-has more, however, of the character of the latter, and, we presume, will attain equal popularity.

HOME AND ITS INFLUENCE. A domestic story. New York: BUNCE & BROTHER. From T. B. PETERSON.

A very readable novel, written by Adele Sydney, the daughter of an English nobleman It is a first production, we believe, and gives promise of considerable talent. The story, as the name indicates, is of domestic life. It is of unexceptionable tendency, and is written in pleasant, unaffected style; the characters not unskilfully delineated. The fault most apparent, on a cursory glance, is of construction. The changeful fortunes of the heroine, who is an authoress and a beauty, will be considered

sant acquaintanceship with the manners and customs of the South of France; abounding in sprightly wit and is teresting anecdote, combined with a sufficiency of ro mance and legendary lore to satisfy the most inveterne novel reader. This edition is embellished with several engravings on wood.

LONDON QUARTERLY REVIEW.-Among the contents of this Review for January we particularly notice an aricle on "Highland Destitution and Irish Emigration,” sad an attractive paper of lighter character, on Phys nomy." "Junius" is a worn-out theme, not of gezers. interest. "The French Autocrat" has the mera of not

being imbued with a high respect for Louis Napoleon, but is not distinguished for profundity of argument. Nether is the article on "Farini's History of the Roman States" particularly edifying to American readers. (Received from W. B. Zieber.)

AMERICAN WHIG REVIEW.-The February number is embellished with a portrait of Hon. N. K. Hall, engraved by F. Halpin. The articles this month are principalv of a political character. "Some Shakspearian and Spe serian MSS.," and "Napoleon, an Ode, from the French of Casimir Delavigne," by William Dowe, are of the exceptions. The latter, like all of Mr. Dowe's transistions, is executed with much spirit. It is a pleasure w read the production of a good author, so admirably doar into English.

ECLECTIC MAGAZINE.-The articles in the February number of the Eclectic embrace a wide range of subsect The leading paper gives us a brief portraiture of the ent nent Puritan divine, John Owen. Then we have a cast of "Romance in Real Life," and that charming sketch of "Thorwaldsen's First Love," from the Athenæum, the "Pleasures of Literature,” from the British Quarterly, the "Queen's Opera," by Carlyle, and a number of other selections, from the best English sources, of equal mert An engraving of Tancred and Clorinde, from a we known scene in Tasso's Jerusalem, forms the embelishment of the number.

NORTON'S LITERARY GAZETTE.-A quarto of twenty pages, bearing the above title, is published month y 15 C. B. Norton, New York. It contains a variety of items interesting to the general reader, but of more parucular importance to editors, authors, publishers, and other sor of folks engaged in the manufacture of books. It has t most complete list of American and Foreign new pat >cations, criticisms, announcements of forthcoming works advertisements of the trade in the principal cities of the ducted, and merits the success it has received. United States, &c. In every respect it is admirably co

OBITUARY.-Our readers will please accept an apolog in place of our usual "obituary notices"-which have been crowded out by the press of other matter.