PROFESSOR HULLAH's last COURSE of LECTURES on the HISTORY of Music.-Nearly ready, in 1 vol. post 8vo. The Transition Period of Musical History; a Course of Lectures on the History of Music from the Beginning of the Seventeenth to the Middle of the Eighteenth Century, delivered at the Royal Institution of Great Britain in 1864. By JOHN HULLAH, Professor of Vocal Music in King's College, and in Queen's College, London, and Organist of Charterhouse.

A New Practical Dictionary of the English and German Languages is now in the press, by the Rev. W. L. BLACKLEY, M.A. and Dr. CARL MARTIN FRIEDLÄNDER, Member of the Order of Leopold, Corresponding Member of the French Historical Institute, &c.

In announcing a New Practical Dictionary of the English and German Languages, the Authors consider it advisable in a few words to point out its general purpose and its peculiar features. The object they have proposed to themselves has been the production, in a convenient form, of a work calculated especially for the use and assistance of English students of the German language, and thus to supply a real want of the present day, the existence of which may be asserted without disparagement to the learned labours of many predecessors in the same field of knowledge, who, addressing themselves, for the most part, to a different object, have generally achieved a different result.

The projected Dictionary by no means aims at being an Index Verborum,' and will neither seek nor merit approbation for containing multitudes of archaic or merely pedantic words, unknown to the living literature, almost to the living language, they profess to illustrate. Its general purpose will be to present every word at all likely to be needed in interpreting or in speaking the German tongue, and its peculiar additional objects will be as follows:

I. By simplicity of arrangement to enable the student, at the least expense of time and trouble, to discover the exact sense of the words he seeks, with reference to their context in his reading, or their fitness for his speech; and,

II. To supply him copiously with the best equivalents in either language for the abundant and characteristic idioms of the other.

The association in the work of an actual representative of each language may justify the expectation of a useful accuracy being obtained, at least in this latter department.

On the two points, of practical facility and idiomatic phraseology, the compilers expend especial care and pains, in the sincere hope that their treatment of such important features in the undertaking may render it of more than usual value and service to the public.

A New Work on 'Drawing from Nature,' written by GEORGE BARNARD, Professor of Drawing at Rugby School, Author of Theory and Practice of Landscape Painting in Water Colours,' &c. will be published in the Spring, in imperial 8vo. with coloured Illustrations, Drawings on Stone, and numerous Wood Engravings.

New Elementary Work on ARITHMETIC.Nearly ready, in 12mo. A Graduated Course of 'Practical Arithmetic for the use of Schools.' By JOHN HERBERT, Master of Lady Joanna Thornhill's School, Wye. PART I. the First Four Rules. To be followed by PART II. the Higher Operations.

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A New Work, entitled ' Chapters on Language,' by FREDERIC W. FARRAR, M. A. late Fellow of Trinity College, Cambridge, is in the press. The following is a synopsis of the contents. 1. Language a Human Discovery; 2. The Experiment of Psammetichus 3. The Naming of Animals; 4. The Infancy of Humanity; 5. Psychological Development of Thought; 6. Possible Modes of expressing Thought; 7. Sound as a Vehicle of Thought; 8. Interjections; 9. Lautgeberden, or Vocal Gestures; 10. Vocal Imitations; 11. From Imitative Sounds to Intelligent Speech; 12. Onomatopaia; 13. Objections to the Theory of Onomatopeia; 14. Fertility of Onomatopoetic Roots; 15. Dignity of Onomatopoeia; 16. Supposed Illusoriness of the Search; 17. Reflex Imitative Tendency of Language; 18. The part played by the Imagination; 19. Metaphor; 20. Other Linguistic Processes; 21. The Nature of Words; 22. The Nature of Words, continued. Conclusion.

New SCHOOL HISTORIES of GREECE and ROME. -The Rev. GEORGE W. Cox, M.A. Author of Tales from Greek Mythology,' &c. is preparing for publication a History of Greece, designed chiefly for the use of Colleges and Schools. At present, readers who cannot afford the time to go through the Histories of Bishop THIRLWALL and Mr. GROTE, or who have not the means of procuring those works, are confined to the smaller histories published for the use of schools. Without detracting from the merit of compilations, some of which have been drawn up with conscientious care, it may be admitted that their style generally is rigid and unattractive. Youthful readers especially, feeling that the book before them is practically an abridgment, fail to take an interest in what appears to them a wearisome and monotonous task. It can scarcely be expected that the young should take an interest in any work which shall not be free from the faults which in abridgments or compilations it is, perhaps, impossible to avoid. Such a work, drawn strictly from original sources, after a careful examination of the researches of modern writers, the Author hopes that he may be able to supply for the use, not only of students in our Universities and public schools, but also of readers generally, who may wish to gain a real knowledge of the history of Greece through a work of moderate compass. The History of Greece will be followed by the History of Rome, on the same plan and by the same Author.

PEOPLE'S EDITION of LORD MACAULAY'S MISCELLANEOUS WRITINGS.-Now in course of publication, The Miscellaneous Writings of LORD MACAULAY, comprising his Contributions to KNIGHT'S Quarterly Magazine, Articles contributed to the Edinburgh Review 'not included in his "Critical and Historical Essays,” Biographies written for the Encyclopædia Britannica, • Miscellaneous Poems and Inscriptions.' PARTS I. to III. now ready. To be completed in Four Parts, crown 8vo. price One Shilling each, uniform with the PEOPLE'S EDITION of LORD MACAULAY'S History of England, recently completed.

HOWITT'S (WILLIAM) ‘HISTORY of DISCOVERY in 'AUSTRALIA, TASMANIA, and NEW ZEALAND, from the 'Earliest Period to the Present Time,' will be ready early in March, in 2 vols. 8vo. The recent expeditions of discovery into the interior and across the continent of Australia, have excited a deep interest, equally by their important results, and by the loss of the lives of some of the explorers under the most melancholy circumstances. These expeditions, however, constitute but a small link in a long chain of such undertakings, ranging over a period of several hundred years. In fact, it is clear that a southern continent was known to the Romans, and it is difficult to decide how long Australia had been known to the Chinese. But there is evidence that the Portuguese were acquainted with the north-west of Australia before the Dutch, who discovered the north of Australia in 1605. Since then, that is, for 260 years, there has been a succession of voyages of discovery to, and travels of discovery in, Australia. The names of TASMAN, DAMPIER, Captains COOK, LA Perouse, D'ENTRECASTEAUX, FLINDERS, BASS, OXLey, CunNINGHAM, CAPTAINS KING, STOKES, FITZROY, &c., HUME, STURT, STRZELECKI, Sir THOMAS MITCHELL, LEICHHARDT, KENNEDY, EYRE, STUART, BURKE and WILLS, MCKINLAY, HOWITT, LANDSBOROUGH, the Brothers GREGORY, WALKER, and many others, present to those familiar with their labours and adventures, scenes of danger and of wild romance, of heroic daring and devoted deaths, such as few countries have to show. When we consider that they at the same time constitute much of the history of the most extraordinary growth and development of nations, and that these nations are of our own race and kindred, bound to us by the closest ties of blood, commerce, and common fortunes, it is obvious that a complete chronicle of these remarkable labours and events is not only due to ourselves and the colonies, but must possess a deep and lasting interest for the public.

This is the book which the Author has endeavoured to complete in a full and faithful manner. Having had one son engaged in these researches in Australia, and having lost another in assisting to open up the interior of New Zealand, he has entered on the undertaking as a labour of love. His personal knowledge of some of the colonies concerned, and the possession of documents not yet given to the public, have enabled him to treat the subject with the greater accuracy, and have excited him to omit no research or exertion to render it attractive and complete.

New Volume of the CONTRIBUTIONS of A. K. H. B.—In April will be published, in 1 vol. 'The Critical Essays of a Country Parson.' By the Author of The Recreations of a Country Parson.' This volume will contain a Selection from Essays contributed anonymously to Fraser's Magazine in the years 1856-59. During that period the writer was a very constant contributor to the Magazine ; but his Papers were not till 1859 signed with the initials A. K. H. B. From a large number of Critical Essays ten have been selected, which were written with special care. Among them are reviews of Archbishop WHATELY'S Bacon; Mr. LEWES' Biographical History of Philosophy; the Prose and Poetry of the Author of Friends in Council; the Life and Works of EDGAR ALLAN POE; Mr. SMITH'S Philosophical Romance, Thorndale; and the Life of JAMES MONTGOMERY,

A New Work, entitled' A Campaigner at Home,' by SHIRLEY,' will be ready in March, in one Volume. The substance of this work, which is by the same Author as Nuga Critica and Thalatta, originally appeared in Fraser's Magazine; but it has since been to a great extent remodelled and re-written. A Campaigner, who has seen a good deal of the world, returns late in life to his native district; and, from his cottage at Hazeldean, discourses of men and manners, the cities that he has visited, and the adventures in which he has mixed. In Doctor DIAMOND, the Commodore, DONALD, and Lady GRIZEL, he delineates the figures of a society which is rapidly passing away; while in ROBERTSON of Ellore, W. M. THACKERAY, CHRISTOPHER NORTH, Professor FERRIER, and other sketches, he records his recollections of men not undistinguished as thinkers, moralists, and divines. A slender thread of narrative binds together the critical and descriptive sketches of which the book is mainly composed, the sayings and doings of the little world of Hazeldean furnishing the text of the discourse, and serving to give keener edge and more definite outline to the Author's views on many of the subjects in morals, politics, and theology, which at present occupy or arrest the attention of thoughtful

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NOTES on LYRA GERMANICA.-Nearly ready, in 1 vol. fep. 8vo. uniform with Lyra Germanica,' • Historical Notes to the Lyra Germanica; containing brief Memoirs of the Authors of the Hymns, and "Notices of remarkable occasions on which some of 'them, or some Verses of them, have been used: with Notices of other German Hymn Writers, represented in other English Collections. Compiled and translated from authentic German sources by THEODORE KÜBLER, Minister of the German Protestant Reformed Church, London.

The OLD SHEKARRY-Nearly ready for publication, the Third Edition, in 8vo. with numerous Illustrations, The Hunting- Grounds of the Old World, FIRST SERIES,' by H. A. L. the OLD SHEKARRY.' The Third Edition of this work will contain several additional chapters upon large game, hunting in the Annamullai Forest, and round the Neilgherri Mountains; also a Hunting Expedition in the Himalaya, the Terai, and Kashmere, including descriptions of the Sources of the Ganges and Jumma, and the great glaciers of Rudru Himaleh: with observations upon the most recent improvements in breech-loading guns and rifles.

New Work on THOROUGHBRed Horses.-Preparing for publication, The Formation, Management in Health and Disease, and Training of the Thorough'bred Horse: with additional Considerations on the 'Duties of Grooms, on Purchasing Blood-Stock, and on Veterinary Examinations. By DIGBY COLLINS. The object of this work is to reduce the vague theories usually entertained on the formation of the HORSE to more systematic and practical principles,-by investigating the nature and action of certain important points of his anatomy; avoiding as much as possible both theory and prejudice: and also to give such information and hints about the management of the Racer, Steeplechaser, and Hunter, in health and disease, as the somewhat extensive experience of the Author has suggested, in order that, in the absence of the veterinary surgeon, many too prevalent errors in the diagnosis, treatment, &c. of certain diseases and accidents may be avoided. In that portion of the work in which the preparation of the Racer and Steeplechaser is considered, the Author has endeavoured to connect, as far as possible, the training with field sports; so that the services of the horse are not entirely dispensed with until a very short period previous to the race. He has also kept in view the desirability of upsetting the routine practice of physicking, wasting, &c. which many empirics in training have long held to be essential to the proper condition of the Racehorse. In the latter portion of the work the fallacy of the generallyreceived doctrine that the opinion of any member of the veterinary profession is sufficient to invalidate the warranty of a responsible individual, after the sale of a horse has been concluded, is sufficiently exposed; and some remarks are made on the unfortunate position of adverse interests adopted by grooms in relation to their masters, for whose benefit this volume is chiefly intended.

A New Work, entitled the Treasury of Botany, will be published in the course of the Spring, under the editorship of JOHN LINDLEY, M.D. F.R.S. F.L.S. Emeritus Professor of Botany in University College, London, and THOMAS MOORE, F.L.S. Curator of the Botanic Garden, Chelsea: assisted by Professor BALFOUR, F.R S.E.; the Rev. M. J. BERKELEY, F.L.S.; JOHN BALL, F.R.S; the Rev. C. A. JOHNS, F.L.S.; J. T. SYME, F.L.S.; MAXWELL T. MASTERS, M.D. F.L.S.; Dr. BERTHOLD SEEMANN, W. CARRUTHERS, F.L.S. and other practical Botanists. The Treasury of Botany will form a volume in fcp. 8vo. uniform with Maunder's well-known Series of Treasuries, and illustrated with 16 Engravings on Steel, and numerous Engravings on Wood, from designs by W. H. FITCH.

ABRIDGMENT of COPLAND'S MEDICAL DICTIONARY. In the press, The Dictionary of Practical Medicine, comprising the Nature and Treatment of 3 Diseases, and Disorders especially incidental to Climate, to Sex, and to the Different Epochs of Life.' By JAMES COPLAND, M.D. F.R.S. F.R.C.P. London, &c. Abridged by the Author, assisted by J. C. COPLAND, M.R. C.S. M.S.A., and throughout brought down to the present state of medical science. In this Abridgment the Author has incorporated all the practical Articles in his larger work, with the pathological states characterising their courses, the structural changes into which they frequently pass, and the indications and means of cure appropriate to these states and changes. He has noticed the practical views of the best writers, his predecessors and contemporaries, and has stated the results of his observations in relation to them in the course of his own long and varied practice. He has endeavoured to condense as much information as it was in his power to convey in one thick volume, thereby rendering his work in size and price more generally useful, especially to Students of Medicine, to the Army and Navy Medical Services, and to the Medical Profession in general; also to Clergymen, Lawyers, Scientific or Literary Men, Chemists, and all persons who may have occasion to consult or refer to a Medical Dictionary for practical information.

'Dictation Exercises, SECOND SERIES, a 'Correspondence between A. B. and C. D.' by ELIZABETH M. SEWELL, Author of Amy Herbert,' will be ready shortly. This is a sequel to the same Author's Spelling Book (Dictation Exercises), constructed on the principle that English orthography is to be taught by the eye rather than the ear. This little book, which has been several times reprinted, was recommended by the Athenæum (Feb. 1, 1862) as being well adapted to teach the spelling of different words having the same or similar sounds, and to illustrate useful rules with regard to the changes made in words by the addition of letters or syllables.

A New Edition of the Short Manual of Arith'metic, by the Rev. C. W. UNDERWOOD, M.A. VicePrincipal of Liverpool College, and late Scholar of St. John's College, Cambridge,' is nearly ready. This Manual may be described as a Grammar of Arithmetic than a treatise on the science, and is intended to be committed to memory like the rudiments of a language. The Author's object is to bring before Junior Students so much of the theory of Arithmetic as they may be fairly expected to master in principle, and to present it in such a form that the study may become to some extent a Mental Training.

STEVENS and HOLE'S SCHOOL SERIES. - In course of preparation, The Ready Writer: a Course of Eighteen carefully graduated Narrative CopyBooks, price Threepence each, designed to meet, as 'far as possible, the Writing requirements of the 'several Standards of the Revised Code, and generally to lead to good and correct Writing.' BY HENRY COMBES, Head Master of the Poplar and Blackwall Free School, London; and E. T. STEVENS and CHARLES HOLE, Editors of the Grade Lesson Books,' &c. The chief peculiaritics of these COPY BOOKS will be as follows. The first four numbers have a copy in black letter, and a line in dotted letters on every half page. The next four and number 11 have a continuous interesting narrative engraved for a copy on every other line throughout the books. The alternate lines in thrce of these are to be traced over. Numbers 9 and 10 have transcription exercises to be written in small round hand, interleaved alternately in script and print. Number 12 has two consecutive lines on every half page, and 13 four on every page. 14 has interleaved specimens of business letters, bills, receipts, &c. for copying; 15 and 16 are devoted to angular double small and small; and 17 and 18 are exercise books suitable to the 3rd and 4th, 5th and 6th Standards respectively.

The FIRST Book of CowPER'S TASK' has been elected by the Government Department of Educasion as a Text-Book in which Female Students of Training Colleges will be examined for Certificates, in December 1865. That Candidates may be provided with a suitable manual, Mr. WALTER M'LEOD, F.R.G.S. Head Master of the Model School, and Master of Method in the Royal Military Asylum, Chelsea, is preparing an edition of The Task, Book I. with Notes and Exercises in the Analysis of Sentences which will shortly be published. This edition of COWPER'S Task will be similar in arrangement and treatment to GOLDSMITH'S Traveller and Deserted Village-works that have been most favourably received by Teachers and Students, both in this country and in our colonial possessions.

New Work for Evening and Adult Classes, in STEVENS and HOLE'S SCHOOL SERIES.-In the press, in 12mo. The Advanced Lesson-Book for the Use of 'Mechanics' and Youths' Institutes, and Classes in advance of Standard 6; being a SUPPLEMENT to the "Grade Lesson-Books "; and consisting of Reading 'Lessons in History, Geography, Literature, and Science, carefully selected from the best Writers, 'together with numerous Examples in Advanced Arithmetic, including Proportion, Fractions, Interest, 'Stocks, &c., and a complete Course of Practical Mensuration, with Definitions, Rules, and Answers.' By E. T. STEVENS, Associate of King's College, London; and CHARLES HOLE, Head Master of Loughborough Collegiate School, Brixton; lately Master of St. Thomas's Collegiate School, Colombo, Ceylon.

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GREEK SYNTAX for SCHOOLS. An Elementary Greek Syntax for the use of Schools, by the Rev. EDWARD MILLER, M.A. late Fellow aud Tutor of New College, Oxford; Author of An Ele'mentary Latin Grammar,' and A Smaller Latin 'Grammar.' This work is intended to supply the want in schools of a Greek Syntax, sufficiently easy for beginners, and advanced enough to lead up to Madvig's, Matthie's, Jelf's, and Donaldson's Grammars. It therefore consists of two Parts. The First, grounded upon the Author's 'First Latin Syntax,' but adapted to the more matured state of mind with which boys generally learn Greek, will form a rudimentary Syntax in itself. The Second Part will contain such supplementary matter about Oblique Cases, Central Meanings of Prepositions, Moods and Tenses, Construction of Sentences, &c. as is required before boys have got far enough to study the larger treatises of Madvig, Clyde, Donaldson, Matthiæ, and Jelf, to which constant references are given. The work will be written in English, and the examples will be translated into English; but a few memorial rules will be given in Latin, where previous knowledge of Latin grammar and clear understanding of Greek syntax are of themselves insufficient without the special help of memory. This Syntax may be used with any Accidence.