1823.) - - 
of North and South America, with letter- 
press upon the margin of the maps, contain- 
ing historical, geographical, and statisti- 
eal, notices concerving each of the states, 
This Atlas was offered for sale in this coun- 
try, by the jmode of canvas ; but, as it was 
dear and cumbersome, we believe few co- 
pies were sold, We predicted at the time 
that an edifion of this work, in which the 
descriptions sbould be printed in an octavo 
volame and the plates given as an accom- 
panying Atlas, would be useful; and partly 
on this principle we have. now before us, 
the Geography, History, and Statistt.s, of 
America, illustrated by Maps, Charts, and 
Plutes. The letter-press of this volume 
contains all that surrounded the American 
maps, with corrctions and considerable ad- 
ditiuns. ~ 80 far allis well, and the editor 
appears to have done his duty. But the 
_ Atlas, which was the only valuable part of 
the American work, is woefully deficient, 
Thirtcen ouly of the fifty-four Maps have 
been copied; and these are folded up in the 
volume, and, as usual in such modes of giv- 
iug maps, must soon be useless. To make 
amends for the want of forty-one maps, 
we have five views of towns (Quebec, the 
Havannah, Philadelphia, Rio Janeiro, and 
Monte Video); put we would with picasure 
give up all these for the single map of Ja- 
maica. That of which we now coniplain 
niay be remedied in a subsequent edition, 
Tle expense would no doulst be encreased, 
but it might be easily sold at a higher 
price, and we should cousider the work as 
. extremely valuable. 
The New Mercantile. Assistant; General 
Cheque Book, and Interest Tubles, by Mr. 
WricHt, an Accountant of Fenchurch- 
street, is a Work whici carries with it ob- 
vious marks of persevering labour and pa- 
tient calculation. It contains twelve co- 
pious and distinct sets of tables, adapted 
to the purposes of commerce, and designed 
principally as a cheque on calculations 
‘made inthe huyry of business. The first 
series exhibit the cost per single Ib. any 
fumber of pounds, stones, or quarters, of 
goods of all descriptions, bought in the 
aggregate, i.e. by the ton or cwt. Thus, 
if a grocer, for instance, purchases a hogs. 
head of sugar, and wishes is a moment to 
ascertain what it costs Lim per single Ib., 
apy number of pounds,’ or stones, by a re- 
ference to these ‘Tables they will give the 
information without farther trouble; and 
on this principle they can be adapted to 
other departments of busiuess, such as 
measures, liquids, &¢c. &e. ‘The second 
series consist of copious and enlarged in- 
terest tables, of 3, 4, and 5, per cent. per 
annum, The third series iicludes pro- 
gressive tables of profits, showing the net. 
amounts from one penny to forty shillings, 
at 5, 10,15, 20, 25, and 30, per cent. ad- 
vance, Ifit be wished to add 5, 10, 16, 20, 
Literary and Critical Proémium. 
165 
25,0130, percent.profit,tie opposite columns 
exhibit the same. In addition to these 
sets of tables, the book contains many 
useful tables for the reference of men of 
business, combined with much accuracy. 
On a volume so varied in its contents, and 
£0 generally useful to all persons in trade, 
we need add no observation to recom- 
mend it to the attention of our commercial 
readers. Much praise is due to the author 
for his patience and ingenuity in projecting 
8o valuable a manual, 
The lovers of the Fine Arts are well ac- 
quainted with “Ackermann’s Repository.” 
During the years 1819 and 1620, a set.of 
designs for Garden Buildings appeared in 
that periodical work, which are now col- 
lected in a volume, with the title of “Hints 
on Ornamental Gardening, &c.” by John 
Buonarotti Papworth, the sane gentlenian 
who produced the work entitled “ Reral 
Residences,” published about five years 
ago. The designs iu the work before us 
(twenty-eight in number) are. tastefally 
imagined, and the engravings are well exe- 
cuted and finely coloured. ‘The letter- 
press consists of above'a hundred pages, 
and it is sufficient praise of the appearance 
of the volume that it is not inferior in ele- 
gance to any of the otlicr publications of 
Mr. Ackermann. This, it is well known, 
is NO mean praise. 
While on the subject of the Fine Arts, 
we must not neglect “The Beauties of 
Cambria,” consisting of sixty Views in 
North and South Wales, with appropriate 
descriptions. The views, which are well 
chosen, were taken by Mr. Hughes, and 
are engraved on wood by the same inge- 
nious artist, in a style of execution that 
has scarcely been cxceeded, and which 
prodaces impressions that vie with copper- 
plate engravings of no mean celebrity. 
The Memoirs of a Young Greek Lady, 
which has for some months past engaged 
the attention of the ceterics in Paris, is now 
translated for the amusenient of the tea- 
tables of this metropolis. Madaine Pauline 
Adelaide Alexandre Panam, a lady still 
under thirty years, is the historian of her 
own misfortunes, | At the age of fourteen, 
she was seduced by the present reigning 
Duke of Saxe Cobourg, \the brother of 
Prince Leopold; and, if her tale be true, 
this Duke is the most worthless of man- 
kind. Sheand her child, aboy of fourteen, 
were turned pennyless upon the world, after 
a series of ill usage and indignities that re- 
flect disgrace not only on the duke, but 
upon his whole family.. We have no op- 
portunity of hearing the other side, nor 
are we called upon to decide the question, 
The volume appears before us merely as a 
novel; and, taking it in that view, it is ex- 
tremely interesting, andits mora} tendency 
is unquestionable. It is preceded by the 
Imprimatur of Le Marechal P, de L?***, 
whio, 
