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pliiral references are numerous and accu- 

 rate, and the details minute ; consequently 

 it foruis an excellent manual for travellers 

 and visitants. Accounts of the waters, 

 &c. are added, hy John Fosbroke, Sur- 

 geon of Cheltenliam, whicli are succinct 

 and satisfactory. Both portions of the 

 book shew considerable research, which is, 

 (in the whole, pleasingly conveyed to the 

 reader. 



FOREIGN LITERATURE, &c. 



Industry and Afuraliti/ considered in their 

 Affinities with Libert;/, hi/ Chakles Bar- 

 THOr.EMF.w DuNOVKK. — Tliis work dis- 

 cusses, in a profound and original manner, 

 questions relatini? to the social order of 

 mankind. It admits of no analysis, but 

 U requires more than one very attentive road- 

 P ing. Such discussions cannot be too often 

 nuide public, since, however abstruse the 

 reasoning, the result will gradually obtain 

 proselytes, who will extend the knowledge 

 of them . 



The Histnr;/ of Sardinia ; or Ancient 

 and Modern Sardinia, by M. Mi.MAUT. 

 We have no groimds for complaining any 

 longer of a want of correct information 

 relating to this large and imjwrtant island. 

 It is curious that tlu-ee authors should 

 publish accounts of this territory at once. 



M. Mimaut was formerly the French 

 Sardinian Consul. Tlie historical portion of 

 his work is executed with tidelity and accu- 

 racy. It does not appear, on comparing 

 his work with those of D. Giuseppe 

 Blanno, and the Ciievalier Albert de la 

 Marmora, whicli latter was the author of a 

 geological memoir of Sardinia, tliat he is 

 always accurate in his accounts of the an- 

 cient monuments, or even in his statistical 

 details. 



The first volume only of Sig. IManno's 

 work has appeared. He being the private 

 secretary of the King of Sardinia, may ob- 

 tain access to documents which no one 

 else could, and so render his work veiy 

 valuablei Tlie character of the present 

 volume is very high, as far as relates to 

 impartiality, method, and careful rension. 

 We look with some anxiety for the re- 

 maining vohmies, and sincerely hope that 

 they may sustain the character of the first. 



The Chevalier Albert de la Marmora 

 has lived six years in the island, and wholly 

 occupied himself in collecting materials for 

 his work. Tiie divisions of this work are 

 admirable : the first is confined to the an- 

 cient and modern historj' ; another to the 

 natural or scientific historj' and its produc- 

 tions ; the third to the civil polity ; the 

 fourth to the manners and state of the 

 inhabitants. The work is illustrated by 

 maps, and adorned with engravings. From 

 these three M'orks a very complete and in- _ 



teresting account of this island is to be de- 

 duced. 



Congress of Cha'.illon : an Extract from 

 an Historical Essay, on the Reit/n of Na- 

 poleon, by M. Pons. — This author, from 

 his ability and clear manner of writing, is 

 eminently qualified for the task he lias un- 

 dertaken. The Napoleon dynasty is one 

 fraught witli instruction, not only for 

 France, but for the \vorld. The veil of 

 mystery yet floats before the tragic and 

 spirit-stirring scene. M. Pons possesses 

 some great sources of information, and ap- 

 pears determined to use them as a high- 

 minded man should, for the benefit of his 

 country. His account of the Congress at 

 Chatillon is very curious. He atiirms, 

 that tlie enemies of France never had any 

 intention of concluding a peace ; that Napo- 

 leon suspected their intention, and desiring 

 it, ordered his minister to insure peace by 

 a sudden and unqualifii-d acceptance of the 

 conditions proposed by the ministers there 

 assembled — or, at least, to place them in 

 the dilemma of refusing jieace at the mo- 

 ment that the French minister acceded to 

 their demands, and thus expose to France 

 and all Europe the insidious diplomacy 

 which masqued their intentions. These 

 points he has supported with a mass of 

 evidence not easily controverted. England 

 is called on to refute tliis foul charge if she 

 can : if she cannot, then we must deplore 

 that she ever consented to such duplicity. 



Tins work will, it is said, display the 

 cliaracter of Najjoleon with more correct- 

 ness than any other has done. The character 

 of this great captain has not been yet deve- 

 loped : one party elevates him as a being 

 possessing all the great and good qualities 

 of human nature ; anotlier set of men cry 

 liim down as a monster, and a man with 

 only military genius and despotic nature. 

 We were attacked in a weekly paper, 

 for having appended a note to " Austrians 

 in Italy," saying that we did not accord 

 in opinion with the writer of that article, 

 on his estimate of Napoleon's character. 

 Tlie writer of the paragraph, as is usual, 

 attributed dissent on our part to all the 

 opinions in that article. We beg to say, 

 that we only meant the note to refer to the 

 character of Napoleon. Indeed, the note 

 was ordered to be deleted, but the printer 

 neglected to erase it. 



Commentaire Litteraire, <Jc., hy Mr. D. 

 Embden. — This is a well-selected volume 

 of anecdotes, in verse and prose, to each 

 of which is added, an analysis of every 

 difficult word, with short notes containing 

 the synonimes, and here and there brief 

 biographical notices. It is well calculated 

 for the use of those who have made some 

 progress in the French language, and also, 

 for any one who is fond of French anec- 

 dotes, and wishes to revive their knowledge 

 of the language. 



