2S6 MONTHLV Rli>IE%V OF LITERATURE. 



Tlie Riitiih and Foreign Review. No. 3. January, 136. Ridgway 



and Sons. 



This number of llie " European Quarterly," will, we are confident, be considered 

 the most superior one of the three that have been issued. It forms a massive 

 );eriodical, and is eminently worihy of the " cause" which it so ably advocates; 



The History of the Overthrow of the Roman Empire, and the Founda- 

 tion of the Principal Roman States. By W; C. Taylor, L.L.D., &c. 

 of Trinity College, Dublin. 



Till, period of European history between the fifth and fif'eenth centuries, has 

 heuii illustrated by the greatest historians of modern times, Gibbon and Sismondi. 

 Some aiio'osy may, therefore, be expected from one (as he modestly tells us, in 

 liis sensible preface,) of inferior powers, who now ventures to treat the same sub- 

 ject. Enouoh, liowever, has been said. We venture to predict this excellent 

 work will be eminently successful. 



The Encyclopsedia Britannica. Parts 69 and 70. Adam and Charles 

 Black, Edinburgh : Sirakpin and Marshall ; and Whittaker and Co., 

 London. 



This ehiboiate work coniinties to excite great attention — our men of letters and 

 academicians hold it in high estimation. It must not be disguised, however, that 

 the high standing of the editor has secured for it the extensive patronage of which 

 the publishers make mention, with every show of truth, certainly, on their parts. 

 We ha\e read the " paper" arranged under the head of Jews, together with that 

 which treats of uu?- Johnson, with real pleasure, and, we may add, instruction. 

 There are, of course, others of equal merit — but not so immediately interesting to 

 cuiielves, as that which furnishes us with a " new life" of Dr. Johnson. 



Winkles's Cathedrals. No. 14. Containing Illustrations of the Cathe- 

 dral Church of Rochester. Effingham Wilson, Royal Exchange. 



This is not only a very interesting number,- — in as much as we have some 

 valuable matler respecting Rochester and its ancient Cathedral, founded in the 

 rei^n of Ethelbert, the Anglo-Saxon king of Kent, soon after Augustine the Monk 

 liad landed in tlie Isle of Thanet, and preached the Gospel at Canterbury — but 

 an improvement upon the former. It is really a mystery to us how such works 

 as are being done can be done. Here we haVe thi-ee beautiful illustrations, with 

 letter- press, in 4to. — for what ? one shilling. 



AVinlvles's Cathedrals. Tlie Cathedral Church of Amiens, &c. No. 2. 



Of this work, we spoke in terms of praise in our last number: of the two that 

 have been issued, we think the one before us scarcely equal to the first. We do 

 not intend dispraise in saying thus much. 



The Architectural Magazine. No. 24. Longman and Co. 

 This ably tonducted work of Mr. Loudon's has reached the twenty-fourdi num- 

 ber of the diird volume : and we are enabled to say, vtilh uninterrupted success. 

 hy buddfers and architects this work must be held in high estimation. 



