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culties," "The Six Days of Creation, as given in the Book of 

 Genesis," " The Laws of Nature and Miracles," and "Mysticism as 

 Opposed to the Revelation of God in Scripture.'' Mr. Howard, 

 though claiming- to stand alone as an independent thinker, in the 

 main finds himself in agreement with those who hold what are 

 called orthodox opinions in theology, and who reject all the con- 

 clusions of the school of criticism to which Bishop Colenso is 

 attached. The titles of Mr. Howard's chapters, as an indication of 

 his tendencies, will suffice to attract the attention of readers likely 

 to sympathize with his endeavours. 



The Astronomical Register. (J. D. Potter, Poultry.) — We are 

 glad to see from the names of subscribers and the character of its 

 correspondence that this monthly periodical is appreciated by many 

 of our best working astronomers. We observe that it frequently 

 renders good service, which only a work devoted to a single subject 

 could undertake. 



The Geological Magazine. Edited by Henrt Woodward, 

 F.G.S., F.Z.S., of the British Museum, assisted by Professor John 

 Morris, F.G.S., etc., and Robert Etheredge, F.R.S.E., F.G.S., etc. 

 (Longmans.) — This work, in which the defunct Geologist has been 

 incorporated, is now in able bands, and supplies a valuable record 

 of facts, many of which could only be collected in a periodical 

 devoted to a single science. 



Winter in the South of Prance ; or, Mentone, the Riviera, 

 Corsica, Sicily, and Biarritz, as Winter Climates. By J. Henry 

 Bennett, M.D., etc., etc. Third Edition. (Churchill.)— Dr. Bennett 

 has greatly enlarged this work, rendering it exceedingly interesting 

 as a book of European travel, and a valuable guide for invalids 

 seeking a suitable winter residence. It is elegantly got up, with a 

 fine view of Mentone, and other excellent illustrations. Dr. Bennett 

 has tried the climate of Mentone, or Menton, as its French pos- 

 sessors now call it, for six winters, and both in his own person, and 

 in the experience of patients whose cases he has watched, it seems to 

 have been demonstrated that it possesses an invaluable influence in 

 curable forms and stages of consumption. The book abounds in 

 very pleasantly given scientific information, and it is evident that 

 the doctor has a keen eye for objects of natural history, as well as 

 for picturesque scenery, and for those possibilities of comfort 

 without which no invalid should leave his own home. 



Dr. Bennett enters into the physical geography of the Mediter- 

 ranean coast of France and Italy, and shows how the mountains 

 hook round Mentone, shielding it from north and north-easterly 

 winds, and leaving it open to mild breezes and sunny influences. 

 It is from this peculiarity of situation that, although cooler and 

 drier than Madeira in the winter, it is yet much warmer than most 

 other places of similar latitude. Lemons grow there to great per- 

 fection, and the olive trees are remarkable for their luxuriance. Dr. 

 Bennett says, " The longevity of the olive-tree in a congenial climate 

 like that of Mentone may indeed be said to be indefinite. There 

 are olive-trees still alive at Monaco, at the Cap Marten, and else- 

 where, which are supposed to be coeval with the Roman empire. 



