Cadwallader, Patterson, and Pierce, and Colonels
Childs, Riley, Harney and Butler, and Other
Distinguished Officers Attached to General Scott's
Army; Together with Notices of Gen. Kearney, Col.
Doniphan, Fremont, and Others. Philadelphia: Grigg,
Elliot & Co._

This work embodies the floating intelligence which has reached us in
relation to the present Mexican war, and is illustrated by wood-cuts
worthy of the text. We can say no more. This book is not inferior to
others which the curiosity of the community has invited, and will
doubtless sell, as they have sold, well.

_General Taylor and his Staff. Comprising Memoirs of
Generals Taylor, Worth, Wool, and Butler, Cols. May,
Cross, Clay, Hardin, Yell, Hays, and Other
Distinguished Officers Attached to Gen. Taylor's Army.
Philadelphia: Grigg, Elliot & Co._

This volume seems to be as picturesque and as veritable as other works
of a like character, and is as well written and as well printed as the
best. Perhaps this is not saying much; but can we say more?

_Lectures on the Physical Phenomena of Living Beings.
By Carlo Matteuci, Professor in the University of Pisa.
Translated by Jonathan Pereira, M. D., F. R. S. Phila.:
Lea & Blanchard._

This work has passed through two editions in Italy, and one in France.
A hasty examination of the volume has excited a degree of curiosity
and admiration which a more careful perusal than we can now give it
will enable us hereafter to do justice to.

_Three Hours, or the Vigil of Love, and Other Poems. By
Mrs. S. J. Hale. Carey & Hart, Philadelphia._

This beautiful volume is dedicated to the readers of the Lady's Book,
(why not to its amiable proprietor?) of which she has long been an
able and successful editor. We have not found time to examine the
volume page by page--that is a happiness reserved to us, and we feel,
in so much, the richer in our capital of future enjoyment; but we know
that Mrs. Hale is one of the purest, most powerful, truthful, and
tasteful of our writers; and we are certain that the volume before us
is worthy of more than praise.

_Evangeline._--This beautiful poem has been beautifully complimented
by an artist-poet whose contributions enrich our pages, Thomas
Buchanan Read, or, as he has been aptly characterized by a
contemporary, "the Doric Read." The painting is worthy the subject,
the artist, and the poet