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most we place Garibaldi , who had gained laurels in distant climos as the friend of liberty , as did our own Byron—our own Dnndor . ald . The four parts of the work now before Us are occupied , after a brief description of Italy , with the history of Garibaldi , from the day when he ran away from school to explore tho treasures of Genoa , in which he was

thwarted , until the period when he defended Romealas ! now withheld from Italy by one man—the oldest son of the Church—wbo is to be included amongst the Liberators of Italy . Of the adventures of Garibaldi in in South America we do not propose to speak—they were , no doubt , dictated by the love of adventure and the love of liberty ; bnb as there is but one stop from the

sublime to the ridiculous , there is but one step from the Heroic to the freebooter , and we are not quite sure that Garibaldi has always maintained tbe happy mean . However , whatever his faults , we can forgive them all for his recent services to Italy , more especially his wondrous defence of Home , and wo are sure that he could have found no worthier or more truthful historian

of his career than Bro . Nolan . We had almost omitted to state that each number is embellished by an excellent steel engraving , and thab tho portrait of Garibaldi is alone worth the price of the four parts before us . Naples , Caprera , and Milan are also excellent specimens of the art , and the portrait of Menobti Garibaldi , the son of Garibaldi—we cannot bring ourselves to write

Joseph Garibaldi—is only spoiled by the undue prominence given to the name of the engraver—a fault avoided by other and better illustrators . We , therefore , mention with pleasure that the admirable engraving of the Garibaldi is by Stodart—we have had great difficulty in making out the name—whilst we shall decline to bring into undue notice the too prominent

name of the engraver of the portrait of Menolli , no real artist ever intruding his name in such a manner before the public . We cannot , on the whole , regard the work otherwise than interesting , and should it nob meet with a great success it will be neither for the want of the apparent popularity of the subject , the talent of tho author , or the liberality of the publisher .

England , the United States , and the Southern Confederacy . By W . SARGENT , M . D ., of Philadelphia . London : Hamilton , Adams , and Co . This is a work most ably written to prove that the success of the Norbh is essential to the regeneration of the American Union and tho emancipation of the slaves . We have no reason to doubt the purity of the motives

of the writer , but we confess that we are not persuaded that " the true interests of England" are at all coincident with "the regeneration of the great American . Union , " or , in other words , the subjugation of the South , much as we should rejoice ab the extinction of slavery throughout the world .

The Month . No . II . London : Simpkin , Marshall , and Co . Tbo second number of this Eoman Catholic magazine is certainly equal to the first , and is likely to recommend it to the members of the body to whom it is addressed , amongst whom , however , we are not numbered . Chapter I . of " Literature in its Social Aspects" is well

written , and may be read with profit by all without regard to creed . Tho continuation of " Custance Sherwood" is fully up to the general run of novels . Julia Kavanagh ' s writings are well known , and she will suffer nothing in her reputation by " A Glimpse of Northern Italy" in this Magazine . The " Legend of Limerick Bells , '' ' by Bessie E . Parkes , is neat and rythmetical ; and "Eomana Eobertson , " an episode of the Peninsular War , revives many pleasant memories of bygone times . " A Glimmering Dawn" points out many of the evils of

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the workhouse system , especially as regards the female inmates , and suggests some amelioratives — more especially from a system of female visitors—well worthy of consideration and attention . The continuation of "Violet ' s Freak" and "Madame Swetchine and her Salon , " a . sketch of French society as it exists in the salons of Paris , completes the contents of a very

admirable number of " The Month . " Daw ' s Gun Patents . London : G . H . Daw . This work , though professedly little more than a trade catalogue of Mr . Daw , the eminent gun-maker , is in feet a valuable treatise on gun making , with full explanation

regarding breech loaders , cartridges , General Jacobs ' rifle , & c , and comments appertaining to the extension of gun sports , and rifle shooting generally . The work is admirably illustrated , and to all who feel an interest in guns is well worth the 2 s . 6 d ., which is the nominal price at which it is issued . In his preface , Mr . Daw disclaims all pretension to being a bookmaker , but invites all who wish to obtain a knowledge of guns to read his book—advice which we have great pleasure in reiterating .

One Hundred Lectures on God , the Creator , the Creation , Egyptian Godism , . Astronomy , Philosophy , the Deluge , the Messiah , the Classics , the Greek Authors , and the Heathen Mythology , down to the Nineteenth Century . By B . C . JONES ! Fourth Series . London : W . H . Alien and Co . Here ' s a title which , of itself , is almost sufficient to

deter ninety-nine out of every hundred men from looking into the work . In tho earlier numbers of the work it came before us under the more modest designation of "One Hundred Lectures on the Drama , Ancient and Modern , " and we complimented Bro . Jones on the industry and talent he brought to bear upon the subject , but why he has mixed together so many incongruous subjects it is difficulty to

imagine . When Bro . Jones confines himself to critical examination of the poety of the dramatists his opinions and illustrations are worthy of all attention , but when , he goes beyond that , and launches into dissertations on the various subjects contained in his multiform title he stumbles into a variety of misconceptions and erroneous conclusions consequent upon a thorough

misconprehension of Sacred History . Having no faith in others the author is to others unfaithful and to himself faibhless . In becoming speculabive , he becomes irrational , and then pedantic . We would recommend him to a careful study of the Book of Job . Like one of Job ' s comforters , he takes upon himself to contend with the Almighty ; and con detuning the wisdom of Job "he mulfcipliefch words without knowledge . "

Public Amusements.

PUBLIC AMUSEMENTS .

COVENT GAIiDEKr THEATRE . ME . AEFRED MELJLON ' S CONCERTS . —The third classical night at these concerts was given on Thursday night , when the whole of the first part consisted of selections from the -works of Beethoven . As a conductor , competent to do every justice to the reading of the highest class compositions , Mr . Mellon may rank with any musician in Europe , and his orchestra is composed of the

best members from the various London societies . With such executants , the symphonies and overtures of the old masters cannot fail to have every justice done to them . The classical nights til ' s season bid fair to be even more eagerly welcomed than before . The programme on this occasion consisted of the overture to " Egmont ; "aria " Gold" ( Pidelo ) , exceedingly well Tendered by Mr . Patey ; concerto in E flat , by that eminent juvenile pianist , Mdlle . Krebs ; the grand scena from " Fidelio , " which was