The commendations so universally bestowed upon Mr. Grant for the research, accuracy, and picturesque interest displayed in his _Memorials of the Castle of Edinburgh_, and his _Memoirs of Sir W. Kirkaldy of Grange_, may be extended to him for his _Memoirs and Adventures of Sir John Hepburn, Knight, Governor of Munich, Marshal of France under Louis XIII., and Commander of the Scots Brigade under Gustavus Adolphus_. He has on this, as on former occasions, the advantage of a new and interesting subject; and by grouping round his hero--whose conduct and bravery won for him the reputation of being esteemed the best of that warlike age, next to Gustavus himself--all the great leaders in that struggle for the liberties of Germany, the Thirty Years' War--he has produced a volume which will be read with great interest, not only for the picture it exhibits of the distinguished soldier of fortune who forms its immediate subject, but also for its record of the services of the Scottish troops who served in the German wars under Gustavus Adolphus. _A Little Earnest Book upon a Great Old Subject_, in which Mr. Wilson endeavors to pourtray the thoughts and feelings of the poet, will be read with pleasure by all who agree with him that poetry rightly understood is associated with everything that is eternal and just, true and elevating, tender and loving. It is a little book of quaint and pleasant thoughts, quaintly got up, and beautifully illustrated. Mr. Mitchell, of Bond Street, announces a beautifully illustrated work on _The Parables of our Saviour_, to be engraved in the line manner by the best artists from the designs of Franklin. The Sales of Books, &c., those heralds of the coming winter, are beginning. Messrs. Puttick and Simpson commence this day a six days' sale of valuable books removed from the country, including many curious and rare works. On Monday Messrs. Sotheby and Wilkinson will commence their season by selling a portion of the valuable library of a gentleman deceased, which will occupy them for four days; and on Monday and the fifteen following days Messrs. Foster and Son will be engaged in the disposal of that matchless series of examples of Mediæval Architecture, and of other objects of decorative art, remarkable alike for their beauty, rarity, and historical value, so long known as the _Cottingham Museum_. CATALOGUES RECEIVED.--J. Miller's (43. Chandos Street) Catalogue No. 30. of Books Old and New; W. Brown's (130. and 131. Old Street) List of Miscellaneous English Books. BOOKS AND ODD VOLUMES WANTED TO PURCHASE. WILLIS'S ARCHITECTURE OF THE MIDDLE AGES. (10_s._ 6_d._ will be paid for a copy in good condition.) CARPENTER'S DEPUTY DIVINITY; a Discourse of Conscience. 12mo. 1657. A TRUE AND LIVELY REPRESENTATION OF POPERY, SHEWING THAT POPERY IS ONLY NEW MODELLED PAGANISM, &c., 1679. 4to. ROBERT WILSON'S SKETCH OF THE HISTORY OF HAWICK. Small 8vo. Printed in 1825. JAMES WILSON'S ANNALS OF HAWICK. Small 8vo. Printed in 1850.