_The Loves of the Triangles._ Reprinted from the _Anti-Jacobin_. We rejoice to see the merits of this Poem recognised at last, and the stupid idea of some dull critics that it was intended as a travesty exploded in this graver age. With the exception of the _De Rerum Natura_ of Lucretius, and of Darwin’s _Botanic Garden_, it is almost the only poem bequeathed to us by the past worthy of retaining a place in our libraries. _The Gout, and other Poems._ By the Poet Laureate. We warmly commend this beautiful and affecting volume, especially to our youthful readers. The accuracy wherewith the peculiarly poignant pangs of Arthritis are delineated is beyond praise. We should, however, recommend the omission of the episode of the patient’s marriage to his shampooer. It is a tribute to that false taste which requires Poetry to deal with Romance instead of with the facts of Science. _FICTION._ _The Precession of the Equinox, and other Tales._ By Wilkinson Collinson, Esq. This is a highly sensational story, and will sell like wildfire at the bookstalls. The interest of the plot turns on the phenomenon in question, but embraces subsidiary problems respecting the sun’s path through the Zodiac. _Daniel Allround._ By George Evans. The chief attraction of this book lies in the abstruse technical terminology which the author has employed to illustrate profound observations of men and things. From this point of view the work has a certain scientific value, but too much space is lost by delineations of characters without tracing them to the laws of Heredity. _Edwin and Angelina._ By J. Fitzparnell. Taking for his guidance the observation of the immortal Bain, that the Tender Emotions are exclusively Glandular Affections, the author of this charming novel has afforded his readers a perfect study of the effects of each of the passions—Pity, Sympathy, Regret, Disappointment, Hope, and Love—on the various glands which they respectively affect. A simple love story naturally describes each emotion in its turn, and allows us to pause and acquaint ourselves with its physiological results. The lucid explanation of the physiological reasons why Mothers love their children is particularly valuable, as calculated to explode the last stronghold of the superstitious reverence which was once paid to parents among semi-civilized nations. After these critical Notices of Books, the _Age of Science_ proceeds to offer the following remarks on Art and the Drama:— _EXHIBITION OF THE ROYAL ACADEMY OF ARTS._ FIRST NOTICE.