agrarianism, which has shown itself to be already dangerous to our liberties and prosperity, and we may with conscious pride take our station first among the nations of the earth. Yes, my dear ----, I now feel more than ever, that 'Midst pleasures and palaces though I may roam, Be it ever so humble, there's no place like home!' FOOTNOTES: [11] Report on the State of Public Education in Prussia, etc. New-York: WILEY AND PUTNAM. [12] Among them are, the point of the nail with which Christ was pierced on the cross; a piece of the identical cross; the leathern girdle, and a piece of the winding-sheet of Christ; morceaux of the hair of John the Baptist; of the chain with which St. Peter was bound; of the sponge on which they gave vinegar to Christ; a tooth of St. Thomas; the winding-sheet of the Virgin; beside relics of Saints innumerable. These are all printed in a book, and of course they must be true! But the Charlemagne relics you will not question. There are his hunting-horn, (an elephant's tusk,) a piece of his arm, and his leg; his coronation-sword; and to _crown_ all, the skull of the emperor himself, taken from the tomb, and preserved in a brazen casque. And so I have actually handled the skull of this redoutable hero and warrior, the ruler of Europe one thousand years ago! [13] Classic ground, again. 'Quentin Durward' escorted the ladies of Croye on the same side of the river. [14] The French and German names of several places are puzzling--as for instance: Aix la Chapelle, _Aachen_; Liege, _Lutchen_; Mayence, _Mentz_; Ghent, _Gand_; Munich, _Munchen_; Antwerp, _Anvers_. The coins, too, of the various states, are a great annoyance. None but French and English gold, and five-franc pieces, are universally current. The Swiss _batzen_ will not pass in Germany, nor the Prussian _kreutzers_, _groschen_, _florins_ or _thalers_, in Belgium. Each state, duchy, and canton, has a different currency. [15] See KNICKERBOCKER MAGAZINE for February, 1833, for a full account of this memorable siege, and a spirited portrait of its brave hero, one of the race of those from whom sprang the genuine KNICKERBOCKERS. LITERARY NOTICES. ERNEST MALTRAVERS. By the author of 'Pelham,' 'Eugene Aram,' 'Rienzi,' etc. In two volumes, 12mo. pp. 411. New-York: HARPER AND BROTHERS.