concerning the city, country, and inhabitants, from the days of the founders; intended to exhibit society in its changes of manners and customs, and the city and country in their local changes and improvements; with pictorial illustrations; Mrs. CHILD'S 'Letters from New-York;' and Dr. PEREIRA'S new work on food and diet, with observations on the dietetical regimen, suited for disordered states of the digestive organs; and an account of the dietaries of some of the principal metropolitan and other establishments for paupers, lunatics, children, the sick, etc., etc. We have heard this work highly commended by competent judges; but to our humble conception, there is something very auldwifeish in publishing a book to tell people how to devour their food. There is no mystery in the matter. Hunger and thirst are simple, strait-forward instincts, not likely to be much improved by artificial erudition. We have late numbers of the '_Rivista Ligure_,' of Genoa, for which we are indebted to the courtesy of our consul at that capital. Brief notices of the following works are in type: 'Usury;' THOMSON'S 'DAY'S Algebra,' 'The New Purchase,' 'The Karen Apostle,' etc. * * * OUR readers have lately had an opportunity of enjoying several of the early prose-papers of the gifted SANDS. Here are a few pleasant poetical extracts from a New Year's Address, written seventeen years ago, touching among other things upon ADAMS'S election, the great Erie Canal celebration, KEAN'S reception at Boston, hard times, broken banks, etc.: The next thing that deserves reflection Is Mr. ADAMS, his election; With which we all must be content, And say 'GOD bless the President.' How far his talents may be great The aforesaid Poet cannot state; All that he knows of his abilities, Is that he interchanged civilities With him one morning at the Hall, When he shook hands with great and small; And also got some punch and vivers The Corporation gave to divers.