ART. I.-England in 1835. By FREDERICK VON RAUMER, Professor of History at the University of Berlin, &c. &c. Translated from the German, by Sarah Austin. 3 vols. London: Murray. 1836. THERE can be no doubt, that it is easier for foreigners to form just conceptions of most other countries, without seeing them, than of England; and amongst those that have visited our shores and our provinces, few strangers have either possessed the previous training necessary to an enlightened commencement of observation, or have had the time, or taken the pains, to correct their prejudices. If, however, there can be named any one man, of the class of students we speak of, whose acquirements, opportunities, and disposition, have overcome the difficulties in question, it is the author of these splendid volumes. His profound study of the history, and the affairs not only of England, but of the whole of Europe, and this acquaintance with our annals, extended and rectified by an actual survey of our country, a real intercourse with Englishmen of every party, and of every grade, and a close examination of the workings of our laws, the spirit of our institutions, and the features of our manners, have endowed him with unexampled talent and authority for the completion of the work now before us. Without hesitation, we declare, that never has there been a more entertaining, interesting, and valuable book written concerning England; for, independent of the author's sagacity and accomplishments, the era in our history to which his letters refer, stands out as one of super-eminent importance. Nay, the particular period or point in that era, upon which Raumer's eye more immediately rested, was a crisis of great importance in the climax of mighty concerns and events which have characterized the few years that have lately elapsed. His visit to England enabled him to be an eye and an ear-witness of Sir Robert Peel's resignation, and Lord Melbourne's re-instatement, as ministers of the crown, and of the passing, among other measures, of the Municipal Bill for England; a law, justly described to be of more importance perhaps, as regards the number and variety of its VOL. II. (1836) No. 1.