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CATALOGUE

OF

SMITH, ELDER AND CO.'S PUBLICATIONS.

WORKS IN THE PRESS.

SIR THEODORE BROUGHTON; or, LAUREL WATER.

A Romance. By G. P. R. JAMES, Esq. Author of "The Convict," "Russell," "Ehrenstein," &c. &c. {Early in April. )

ADVENTURES OF AN AIDE-DE-CAMP;

Or, A CAMPAIGN IN CALABRIA. By JAMES GRANT, Esq. Author of "The Romance of War; or, the Highlanders in Spain." 3 vols, post 8vo. (Just ready. )

THE PRACTICAL SUGAR PLANTER:

A COMPLETE ACCOUNT OF THE CULTIVATION AND MANUFACTURE OF THE SUGAR-CANE, according to the latest and most improved processes; describing and comparing the different Systems pursued in the East and West Indies, and the Straits of Malacca, and the relative expenses and advantages attendant upon each: being; the result of Sixteen Years actual experience as a Sugar Planter in those Countries. By LEONARD WRAY, Esq. One vol. 8vo., with numerous Illustrations. (Nearly ready. )

THE PATRIARCHS--THE PROPHETS--THE APOSTLES.

Their characters and influence on the ages in which they lived, considered in connexion with the Christian Dispensation. By the Rev. GEORGE CROLY, LL. D. To form a series of three separate and independent volumes.
The First Volume, treating of the Patriarchs, will shortly appear.

ENGLISH EPITHETS, NATURAL AND FIGURATIVE:

With ELEMENTARY REMARKS, and MINUTE REFERENCES TO ABUNDANT AUTHORITIES. In one vol. imperial 8vo. (Nearly ready. )

Preparing for Publication, by the same Author,
THE ENGLISH GRADUS.
TO APPEAR IN PARTS.
A Prospectus and Specimen will shortly be issued.

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MR. LEIGH HUNT'S GIFT BOOK.

A JAR OF HONEY FROM MOUNT HYBLA.

By Leigh Hunt. Illustrated by Richard Doyle. Square demy 8vo, in a novel and elegant binding, price 14s.

"A jar of honey!--the announcement is seasonable. There is a promise of enjoyment in the very shape of the vessel--to say nothing of the graceful devices with which it is in this instance adorned. Not only does it contain a genuine sweetness, but it is wreathed so to speak, with the dowers from which that sweetness has been derived. The volume includes a retrospect of the mythology, history, and biography of Sicily, ancient legends examples of pastoral poetry selected from Greece, Italy, and Britain; illustrative criticisms on these topics, and pleasant discursions on others which are collateral. These are prefaced by a genial introduction. It is a book acceptable at all seasons. Its value is enhanced by the graceful fancy displayed in Mr. Doyle's illustrations; and amongst the books which suggest themselves as the best of gifts in a season of gifts, we know none that more gracefully recommends itself than 'The Jar of Honey.'"--Athenaeum.

"A luxury of taste pervades the illustration, the printing, even the binding. The jar is filled with delicate and noble fancies; with genuine Christmas associations of 'poetry, piety, revelry, superstition, story-telling, and masquing;' with pastoral and fire-side thoughts, and thoughts of deep humanity; with Fairy tales of antiquity, and the gossip of ancient holidays, and the Christmas poetry and cheerful piety of old. Everything is turned to pleasurable account."--Examiner.

"The title of this collection of pastoral and poetical fireside talk gives us a hint of the suggestive character of the contents. Out of a chaos of sweet fancies and high thoughts springs this elegant volume--the work of a poet and civiliser, who has done more in his time to multiply the springs of intellectual and social pleasure than most of his contemporaries. The binding and illustrations deserve a word of admiration--the cover for its quaintness and appropriateness, and the designs for their delicacy and poetical spirit. The volume is abundantly rich in claims of every kind."--Atlas.

"This is by far the most beautiful gift-book of the season. This Sicilian and Cerulean jar is full of honey, which in its sweetness never cloys. Leigh Hunt has learned on Hybla a new chemistry, and has imparted to this vase a power to preserve its purity and sweetness, while it imbibes a spirit and a flavour as healthful and as varied as the most fastidious and exacting taste can require."--Tablet.

"Mr. Leigh Hunt's 'Jar of Honey from Mount Hybla' is just one of those gossiping, kindly things that emanate from this author's pen, showing reading of the works of all sorts of poets, ancient and modern, English and foreign, and a disposition to quote them right heartily. There is a revelling in the stores of poetical literature, an aptness in chasing a thyme from poet to poet, a luxuriance of quotation, which marks the rambling prose papers of Mr. Hunt from the days of the Indicator downwards. The cover itself is promising, with the blue jar standing in such commanding relief among the flowers and leaves that are gilt and illuminated around it."--Times.

"As a pleasant and very various melange, touching upon mythology, poetry, history, customs, tales of life, and sketches of nature, opposite to each other as a flood of lava and a purling stream, 'A Jar of Honey' is just the thing for the season--pretty to look at, a something to pass about from hand to hand, full of pointed specimens to be read in a minute or two, and so divided thai the book may be laid down at any time. The main composition is full of penetrating remarks cleverly expressed: Addison's definition of fine writing--thought) natural but not obvious."--Spectator.

"The author of this work is fully justified in designating it 'A Christmas Book.' It is one of the very best we have ever read, for it has a sound practical moral attached to it. It is the very book to be placed in the hands of boys at this season; for, whilst it amuses and delights them, it is particularly well calculated to give them a taste for classical literature--to make them relish at the fireside at borne that which has been so harsh and so unpleasant In the school-room. It induces a love for classical literature. Most justly does Leigh Hunt designate his work 'A Jar of Honey;' for within its narrow compass will be found compressed the very aroma of many a day's reading, many a night's study, and many an hour's intense thought, It is a charming book, full of delicate fancies."--Morning Herald.

"This beautiful volume is the graceful result of extended reading and elegant taste. As a work suggestive of fine literature, pure morals, and good feeling, it may take rank with the best productions of its class in the entire range of English compilation."--Observer.

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MR. LEIGH HUNT'S ESSAYS.

MEN, WOMEN, AND BOOKS:

A SELECTION PROM HIS HITHERTO UNCOLLECTED PROSE WRITINGS. By LEIGH HUNT. In two vols, post 8vo., with a Portrait of the Author by Severn. V

CONTENTS.

Vol. I.

FICTION AND MATTER OF FACT. INSIDE OF AN OMNIBUS. THE DAY OF THE DISASTERS OF CARFINGTON BLUNDELL, ESQ. A VISIT TO THE ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS. A MAS INTRODUCED TO HIS ANCESTORS. A NOVEL PARTY. BEDS AND BEDROOMS. THE WORLD OF BOOKS. JACK ABBOTT'S BREAKFAST. ON SEEING A PIGEON MAKE LOVE. THE MONTH OF MAY. THE GIULI TRE. A FEW REMARKS ON THE RARE VICECALLED "LYING." CRITICISM ON FEMALE BEAUTY.ON DECEASED STATESMEN WHO HAVE WRITTEN VERSES. FEMALE SOVEREIGNS OF ENGLAND.

Vol. II.

SOCIAL MORALITY--SUCKLING AND BEN JONSON. POPE IN SOME LIGHTS IN WHICH HE IS NOT USUALLY REGARDED. GARTH, PHYSICIANS, AND LOVE-LETTERS. COWLEY AND THOMSON. BOOKSTALLS AND "GALATEO." BOOKBINDING AND "HELIODORUS." VER-VERT; OR, THE PARROT OF THE NUNS. DUCHESS OF ST. ALBANS; AND MARRIAGES FROM THE STAGE. SPECIMENS OF BRITISH POETESSES. LIFE AND WRITINGS OF LADY MARY WORTLEY MONTAGU. LIFE AND AFRICAN JOURNEY OF PEPYS. LIFE AND LETTERS OF MADAME DE SEVIGNE.

"The sketches before us have durable characteristics. They are full of variety, beauty, and cheerfulness. This is a book to be in the cherished corner of a pleasant room and to be taken up when the spirits have need of sunshine. The book which the present most resembles in Mr. Hunt's former writings (and this is a great compliment} is the "Indicator." Its papers have the same cordial mixture of fact and imagination. --Examiner.

"Mr. Leigh Hunt never writes otherwise than cheerfully. He will have sunshine-- will promote gay spirits--will uphold liberal truths; blithely, jet earnestly. He is the Prince of Parlour-window writers."--Athenaeum.

"A book for a parlour-window, for a summer's eve, for a warm fireside, for a half-hour's leisure, for a whole day's luxury--in any and every possible shape a charming companion."--Westminster Review.

"There is much variety and agreeable lore of all kinds in these volumes; a soul of reflection, brilliant animal spirits, and a cheerful philosophy. The subjects embrace almost every topic of a pleasurable and a refining kind."--Atlas.

"Papers illustratae of social matters, comicalities, and jovialities, arising from fine spirits and delicate perceptions, light and elegant criticisms, and dissertations on beauties, floral and feminine; all abounding with that suggestive power which marks the long course of this author's writings."--Jerrold's Newspaper.

"Here we have grouped together the raciest of the papers which Leigh Hunt wrote in the palmiest days of his literary strength, when his wit was two-edged, and his humour richest, merriest, most hilarious, running over into lavish abundance of conceits, and occasionally as boisterous as the veriest group in the playgrounds."--Atlas.

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FIRST WORK OF A NEW NOVELIST.

JANE EYRE; AN AUTOBIOGRAPHY.

By CURRER BELL. Second Edition, with Preface by the Author vols, post 8vo, price £1 11s. 6d. cloth.

"A book of decided power. The thoughts are true, sound, and original: and the style is resolute, straightforward, and to the purpose. The object and moral of the work are excellent. Without being professedly didactic, the writer's intention (amongst other things) seems to be, to show how intellect and unswerving integrity may win their way, though oppressed by that predominating influence in society which is a mere consequence of the accidents of birth or fortune. In the end, the honesty, kindness of heart and perseverance of the heroine, are seen triumphant over every obstacle. As analysis of a single mind, as an elucidation of its progress from childhood to full age, it may claim comparison with any work of the same species."--Examiner.

"Almost all that we require in a novelist the writer has: perception of character and power of delineating it; picturesqueness, passion, and knowledge of life. The story is not only of singular interest, naturally evolved, unflagging to the last, but it fastens itself upon your attention, and will not leave you. The book closed, the enchantment continues: your interest docs not cease. Reality--deep, significant reality, is the characteristic of This book."--Fraser's Magazine.

"The most extraordinary production that has issued from the press for years. We know no author who possesses such power as is exhibited in these three volumes, No writer who can sustain such a calm, mental tone, and so deeply interest without having recourse to any startling expedients. From The first page to the last, it is stamped with vitality."--Weekly Chronicle.

"One of the most powerful domestic romances which have been published for many years; full of youthful vigour, of freshness and originality, of nervous diction, and concentrated interest. It is a book to make the pulses gallop and the heart beat, and to fill the eyes with tears. It is a book with a great heart in it."-- Atlas.

"Of all the novels we have read for years this is the most striking, and we may add the most interesting. Its style as well as its characters are unhackneyed, perfectly fresh and life-like. It is thoroughly English. The story is artistically managed, the characters boldly and vigorously drawn, and the whole calculated to interest and enchain the reader." --Economist.

"The autobiography of 'Jane Eyre' is simply the development of a human mind: the growth, the strength, the restraint, direction, and subduing; the education and guidance, under formation, of a powerful intellect prompted by a strong will. The thread of the story is strung with pearls--pearls of thought and sentiment, and it winds round the reason and the affections. The reading of such a book as this is a healthful exercise."-- Tablet.

"Original, vigorous, edifying, and absorbingly interesting. ---Jerrold's Newspaper.

"The characters introduced are strongly marked; the incidents are various, and of a kind which eiiiisl the sympathies: the style is fresh and vigorous, and thrilling interest is excited."--Morning Post. ,

"An extraordinary book of its kind, and as truly of a most noble purpose, considerable originality, and high promise. It will be read by most people with pleasure, and laid down by all with regret."--Observer.

"The fiction belongs to that school when; minute anatomy of the mind predominates over incidents; the last being made subordinate to description or the display of character. The book displays considerable skill in the plan, and great power."--Spectator.

"For power of thought and expression we do not know its rival among modern productions. The tale is one of the heart, and the working out of a moral through the natural affections; it is the victory of mind over matter; the mastery of reason over feeling, without unnatural sacrifices. The story itself is unique. There is much to ponder over, rejoice over, and weep over, in its ably written pages."--Era.

"One of the freshest and most genuine books which we have read for a long time. It is a domestic story, full of the most intense interest, and yet composed of The simplest materials, the worth of which consists in their truth."--Howitt's Journal.

"This is one of the most notable domestic novels which have issued from the press for many years past. The style is bold, lucid, pungent; the incidents are varied, touching, romantic; the characterisation is ample, original, diversified: the moral sentiments are pure and healthy; and the whole work is calculated to rivet attention, to provoke sympathy, to make the heart bound and the brain pause."---People's Journal.

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MR G.P.E. JAMES'S LAST NOVEL.

THE CONVICT.

A TALE. BY G. P. R. JAMES, Esq. Three vols, post 8vo., price £1 1ls. 6d.

"The volumes are well filled with incident; the sentiments are those of a reflective and well-constituted mind; there is a perpetual flow of invention in the conduct of the story; and It agreeably combines spirit of romance with a just delineation of social life and manners."--Britannia.

"That novel reader must have an exorbitant appetite, who should complain of want of variety in this tale. It is crush-full of incidents, and presents changes of scene which bring the antipodes together. It is studded with effects, and has enough materials lor at least a couple of ordinary novels."--Atlas.

"The plot is cleverly contrived, so as to arrest the attention of the reader unflaggingly, and to introduce a great variety of scenery, incident, and character. All the points of this excellently told tale are managed with a skilful hand. It is stirring, entertaining, and oftentimes affecting; and there are scenes, thoughts, descriptions, and traits of character, which, while they amuse, are valuable from their suggestive, elevating, and purifying tendency."--Morning Advertiser.

A WHIM AND ITS CONSEQUENCES.

In three vols, post 8vo., price £1 11s. 6d.

"Full of talent, equal to the most touching pictures of human life, and descriptions of rich scenery--to the development of character, and to those minute touches of the pencil which prove great acuteness of observation, and a peculiar tact in illuminating a whole subject by a brilliant stroke of nature and art."--Literary Gazette.

"One of the most brilliant fictions the season has produced. The author's style is angularly vigorous and graphic. Whether he attempts humour or pathos, the author is equally happy in rousing the sympathies of his readers."--Critic.

"The story is worked out with such remarkable dramatic powers as fairly to fascinate the reader. It is a perfect piece of legal romance."--Atlas.

HARDEN HALL; or, THREE PROPOSALS.

Edited by the Hon. F-----B-----. Three vols, post 8vo., price £1 11s. 6d.

"The writer appears to be well acquainted with the circles he describes. The leading characters are drawn with considerable force and skill."--Literary Gazette.

"A very pleasantly written, amusing, cleverly conducted, fashionable novel. The chief persons of the story are strongly conceived, ably pourtrayed, and preserved in excellent keeping throughout. The scenes of fashionable life, loo, are sketched with more than usual vividness of style."--Naval and Military Gazette.

LECTURES ON. THE HISTORY AND PRINCIPLES OF ANCIENT COMMERCE.

By J. W. GILBART, Esq. F. R. S. Post 8vo, price 7s. 6d. cloth.

"Full of practical intelligence and sound reasoning."--Literary Gazette.

"An able and very readable compendium."--Spectator.

"A work useful to students of political economy, and interesting to the general reader." --Economist.

"Mr. Gilbart writes forcibly and well, and has collected together a mass of useful information, well digested and lucidly arranged."--Morning Post.

"This volume contains much valuable information, rendered more interesting by a Wise deduction of sound principles."--Jerrold's Newspaper.

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QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS:

Suggested by a Consideration of some of the Arrangements and Relations of Social Life; being a Sequel to the "Outlines of Social Economy" by the same Author. Foolscap 8vo. price 2s. 6d. half-bound.

"The author of these various manuals of the social sciences has the art of statins clearly the abstruse points of political economy and metaphysics, and making them level to every understanding. His book gives a fair, concise, and clear view of all the important questions of political economy, and is admirably well calculated to introduce students to more formal works."--Economist.

VIEWS OF KOT KANGRA:

Representing the Passage of the British Force under Brigadier Wheeler C. B., to whom the Fortress surrendered; with Portrait of Soondur Singh, Killadar of the Fort. Coloured facsimiles of six original drawings made on the Spot by Lieut.-Col. JACK, 30th Regt. N. I., with Descriptions. Colombier, in a Portfolio. Price Two Guineas.

SERMONS,

Preached at the Foundling Hospital; with others preached in St. Stephen's, Walbrook. By the Rev. GEORGE CROLY, LL. D. One vol. 8vo, price 10s. 6d. cloth.

THE HAMPDEN CONTROVERSY.

A Concise History of the Hampden Controversy, from the Commencement in 1832 to the present time. With Extracts showing the tendency of the Bampton Lectures delivered by Dr. Hampden, and Copies of all the Documents that have appeared on the subject. By the Rev. HENRY CHRISTMAS, M. A., F. R. S., F. S. A., &c. &c. 8vo. price 4s. 6d. boards.

SCRIPTURAL EPITAPHS.

A Selection of Passages from Scripture suitable for Christian Epitaphs. Price 2s. 6d. cloth lettered. An edition on large paper, price 4s. cloth.

"This is a highly useful and much wanted work, bringing into one view all the passages in Holy Writ that can be deemed applicable to the faith and hope of departed spirits, or the love of the survivors. The inscriptions are all brief, and most judiciously selected."--Nottingham Mercury.

"The work is appropriately 'got up,' each page representing a monumental slab, the Epitaphs being printed in black letter."--Bath Herald.

REASON, REVELATION, AND FAITH;

SOME FEW THOUGHTS BY A BENGAL CIVILIAN. 12mo, price 5s. cloth.

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LATEST ACCOUNT OF THE NEW ZEALANDERS.

LIFE AND SCENES IN AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND.

Being an Artist's impressions of Countries and People at the Antipodes. By GEORGE FRENCH ANGAS, Esq. Second edition, in two vols, post 8vo., with numerous Illustrations, price 24s. cloth.

"These volumes are the production of an intelligent and pains-taking traveller, who spent considerable time amongst the aborigines of Australia and of New Zealand, under circumstances peculiarly favourable to an accurate observation of their habits and character. Mr. Angas's volumes are enriched with numerous illustrations, and are eminently worthy of the confidence of readers. They bear the impress of truth, are the reductions of an observant and intelligent mind, and will do more to familiarize our countrymen with the scenery and natives of the colonies described, than any other work with which we arc acquainted."--Eclectic Review.

"The graphic style of the writing, and the high artistical character of the embellishments, bear out the description of these volumes in the title. The author has seen everything with an artist's eye, and recorded it with an artist's pen."--Church of England Quarterly.

"Mr. Angas writes as an artist; and he does not write the worse for that. We can see what he sees, because he understands the art of word-painting. All that he writes is eminently objective. There is an individuality in his descriptions which brings the scene or the person vividly before our eyes. It is nature--it is life--that is presented to us."-- Atlas.

"Mr. Angas is just such an explorator, observer, and artist as we could wish to send out to any part of the world, civilised or uncivilised, of which we wished to have a fair description. Now Australia and New Zealand, of which so much has been written, are, as regards the pencil, almost undescribed countries, while they present, in the novel aspects of nature, much to interest, and as the field of colonization, appeal to deeper feelings than those of mere curiosity. * * The whole work is full of entertainment."--Patriot.

"Mr. Angas has evidently a passion for travelling, and nature has, in many ways, fitted him for this arduous pursuit. His style is joyous and readable, and we know not when we have read two volumes containing so much that is new and interesting."--Jerrold's Magazine.

"These are two volumes of good artistical description, with much of finer staple than the title-page promises. Mr. Angas observed nature in the Southern hemisphere with a painter's eye, and has thrown much poetical feeling into his impressions of it."-- Morning Chronicle.

"He has not the bias or coarseness of many who have gone out to the antipodes; he has a better taste, in some sense a more cultivated mind, and is lifted above the atmosphere of Colonial partizanship."--Spectator.

"After a careful reading of these two volumes, we pronounce them, without any hesitation, to afford on the whole the most faithful pictures of savage life in Australia and New Zealand yet published."-- Weekly Chronicle.

"Mr. Angas has happily shown the present state of the countries he has seen; and we rill venture to say that his experience amongst the inhabitants of New Zealand extends further than that of any adventurer who may have preceded him."--Douglas Jerrold's Weekly Newspaper.

ACCOUNT OF THE ASSAMESE.

SKETCH OF THE ASSAMESE.

With some Account of the Hill Tribes. By an OFFICER in the Hon. East India Company's Service. One vol. 8vo., with 16 Coloured Plates, a Map, and several Woodcuts, price 14s. cloth extra, or 20s. elegantly bound in calf.

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MR. JAMES'S NEW NOVELS AND. ROMANCES.

RUSSELL: A TALE OF THE RYE-HOUSE PLOT.

By O. P. R. JAMES, Esq. 3 vols, post 8vo. (Just ready. )

THE CASTLE OF EHRENSTEIN:

Its Lords Spiritual and Temporal; its Inhabitants Earthly and Unearthly. By G. P. R. JAMES, Esq. Author of "Heidelberg," "The Stepmother," "The Smuggler," &c. &c. In 3 vols, post 8vo. price 1l. 11s. 6d.

"This is undoubtedly one of the very best of Mr. James's Novels. The interest never flags throughout. It gives a most vivid picture of old German Chivalry."--Weekly Chronicle.

"We know not when we have been more--or indeed so much--gratified by the perusal of a work of fiction. It presents a great variety of well and strongly drawn characters. * * * We doubt whether Mr. James were ever more successful."-- Naval and Military Gazette.

"This Romance is the best which its author has produced for a long time. It will prove very popular at the libraries."--Critic.

"We have a notion that this will prove the most permanently popular of all Mr. James's Novels, for it is compounded of those materials which delight all novel readers." --John Hull.

"Mr. James has laid the scene of this tale of the 15th century, on the banks of the Rhine. Admirable descriptions supply pictures of the period, such as the author can draw so well; he realizes the superstitions of that age, and fills the dreaded unknown as vividly as the actual and familiar of customary existence."--Literary Gazette.

HEIDELBERG:

A Romance. By G. P. R. JAMES, Esq. Three vols, post 8vo. price 1l 11s. 6d.

THE STEP-MOTHER.

By G. P. R. JAMES. Esq. In 3 vols, post 8vo. price 1l. 11s. 6d.

ARRAH NEIL; or, TIMES OF OLD.

By G. P. R. JAMES, Esq. Three vols, post 8vo. price 1l. 11s. 6d.

THE SMUGGLER.

A Novel. By G. P. R. JAMES, Esq. Three vols. post 8vo. price 1l. 11s. 6d.

ME. JAMES'S CHARLEMAGNE.

THE HISTORY OF CHARLEMAGNE,

With a SKETCH OF THE STATE AND HISTORY OF FRANCE, from the Fall of the Roman Empire to the Rise of the Carlovingian Dynasty. By G. P. R. JAMES, Esq. A new edition, in demy 8vo. price 12s. cloth.

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LEIGH HUNT'S SELECTIONS FROM THE ENGLISH POETS,

EXEMPLIFYING!

I. IMAGINATION AND FANCY. II. WIT AND HUMOUR.

Bound in cloth, with gilt edges, price 10s. 6d. each.

Each volume is complete in itself, and preceded by an Essay illustrative of the qu respectively exemplified in the selections; the best passages are marked and commented upon, and each author is characterized.

In "IMAGINATION AND FANCY," Mr. Leigh Hunt has given an answer to the question "What is Poetry?" in an Essay that forms an Introduction to the whole range of poetical invention; one region of which--the purely imaginative and fanciful--is investigated in a spirit of critical and genial enjoyment.

"WIT AND HUMOUR" is prefaced by an illustrative Essay, exemplifying the various modes in which these qualities have been manifested in Prose and Poetry.

Opinions of the Press on WIT AND HUMOUR.

"The design of this delightful scries extends beyond a collection of elegant extracts, while it combines the best features of such collections. The two volumes already published are precisely the books one would wish to carry for companionship on a journey, or to have at hand when tired of work, or at a loss what to do for want of it. They are selections of some of the best things some of our best authors have said, accompanied with short but delicate expositions and enforcements of their beauties. They are truly most genial, agreeable, and social books."--Examiner.

"This is really a delightful volume, forming a proper complement and companion to its predecessor on 'Imagination and Fancy.' Each of them gives us the best passages of the best writers, in their respective kinds, illustrated by one who will himself leave no mean remembrance to posterity, in the spirit of genial criticism, informed by a delicate faculty of discrimination. What more could literary epicures desire?"--Morning Chronicle.

"If we were to choose the subject and the author of a fireside book for the long winter evenings, we should certainly call some such volume as this into existence. The reader will look for exquisite things in this book, and he will find a great deal more than he looks for in the prodigal resources opened up in its pages. It is the very essence of the sunniest qualities from English poets."--Atlas.

"There is something genial in the very title of this volume; and it does not belie its title. 'Wit and Humour,' forms a pendant to 'Imagination and Fancy,' by the same author. A like design is embodied in both works. The book is at once exhilarating and suggestive: it may charm frivolous minds into Wisdom, and austere ones into mirth."-- Athenaeum.

Opinions of the Press on IMAGINATION AND FANCY.

"This volume is handsomely printed, and beautifully, bound in a new style of exquisite delicacy and richness. In external beauty 'Imagination and Fancy' equals any gift-books that have appeared; and it will form a more enduring memorial than any other volume that might be selected as a gift for the coming season."--Spectator.

"This is a Christmas gift, worth half a dozen of the Annuals put together, and at half the cost of one of them. We have often wished for such a book, and in our aspiration, the name of Leigh Hunt has ever presented itself as that of the man above all others qualified to do justice to so charming a subject."--Morning Chronicle.

"The volume is, we trust, the precursor of many more, which will complete and do justice to The plan. The series so completed would be the best 'elegant extracts' in the language."--Examiner.

"This is a charming volume: both externally and internally it is most attractive."--Atlas.

"It is a book that every one who has a taste must have, and every one who has not should have in order to acquire one."--Jerrold's Magazine.

"This book is tastefully got up, and we should think better of the house where we saw a well-read copy of it lying about."--Tail's Magazine.

"These illustrations of 'Imagination and Fancy' are distinguished by great critical sagacity, and a remarkable appreciation of those qualities."--Herald.

The Third Volume of this Series, illustrative of

"ACTION AND PASSION,"

Will appear in the Autumn.

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THE OXFORD GRADUATE ON ART.

"MODERN PAINTERS."

VOLUME THE FIRST. By A GRADUATE OF OXFORD. A New Edition, revised by the Author, being the Third. In imperial 8vo., price 18s. cloth. SECOND VOLUME OF "MODERN PAINTERS."

Treating of the IMAGINATIVE AND THEORETIC FACULTIES. By a GRADUATE OF OXFORD. In one volume, imperial 8vo., price 10s. 6d. cloth.

"We are prepared emphatically to declare, that this work is the most valuable contribution towards a proper view of painting, its purpose and means, that has come within our knowledge."--Foreign Quarterly Review.

"A work distinguished by an enlightened style of criticism, new to English readers, and by the profound observation of nature displaced by the author."--Dublin University Magazine.

"This is the production of a highly gifted mind, one who has evidently bestowed time and labour to obtain a practical knowledge of the fine arts, and who writes eloquently, feelingly, and fearlessly."--Polytechnic Review.

"It has seldom been our lot to take up a work more admirably conceived and written than this beautiful and elaborate essay. To a perfect idea of the scope of the inquiry, and a mastery of all the technicalities required for its due treatment, the Graduate unites considerable metaphysical power, extent of philosophical and scientific knowledge, a clear and manly style of expression, and no inconsiderable command of humour and satire."-- Atlas.

"A very extraordinary and delightful book, full of truth and goodness, of power and beauty. This remarkable work contains more true philosophy, --more information of a strictly scientific kind, --more original thought and exact observation of nature, --more enlightened and serious enthusiasm, and more eloquent writing than it would be easy to match, not merely in works of its own class, but in those of any class whatever."-- North British Review.

"A generous and impassioned review of the works of living painters: a hearty and earnest work, full of deep thought, and developing great and striking truths in art. The work, as a whole, commands our admiration. It lays before us the deeply studied reflections of a devout worshipper of nature--of one thoroughly imbued with the love of truth."--British Quarterly Review.

OUTLINES OF SOCIAL ECONOMY,

Written specially with a view to inculcate upon the rising generation the three great duties of Social Life:

1st. To strive to be self-supporting--not to be a burthen upon Society.

2nd. To avoid making any engagements, explicit or implied, whether with persons now living or yet to be born, for the due performance of which there is no reasonable prospect.

3rd. To make such use of all superior advantages, whether of knowledge, skill, or wealth, as to promote to the utmost the general happiness of mankind.

Foolscap 8vo., price Is. 6d. half-bound.

*** The Publishers have instructions to supply to National Schools, British and Foreign Schools, and to all schools supported by Voluntary Contributions, a limited number of copies, at 6d. each.

OUTLINES OF THE HISTORY AND FORMATION OF THE UNDERSTANDING.

By the AUTHOR OF "OUTLINES OF SOCIAL ECONOMY." 1 vol. foolscap 8vo. price 2s. half bound.

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THE JESUITS IN ENGLAND.

THE NOVITIATE; or, THE JESUIT IN TRAINING.

Being A YEAR AMONG THE ENGLISH JESUITS: a Personal Narrative. By ANDREW STEINMETZ. Second Edition, with Memoir and Portrait of the Author. In one vol. post 8vo. price 7s. 6d. bound in cloth.

"This is a remarkable book--a revealer of secrets, and full of materials for thought. .... It is written with every appearance of strict and honourable truthfulness. It describes, with a welcome minuteness, the daily, nightly, hourly occupations of the Jesuit Novitiates at Stonyhurst, their religious exercises and manners, in private and together; and depicts, with considerable acuteness and power, the conflicts of an intelligent, susceptible, honest-purposed spirit, while passing through such a process. If our readers should be disposed to possess themselves of this volume, it will be their own fault if the reading of it be profitless."--British Quarterly Review.

"This is as singular a book of its kind as has appeared since Blanco White's Letters of Doblado, with the advantage of dealing with the Jesuits in England, instead of Popery in Spain.....It will be found a very curious work."--Spectator.

"If it be desirable to know what is that mode of training by which the Jesuit system prepares its novices for their duties, this is the book to inform us, for it is a chronicle of actual experience... The work of Mr Steinmetz is throughout marked by great fairness,... he neither conceals nor exaggerates; a spirit of candour pervades the whole narrative.... Could we know the experience of other novices, we should find that all have undergone, with more or less intensity, the process so vividly described in this volume.... It is written in an extremely animated style. The author's thoughts are original, and the passages relating to his personal history and feelings are agreeably introduced, and add to the interest of his narrative. It is a sufficient proof of his accuracy, that, though the Jesuits have many pens in this country, not one has been hardy enough to impugn a sentence of his statements."--Britannia.

"Mr. Steinmetz writes a most singular and interesting account of the Jesuit seminary, and his way of life there.... He seems to be a perfectly honest and credible informer, and his testimony may serve to enlighten many a young devotional aspirant who is meditating 'submission' to Rome, and the chain and scourge systems. There is nothing in the least resembling invective in the volume"--Morning Chronicle.

"At a time when Jesuitism seems to be rising once more, any work on this subject comes very opportunely. How the writer became a member of this mysterious body gives a key to the character of the man himself, and the spirit of his book... This narrative is well written, and as interesting as we expected."--Weekly Chronicle.

"The work has all the interest of a romance, and yet we do not believe that any portion of it is fictitious.... The author writes well, and evinces a strong and disciplined mind. The picture he draws of Jesuitism is a fearful one. The reader will find abundant matter for grave consideration in this most singular and sinking volume."--John Bull.

"A more remarkable work it has seldom been our fortune to peruse. We hear and read much of the Quietism and Passive Obedience inculcated amongst the Jesuit body; but here we become personal spectators of these principles in action.... Mr. Steinmetz appears to be a most remarkable character. He may be received as an unbiassed witness.... We repeat it, Mr. Steinmetz's book is most valuable; earnest and truthful in its tone, and extremely interesting in its detail."--New Quarterly Review.

THE JESUIT IN THE FAMILY.

A Tale. By ANDREW STEINMETZ. In one vol. post 8vo. price 9s. cloth.

"A well-written and powerful novel, constructed for the development of Jesuit practices, and to show the Jesuit in action. The interest in some parts is intensely wrought up. Mr. Steinmetz has produced a work of no ordinary character, full of talent and lull of interest."--John Bull.

"Remarkable for force of ideas and originality of style. * * * The narrative is dramatic, both in construction and language, and marked with great vivacity. In the conduct of the story and action of the personages, Mr. Steinmetz shows that he has closely studied human life, and profited by his observations. Indeed, we recollect no recent fiction that gives a more acute exposition of the varieties of individual character."--Britannia.

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FIRST SERIES OF TALES OF THE COLONIES.

TALES OF THE COLONIES; OR, THE ADVENTURES OF AN EMIGRANT.

By CHARLES ROWCROFT, Esq., a late Colonial Magistrate. The Fifth Edition. In foolscap 8vo., price 6s. cloth.

"'Tales of the Colonies' is an able and interesting book. The author has the first great requisite in fiction--a knowledge of the life he undertakes to describe; and his matter is solid and real." Spectator.

"This is a book, as distinguished from one of the bundles of waste paper in three divisions, calling themselves 'novels.'"---athenaeum.

"The narration has a deep and exciting interest. No mere romance, no mere fiction, however skilfully imagined or powerfully executed, can surpass it. The work to which it bears the nearest similitude is Robinson Crusoe, and it is scarcely, if at all inferior to that extraordinary history."--John Bull.

"Since the time of Robinson Crusoe, literature has produced nothing like these 'Tales of the Colonies.'"--Metropolitan Magazine.

".... Romantic literature does not supply instances of wonderful escape more marvellous.... The book is manifestly a mixture of fact and fiction, vet it gives, we have every reason to believe, a true picture of a settler's life in that country; and is thickly interspersed with genuine and useful information." Chambers's Edinburgh Journal.

"The contents of the first volume surpass in interest many of the novels of Sir Walter Scott."--Westminster Review.

"An exceedingly lively and interesting narrative, which affords a more striking view of the habits of emigrant colonial life than all the regular treatises, statistical returns, and even exploratory tours which we have read.... It combines the fidelity of truth with the spirit of a romance, and has altogether so much of De Foe in its character and composition, that whilst we run we learn, and, led along by the variety of the incidents, become real ideal settlers in Van Diemen's Land."--Literary Gazette.

SECOND SERIES OF TALES OF THE COLONIES,

THE BUSHRANGER OF VAN DIEMEN'S LAND.

By C. ROWCROFT, Esq., Author of "Tales of the Colonies." In 3 vols, post 8vo. price 1l. 11s. 6d.

"These volumes have the same qualities that gained so much popularity for the Author's previous work 'Tales of the Colonies.' No one has depicted colonial life, as manifested in the settlements of Australia, with so much vigour and truth as Mr. Rowcroft. He rather seems to be a narrator of actual occurrences than an inventor of imaginary ones. His characters, his manners, and his scenes are all real. He has been compared to De Foe, and the comparison is just."--Britannia. '

"These volumes form a second series of 'Tales of the Colonies,' and the pages are marked by the same vigorous and graphic pen which procured such celebrity for the first series. The interest, generally well sustained throughout, is occasionally of the most absorbing and thrilling kind. Altogether, there is a freshness about these volumes which brings them out in strong contrast to the vapid productions with which the press is teeming."-- Globe.

"The story contains all the merits of the 'Tales of the Colonies' as regards style; being simple and Crusoite, if we might use the term, in its narrative. Mr. Rowcroft possesses invention to an extraordinary degree, in the manner in which he manages the escapes of the bushranger, --and he produces, by the simplest incidents, most interesting scenes; --pictures of nature and of a society totally different from anything to be found elsewhere."-- Weekly Chronicle.

FANNY THE LITTLE MILLINER; OR, THE RICH AND THE POOR.

By Charles ROWCROFT, Esq. In one vol. 8vo., handsomely bound in cloth gilt, with Plates, price 14s. The twelve parts may be had separately, price 1s. each, sewed.

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AGRICULTURAL IMPROVEMENT.

THE FARMER'S FRIEND. A Periodical Record of Recent Discoveries, Improvements, and Practical Suggestions in Agriculture. One volume, post 8vo. price 7s. 6d. cloth.

"This may emphatically be called "The Farmer's Friend." It is one of the most valuable and complete farming books that has been published, and ought to be in the hands of every farmer."--Sunderland Times.

"Decidedly one of the most useful books: a really excellent work."--Cumberland Pacquet.

"A more valuable and important addition to the book shelf of the English yeoman can scarcely be made."--Nottingham Mercury.

"A most excellent work."--Cambridge Advertiser.

"We recommend this work to every farmer."--Bridgewater Times.

"This admirable work every practical farmer in the land should have in his possession."--Cheltenham Journal.

"A cheap and sterling work."--Oxford Herald.

"The best adjunct to the farmer."--Kentish Observer.

THE INDIAN MEAL BOOK:

Comprising the best American Receipts for the various Preparations of that excellent Article. By ELIZA LESLIE, of Philadelphia; Author of "American Domestic Cookery;" "The House Book;" "Seventy -five Receipts;" "French Cookery;" &c. &c. Second Edition. Foolscap 8vo. sewed in a wrapper, price 1s. 6d.

"Next to the corn itself, we cannot conceive a more acceptable present to the poor of any neighbourhood, either individually or in parochial libraries, than Miss Leslie's work. It is very simple, and embraces recipes for every purpose to which maize is put in the United States, and therefore cannot but add to the comfort of the too limited table of the labouring man."--Indian News.

"This little volume contains about sixty receipts for different preparations of Indian meal, and all of which may be found useful in the threatened dearth. Maize, or Indian corn, is now admitted to be the best and most available substitute for the potato."--Economist.

A FAMILIAR EXPLANATION OF THE ART OF ASSAYING GOLD AND SILVER;

And its bearing upon the Interests of the Public demonstrated; with considerations on the Importance of the Pix Jury; a Review of the past and present state of the Goldsmiths' Trade; and a Table, showing the mixture and sterling value per ounce of every quality of Gold that can be alloyed. By JAMES H. WATHERSTON, Goldsmith. 12mo., price 3s. 6d. cloth. __________

REV. H. MACKENZIE'S COMMENTARY.

COMMENTARY ON THE HOLY GOSPELS,

Arranged according to the Table OF Lessons for Daily Service; designed for Family Reading. By the Rev. HENRY MACKENZIE, M. A., of Pembroke College, Oxford; Incumbent of Great Yarmouth. 8vo., price 7s. 6d. cloth; or in Five Parts, at 1s 3d. each.

ON THE SITE OF THE HOLY SEPULCHRE.

With a Map of Jerusalem. By GEORGE FINLAY, Esq., K. R. G., Author of "Greece under the Romans." In 8vo., price 1s. 6d. sewed.

A NARRATIVE OF THE RECOVERY OF H. M. S. GORGON.

(CHARLES HOTHAM, Esq. Captain), Stranded in the Bay of Monte Video, May 10, 1844. By Astley Cooper Key, Commander, R. N. (late Lieut, of H. M. S. Gorgon. ) 1 vol. 8vo. with numerous Plates. Price 7s. 6d. cloth.

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MR. PRIDHAM'S ACCOUNT OF THE COLONIES.

ENGLAND'S COLONIAL EMPIRE.

An HISTORICAL, POLITICAL, and STATISTICAL ACCOUNT of the BRITISH EMPIRE, its COLONIES and DEPENDENCIES. By CHARLES PRIDHAM, Esq., B. A., Member of the Royal Geographical Society, &c.

VOLUME I. --Comprising THE MAURITIUS AND ITS DEPENDENCIES.

"The first volume of a work intended to completely exhibit England's Colonial Empire. The author is Mr. Pridham, who, in a modest preface, apologises for having at so early an age undertaken so gigantic a task. The first volume, however, shows no lack of either ability, research, or knowledge. It is occupied with an excellent account of the Mauritius, divided into four parts: the first part gives its history from its discovery by the Portuguese to the present time; the second describes its inhabitants, and their institutions and states; the third its physical features and natural productions; and the fourth its industry, commerce, and government. Ample information is given on all these heads, and regarding the extent of the author's design, and the evidence he gives of the requisite qualification to carry it out satisfactorily, we make no doubt that his work will be a valuable addition to the history and geography of our colonial empire. The present volume is complete in itself."--Britannia.

"This is the first volume of what promises to be an important national work. The instalment now before us is brimful of valuable and interfiling information, making up by far the most complete account of Mauritius which has yet been given to the world. The author has the qualifications necessary to the due fulfilment of the task which he has set himself. He is patient and pains-taking, accurate and impartial."--Atlas.

"This is the first volume of a series, which we hope to see completed in the spirit which the task has been undertaken. As a whole, we are hound to say, that the book is a standard one, and that 'England's Colonial Empire' has met with a chronicler of zeal, industry, and ability." --Colonial Gazette.

"There is no other such description of the Mauritius extant. The author has not only consulted the best, and perhaps all the authorities, but he has added information of his own, apparently gathered on the spot."--Economist.

THE COMMUNICATIONS BETWEEN EUROPE AND INDIA THROUGH EGYPT,

Considered in relation to the Political and Commercial Interests of Great Britain, and the Policy of France. By GEORGE FINLAY, Esq., K. R. G., Author of "Greece under the Romans-"--In 8vo., price 2s. 6d

"A well-written and very interesting pamphlet on a subject of immense interest to the government and people of Britain, and one on which, we are afraid, sufficient attention has not been bestowed by the authorities in this country."--Cumberland Pacquet.

CLINICAL ILLUSTRATIONS OF THE DISEASES OF INDIA: As Exhibited in the MEDICAL HISTORY OF A BODY OF EUROPEAN SOLDIERS, for a Series of Years from their Arrival in that Country. By WILLIAM GEDDES, M. D., Member of the Royal Medical Society of Edinburgh, and the Medical and Physical Society of Calcutta, and late Surgeon of the Madras European Regiment. In one vol. 8vo. Price 16s. cloth.

"It is hardly possible to conceive a more complete medical history than the one furnished by Dr. Geddes. He has conferred an inestimable benefit upon medical science; and no practitioner who regards either his interest or his duty can be without the book."--Indian News.

"To the medical officers in India, and especially to those about to proceed thither, this will be found a valuable book of reference, and well merits to be included in the list of works with which officers are required to provide themselves on joining the service."--British and Foreign Medical Review.

"We strongly recommend every medical man going to the East Indies to have a copy of it at his side, as affording an excellent pattern for him to follow in the accumulation and arrangement of his observations when engaged in practice. Dr. Geddes has done for the symptoms of the diseases which he describes what Louis has done for the microscopic phenomena of fever."-- Medico-Chirurgical Review.

"The leading characters of this volume are great precision and accuracy. This work must be referred to as a source of correct information on most questions relating to the diseases prevalent among Europeans in India."--Edinburgh Medical and Surgical Journal,

"The book will be valuable to every future practitioner as a means of knowing the success of certain methods of treating the diseases of India; and the student will find in it a minute description of those diseases which he is most likely to meet, should he be destined to serve in the East."--Lancet.

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Scientific Works Illustrated

COMPLETION OF SIR JOHN HERSCHEL'S SURVEY OF THE HEAVENS.

RESULTS OF ASTRONOMICAL OBSERVATIONS,

Made during the years 1834, 5, 6, 7, 8, at the Cape of Good Hope; being the completion of a Telescopic Survey of the whole surface of the visible Heavens, commenced in 1825. By Sir JOHN HERSCHEL. Bart., K. H., M. A., D. C. L., F. R. S., L. & E., Hon. M. R. I. A., P. R. A. S., F. G. S., M. C. U. P. S., &c. &c. &c.
In 1 vol. royal 4to., with 18 Plates, price Four Guineas.

UNDER THE AUSPICES OF H. M. GOVERNMENT, AND OF THE HON. THE COURT OF DIRECTORS OF THE EAST INDIA COMPANY.

FAUNA ANTIQUA SIVALENSIS,

THE FOSSIL ZOOLOGY OF THE SEWALIK HILLS, in the North of India. By HUGH FALCONER, M. D., F. R S., F. L. S., F. G. S., Member of the Asiatic Society of Bengal, and of the Royal Asiatic Society; of the Bengal Medical Service, and late Superintendent of the H. E. I. C. Botanic Garden at Saharunpoor: and PROBY T. CAUTLEY, F. G. S., Major in the Bengal Artillery, Member of the Asiatic Society of Bengal, &c. Edited by Dr. HUGH FALCONER. The Fossil Bones, drawn from nature and on stone, by G. H. FORD, and Assistants.

Plan of Publication. --The work will appear in about Twelve Parts, to be published at intervals of four months; each Part containing from Twelve to Fifteen folio Plates. The descriptive Letterpress will be printed in royal octavo. Price of each Part, one Guinea. -- Part I. contains Proboscidea. --Parts II. and III., containing the continuation of Proboscidea, will be published shortly. Prospectuses of the Work may be obtained of the Publishers.

"A work of immense labour and research.....Nothing has ever appeared in lithography in this country at all comparable to these plates; and as regards the representations of minute osseous texture, by Mr. Ford, they are perhaps the most perfect that have yet been produced in any country.... The work has commenced with the Elephant group, in which the authors say 'is most signally displayed the numerical richness of forms which characterises the Fossil Fauna of India;' and the first chapter relates to the Proboscidea--Elephant and Mastodon. The authors have not restricted themselves to a description of the Sewalik Fossil forms, but they propose to trace the affinities, and institute an arrangement of all the well-determined species in the family. They give a brief historical sketch of the leading opinions which have been entertained by palaeontologists respecting the relations of the Mastodon and Elephant to each other, and of the successive steps in the discovery of new forms which have led to the modifications of these opinions. They state that the results to which they themselves have been conducted, lead them to differ on certain points from the opinions most commonly entertained at the present day, respecting the fossil species of Elephant and Mastodon."-- Address of the President of the Geological Society of London, 20th Feb. 1846.

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WORKS RECENTLY PUBLISHED AND IN PROGRESS UNDER THE AUTHORITY OF THE LORDS COMMISSIONERS OF THE ADMIRALTY.

*** In order to secure to science the full advantage of Discoveries in Natural History, the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty's Treasury have been pleased to make a liberal grant of money towards defraying part of the expenses of the following important publications. They have, in consequence, been undertaken on a scale worthy of the high patronage thus received, and are offered to the public at a much lower price than would otherwise have been possible.

I.

ILLUSTRATIONS OF THE ZOOLOGY OF SOUTH AFRICA.

Comprising all the new species of Quadrupeds, Birds, Reptiles, and Fishes, obtained during the Expedition fitted out by "The Cape of Good Hope Association for exploring Central Africa," in the years 1834, 1835, and 1836, with Letterpress Descriptions, and a Summary of African Zoology. By ANDREW SMITH, M. D., Surgeon to the Forces, and Director of the Expedition. In Royal Quarto Parts, price 10s. and 12s. each, containing on an average ten beautifully coloured Engravings, with descriptive Letterpress. Twenty-four Parts are now published.

IX. THE ZOOLOGY OF THE VOYAGE OF H. M. S. SULPHUR,

Under the Command of Captain Sir Edward Belcher, R. N., C. B. F. R. G. S., &c. Edited and Superintended by RICHARD BRINSLEY HINDS, Esq., Surgeon R. N., attached to the Expedition.

Among the countries visited by the "Sulphur," and which in the present state of science are invested with more particular interest, may be mentioned the Californias, Columbia River, the North-west coast of America, the Feejee Group (a portion of the Friendly Islands), New Zealand, New Ireland, New Guinea, China, and Madagascar.

In Royal Quarto Parts, price 10s. each, with beautifully coloured Plates.

THIS WORK IS NOW COMPLETE, and may be had in sewed Parts, price 51., or in half-russia, or cloth binding, at a small addition to the price. --Parts I. and II. contain Mammalia, by J. E. GRAY, Esq., F. R. S. --Parts III. and IV. Birds, by J. GOULD, Esq., F. L. S. -- Parts V., IX., and X. Fish, by J. RICHARDSON, M. D., F. R. S. -- Parts VI., VII., and VIII. Shells, by R. B. HINDS, Esq.

III. THE BOTANY OF THE VOYAGE OF H. M. S. SULPHUR,

Under the Command of Captain Sir EDWARD BELCHER, R. N., C. B. F. R. G. S., &c, during the years 1836--42. Edited and Superintended by Richard Brinsley Hinds, Esq., Surgeon R. N., attached to the Expedition. The Botanical Descriptions by George Bentham, Esq.

THIS WORK IS NOW COMPLETE, and may be had in six sewed Parts, price 3l., or in half-russia, or cloth binding, at a small addition to the price.

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PUBLISHED WITH THE APPROVAL OF THE LORDS COMMISSIONERS OF HER MAJESTY'S TREASURY.

GEOLOGICAL OBSERVATIONS MADE DURING THE VOYAGE OF H. M. S. BEAGLE,

Under the Command of CAPTAIN FITZROY, R. N.

Part I. --On Coral Formations.

By CHARLES DARWIN, M. A., F. R. S., Sec. G. S., &c. Demy 8vo., with Plates and Woodcuts, price 15s. in cloth.

Part II. --On the Volcanic Islands of the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans.

Together with a brief Notice of the Geology of the Cape of Good Hope, and of part of Australia. By CHARLES DARWIN, M. A., Esq. Price 10s. 6d. demy 8vo. cloth, with Map.

Part III. --On the Geology of South America.

By CHARLES DARWIN, M. A., Esq. Demy 8vo., with Map and Plates, price 12s. cloth.

AN INQUIRY INTO THE NATURE AND COURSE OF STORMS IN THE INDIAN OCEAN,

SOUTH OF THE EQUATOR; with a view of discovering their Origin, Extent, Rotatory Character, Rate and Direction of Progression, Barometrical Depression, and other concomitant phenomena; for the practical purpose of enabling ships to ascertain the proximity and relative position of Hurricanes; with suggestions on the means of avoiding them. By ALEXANDER THOM, Surgeon 86th Royal County Down Regiment. In one vol. 8vo., with Map and Plates, price 12s. cloth.

"The work before us is most valuable to seamen.... Mr. Thom gives us the result of his observations at the Mauritius; a station which is peculiarly well adapted for observing the hurricanes of the Indian Ocean, the ravages of which seamen have annually experienced; and those observations, combined with the results obtained by indefatigable enquiry, have entitled him to the gratitude of seamen, who may now profit by them... Mr. Thom's theory is rational and philosophical, and to us it is most satisfactory.... There are important considerations for seamen in this work."--Nautical Magazine.

"The author proceeds in strict accordance with the principles of inductive philosophy, and collects all his facts before he draw s his inferences or propounds a theory. His statements are so full and clear, and drawn from such simple sources, yet are so decisive in their tendency, that we think there can be no doubt he has established the rotatory action of storms. The practical application of his investigations are loo palpable to be missed."--Britannia.

A DISSERTATION ON THE TRUE AGE OF THE EARTH,

As Ascertained prom the Holy Scriptures. Containing a Review of the Opinions of Ancient and Modern Chronologers, including Usher, Hales, Clinton, and Cuninghame; and a Chronological Table of the Principal Epochs and Events in Sacred and Profane History, from the Creation to the Present Time. By PROFESSOR WALLACE. In demy 8vo., price 12s. cloth.

"It is learned and laborious."--Britannia.

EXPERIMENTAL RESEARCHES, CHEMICAL AND AGRICULTURAL.

Part I. contains--Carbon a Compound Body made by Plants, in quantities varying with the circumstances under which they are placed. -- Part II. Decomposition of Carbon during the Putrefactive Fermentation. By ROBERT RIGG, F. R. S. In demy 8vo., price 7s. 6d.

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ILLUSTRATED WORKS ON NATURAL HISTORY BY CAPTAIN THOMAS BROWN.

ILLUSTRATIONS OF THE RECENT CONCHOLOGY OF GREAT BRITAIN AND IRELAND.

With the Description and Localities of all the Species, --Marine, Land, and Fresh-Water. Drawn and Coloured from Nature, by CAPTAIN THOMAS BROWN, F. L. S., M. W. S., M. K. S., Member of the Manchester Geological Society. In one vol. royal 4to., illustrated with fifty-nine beautifully coloured Plates, price 63s. cloth.

ILLUSTRATIONS OF THE FOSSIL CONCHOLOGY OF GREAT BRITAIN AND IRELAND.

By CAPTAIN THOMAS BROWN, F. L. S. To be completed in about Thirty Numbers, each containing four Plates. Royal 4to., price 3s. coloured, and 2s. plain.

Twenty-eight Numbers have appeared, and the work will soon be completed.

ILLUSTRATIONS OF THE GENERA OF BIRDS.

Embracing their Generic Characters, with Sketches of their Habits, By CAPTAIN THOMAS BROWN, F. L. S. Now publishing in Numbers, royal 4to., each containing four Plates, price 3s. coloured. Part I. is just completed, price 30s. cloth.

THE ELEMENTS OF FOSSIL CONCHOLOGY;

According to the Arrangement of LAMARCK; with the newly-established Genera of other Authors. By CAPTAIN THOMAS BROWN, F. L. S. With twelve Plates, fcap. 8vo., price 5s. cloth.

ALPHABETICAL LIST OF THE SHELLS OF GREAT BRITAIN AND IRELAND;

Embracing the Nomenclature of LAMARCK, GRAY, TURTON, and BROWN, for the purpose of effecting exchanges and naming collections. On a sheet, price 1*.

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Miscellaneous

THE DUTIES OF JUDGE ADVOCATES,

Compiled from HER MAJESTY'S and the HON. EAST INDIA COMPANY'S MILITARY REGULATIONS, and from the Works of various Writers on Military Law. By Captain R. M. HUGHES, 12th Regiment Bombay Army; Deputy Judge-Advocate General, Scinde Field Force. In one vol. post 8vo., price 7s. cloth.

"Captain Hughes's little volume on this important subject will well supply the absence of that full and particular information which officers suddenly appointed to act as 'Deputy Judge Advocates' must have felt the want of, even though tolerably well versed in military law."--Spectator.

"A professional vade-mecum, relating to most important duties, and executed in the ablest manner. We consider this, the only complete separate treatise on the subject, to be one of great value, and deserving the study of every British officer."--Lit. Gazette.

"This book is a digest as well as a compilation, and may be emphatically called 'The Hand-Book of Military Justice.'"--Atlas.

"We recommend the work to every British officer."--Army and Navy Register.

THE NOTE-BOOK OF A NATURALIST.

By E. P. THOMPSON. Post 8vo., price 9s. cloth.

"The author of this modestly-styled 'Note-Book' not only possesses and communicates scientific intelligence, but he has travelled far and near, and from very infancy been devoted to natural history.....We rely on the quotations to support our opinion of the very agreeable and various character of this volume."--Literary Gazette.

"In all that relates to original observation the 'Note-Book of a Naturalist' is agreeable, interesting, and fresh.... The more original and numerous passages may vie with the observations of Jesse. In fact, there is a considerable resemblance between the two authors. Anecdote is substantially the character of the better part."--Spectator.

LIFE IN NORTH WALES.

LLEWELLYNS HEIR;

Or, NORTH WALES; its MANNERS, CUSTOMS, and SUPERSTITIONS during the last Century, illustrated by a Story founded on Facts. In three vols, post 8vo., price 1l. 11s. 6d.

"It is a real work, with more material and original knowledge than half the manufactured novels that appear in these days."--Spectator.

"We can most cordially recommend it as a series of Sketches of North Wales well worthy of perusal; so various and so curious as to be as welcome to the library of the antiquary and portfolio of the artist as to the leisure hour of the novel reader."--Literary Gazette.

A NEW SPIRIT OF THE AGE.

Containing Critical Essays, and Biographical Sketches of Literary and other Eminent Characters of the Present Time. Edited by R. H. Horne, Esq., Author of "Orion," "Gregory the Seventh," &c. &c. These volumes are illustrated with Engravings on steel, from new and original Portraits of DICKENS, TENNYSON, CARLYLE, WORDSWORTH, TALFOURD, BROWNING, SOUTHWOOD SMITH, and Miss MARTINEAU. Second Edition, Revised by the Editor, with "Introductory Comments." In 2 vols, post 8vo., price 24s. cloth.

"Two volumes of clever and subtile dissertation on the merits of almost every living writer of any pretension, written in a very animated and pleasant style."--Morning Herald, March 25, 1844.

"Mr. Home's admirations appear to us to be well placed, and his sympathies generous and noble."--Morning Chronicle.

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CHRISTMAS FESTIVITIES; TALES, SKETCHES, AND CHARACTERS.

WITH BEAUTIES OF THE MODERN DRAMA, in Four Specimens. By JOHN POOLE, Esq., Author of "Paul Pry," &c. &c. In one vol. post 8vo., price 10s. 6d. cloth, with a Portrait of the Author. "A capital book for the season."--Britannia.

PRYINGS OF A POSTMAN.

In one vol. post 8vo., price 5s.

OUR ACTRESSES;

Or, GLANCES AT STAGE FAVOURITES, Past and Present. By Mrs. C. BARON WILSON, Authoress of the "Life of the Duchess of St. Albans," "Memoirs of Monk Lewis," &c. &c. In 2 vols, post 8vo., illustrated with numerous Engravings on Steel, from new and original Portraits, price 24s. cloth.

"Handsome volumes, adorned with several portraits, and the biographies are full of amusing anecdotes."--Atlas.

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THE HOME BOOK; OR, YOUNG HOUSEKEEPER'S ASSISTANT.

Forming a Complete System of DOMESTIC ECONOMY, and Household Accounts. With Estimates of Expenditure, &c. &c, in every Department of Housekeeping. Founded on Forty-five years personal experience. By a LADY. 12mo., price 5s., boards.

THE HOME ACCOUNT-BOOK; OR, HOUSEKEEPER'S REGISTER OF FAMILY EXPENSES.

Arranged upon the improved system recommended in the "Home Book;" and exhibiting the Weekly, Monthly, Quarterly, and Annual Expenditure for every article of Domestic consumption. For the use of either large or small Families. By the Author of the "The Home Book." Post 4to., half-bound, price 4s. 6d.

"These two useful little volumes form the most complete system of Domestic Management for the guidance of the young Housekeeper thai has ever appeared. Of the Home Book we cannot speak too highly."--Gentleman's Magazine.

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A COMPREHENSIVE HISTORY OF THE WOOLLEN TRADE.

From the earliest Records to the present Period, comprising the Woollen and Worsted Manufactures, and the Natural and Commercial History of Sheep, with the various Breeds and Modes of Management in different Countries. By JAMES BISCHOFF, Esq. In two large volumes, 8vo., illustrated with Plates, price 1l. 6s. cloth.

"Mr. Bischoff's work will be found valuable to all persons interested in the subject."-- Athenaeum.

"Mr. Bischoff has in these volumes collected a vast mass of curious and valuable information, acceptable to readers of varied tastes, even though quite unconnected with manufactures and trade. We recommend every reader to peruse attentively this meritorious compilation. --We finally recommend these volumes of Mr. Bischoff's to the careful consideration of all those interested in the subjects of which they treat."--Times.

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A COMPREHENSIVE HISTORY OF THE IRON TRADE

THROUGHOUT THE WORLD, from the earliest Records to the present Time. With an Appendix, containing Official Tables, and other public Documents. By HARRY SCRIVENOR, Esq., Blaenavon. In one vol. demy 8vo., price 15s. cloth.

"Mr. Scrivenor's History is written with elaborate research and anxious care, and goes into and exhausts the entire subject; it contains numerous facts full of interest to common readers."--Tait's Magazine.

THE BRITISH MERCHANT'S ASSISTANT.

Containing: --Part I. Tables of Simple Interest at 3, 3 1/2, 4, 4 1/2, and 5 per cent. --Part II. Tables showing the Interest on Exchequer Bills at 1 1/2d., 1 3/4d., 2d., 2 1/4d., 2 1/2d., 3d., 3 1/4d, and 3 1/2d. per cent, per diem. -- Part III. Tables for Ascertaining the Value of every description of English and Foreign Stock. Also the amount of Brokerage, Commission, Freight. Marine, and other Insurance, at every rate per cent., &e. &c. &c. By G. GREEN. Royal 8vo, price 1l. 11s. 6d. cloth. Each of the above Three Parts is sold separately.

ASSURANCES UPON LIVES,

A Familiar Explanation of the NATURE, ADVANTAGES, and IMPORTANCE arising therefrom, and the various Purposes to which they may be usefully applied: including also a particular Account of the routine required for Effecting a Policy; and of the different systems of Life Assurance now in use, the Principles, Terms, and Tables of Seventy London Assurance Offices, &c. By LEWIS POCOCK, F. S. A. In post 8vo, price 7s. cloth.

"There are no technicalities in Mr. Pocock's work to prevent its being useful to all; and those, therefore, who are likely to have recourse to Life Insurance will do wisely in consulting this familiar explanation of its nature and advantages."--Globe.

AN INQUIRY INTO THE CAUSES AND MODES OF THE WEALTH OF INDIVIDUALS;

Or, THE PRINCIPLES OF TRADE AND SPECULATION EXPLAINED. By THOMAS CORBET, Esq. Post 8vo, price 6s. cloth. "Mr. Corbel deserves our best thanks for laying down so clearly and methodically his ideas on the subject of such vast importance."--New Monthly Magazine.

OUTLINES OF NAVAL ROUTINE;

Being a Concise and Complete Manual in Fitting, Refitting, Quartering, Stationing, Making and Shortening Sail, Heaving down, Rigging Shears, and, in short, performing all the ordinary duties of a Man-of-War, according to the best practice. By LIEUTENANT ALEXANDER D. FORDYCE, R. N. In royal 8vo, price 10s. 6d. boards.

SCENES IN THE LIFE OF A SOLDIER OF FORTUNE.

By a MEMBER OF THE IMPERIAL GUARDS. In 12mo., price 5s.

"This tale has a strange personal history. It purports to be the autobiography o an Italian soldier, who fought under the banners of the French Republic; and who, later in life, when become a teacher, told his story to an English traveller, his pupil, who has here set it down."--Tait's Magazine.

ESSAY ON THE LIFE AND INSTITUTIONS OF OFFA, KING OF MERCIA,

A. D. 755--794. By the Rev. HENRY MACKENZIE, M. A. In 8vo. price 3s. 6d. in cloth, gilt leaves.

"A very scholarly composition, displaying much research and information respecting the Anglo-Saxon institutions."--Spectator.

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THE OBLIGATIONS OF LITERATURE TO THE MOTHERS OF ENGLAND.

PRIZE ESSAY, 1840. By CAROLINE A. HALSTED. In one vol. post 8vo., price 5s. neatly bound in cloth.

"The object of the writer has been to show the services rendered by the mothers of England to religion and The state, and to science and learning generally; and the examples adduced display considerable knowledge and research, and are always happily selected and placed in the most attractive point of view."--Britannia.

THE LIFE OF MARGARET BEAUFORT,

COUNTESS OF RICHMOND AND DERBY, and Mother of King Henry the Seventh, Foundress of Christ's and of St. John's College, Oxford; Being the Historical Memoir for which the Honorary Premium was awarded by the Directors of the Gresham Commemoration, Crosby Hall. By CAROLINE A. HALSTED, Author of "Investigation," &c. In one vol. demy 8vo., with a Portrait, price 12s.

"This work cannot fail of success. The subject is deeply interesting, and has been hitherto almost unexplored. The style is chaste and correct, and it has high claims to popularity wide and permanent. On many topics the authoress has accumulated some valuable historical details from sources which have not hitherto been consulted, and has thus compiled a work which, if not entitled to rank amongst the 'curiosities of literature,' is at least one of the most interesting and instructive books of the season."--Atlas.

THE LAST OF THE PLANTAGENETS:

An Historical Narrative, illustrating some of the Public Events and Domestic and Ecclesiastical Manners of the Fifteenth and Sixteenth Centuries. Third Edition. In one vol. fcap. 8vo., price 1s. 6d. cloth boards.

"This is a work that must make its way into a permanent place in our literature. The quaintness of its language, the touching simplicity of its descriptions and dialogues, and the reverential spirit of love which breathes through it, will insure it a welcome reception amongst all readers of refined taste and discernment."--Atlas.

ANGLO-SAXON LITERATURE.

ANALECTA ANGLO-SAXONICA.

A SELECTION, in PROSE and VERSE from ANGLO-SAXON AUTHORS of various Ages; with a Glossary. By BENJAMIN THORPE, F. S. A. A New Edition, corrected and revised. Post 8vo., price 12s. cloth.

THE: ANGLO-SAXON VERSION OF THE STORY OF APOLLONIUS OF TYRE,

Upon which is founded the Play of "PERICLES," attributed to Shakspeare; from a MS. in the Library of Christ Church College, Cambridge. With a Literal Translation, &c. By BENJAMIN THORPE, F. S. A. Post 8vo., price 6s.

A GRAMMAR OF THE ANGLO-SAXON TONGUE,

With a PRAXIS. By ERASMUS RASK, Professor of Literary History in, and Librarian to, the University of Copenhagen, &c. &c. A New Edition, enlarged and improved by the Author. Translated from the Danish, by B. THORPE, Honorary Member of the Icelandic Literary Society of Copenhagen. 8vo., price 12s.

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Oriental and Colonial.

WAR WITH THE SIKHS.

THE PUNJAUB:

Being a brief account of the Country of the Sikhs, its Extent, History, Commerce, Productions, Government, Manufactures, Laws, Religion, &c. By LIEUT.-COL. STEINBACH, late of the Lahore Service. A new edition, revised, with additions, including an account of the recent events in the Punjaub. In post 8vo. price 5s. cloth, with Map. The Map may be had separately, price 1s. coloured, and 1s. 6d. in case.

"There is much information in this volume, condensed into brief space, about a people to whom late occurrences have given a common interest."--Examiner.

A VISIT TO THE ANTIPODES,

With some REMINISCENCES OF a SOJOURN IN AUSTRALIA. By A SQUATTER. In one vol. fcap. 8vo., with Illustrations, price 5s. cloth.

COMMENTARY ON THE HINDU SYSTEM OF MEDICINE.

By T. A. WISE, M. D., Member of the Royal College of Surgeons, and of the Royal Medical and Chirurgical Society, Corresponding Member of the Zoological Society of London, and of the Philomathic Society of Paris; Bengal Medical Service. In one vol. 8vo., price 12s. cloth.

NEW ZEALAND AND ITS ABORIGINES:

Being an Account of the Aborigines, Trade, and Resources of the Colony; and the advantages it now presents as a Held for Emigration and the investment of Capital. By WILLIAM BROWN, lately a member of the Legislative Council of New Zealand. Post 8vo., price 8s. cloth.

"A very intelligent and useful book."--Times.

AN ACCOUNT OF THE SETTLEMENTS OF THE NEW ZEALAND COMPANY,

From Personal Observations during a residence there. By the Hon. HENRY WILLIAM PETRE. In demy 8vo., with a Map and Plates. Fifth Edition. Price 3s. cloth.

"This is a valuable contribution to our sources of information respecting New Zealand, and the best proof of the Author's very favourable opinion of the country, is his making immediate arrangements to return there as a Colonist."

SYDNEY AND MELBOURNE;

With Remarks on the Present State and Future Prospects of New South Wales, and Practical Advice to Emigrants of various classes; to which is added a Summary of the Route home, by India, Egypt, &c. By CHARLES JOHN BAKER, Esq. Post 8vo., price 8s. cloth.

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TRAVELS IN NEW SOUTH WALES.

By ALEXANDER MARJORIBANKS. 1 vol. 12mo., price 7s. 6d. cloth.

MEW ZEALAND, SOUTH AUSTRALIA, AND NEW SOUTH WALES.

A Record of recent Travels in these Colonies, with especial reference to Emigration, and the advantageous employment of Labour and Capital. By R. G. JAMESON, Esq. Post 8vo., price 8s. cloth, with Maps and Plates.

"Mr. Jameson is an intelligent and unprejudiced observer, and has made good use of his faculties."--Spectator.

A SKETCH OF NEW SOUTH WALES.

By J. O. BalFour, Esq., for Six Years a Settler in the Bathurst District. Post 8vo., price 6s. cloth.

"To Emigrants to the quarter of which it treats it must be a valuable guide." Literary Gazette.

CALIFORNIA: A HISTORY OF UPPER AND LOWER CALIFORNIA,

From their first discovery to the present Time; comprising an Account of the Climate, Soil, Natural Productions, Agriculture, Commerce, &c. A full view of the Missionary Establishments, and condition of the Free and domesticated Indians. With an Appendix, relating to Steam Navigation in the Pacific. Illustrated with a new Map, Plans of the Harbours, and numerous Engravings. By ALEXANDER FORBES, Esq. 8vo., price 14s. cloth.

SUGGESTIONS FOR A GENERAL FLAN OF RAPID COMMUNICATION BY STEAM NAVIGATION AND RAILWAYS,

And applying it to the Shortening the Time of Communication between the Eastern and Western Hemispheres. By EDWARD MCGEACHY, Esq., Crown Surveyor, Jamaica. With 2 maps, 8vo. price 3s. bds.

CHINA OPENED;

Or, a Display of the Topography, History, Customs, Manners, Arts, Manufactures, Commerce, Literature, Religion, Jurisprudence, &c, of the CHINESE EMPIRE. By the Rev. CHARLES GUTZLAFF. Revised by the Rev. ANDREW REED, D. D. In 2 vols., post 8vo., price 24s. cloth.

"We obtain from these volumes more information of a practical kind than from any other publication; a closer view of the Domestic life of the Chinese--of the public institutions--the manufactures--natural resources--and literature. The work in fact is full of information, gathered with diligence, and fairly leaves the English reader without any excuse for ignorance on the subject."--Atlas.

"This is by far the most interesting, complete, and valuable account of the Chinese Empire that has yet been published."--Sun.

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A HISTORY OF THE CHINESE EMPIRE, ANCIENT AND MODERN.

Comprising a Retrospect of the Foreign Intercourse and Trade with China. Illustrated by a new and Corrected Map of the Empire. By the Rev. CHARLES GUTZLAFF. In 2 vols, demy 8vo. bds., price 28s.

"We cordially recommend this exceedingly interesting account of this very interesting country."--London Review.

"Mr. Gutzlaff has evidently combined industry with talent in producing this work, which far exceeds in information, research, and apparent veracity, anything we have before seen concerning this curious and singular nation."--London News.

HAND-BOOK FOR INDIA AND EGYPT:

Comprising Travels from Calcutta, through India, to the Himalaya Mountains, and a Voyage down the Sutlege and Indus Rivers; a Visit to the city of Hyderabad, in Scinde; and a Journey to England by the Red Sea and Mediterranean: with Descriptions of the Three Presidencies of India; and the fullest details for parties proceeding to any part of India, either by the Overland Route, or by way of the Cape of Good Hope. By GEORGE PARBURY, Esq., M. R. A. S. Second Edition, one vol. post 8vo., with an entirely new Map, price 12s. cloth.

*** The press, both of Great Britain and India, have combined in eulogizing the value of this work, but it may only here be needful to quote the following remarks from the editorial columns of the Standard of the 10th of April, 1843: --"We have elsewhere copied from Mr. Parbury's Hand-Book to India and Egypt, an interesting account of the City of Hyderabad. Let us, in acknowledgment of the means afforded to us to inform and gratify our readers, say of Mr. Parbury's work, as we may with truth, that it is the best Topographical Guide to the countries to which it refers we have ever seen, a most interesting book, independently of its topographical utility, and an almost indispensable key to the late transactions in Central Asia."

THE MODERN HISTORY AND CONDITION OF EGYPT.

Its CLIMATE, DISEASES, and CAPABILITIES; exhibited in a Personal Narrative of Travels in that Country, with an Account of the Proceedings of Mahommed Ali Pascha, from 1801 to 1843, interspersed with Illustrations of Scripture History, the Fulfilment of Prophecy, and the Progress of Civilization in the East. By W. HOLT YATES, M. D., &c. In two thick volumes, demy 8vo., with numerous Illustrations, price 34s. cloth.

"He fulfils his historic vocation by an ample resume of the more prominent incidents which have distinguished the fortunes of the Pascha, upon whose policy of general monopoly his strictures are severe enough, and acquits himself creditably from his spirited and highly coloured sketches of the abundant objects to which he draws attention."--Morning Herald.

THE INVALID'S GUIDE TO MADEIRA.

With a Description of Teneriffe, Lisbon, Cintra, and Mafra; and a Vocabulary of the Portuguese and English Languages. By WILLIAM WHITE COOPER, M. R. C. S., Surgeon to the Hon. Artillery Company. In one vol. fcap. 8vo., price 4s. cloth gilt.

"There has recently been published a small work by Mr. Cooper, which may be consulted with advantage."--Sir James Clark on Climate.

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NOTES AND OBSERVATIONS ON THE IONIAN ISLANDS AND MALTA;

With some REMARKS on CONSTANTINOPLE and TURKEY; and on the system of Quarantine, as at present conducted. By JOHN DAVY, M. D., F. R. SS., L. & E., Inspector-General of Army Hospitals, L. B.. In two vols, demy 8vo., price 32s. cloth, with a large Map by Arrowsmith, and illustrated with Plates.

"Dr. Davy's work deserves to be bought as well as perused, so carefully, completely! and expensively has it been got up. We hope that the consciousness of having discharged such an important duly will not only be the result of his long labour, but that the work will prove as remunerative as it ought to be."--Westminster Review.

"There probably is not another work in our language in which so ample and substantially useful an account is given of the Ionian Islands as is here to be found. There can be little doubt that to these volumes will be assigned an honourable place amongst the recognised master-works of the class to which they belong."--Morning Herald.

THE NATURE AND PROPERTIES OF THE SUGAR CANE;

With Practical Directions for the Improvement of its Culture, and the Manufacture of its Products. To which is added an additional Chapter on the MANUFACTURE OF SUGAR from Beet-root. By GEORGE RICHARDSON PORTER, F. R. S., Corresponding Member of the Institute of France. New Edition, demy 8vo., price 12s. cloth, revised throughout, with many additions and corrections by the Author, and illustrated with Plates.

THE ANGLO-INDIAN AND COLONIAL ALMANACK.

And CIVIL, MILITARY, and COMMERCIAL DIRECTORY for 1847. In post 8vo., price 2s. 6d. in ornamental wrapper.

The HOME DEPARTMENT of the Almanack comprises--I. CIVIL AND ECCLESIASTICAL; including the Government offices and the India House; together with the forms of procedure, and educational studies, requisite for obtaining Civil Appointments, and all matters connected with those appointments, from the commencing salary to the retiring allowance. --II. MILITARY AND MARINE; including information of a similar kind respecting these services, and the Home Establishment of the East India Company. --III. COMMERCIAL; containing Lists of Merchants, Agents, Associations, te, throughout the United Kingdom; likewise, the trades connected with India and the Colonies; and Tariff of Indian and Colonial produce.

The EAST INDIAN AND COLONIAL DEPARTMENT embraces -- I. CIVIL. The Government Lists of Bengal, Madras, Bombay, Ceylon, Hong Kong, Australia, New Zealand, Mauritius, and the Cape of Good Hope; Lists of Civil Servants and their appointments, and of Judicial Establishments, with a detailed account of the Benefit Funds. -- II. MILITARY. Staff and Field Officers; Distribution of the Army, including the Royal troops; Ecclesiastical Establishment; and all Benefit Funds. --III. COMMERCIAL. List of Mercantile Firms, Banks, Insurance Companies, Public Institutions, &c, in India and the Colonies; with the respective Tariffs, and Tables of Money, Weights, Measures, &c, and other miscellaneous information.

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Religious and Educational.

MRS. ELLIS'S MORAL FICTIONS.

PICTURES OF PRIVATE LIFE.

By Mrs. ELLIS, Author of the "Women of England," &c. &c. &c. Each Volume is complete in itself, and may be purchased separately. In 3 vols. fcap. 8vo. beautifully illustrated, price 7s. 6d. each, in a handsome and uniform cloth binding, or 10s. 6d. morocco. Contents: -- Vol. I. "OBSERVATIONS ON FICTITIOUS NARRATIVE," "THE HALL AND THE COTTAGE," "ELLEN ESKDALE," "THE CURATE'S WIDOW," and "MARRIAGE AS IT MAY BE." Vol. II. "MISANTHROPY," and "THE PAINS OF PLEASING." Vol. III. "PRETENSION; OR, THE FALLACIES OF FEMALE EDUCATION."

"I could give abundant evidence, gratuitously offered to the writer, that these simple stories were not sent forth to the world without some degree of adaptation to its wants and its condition."--Author's Introduction.

THE LIGHT OF MENTAL SCIENCE;

Being an ESSAY ON MORAL TRAINING. By Mrs. LOUDON, Authoress of "First Love," "Dilemmas of Pride," &c. &c. In one vol. fcap. 8vo., price 3s. cloth.

"One of the most philosophical books we have seen for a long time."--Observer.

THE PARENT'S CABINET OF AMUSEMENT AND INSTRUCTION.

A valuable and instructive Present for the Young. Each volume of this useful and instructive little work comprises a variety of information on different subjects: --Natural History, Biography, Travels, &c. Tales, original and selected; and animated Conversations on the objects that daily surround young people. The various tales and subjects are illustrated with Woodcuts. Each volume is complete in itself, and may be purchased separately. In six neatly bound vols., price 3s. 6d. each.

"Every parent at all interested in his children must have felt the difficulty of providing suitable reading for them in their hours of amusement. This little work presents these advantages in a considerable degree, as it contains just that description of reading which will be beneficial to young children."--Quarterly Journal of Education.

LITTLE STORIES FROM THE PARLOUR PRINTING-PRESS.

By the Author of "THE PARENT'S CABINET." Royal 18mo., price 2s. 6d. neatly bound in cloth.

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THE JUVENILE MISCELLANY OF AMUSEMENT AND INSTRUCTION.

Illustrated by numerous Plates and Woodcuts, Fcap. 8vo., price 1s. 6d. neatly bound in cloth.

"Filled with amusement and instruction as its title indicates."--Court Journal.

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INVESTIGATION; OR, TRAVELS IN THE BOUDOIR.

By CAROLINE A. HALSTED, Author of "The Life of Margaret Beaufort," &c. &c. Fcap. 8vo., with highly-finished Plates, 4s. 6d. cloth.

"This is an elegantly-written and highly instructive work for young people, in which a general knowledge of various interesting topics, connected with every-day life, is presented to the youthful mind in an attractive and amusing form."

THE PROGRESS OF CREATION,

Considered with reference to the PRESENT CONDITION OF THE EARTH. An interesting and useful work for young people. By MARY ROBERTS, Author of "Annals of My Village," Sec. &c. In fcap. 8vo., beautifully illustrated, price 4s. 6d. cloth.

"We have seldom met with a work, in which instruction and entertainment are more happily blended."--Times.

"This beautiful volume forms an instructive collection of striking facts, interspersed with amiable reflections."--Spectator.

THE CHRISTIAN'S SUNDAY COMPANION.

Being Reflections, in Prose and Verse, on the Collect, Epistle, and Gospel; and Proper Lessons for each Sunday; with a view to the immediate connexion. By Mrs. J. A. SARGANT. In one vol. post 8vo., price 8s. cloth.

"We cordially recommend this volume as an acceptable present to be made to the heads of families, and also an admirable school book to be read on Sunday morning to scholars before proceeding to the Temple of God."--Church and State Gazette.

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THE RELIGIOUS HISTORY OF MAN;

In which Religion and Superstition are traced from their source. By D. MORISON. The Second Edition, enlarged, fcap. 8vo. price 6s. cloth.

"The intention of this book is not less admirable than the manner in which it is written. It is most instructive, and the tone of its contents is in the highest degree pious, without the least tinge of puritanism. The information it gives on the most difficult points of biblical reading renders it a valuable book to all who desire true knowledge."--Age.

"Curious, industrious, and learned, and well worthy the attention of the public."-- Literary Gazette.

"The plan of this book was both extensive and important--embracing an inquiry into the nature of Revelation, and its influence on the opinions and customs of mankind;" * * * "the writer uses Scripture as an interpreter," and "sticks to the literal text of the six days."--Spectator.

THE FAMILY SANCTUARY;

A Form of Domestic Devotion for every Sabbath in the Year: containing the Collect of the Day; a Portion of Scripture; an Original Prayer or Sermon; and the Benediction. Second Edition. One vol. 8vo., price 7s. 6d. half bound in cloth.

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WORKS BY THE REV. CHARLES B. TAYLER, M. A.

Author of "MAY YOU LIKE IT," &c. &c.

"These are truly Christian Parents' Books, and happy would it be for the rising generation if their instructors and tutors would put these admirable works of Mr. Tayler into the hands of the young, while their tender minds are yet open to receive the good impressions which they are also calculated to convey."--Christian Monitor.

I. RECORDS OF A GOOD MAN'S LIFE.

Seventh Edition, iii one vol. small 8vo., price 1s. neatly bound in cloth.

II. MONTAGUE; OR, IS THIS RELIGION?

A Page from the Book of the World. New Edition, in fcap. 8vo., Illustrated, price 6s. cloth, and 9s. morocco extra.

III. VOLUME OF SERMONS

On the Doctrines and Duties of Christianity. Second Edition, demy 12mo., price 5s. boards.

IV. LEGENDS AND RECORDS, CHIEFLY HISTORICAL.

Contents: --Lucy--Lorenzo; or, a Vision of Conscience--The Lady Lisle --Fulgentius and Meta--Anne of Cleves; or, Katharine Howard-- George the Third--The Lady Russell--Guyon of Marseilles--The Earl of Strafford--Donna Francesca--Joan of Kent--The Lady Anne Care-- The Son and Heir--Leonora. In post 8vo., beautifully Illustrated, price 10s. 6d. elegantly bound.

V. THE CHILD OF THE CHURCH OF ENGLAND.

Price 2s. neatly half bound.

VI. SOCIAL EVILS AND THEIR REMEDY.

A Series of Narratives. The First Number, entitled "The Mechanic," was pronounced to be "One of the most useful and interesting publications that had issued from the press."

The following are the Contents of the different Numbers, price 1s. 6d. each: --II. "The Lady and the Lady's Maid."--III. "The Pastor of Dronfells."--IV. "The Labourer and his Wife."--V. "The Country Town."--VI. "Live and Let Live; or, the Manchester Weavers."-- VII. "The Soldier."--VIII. "The Leaside Farm." Every two consecutive Numbers form a Volume, which may be procured, neatly bound, price 4s. each.

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THE RECTORY OF VALEHEAD;

Or, THE EDIFICE OF A HOLY HOME. By the Rev. ROBERT WILSON EVANS, B. D., Vicar of Heversham. Thirteenth Edition, with an illustrative Plate, price 0s. neatly bound in cloth; or 9s. elegantly bound in morocco.

"Universally and cordially do we recommend this delightful volume. We believe no person could read this work and not be the better for its pious and touching lessons. It is a page taken from the book of life, and eloquent with all the instruction of an excellent pattern: it is a commentary on the affectionate warning, 'Remember thy Creator in the days of thy youth.' We have not for some time seen a work we could so deservedly praise, or so conscientiously recommend."--Literary Gazette*

THE LIFE-BOOK OF A LABOURER.

PRACTICAL LESSONS FOR INSTRUCTION AND GUIDANCE. By A WORKING CLERGYMAN, Author of the " Bishop's Daughter," &e. &c. In one vol. 8vo., price 7s. neatly bound.

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"This volume reminds us forcibly of that most delightful of all biographies, 'The Doctor,' to which indeed it is little if at all inferior."--Britannia.

"It is the pious offering of one who may be deemed a proper follower in the footsteps of that good man, Legh Richmond."--Argus.

MORTAL LIFE; AND THE STATE OF THE SOUL AFTER DEATH;

CONFORMABLE TO DIVINE REVELATION. By ALEXANDER COPLAND, Esq., Author of "The Existence of Other Worlds," &c. In one thick vol. 8vo., price 16s. bound.

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A HISTORY OF THE CHURCH OF CHRIST.

In a Course of Lectures. By the Rev. CHARLES MACKENZIE, A. M., Vicar of St. Helen's, Bishopsgate, and Head Master of Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School, St. Olave's, Southwark. In one vol. post 8vo., price 8s. 6d. neatly bound in cloth.

"Although the author is able and earnest, he is not bigoted or intolerant."--Literary Gazette.

"It is but an octavo, yet within its conveniently compendious pages it contains a review carefully taken of the progress of the Church of Christ, through all the perils of persecution, dissent, and heresy, by which it has been tried as in a furnace, up to its confirmed establishment in this country at the epoch of 1688."--Herald.

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THE IDEAL OF THE ENGLISH CHURCH.

A Sketch. By the Rev. R. MONTGOMERY, M. A., Author of "Luther," "The Gospel before the Age," &c. Sec. 8vo., price 2s. 6d. sewed.

A NEW SPELLING-BOOK OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE.

Containing all the Monosyllables; a copious Selection of Polysyllables, carefully arranged and accented; Progressive Lessons, chiefly from the Holy Scriptures; a List of Words of various Meanings; a short Bible Catechism; Questions on Scripture History; and School Prayers. By J. S. MOORE, Master of the Brewers' Company's School. 12mo., price 1s. 6d. bound.

ARITHMETIC UNVEILED:

Being a Series of Tables and Rules, whereby most of the calculations in business may be either mentally performed, or so abridged as to save half the time usually employed. To which are annexed a Multiplication Table extending to 200 times 200, and Tables of Interest on an improved plan. The whole adapted to the use of both the first merchant and the most humble trader. By JAMES MCDOWALL, Accountant. In demy 12mo., price 5s. bound in cloth.

THE GRAMMARIAN;

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A SYSTEM OF ARITHMETIC,

With the PRINCIPLES OF LOGARITHMS. Compiled for Merchant Taylors' School. By RICHARD FREDERICK CLARKE, Teacher. Third Edition, demy 12mo., price 3s. bound.

"The great object attained in this excellent work is a most judicious abridgment of the labour of teaching and learning every branch of Arithmetic, by rendering the Rules and Explanations so very simple and intelligible, that the study becomes a pleasure instead of a task, to the youthful pupil."

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Poetry

RHYMES AND RECOLLECTIONS OF A HAND-LOOM WEAVER.

By WILLIAM THOM, of Inverury, Aberdeenshire. Third Edition, with a Portrait. Post 8vo., price 4s. An Edition on large paper, 8vo., price 7s. 6d.

"An' syne whan nichts grew cauld and lang, Ae while he sicht--ae while he sang."--Old Ballad.

"The Rhymes are to be read with interest, and not without admiration."--Examiner.

"Let every good man and woman think of the author: from this book he looks for some consolation, and we trust it will bring him still more effectual protection from other sources."--Literary Gazette.

THE COTTAR'S SUNDAY, AND OTHER POEMS,

Chiefly in the Scottish Dialect. By PETER STILL. In fcap. 8vo., price 3s. cloth.

THE PALACE OF FANTASY; OR THE BARD'S IMAGERY.

With other Poems. By J. S. HARDY, Author of "Hours of Thought; or, Poetic Musings." In fcap. 8vo., price 3s. 6d. cloth.

"There is much of the pure gold of poetry in this handsome little volume."-- Macclesfield Chronicle.

"The principal poem in this little volume, written in the Spenserian Stanza and diction, contains many pleasing passages.... Much talent is evinced by the author." --Oxford Herald.

"This poem contains many passages which one would read again after the first perusal--a remark which cannot be made of much of the poetry which is published. Some of the miscellaneous poems are very sweet, reminding one of Cowper's smaller poems."--Herts County Press.

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"Mr. Hardy has produced a poem which, had it appeared during the last century, would have secured for him a sure place among the British Poets."--Derbyshire Chron.

A METRICAL VERSION OF THE SONG OF SOLOMON,

AND OTHER POEMS. By A LATE GRADUATE OF OXFORD. In fcap. 8vo., price 4s. 6d. cloth.

KING RENE'S DAUGHTER.

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ISLAFORD, AND OTHER POEMS.

A Book for Winter Evenings and Summer Moods. By GEORGE MURRAY. In fcap. 8vo., price 4s. cloth.

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THE COLUMBIAD:

Comprising Geographical Sketches, and a Narrative of Nautical Adventures in the Eastern Seas, including the perils of a storm, and providential escape from shipwreck: with Meditations on a Future State. By ARCHIBALD TUCKER RITCHIE, Esq. In demy 8vo., price 10s. handsomely bound in cloth.

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"This is an interesting poem.....In so far as it is descriptive, it is a painting from Nature, and a narrative of real life. The author can say, 'All which I saw, and part of which I was.' If to landsmen the poem is interesting, it must be peculiarly so to those 'whose march is on the deep.'.... The author is evidently a person of right principles, of a kind and pious heart, and of a generous and polished mind.....He has a higher object than merely giving pleasure; he seeks to benefit his readers."--Scottish Guardian.

DAYS IN THE EAST:

A Poem in Two Cantos. Descriptive of Scenery in India, the Departure from Home, the Voyage and subsequent Career of an Officer in the East India Company's Army. By JAMES HENRY BURKE, Esq., of Marble Hill, Lieutenant Bombay Engineers, Member of the Bombay Branch of Royal Asiatic Society. In demy 8vo., price 6s. bound.

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THE BYRON GALLERY:

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ILLUSTRATIONS TO "ADVENTURE IN NEW ZEALAND."

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The object of this undertaking is to supply what has long been felt to be a desideratum; namely, Graphic Illustrations of the Scenery, Antiquities, Architecture, Manners, Costumes, &c. of the East, which, as the theatre of so many brilliant military achievements, and such extensive commercial enterprise, is daily increasing in interest with the British public. The Drawings for the work are made by the first Artists in the Kingdom, from the Original Sketches taken on the spot.

A GENERAL VIEW OF THE FALLS OF NIAGARA.

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PORTRAITS OF EMINENT AUTHORS AND ACTRESSES.

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MAPS AND CHARTS: --

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