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at the memorable siege of Algiers. He has been gathered to his fathers may his 

 ashes rest in peace. The name of Lord Exmouth, however, must not be coupled 

 with such men as Lord Collinffwood on the one hand, for the hero of the Nile 

 and Trafalgar on the other. Thus much have we said in downright honesty of 

 purpose. Nevertheless, we devoutly honour the memory of the illustrious 

 dead. 



The British and Foreign Review, or European Quarterly Journal, No. II. 

 James Ridgway & Co. 



THE promise of excellence held out in the first number of this Review, is amply 

 sustained in the second. The opening article on General Evans's pamphlet on the 

 " Designs of Russia/' is a specimen of vigorous writing and bold criticism not 

 on the pamphlet, but on the recent acts of" The Autocrat of the North." Article 

 VII., " The Fudges in England" and " Lydia Tomkins' Thoughts on the Ladies 

 of the Aristocracy" is a gossiping sheet of light reading, with a few allusions, 

 cruelly severe, on the two " Great Protestant Meetings," and a sly hit or two on 

 the ladies' champion. Altogether, we augur most favourably of the success of the 

 " British ;" to which its price only four shillings will in no small degree 

 contribute. 



The Political and Commercial Almanack for 1836. Price Sixpence. 



THIS is, without exception, the most useful and concise, yet comprehensive, 

 publication of the kind that we have yet seen. To bestow general praise upon its 

 merits were idle; to point out the peculiar features of its usefulness, to demonstrate 

 its immediate claims to the " utilitarian school," we deem alike superfluous. 

 It certainly should have been called the Every Man's Almanack for it certainly 

 is the most useful and the least expensive. The political statistics which form a 

 featnre of the contents are admirably well drawn up; and they are uniformly 

 correct. We repeat, the price of the Political and Commercial Almanack, is 



SIXPENCE. 



The Oriental Annual for 1836, or Scenes in India; comprising 22 

 magnificent Cabinet Engravings by William Daniell, Esq. R. A. 



WHETHER we regard the drawings, the engravings, the printing, the subject matter, 

 which is highly interesting, or the binding, which is rich in the best sense of the 

 term, we are at a loss to express our admiration of this " illustrious visitor." It 

 cannot fail of becoming a favourite among people of taste and intellect. It will be 

 found to be splendidly appointed in every respect. 



The English Annual for 1836. 



THIS is a well-clothed maiden progeny (as innocent as Eve herself in Paradise), of 

 Mr. Churton's own begetting. Publishing is his besetting sin. Had he stopped 

 short and been content with his Oriental Annual, it would have been well ; now, 

 however, that he has passed the Rubicon, and ventured on the vast field of emulous 

 competition (which he had an undoubted right to do, by the way), and which is 

 still before him, we will not disguise from the public, that we feel bound to say 

 that the English Annual is nothing more than a mere "job;" a book-maker's 

 puppet-show a thing of melancholy shreds and patches a rigmarole, of worn- 

 out Court Magazine plates and other fustian stuff in short, a publisher's nonen- 

 tity. We hope the public will feel disgusted with this effort to impose upon its 

 pretensions and proverbial liberality. 



