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NOTES ON BOOKSj ETC. 



The Noble and Gentle Men of England, or Notes touching 

 the Arms and Descents of the Ancient Knightly and Gentle 

 Houses of England, arranged in their respective Counties, at- 

 tempted by Evelj-n P. Shirley, Esq. M.A., one of the Knights 

 of the Shire for the County of Warwick. (Nichols & 

 Sons.) 



What Mr. Evelyn Shirley has modestly attempted, 

 namely, to give some account of families noiv existing, and 

 regularly established either as knightly or gentle houses 

 before the commencement of the sixteenth century, he 

 has very ably accomplished within the limits to which 

 he has judiciously confined himself. And in these days, 

 when, to parody one of Shakspeare's noblest lines, 



" A Banker's book outworths a Noble's blood," 



it is well that we should all look occasionally at the long 

 roll of English Noble and Gentle Men yet left among us, 

 and upon whose honesty, intelligence, and pluck we may 

 rely with confidence, to guide England bj' their counsel, 

 and to defend her, if need be, by their good swords. 



A Tour in Dalmatia, Albania, and Montenegro, with an 

 Historical Sketch of the Republic of Ragusa from the 

 earliest Times down to its final Fall, by W. F. Wingfield, 

 M. A. (Bentley.) 



These interesting Letters, written in a retired archie- 

 piscopal town in Southern Austria, partly to detail cer- 

 tain facts at the crisis of 1853 — 4, relative to the condition 

 of Christians in a Turkish province, partly to draw atten- 

 tion to the Slave nationalities, and partly descriptive of 

 an interesting tour, easily made, will be read at the pre- 

 sent moment with considerable interest, and we hope so 

 extensively as to lead to the publication of the author's 

 intended work on the earliest cultivation of the Slave 

 language by the Italianised inhabitants of Ragusa. 



The Common Law of Kent, or the Customs of Gavelkind, 

 with the Decisions concerning Borough English. By 

 Thomas Robinson, Esq. A New Edition, with a Selec- 

 tion of Precedents of Feoffments by Infant Heirs in Gavel' 

 kind. By J. D. Norwood. (Igglesden, Ashford.) 



These customs of Kent are of such interest to the anti- 

 quary, as well as to the professional man, and the subject 

 of Borough English has been so frequentlj' referred to in 

 the columns of this Journal, that we feel justified in calling 

 our readers' attention to this new edition of Robinson's 

 well-known Treatise on Gavelkind. 



All the Year Round. A Weekly Journal. Conducted 

 by Charles Dickens. Nos. I. and 11. 



This new serial is ushered in by a Tale from the pen of 

 its Conductor, which, judging from the two instalments 

 now before us, will prove quite worthy of The Master. 

 An article on Advertisements, in the first number, is also 

 especially worthy of perusal. 



Books Received 



TTie Cave in the Hills, or Cacilius Viriathus. A Tale 

 of the Early British Church. 



The Exiles of the Cebenna. A Journal written during 

 the Dacian Persecution. 



These are the 1st and 2nd of a Series of Tales illustra- 

 tive of the early history of the Church, now in course of 

 publication by Messrs. Parker of Oxford. 



BosweWs Life of Johnson. Edited by Right Hon. J. 

 Wilson Croker. Part III. (Murray.) 



Illustrated with an admirable portrait of Cave, John- 

 son's first patron. 



Lord Byron's Poetical Works. Murray's Complete 

 Edition. Part IV. 



Containing Two Foscari; Cain; Deformed Trans- 

 formed ; and Werner. 



Routledge's Natural History. By the Rev. J. G. Wood. 

 Part II. 



This work quite keeps the good character which we 

 felt called upon to give it. 



Messrs. Puttick & Simpson sold last week a carious 

 and valuable Collection of Autographs. The last day, 

 Saturday, fifty-four inedited Letters of Pope to Broome 

 and Fenton, relating to the Translation of the Odyssey, 

 fetched One hundred Guineas. They were purchased by 

 Mr. Murray for his new edition of Pope — which will, we 

 hope, appear in the course of the next publishing Season. 



The Camden Society held their Anniversary Meeting 

 at Messrs. Nichols, 25. Parliament Street, on Monday 

 last. After the Reports of the Council and Auditors had 

 been read and approved, Mr. Albert Way, Mr. Salt, 

 and M. Van de Weyer, were elected Members of the 

 Council for the ensuing year. The Report is too long for 

 us to give at length, but we would recommend all who 

 may be desirous of knowing how much the Camden 

 Society has done for the " publication of Early Historical 

 and Literary Remains," by the administration of the An- 

 nual Subscription of One Sovereign from each Member, 

 to procure a copy of it, either from Mr. Thorns, the 

 Secretary, or Messrs. Nichols, the Publishers of the 

 Society. 



The Crystal Palace at Sydenham opened its new 

 season on Monday last with a Grand Military Festival. 

 The combination into one orchestra of a number of the best 

 Military Bands was very efiective, and as an earnest of 

 the entertainments to be provided for ticket holders 

 during the ensuing season, most satisfactory. 



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Old Books relating to America. 



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Whistlecrapt's Poems. , 



Hallam's Memoirs op his Son Arthur. 



Whitaker's History op Leeds. 



Almon's Remembrancer. A set, or any odd volumes. 



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