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regard to what is the peculiar character of " N. & Q.," 

 to exclaim with the needy knife-grinder, 



" That for our parts we never love to meddle 

 With politics, Sir." 



■we cannot do otherwise than ackowledge the receipt 

 of the authorised Translation of Victor Hugo's Napo- 

 leon the Little, in which that distinguished writer vin- 

 dicates with brilliant and most biting eloquence the 

 influence of the pen from the power of the sword. 

 Making all possible allowances for the feelings, it may 

 be prejudices, of the writer, the narrative makes one 

 shudder to think how the present internal peace of a 

 great nation has been purchased by the sacrifice of 

 €very semblance of free institutions. 



The Shahspeare Society, with a view to disseminate 

 whatever tends to illustrate the great National Poet, 

 has just issued a circular to the superior book societies 

 and institutions, offering the forty-seven volumes pub- 

 lished by the Society, and S. Cousins' engraving from 

 tlie Chandos portrait, for the sum of five pounds, an 

 offer which we hope to see very generally accepted. 



While on the subject of societies, we must call the 

 attention of such of our readers as are interested either 

 in the history or the affairs of I'he Ecclesiastical History 

 Society, to a most able exposure of its origin and mis- 

 management, by one who is obviously well informed 

 upon the subject, which will be found in The Ath'-.naum 

 of Saturday last. The highly respectable gentlemen 

 who allowed their names to be advertised month after 

 month and year after year, as its council or managing 

 body, have, we think, much to answer for. The article 

 is too long to admit of quotation, and too full of details 

 to ad'uit of our giving extracts, so that we can only 

 thus direct attention to it. 



The professional and personal friends of the late 

 Mr. Anthony White, for many years Senior Surgeon 

 of the Westminster Hospital, and on several occasions 

 President of the College of Surgeons, will be pleased 

 to hear that a very admirable and characteristic portrait 

 of him has been engraved by Mr. Walker with great 

 skill and effect. It is indeed a most agreeable memo- 

 rial of one who was endeared to many, not only for his 

 professional skill, but for his kind-heartedness and ex- 

 cellent social qualities. 



Books Received — Michaud's History of the Crusades, 

 translated from the French by iV. Robson : Vol. III., 

 which completes this first English version, and that a 

 very excellent one, of Michaud's admirable history of a 

 series of events which exercised the most important in- 

 fluence on the history of civilisation. Tlie work is 

 rendered more useful by an excellent Index, and an 

 illustrative map of the seat of the war. — Remains of 

 Pagan Saxondom, principally from Tumuli in England, 

 by J. Y. Akerman. Part II. The contents of the 

 present number are a Fibula found near Abingdon, 

 and a remarkable sepulchral urn from the Townley 

 Collection in the British Museum. We are sorry to 

 find that the number of subscribers is not at present 

 sufficient to defray the expenses of a work which pro- 

 mises to be very useful, as attbrding the means of com- 

 parison to all who are interested in the study of this 

 important branch of our national antiquities. 



The fifth part of the Translation of Grimm's House- 



hold Stories contains The Soaring Lark, and many other 

 tales calculated to delight not only the dwellers in nur- 

 series, but also children of a larger growth. 



The new volume of Bohn's Standard Library is an- 

 other of Frederika Bremer's works, being a handsome 

 edition of The Presidetifs Daughters, including Nina. 

 'I'liis month's issue of the Classical Library is the se- 

 cond and concluding volume of Mr. Biley's literal 

 translation of The Comedies of Plautus, with notes, cal- 

 culated to assist the classical, as well as the mere English 

 reader. 



BOOKS AND ODD VOLUMES 



WANTED TO PURCHASE. 



New Universal Magazine, commencing about 1750-1. 



Be not Schismatics, Be not Martyrs by Mistake, a Pamphlet 

 by Sir W. R. Hamilton, Bart. 



Margaret Waldeghave. (Two copies wanted ) 



Dictionary of Quotations, by D. E. Macdonnell. 9th Edition. 

 1826. 



The Etymological Co.MrENDiuM, by \V. Pulleyn. 2nd Edition. 

 Teg/, 1830. 



Convivial Songster. 1782. 



Gibehn's Monde Primitif. Vols. II. and III. New Edition of 

 1787. 



Sir K. K. Porter's Letters from Spain. 



Miss A. M Porter's Tales of Pity. 



Dh. Richxrd Grey's Sermon at the Re-opening of Steane ChapeL 



Wood s AtheN/E OxoNiENSis, by Bliss. Vol.11. Large paper, 

 ImperiaUto. 1813. 



Novels and Tales of the Author op Wavebly. In 12 Vols. 

 Edinburgh, 1823. Want»d Vol. XI. 



Theobald's Shakspeare Restored. 4to. 



Saywell's (Dr. William, Archdeacon of Ely, and Master of 

 Jesus College, Cambridge), Serious Enquiry into the Means 

 of a Happy Union, oh what Reformation is necessary to 

 prevknt Popery. Small 4to. Tract of about 50 Pages. 

 London, 1681. 



Mahon's (Lord) History op England, Vol. IV., 8vo. 



The Annual Register, 1837 to 1819. 



Aiicii/BOLOGiA, Vols. VI. and VII. 



Batt's Gleanings in Poetry. 



Mason's Life of Whitehead. 8vo. 1778. 



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Milton's Paraoise Lost, First Ed tion, may be had on applica- 

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The Mysterious Mother was written by Horace Walpole. 

 S. P. L. may consult the Walpoliana. 



E. M. K. iPill probably find particulars of the English Worthies 

 he inquires about in the Gentleman's Magazine of the several dates 

 mentioned by him. The foreign names should be sought for in the 

 latest edition qf the Biographic Universelle. 



E. A. S. Ban or Bann signifies properly an edict or proclama- 

 tion— (See Jacob's Liw Dictionary and Grimm's Rechts Alter- 

 thumer)— but is now in this country only used in that sense in the 

 proclamations of intended marriages. ^ 



Photography. We are gratified to find the interest which this 

 snbjec' is exciting aitong cur readers. Ceridwen and other 

 Correspondents are informed that Dr. Diamond's valuable com-, 

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 fill directions for the paper process, and for multiplying impres- 

 sions by printing. 



Our Fifth Volume,' strongly bound in cloth, and with a very 

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