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designated British, Druidical, Roman, or Saxon, ac- 

 cording to the peculiar theory which the writer, having 

 himself adopted, lost no opportunity of imposing upon 

 his readers. The work is very handsomely illustrated, 

 and Mr. Allies acknowledges his obligations to the 

 Archaeological Institute and the Society of Antiquaries 

 for permission to use the illustrations which had been 

 engraved for their use. Both these learned bodies 

 deserve credit for such acts of judicious liberality. 



The Editor of the Chronological New Testament an- 

 nounces for publication on the 1st January, the first 

 Part (containing Genesis) of the Chronological Old 

 Testament. His object is to present to the public an 

 interesting edition of the Scriptures, retaining the 

 authorised version, but giving the variations of readings 

 to be found in the Samaritan copy of the Pentateuch, 

 the Septuagint translation, the Vulgate, the Syriac, 

 the Arabic, and the Chaldee Paraphrases, all hitherto 

 accessible only to the learned few in the pages of Wal- 

 ton's Polyglot Bible ; and such other helps as the state 

 of Biblical science admits of. 



The beauty of the vale of York, which the Chevalier 

 Bunsen has pronounced "the most beautiful and 

 romantic vale in the world, the vale of Normandy ex- 

 cepted," which has hitherto found no chronicler of its 

 rich monuments of antiquity, has this reproach at length 

 removed from it. Vallis Ehoracensis, containing the 

 History and Antiquities of Easingicold and its Neigh- 

 bourhood, by Thomas Gill — who appears most credit- 

 ably in the double character of author and publisher, — 

 is a most praiseworthy attempt to exhibit a topogra- 

 phic view of Easingwold and its neighbourhood, and 

 to rescue from obscurity the decaying relics of antiquity, 

 abbeys, priories, castles, and encampments, with which 

 it abounds. 



In Kensal Green rest the mortal remains of one of 

 the kindliest spirits that ever breathed, poor Thomas 

 Hood : but not a stone marks their resting-place. We 

 are glad, however, to learn, as we do from The Athe- 

 namm, that a body of gentlemen, the members of the 

 Whittington Club, have undertaken, as far as in them 

 lies, to remove the national reproach that speaks from 

 the undistinguished grave of Thomas Hood ; and we 

 hasten to bring this project under the notice of our 

 readers, not doubting but there are many among them 

 who will rejoice to help forward this fitting tribute to 

 the memory of a quaint humorist and true poet, who 

 had ever much meaning in his mirth. 



Books Received. — TAe Constitutional Nature of the 

 Convocations of the Church of England, with an Ap- 

 pendix containing Archbishop Parker's Form for holding 

 a Convocation. By the Rev. William Fraser, B. C.L. 

 of Worcester College, Oxford. The great importance 

 which is everywhere attached at the present moment 

 to the great question of the revival of Convocation, will 

 give additional interest to this well-timed and ably- 

 M'ritten pamphlet. — An Address to the Members of the 

 New England Historic-Genealogical Society, by William 

 Jenks, D. D. Published by Order of the Society. We 

 have here fresh evidence of the growing taste in 

 America for historical research and genealogical inves- 

 tigation. As such pursuits must exercise a beneficial 

 influence upon the national character, and tend to 

 strengthen the many bonds of union between the Old 



Country and the New, every well-wisher to the con- 

 tinuance of such union must rejoice in their progress. 

 — Mr. Bohn's contributions to cheap aVid good literature 

 are this month extremely good. In his Classical Li- 

 brary he gives us a most interesting volume. The Greek 

 Anthology literally translated into Prose, by George 

 Burges, with the metrical versions of Bland, Merivale, 

 and others. In the Standard Library we have the first 

 volume of The Life and Correspondence of John Foster, 

 edited by J. E. Ryland ; and in the Scientific Library 

 we have a reprint of Professor Whewell's admirable 

 Bridgewater Treatise, Astronomy and General Physics 

 considered with reference to Natural Theology. 



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Letters of an Old Statesman to a Young Prince. 



Letter to David Garbick, about 1770 to 1773. 



Lectures on Political Principles. 



The Philosopher, in Three Conversations. 



Essay on Public Worship, Patriotism, and Projects op 



Reform. 

 A Treatise on Education. 

 A Liturgy on Universal Principles of Religion ano 



Morality. 



All the above by David Williams. 



Clavigero, Historia del Messico, 4 vols. 



Clavigbro's History of Mexico. Translated by Cullen. 2 vols. 



4to. Lend. 1787. 

 Harleian Miscellany, Vol. VI., London, 1745; or the volume 



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Ball to the Bishoprick of Osserie." 

 Brown's Anecdotes of Dogs. 

 Brown's Anecdotes of Animals. 

 Chalmers' Works. Glasgow and London. Post 8vo. Vol. IV. 



Lectures on the Romans. 

 Swift's Works (demy octavo, in 20 volumes). Vol. XII. Dublin, 



George Faulkner, 1772. 

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 Adolphus' (J. L.) Essay, to prove Sir Walter Scott the author 



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 Lectures on the Epistle of Paul the Apostle to the 



Romans. Vol. IV. 

 Dinsdale's Fortification. 



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Passages in Bingham Mr. Richard Bingham offers his best 



thanks to Tyro for the information relative to Milletot's work 

 (see Vol. vi , p. 326. No. 153.), and would have been still further 

 obliged if Tyro had revealed his own name and address. 



Epsom, Surrey. 



P. H.F. (Stroud) is thanked. The notices from the Ephemerif 

 would probably be most welcome. Will our Correspondent favour 

 us with a few specimens f 



C. G. A Tradesman's Token, probably issued by one Frist. 

 It has been returned. 



M. B. T. will probably find in the new edition 'of Legomdec'S 

 Dictionnaire Breton-Frangais et Fran^ais-Breton, by Ville- 

 marque, and Ov^cn's Welsh Dictionary, all he requires. M. A. 

 Lover's Book on English Surnames will also supply some portion 

 of the information of which he is in search. 



Pamphlets respecting Ireland Will I., who inquired re- 

 specting these in our \it Vol., pp. 384-5., enable us to furnish 

 another Correspondent with his address ? 



k.K. D. We wish \to ,pr>nt tlie paper, if possible.] [It is care- 

 fully set aside for that purpose. 



J. R. B. The Song of the Derby Bam kindly sent by this ladg 

 has been forwarded to the Correspondent who was in want of it. 

 Her other Reply in our next. 



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