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Jalmix, Les Evenements Imprevus, S^c, and other dramatic 

 pieces? One can scarcely conceive a more interesting 

 series tiian this commenced by the Belgian Minister, or 

 any one better calculated to do justice to it. 6. Private 

 Letters from the Earl of Strafford to his Third Wife, is 

 the interesting contribution of the other Honorary Se- 

 cretary, Mr. Moncktou Milnes. 7. This is followed by 

 Mr. Beriah Botfield's Remarks on the Prefaces to the First 

 Editions of the Classics. 8. Mr. Evelyn Shirley contri- 

 butes a Memoir of Chief Justice Heath, which is followed 

 by — 9. Lettre de Guillaume III., dated from the place, 

 and on the very day, on which he embarked for England, 

 Oct 29, 1688; communicated by the Due d'Aumale. 

 10. The Connoch Papers, communicated by Mr. Ray, 

 contains curious letters addressed to Sir Simon Connoch, 

 an active agent of the Old Pretender's. 11. Construction 

 of the Speech addressed by Louis XVI. to the Etats G6- 

 rUraux, communicated by Mr. Danby Sej^mour, affords a 

 curious illustration of the formation of a royal speech. 

 12. Letter from King John of France to hit Son Charles, 

 communicated by Mr. O'Cailaghan from the original in 

 the State Paper Office. 13. On the Importance of Manu- 

 scripts with Miniatures in the History of Art ; the name of 

 the writer, Dr. VVaagen, speaks for the value of this 

 article. 14. Avisi de Londra, 1645 — 1652, is communi- 

 cated by Mr. Rawdon Brown. This is followed by — 

 15. Doute Historique touching La Pucelle, by Mr. Del- 

 pierre. 16. Letter from Giacomo Loranzo to his two Sons,. 

 1.588, from the original in the possession of the Rev. 

 Walter Sneyd. 17. On the First Edition of the Adagia of 

 Erasmus, by Mr. Stirling, is the first accurate description 

 of this rare volume. This is followed by — 18. Letter of 

 Dr. John Dee to Sir W. Cecyl. In the next article, 19., 

 the Earl of Gorford describes A Short Dozen of Books 

 relating to British History in his possession. 20. The 

 Private Printing-press at Stonor, 1581, is an account by 

 the Hon. T. E. Stonor of the printing of an edition of 

 Campion's Decern Rationes at Stonor in 1581. 21. Letter 

 from Cardinal Bembo to Lorenzo Loredano, Doge of Venice, 

 1515, communicated by Rev. Walter Sneyd: and the 

 volume concludes with 22. Notes on Libraries (^Norwich, 

 BlickUng Hall), by Mr. Beriah Botfield. From this 

 analysis our readers will see how much curious matter 

 this Miscellany contains. Let us add that, to the credit 

 of the gentlemen and scholars who have formed this new 

 literary association, and published this curious volume, it 

 is provided (by one of their rules) that of every hook or 

 paper printed by the Society, "five copies shall be printed 

 for presentation to the British Museum, the Universities 

 of Oxford, Cambridge, and Dublin, and the Advocates' 

 Library in Edinburgh." So that the volume is placed 

 ■within the reach of aay scholar who may desire to ex- 

 amine it 



The month of May is as full of business for the literary 

 auctioneer as for the frequenters of Exeter Hall. Ac- 

 cordingly, we find abundant announcements of coming 

 auctions. Messrs. Sotheby & Wilkinson, besides other 

 important sales, announce the Librar}- of Dr. Spry ; the 

 library and MSS. of Lord Stuart de Rothesay ; and the 

 prints, library, autographs, and coins of the late James 

 Baker, Esq. Other sales of numismatic interest are an- 

 nounced by the same firm. Among the announcements 

 made by Puttick & Simpson, the most interesting and 

 important is that of the curious library of the late 

 O. Smith, Esq., of the Adelphi Theatre; and the copy- 

 right, &c. of the New Quarteily Review. Messrs. South- 

 gate & Barrett have sales of the libraries of the Rev. W. 

 H. Ricketts Bayley, and Messrs. Hodgson that of Roger 

 Lee, Esq. Wlieu" we add that Mr. Lewis has, among 

 other properties to tlispose of, a farther portion of the 

 property of the late Mr. Pickering ; and that Mr. Stevens, 



Mr. Caper, and others, have announced sales of various 

 descriptions of literary and scientific property ; our readers 

 will admit the truth, for this year at least, of the asser- 

 tion with which we commenced this paragraph. 



Books Received.— ^MrAe's Works, Vol. IIL (Bohn's 

 British Classics edition), containing Burke's "Political 

 Miscellanies," including his " Appeal from the New to the 

 Old Whigs," &c. 



The Novels and Miscellaneous Works of De Foe, Vol. IV., 

 belonging to the same series, and containing " Roxana, 

 or the Fortunate Mistress," and ," The Life and Adven- 

 tures of Mother Ross." 



A Few More Words on the Plurality of Worlds, by 

 W. S. Jacob, F.R.A.S. This is an endeavour, on the part 

 of the astronomer, to prove that the astronomical facts 

 and observations, on which the peculiar views of the 

 author of The Plurality of Worlds are founded, are incor- 

 rect ; and consequently that, the basis being faulty, the 

 structure must fall. 



Remains of Pagan Saxondom, principally from Tumuli 

 in England, described and illustrated by J. Y. Akerman, Sec. 

 S. A., Parts XV. and XVI., which contain : — I. Buckles 

 and Fibulae found in Kent ; very beautiful and interesting. 

 II. Twelve Fibulas of Simple "but Characteristic Orna- 

 mentation. III. Combs drawn by Mr. Fairholt from the 

 Originals in the Faussett Collection. IV. Two Fibulae. 



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