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committees of vigilance. An account is given of the agricultural and industrial 

 resources of the country ; steamsiiip traffic and railroad surveys. The student 

 of history and political economy will here find much to interest and instruct. 

 We have previously spoken of the admirable manner in which these volumes 

 are got up. This ranks equally well with its predecessors. 



History of Okehampton. Edited by W. H. K. Wright, 

 F.R.Hist.Soc. 8vo, pp. xxvii. — 252. (Tiverton: W. Masland. 1889.) 



In the work before us we have an account of the Barony and Town of 

 Okehampton, its antiquities and institutions, including the journals kept by 

 Messrs. Rattenbury and Shebbeare, Gent, and Burgesses, from the 21 James I. 

 to the Death of William III., with Notes Geological, Descriptive, and Expla- 

 natory. The work is well illustrated with maps and plates, and will be found 

 of much interest to the antiquarian. 



Great African Travellers : from Bruce and Mungo 

 Park to Livingstone and Stanley. By W. H. G. Kingston and C. R. Low, 

 I.N., F. R.G.S. Small 4to, pp. xvi. — 509. Price 7s. 6d. 



This handsomely bound and well illustrated book will be read with much 

 interest. It describes the travels of Bruce, Mungo Park, Major Denmann, and 

 Lieut. Clapperton ; Journey of the Landers to the Niger ; Explorations of 

 Dr. Barth in Central Africa ; Discoveries of Capts. Burton and Speke in 

 Central Africa ; Dr. Livingstone's expeditions to Africa ; the Travels of Sir 

 Samuel and Lady Baker ; Stanley's expedition in search of Livingstone ; 

 Cameron's Journey across Africa ; Stanley's exploration of the Congo, and his 

 rescue of Emin Pasha. There are 100 illustrations, many full-paged. A most 

 attractive book. 



Deerhurst, a Parish in the Vale of Gloucester. By George 

 Butterworth, M.A. Crown Svo., pp. xii. — 252. (Tewkesbury: W. North. 

 London : Simpkin, Marshall, and Co. 1890.) Price 2s. 6d. 



A good description is here given of this interesting old parish, its priory, 

 the Charter of Henry V., the Church, Odda's Chapel, together with an 

 account of its houses, parish registers. Churchwardens' accounts, charitable 

 bequests, legends, and physical features. The book is illustrated with 

 10 lithographic and photographic plates. 



Gossiping Guide to Wales (North Wales and Aberystwyth). 



pp. Ixxxviii. — 324. 



Besides a great amount of information about all places of interest in North 

 Wales, this travellers' guide contains Notes on Botany, by the Bishop of 

 Wakefield and the Rev. Canon Butler, and on Geology by C Croft. The 

 maps show, distinctly, the chief routes and side paths, while the descriptive 

 articles are written in a clear and easy style, giving the reader an experience of 

 freshness and freedom, which he hopes to find in his travels through this beautiful 

 scenery 



Handbook of Geology : for the use of Canadian Students. 

 By Sir WiUiam Dawson, C.M.G., LL.D., F.R.S., etc. Svo, pp. viii. — 250. 

 (Montreal: Dawson Bros. 1889.) 



Although this work is intended to serve as lecture notes for teachers of 

 Geology in the Dominion of Canada, it, however, may be read with profit by 

 students living in other parts of the world. The first part relates to the 

 general principles of science. The second gives an outline of Geological 

 Chronology, illustrated by Canadian rock-formations and fossils. The third 

 part gives details as to the Physical Geography and Geology of Canada. 

 There are upwards of 170 illustrations. 



