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The Societe d'encouragement pour I'liulustrie Rationale, Paris, 14 

 volumes "Bulletin :" 



The Society Imperiale et Ceotrale d'Agriculture, Paris, 2G volumes 

 "Memoires," 12 volumes "Bulletin." 



From the Museum de Douai, 11 volumes and 15 pamphlets : consistiug 

 principally of transactions and proceedings of societies. 



National Library, Madrid, 12 volumes and 15 pamphlets. 



The Meteorological Office, London, G Volumes, 37 pamphlets, and 10 

 charts. 



The Hydrographic Office, Loudon, G volumes,. 10 pamphlets, and 43 

 cliarts, giving the results of the latest maritime surveys.* 



From the National Library of Greece, Athens, 112 volumes and 39 

 j)amphlets, principall}- on the philosophy and literature of ancient Greece, 



Thomason College of Civil Engineering, Eourkee, 13 volumes and 44 

 pamphlets. 



Koyal Asiatic Society (North China branch) Shanghai, 4 volumes 

 '' Journal." 



Library of Parliament, Melbourne, 10 volumes and 14 pamphlets. 



Eeal Sociedad Ecouomica de la Ilabaua, G30 volumes, 13 pamphlets, 

 and 1 chart. 



University and Government of Chili, Santiago, 58 volumes, 13 pam- 

 l)hlets, and 30 charts. 



Massachusetts State Library, 11 volumes. 



Ohio State Library, 10 volumes. 



Vermont State Library, 11 volumes. 



But, perhaps one of the most interesting contributions is a work rela- 

 tive to history and philology i)ublished in folio parts of facsimiles of the 

 national manuscripts of England, presented by Right Honorable the Sec- 

 retary of State for War. These fac-similes are executed with minute pre- 

 cision as to accuracy, by the photozincographic process, under the direc- 

 tion of Colonel H. James of the ordnance department. The series includes 

 documents belonging to each reign, from William the Conqueror to 

 Queen Anne, arranged chronologically so as to illustrate tlie changes 

 in the handwriting, and the language of different periods of English 

 history. A translation is given of each document into modern English, 

 together with a short account of its history. The first volume extends 

 from William the Conqueror to Henry Vll, and includes autograi)hs of 

 each sovereign, beginning with that of llichardll, and of many princes, 

 prelates and nobles, whose names have become famous in history. 

 Among the number are a series during the reign of Eichard HI, and 

 several from the king himself. 



The second part is made u]) of fac-similes select<Ml from the public 

 records of the reigns of Henry VHI and Edward VI. Among them 

 are holograph letters, and autographs of Henry VIII, Queen Catliarine 

 of Aragon, Cardinal Wolsey, the Emperor Charles V, Anne Boleyn, 

 Ai'chbishop Cranmer, Queen Catharine Parr, Ann of Cleves, &c. The 



