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them the results of their travels in so pleasant a form ; 

 and especially grateful to ISIessrs. Longman for giving 

 it to them at a price which places it within the reach 

 of every one. 



The Literature of the Hall ; republished, by permission, 

 from The Tnnes of Saturday, Aiiyu.it 9th, 1851, with a 

 Preface, has just been issued by Mr. Murray, in the 

 shape of a sixpenny pamphlet. Tliis will be a gratify- 

 ing announcement to those who read and wished to 

 preserve this startling article on a subject which must 

 come home to every thinking mind, — to every one who 

 has witnessed, as we have done, the worse than worth- 

 less, the positively mibchievons trash in the shape of 

 literature too often to be found on the bookstalls of 

 railway station''. But there is hope. The success 

 which has attended the wholesome change effected on 

 the North- Western line is sure to lead to an extension 

 of the better system ; and we are glad to see that the 

 endeavours nuking by ;\Iessrs. LonLjman to supply, by 

 means of The Traveller's Library, the growing want for 

 good and cheap books, are to be seconded by Mr. 

 IMurray, who announces a Series under the title of 

 Literature for the Mail, and the opening number of 

 which is to be A Popular Account of Mr. Layard's 

 Discoveries at Nineveh, abridyed by hiinielf from the 

 larger Work, and illustrated by numerous Woodcuts . 



We are glad to see that the Trustees of the British 

 Museum have printed a List of the Autograph Letters, 

 Original Charters, Great Seals, and Manuscripts, ex- 

 hibited to the Public in the Department of Manuscripts. 

 The selection does great credit to the intelligent Keeper 

 of the Manuscripts; and the exhibition of these trea- 

 sures will, we trust, do something more than merely 

 gratify the curiosity of the thousands of the people who 

 have visited them, namely, encourage their represen- 

 tatives in Parliament to a more liberal vote for this 

 important department of the Museum. Valuable 

 manuscripts are not always in the market; when they 

 are, the country should never lose them through a 

 mistaken parsimony. 



Mr. Lumley, of Chancery Lane, has purchased from 

 the Society of Antiquaries the remaining stock of the 

 Vetnsla Monumenta, and proposes to dispose of the 

 various plates and papers separately, in the same manner 

 as he did those of the Archceoloyia. This arrangement 

 is one well c?lcnlated to answer the purpose of collec- 

 tors, and therefore we desire to draw their attention 

 to it. 



Messrs. Puttick and Simpson (191. Piccadilly) will 

 sell, on Tuesday and Wednesday next, some very in- 

 teresting Autograph Letters of the late John Davles 

 of Manchester, and of another Collector, comprising 

 many Uoyal Autographs; a series of interesting letters 

 addressed to Elizabeth, Queen of Bohemia ; and so;ne 

 rare historical letters from the Southwell and Blath- 

 wayte Papers. 



Catalogues llECKivEn. — J. Miller's (43. Chandos 

 Street) Catalogue Number 27. of Books Old and 

 New ; J. Russell Smith's (4. Old Compton Street) 

 Catalogue Part VI. for 1851 of Choice, Useful, and 

 Curious Books; W. Heath's (497. New Oxford 

 Street) Catalogue No. 5. for 1851 of Valuable Second- 

 Hand Books; J. Petheram's (94. High Holborn) 

 Catalogue Part 12C. No. 7. for 1851 of Old and New 



Books; V/. S. Lincoln's (Cheltenham House, West- 

 minster Road) Catalogue No. 7 'J. of English and 

 Foieign Second-hand Books. 



BOOKS AND ODD VOLU.^IES 



WANTEn TO PURCHASE. 



History of Virgish. Folio. London. Ifi24. 



The APOLOGErics of Athenagoras, Englished by D. Hura- 



plireys. London, 1714. 8vo. 

 BoviLLiis DE Anim.e Immor talitate, ETC. Lugduni, 1-522. 4to. 

 KiiNotL's Nov. I'Esr. Tom. I. 

 Tnii Friend, by Coleridge. Vol. III. Pickering. 



*f* Letters, stilting particulars ant lowest pric». carriage free, 

 to be s-nt to Mii. Bell, Publisher of "NOFEs ASD 

 QUF.UIES," ISC. Fleet Street. 



^atitti ta darrcspoiiticixt^. 



Qii/ESTOR, whj writes respecting CampbelV s famous line : 

 " Like anaels' visits, few and far between," 

 IS referred to our lit Vol. p. \02.for some illustriiti:ins of it. 



J. B. (Lichfulil). His wishi's shall be attended to. The notice 

 did not refer tj ttis cominunicaHons. 



An Old Bengal Civilian. The (luery sent shall have insertion 

 as soon as we can possibly find rojnijor it. 



P. T. W II this correspondent hindly favour us with a siglit of 

 his proposed paper on Prince Madjc !' Our only fear is as to its 

 extent. 



An Old Correspondent is tkanlted. The articles he refers to 

 woidd he very acceptable. 



To Correspondents. — The Correspondents who vantcd Her- 

 bert's Social .Statics and Gentleman's Magazine, Vol. I., are 

 requested to send their names to the Publisher. 



Replies Received. — Yet Forlj/ Dai/s — Erroneous Scripture 

 Quotations — Glass in IVindows — Log Booh — The Termination 

 '•-ship" — Burounh-English — Day of the Month — Pnssage_ in 

 Virgil — Suicides buried in Cross Bonds — Ring Finger— H'ray 

 or liny — Bellman and his Songs— Three Estates of the Realm — 

 Siege of Londonderri/ — Broad Halfpenny Doirn — ylncient 

 Egypt — John Bodleigh — Horner Family, and many others which 

 are in type. 



Copies of our Prospectus, according to the suggestion <)/■ T. E. H., 

 (("7/ be forumrded to any correspondent willing to assist us by cir- 

 culating them. 



Vols. I., II., and III , with very copious Indices, may stilt be 

 had, price 9a'. dd. each, neatly hound in cloth. 



Noi Es AND Queries is puhlished at noon on Fridni/, so that our 

 corintrt/ Subscribers mat/ receive it on Saturdni;. The subscrip' 

 tion for the Sla-nped Edition is 10s. 2d. for Sir Months, which may 

 be paid by Po^tojfice Order drawn in favour of our Publisher, 

 Mr. George Bell. ISi;. Fleet Street ; to whose care all commu. 

 nications for the Editor should he addressed. 



Just published, No. 12., Imperial Ito. price is.Sd., (continued monthly), 



Betails Hi 6otI)ic 9rrftitfrture, 



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Architect. 



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DEC. Window from Tiltey Church, Essex. 



PER. Doorv.ay from Great Bromley Church, Essex. 



London : DAVID BOGUE and GEORGE BELL, Fleet Street. 



Autograph Letters, the Collection of the late John Davies, Esq., of 

 Manchester. 



PUTTICK AND SIMPSON, Auctioneers of 

 Literary Property, will sell by Auction at their Gieat I^oom, 191. 

 I'iccadilly, on TIIKSDAY. September !», and foliowint: Day. the Collec- 

 tion ot iiitercstiiiL.' Autn^rapli Letters of the hite John Davics, Esq., 

 coniprisin;: U-ttcirt of emincTit Literary Men. Men of Science, Artists, 

 Actors, ami Mu^i(■iallB, distinpuishcd vXniericans, Itnyal Aut()::ra(ths, 

 Henry VII. oni! VIIL, Edward VI., Oliver Cromwell, and several of 

 the Itesicidcs, a pcries of intercstinj; Letters addressed to Elizabeth, 

 QtH-en of Uohemia. some historical Letters frum the Stnithwell and 

 lliiithwayte Papers, handsome Scrap Books filled with Autographs, &e. 

 CatalostucB will bc sent ou uppUcatiou; if iu the country, ou receipt of 

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