188 Kulicfi respecting New Booki, 



preferable as the basis of the distribution ; 5 and some of its 

 powers, as well as some of the common multiples of these Hum- 

 bert), may be ccnveriicntly employed wherever their introduction 

 may seem expedient. 



The division of weights and measures here submitted is, wc 

 believe, nearly the same as the one which has been recommend- 

 ed to the Committee of the House of Commons by Professof 

 Playfair and Dr. Wollaston. 



The History of IVhitly and Streoncskath Alley . By the Rev. 



TJEORGE Young, jinth the Assistance of some Papert left ly 



the late Mr. R. Wintkr, o.ud some Materials furnis/ied by 



Mr.i. Bird. Two volumes Svo. 



A con.sideral)le portion of this work, as might be expected 

 from its title, is devoted to antiquities, statistics, and local his- 

 tory; but some interesting remarks also occur on the mine- 

 ralogy of this interesting part of Yorkshire, which we shall pro- 

 bably lay before our readers in our next immber. 



The above mentioned gentlemen Messrs. Young and Bird are, 

 wc are happy to say, preparing for publication by subscription, 

 a more extensive work iu a ([uavto volume — A (Jeological Sur- 

 vev of the Yorkshire Coast, illustrated with aMineralogical Map 

 of the district, and numerous engraved sections of the strata. 



Mr. William Phillips will shortly publish the Third Edition of 

 his little work, entitled " Outlines of Mineralogy and Geology;" 

 with some adililions. From tliis edition however will be ex- 

 cluded the few pages annexed to the last, a.s " An Outline of 

 the Geolocy of England and Wales;" which, together with the 

 map accompanving it, will shortly be published separately, but 

 with large additions, under the title of " A Selection of Facts 

 from the best Autiiorities, arranged so as to form an Outline of 

 the Geologv of England and Wales, with a Map and Sections of 

 the Strata, designed for the use of tlie Student." 



The First Part of a much-improved System of Arithmetic has 

 just been published by Mr. Dowling, of Highgate, author of the 

 Key to H niton's Course of Mathematics, and Master of the 

 Mansion- House Academy. 



This little volume exhibits a great deal of novelty combined 

 with a degree of neatness and precision deserving of praise. 



The Storkhohn papers announce the publication there of 

 Travels in England, by M. Broling, Counsellor of Mines. Tli(j 

 w'ork^ which consists of three volumes octavo, and is embellished 

 with 37 copper-plates, is represented as peculiarly interesting^ 

 in whatever relates to our industry, manufactures, and mine*. 

 This work has gained the jnemium of the Swedish Academy for 

 the best work published during the year j and the proprietors of 

 Forges sub&cribqd for 300 copies. 



