21 JANUARY 1837, Page 20

Illy Travels, is a dialogue between two sisters, one of

whom has made a tour to Constantinople, through France and Italy, and thence by way of Malta; and is questioned by the stay-at-home as to what she has seen on her journey. The preface tells the reader that the hook is partly original, partly a compilation ; and internal evidence confirms the statement. The narrative of the journey and the few general descriptions have a freshness which is wanting in the historical, topographical, and artistical accounts. The dialogue is not maintained with much ease or spontaneity ; but the volume contains a mass of information, which will be in- teresting to those minds which have never met it before.