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The treasures of the British Museum are now for the

first time made intelligible to the unscientific visiter, by a familiar account of the contents of each room, entitled a Visit to the Bri- tish Museum. The leading or most understandible objects in the collection are indicated, and in some cases represented by cuts; and although the form of dialogue limits the purpose of the book to children, older folks may find it a useful companion to the Museum, bat will open their eyes to many .curiosities before unheeded. The catalogue of the Sculpture might have been better raisonne ; but, as the only hot& of the kind, it is welcome notwithstanding this aud some other defects.