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From Feudal To Federal. By J. A. Partridge....

part of Mr. Partridge's book is devoted to subjects which he describes as "Free Church," "Free School," "Free Trade." The first and second of these interest us chiefly. We find......

The Wicked Woods Of Tobereevil. By Miss Mulholland. 2 Vole.

(Chapman and Hall.)—The " Wicked Woods of Tobereevil " were, on a small scale, an imitation of the New Forest of the Norman kings. A certain Paul Finiston, who has made a vast......

Current Literature.

The Recollections and Reflections of J. R. Manche: 2 vols. (Tinsley.) —The book seems to be of formidable size, yet no one should complain of its length. Six hundred pages or so......

Memories Of The British Museum.*

Ix 1833 William Cobbett voted against the grant of £16,000 for the maintenance of the British Museum. " For his own part," he said, " he did not know where this Museum was, nor......