15 OCTOBER 1864, page 20

Prehistoric Annals Of Scotland.*

ALL history derived from written materials carries us but a little way back into the past. Before the history of each race begins there is always a period which has either been......

C Ur Rent Literature • The Earth's Crust. A Handy

Outline of Geology. By David Page, F.R.S.E., F.G.S. (W. P. Nirame.)—The author's object is to " diffuse knowledge" by a "pleasant and perspicuous outline." Details are irksome......

Results Of The Irish Census Of 1861. With A Special

reference to the condition of the Church in Ireland. By the Rev. A. Hume, LL.D. and D.C.L. (Rivingtons.)—The author of this pamphlet is a member of five learned societies and......

Captain Herbert.*

Tuts is rather a disappointing book, for it is not until far on in the story that the reader is compelled to give up the hope of a good novel which he had entertained at its......