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The Law Of Marriage And Panay Relations. By Nevill Geary,

M.A. (A. and C. Black.)—This volume is "intended," we learn from the preface, "as well for laymen as for the profession." This does not, of course, mean that it is meant for the......

New Editions —arthur Young's Tour In Ireland (1776 -...

and Notes, by Arthur Wollaston Hutton. 2 vols. (Bell and Son.)—Young's Tour has been re- printed for the first time without any omissions, and the editor has added various......

Materials For The History Of The Church Of Lancaster. Edited

by William Oliver Ropes. Vol. I. (Printed for the Chettam Society.) —Here we have printed the Charters of the Priory of Lancaster, granted by Roger of Poitou, the Founder, John,......

Ten Tales. By Francois Coppee. Translated By Walter...

McIlvaine, and Co.)—It is difficult to give any idea by description or criticism of the power of these tales, or rather "studies," for a conte is, perhaps, more of a study than......

Some Noble Sisters. By Edmund Lee. (clarke And Co.)—the Best

known, and therefore, in one respect, the most interesting chapters in this book, will be those that give us sketches of Susanne Kossuth, sister of the Hungarian patriot, and of......

The Steam Navy Of England. By Harry Williams, R.n. (w.

IL Allen and Co.)—There are two points of vital interest in Mr. Williams's work,—the raising of the standard of universal efficiency, and the efficiency of naval machinery at......

The Story Of Allan. Gordon. By Captain Lindsay Anderson....

and Hall.)—Allan Gordon's narrative is a faithful description of life on board ship in the Indian Ocean. The working of a sailing-vessel is always well rendered by Captain......

• Cloister Life In The Days Of Cceur De Lion.

By Dr. Spence, Dean of Gloucester. (Isbieter and Co.)—When we have praised Mr. Railton's beautiful architectural illustrations, we have praised all that can be praised in this......

A Book Of Poems And Pastorals, Illustrated By The Late

Alice Havers, Gertrude D. Hammond, and Harriet M. Bennett (Hildee- heimer and Faulkner), contains extracts from Keats's "Isabella;. or, the Pot of Basil," "Una and the Lion,"......