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First Cousins. * It Is Not Very Easy To Discover The

drift of Mr. A. O. Saxon's "Own Story," beyond that he is endeavouring to impress some philosophy in the form of a fiction. The " word to the reader," dated from the "New......

Dm. Vanasan's Sermons. * Considep.able Knowledge Of Human...

earnestness which arises from a strong conviction, expressed in a close and powerful style, are the literary characteristics that separate this volume from the mass of sermons.......

Shortland's New Zealand. * A Voyage Along The Coast Of The

middle island of the New Zealand group, from Banks's Peninsula to Foveaux's Straits, and a return journey by land, form the subject of this volume. The subordi- nate topics are......