Mrs. JAMIESON'S Topographical, Statistical, and Domestic His- tory of France,
contains an immense mass of information relative to the past and present condition of that country, collected with great industry from various sources, arranged with much distinct- ness, and presented with clearness. Besides an excellent descrip- tion of the general character of France, the volume contains an account of the old provincial and new departmental divisions of the country, with their chief towns, natural features, and produc- tions, the remarkable persons to whom they have given birth, and the great events by which they have been distinguished. The book also embraces a view of the rise, growth. and present state of French manufactures, and facilities for locomotion,—as roads and canals, with anecdotical lives of their chief promoters. It contains, moreover, an anatomy of the government and constitution of France, its police and judicial organizations, its taxation, expendi- ture, and national establishments ; together with statistics relat- ing to the people themselves. A brief sketch of' its political and social history, and a somewhat shallow account of the progress of its literature, complete the table of contents relating to France ; whilst, to leave nothing untold, the author has added descriptions of its European dependencies and colonies.
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