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Whitaker's Abnanack fur 1879. (Whitaker.)—Although the pre- sent year has

not yet closed, the volume of this handy almanack and reference-book has reached a second edition. In the current number the changes caused by the partial dismemberment of the Ottoman Empire have been recorded, and Cyprus assumes its place as a British possession ; special attention has been paid to India, and a chapter allotted to Central Africa