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Men Whont hullo Has Known. By J. T. Higginbotham. (Madras

: Higginbothatn. London : Ricbardson.)—This is a second edition. It is far from complete as, indeed the editor candidly allows, but yet it is full of useful and sometimes surprising information. Who would have thought, for instance, that Bernadotte once served in India, and came into the hands of the English at the siege of Cuddalore in 1783? The plan of the book is sufficiently comprehensive. We read about a vast variety of heroes, from Alexander the Great down to Lord Mayo, and Mr. Higginbotham has evidently taken pains to obtain authentic information and to give impartial judgments.