The Works Of Robert Burns. Vol. I., Prose Works. (william
Paterson,. Edinburgh.)—We have in this volume the poet's letters down to the year 1787. Of these a considerable number are now, either wholly or in part, published for the first......
Papal Infallibility And Supremacy. By Arthur E. Gayer,...
(Partridge and Co.)—Mr. Gayer states and marshals witk considerable skill and power of arrangement the usual arguments against Papal Supremacy and Infallibility. Probably he......
China - Painting, 1877. By M. Louise Mclaughlin. (robert...
Cincinnati.)—Miss McLaughlin's book, which is nicely illus- trated, gives in a condensed form useful instructions to beginners in china-painting as to what materials are wanted......
The 3feteorology Of The North Atlantic During August,...
Captain Henry Toynbee. (Her Majesty's Stationery Office.)—We have a volume of charts which display the observations, taken by nearly three hundred ships, of the gale which raged......
Purchase In The Church. By "promotion By Merit." (simpkin...
Marshall.)—This volume consists of letters reprinted from the Man- chester Examiner. It must be allowed that they are very amusing and effective, though the writer does not "......
Pima, The Sultan, And The Porte. By J. Drew Gay.
(Chatto and Windns.)—Mr. Gay, who has received two Turkish decorations, speaks up for his friends. His description of the Sultan, of whom he seems to have seen a good deal, is......
About Some Fellows ; Or, Odds And Ends From My
Note - Book. By an Eton Boy, Author of "A Day of My Life at Eton." (Sampson Low and Co.)—This is a sufficiently amusing little book. It makes fun of a good many things which are......
The Church Congress Of 1877, And The Oxford Movement Of
1828 - 78. (James Nisbet and Co.)—This small volume cannot be recommended as well timed or in good taste, but if any reader has occasion for a repertoire from which to select......
A Young Flower's Heart. By Thornbrongh Bell 3 Vols. (tinsley
Brothers.)—We fear that the judicious friend is not so commonly found as he should be ; that when he is found, he often lacks courage ; and that when he is at hand, and speaks......
Studies In Spectrum Analysis. By J. Norman Lockyer,...
Kean Paul and Co.)—This twenty-third volume of tho " International Scientific Sol ins " is an aide account by a competent authority of the newest branch of chemical science. No......
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