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Current Literature.

The Civil Laws of France to the Present Time. By D. M. Aird. (Longmans.)—This volume may be said to have a twofold interest,—as a contribution to jurisprudence, and as a......

Ancient History From The .3f Onuments. Egypt, By S. Birch,

LL.D.; Assyria, by George Smith, Esq. ; Persia, by W. S. W. Vaux, MA. F.R.S. (Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge.)—The Christian Know- ledge Society has followed the......

The Personal Narrative Of A German Lady, Who, After Many

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How We Die In Large Towns.*

ONE of the characteristic institutions of Birmingham is the penny class or the penny evening lecture for artisans and shopmen. Efforts to induce the hearers to pay beforehand......