28 JULY 1849, page 17

Woodcock's Scripture Lands. *

WE are tired of saying that Damascus, Jerusalem, and the memorable places in Syria, including Jordan and the Dead Sea, have neither freshness nor attraction as mere travels. A......

The Hing And Tue Countess. * The " King " Of

this fiction is Francis the First ; the " Countess," the heiress of the fief or principality of Mirandola in Italy : the hero is an Eng- lish adventurer of gentle blood,......