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    73 6 The PubKshers' Circular Sept. 15, i...

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    T . * Books Keceited :— Prom Messrs. A. ...

    Grorernor , Sir A . H . Gordon , at whose request the book is published . Mr . Home tells us that he

    spent a year in Fiji , and he gives a most interestof ing — reports — i account upon of A its its natural cap acities features for growing C 3 and a series every v

    variety of produce . His impressions of the natives were eminently pleasant and favourable to their possession of many good qualitiesand he passes

    a glowing eulogy upon the results , of the religious and educational work of the Wesleyan missionaries .

    From the same . — ' Needless Misery at Home , and Abounding Pleasure in the West under our own Flag . ' By A . J . Duffield . There are as the title

    , of this . 1 * 4 book imp lies * , two . sides ^ to . the . « shield « ¦ « v which « V it holds up to our view , and on the darkest is p * ictured what the writer saw in some of — the

    poorer .. streets of Dudley and Birmingham , whither he went in order to realise for himself how the peop ^ h — h le lived - — . Visiting — ^— - — ^ i ^^ W house ^^ ^^ ^^^ ^^ after ^^ ^ house ^ ^^ ^^ ^^^^ ^^^ ^^^^ , ^ he ^^

    inquired into the condition of the inhabitants , with a result which enables him , not merely to describe with vivid touches some ---- of — — - the - — misery M

    " which but also is in to nearl be found y every , not oth onl er y large in Birming manufactur ham - , ing townbut which also gives him a text for

    , ¦ say whose ing n some eglect hard of duty things he of attributes the ' noble not rich a li , ttle ' to of - the evil - he - finds - - so - bro wr am adcast »^» . While r k a - on - — — — — — — — —— —— —^ ^^ ^^^^ ^ " *^ — " **^ *^ w w ^ ^* ^^ ^^ ^^^

    the this best 'journey part , of our 200 author miles travelled through , the he streets tells us of , Birmingham , the appearance of which , from its

    to ill-supp be unsatisfactory ly of gaslight ; up in to fact its , churches the state , he of votes the religious establishments , as he paints it , is

    melancholy in the extreme , while of the town as a it whole is not the worse best thing than he Dudley is able . to His say icture for it is of that the

    poor people in whose interest he p made this strange the tour educated eulogises artisans their he shrewdness found a sense , while of among

    justice to get , on an , ambition which he , fire cannot , dash , sufficientl and determination y praise . 6 oi Of f human the lower type of money-makers , or ' mongers

    writes numan with industry industry a severity ,. ' ' in in neb Birmingham Birmingham one whit , , too our our strong author author , if his statements are all based—as they may , we

    he imag sharks sums ine , and be them accepted pirates up as to an Spanish he irregular —upon and actual army other facts of forei human ; and

    Jews of the baser sort , as well as others who are gn full and of cheating tricks , and who treacheries degrade , the , who workman live b ' s y work lying ,

    the and other throug side h it of , in his time shield , the workman the author himself sketches / On life for the in Canad misery a , which to be found he holds in Eng up as land the remed and h y

    would a Btake , he in tells the us New , create Domains for the which people we ; at home have called into existence — — — by getting them VtlA to invest

    money injand across -w-w , j the -T f" Atlantic ^ * CO */* and « UV to culti A . A ? ^ - * W \ - vate and live upon it , and be prou , d of it . By

    the way of report supporting of the his del theory egates , he representing adds to his book the tenant farmers of the United Kingdom , who , in

    tion the ttie aut autumn of its ot Governmen 1879 1 » 79 . , visited visited t for Canad Ca . nn . the da aon nn the t . hn invita -invitjv of - examining its resources and reporting purpose on its suitability as a field for settlement .

    From Mr . Elliot Stock . —* Poison ' s Monaco and its Gaming Tables — — — - . ' Third ——— Edition ^^^ There are *

    J ^ - .. .. »» w . _ - ^» * « , « w * A . » A AAV A ^^ « jA V / views and diagrams to illustrate the nature of the Play . A conspectus of the contents of the work

    will iuonaco be our most useful notice : —Monte Carlo ,

    , JMce to Monte Carlo , the Casino , the

    Play Suicides HI ¦ H ^ ^ , ^ ^ - —» the - ^^ * — of of Players — flame Monaco — — - at , , Fair Monte the - ¦ Press play Carlo - may and - & the "be -i - ^ Play ^ foul ^^^ ^ ^ J ¦ ^^ H K , play Two ^^^^ H « ,

    tongues , c . From the Tyne Publishing Company . — * ThI

    e Stephensons and other Railway Pioneers / A I singularly appropriate Tolume frona a set I

    press up tr triiumDhs in the . scene and ana of one one the of ot great a a series series engineers of ot volumes volumes ' principal of nf I I I umpns ,

    sketches of Memorable Men of the Nineteenth I uentury Century . . George u-eorge ¦ ana and iRobert ^ ooerE Stephenson ocepnenson receive receive . I

    as was but natural , the larger share of the author ' s , I attentionbut he also gives us satisfactory sketches I

    of Bichard , Trevethick , William Hedley , Timo % I Hackwort Hackworthn . and and ¦ Isambard lsambara BruneL rSrunel , all all worthv worthto ta I

    rank with , the Stephensons as pioneers in y the I great movement . I

    From Messrs ¦ . Vizetelly & Co . — 'Side Lights on English Society . ' By E . C . Grenville Murray , I

    2 vols . A book of mueh more solid interest than I A a section superficial is devo glance ted would to H . M lead . service one , to the expect divlo- . I I

    matic side , which is evidently written from in- I timate knowledge , and deserves tb © attention of I those — — — — — who ., __ _ care — - to know how -- the country ' s busi _ - I ^^

    ¦ ness is carried on abroad . Here is an anecdot ^ e _ from this section : — I One Queen ' s messenger had sucli an exalted idea of his I

    ¦ ger rank Vienna ' a despa in came life tches tha out , t in , the when his messenger niprht Lord gear Ponsonby chivied to re ceive ' s him ga the tekeeper down messec the at - I I ¦ sweet street i for ur want watio 01 of respect respect jxl in not xiuu putting ^ in juutii Prussia -ig on % jix his x-iis want livery nvcij of . h

    ¦ ¦ post Ano - ther horses messenger , rode forward , being on stopped a cow , till be met by a Prussiaa ¦ ¦ the sion offic coun e r , f , i wh t try . om He but he was knocked was forbidden ultimately off his ever charger begged again to off and put by took diplomatic his foot posses in - H

    methods . ; H From Messrs . "Ward , Lock , & Co . — ' Shaw ' s I Tourists' Picturesque ¦ ki Gruide i VI to 1 Xieamington to ¦ » ¦ t "War- I

    ^^^^ ^^ ^ B ^ K ^^ ^^ VS ^ ^^ f ^ ^ V ^ V ^* ^^ ^^ ^^^ ^ K ^^ ^^ " - % tfV ^^^ h ^ t ^ ^^^ W V ^^ «¦ ^ w ~_|— *^^^^^* ^^ ^ ^ - ^^^^ B * ^^ B ^ K ^ P ^ v , ' ^^^^^^^ H ¦ illustrated wick , Kenilworth handbook , Stratford to the - most on-ATon interesting / & e . and An I ¦ beautiful spots in one of the most charming inland

    ¦ ¦ are ax districts e ? numerous uuxiicruuu for the , , tiuu and tourist there mere . are The tuou also woodcuts cwuui coloured ^ and u p £ » ictures iv , p lans * . * u | j _

    ¦ ¦ section of the of more the prominent work there buildings is carefu . Under l itinerary each

    OVISULXJIX UX V 11 K 3 WUJIJSl 1 / UC 7 J . C JO «/ a CajLDlUl iwuuii" ;) ^ ¦ ¦ fo lUl and rmation Ul the ttlflUU map iiH as is to IU bordered thefrailways lIie ^ I'fclllWa by 'H a , , mas parliamentary JJeU " J s . JL < l of lIlCJul useful ua . Aj iacd * in " « - ,

    ¦ ecclesiastical divisionsmarketsfairsand other ¦ matters whicheither to , yisitor , ot resident , , will ,

    ¦ make the Guide a handy companion . | ¦ From MessrsFrederick Warne & Co— Washing " \ h

    jcxuiu iiioooin . . jc louunuii . vv o < j . jlj . cj vo * */\ j . . — ' u , u «~ u ¦ jDccsaio Eessie and Cleaning Tremaine xreLuaiue : a . Manual A u ± practical px '< ii for : tit'ai Dora iifciiiujjuu handbook eetic Use ^ . to w ' the By | *• - u j I

    ¦ ¦ ¦ chapter mysteries tthei heir r preservation Dreservation of of hints laundry . as and to work including including the , choice comnoencing 1 mil full of directions directions utensils with and as no a I } m

    ¦ to the washing and * getting up' of all varieties of less Iftfifl table useful iiRfifn linen , is is house the tho second fiApnnd linen , pare nn and . rrof of clothing the rhft book book . Scarcely devot deTOiw ed - III [} urn ¦

    as to velvet to the protect , ¦ ¦ mysteries & c , and them the of from art cleaning moth of lay , and ing linen other by , cloth clothes , , injuri , silk es so * . 111

    A and final ¦ ¦ shows chapter how disposes with a of little washing lation -day grievances and man | - , agement week wfiok ¦ ¦ may mav , this be be robbed robbed much , -dreaded of of many Tnanv period regu of of its its of diuw drawba the domestic oaccks ^ a * . m

    From ¦ B Friends ¦ . A . Messrs The / An . devotion F . Irish V . -Wlii of tale tD a , series & by Co Josep . — of sessions h Darcy JVtcK ^ . ^ " , I kindling kuiH

    Parliament of ¦ of Parliament much the ¦ domestic popular to to Irish Irish politics interest affairs affairs iv of , , in aand nd the the tne nei settlement hiboti "" « rs o . urn h

    vm are of books Lil at ¦ laet u in . c » iii whi . . being 3 Lii ch the jjfn followed Emerald . L «; a * ji . b Isle y our v- » i the * a claims » P ** nbli "tg - a ^ snare , ( * : I i T 71 . avi / Ih II ^ M

    of attention ; and the story of Darcy ma ^^ Z mM

    73 6 The Pubkshers' Circular Sept. 15, I...

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  • Publishers’ Circular (1880-1890), Sept. 15, 1881, page 736, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/pc/issues/tec_15091881/page/8/