... I Elow DID ENGLAND BECOM;E AN OTIAGAROKY ? Addressed to parliamentary reformers. To which is added A St5OrT TREATISE ON TEEFIRST PRENCrr~LrSOF PeLlTICAL GOVERNMaENr. By JonatIhanl Duncan, Esq.-London: X1adden & Co. Mr Duncan has in this small volume sketched the course of events in this country from a very early period, with the declared purpose of proving that the conduct of the aristocracy- ...

... | JELLALA1BAD.-Jellalabad, which is a very smnall town, very dirty, and very poor, consisting of about 400 houses, surrounded by a mud wall, is situated 2,000 feet above the level of tile sea 34' 25 north latitude, which is six miles only south of Caboul. It stands nearly in the centre ofa plain, extending from west to east for about 20 miles, and having a breadth of 10 or 12. Only a narrow ...

... TqEL EASTERN AND WESTERN STATES or AnERICA. By J. S. IDuckinagham, Esq. 3 vols. 8vo.- London: Fisher and Co. Mr Buckinghain's volumes on the Northern or Free States and the Southern or Slave States have for some time been before the world, and enjoyed a degree of success proportionate to their merit. Being in reality what they assume to be- IIistorical-Statistic-and Descriptive- they form ...

... W'iSiISTI-BI:E ; ,A COLLnION OF SoNGs, FORt TIIH SOCIAL CReCLL, cisErLY ORIGINAL. Glasgowv, 1842. Although this age is principally distinguished by the development of mechanical ingenuity, and the applica. of physical agencies to the purposes of life, still the human mind is constantly displaying a desire to emnploy what leisure it may possess, in traversing the quiet and delightful avenues ...

... I -C L - I Usttomy oV Christian Missio -s tion to the present time. B This is an excellent Crpend one of the most important sube the attention of mankindnaJ which have been adopted at view to the evangelization of th I pleasant to turn away from the disputations and wranglings Of other, to observe the labo(rs of 2 and bodies of men, to diffuse the I throughout all the earth -that every clime, ...

... LITERAWRE. I2 IS RItGINAL AND TRANSLATED FROM THE ,vEI1A;AND FBENCII. i3y Rebecca Lee.-J. Philip- go a Tnmuth. Ft Tlitetle volume of short poetical effusions, on it.iety of subjects, all of which are treatedwith va'II good taste and good sense, and display a large OUC t'f pure devotional feeling. Abont a quarter of ?? Iotlle is devoted to translations. A most encour- the ol.-t of' subscribers ...

... CATTLE SiHOW AT ALSTON. Alston annual exhibition of stock took place on Sa- turday. when there was a -anif-st improvemeat over any held in previous years. Tihe Premniums awarded were as follows:- Short-horned Cattle, within the wimle ?? the best bull of any age, 21., Nlr Malthew Summers. Fair 1ill: four competitors. For the best cow in calf or in milk, 11., IMlr Robert Hunter, Parmaley Hall: ...

... i. ;, FLOWER SgOWS, &c. . . . l I- I |HE;xiAm F 3.04T. SOCIETY.-At a anet4ing of the board of the I.enham Floral and ilorlioultural Sooiety on Wednesday evening, there were four seed- Ong productions brought. forward for te mgyiz- Ethubarb, a Rasp, apd two Geraniur4. Thle first fl hubarb) was set aside for the present. '4he secoad 4 -Rasp) 7a,1jiljacqd in the aeceadclass. beingeoasi- ,oerod ...

... _ WALKING DRESSES.-Pointed bodies are still much in fashion; they are, however, mostly reserved for full dress costume. Rounded bodies are viorn for prome- nade dresses: and, for the morning toilette, nothing is so becoming as the ceinture, with long floating ends. Walking dresses are mostly composed of satins prin- cesses, pekins, and of poults do soie; the lighter mate- rials being India ...

... i ogT~U3EBLAND, DURHAM, AND ?? ?? C13AND MiUSICAL FESTIVAL. y ears have elapsed Since a ?? Fe.- heeldi inl Ne aSte, and in that period the i telo it td I o aiid the mii Nel taste vt its i- .eliV) 1ogreY iresed. Peformacesvih i '.oul lhae heefdeemedam3pleandeven Iag- avud v be onsiderenea'e; and, hliece, die preach1v Festival has beeb eaieiided to atlr leeliiig an:d to gratify a relilled :: ...

... 1ltE:lKND, ITS SCENERY, CHARACTER, &c. By MrI and Mrs S. C. Hall. I This part is almost entirely occupied wkie a description of the bdildings, institutions, and manufactures, of the thriving town of e1:ast, designated by the wvriters, the healthiest manufacturing townVI inl the kingdoml.' There is a copious account of the pro-a ceedings ot' the 1'rcsbytsria body, as well as of the ...

... I The report and appendix drawn up under the direc- tion of his Royal Highness Prince Albert and the mem- bers of this commission, have been lately laid before, Queen Victoria, and honoured by her Majesty's entire approbation. This document is of considerable length, occupying ab6ut 50 folio pages. 1. The Commission from her Majesty is set forth in fall, with the names of the commissioners; ...