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Compfner of the "Bohemian Girl," Cc.l, entitled " Sing, Maiden,
Sing;" the Words selected !by permlseion) from the Works of Barry
Cornwall. The following Srmas will be published in October
No. IL—The babe Friend. Words by Thomas Hood. Music by
Vincent Wallace, composer of "Mmitana," /tr.
No. 111.-The Song of the Seasons. Words by Barry Cornwall.
Music by J. 11. Tully.
No. la'.—MV Home must be wherc'er thou art. Words by Mark
Lemon. Mu Ic by Mrs. G. a Beckett, composer of "Agnes Sorel,"
"Red Riding Hood," Re.
No. V.—ln a drear-nigtited December. Words by Keats. Music
by Edward Loder, composer of " Notujahail,"
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rIO3IIC HISTORY of ENGLAND
BY GILBERT ABBOTT 1 BECKETT.
Vita A CDLOL RED ETCHING ON SLEET. AND N
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to serve it up to the reader in a more palatable form than has hitherto
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fallicy that food . Sir the mind requires the milmiting flavour of physic.
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PUMPS of Pinnock. ; n literature' the oboes of another arc too apt to
Prow clogs to the pan • attempting to make his way in a cluins sure
for which he was never. , Itted, The Comic Illstory of England will,
therefore, be an entirely o, *Mal composition, the materials for which
well be derived from a con, ultation of all the hest histories :Already in
existence, whose accuracy nal be tested by direct reference to the
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work (HI account of its lucrative may, it is hoped, be correct
Ps well an amok; for, an " truth i,s stranger than fiction," history is
sometimes much more ludicrous than the fancies of the humorist.
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Now reedy, New Edition and enlarged, cloth ts,
11-1 URAL cIiF,MISTRY ; an Elclllent.try Introdue- I
don to the Study of the Science it ha nation to Agriculturt.
By EDWARD Sotty, F.R.S., D.on. Member of the Royal
Agricultural Society, Erigland.-Cos-dem,s;-
, Chapter L-Objects of chemistry-Ainity-Nature of Combination
and decomposition-The clemons--The air, its properties and com-
p...Rion-Oxygen and nitregen-Combustion, remits of combu-tion-
Carlymic acid far--Water. ice, and steam-Effects of frost--Latent
hest-Composition of water-Hydrogen.
Chapter 11-Carbon, its different forms-Cohesion-Combustion
and decay-Carbonic acid gas, produced br respiration, combustion,
fermentation. &a-Nature of acids and salt.-Carburetted hydrogen,
fire damps, coal gas-Compounds all delinite-Combining weights-
Carbonic oxide-Nitrogen combined with hydrogen forms ammonia
-Nitrie acid-Nitrates-Sulphur, sulphurous acids-Sulphuric acid,
sulphates-Sulphuretted hydrogen--Chlorine, meiotic acid-Exlinc,
Bromine-Phoephorus, phosphoric acid.
Chapter 11L-Bases.-Allaliet -Potash, its properties-Carbonate
and nitrate of potash, gihnpowder-Soda, common salt, sulphate, car-
bonate and nitrate of soda-Ammonia, its carbonate, sulphate, mis-
date, and phosphate-The alkaline earths-Lime, id nature and pro-
perties-Cardmate, sulphate, and phosphate of lime-Magnesia, its
carbonate, sulphate, muriatc, and phosphate.
Chapter IV.-The earths-Alumina, its properties-Alum, Silica, or
RiliCIC acid-Silicates of potash and soda- Ghats-Silicates in the soil,
in plants-The metals, their oxides and salts-Iron, its oxides-Pyrites
-sulphate of Iron, or green yttriol-Gold-Silver -Mercury-Copper
-Zine-Iln-Manganese-Lead-Metallic alloy*.
Chapter V.-Organic matter-Vegetable substances-Lignin.
or
weedy fibre-Starch, varieties of starch-Gum, soluble and insoluble
-Sugar-Cane, and grape sugar--Gluten, albumen, casein, legumine,
fibrin, giddily, -Chemical changes-Fermentation-Spirit of wine-
Vegetable acids-Vinegar, citric, tartaric, mulic and oxalic acids-
Oils, mins, gum mains, and colouring matters-Inorgwite contd.
tuents of plants-Animal substance-Album s' -Fibrin-Blood, and
muscle-Caseine, milk, and cheese-Gelatine-Fut-Bonen, teeth,
born, ;M.-Protein, fond of animals-Digestion-Respiration-Circa-
latian of the blood-Urine.
Chapter VL-The food of plants-Substances derived from the
air-sources of oxygen, hYdrogen, nitrogen, and carbon-Substances
derived from the soiltiourcos 4 earthy aubstances -Composition of
soils, their formation-Dceompossition of oilleates-Afeehanical struc-
ture of soils-The saline constituents of soils--Orgunic matters in
soils, humus, humic acid, their use in soils-Germination, malting-
Moisture, air, and warmth -Influence of light -oflioe of the leaves--
Roots-Formation of organic matter-Flowers, fruit, seeds-Organic,
and organised matter-Vitality of embryo-Nature of seeds-Earthy
substances in plants-Effects of climate-Action of plants on the air.
Chapter VI 1.-Deterioration of soils, its cause-Modes of maintain-
ing the fertility of the soil-Theory of fallowing-Rotation of crops-
ploughin,g-Dralning-Manure-Org-anic manure -
manure;Auunal
contains nitrogen-Results of putrefaction -Sulphuretted
hydrogen-Less of manure-Liquid manure-Animal excrements,
fp unto-Modes of affixing ammonia, by acids, by gypsum, &c.-Strong
manures-Wool, rags, oils-Bones-Superphosphate of lime-Vege-
table manures-Sawdust, seaweed --Green manures-Irrigation-
Inorganic manares-Lime, chalk, marl, shell, sand -Gypium-Phoo-
phate of lime-Ashes-Iturnt clay-Soot, chareoal--Gas liquor
Potash -Alkaline salts-Nitrates, common salt---Salt and lime.
Chapter VDT-Composition of particular crops-Composition of
Wheat -Barley--Oats--Rye-- Maim- Rice- Buckwheat- Linseed-
Hemp-aired--011aceds--licano- Peas-Lentils-Vetches- Potatoes-
Batatao, Jerusalem Artichoke-Oxalis - Cabbaste-TurniPa- Sweet
Potato -Careut.-Parsnip-Clover-Lncern-Saintfoin. Composition
of particular manurea-Cow's urine-nom ding-Pig's dung
Human excrement-Urine-Bonet of Oxen-Cowa-Itorses-Pigs-
Farmyard dung-Guano-Wood aches-Lidviated ashes-Peat ashes

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LATEST INTELLIGENCE.

THIS DAY, Four o'clock.
The Royal Tar, which left Southampton yesterday
with the 'Peninsular mail, has just returned to this
port, having lost her anchor in Yarmouth Roads.
The Madrid has not yet arrived, but may be
expected every hour.

The accounts from the United States, though but one
day later than those previously received, furnish some
particulaisi of interest which deserve a passing notice.
The question of pence or war was oi♦' course anxiously
discussed, and the general feeling being in favour of a
pacific policy, everything which could throw light on
this important subject was seized upon with avidity,
and debated at much length by the reasonable portion
of the public press. From what we can collect, the pre-
sumption seems to have been that Santa Anna would
be in favour of an amicable adjustment of national
differences, but his influence upon the councils
which actuate the Mexican government was ques-
tioned, and on the whole it would appear that a
restoration of pacific relations was not very con-
fidently relied upon. The next accounts will bring
particulars of Santa Anna s reception at the capital,
and in all probability go far to determne the future
course of proceeding either one way or the other.
From the reports which had reached Washington
from the United States Army in Mexico, we learn that
there had been a further movement in advance, but the
state of the roads in Cohnhuila was such as materially
to retard the progress of the forces. According to the
report of Col. Hayes, who had surveyed the proposed
line of march, there was nothing like a military road
from Camargo to Monterey, or indeed any way for the
transmission of guns, Luggage, &c., so that the troops
in advancing would have to endure great fatigue, and
encounter many difficulties presented by the rugged
nature of the country. Col. Hayes, during his survey,
visited the farms by which the country is reported to
be studded, and found perfect tranquillity prevailing.
The regulars, with the exception of a single rep-
meta, had left Camargo for the interior, and by the
beginning of September General Taylor was to make
another move forward with the volunteers under his
command. General Wallis's brigade had moved
towards Monterey, and was to occupy China till
further orders. At St. Louis there were fears that
General Kearney's division would fall short of sup-
plies, as the Indians had tendered their services to
the Mexican commander at Santa and were
employed plundering the traders and harrassing the
army. Of the state of the Mexican army we have
no accounts.
A letter from Camargo states that Generals Twiges
and Worth had advanced against Monterey, and that
the place had been captured by some American adven-
turers under Col. Harney ; this latter, however, re-
quires confirmation.
Mr. Bancroft, the newly-appointed minister to
Great Britain, was to leave New York for England in
a few days.

The news from India, supplied by the files of 1,
journals which we have received, is unimportant as
respects the British possessions. The following ex-
tracts from the Calcutta Orertand Star will give some
idea of the state of affairs in the Punjaub :
" LAHORE.—The situation of Lall Singh is growing more
critical every day. Without a trusted heart or hand'
among his retainers, he has contrived to insult every pre-
judice of the Sikhs and made an enemy of every chief of any
power in the course of the short time that he has held the
Wureerat, With insubordinate troops, a hostile combine-
tion of chiefs. the vigilance of revenge among the disbanded
Akalees, and below these surface waves a deep under-current
of feeling among the people in favour of the British rule, not
unwilling probably to urge parties to overt acts such as may
be deemed of a complexion adequate to induce annexation
with all these political forces in view,it isnot surprising that he
should have conceived and attempted the policy of securing
Mooltan to his instruments and relatives, so that when the
hour of reckoning came, he might find it not difficult to
levant from the storms of Lahore to a quiet refuge, flowing
with milk and honey, erected (not beyond the range of possi-
bility) into an independent sovereignty. Re had, however,
not understood the character of his opponent who already
filled the slat of viceroy over the province, and after being
amused with negotiations, when action would have been
successful, be is now openly braved, and his brother Misr
Bhagwan Singh (sent to replace Dew an Moolraj) beaten by
an engagement at Lullba.
It appears that Dewar! Moolraj, having convinced himself
that he had nothing to exoect from Lall Singh hut coercion,
dispatched his agent, Assam und, to Major Lawrence to sub-
mit the ease as one for British interference. According to re-
parts, the Vakeel returned to the Court of Lahore with
letters to Lall Singh from Major Lawrence, to the effect that
the Wuzeer " had much better leave matters as they were in
Meehan, taking only what was reall v due to the Sirkar, and
leaving all former accounts to be setil.Yl by the Maharajah
himself when he should be capable of managing his
own affairs." This new obstacle se ems to have en-
tirely dispirited Lall Singh; and a lower tone was
taken with the representatives of the Dewan. In the mean-
while, however, matters had come to a crisis im the borders
of Mooltan. Misr Bhagwan Singh having deta shed a body
of troops towards Munkera, to take charge of t:m tort and
the neighbouring district, the force was resisted by the
liil-
leder, supported by a party from Mooltan. The Misr ordered
the it:tad:meat, which was commanded by Khuzan Singh,