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APPLETON,s GREAT CENTRAL CHEAP
BOOK STORE,
l64 Cg.esinut slreei, eo,.er " 7th, Philadslphi

l64 Chestnut street, corner If 7h, Philadelphia.
TIME unbounded facilities which this establish
i ment presents 20 the public for furnishing
Books Stationery, and Engrayings, at a low price,
should be borne in mind by the public when IN
Quest of any of the above named articles.
THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS
may be saved annually by purchasing at the pro
per places whether 1t be books other articles in
general use. The proprietor has adopted the sys-
tenn of selling at a SMALL ADVANCE upon the cost,
which he is fully enabled TO do by INCREASED SALES,
wholly induced by the VERY Low PRICES, which
will be found upon trial to be from 20 to rs per
cent. BELOW REGULAR PRIcEs-a desideratum OF
great importance when ordering large number OF
Books, Stationery, or Engraving. No one who is a
stranger to the system carried on by this ExTEN-
sIvE CENTRAL Book ESTABLISHMENT, need commit
themselves, inasmuch as the prices Of great many
books may be ascertained previous TO purchasing,
by post paid application Tor CATALOGUES, which are
being published at short intervals throughout the
year; and the public may rest satisfied that ALI
BOOKS, whether NEW or OLD, sold at the same
extremely Low RATES.
Every attention is shown TO visters, and It if
hoped that strangers visiting the city will make II
a convenient lounge during their stay in the city.
GUIDES TO THE CITY, containing important infor-
nation TO the stranger, will be furnished GRATIS on
application
time, by steamer and packet-the proprietor hav-
ing a BRANCH House in LONDON, and agencies IN
almost all the continental cities.
Stationery, in all its branches, from the manu-
factories Of London Paris, and this country, fur
nished on the most liberal terms.
The AMATEURS IN ART will at all times find q
choice collection of Engravings, from the btrins o
London, Paris, Munich, and Dresden
EVERY ARTICLE appertaining to the BOOK busI
NESS kept constantly on hand and furnished at til,
same price when applied for by letter person
ally.
0J-Booksellers and Country Merchants furnished
on very reasonable terms,
0J-For catalogues, or information of any kind
address, post paid, GEORGE s. APPLETON, 10
Chestnut street. PHILADELPHIA
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OrFloE OF THE SOLICITOR or THE TREAsuny,

OFFICE OF THE SOLICITOR or THE TREAsuRy,
June 81 l649.
CEALED PROPOSALS will be received at this
~ office until the LIST day of September next, at
2 O'Clock noon for the purchase of the interest of
the United States, law and i'll equity IN the pro,
perty hereinafter described, upon the terms and
conditions mentioned below, 10 wit:
No. ]. Lot No. Il in eastern section OF Washing
ton, District of Columbia.
No. 2. Lot No, %, in eastern sect. of Washington
No 3 Lot No. %, do do 40 40
No. 3. Lot No %, do do do
The five lots above named were sold on execution
against Nathaniel and Henry Ingraham, by Tench
Ringgold, marshal, and by him conveyed to the
United States, December 20, 1881.
No. 8, Lot No. |, in block 504 in Washington.
This lot conveyed To the United States by
Luther Rice, President, &C., of Columbia College,
October Ia 1903
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Pension and Bounty Land Agency,
WASHINGTON CITY,
Office removed to 18th street, opposite the Treastuy
Department.

GEORGE M. PHILLIPS, Notary Public, Com
" missioner of Deeds, and formerly of the Trea-
sury Department, attends 10 the prosecution and
collection of Claims before Congress and the several
Executive Departments of the Government. His
attention is more particularly directed TO the pre-
sentation and prosecution Of CLAIMS FOR PEN
SIONS, whether
Revolutionary, Invalid, Navy, Half pay or Widows
Presumption and other Land Claims
Revolutionary Services-for Communication, Half
pay, or Bounty Lands;
Bounty Lands and Pensions for services in the late
War with Mexico;
Contracts with the different Departments for Sup
plies, &c;
Settlement of the accounts of disbursing and other
officers of the Government;
Collection of unclaimed dividends on the funded
debt of the United States
Being in possession of large number of Rolls of
the Army of the Revolution, he is enabled 10 produce
the proof Of service of large proportion of those
engaged in that struggle, and for which they or
their widows are entitled to pensions from the
United States
AS Notary Public, the undersigned is prepared to
furnish lcgalzed copies of Documents or Records.
Charges will be moderate, varying according To
the nature of the business transacted. Letters to
receive attention, should be postage paid and may
be addressed GEORGE NJ. PHILLIPS,
Bor No. 3d. Warrington city.
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In st. Mnry,s County Court ~ a Court of
Equity-June Term, 1s49.
THOMAS r. RIDoELL and The hill in this case :.
ANN NJ, his wife, ell G. .saI &c
JAS. b. GREENwELL and
others, heirs of Bennett
Greenwell deceased

m the real estate of Ben
'Asi .. ua. '. p an netGreenwell dec d.
Greenwell, deceased. f' ~
VNHE bill states that said Bennett Greenwell died
i largely indebted to the complainant in this cause
and divers other persons that he left no personal
pay the same; that the said Bennett Green
well died ntestate, leaving the complainant, Lloyd
A. Brewer, and Mary, his wife, Peter H. Stone and
Jane, his wife, Mary E. Brown, William Z. Brown,
Laura A. Brown, and Martha J. Brown, James b,
Greenwell, Bennett Greenwell Adrea Smith, and
ceased Bennett Greenwell left real estate of great
value, and prays for sale of said real estate to
pay the said debts The bill further states, that
James B. Grcenwell, Bennett Greenwell, Sophia
Greenwell, and Adrea Smith, are residents OF the
District of Columbia. Therefore, ordered this Ith
day Of June ls49, by the judges of St. Mary's
county court, a court of equity, that the said
James b. Greenwell, Bennett Greenwell, Sophia
Greenwell, and Adrea Smith, be and appear in
this court on or before the first Monday in Deem
Der next, either in person by attorney, and a
full and perfect answer make 10 the said bill Of
complaint, otherwise the said bill against them
will be taken pro confesso
Provided copy Of this order be published once
per week for three months before the said first Mon
day in December next, in some newspaper printed
n the District Of Columbia.
PETER w GRAIN.
June I, 1919.
True copy. Test:
VIM. r. MADDOX, Il. 81
st. Mary's County Court.
Iuly an-lau3un
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POTOMAC PAVILION,
AT PINEy POINT. MARYLAND.

rJNHE above place will be open for the accommo.
i dation Of visitors ON the LIST of June. This de.
ghtful watering place IL at the mouth of the Poto
river, and in full view of the Chesapeake Bay
constant and regular breeze, beautiful shade
trees, and the great safety of surf bathing, (hert
being no under current,) combine 10 make this on,
of the most pleasant and healthy resorts 10 be found
IL is situated the beach, but few yards from the
water, with every convenience for bathing free OF
charge, where will be found obliging and compe.
tent attendants.
The Table will be supplied with all the lururies
of the season, both from the markets and the water
An excellent Band of Music is engaged for the
season, and variety of amusements furnished for
guests free Of charge.
TERMS OF BOARD.
Per day 81 50
Per week 300
Per month 30 90
The proprietors ready to make arrange.
ments with families for the season.
The steamer Oceola, Capt. James Mitchell, leaves
Washington every Thursday at O'Clock A. M,
and Sundays at o'clock A. NJ, for the Pavhonj
returning, leaves the Pavilion on Saturdays at J
A. M. for Washington, and Sundays at p. NJ. for
Baltimore.
The steamer Columbia leaves Baltimore on Satur-
days at r. NJ, arriving at the Point at A. M
on Sundays; returning, leaves Washington every
Wednesday for Baltimore at A. M, arriving AT
the Point same evening at 5 p NJ
Due notice will be given of the other boats when
they placed on the route.
KIRKwOOD & KELLER,
June -2awtSepl Proprietors.
Grocery, Flour, and Feed store.
rI,HE subscriber has now on hand large assert
i ment Of goods carefully selected, which he Of
crs low.
All who desire really good articles, are requested
TO call The highest price paid for country produce.
SAML HUMPHREY,
Pa. avenue, the Adelphi.
June 1885,
Terms re<iuced-LouisviI1e Weekly journal.
LNOR one copy, one year, paid at the time Of sub.
Il scribng, or at or before the commencement of
the year so 80
For one copy paid after the time OF sub
scribing, or after the beginning Of the
year, and within six months thercfrom 90
For one copy paid after six months so
For clubs of one or more, paid in advance
each 90
We ask our Wing friends to aid in procuring
clube for the Weekly Journal II is now, for the
matter IL contains, one Of the cheapest papers in
America PRENTICE N WETSSINt,ER
June ~ EdifUs
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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE, July 70, lo4S
ON the petition of John Elgar Of Baltimore,
" Maryland, praying for the extension of pa
tent granted to said John Elgar, for an improve
ment in apparatus for transporting goods on canals
and railroads. for seven years from the expiration
of said patent, which takes place the 7th day of
November, lS49
1t is ordered that the said petition be heard at the
Patent Office, on the first Monday in October next
at u o'clock, m; and all persons notified to
appear and show cause, if any they have, why said
petition ought not TO be granted.
Ordered, also, that this notice be published in the
Republic, Intelligencer, and Union, Washington
city, d. c.; American, Baltimore; North Ameri
can and Gazette, Philadelphia Gazette, Pittsburg,
Pa; Tribune, New York; Daily Bee, Boston; once
a week for three successive weeks previous to the
first Monday in October next.
THOS. EWBANK,
Conmissionsr Of Patsnts
P. S.-Editors of the above papers will please
copy and send their bills to the Patent Office, with
a paper containing this notice.
July 24-law3w
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FOR RENT.

a., ONE of those new, handsome, and COM
WITH modious Dwelling Houses at the corner OF
7th and streets is for rent The building has suffi
cient accommodations for large family, and is
very conveniently arranged, with excellent dry
cellars and well and cistern water, with bath
room, &c; also, spacious yard, with stable, car
rage house, and all needful outbuildings The To-
cation squares north of the Patent Office, and
il very elevated, having the advantage Of free cir
culstion of pure air
Also, for rent, a STORE ROOM in the same block,
a good stand for business. Apply to
July 2S-eou A. ROTHWELL.
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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE, July %, lo49
ON the petition of Henry Burden of Troy, New
" York. praying for the extension of a patent
granted to said Henry Burden, for an Improvement
in Horse-shoes for years from the expiration
of said patent, which takes place on the 23d day OF
November, lS49:
1t is ordered that the said petition be heard at the
Patent Office, ON the first Monday in October
next at II O'Clock, and all persons are notified
10 appear and show cause, if any they have, why
said petition ought not to be granted.
Ordered also, that this notice be published in the
Republic, Inteligencer, and Union, Washington
City, d. c.; North American and Gazette, Phila-
delphia; Tribune, New York; Daily Wing, Troy,
n. "; Daily Bee, Boston; Gazette, Pittsburg, Pa;
Daily Atlas, Cincinnati; once week for three sue
cessve weeks previous to the first Monday in Octo-
Der next.
THO. EWBANK,
Commissioner Of Patents.
P. S.-Editors of the above papers will please
copy and send their bills to the Patent Office with
a paper containing this notice.
July 24-law3w
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For NorfoIk--Two trips "a week.

For NorfOIk--Two trips IA week.
-A TINE STEAMER OSCEOLA
Ln1 i will, on Saturday, the It'll
Gn3sSaxs5TT5EfS instant, commence making two
q Ezl1z trips week to the above place
leaving Washington every Wednesday and satur-
day, at 9 o'clock, a.. m. returning, leave Norfolk
every Monday and Thursday, at O'Clock, p. m.
She will touch, going and returning, at Piney
Point Old Point Cone river, and the usual landings
on the Potomac.
Passage and fare TO Norfolk, SO; passage and
fare to Piney Point during the bathing season, w.
JAS. MITCHELL,
July 7--dtf Captain.
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TAYLOR d MAURY, Booksellers near 9th st.
Il Washington City, are receiving regularly from
the publishing houses in the United States all pub
cations-which they sell in every case at the pub
lsher's lowest prices
School Books of epey kind, Medical Books, Miscei-
Laneots and Latr Books, juvenile Books, and cheap
Literature Bibles and Prayer Books, plain and richly
bound.
Blank Books of every size and quality, Stationery,
States, Copy Books, &c June IL
I IFE OF ROBEsPIERRE, with extracts
IL from his unpublished correspondence, by q.
III. Lewes.
THE POTTLETON LEGACY, netD noUei, by
Albert Smith, author of Christopher Tadpole," &c,
! volume
This day received, for sale by
TAYLOR MAURY,
June % Booksellers, near 9Th 81.
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THE dREPUBLIC!


LNPISCOPAL CHURCH CAANT-bOOh-
IL Designed TO facilitate chanting In churches
and the private devotional circle, comprising
large and varied selection of chant tunes, with in
structions relative to the mode of performance &C.,
by the Rev VIM, Staunton. Just published and
for sale by TAYLOR & MAURY,
July % Booksellers, near 9th 81.
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CHUBR q SCHENCK.
HOUsE-FURNIsHING DRY GOODS

HOUsE-FURNIsHING DRY GOODS,
OF every description such three-ply ingram
" Venitian and other carpetings
Chenelle and Tufted Rugs, Printed Druggets,
Muslin and Lace Curtains, richly embroidered
Spanish Mattings Rich Marseilles Quilts, White
Counterpanes, some very low priced
1914, ia, and 1874 Linen Sheetngs
S-4, "a, and 1914 Table Damasks, some very fine
and cheap
Cloth, Table and Piano covers, Damask Napkins
Towelings Of every description
Cotton -sheetings Of every width, both bleached
and unbleachcd
Very Rich French Furniture Chintzes
Bird's-eye, Scotch, Russia, and other Diapers
Cotton Shirtings, full assortment just received,
and unusually cheap
Irish Lnens Of every quality, &C., &c;
Also IS different patterns of very rich hoor oil
Cloths, which will be cut to fit any shaped passage
or room in one entire piece.
As the subscribers are anxious 10 reduce their
present stock Of the above named, and many other
goods hand, they politely invite house
Keepers and purchasers generally, to examine
their goods and hear their prices, before making
purchases elsewhere
p. II. HOOE & co.
August (Union)
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Agency or the Book Publishing Houses I'm
the United States.
TAYLOR MAURY, Booksellers and Station
i ers, Pennsylvania Avenue, near 9th street, hav
ing formed connexions with the principal Book
establishments of the country, will supply all orders
for Religious, Miscellaneous Law, Medical, Scien-
tifc, and School Books, in lots single copies, at
the lowest publication prices Schools, institutions,
and individuals intending to order foreign or Anne
rican books from the northern cities save trou-
Bile and expense of heavy freight, &c, by leaving
their orders with Taylor Maury, in Washington
city.
july
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LNRENCH VISITING CARDS.-TAYLOR *
IL MAURY, Booksellers, near 9Th street, have
received lot of these delicate and finely finished
Cards They can be used with the pencil, or print
printed get them without delay by leaving their
plates at Taylor & Maurys. July IL
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CATHOLIc BIBLES, PRAYER BOOKS,

4 ATHOLIC BIBLES, FRAZIER nOOnS,
~ TESTAMENTS, tSc.-TAYLOR MAURY,
booksellers, Pennsylvania avenue, near 9Th street,
have just received fine lot Of
Catholic Bibles, large and small, in rich bindings
and plain.
Catholic Prayer Books, in beautiful velvet and
Morocco bindings, and plain,
''Tales of the Sacraments."
Schmidts Tales.
Catholic Keepsake" And others, too many for
AN advertisement. July
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DISTRIBUTION OF THE AMERICAN ART
LINTON FOR 1919,

WILL include very extensive and highly val
w liable Collection Of Paintings, works oil Art,
and Engrsyines. by Native and Resident Artists
The Gallery already numbers on its walls 200 Paint
ings forming but part ofthe purchases for the
sent year A large additional number ofgreat inter
est will be exhibited TO the public the opening OF
the enlarged Gallery with additional rooms, in the
month Of September, The best American Artists
will be fully and generally represented. New pur-
chases of works of art are constantly being made
with the increase of the subscription list, which
already numbers about 5000 names; being more
than twice the subscription of the corresponding
period of last year
A New Series of Outlines of Irving's Sleepy Ho-
low, by barley; large Line Engraving OF Cole
Voyage OF Life, with the monthly issues OF the
Bulletin, will be given 10 each Subscriber.
The distribution will include a number OF Port
folios of Original Drawings Original Bronze Stat
uettes by Brown, and the following, among other
Paintings.
TERMs of Subscription, emitting to the full prv-
lege OF Membership, 50 90 per annum. Subscrip-
tions received by the Superintendent the Gallery
Of the american -4rt- Union, 497 Broadway.
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CCENES IN A CLERGYMAN'S LIFE, by G. b
- Taylor.
Nelson on Infdelity--lts Cause and Cure.
Philosophy Of Religion, by Morrell.
Gardeners Memoirs of Christian Females.
A few copies for sale by
TAYLOR & MAURY,
JULY Bookstore near 9th street
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TIME SICK-ROOM-The Domestic Manage
i ment Of the Sick Room, by Thompson. vol
l2mo. Recommended by eminent medical gentle
men.
For sale in Washington, by
TAYLOR & MAURY,
Booksellers, near 9th ST.
Also just received
"The Nursery Book for Young Mothers"
Aug. Is
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Chas. Gildemeister
l66 MOONLIGHT ............. Geo. Times
l67 Medicine Dance-Dacotah or Sioux
Indians, win. c. h1's Imam
los A Nook near our village. Geo Times
'0' '4u'"' s. Eastman
IN Early Recollections ........... Geo Innes
III Buffalo Hunt. ..............: 49,. % Eastman
ITO Rose Bradwardine. Miss Annie Daniels
i7S Spring View, near Lehigh Water Gap, Pa,
G. Grunewald
ia Boy and Bubbles .............W. Cogswell
IT'S Harold in the House of Hilda the Druidess,
E. II. May
ITO MISREPRESENTATION Scenery. "A. Andrews
IN Cavalier in the reign of Charles ii FIT Boyle
IT'S Cottage scene in Pennsylvania G. Grunewaid
i79 Beggar Boy. ..................W Libby
$50 Landscape Composition $3.50. -. =. burt
lsl Sunset View of the City of Arnheim, Holland
nj. Harting
1872 Fair Haven Pond ,.................G Geo Cass
1873 Old Saw mill at Rockport, Pa G. Grunewald
lS4 Study from Nature. ........... C. r. Blauvelt
1855 View near Dover, New York. k. w Hubbard
lS6 Marine View. ................... -. Hamilton
1877 View from Mt. Merino, on the Hudson. HAIRY
lSS The Poacher-A wood scene. Il Grunewaio
lS9 Interior of Dutch Farm House. A. Wlks
100 Landscape Study from Nature n. j. Kellogg
l9l View near Montreal. ....,.... A Andrews
l92 Flowers. $780,; :, - :, w - iS
1873 Winter Scene Pine Swamp, Pa u Grunewald
1874 Willow Brook, South Reading - burt
1875 Canadian Scenery. .....,....., "A. ANDREWS
1876 Raftsman on the Ohio. Ii. L. Bingham
1877 View in Boston Harbor. ........ #. II. Lane
l9s Woods on Fire at Night, at Pine Swamp, Pa,
G.. Grunewald
| 90 creek Scenery. Ulster co., NY S. r. Clifford
200 Small Beginnings. .............A Rutheriora
49, ~
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NEW BOOKS AT TAYLOR & MAURY'S.
NARRATIVE of the U. s. Expedition to the Dead
IN Sea and the River Jordan, by Lieut. w. F.
Lynch, U. S. NJ, with maps and numerous Illus
trations.
Nnevah and its Remains with an account of a
visit TO the Chaldean Christians of Kurdisan, &c.
Sc, by A. II. Layard, Esq.
Hints Public Architecture, with views and
plans of the Smithsonian Institution, by Robt. Dale
Owen, Esq.
Minife's Text Book of Geometrical Drawing, il
Illustrated with Sc steel plates and 200 diagrams
Downing's Landscape Gardening and Rural Ar
chitecture.
/, Five Years in China, from 1912 to lS47, by Lieut.
F. f. Forbes X. N, vol. London.
For sale by TAYLOR & MAURY,
u June 10 Booksellers, near 9Th street.
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- UBSCRIBERs to the American Art Union TO
- lS48 can obtain their engravings by calling a
the bookstore of
TAYLOR & MAURY,
June q Near Ninth street.
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COOK q SARGENT,
GENERAL LAND AGENTS,
Corner Of Main and Second Streets,
Davenport, Iotoa.
June 30-dtf
GEORGE MACKAY, Attorney,
(LATE OF rLoRIDA,)
w ILL attend TO all kinds of business before Con-
w gress and the Departments.
REFERENCES:
Hon. r.. G. CAsELL, Florida;
r. TooNBs, Georgia;
IA. w. HILLIARD, Alabama;
Z" A. BuRT, South Carolina
r. G. wNrHRsp, Massachusetts,
" G.. Il. SMITH, Indiana;
r. l.. RosE, New York;
JoHN You've, New York.
June l6-tf
r. w. RIsQUE,
A TTORNEY at Law and Agent for Claims
"A against the United States Office on Pennsyl-
vania avenue, near l5th street, Washington
June l3-ly
BROWNS HOTEL.
II. p. & M. BROWN, PROPRIETORs,
Pa. Avenue, between eth and 18th streets.
WAsHINGToN, ID. G.
June l3-tf
WILLARD'S HOTEL.
Corner OF Penn. Avenue and I4tb street,
WAsHIssTos, ID. G.
HENRY A. WILLARD. Proprietor.
20 June l3-u
f.. OWEN & son,
MILITARY AND NAVAL
MERCHANT TAlLORS,
pennsyivonia ape,ue behoeen IAN and 5h streets,
WASHINGTON, d. c.
June bly,
THE LIBERTY OF ROME History. with
il an account Of the Liberty Of Ancient Nations,
by Samuel Eliot. 2 vols.
Lift for the Lazy. vol. limo.
Bulwcr and Forbes on the Water Treatment,
edited, with additional matter, by Roland s.
Houghton, A. M, NJ. ID.
TAYLOR Il MAURY,
Aug. 10 Booksellers, near 9th st
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NEW BOOKS AT TAYLOR & MAURY's,

NEW BOOKS AT TAYLOR & MAURY's,
IN near 9th street.
"ROWLAND CASHEL, - by Lever, I'd part.
HILDRETHS NEW HISTORY OF THE UNI
TED STATES, VOL 1.
SOUTHEY's COMMON PLACE BOOK Har-
pers' edition, No. L.
edmond DANTES;" Sequel to count
OF MONTE CHRISTIE"
"EUROPEAN LIFE AND MANNERS" By
Henry Colman.
MRS GREY'S NEW NOVEL, agdelen and
Marcia, or The Rectory Guest"
Juy