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JoHNsoN's NEW ILLUSTRATED UNI
vERsAL CYCLoPEDfA-A Scientific
and popular Treasury of Useful
knowledge. Third Volume; Iich-
field to Ryswick. New York: A.
+. Johnson 4 Sons.
On the receipt respectively of the
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some space was given toa description
of its character, scope and authority,
as well as TO opinions regarding its
value. In regard 10 the latter there
seems to beno conflict, nor no lack of
testimony. With each volume issued
the opportunity for sincere commend
alton Is only increased, and Johnson >
Cyclopedia is now ranked rs the most
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lie.
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of subjects treated are thoroughly elias
-itied, and ii there Is a person whose
position, researches or discoveries
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-. 10 the people of the United States,
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\ tah of NJ at fsfi tsn n
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to names of places, making complete
gazetteer thereof, and seven to persons.
or the latter we learn about Sir Alex
ander Grant, OF Indian fame, as direc-
tor of public institution in the Bombay
Presidency Annie Grant, the we'll
known author; James Grant, author
OF The Romonce Of Var. de-; James
Augustus Grant, wounded at Luck
now, and the companion of Speake,
and also of Lord Napier, In the Ably
sinian expedition; Gen. Sir James
Hope Grant, distinguished in the siege
Of Delhi, and at Lucknow aud Gavin
pore; Gen. Sir Patrick Grant, COM
mander-in-chief Of the army in India
at the time of the Sepoy rebellion,
and our own Gen. u. $. Grant, to
whose historic career more than four
columns are devoted, but Of whom
Chambers Encyclopedia has not a
word to say.
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crence can be gained. Our readers all
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