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332 . «!» * : **« fc * IV [ Saturday , April 5 , 1851 .
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Now ready , in 200 Pages , demy 18 mo ., Second Edition , with Engraving * , price , m Fancy Binding , only It . M ., or , pott free , 2 b ., DEDICATED TO H . R . H . PRINCE ALBEET , GILBERT'S POPULAR NARRATIVE OF THE ORIGIN , HISTORY , PROGRESS , AND PROSPECTS OF THE GREAT INDUSTRIAL EXHIBITION , 1851 ; WITH A GUIDE TO THE FUTURE RULES AND ARRANGEMENTS . BY PETER BERLYN . A FEW OF THE CRITICISMS OF THE PRESS . Within a small compass we have here gathered together all " A little volume carefully compiled from authentic source ^ of that is interesting in connection with the great undertaking of information upon the several points set forth in its title-page , the present year—an undertaking which must form a most ira- Notes and Queries . _ -, «_ . „„»¦„ portant chapter in the world ' s history . We are bound to say that " This book gives , in a concise and agreeable manner , a narrathe work has been judiciously done , and the result is a very sa- tive of the progress of the scheme towards frartion , and an actisfactory review of all that has been effected in the way of In- count of the building . The account is put together pleasantly , dustrial Exhibitions up to the present time . In the history of and makes a pretty book . "— The Builder . . . previous Exhibitions those of the Polytechnic Institution of » This volume , which unostentatiously treats on the highly in-Manchester , and other large towns , and even the Exhibition of the teresting subjects indicated in the title , is based on records 01 Mechanics' Institution atDevonport , come in fortheirfair share unimpeachable value . All speculation has been wisely avoided , of V rziSe . " -Literary Gazette , and its pages present an unvarnished historyof one of the roost "Gilb rt ' s Popular . Naurative of the EXHIBITION . — extraordinary undertakings which the history of _ the worldcan With this title a small work has just been published , written by boast : extraordinary in the fact of the people of this little island Mr . Peter Berlyn , from authentic and official sources , tracing the challenging the population of the universe to meet on its shores origin , history , and progress , and pointing to the prospects of the with specimens of their several productions and industry , and Great Exhibition . The author has carefully avoided all specula- extraordinary in the magnitude decidedly novel , and inconceivtiou and gossip on the subject , and has applied himself with very ably rapid erection of the building for their reception . Ihe considerable ability to the statement and elucidation of all those history of every description of similar exhibitions is traced back facts , derived from authentic records , which bear upon the pro- to its source ; those of Manchester , Birmingham , London , and gressof this most important national movement . Many inte- France are minutely recorded , the growing interest which folresting facts are treated in connection with previous expositions lowed every subsequent exposition statistically described , and which have taken place on the Continent and inthis country , and every detail connected with the Royal Commission , the arrangethe difficulties with which , upon its first announcement , the pre- ments . the building , future rules , throughout a space of 200 pages , sent undertaking had to contend , and the means by which the and finishing with a list of the local committees , conveys a vivid executive were enabled to overcome them , are clearly and con- and correct picture of this vast national undertaking . —Mining secutively stated . The work also contains some valuable sta- Journal . . tistical and other information connected with the building , and " The great event of the present year—the veritable > annus copies of the most recent of the regulations issued by the exe- n » jr «& tfw—world-wide in its fame , world-wide in its results , was cutive . " —Morning Chronicle . certain to call into existence a legion of pamphlets , essays , and " The little volume before us has fair claim to its title of a disquisitions , more or less distinguished b y the capability of Narrative of the Exhibition . It commences with an account of their respective authors ( either from natural capacity or pecusuch British and Foreign Exhibitions as may be supposed to have liarity of position ) to deal in a condensed yet comprehensive led to the idea of the great international show of industry to be form with matter so heterogeneous as that contained within a . held in the present year . The littl- work also contains a complete treatise on the Great Exhibition of 18 ol . Of the works already account of how the world ' s industrial products have come to be published , and professing to treat of this gigantic undertaking housed in the present building ; gives all the rules and orders of in its national , social , scientific , and artistic light , we have not theCommisdionersand Executive Committee ; special instructions , met with one so completely pervaded by a spirit of universality to colonial and foreisjn exhibitors and custom-liouee authorities ; as this book of Mr . Berlyn s . In matters ol detail and relation names of authorized agents for foreign countries ; custom-house its narrative is explicit and lucid : where he has touched on the agents recommended by the Royal Commissioners ; and such history of an art or a manufacture he is correct in his data ; and other information as renders it a really useful vnluine of practical in tracing the Exhibition to its true source , he has displayed a information to all exhibitors and visitors at the Exhibition . "— highly philosophical insight into the spirit of the age . Within Expositor . the pages of his boook will be found a faithful record of the most 'A Popular Narrative of the Great Exhibition was important meetings of the Royal Commissioners , as well as those really needed , explaining it 3 whole histoiy from its first concep- convened by the corporations of citits , by societies , or by private tion in the Frince Consort ' s brain , and Mr . Berlyn ' s book has individuals for the furtherance of the great work in hand . To amply supplied the need . It is a very smart little volume , and these is appended a verbatim report of the speeches delivered at the writer is duly impressed with the grandeur of his theme . "— these meetings by the distinguished men who were invited to Guardian . preside over them ; and the enlightened , liberal , and hopeful " A work that was wanted . It puts the public in full possession spirit which pervades their addresses , forms a cheerful contrast ofeveryiotaofintelligencein connection with the Great Exhibition to the ominous predictions of certain political and theological worth having , and has some very sensible remarks on the pros- fanatics . After a full discussion of what may be termed the pecta of home exhibitors , especially at the forthcoming display , business portion of the subject , Mr . Berlyn closes his excellent ft is indispensable to all interested in the subject . "— Church anil little book with a brief but eloquent and . comprehensive con-State Gazette sideration of the beneficial results which are likely to accrue ' We can hardly speak too highly of this elegant and useful from tWsjjreat national undertaking , not only to ourselves but little volume . Mr . Berlyn has done his part admirably , and the mankind in general .. — treekty Newt . publisher has seconded him in the business department no less " We do . not get outoT our province as hortlo « Uui » l journtJUU satisfactorily . All the floating and disconnected accounts that in noticing : a little work recently issued by Mr . Gilbert , of F « ter ^ have hitherto been brought before the public from time to time , neater-row . Our friends in the province * will do well to study are here collected and arranged in a very popular and lucid beforehand as many of the probable lticidentsof this trip as posmanner , while a mass of fresh information , entirely new and sible ; and though innumerable hints and tabular descriptions authentic , renders this book the only complete compendium of of the Exhibition building have been issued , we have not had the Exhibition in all its bearings . The contents fully justify anything before like a connected history of the great project itthe ample title , and in this fact lies more of eulogy than columns self . The work before us is called ' A Popular Narrative of the of praise could sny . "—Lrieh Hunt ' s Journal . Origin . History , Progress , and Prospects of the Great Industrial ' Little works upon the above subject will become highly Exhibition of 1851 ; ' and we think the author , Mr . Berlyn , has popular from the very necessity of the case , and consequently treated his subject in perfect accordance with his title . More that which the public must chiefly look for amidst all the com- than this it is quite unnecessary to say as to the merits of the petition thi < t will ensue , will be correctness and compactness work ; but we may just notice that the * getting-up' has evicoinbineil with economy . The above-mentioned little book dently been entrusted to careful hands . The binding is neat appeurH to combine every requisite information regarding the ami tasteful , and besides a ground plan , a lithographic perspec-Exhibition from lirst to last . Its clever compilation , tasteful tive view of the building 13 given . "—Gardener and Farmers ' form , quantity and variety of information , and the dependence Journal . that may be placed upon it fur correctness , combine with its " A neatly printed volume on the History of the Exhibition ; it early uppeaiance to render it one of the most valuable hand- id a careful digest of ail the documents which the Commissioners books Hint are likely to be gcnernlly used . " — ICeikly Ditpatvh . have issued . "—Evening E-cprets . "A well-arranged , clear , and concise hand-book to this wonder •* Mr . Gilbert ' s book is an elegant book ; it contains a wellof the world , in which is traced its origin , progress , and prospects , condensed nummary on the subject . "— Tablet . in 11 pleasing and interesting manner . This must have been a "A gaily boarded little volume , nattil y emblazoned on the outmoBt dillkiiH task , as the materials out of which he has formed side with colours , with a tinted frontispiece of the Glass House hia nairaUvo ar « ho widely scattered , that it requires some one from the same familiar uapect . It ia dedicated to Prince Albert , who perfectly mid profoundly understands the subject ( as we are and contains an elaborate introduction , in which the . by-past c Mivinced the author does ) to collect and arran < r »! them in so expositions of Paris , Birmingham , Manchester , Dublin , & c , are satisfactory a manner . The Indies also will hail this work with dul y noticed . It is , aa a whole , a neat mode of preserving all the pleasure , because , though containing-every information on the ' printed gossip' us well an weightier reporte of Commissioners mibject . it . in at the miuie time li ^ , interesting , aiul infinitely relating to the preparations of the shell of the Exhibition . "superior to the diy and prosy style usually adopted in riimilar Morning Jldtiertiser . works . It in tastefully illustrated , has mi elegant funcy binding , " A valuable and elegant introduction to the Great Industrial mid forms i « guide-book either for the library or thb [ Htcket . " — Exhibition . It contains much lucid information , lucidly and Lady ' s Newspaper . carefully arranged . " —Christian Times .
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Also , preparing for Publication , intended as a Companion to the . aliovc , price only 6 s ., or , post free . Is ., very profuiely Illustrated with Eighty Splendid Engravings . 'DEDICATED TO Il . H . H . 1 'ltINClC ALBERT , PO P ULAR D ESCRIPTIONOF T H E CRYSTAL P ALACE , ITS AIUM 11 TKCTCJKAL HISTORY AND CONdTKUGTlVH MAKVKL . 8 . By PETE It UKRLYN and CHARLES FOWL EH , Inquires Tin : KiifrravingH will depict the various Peculiarities . mil Novelties of this wonderful Building , us well us the Machinery , & c ., uned in its construction . GILBERT'S VISITORS' ILLUSTRATED MAP ( HLIIKIIT'S GUIDE to LONDON . With Map of LONDON . Drawn 011 11 New Principle , having in view the and Illustrations . depicting of tin . Principal ltoads and ^ trcetn of the Metropolis , This original work which ha « been long « ino « ii , nreparatiou for with illustration ol it * most Important lluildniR . » t .. l Splili . ,, uWicallon i iH Bpe « , i »|| y intended a . a useful and indispensable engraved on their exact Localities . T lim novel Map will Uv-found ,, ket <; O 1 I , I ) UIUOU t ( , every anticipated Visitor to thr Metropolis an iut .-ri . Hiin . , , ' , iulelleclu . il , and practical Ouide to all Victors ,, urillff the JWt Exhibition of 1851 . All peMons in the K " who ! .. ;•> wihIi to proceed rcadjl y to the more important )!() m > <( U u ,,, Continent , and in America may poBHcas heinselves Kleins and Attraction * of London . 'Ihe puce in sheet , coloured , (> f Uh illBtl . | lctivo information previous to their visit Price 1 » ( 1 . 1 with Letterpress Keys and Itnleieneea . in la . «> H . : « r , »» case Jor >) r > iMntlA < o . . , mHtii ff e free , tid . . ixtra . 8 op » rat « Kditions of the the pnckel 2 « ; or . | io » U *« free , 3 s . < j'PiH . 'W'r « f lU ' ° » l 8 (> lHBIll !< j iu ««« 1 ' renoli ami German languages . GILHKKTS GUIDE to the . SIREKIS ot ,,,, --,,,,,, „ ,,, ¦ , ., » ,, ..,, T LONDON . Am a Companion totho" Visitors' Illustrated Map . " GIL 1 I 11 . RIS MAP () 1 « LONDON , beautifully With I'ive Thousand Reference * , to enable the Visitor to 11 ml bin Engraved on Steel , with a Key to the Streets and I'ublio Duildings . own way throughout the length and breadth of thu Metropolis . Price , coloured and mounted in case lor the pocket , only In . ; or , Pric < i ( id ., or , poHtiitfe free , 1 h . postage free . Is . ( id . ; sheet coloured , ( hi . or , sheet pluin , 4 d . l'lJDLISUtiJD 11 Y JAMES ( ilLBKRT , 49 , PATERNOSTER ROW , LONDON . Orders received by all liooktellers , Stationers , and Newavendert .
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Post octavo , 9 s ., YEAST : A PROBLEM . Reprinted , with Additions and ! Alterations , from " Fraser ' s Magazine . " " It is powerful , earnest , feeling , and eloquent , the production of a man acquainted with eoeiety , who has looked closely upon its Tarioo * classes , and has the power of readiar the Biros of the times . ' *—Spectator . B ' , London : John W . Parker , West Strand .
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Just published , in one thick vol . post 8 vo ., cloth , 12 s . ITALY IN 1848 .. By L . Mariohi Author of . " . Italy . Past and Present , " & c . ' The style is powerful , eloquent , epigrammatic . . . . It is not only- a work of great interest , it is an enduring piece of historyhitherto the only history of these struggles that has assumed anything like completeness . "—Leader . " What the Roman Church is , what Italy is suffering-, why her efforts at throwing off the yoke have as yet been unsuccessful , and how ripe her oppressed sons are for action , are all developed in this book with a force and vigour that are deeply interesting . " —Belt ' s Messenger . London : Chapman and Hall , 193 , Piccadilly .
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Just published , in one thick vol . post 8 vo ., with a Portrait , 12 s \ 7 t 7 'ILLIAM PENN : an Historical Biography . ' W From new Sources . With an Extra Chapter on tie Macaulay Charges . " By William Hepwokth Dixon . " Within the compass of an octavo volume Mr . Dixou has compressed a great variety of facts , many original , and all skilfully arranged so as to produce an authentic moral portrait of his hero . The literary merits of the volume include great research . and a narrative at once consecutive aud vivid .. . It makes an undeniable exposure of blunders committed by Mr . Macaulay in reference to its hero , which will go far to compromise his character as a historian . " —Alheniruin . ' In the fulfilment of his task . Mr . Dixon has di * played great industry aud great ability . He has judiciously selected the essential facts that bear upon the life of Penn ; skilfully arranged them ; and presented them in a narrative of much vigour and variety . "— Spectator . London : Chapman and Hall , 193 , Piccadilly .
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Recently published , in one vol . 8 vo ., price 9 s ., THE SABBATH ; or , an Examiuition of the Six Texts commonly adduced from the New Testament , in Proof of a Christian Sabbath . By a Layman . Also , by the same Author , 8 vo ., price Is ., THE MOSAIC SABBATH ; or , an Inquiry into the supposed Present Obligation of the Sabbath of the Fourth Commandment . The Author ' s object in the two works above mentioned is not ' to discountenance the religious observances of the Sunday . It is to show that this salutary institution is of human , and not directly of Divine , origin ; consequently , that it cannot be a sin against God to do work on that day ; and that the attempt of the over-righteous among us to put down all work whatever , however useful , on the Sunday , is , on any religious grounds , wholly unjustifiable . OPINIONS OF THE PRES 8 ON " THE SABBATH . " " A very able disquisition on this subject . "—ffestminster Review' for October , 1850 . ' A very elaborate , controversial , critical , and minute examination of the Six Texts which are supposed to justify the Sunday observance . ' This is a calmly-reasoned , well-written work , composed in a spirit worthy of the solemn theme it treats . "—Economist of June 29 , 1830 . OPINIONS OF THE PRESS ON " THE MOSAIC SABBATH . " " . An able pamphl « t , well deterring public attention / " —Westminster Review fir October . I 860 . " Here is a little treatiw of fifty page * which completely and for ever settles the whojo question , and which ^ ba * all the rigorous demonstration that the question admits , we cordially com * - mend this treatise . " —The Leader of September 14 . 1850 . Chapman and Hall , 193 , Piccadilly , London .
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A MEMORIAL OF MACKKADY'S FAREWELL TO THE STAGE . A BIOGRAPHICAL SKETC H of WILLIAM C . MACKKADY , Esq . By W . J . Fox . M . P . With a beautiful Portrait lrom a painting- by II . Thorbum . and full particulars of his Last Appearances at the Theatres Royal lluy market and Drury Lane ; accompanied by Pttolps ' s Edition of 8 h « kspearu ' s play of Macbeth , the play in which this great Tragedian last appeared . Is . PHELPS'S EDITION of SHAKSPEAItE , with Original tind Copious Notes , beautifully illustrated ; each Part a complete Play , price 6 d ., published fortnightly . Part V ., Twelfth Niqiit . Purt VI .. Kinu John . Part VII ., Mka-» iJKK fon Mkasdkk . " Well printed on good paper , anil , taking into consideration the price , is the best edition of ohakepeure that wo know of . "Doncaster Chronicle . " Although the work is characterized by extreme cheapness , this has not been attained by any sacrifice of elogance in the up-gettiiijr . "—Glasgow Citizen . HEADS of the PEOPLE ; or , Portraits of the English . Drawn b y Kenny Mbauows . Purt XXII . ' fid . VALENTINE VOX , the Ventriloquist . By IIhnuy Cookton . Part VI . 6 d . PICKWICK ABROAD , lly G . W . M . Reynolds . Part IV . 6 d . CHRISTOPHER TADPOLE . IJy Ai-beut Smith . Embellished by Leech . Part VII . 6 d . ARABIAN NIGHTS' ENTERTAINMENTS . Part H ., price Is ., royal 8 vo ., uniform with the Illustrated Edition of Don Quixote . Translated by the llevereml E 1 » waW > Forstku . CUrefully revised and corrected , embellished with upwards of 400 Engravings . ADVENTURES of DON QUIXOTE . Purt XII . Is . Kinbcllished with 800 Engravings by Tony Johaiuiot . Willoughby and Co ., 9 ) 1 ) , Warwlok-lane , Paternosler-row .
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Leader (1850-1860), April 5, 1851, page 24, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/cld_05041851/page/24/
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