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    g 92 The Publishers' Grcui&r August i, i...

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    has ^ and ^ qf ^^ *^ rf m ) ^ hitherto m collected >^ mm ^* ^ mr *^ ^ h ^ ^» ¦ ^ ^*^ unpo " ¦ ^^ quite ^ w ^ r ^^ ¦ inted ¦ ¦ — ^^ a number sayings ¦ - ™~ ~ ^ m - — —— ' — ^^^ m - — of of —— Wellington new - - — - — stories — - ^—^ — — , »

    and most of them are of a kind which make us grateful to Sir William for rescuing them from f ( h oblivion ^^^ T * m ^ ^~ ^™ w ^™ ' ^ ^^ *^ . ¦ We " ^^^ have ^^— ^^ ' ^^ not ^ ^^ spa ^^^ v ^ " »~ — ce " ^^ ^» for ™— " ^» quotation ~~^» — — — - — — — , »

    passage except in on one the instan ground ce that ; and it is we just select as well the that a fulltrueand particular account of the

    well known , * breeches , story' should be generally known : — « The Duke of Wellington received a

    letter authority the eminent when on sitting botanical landsca in pe the matters House designer of J . Lorojs C an . Loudon dj gre from at .

    . The ^ It ^^ m my was » ^ ^» Duke ^^ ^*^ a my note ^»^^ ^^ had ^ ^^ ^^ to " » lost ^ m ^ thi ~~ ^^^^^ ^^ sig m s *^ effect " ^^^ ht ^^ ~— " ^^ ^ of ^ r ^ mr : ^ him ' My ^^^^^^ , for » W Lord ^^^^^^ some ^ " ^ ^^ ^^^^ ^ Duke ^^ years ^^ — —^ ^^ -: .

    permit It convenient would me gratif to to visit your y me Strathfield Grace extreme , and saye ly to if , at inspect you any would time the

    : ' Waterloo beeclies . '—Your Grace ' s faithful servant , J . C . Loudon . " The Waterloo beecnes were trees that had been placted immediately

    . t affrpr aft he er the thfi at fi Battle "Ba ht itlfi . of r The » f Waterloo Waterloo Di & Jce read , , as as the a a . memorial memorial letter twice of of the mt gre writing g of which h was not very ¦ clear » . ¦ ; and ,

    ^ ^*^ B ^ IW V W ^ B » ^ " * ^ V ^^^ B ^^ BHHH ^^ ^^ V W » ^ M ^ V ^ H ^^ v ^ v ^ w * V W V ^^ k ^^ W W ^^ ^» J ^^ ^ H . ^ ^ ™ ^ ™ W ^ , V . rep wit lied h his as f usual ollows promptness ; having read and the . politeness signature ,

    as C . J . London , " instead of " J . C . Loudon : " " My dear Bishop Of London , —It will always

    fieldsaye give me g . reat Pray pleasure come there to see wh you enever at Strat it suits hyour convenience ; whether I am at home or

    not . My servant will receive orders to show you wish bu many t -wh pairs u o should f breec wish hes o to f i mine nect as those you ; y yosp

    . beyon that I d wore the at comprehension the Battle of of Waterloo yours sin is cerely quite , Wellington V W ^^^^^~ ^^^^^ V ^^^^^* ^ . w ^ p ^ h w ^^ p * v ^^^^ ^^^^ b ^^ ~ . " T ^^^^ his ^^ ^^ ^ * *^^ F" l ^ v ~ et - ^^^ p ^^ r te ^ ~^^ r- . r v ^ b was v « ^ . ^ - ^^ —^^^ ^ r ^ v ec ^^^ - ^^^ v eived ^ h ^ " ~^ " ^ v ^ -m ^ ^* , ^ m as ^ h" ^^ *^^

    may be supposed , with great surprise by the bishop Bishop of of London Canterbury . He showed and to it other to the dis Arch cree - t

    persons ; they came to , the melancholy conclusion that the great Duke of Wellington had evidently lost his senses . The Bishop of

    London ( Blomfield ) declared that he had not re written ceive t to his the extr Duke aordina for r two intimation j ~ ears ; and zled to y puz

    however the whole be a n satisfa ch of ct bishops kind . followed Explanations and , the friendshi , p of these ory worthy men was ; not

    changed . The book abounds in other stories these some chapters of which as a whole extremel hel y p amusing us to under , and

    stand better than before how remarkable was common the union -sense of and simp cool licity and in stren the gth chara , sound cter courage

    of Arthur , Duke of Wellington . , From Messrs . Roper & Drowley . — ' Skill Wins

    round Favour the , ' by history Mrs . G of . E th . Kent e D'Avonmores . The story of centres Avonmoreproud of their wealthand prouder still

    of their , descent from the Norman , Extensive propeity falls into the conqueror wrong . ¦ h ¦ *— a ¦!! P nds M I ** W-mr , H but 'fc *^ V m ^ T , V after ^ " ¦ ^ w - ^^ " ^» - ^ the - ^ r ^— " ^ ^^* " ^ machinations ^>^^ ^* V . i «¦ - ^^ ^» *¦ 0 ^ ^ i— ^ ^» « M ^ . ^ »• W *^ of » ta ^ ^ H « sundry r ^*^ ^*» « JK aB ^^ - ^^ « h W

    the evil -doers ght ful are heir foiled . The , it novel is at appeal length s se to cured some b of y the h hi m g vih hest w * -wm" ¦¦^ b ^ pri 1 n K ciples h ¦¦ and H 1 sentimen <*« b h ts that tf . 4 #% form F

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    gether with and artistic well-finished descripti delineations ons of coun , t of ry character scenery -mm mm ~* testif «!¦ t y ¦ that - ¦ the Bfc write «¦ - r ¦ has ta ¦ the abilit

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    greater probabl X— y fre , be edom relieved of speech of , ; the her serious work would fault ,

    pointed out . From 4 H VMB 9 Schmitzdorflf m ^ mm m ^^ mWm ^^ mt mMUm ( B mmwa Hammerfest ¦ ¦ )

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    larg ^ the ^ . ¦ L ^ L mm ^^ U ¦¦ ^ L ^^^^ h Pi e ^^^^^ i number ^^ L inces ^ B ^^ rf ^ B ^^^^^^^^^ b m ^^ r i m of ^ J ^^ m mm of ^^^ . the . i ^^ ta ~ m Notices mm ^& ^ ^^^ Emp ~ »• m ^^ ^^^ ^^^^ ^^^^ *^ ire ^^ of ^^^^ ^^^ , Collateral and ^^ m ^^ ^^^ ^^^ ^ ^^ ^*^^ augmented ^ ^^ ^^^ ^^^ ^^^ ^^~^~ b ^^ ^ ranches ^^ J ^^ " ^ v * ^^ ^^ " * 1 ^^ r ~ b ^ ^^^^ y ^ hv ~ . ^ k ^ a ^' j

    Edited 1889 f by First f Dr . Roman . For Tvanovitch the f genealog Ermerin ical , LL and . D .

    historical X . \^ * .. ^ . ^^ ^^ student c i ^ ' «^ year ^ » , - *~ r *^ w ^ * this «^» - ^^ ^ work ^^ ^ ™ ^^ . , opens ^^^ ^^ — up — f J — quite a new ^ m % ^^ W field * - » ¦ W ^^ W » i of -V ^^» research ^ ^^» P » i * ^^«^ W ^ - ***• m . - ~ m The mmm . — — ¦— - genealogic ^ Hfc ¦ -- —— — —— — f ^ r ~ — al , tab — ¦ les

    of the te principal The noble industry families disp ¦ are layed printed in the on

    . Tnarvp mar comp separa p ^ m ^ j m ^ j ^ , y v ^^ ellous % ilation ^ V llnn ^ m * ^ paper P ^ a ^^ . W and ^ The Thft ^ ^ . ^ * . verification p editor *^^ . rlihnr ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ¦ has has ^ p * - — — - ^ . ^— however howfiVfir of ^ j — — these - — - - ^ ¦— ^ ¦ — . not not — tables . given ffiven ' — ~ is

    . us the 89 generations of the , Bagrati , on family , ftbm Adam to Gouram . This family claims

    As descen an examp t from le the of the wi fe ea of on Uriah religi t o ^ he us liberty Hittite of ! the she Empress took : in Anna her , subj Mich , and ects of , tbe we maternal would ci interest te the

    story strvn * of nf Pirna Pirna . Michae "ael l Galitsene Galitsene . , who who nad had married embraced an the Italian Roman ladjfv Catholic His wife relig was ion taken and

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    the of this service marriage of the will Empress be found . The related circumstances in the

    Annual . From MessrsWar f d & D . —* What was

    fl X It \ S M-m ? % --. ' and ^^ Itf MA oth •¦ . ' e r V StoTies ^^ ^^ fc ^** W , b owney - y * Fitzj » * -- *** •*** jj « ames O — - — 'Brien — — . This series of stories is likely to meet various

    tastes . The weird , the horrible , the comic , and the sentimental with features fair of popular of fic credit tion are

    all the ^ represented authorThe pretty a love amount stor * Milly Dove to '

    will ^ HU « JW prove ^ mmm , % m ** .- % V * " ^ . a p •» lea ^ -9 W s ing ^ " ^ J an ^^ tidote ^ " ^ ^ " ^ to y ' , t he -- ^ - ~~ unc ff — anny — , fcj sensations \^ U |^| 4 f ¦/ A V ^ * .. » »^ - » e >^ A xcited ^ ' «^ Jk *^ - % ^ ^ k ^ b . by »^^ » ¦ alarming »^ W " »¦»¦ - ¦*• ^ ~ r ^ fc visi « -- —¦ — t — ations -rm , —m- ~— — of ^_ _ _ A ^^ ta ^_ _ * B ^ - ^^ ^ I

    ' Something ' like a vampire in ^ * What ^ ^ was It ? ' j From MTessrs"WardLock & Co— ' Bazi

    Bazoum ; or , . Strange , Detective , ' by . Charles ; 1 MnthViftw Matthew . MA M . A . . A A nnovel ovel ot of the the sensational sensational II H

    order . It , opens with the ghastly murder of a I father athy an on d daug behalf hter of , and then ersons awakens wro s n ym ly - II I

    p suspec UtVLXl f ted via of K ^ V ^ « the . J UiA Jk . horrible -y ^ r mm . * s »• " ^^ deed p f ^ ¦ v ^ * - . * + s * - ^ ¦ * The - »¦ *^» »» " ^ actual ^*^ g «/ . 1 H criminal is at length discoveredand a love m

    novel scene brings is tolerab the stoiy lw to ell a worked happy , fin ish . The and I I y ,

    thoroughly readable . I From MessrsFWatne & Co—* The GI

    Mystery , ' by . Hug . h Coleman , Davidson argrave . The I mysterious disappearance of a young lady forms I

    the counter subj - ect plotting of this love rousing and novel villany . Plotting are Vt cleverl ? ami y I I

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    success of the story . I From the same . —* T he 4 k Queen of Bedlam : a story I . ^ b . ^ hi m ^ H . ^^ A _ k ^ B a ^ ii ^ b A |

    of A well frontier -written ^ army ¦ story life , ' of by Ameri Captai can n Charles army ^ life King , in . ^ I I ^^^^

    staff which which , and young vrvnncr several officers officers charming , , m mfimbfirs embers ladies of nf are the th introduced o . medica mftdica . l I I A series of thefts in the officers' quarters ive I

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    meet ¦ with no solution until the final chapter of the book is reached f Love affairs and cross ¦ I

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• Citation
  • Publishers’ Circular (1880-1890), Aug. 1, 1889, page 892, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/pc/issues/tec_01081889/page/18/