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    ? 868 The Pt^blishers; ^ircjiUr Se Pu i5...

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    Books Received :— Fro ¦ *-- M —•—— M ^^_...

    ¦ II title 4 desi wh ^ pagft gned Ek that chiefly his lor little / the ' historical _¦ information ¦ - sketch of * was the

    m . ~«^ ww " * vv * ^¦ 'fcAN-kV * - * w « . > . ¦ a w-- _ . x- - »• . ___ . * - _ . — — — —— -- — — —— — — — ¦ II II affiliated will »»— k . _*^_> h r ave i , *^ associates ^ an j « r __^ interest ^_»^ ^^ ^ ^ m , ^ w ¦•* in —<¦ . for — British — - many —— ^ j America of — the / Eng — but ilish it

    members , and indeed' for all who are proud of the great scientific fraternity . After an introductory chaptersketching ¦ ¦ » __> the foundation of the

    Associa-. tion ^ , i ~ - m w » W W » ** by ^^ tf » , f Sir » ^^ David ««—v « a « * ?** % Brewster " —— ^~ and ^ — — Professor John — , Philli fwipn sciences fifis ps , to tn Mr the the . Nicholson study studv or of which which passes the the in members members review the of or

    the Association have devoted themselves , thus note giving on a the fai moral r idea influences of its scope of such and an utility associa . A -

    tion ,, and a list of the presidents of meetings and their coadjutors from 1831 down to the present _ date tof complete —¦ *^_ f ¦ a very interesting i little book . It

    . ^ B ^^ V ^ ^^^ mw ^^*^ , ^ p ^^ " ^ *^™^ ^^—— ¦ - — ^*^_* _^» « —» *^_ " ~—_ r ^ —^^ — - —— ^— ' — " ~ ~— ~~ — — ^^^_ j ~ is published 11 * * 1 * in Montreal Ik _ T _ . If by Messrs M M" . Dawson T ^ V Brothers . Trom the same . — ' Tungking'by William Itfesny

    Major-Greneral in the Imperial , Chinese Army . , . The title of this volume conveys , we imagine , the correct native spelling of Tonquin or Tonking ,

    as it has been xariously described since the colonising tendencies of our French neighbours led them to make inroads . upon it . The

    information given in the book as to the country and its people is based upon a native author ' s work , and the account of the Black Flags , which

    forms not the least interesting section of . its pages , is the fruit of the experience of two of General Mesny ' s pupils who were sent upon an

    . imperial mission to the head quarters of the band at Laokai . The meaning of the name Tungking iswe learn .. * eastern capital / and its parentage

    is , Chinese . , An exhaustive account is given of the history of the country and of its mineral wealth , the Chinese having almost entirely monopolised

    ' the' trade arising from its resources in this , direction . Nothing that the French can do , even if 4 their they rash succeed enterprise in what ' will Genera ho argues ¦ l Mesny ' alienate terms

    their trade aud cause it , to run , in fresh , channels . French success , 'he continues , ' can only benefit the tradeindustriesand manufactures of

    England and , China , for , Hong Kong will be in that case more than ever the pivot on which the whole trade of Tungking will turn . ' The Chinese

    would , he thinks , meet a success on the part of the French arms by diverting the trade for which it would find an outlet at Cantonwhile to

    damage the French they would in all , probability be found quite willing to allow the steamers of other nations to navigate the Kwan « -Tung rivers

    as far as Peh Seh . The French , our author thinks , will find their undertaking utterly chimerical if they dream tiiat military success

    would give them a wealthy colony ; rather , he believes , Tungking would prove an apple ; f Sodom , and ho hoMs that nothing can wrest the trade from

    the Chinese and Knglish manufacturers and merchants who at present control it . Perhaps it may bo owing to a growing conviction of the

    truth of thi 8 view that anti-Knglish newspapers are now being sold in the streets of Paris . General Mesny ' s little book offers a timely

    opportunity to English readers to make themselves acquainted with a subject and a country which alreadfill a large lace in French politics

    and which may y at any moment p have a very real , Fro interest m Mr . for Frederick ourselves . Pitman . — ' The ¦ ¦ Musical

    ' Artists ' , Lecturers ' , and Entertainers' Directory for 1884-5 . ' A new annual of the muaical directory t ^ pe , giving first a list of vocalists in

    London London ' a and nd the the su subur burbs bs , , with with their their addresses addi ^ essefl ., next a directory of entertainers and lecturers ,

    ¦ " . ;> .

    cou and nties then , of a classified the princi direc pal tory professors , arranged of music under

    public ' halls , musical societies and institutes , newspapers , printers , hotels and restaurants in each town townThe book dook is is likel liKe

    . large eacn number . , me of persons , especiall iy y to to y be De at useful usefnl the com to tA a . - mencement of the winter season . I

    From The Religious Tract Society . — « Canadian I Pictures Marquis of Drawn Liorne with K . T Pen .-with and numerous Pencil , ' illustra by the - I I

    tions from objects and , photograp , hs in the posses- I sion <— — — ' — — of — - — , and — - — sketches - — —— — — — — - — — — , v by - — ^ m ¦ the - ¦ — - Marquis - ^— - i - •—^^ " ^ ¦ » ^ p ^ ^ ^¦ ^^ of ^^ ^^ Lome m \ m F ^ Hall & b

    A Sidney book by , the c , engraved son-in-law y of Edward Queen Wh Victoria ymper ' !

    ! describing the country in which , as Her Majesty ' s representative — p— — , he has spent some — — of — — the «*™—»^ most UAVwu useful of his lifeneeds ^^ little

    years , assistance in favour order to , but secure it is for onl it y just a wide to measure add that of the public

    publishers hshers have nave in in this tins case case ably ablv seconded seconded , the theautW author . Forming one of the series of popular illustrated wo — rks — - ^— - - ^ in - which Dr . Green - , g Dr — . M ~— — anning - ^— — ^ - ^ r —^^^ ^^— - ^ v ^^ H ^^ h , H Dr tt ^ tof ^ M . (

    Macaulay , and other writers have giyen us descriptive accounts of many countries at home and abroadabundantly illustratedit shares with I

    it ^ predecessors , ev ry excellence , of paper and I print ; in fact , it is not too much to say that if it I had been produced by a West End publisher at I

    . three times the modest price charged for it by the I . Religious Tract Society it would have been esteemed I remarkabl — — — - y cheap ~ . The - Marqui - - _ - s in his _______ letter- I ^

    press , after briefly ^^ summarising the history of the I time . "when Canada became a * Dominion , ' describes I the — present syste «/ m of government fj — j and concludes I

    ^ - - - - ~ , - _ the section on this subject with a decided expres- I sion of opinion that the feeling in Canada iu I favour of maintaining its connection with the I

    Emp formerl ire y is ; , and if possible as a proof , even that stron this ger is than so he it adds was I I that ^ AA 1 T *¦* no J V ^ public * *•* ' - ' & ^ * - man »«& i m m ¦> or - % _^ - _ b public v *^ , n ^ ^ A . - % ^ bod ** r *^ ^• rm y w has —¦—»* . ¦— - ever — - ^ I ^_

    . country success ventured ¦ a and to contrary its formulate fitness policy to in . be recent The a home years climate for with Eng of lish any the I I ¦ is discussed in the next chapterand h

    emigrants e then illlgl ¦ - we lULS have IS CUSUUS a readable 3- t ! U IU sketch H 1 O JUeJV of the Vlinp maritime wx , , « . — provi eu enti ¦ Litl U ¦ nces ed -U . * F of : ruin rom Ontari juaivt Lake o xi Huron and uruii Quebec to lu Winni \» . ujui A ^ peg cg chapter ' con w » - h

    l tains ying ¦ ¦ ¦ much on the interesting route ; and information chapters on on * The the districts Indians and of the North West / ' The New Territories / 4 ¦

    addition * British UriMsli ¦ to Columbia Prtl the nrnV numerous .. !* , comp r > ftmnlfttA illustrations lete the thfi volume volume —some , . fall m ln - 1 page t ) -a ¦ ( t (* plates nlates jind and others others introduced introduced in in the tne texi text— m

    there admirabl ¦ ¦ is y a fitted large for coloured a gift as map ¦ a ' , table so - that book , , while ' the

    present partial volume vnlnmA descri day is is ¦ ¦ worth -rrvH ption In -hv y the of of rrP the last stud Ktnrl Dominion y word v as _¦» « s an nil of as able Jible his it appends is and ana at m the - " m

    of the . » _ vital Marquis - " 1 ¦ A ¦ importance ¦ . ¦ . summarises _ ^« , when _ his l he op 1 says inions • 4 : . 1 ..-. on * ' Experience 'mill a questiou o . IA . __ ctiD ! ocn O 11 ill i I H i the American Continent shows _ that while __

    ¦ ¦ matters on blies ¦ , it shall may is all safe be -important o ly be left that in to such Provincial no section streng t Asseni h of as . tli to « - ¦ country be able aoie to lo formulate iormuiate rganised to ^ conHif «— h

    ¦ ¦ with De the rest of the peop a a policy policy le unde leading leauiug r differences dinerciicc the same « fla tfl . - D- If If there there bo ba ethnic efhnic or or religious religious :

    ¦ ¦ t by roubles the Central arising Government ^ from them , whose should best : be ri dea policy t under v « ^ ¦» ¦ afte _;_ « the _ ¦ i to ^ _ divide , i : ,,, /_ it if «»

    ¦ severa r clearing l local authorities ground and , _ ive to them ^ g ¦ ¦ From definite The and Society limited for power Promotin . ' g the ^ .

    tfew ledge Method of Foreign for Learning L ^ ^ the ^ F rench ' ^ ' ? 0 ^ ^ ! !^ ,, I

    in the Easiest and Quickest Way / by AJ £ Hog jt ^ . jM Ill

    ? 868 The Pt^Blishers; ^Ircjiur Se Pu I5...

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  • Publishers’ Circular (1880-1890), Sept. 15, 1884, page 868, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/pc/issues/tec_15091884/page/8/