"This Prison-rhyme is the most wonderful effort of intellectual power produced within the last century. There is nothing mean, low, vicious, or lascivious in the verse of this chartist. He has the finest feelings for the beauty of the New Testament and for the sublimity of the Old."- Britannia Conservative Journal. "The book possesses Mind-Mind which makes itself felt and understood, and which therefore demands respect. The author claims for his poem the recognition of an historical monument, which, if its merits were but tithe part of what they are, we should feel ourselves precluded from dismissing with a brief notice." --- Athena un, September 6. Small 8vo. Price 7s. 6d. bound in cloth. TORRINGTON HALL; BEING AN ACCOUNT OF TWO DAYS IN THE AUTUMN OF 1844, PASSED AT THAT PHILOSOPHICALLY CONDUCTED ASYLUM FOR THE INSANE. BY ARTHUR WALLBRIDGE. Foolscap 8vo. with Two Engravings, Price 2s. 6d. "Instead of a silly puff of some real lunatic asylum, as we surmised from the advertisement, it proves to be a quaint d'esprit, satirising the present arrangements of society. Torrington Hall is, in fact, a clever little volume of novatory ideas with regard to the definition of madness and the principle of competition. "The volume contains conversations on the present arrangements of society, and the means of improving the n-all pointing to a plan which shall realise fully the dictates of Christianity, and make the world a ce..e of pleasant affection, instead of one of fretful contention.". Chambers' Edinburgh Journal. THE PALFREY: A LOVE STORY OF OLDEN TIME. BY LEIGH HUNT. With Six Illustrations by MEADOWS, FRANKLIN, and SCOTT. THE Price Five Shillings. EPICURE'S ALMANACK; Containing a choice and original receipt, or a valuable hint, for every day in the year, the result of actual experience, applicable to the enjoyment of the good things of this life, consistently with the view of those who study genteel economy. BY BENSON HILL, ESQ. Very many of Mr. Hill's receipts are recherché affairs, that have not hitherto appeared in print; and the report of a small committee of taste, which we have directed to test them, assures us that any one of them is worth the whole price of the volumes."- United Service Gazette. "A capital manual for the lover of good eating, in which every day in the year has its appropriate dish or drink for the season assigned to it. The writer greatly enhances the intrinsic merits of his book by the pleasant style in which he occasionally garnishes his subjects as he serves them up.”— Argus. 2 Vols. half-a-crown each. MR. HOW'S LIST OF PUBLICATIONS. 13 IRELAND, ITS SCENERY, CHARACTER, &c. &c. BY MR. & MRS. S. C. HALL. This work, being now complete, is recommended to all who desire acquaintance with Ireland. In testimony of its impartiality, the Publisher refers to the recorded opinions of the several leading Journals of England and Scotland of all parties; more especially to those of the two great political organs, after the volumes were brought to a close : "Many books and pamphlets have been written, since the beginning of the present century, in regard to the social, moral, and physical condition of Ireland; but generally those works have resulted from meditation in the closet rather than from actual observation of the country and its inhabitants. Most of them, too, have been composed for party purposes, or party objects; and, if we except a few books of an historic character, and one or two others limited to particular subjects, there was, till the appearance of the volumes before us, hardly a single work, within our knowledge, relating to Ireland, which we should be inclined to praise for its moderation, accuracy, and impartiality. The book presents us with a body of facts relating to the sister kingdom, which, being the result of personal observation and investigation, ought at this moment to command the attentive consideration of all who are interested in its welfare and prosperity. Written in a spirit of great moderation, although not entirely free from political bias, the work evinces throughout a desire to exhibit things as they really are, and to extend equalhanded justice to all parties and to all sects. The work abounds with illustrations, which are beautifully executed, and the sketches of national character with which it is interspersed will afford ample amusement to those who would, without them, have perhaps but little inclination to peruse the more valuable portions of the work." Times, October 12. 1843. "The most popular work on the beauties and characteristics of Ireland, as a whole, which has appeared for many years, has been brought to a close. For its impartiality and truthfulness the two editors have been more than once complimented by persons of every party; and the same distinguishing features which marked the early numbers have been preserved to the very close. Partizans may differ from the conclu sions at which Mr. and Mrs. Hall have arrived, but no one will venture to say that either the lady or her husband have misstated or misrepresented any thing."- Morning Chronicle, Nov. 10. "Next to Maria Edgeworth, there is no writer to whose pen Ireland is more deeply indebted for a generous advocacy of its claims, and a graphic delineation of its living manners, by which the sympathies of the reader are engaged on behalf of its long oppressed population, than Mrs. Hall. No one more competent, as well as willing, to do justice to Ireland, could have been selected for the present task, than this very lively writer and her literary partner."- The Patriot. 14 MR. HOW'S LIST OF PUBLICATIONS. Mr. & Mrs. Hall's "Ireland." In Three large Imperial Octavo Volumes, com- A FAITHFUL PICTURE OF THE GREEN ISLE, Combined with abundant Statistical and other facts, A new Edition, now reduced to Three Guineas, handsomely bound in cloth. The Giant's Causeway, MR. HOW'S LIST OF PUBLICATIONS. A WEEK AT KILLARNEY. BY MR. AND MRS. S. C. HALL. Elegantly printed, with One Hundred and Thirty Engravings, Price 12s. bound. 15 This volume is richly illustrated with subjects, picturing the scenery, manners, and customs of the district surrounding the lakes, comprised in 200 pages, of a size not inconvenient for the traveller. Much beautiful scenery is for the first time described, the authors having recently made an especial visit for the purpose; and by the aid of steam Killarney is brought within two days' journey of London. The volume contains concise directions as to the various routes and modes of transit from London, the expenses of travelling, residence at hotels, coach and post fares, &c.; and all necessary information for the tourist. 16 MR. HOW'S LIST OF PUBLICATIONS. AN HISTORICAL AND PICTURESQUE GUIDE TO THE BLACKWATER RIVER, IN MUNSTER. BY J. R. O'FLANAGAN, Esq. 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