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HURST AND BLACKETT'S NEW PUBLICATIONS.

LODGE'S PEERAGE AND BARONETAGE FOR 1861. UNDER THE ESPECIAL PATRONAGE OF HER MAJESTY AND H.R.H. THE PRINCE CONSORT. Corrected throughout by the Nobility. THIRTIETH EDITION, in 1 vol. royal 8vo., with the Arms beautifully engraved, handsomely bound, with gilt edges, price 31s. 6d.

LODGE'S PEERAGE AND BARONETAGE is acknowledged to be the most complete, as well as the most elegant, work of the kind. As an established and authentic authority on all questions respecting the family histories, honours, and connections of the titled aristocracy, no work has ever stood so high. It is published under the especial patronage of Her Majesty, and His Royal Highness the Prince Consort, and is annually corrected throughout, from the personal communications of the Nobility. It is the only work of its class, in which, the type being kept constantly standing, every correction is made in its proper place to the date of publication, an advantage which gives it supremacy over all its competitors. Independently of its full and authentic information respecting the existing Peers and Baronets of the realm, the most sedulous attention is given in its pages to the collateral branches of the various noble families, and the names of many thousand individuals are introduced, which do not appear in other records of the titled classes. For its authority, correctness, and facility of arrangement, and the beauty of its typography and binding, the work is justly entitled to the high place it occupies on the tables of Her Majesty and the Nobility.

"Lodge's Peerage must supersede all other works of the kind, for two reasons; first, it is on a better plan; and, secondly, it is better executed. We can safely pronounce it to be the readiest, the most useful, and exactest of modern works on the subject "-Spectator.

"A work which corrects all errors of former works. It is the production of a herald, we had almost said, by birth, but certainly by profession and studies, Mr. Lodge, the Norroy King of Arms. It is a most useful publication."-Times.

"As perfect a Peerage of the British Empire as we are ever likely to see published. Great pains have been taken to make it as complete and accurate as possible. The work is patronised by Her Majesty and the Prince Consort; and it is worthy of a place in every gentleman's library, as well as in every public institution."-Herald.

"As a work of contemporaneous history, this volume is of great value-the materials having been derived from the most authentic sources and in the majority of cases emanating from the noble families themselves. It contains all the needful information respecting the nobility of the Empire."-Post.

"This work should form a portion of every gentleman's library. At all times, the information which it contains, derived from official sources exclusively at the command of the author, is of importance to most classes of the community; to the antiquary it must be invaluable, for implicit reliance may be placed on its contents."-Globe.

"This work derives great value from the high authority of Mr. Lodge. The plan is excellent."-Literary Gazette.

"When any book has run through so many editions, its reputation is so indelibly stamped, that it requires neither criticism nor praise. It is but just, however, to say, that 'Lodge's Peerage and Baronetage' is the most elegant and accurate, and the best of its class. The chief point of excellence attaching to this Peerage consists neither in its elegance of type nor its completeness of illustration, but in its authenticity, which is insured by the letter-press being always kept standing, and by immediate alteration being made whenever any change takes place, either by death or otherwise, amongst the nobility of the United Kingdom. The work has obtained the special patronage of Her Most Gracious Majesty, and of His Royal Highness the Prince Consort, which patronage has never been better or more worthily bestowed."-Messenger.

"Lodge's Peerage and Baronetage' has become, as it were, an 'institution' of this country; in other words, it is indispensable, and cannot be done without, by any person having business in the great world. The authenticity of this valuable work, as regards the several topics to which it refers, has never been exceeded, and, consequently, it must be received as one of the most important contributions to social and domestic history extant. As a book of reference-indispensible in most cases, useful in all-it should be in the hands of every one having connections in, or transactions with, the aristocracy."-Observer.

HISTORY AND BIOGRAPHY.

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LODGE'S GENEALOGY OF THE PEERAGE AND BARONETAGE OF THE BRITISH EMPIRE. A NEW AND REVISED EDITION. Uniform with "THE PEERAGE" Volume, with the arms beautifully engraved, handsomely bound with gilt edges, price 31s. 6d.

The desire very generally manifested for a republication of this volume has dictated the present entire revision of its contents. The Armorial Bearings prefixed to the History of each Noble Family, render the work complete in itself and uniform with the Volume of THE PEERAGE, which it is intended to

accompany and illustrate. The object of the whole Work, in its two distinct yet combined characters, has been useful and correct information; and the careful attention devoted to this object throughout will, it is hoped, render the Work worthy of the August Patronage with which it is honoured and of the liberal assistance accorded by its Noble Correspondents, and will secure from them and from the Public, the same cordial reception it has hitherto experienced. The great advantage of "The Genealogy" being thus given in a separate volume, Mr. Lodge has himself explained in the Preface to "The Peerage."

MEMORIALS OF ADMIRAL LORD GAMBIER, G.C.B.

with Original Letters from LORDS CHATHAM, NELSON, CASTLEREAGH, MULGRAVE, HOLLAND, Mr. CANNING, &c, Edited, from Family Papers, by LADY CHATTERTON, SECOND EDITION, 2 vols. 8vo, 28s. "Lady Chatterton is not only a zealous but a skilful biographer. These volumes are among the most readable as well as most important books of the season.”—Observer.

"These volumes are an important addition to our naval literature; but they are also valuable for the light they throw on the domestic history of the time. The correspondence is particularly rich in anecdotes, glimpses of society and manners, and traits of character."-U. S. Magazine.

"An important and valuable addition to the history of Lord Gambier's times."— Messenger.

A BOOK ABOUT DOCTORS. BY J. C. JEAFFRESON. Esq., Author of "Novels and Novelists," &c. 2 vols. with plates. 21s.

"This is a rare book; a compliment to the medical profession and an acquisition to its members; a book to be read and re-read; fit for the study and the consulting-room, as well as the drawing-room table and the circulating library. Mr. Jeaffreson takes a comprehensive view of the social history of the profession, and illustrates its course by a series of biographic and domestic sketches, from the feudal era down to the present day. The chapters on the Doctor as a bon-vivant, the generosity and parsimony, the quarrels and loves of physicians, are rich with anecdotes of medical celebrities. But Mr. Jeaffreson does not merely amuse. The pages he devotes to the exposure and history of charlatanry are of scarcely less value to the student of medicine than the student of manners. We thank Mr. Jeaffreson most heartily for the mirth and solid in ormation of his volumes. They appeal to a wide circle. All the members of our profession will be sure to read them."-Lancet.

"A pleasant book for the fireside season on which we are now entering, and for the seaside season that is to come. Out of hundreds of volumes, Mr. Jeaffreson has collected thousands of good things, adding much that appears in print for the first time, and which of course ives increased value to this very readable book."—Athenæum.

6 HURST AND BLACKETT'S NEW PUBLICATIONS.

DOMESTIC MEMOIRS OF THE ROYAL FAMILY, and the COURT OF ENGLAND, chiefly at SHENE and RICHMOND. By FOLKESTONE WILLIAMS, F.G.S., F.R.G.S., &ɔ. 3 vols. with fine Portraits. 31s. 6d.

"In the prosecution of his labours, the author has consulted antiquaries and archæologists, and examined contemporary authorities. The result is, a work, pleasant and instructive, abundant in anecdote, and agreeably gossipping. It, moreover, evinces considerable research, and a generally sound historical judgment. Mr. Williams sketches the architectural arrangements of the King's Manor House at Shene in the time of Edward the Third, and adds an account of some of the sports and pastimes, the armour, costume, enter. tainments, tournaments, furniture, wardrobe, and court literature of the fourteenth century; the organization of the royal household, and the family of the King. We must pass over the doings of Richard II., and Good Queen Anne,' at the resplendent Manor House, over its restoration by Henry V., and his religious foundations, with the visit from the Emperor Sigismund, and William of Bavaria; over Henry the Sixth's residence there; over the romantic incidents that occurred there in Edward the Fourth's time. We must pass, too, over the Court usages in Henry the Seventh's time. In the following reign, we make acquaintance with the Princess Mary, welcoming and entertaining the gentlemen of France, with most goodly countenance,' and with pleasant pastime in playing on the virginals. A more tender interest hallows the spot that witnessed the affections of Dudley, Earl of Leicester, and Amy Robsart, of Guildford and Lady Jane Grey, of Sir Phillp Sydney and Elizabeth Walsingham, of Stella and Dean Swift. On the accession of Elizabeth to the throne, the splendour of the Court at Richmond revived with its gaiety. We then pass to Prince Henry, the next royal resident. The author describes the establishment and education of England's Darling,' as this accomplished Prince was designated; introduces us to Bishop Hall, Ben Jonson, and other notabilities, and to his gallery of paintings; Richmond under Charles I., the Protectorate and the Restoration, with Dr. Duppa and the Eikon Basilike, John Evelyn and William Lily; Richmond when the family of James II. resided there, when William of Orange lay there last night, and hunted this day,' when Aune 'sometimes counsel took, and sometimes tea,' when George I. and Sir Robert Walpole followed the hounds in the new park, when Queen Caroline walked in the gardens with that politic minister. Richmond under all these aspects is described and illustrated. Later, we come to Horace Walpole, the Princess Emily, Addington, and the Duke of Queensbury. Later still, we find the Sailor King, to whom we owe the terrace walk, delighting in the amenities of Richmond, and in our own day, we have seen the White Lodge selected as the educational residence of the Prince of Wales."-Spectator.

"This work belongs to the best class of popular antiquarian books, because it is popular by reason of the entertaining character and the variety of its store of trust-worthy information."-Examiner.

THE LIFE AND TIMES OF GEORGE VILLIERS, DUKE OF BUCKINGHAM. By MRS. THOMSON, Author of "The Life of the Duchess of Marlborough," "Memoirs of Sir Walter Raleigh," &c, 3 vols. 31s. 6d.

"These volumes will increase the well-earned reputation of their clever and popular author. The story of the royal favourite's career is told by Mrs. Thomson very honestly, and is enriched abundantly with curious and entertaining details from the familiar letters of the time and the memorials of the State Paper Office, of which a full publication is now made for the first time. Labour and pains have, indeed, been well spent upon volumes that produce their evidence so fairly and are written so agreeably as these."-Examiner.

"Mrs. Thomson is entitled to great praise. She has written the most complete biography of Buckingham that has appeared in the language. Those who commence the work by being amused will end in being instructed.”—Literary Gazette.

BRITISH ARTISTS, from HOGARTH to TURNER;

Being a SERIES OF BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES. By WALTER THORN-
BURY. 2 vols. 21s.

VOYAGES AND TRAVELS.

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TRAVELS IN THE REGIONS OF THE AMOOR, AND THE RUSSIAN ACQUISITIONS ON THE CONFINES OF INDIA AND CHINA; WITH ADVENTURES AMONG THE MOUNTAIN KIRGHIS, AND THE MANJOURS, MANYARGS, TOUNGOUZ, TOUZEMTZ, GOLDI, AND GELYAKS. By T. W. ATKINSON, F.G.S., F.R.G.S., Author of " Oriental and Western Siberia." Dedicated by permission, to HER MAJESTY. SECOND EDITION. Royal 8vo., with Map and 83 Illustrations. £2 2s., elegantly bound

"Our readers have not now to learn for the first time the quality of Mr. Atkinson as au explorer and a writer. The comments we made on, and the extracts we selected from, his 'Oriental and Western Siberia' will have sufficed to show that in the former character he takes rank with the most daring of the class, and that in the latter he is scarcely to be surpassed for the lucidity, picturesqueness, and power, with which he pourtrays the scenes through which he has travelled, and the perils or the pleasures which encountered him on the way. The present volume is not interior to its predecessor. It deals with civilization, semi-civilization, and barbarous life. It takes us through localities, some of which are little, others not at all, known to even the best read men in the literature of travel. The entire volume is admirable for its spirit, unexaggerated tone, and the mass of fresh materials by which this really new world is made accessible to us. The followers, too, of all the 'ologies' ill meet with something in these graghic pages of peculiar interest to them. It is a noble work."-Athenæum.

"We must refer to Mr. Atkinson as one of the most intelligent and successful of the civilized travellers of our own day. By far the most important contribution to the history of these regions is to be found in Mr. Atkinson's recent publication on the Amoor-a work which derives equal interest from his well-stored portfolio and his pen."-Edinburgh Review.

"This is in every respect an aureus liber. Its magnificent apparel not inaptly symbolises its magnificent contents. Mr. Atkinson has here given us a narrative which could he told by no other living Englishman. The intrinsic interest of that narrative is enhanced by Mr. Atkinson's gift of vigorous and graceful description. Thanks to the power of his pen, and the still more remarkable power of his pencil we follow his travels with eager interest and anxiety. He himself is the chief object of interest, from his thirst for adventure and daring exploits, and the countless shapes of terror and death that he encounters. The work is a magnificent contribution to the literature of travel. More useful and pleasant reading can no where be found."-Literary Gazette.

"Mr. Atkinson has here presented the reading world with another valuable book o travels. It is as interesting, as entertaining, and as well written as his previous work. It is a volume which will not only afford intellectual entertainment of the highest order, but fitted to instruct both the philosopher and the statesman. The vast territorial acquisitions lately made by Russia in the Northern parts of Central Asia along the whole frontier of China, is described by an eye wi ness well qualified to estimate their real value and political advantages. Our readers, we feel sure, will peruse this interesting book of travels for themselves. It contains something for every taste."-Daily News

"The success of Mr. Atkinson's 'Oriental and Western Siberia' has happily induced him to write and publish another volume, and written with the same unflagging interest. A more pleasing as well as more novel book of travels it would be difficult to find. The illustrations are admirably executed, and they add ten fold to the value of a volume already possessing intrinsic merits of the highest kind. Independently of the deep interest it excites as a traveller's tale, the work has other claims. It presents peculiar geographical and ethnological information, and points out a boundless field of commerce to English enterprise. It marks with a decided pen the gradual advances of Russia towards British India, and the sweeping rush of her conquering energy from Siberia to the Pacific. Thus Mr. Atkinson's book has not only a literary, but a political and commercial importance. There Is food for all readers and interest for all."-Globe.

"This is noble and fascinating book, belonging in right both of subject and treatment to the choicest class of travel literature. The vast panorama unfolded is one of the most marvellous in the world, and has hitherto been among the least known to the nations of the west. It is now set before them with exquisite clearness and force of expression by one who has the highest claims to confidence as an observer and delineator."-Spectator.

"A really magnificent volume, which for many years to come must be a standard authority upon the country of which it treats. It is very interesting, and abounds in incident and anecdote both personal and local."-Chronicle.

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