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NEW WORKS

To be published in APRIL and MAY

I. Col. W. MURE'S CRITICAL HISTORY of the LANGUAGE and LITERATURE of ANCIENT GREECE. 3 Vols. 8vo.

II. The Rev. C. MERIVALE'S HISTORY of ROME under the EMPIRE. Vols. I. and II. 8vo.

III. MODERN STATE TRIALS REVISED and ILLUSTRATED. By W.C. TOWNSEND, Esq. M.A. Q.C. 2 vols. 8vo.

IV. Mr. S. LAING'S OBSERVATIONS on the SOCIAL and POLITICAL STATE of the EUROPEAN PEOPLE in 1848 and 1849. 8vo.

V. ESSAYS SELECTED from CONTRIBUTIONS to the EDINBURGH REVIEW. By HENRY ROGERS. 2 vols. 8vo.

VI. JAMES MONTGOMERY'S POETICAL WORKS. Complete in One Volume, with Portrait and Vignette. Square crown 8vo.

VII. ALETHEIA; or, the Doom of Mythology: with other poems. By WILLIAM C.M. KENT. 16mo.

VIII. The STATISTICAL COMPANION for 1850. By T.C. BANFIELD and C.R. WELD. Fcap. 8vo.

IX. Mr. A.K. JOHNSTON'S NEW GEOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARY: forming a complete General Gazetteer. 8vo.

X. LOUDON'S ENCYCLOPÆDIA of GARDENING. New Edition (1850). Corrected, &c. by Mrs. LOUDON. 8vo. with 1,000 Woodcuts. *** Also in 10 Monthly Parts, 5s. each, from May 1.

XI. LOUDON'S HORTUS BRITANNICUS. New Edition (1850). Corrected, &c. by Mrs. LOUDON and W.H. BAXTER. 8vo.

XII. Sir W.J. HOOKER'S BRITISH FLORA. New Edit. (1850). Corrected by the Author and Dr. WALKER-ARNOTT. Fcap. 8vo. Plates.

XIII. HEALTH, DISEASE, and REMEDY FAMILIARLY and PRACTICALLY CONSIDERED in RELATION to the BLOOD. By Dr. G. MOORE. Post 8vo.

XIV. The ACTS of the APOSTLES: with Commentary, and Practical and Devotional Suggestions. By the Rev. F.C. Cook, M.A. Post 8vo.

XV. The DOMESTIC LITURGY. By the Rev. THOMAS DALE, M.A. New Edition, separated from 'The Family Chaplain.' 4to. 10s. 6d.

XVI. The FAMILY CHAPLAIN. By the Rev. THOMAS DALE, M.A. New Edition, separated from 'The Domestic Liturgy.' 4to. 12s.

XVII. The EARL'S DAUGHTER. By the Author of 'Amy Herbert,' 'Lancton Parsonage,' &c. Fcap. 8vo.

XVIII. PRACTICAL HORSEMANSHIP. By HARRY HIEOVER. With two plates—'Going like Workmen,' and 'Going like Muffs.' Fcap. 8vo. 5s.

XIX. Mr. THOMAS TATE'S EXPERIMENTAL CHEMISTRY: or, Familiar Introduction to the Science of Agriculture. Fcap. 8vo. with Woodcuts.

XX. Dr. COPLAND on the CAUSES, NATURE, and TREATMENT of PALSY and APOPLEXY. Post 8vo.

XXI. Sir B.C. BRODIE'S PATHOLOGICAL and SURGICAL OBSERVATIONS on DISEASES of the JOINTS. New Edition. 8vo.

XXII. Dr. REECE'S MEDICAL GUIDE. New Edition (1850), thoroughly revised, corrected, and improved. 8vo. London: LONGMAN, BROWN, GREEN, and LONGMANS.

On the 1st of MAY next will be published, HISTORIC RELIQUES; a Series of Representations of ARMS, JEWELLERY, GOLD and SILVER PLATE, FURNITURE, ARMOUR, &c. in Royal and Noble Collections, Colleges, and Public Institutions, &c., and which formerly belonged to Individuals Eminent in History, drawn from the originals and etched by JOSEPH LIONEL WILLIAMS.

Relics of antiquity, in themselves most interesting and instructive, become doubly so when they have belonged to individuals whose deeds are chronicled in history. Who is there, "to dell forgetfulness a prey," who does not look with intense interest on objects connected with the "mighty victor, mighty lord," Edward the Third, the Black Prince, Henry VIII., the imperious Elizabeth, the ill-fated Mary of Scotland, or the unhappy Charles I.? Not only of kings, but of their favourites, and of the illustrious men who have shed lustre on the various epochs of history, are the relics most instructive and important.

The aim of the present publication is to illustrate, by a series of original Drawings, the various relics which have historical interest, such as Armour, Dresses, Jewellery, Gold and Silver Plate, Furniture, &c. formerly belonging to persons celebrated in history, and which are still treasured up in her Majesty's collections, in the museums of the nobility and gentry, in colleges, halls, and public museums, &c.

Some few of the relics of the past, having historical associations connected with them, have been represented in archæological works; but it is necessary to search through many volumes to find even a limited number of them, and the present work would embrace a great variety hitherto unrepresented; at the same time, its peculiar feature, that every subject would be Historical, renders it a book of great novelty and importance. To the Historian and Antiquary the proposed series of Illustrations recommends itself by its character and importance; to the lover of ancient Art, for the beauty of most of the objects represented; and its claims on the general reader are the connexion of the Relics with the dead whose actions are the theme of history and romance. To the Artist these Illustrations will be of essential importance; and to the Manufacturer of scarcely less value, as the Relics themselves are, in most cases, either of exquisite beauty of form or striking and characteristic style, and by furnishing data, will enable him to carry out designs in the style peculiar to all periods.

It is proposed to publish the Work in Monthly Parts, containing three Etchings drawn with the most scrupulous fidelity, and illustrative Vignettes beautifully engraved on Wood. The plates will be coloured, and the size of the Work be imperial 8vo.; a limited number in imperial 4to.; the subjects fully coloured, and the initial letters also.

The Editor will be greatly obliged by communications respecting Relics of Historic Interest being forwarded to 198. Strand.

Price 2s. 6d. each Part; to be completed in Ten Parts. Office, 198. Strand.

Printed by THOMAS CLARK SHAW, of No. 8. New Street Square, at No. 5 New Street Square, in the Parish of St. Bride, in the City of London; and published by GEORGE BELL, of No. 186. Fleet Street, in the Parish of St. Dunstan in the West, in the City of London, Publisher, at No. 186. Fleet Street aforesaid.—Saturday, March 30. 1850.