ing), and "Sam Weller's Valentine" (Dickens). The Rev. D. Thomson of Forgan presided, and votes of thanks to him and the amateurs for enabling the inhabitants of Newport to spend a most delightful evening together, were warmly accorded.

BRECHIN. PENNY READINGS.-An effort is being made at present by the Rev. Mr. Crabb and some others to get these readings, which have proved so beneficial in other places, set agoing here, and a meeting has been held in the Court-room to consider what steps are to be taken in the matter.

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The Editor of" Penny Readings in Prose and Verse," having been requested "not to forget his young friends at Christmas," has great pleasure in announcing that Messrs. Frederick Warne & Co. are preparing for immediate publication a volume specially devoted to their amusement, to be entitled

FAIRY RHYMES

FOR

YOUNG READERS.

BY

J. E. CARPENTER.

It will be elegantly printed in small 4to, price 58., beautifully illustrated, with Portrait of the Author, new initial letters, &c., and adapted for Christmas and New Year's Gifts, and for Birthday Presents.

(1797-1835).

Jeanie Morrison

LYTTON, LORD (1805-Living).
Description of Lake Como

MARSTON, WESTLAND, LL.D.
(1820-Living),

Scene from the Patrician's
Daughter

vii. 15
MASSEY, GERALD (1828-Living).
Biographical Sketch
To-day and To-morrow

vii. 13
vii. 14
MACKENZIE, HENRY (1745-1831).
The Bashful Man.

vii. 133

MELVILLE, WHYTE (1821-Living).

Biographical Sketch

Dark John of the Glen

MERY AND BARTHELEMY.
Napoleon's Midnight Review. ix. 120

MERRICK, REV. JAMES

(1720-1769).

Vol.Page

viii. 108 1mph-m.

viii. 108

Biographical Sketch

The Laird of Cockpen
NACK, JAMES.

Here She Goes-and there She
Goes.

viii. 41

X. 8

vii. 4
viii. 81

viii. 145

x. 246

vii. 224

viii. 112

MONTGOMERY, JAMES (1771-1854).
Biographical Sketch
The Desolation of Greenland. ix. 219

ix. 218

viii, 158

viii. 158

vii. 168

vii. 168

viii. 211

NICHOLSON, JAMES (Living).

NOEL, THOMAS.
The Pauper's Drive.
NORTON, HON. CAROLINE
(1808-Living).

OXENFORD, JOHN (Living).
Wake not the Dead.

The Arab's Farewell to his
Horse

•

The King of Denmark's Ride
OTWAY, THOMAS (1651--1685).
Priuli and Jaffier

OWEN, ROBERT DALE.
The Rescue

Biographical Sketch
The Camelion

X. 158

x. 218

MILLS, JOHN (Living)."
Corporal Crump's Narrative. ix. 84 POE, EDGAR ALLAN (1811-1849).
In a Maelstrom.
MILTON, JOHN (1608-1674).
Evening in Paradise.
vii.
MICHELL, NICHOLAS (Living).
Early Morning in Regent's
Park . .

MOTHERWELL, WILLIAM

Vol.Page

x. 231

PATMORE, COVENTRY (Living).
Biographical Sketch .
The Chase.

PLATO (B.C, 430-B.C. 348).
Biographical Sketch.
The Death of Socrates

PORDEN, W.
The Wise Men of Gotham. ix. 47
PARKER, FRANCES S. (Living).
The Battle of the Bonnets. viii. 242
PARKES, BESSIE RAYNEK (Living).
Biographical Sketch
X. 124
The Ballad of the King's
Daughter

X. 124

PEACOCK, J. L. (1786—1866).
Biographical Sketch.
The Ferry.

Biographical Sketch
vii. 78 The Careless Couple..

ix. 68

vii. 187

ix. 112

ix. 149

X. 234

ix. 234

viii. 115

viii. 115

10 POPE, ALEXANDER (1688-1744).
Man-the Noble
Messiah

The Town and Country Mice
POULTER, REV. B.
The Siege of Belgrade .
PRAED, W. M. (1802-1839).
Waterloo
Quince

Laugh and Grow Fat.

PRINCE, JOHN CRITCHLEY

PLANCHE, J. R. (1796-Living).
Christmas is Coming

x. 106

x. 106

(1808-1866).
Biographical Sketch

vii. 161

vii. 164 What is Glory-what is Fame? vii. 162

vii. 164

PRIOR, MATTHEW (1664-1721).

vii. 24
viii. 223
ix. 176

vii. 142

vii. 123
viii. 8

X. 244

viii. 209
viii. 210