Oriental and Colonial.NEW ZEALAND AND ITS ABORIGINES:Being an Account of the Aborigines, Trade, and Resources of the Colony; and the advantages it now presents as a field for Emigration and the investment of Capital. ByWilliam Brown, lately a member of the Legislative Council of New Zealand. Post 8vo., price 8s.cloth.“A very intelligent and useful book.”—Times.AN ACCOUNT OF THE SETTLEMENTS OF THE NEW ZEALAND COMPANY,From Personal Observations during a residence there. By the Hon.Henry William Petre. In demy 8vo., with a Map and Plates. Fifth Edition. Price 3s.cloth.“This is a valuable contribution to our sources of information respecting New Zealand, and the best proof of the Author’s very favourable opinion of the country, is his making immediate arrangements to return there as a Colonist.”NEW ZEALAND, SOUTH AUSTRALIA, AND NEW SOUTH WALES.A Record of recent Travels in these Colonies, with especial reference to Emigration, and the advantageous employment of Labour and Capital. ByR. G. Jameson, Esq. Post 8vo., price 8s.cloth, with Maps and Plates.“Mr. Jameson is an intelligent and unprejudiced observer, and has made good use of his faculties.”—Spectator.SYDNEY AND MELBOURNE;With Remarks on the Present State and Future Prospects of New South Wales, and Practical Advice to Emigrants of various classes; to which is added a Summary of the Route home, by India, Egypt, &c. ByCharles John Baker, Esq. Post 8vo., price 8s.cloth.CALIFORNIA: A HISTORY OF UPPER AND LOWER CALIFORNIA,From their first Discovery to the present Time; comprising an Account of the Climate, Soil, Natural Productions, Agriculture, Commerce, &c. A full view of the Missionary Establishments, and Condition of the Free and domesticated Indians. With an Appendix, relating to Steam Navigation in the Pacific. Illustrated with a new Map, Plans of the Harbours, and numerous Engravings. ByAlexander Forbes, Esq. 8vo., price 14s.cloth.A SKETCH OF NEW SOUTH WALES.ByJ. O. Balfour, Esq., for Six Years a Settler in the Bathurst District. Post 8vo., price 6s.cloth.“To emigrants to the quarter of which it treats it must be a valuable guide.”—Literary Gazette.SUGGESTIONS FOR A GENERAL PLAN OF RAPID COMMUNICATION BY STEAM NAVIGATION AND RAILWAYS,And Applying it to the Shortening the Time of Communication between the Eastern and Western Hemispheres. ByEdward McGeachy, Esq., Crown Surveyor, Jamaica. With 2 maps, 8vo. price 3s.bds.CHINA OPENED;Or, a Display of the Topography, History, Customs, Manners, Arts, Manufactures, Commerce, Literature, Religion, Jurisprudence, &c., of theChinese Empire. By the Rev.Charles Gutzlaff. Revised by the Rev.Andrew Reed, D.D. In 2 vols., post 8vo., price 24s.cloth.“We obtain from these volumes more information of a practical kind than from any other publication; a closer view of the Domestic life of the Chinese—of the public institutions—the manufactures—natural resources—and literature. The work in fact is full of information, gathered with diligence, and fairly leaves the English reader without any excuse for ignorance on the subject.”—Atlas.“This is by far the most interesting, complete, and valuable account of the Chinese Empire that has yet been published.”—Sun.A HISTORY OF THE CHINESE EMPIRE, ANCIENT AND MODERN.Comprising a Retrospect of the Foreign Intercourse and Trade with China. Illustrated by a new and Corrected Map of the Empire. By the Rev.Charles Gutzlaff. In 2 vols. demy 8vo. bds., price 28s.“We cordially recommend this exceedingly interesting account of this very interesting country.”—London Review.“Mr. Gutzlaff has evidently combined industry with talent in producing this work, which far exceeds in information, research, and apparent veracity, anything we have before seen concerning this curious and singular nation.”—London News.HAND-BOOK FOR INDIA AND EGYPT:Comprising Travels from Calcutta, through India, to the Himalaya Mountains, and a Voyage down the Sutlege and Indus Rivers; a Visit to the City of Hyderabad, in Scinde; and a Journey to England by the Red Sea and Mediterranean: with Descriptions of the Three Presidencies of India; and the fullest details for parties proceeding to any part of India, either by the Overland Route, or by the way of the Cape of Good Hope. ByGeorge Parbury, Esq., M.R.A.S. Second Edition, one vol. post 8vo., with an entirely new Map, price 12s.cloth.⁂ The press, both of Great Britain and India, have combined in eulogizing the value of this work, but it may only here be needful to quote the following remarks from the editorial columns of theStandardof the 10th of April, 1843:—“We have elsewhere copied from Mr. Parbury’s Hand-Book to India and Egypt, an interesting account of the City of Hyderabad. Let us, in acknowledgment of the means afforded to us to inform and gratify our readers, say of Mr. Parbury’s work, as we may with truth, that it is the best Topographical Guide to the countries to which it refers we have ever seen, a most interesting book, independently of its topographical utility, and an almost indispensable key to the late transactions in Central Asia.”THE MODERN HISTORY AND CONDITION OF EGYPT.ItsClimate,Diseases, andCapabilities; exhibited in a Personal Narrative of Travels in that Country, with an Account of the Proceedings of Mahommed Ali Pascha, from 1801 to 1843, interspersed with Illustrations of Scripture History, the Fulfilment of Prophecy, and the Progress of Civilization in the East. ByW. Holt Yates, M.D., &c. In two thick volumes, demy 8vo., with numerous Illustrations, price 34s.cloth.“He fulfils his historic vocation by an ample resume of the more prominent incidents which have distinguished the fortunes of the Pascha, upon whose policy of general monopoly his strictures are severe enough, and acquits himself creditably from his spirited and highly coloured sketches of the abundant objects to which he draws attention.”—Morning Herald.THE INVALID’S GUIDE TO MADEIRA.With a Description of Teneriffe, Lisbon, Cintra, and Mafra; and a Vocabulary of the Portuguese and English Languages. ByWilliam White Cooper, M.R.C.S., Surgeon to the Hon. Artillery Company. In one vol. fcap. 8vo., price 4s.cloth gilt.“There has recently been published a small work by Mr. Cooper, which may be consulted with advantage.”—Sir James Clarkon Climate.NOTES AND OBSERVATIONS ON THE IONIAN ISLANDS AND MALTA;With someRemarksonConstantinopleandTurkey; and on the system of Quarantine, as at present conducted. ByJohn Davy, M.D., F.R.SS., L. & E., Inspector-General of Army Hospitals, L. R. In 2 vols. demy 8vo., price 32s.cloth, with a large Map by Arrowsmith, and illustrated with Plates.“Dr. Davy’s work deserves to be bought as well as perused, so carefully, completely and expensively has it been got up. We hope that the consciousness of having discharged such an important duty will not be the only result of his long labour, but that the work will prove as remunerative as it ought to be.”—Westminster Review.“There probably is not another work in our language in which so ample and substantially useful an account is given of the Ionian Islands as is here to be found. There can be little doubt that to these volumes will be assigned an honourable place amongst the recognised master-works of the class to which they belong.”—Morning Herald.THE NATURE AND PROPERTIES OF THE SUGAR CANE;With Practical Directions for the Improvement of its Culture, and the Manufacture of its Products. To which is added an additional Chapter on theManufacture of Sugar from Beet-root. ByGeorge Richardson Porter, F.R.S., Corresponding Member of the Institute of France. New Edition, demy 8vo., price 12s.cloth, revised throughout, with many additions and corrections by the Author, and illustrated with Plates.HISTORICAL RECORDS OF THE HON. E. I. C. FIRST MADRAS EUROPEAN REGIMENT.Containing an Account of the Establishment of Independent Companies in 1645, their formation into a Regiment in 1748, and its subsequent Services to 1842. ByA Staff Officer. In one vol. demy 8vo., with illustrations, price 18s.cloth.THE ANGLO-INDIAN AND COLONIAL ALMANACK.AndCivil,Military, andCommercial Directoryfor 1846. In post 8vo., price 2s.6d.in ornamental wrapper.TheHome Departmentof the Almanack comprises—I.CivilandEcclesiastical; including the Government offices and the India House; together with the forms of procedure, and educational studies, requisite for obtaining Civil Appointments, and all matters connected with those appointments, from the commencing salary to the retiring allowance.—II.MilitaryandMarine; including information of a similar kind respecting these services, and the Home Establishment of the East India Company.—III.Commercial; containing Lists of Merchants, Agents, Associations, &c, throughout the United Kingdom; likewise, the trades connected with India and the Colonies; and Tariff of Indian and Colonial produce.TheEast Indian and Colonial Departmentembraces—I.Civil. The Government Lists of Bengal, Madras, Bombay, Ceylon, Hong Kong, Australia, New Zealand, Mauritius, and the Cape of Good Hope; Lists of Civil Servants and their appointments, and of Judicial Establishments, with a detailed account of the Benefit Funds.—II.Military. Staff and Field Officers; Distribution of the Army, including the Royal troops; Ecclesiastical Establishment; and all Benefit Funds.—III.Commercial. List of Mercantile Firms, Banks, Insurance Companies, Public Institutions, &c., in India and the Colonies; with the respective Tariffs, and Tables of Money, Weights, Measures, &c., and other miscellaneous information.
Oriental and Colonial.NEW ZEALAND AND ITS ABORIGINES:Being an Account of the Aborigines, Trade, and Resources of the Colony; and the advantages it now presents as a field for Emigration and the investment of Capital. ByWilliam Brown, lately a member of the Legislative Council of New Zealand. Post 8vo., price 8s.cloth.“A very intelligent and useful book.”—Times.AN ACCOUNT OF THE SETTLEMENTS OF THE NEW ZEALAND COMPANY,From Personal Observations during a residence there. By the Hon.Henry William Petre. In demy 8vo., with a Map and Plates. Fifth Edition. Price 3s.cloth.“This is a valuable contribution to our sources of information respecting New Zealand, and the best proof of the Author’s very favourable opinion of the country, is his making immediate arrangements to return there as a Colonist.”NEW ZEALAND, SOUTH AUSTRALIA, AND NEW SOUTH WALES.A Record of recent Travels in these Colonies, with especial reference to Emigration, and the advantageous employment of Labour and Capital. ByR. G. Jameson, Esq. Post 8vo., price 8s.cloth, with Maps and Plates.“Mr. Jameson is an intelligent and unprejudiced observer, and has made good use of his faculties.”—Spectator.SYDNEY AND MELBOURNE;With Remarks on the Present State and Future Prospects of New South Wales, and Practical Advice to Emigrants of various classes; to which is added a Summary of the Route home, by India, Egypt, &c. ByCharles John Baker, Esq. Post 8vo., price 8s.cloth.CALIFORNIA: A HISTORY OF UPPER AND LOWER CALIFORNIA,From their first Discovery to the present Time; comprising an Account of the Climate, Soil, Natural Productions, Agriculture, Commerce, &c. A full view of the Missionary Establishments, and Condition of the Free and domesticated Indians. With an Appendix, relating to Steam Navigation in the Pacific. Illustrated with a new Map, Plans of the Harbours, and numerous Engravings. ByAlexander Forbes, Esq. 8vo., price 14s.cloth.A SKETCH OF NEW SOUTH WALES.ByJ. O. Balfour, Esq., for Six Years a Settler in the Bathurst District. Post 8vo., price 6s.cloth.“To emigrants to the quarter of which it treats it must be a valuable guide.”—Literary Gazette.SUGGESTIONS FOR A GENERAL PLAN OF RAPID COMMUNICATION BY STEAM NAVIGATION AND RAILWAYS,And Applying it to the Shortening the Time of Communication between the Eastern and Western Hemispheres. ByEdward McGeachy, Esq., Crown Surveyor, Jamaica. With 2 maps, 8vo. price 3s.bds.CHINA OPENED;Or, a Display of the Topography, History, Customs, Manners, Arts, Manufactures, Commerce, Literature, Religion, Jurisprudence, &c., of theChinese Empire. By the Rev.Charles Gutzlaff. Revised by the Rev.Andrew Reed, D.D. In 2 vols., post 8vo., price 24s.cloth.“We obtain from these volumes more information of a practical kind than from any other publication; a closer view of the Domestic life of the Chinese—of the public institutions—the manufactures—natural resources—and literature. The work in fact is full of information, gathered with diligence, and fairly leaves the English reader without any excuse for ignorance on the subject.”—Atlas.“This is by far the most interesting, complete, and valuable account of the Chinese Empire that has yet been published.”—Sun.A HISTORY OF THE CHINESE EMPIRE, ANCIENT AND MODERN.Comprising a Retrospect of the Foreign Intercourse and Trade with China. Illustrated by a new and Corrected Map of the Empire. By the Rev.Charles Gutzlaff. In 2 vols. demy 8vo. bds., price 28s.“We cordially recommend this exceedingly interesting account of this very interesting country.”—London Review.“Mr. Gutzlaff has evidently combined industry with talent in producing this work, which far exceeds in information, research, and apparent veracity, anything we have before seen concerning this curious and singular nation.”—London News.HAND-BOOK FOR INDIA AND EGYPT:Comprising Travels from Calcutta, through India, to the Himalaya Mountains, and a Voyage down the Sutlege and Indus Rivers; a Visit to the City of Hyderabad, in Scinde; and a Journey to England by the Red Sea and Mediterranean: with Descriptions of the Three Presidencies of India; and the fullest details for parties proceeding to any part of India, either by the Overland Route, or by the way of the Cape of Good Hope. ByGeorge Parbury, Esq., M.R.A.S. Second Edition, one vol. post 8vo., with an entirely new Map, price 12s.cloth.⁂ The press, both of Great Britain and India, have combined in eulogizing the value of this work, but it may only here be needful to quote the following remarks from the editorial columns of theStandardof the 10th of April, 1843:—“We have elsewhere copied from Mr. Parbury’s Hand-Book to India and Egypt, an interesting account of the City of Hyderabad. Let us, in acknowledgment of the means afforded to us to inform and gratify our readers, say of Mr. Parbury’s work, as we may with truth, that it is the best Topographical Guide to the countries to which it refers we have ever seen, a most interesting book, independently of its topographical utility, and an almost indispensable key to the late transactions in Central Asia.”THE MODERN HISTORY AND CONDITION OF EGYPT.ItsClimate,Diseases, andCapabilities; exhibited in a Personal Narrative of Travels in that Country, with an Account of the Proceedings of Mahommed Ali Pascha, from 1801 to 1843, interspersed with Illustrations of Scripture History, the Fulfilment of Prophecy, and the Progress of Civilization in the East. ByW. Holt Yates, M.D., &c. In two thick volumes, demy 8vo., with numerous Illustrations, price 34s.cloth.“He fulfils his historic vocation by an ample resume of the more prominent incidents which have distinguished the fortunes of the Pascha, upon whose policy of general monopoly his strictures are severe enough, and acquits himself creditably from his spirited and highly coloured sketches of the abundant objects to which he draws attention.”—Morning Herald.THE INVALID’S GUIDE TO MADEIRA.With a Description of Teneriffe, Lisbon, Cintra, and Mafra; and a Vocabulary of the Portuguese and English Languages. ByWilliam White Cooper, M.R.C.S., Surgeon to the Hon. Artillery Company. In one vol. fcap. 8vo., price 4s.cloth gilt.“There has recently been published a small work by Mr. Cooper, which may be consulted with advantage.”—Sir James Clarkon Climate.NOTES AND OBSERVATIONS ON THE IONIAN ISLANDS AND MALTA;With someRemarksonConstantinopleandTurkey; and on the system of Quarantine, as at present conducted. ByJohn Davy, M.D., F.R.SS., L. & E., Inspector-General of Army Hospitals, L. R. In 2 vols. demy 8vo., price 32s.cloth, with a large Map by Arrowsmith, and illustrated with Plates.“Dr. Davy’s work deserves to be bought as well as perused, so carefully, completely and expensively has it been got up. We hope that the consciousness of having discharged such an important duty will not be the only result of his long labour, but that the work will prove as remunerative as it ought to be.”—Westminster Review.“There probably is not another work in our language in which so ample and substantially useful an account is given of the Ionian Islands as is here to be found. There can be little doubt that to these volumes will be assigned an honourable place amongst the recognised master-works of the class to which they belong.”—Morning Herald.THE NATURE AND PROPERTIES OF THE SUGAR CANE;With Practical Directions for the Improvement of its Culture, and the Manufacture of its Products. To which is added an additional Chapter on theManufacture of Sugar from Beet-root. ByGeorge Richardson Porter, F.R.S., Corresponding Member of the Institute of France. New Edition, demy 8vo., price 12s.cloth, revised throughout, with many additions and corrections by the Author, and illustrated with Plates.HISTORICAL RECORDS OF THE HON. E. I. C. FIRST MADRAS EUROPEAN REGIMENT.Containing an Account of the Establishment of Independent Companies in 1645, their formation into a Regiment in 1748, and its subsequent Services to 1842. ByA Staff Officer. In one vol. demy 8vo., with illustrations, price 18s.cloth.THE ANGLO-INDIAN AND COLONIAL ALMANACK.AndCivil,Military, andCommercial Directoryfor 1846. In post 8vo., price 2s.6d.in ornamental wrapper.TheHome Departmentof the Almanack comprises—I.CivilandEcclesiastical; including the Government offices and the India House; together with the forms of procedure, and educational studies, requisite for obtaining Civil Appointments, and all matters connected with those appointments, from the commencing salary to the retiring allowance.—II.MilitaryandMarine; including information of a similar kind respecting these services, and the Home Establishment of the East India Company.—III.Commercial; containing Lists of Merchants, Agents, Associations, &c, throughout the United Kingdom; likewise, the trades connected with India and the Colonies; and Tariff of Indian and Colonial produce.TheEast Indian and Colonial Departmentembraces—I.Civil. The Government Lists of Bengal, Madras, Bombay, Ceylon, Hong Kong, Australia, New Zealand, Mauritius, and the Cape of Good Hope; Lists of Civil Servants and their appointments, and of Judicial Establishments, with a detailed account of the Benefit Funds.—II.Military. Staff and Field Officers; Distribution of the Army, including the Royal troops; Ecclesiastical Establishment; and all Benefit Funds.—III.Commercial. List of Mercantile Firms, Banks, Insurance Companies, Public Institutions, &c., in India and the Colonies; with the respective Tariffs, and Tables of Money, Weights, Measures, &c., and other miscellaneous information.
Oriental and Colonial.NEW ZEALAND AND ITS ABORIGINES:Being an Account of the Aborigines, Trade, and Resources of the Colony; and the advantages it now presents as a field for Emigration and the investment of Capital. ByWilliam Brown, lately a member of the Legislative Council of New Zealand. Post 8vo., price 8s.cloth.“A very intelligent and useful book.”—Times.AN ACCOUNT OF THE SETTLEMENTS OF THE NEW ZEALAND COMPANY,From Personal Observations during a residence there. By the Hon.Henry William Petre. In demy 8vo., with a Map and Plates. Fifth Edition. Price 3s.cloth.“This is a valuable contribution to our sources of information respecting New Zealand, and the best proof of the Author’s very favourable opinion of the country, is his making immediate arrangements to return there as a Colonist.”NEW ZEALAND, SOUTH AUSTRALIA, AND NEW SOUTH WALES.A Record of recent Travels in these Colonies, with especial reference to Emigration, and the advantageous employment of Labour and Capital. ByR. G. Jameson, Esq. Post 8vo., price 8s.cloth, with Maps and Plates.“Mr. Jameson is an intelligent and unprejudiced observer, and has made good use of his faculties.”—Spectator.SYDNEY AND MELBOURNE;With Remarks on the Present State and Future Prospects of New South Wales, and Practical Advice to Emigrants of various classes; to which is added a Summary of the Route home, by India, Egypt, &c. ByCharles John Baker, Esq. Post 8vo., price 8s.cloth.CALIFORNIA: A HISTORY OF UPPER AND LOWER CALIFORNIA,From their first Discovery to the present Time; comprising an Account of the Climate, Soil, Natural Productions, Agriculture, Commerce, &c. A full view of the Missionary Establishments, and Condition of the Free and domesticated Indians. With an Appendix, relating to Steam Navigation in the Pacific. Illustrated with a new Map, Plans of the Harbours, and numerous Engravings. ByAlexander Forbes, Esq. 8vo., price 14s.cloth.A SKETCH OF NEW SOUTH WALES.ByJ. O. Balfour, Esq., for Six Years a Settler in the Bathurst District. Post 8vo., price 6s.cloth.“To emigrants to the quarter of which it treats it must be a valuable guide.”—Literary Gazette.SUGGESTIONS FOR A GENERAL PLAN OF RAPID COMMUNICATION BY STEAM NAVIGATION AND RAILWAYS,And Applying it to the Shortening the Time of Communication between the Eastern and Western Hemispheres. ByEdward McGeachy, Esq., Crown Surveyor, Jamaica. With 2 maps, 8vo. price 3s.bds.CHINA OPENED;Or, a Display of the Topography, History, Customs, Manners, Arts, Manufactures, Commerce, Literature, Religion, Jurisprudence, &c., of theChinese Empire. By the Rev.Charles Gutzlaff. Revised by the Rev.Andrew Reed, D.D. In 2 vols., post 8vo., price 24s.cloth.“We obtain from these volumes more information of a practical kind than from any other publication; a closer view of the Domestic life of the Chinese—of the public institutions—the manufactures—natural resources—and literature. The work in fact is full of information, gathered with diligence, and fairly leaves the English reader without any excuse for ignorance on the subject.”—Atlas.“This is by far the most interesting, complete, and valuable account of the Chinese Empire that has yet been published.”—Sun.A HISTORY OF THE CHINESE EMPIRE, ANCIENT AND MODERN.Comprising a Retrospect of the Foreign Intercourse and Trade with China. Illustrated by a new and Corrected Map of the Empire. By the Rev.Charles Gutzlaff. In 2 vols. demy 8vo. bds., price 28s.“We cordially recommend this exceedingly interesting account of this very interesting country.”—London Review.“Mr. Gutzlaff has evidently combined industry with talent in producing this work, which far exceeds in information, research, and apparent veracity, anything we have before seen concerning this curious and singular nation.”—London News.HAND-BOOK FOR INDIA AND EGYPT:Comprising Travels from Calcutta, through India, to the Himalaya Mountains, and a Voyage down the Sutlege and Indus Rivers; a Visit to the City of Hyderabad, in Scinde; and a Journey to England by the Red Sea and Mediterranean: with Descriptions of the Three Presidencies of India; and the fullest details for parties proceeding to any part of India, either by the Overland Route, or by the way of the Cape of Good Hope. ByGeorge Parbury, Esq., M.R.A.S. Second Edition, one vol. post 8vo., with an entirely new Map, price 12s.cloth.⁂ The press, both of Great Britain and India, have combined in eulogizing the value of this work, but it may only here be needful to quote the following remarks from the editorial columns of theStandardof the 10th of April, 1843:—“We have elsewhere copied from Mr. Parbury’s Hand-Book to India and Egypt, an interesting account of the City of Hyderabad. Let us, in acknowledgment of the means afforded to us to inform and gratify our readers, say of Mr. Parbury’s work, as we may with truth, that it is the best Topographical Guide to the countries to which it refers we have ever seen, a most interesting book, independently of its topographical utility, and an almost indispensable key to the late transactions in Central Asia.”THE MODERN HISTORY AND CONDITION OF EGYPT.ItsClimate,Diseases, andCapabilities; exhibited in a Personal Narrative of Travels in that Country, with an Account of the Proceedings of Mahommed Ali Pascha, from 1801 to 1843, interspersed with Illustrations of Scripture History, the Fulfilment of Prophecy, and the Progress of Civilization in the East. ByW. Holt Yates, M.D., &c. In two thick volumes, demy 8vo., with numerous Illustrations, price 34s.cloth.“He fulfils his historic vocation by an ample resume of the more prominent incidents which have distinguished the fortunes of the Pascha, upon whose policy of general monopoly his strictures are severe enough, and acquits himself creditably from his spirited and highly coloured sketches of the abundant objects to which he draws attention.”—Morning Herald.THE INVALID’S GUIDE TO MADEIRA.With a Description of Teneriffe, Lisbon, Cintra, and Mafra; and a Vocabulary of the Portuguese and English Languages. ByWilliam White Cooper, M.R.C.S., Surgeon to the Hon. Artillery Company. In one vol. fcap. 8vo., price 4s.cloth gilt.“There has recently been published a small work by Mr. Cooper, which may be consulted with advantage.”—Sir James Clarkon Climate.NOTES AND OBSERVATIONS ON THE IONIAN ISLANDS AND MALTA;With someRemarksonConstantinopleandTurkey; and on the system of Quarantine, as at present conducted. ByJohn Davy, M.D., F.R.SS., L. & E., Inspector-General of Army Hospitals, L. R. In 2 vols. demy 8vo., price 32s.cloth, with a large Map by Arrowsmith, and illustrated with Plates.“Dr. Davy’s work deserves to be bought as well as perused, so carefully, completely and expensively has it been got up. We hope that the consciousness of having discharged such an important duty will not be the only result of his long labour, but that the work will prove as remunerative as it ought to be.”—Westminster Review.“There probably is not another work in our language in which so ample and substantially useful an account is given of the Ionian Islands as is here to be found. There can be little doubt that to these volumes will be assigned an honourable place amongst the recognised master-works of the class to which they belong.”—Morning Herald.THE NATURE AND PROPERTIES OF THE SUGAR CANE;With Practical Directions for the Improvement of its Culture, and the Manufacture of its Products. To which is added an additional Chapter on theManufacture of Sugar from Beet-root. ByGeorge Richardson Porter, F.R.S., Corresponding Member of the Institute of France. New Edition, demy 8vo., price 12s.cloth, revised throughout, with many additions and corrections by the Author, and illustrated with Plates.HISTORICAL RECORDS OF THE HON. E. I. C. FIRST MADRAS EUROPEAN REGIMENT.Containing an Account of the Establishment of Independent Companies in 1645, their formation into a Regiment in 1748, and its subsequent Services to 1842. ByA Staff Officer. In one vol. demy 8vo., with illustrations, price 18s.cloth.THE ANGLO-INDIAN AND COLONIAL ALMANACK.AndCivil,Military, andCommercial Directoryfor 1846. In post 8vo., price 2s.6d.in ornamental wrapper.TheHome Departmentof the Almanack comprises—I.CivilandEcclesiastical; including the Government offices and the India House; together with the forms of procedure, and educational studies, requisite for obtaining Civil Appointments, and all matters connected with those appointments, from the commencing salary to the retiring allowance.—II.MilitaryandMarine; including information of a similar kind respecting these services, and the Home Establishment of the East India Company.—III.Commercial; containing Lists of Merchants, Agents, Associations, &c, throughout the United Kingdom; likewise, the trades connected with India and the Colonies; and Tariff of Indian and Colonial produce.TheEast Indian and Colonial Departmentembraces—I.Civil. The Government Lists of Bengal, Madras, Bombay, Ceylon, Hong Kong, Australia, New Zealand, Mauritius, and the Cape of Good Hope; Lists of Civil Servants and their appointments, and of Judicial Establishments, with a detailed account of the Benefit Funds.—II.Military. Staff and Field Officers; Distribution of the Army, including the Royal troops; Ecclesiastical Establishment; and all Benefit Funds.—III.Commercial. List of Mercantile Firms, Banks, Insurance Companies, Public Institutions, &c., in India and the Colonies; with the respective Tariffs, and Tables of Money, Weights, Measures, &c., and other miscellaneous information.
Oriental and Colonial.NEW ZEALAND AND ITS ABORIGINES:Being an Account of the Aborigines, Trade, and Resources of the Colony; and the advantages it now presents as a field for Emigration and the investment of Capital. ByWilliam Brown, lately a member of the Legislative Council of New Zealand. Post 8vo., price 8s.cloth.“A very intelligent and useful book.”—Times.AN ACCOUNT OF THE SETTLEMENTS OF THE NEW ZEALAND COMPANY,From Personal Observations during a residence there. By the Hon.Henry William Petre. In demy 8vo., with a Map and Plates. Fifth Edition. Price 3s.cloth.“This is a valuable contribution to our sources of information respecting New Zealand, and the best proof of the Author’s very favourable opinion of the country, is his making immediate arrangements to return there as a Colonist.”NEW ZEALAND, SOUTH AUSTRALIA, AND NEW SOUTH WALES.A Record of recent Travels in these Colonies, with especial reference to Emigration, and the advantageous employment of Labour and Capital. ByR. G. Jameson, Esq. Post 8vo., price 8s.cloth, with Maps and Plates.“Mr. Jameson is an intelligent and unprejudiced observer, and has made good use of his faculties.”—Spectator.SYDNEY AND MELBOURNE;With Remarks on the Present State and Future Prospects of New South Wales, and Practical Advice to Emigrants of various classes; to which is added a Summary of the Route home, by India, Egypt, &c. ByCharles John Baker, Esq. Post 8vo., price 8s.cloth.CALIFORNIA: A HISTORY OF UPPER AND LOWER CALIFORNIA,From their first Discovery to the present Time; comprising an Account of the Climate, Soil, Natural Productions, Agriculture, Commerce, &c. A full view of the Missionary Establishments, and Condition of the Free and domesticated Indians. With an Appendix, relating to Steam Navigation in the Pacific. Illustrated with a new Map, Plans of the Harbours, and numerous Engravings. ByAlexander Forbes, Esq. 8vo., price 14s.cloth.A SKETCH OF NEW SOUTH WALES.ByJ. O. Balfour, Esq., for Six Years a Settler in the Bathurst District. Post 8vo., price 6s.cloth.“To emigrants to the quarter of which it treats it must be a valuable guide.”—Literary Gazette.SUGGESTIONS FOR A GENERAL PLAN OF RAPID COMMUNICATION BY STEAM NAVIGATION AND RAILWAYS,And Applying it to the Shortening the Time of Communication between the Eastern and Western Hemispheres. ByEdward McGeachy, Esq., Crown Surveyor, Jamaica. With 2 maps, 8vo. price 3s.bds.CHINA OPENED;Or, a Display of the Topography, History, Customs, Manners, Arts, Manufactures, Commerce, Literature, Religion, Jurisprudence, &c., of theChinese Empire. By the Rev.Charles Gutzlaff. Revised by the Rev.Andrew Reed, D.D. In 2 vols., post 8vo., price 24s.cloth.“We obtain from these volumes more information of a practical kind than from any other publication; a closer view of the Domestic life of the Chinese—of the public institutions—the manufactures—natural resources—and literature. The work in fact is full of information, gathered with diligence, and fairly leaves the English reader without any excuse for ignorance on the subject.”—Atlas.“This is by far the most interesting, complete, and valuable account of the Chinese Empire that has yet been published.”—Sun.A HISTORY OF THE CHINESE EMPIRE, ANCIENT AND MODERN.Comprising a Retrospect of the Foreign Intercourse and Trade with China. Illustrated by a new and Corrected Map of the Empire. By the Rev.Charles Gutzlaff. In 2 vols. demy 8vo. bds., price 28s.“We cordially recommend this exceedingly interesting account of this very interesting country.”—London Review.“Mr. Gutzlaff has evidently combined industry with talent in producing this work, which far exceeds in information, research, and apparent veracity, anything we have before seen concerning this curious and singular nation.”—London News.HAND-BOOK FOR INDIA AND EGYPT:Comprising Travels from Calcutta, through India, to the Himalaya Mountains, and a Voyage down the Sutlege and Indus Rivers; a Visit to the City of Hyderabad, in Scinde; and a Journey to England by the Red Sea and Mediterranean: with Descriptions of the Three Presidencies of India; and the fullest details for parties proceeding to any part of India, either by the Overland Route, or by the way of the Cape of Good Hope. ByGeorge Parbury, Esq., M.R.A.S. Second Edition, one vol. post 8vo., with an entirely new Map, price 12s.cloth.⁂ The press, both of Great Britain and India, have combined in eulogizing the value of this work, but it may only here be needful to quote the following remarks from the editorial columns of theStandardof the 10th of April, 1843:—“We have elsewhere copied from Mr. Parbury’s Hand-Book to India and Egypt, an interesting account of the City of Hyderabad. Let us, in acknowledgment of the means afforded to us to inform and gratify our readers, say of Mr. Parbury’s work, as we may with truth, that it is the best Topographical Guide to the countries to which it refers we have ever seen, a most interesting book, independently of its topographical utility, and an almost indispensable key to the late transactions in Central Asia.”THE MODERN HISTORY AND CONDITION OF EGYPT.ItsClimate,Diseases, andCapabilities; exhibited in a Personal Narrative of Travels in that Country, with an Account of the Proceedings of Mahommed Ali Pascha, from 1801 to 1843, interspersed with Illustrations of Scripture History, the Fulfilment of Prophecy, and the Progress of Civilization in the East. ByW. Holt Yates, M.D., &c. In two thick volumes, demy 8vo., with numerous Illustrations, price 34s.cloth.“He fulfils his historic vocation by an ample resume of the more prominent incidents which have distinguished the fortunes of the Pascha, upon whose policy of general monopoly his strictures are severe enough, and acquits himself creditably from his spirited and highly coloured sketches of the abundant objects to which he draws attention.”—Morning Herald.THE INVALID’S GUIDE TO MADEIRA.With a Description of Teneriffe, Lisbon, Cintra, and Mafra; and a Vocabulary of the Portuguese and English Languages. ByWilliam White Cooper, M.R.C.S., Surgeon to the Hon. Artillery Company. In one vol. fcap. 8vo., price 4s.cloth gilt.“There has recently been published a small work by Mr. Cooper, which may be consulted with advantage.”—Sir James Clarkon Climate.NOTES AND OBSERVATIONS ON THE IONIAN ISLANDS AND MALTA;With someRemarksonConstantinopleandTurkey; and on the system of Quarantine, as at present conducted. ByJohn Davy, M.D., F.R.SS., L. & E., Inspector-General of Army Hospitals, L. R. In 2 vols. demy 8vo., price 32s.cloth, with a large Map by Arrowsmith, and illustrated with Plates.“Dr. Davy’s work deserves to be bought as well as perused, so carefully, completely and expensively has it been got up. We hope that the consciousness of having discharged such an important duty will not be the only result of his long labour, but that the work will prove as remunerative as it ought to be.”—Westminster Review.“There probably is not another work in our language in which so ample and substantially useful an account is given of the Ionian Islands as is here to be found. There can be little doubt that to these volumes will be assigned an honourable place amongst the recognised master-works of the class to which they belong.”—Morning Herald.THE NATURE AND PROPERTIES OF THE SUGAR CANE;With Practical Directions for the Improvement of its Culture, and the Manufacture of its Products. To which is added an additional Chapter on theManufacture of Sugar from Beet-root. ByGeorge Richardson Porter, F.R.S., Corresponding Member of the Institute of France. New Edition, demy 8vo., price 12s.cloth, revised throughout, with many additions and corrections by the Author, and illustrated with Plates.HISTORICAL RECORDS OF THE HON. E. I. C. FIRST MADRAS EUROPEAN REGIMENT.Containing an Account of the Establishment of Independent Companies in 1645, their formation into a Regiment in 1748, and its subsequent Services to 1842. ByA Staff Officer. In one vol. demy 8vo., with illustrations, price 18s.cloth.THE ANGLO-INDIAN AND COLONIAL ALMANACK.AndCivil,Military, andCommercial Directoryfor 1846. In post 8vo., price 2s.6d.in ornamental wrapper.TheHome Departmentof the Almanack comprises—I.CivilandEcclesiastical; including the Government offices and the India House; together with the forms of procedure, and educational studies, requisite for obtaining Civil Appointments, and all matters connected with those appointments, from the commencing salary to the retiring allowance.—II.MilitaryandMarine; including information of a similar kind respecting these services, and the Home Establishment of the East India Company.—III.Commercial; containing Lists of Merchants, Agents, Associations, &c, throughout the United Kingdom; likewise, the trades connected with India and the Colonies; and Tariff of Indian and Colonial produce.TheEast Indian and Colonial Departmentembraces—I.Civil. The Government Lists of Bengal, Madras, Bombay, Ceylon, Hong Kong, Australia, New Zealand, Mauritius, and the Cape of Good Hope; Lists of Civil Servants and their appointments, and of Judicial Establishments, with a detailed account of the Benefit Funds.—II.Military. Staff and Field Officers; Distribution of the Army, including the Royal troops; Ecclesiastical Establishment; and all Benefit Funds.—III.Commercial. List of Mercantile Firms, Banks, Insurance Companies, Public Institutions, &c., in India and the Colonies; with the respective Tariffs, and Tables of Money, Weights, Measures, &c., and other miscellaneous information.
Oriental and Colonial.
NEW ZEALAND AND ITS ABORIGINES:Being an Account of the Aborigines, Trade, and Resources of the Colony; and the advantages it now presents as a field for Emigration and the investment of Capital. ByWilliam Brown, lately a member of the Legislative Council of New Zealand. Post 8vo., price 8s.cloth.“A very intelligent and useful book.”—Times.AN ACCOUNT OF THE SETTLEMENTS OF THE NEW ZEALAND COMPANY,From Personal Observations during a residence there. By the Hon.Henry William Petre. In demy 8vo., with a Map and Plates. Fifth Edition. Price 3s.cloth.“This is a valuable contribution to our sources of information respecting New Zealand, and the best proof of the Author’s very favourable opinion of the country, is his making immediate arrangements to return there as a Colonist.”NEW ZEALAND, SOUTH AUSTRALIA, AND NEW SOUTH WALES.A Record of recent Travels in these Colonies, with especial reference to Emigration, and the advantageous employment of Labour and Capital. ByR. G. Jameson, Esq. Post 8vo., price 8s.cloth, with Maps and Plates.“Mr. Jameson is an intelligent and unprejudiced observer, and has made good use of his faculties.”—Spectator.SYDNEY AND MELBOURNE;With Remarks on the Present State and Future Prospects of New South Wales, and Practical Advice to Emigrants of various classes; to which is added a Summary of the Route home, by India, Egypt, &c. ByCharles John Baker, Esq. Post 8vo., price 8s.cloth.CALIFORNIA: A HISTORY OF UPPER AND LOWER CALIFORNIA,From their first Discovery to the present Time; comprising an Account of the Climate, Soil, Natural Productions, Agriculture, Commerce, &c. A full view of the Missionary Establishments, and Condition of the Free and domesticated Indians. With an Appendix, relating to Steam Navigation in the Pacific. Illustrated with a new Map, Plans of the Harbours, and numerous Engravings. ByAlexander Forbes, Esq. 8vo., price 14s.cloth.A SKETCH OF NEW SOUTH WALES.ByJ. O. Balfour, Esq., for Six Years a Settler in the Bathurst District. Post 8vo., price 6s.cloth.“To emigrants to the quarter of which it treats it must be a valuable guide.”—Literary Gazette.SUGGESTIONS FOR A GENERAL PLAN OF RAPID COMMUNICATION BY STEAM NAVIGATION AND RAILWAYS,And Applying it to the Shortening the Time of Communication between the Eastern and Western Hemispheres. ByEdward McGeachy, Esq., Crown Surveyor, Jamaica. With 2 maps, 8vo. price 3s.bds.CHINA OPENED;Or, a Display of the Topography, History, Customs, Manners, Arts, Manufactures, Commerce, Literature, Religion, Jurisprudence, &c., of theChinese Empire. By the Rev.Charles Gutzlaff. Revised by the Rev.Andrew Reed, D.D. In 2 vols., post 8vo., price 24s.cloth.“We obtain from these volumes more information of a practical kind than from any other publication; a closer view of the Domestic life of the Chinese—of the public institutions—the manufactures—natural resources—and literature. The work in fact is full of information, gathered with diligence, and fairly leaves the English reader without any excuse for ignorance on the subject.”—Atlas.“This is by far the most interesting, complete, and valuable account of the Chinese Empire that has yet been published.”—Sun.A HISTORY OF THE CHINESE EMPIRE, ANCIENT AND MODERN.Comprising a Retrospect of the Foreign Intercourse and Trade with China. Illustrated by a new and Corrected Map of the Empire. By the Rev.Charles Gutzlaff. In 2 vols. demy 8vo. bds., price 28s.“We cordially recommend this exceedingly interesting account of this very interesting country.”—London Review.“Mr. Gutzlaff has evidently combined industry with talent in producing this work, which far exceeds in information, research, and apparent veracity, anything we have before seen concerning this curious and singular nation.”—London News.HAND-BOOK FOR INDIA AND EGYPT:Comprising Travels from Calcutta, through India, to the Himalaya Mountains, and a Voyage down the Sutlege and Indus Rivers; a Visit to the City of Hyderabad, in Scinde; and a Journey to England by the Red Sea and Mediterranean: with Descriptions of the Three Presidencies of India; and the fullest details for parties proceeding to any part of India, either by the Overland Route, or by the way of the Cape of Good Hope. ByGeorge Parbury, Esq., M.R.A.S. Second Edition, one vol. post 8vo., with an entirely new Map, price 12s.cloth.⁂ The press, both of Great Britain and India, have combined in eulogizing the value of this work, but it may only here be needful to quote the following remarks from the editorial columns of theStandardof the 10th of April, 1843:—“We have elsewhere copied from Mr. Parbury’s Hand-Book to India and Egypt, an interesting account of the City of Hyderabad. Let us, in acknowledgment of the means afforded to us to inform and gratify our readers, say of Mr. Parbury’s work, as we may with truth, that it is the best Topographical Guide to the countries to which it refers we have ever seen, a most interesting book, independently of its topographical utility, and an almost indispensable key to the late transactions in Central Asia.”THE MODERN HISTORY AND CONDITION OF EGYPT.ItsClimate,Diseases, andCapabilities; exhibited in a Personal Narrative of Travels in that Country, with an Account of the Proceedings of Mahommed Ali Pascha, from 1801 to 1843, interspersed with Illustrations of Scripture History, the Fulfilment of Prophecy, and the Progress of Civilization in the East. ByW. Holt Yates, M.D., &c. In two thick volumes, demy 8vo., with numerous Illustrations, price 34s.cloth.“He fulfils his historic vocation by an ample resume of the more prominent incidents which have distinguished the fortunes of the Pascha, upon whose policy of general monopoly his strictures are severe enough, and acquits himself creditably from his spirited and highly coloured sketches of the abundant objects to which he draws attention.”—Morning Herald.THE INVALID’S GUIDE TO MADEIRA.With a Description of Teneriffe, Lisbon, Cintra, and Mafra; and a Vocabulary of the Portuguese and English Languages. ByWilliam White Cooper, M.R.C.S., Surgeon to the Hon. Artillery Company. In one vol. fcap. 8vo., price 4s.cloth gilt.“There has recently been published a small work by Mr. Cooper, which may be consulted with advantage.”—Sir James Clarkon Climate.NOTES AND OBSERVATIONS ON THE IONIAN ISLANDS AND MALTA;With someRemarksonConstantinopleandTurkey; and on the system of Quarantine, as at present conducted. ByJohn Davy, M.D., F.R.SS., L. & E., Inspector-General of Army Hospitals, L. R. In 2 vols. demy 8vo., price 32s.cloth, with a large Map by Arrowsmith, and illustrated with Plates.“Dr. Davy’s work deserves to be bought as well as perused, so carefully, completely and expensively has it been got up. We hope that the consciousness of having discharged such an important duty will not be the only result of his long labour, but that the work will prove as remunerative as it ought to be.”—Westminster Review.“There probably is not another work in our language in which so ample and substantially useful an account is given of the Ionian Islands as is here to be found. There can be little doubt that to these volumes will be assigned an honourable place amongst the recognised master-works of the class to which they belong.”—Morning Herald.THE NATURE AND PROPERTIES OF THE SUGAR CANE;With Practical Directions for the Improvement of its Culture, and the Manufacture of its Products. To which is added an additional Chapter on theManufacture of Sugar from Beet-root. ByGeorge Richardson Porter, F.R.S., Corresponding Member of the Institute of France. New Edition, demy 8vo., price 12s.cloth, revised throughout, with many additions and corrections by the Author, and illustrated with Plates.HISTORICAL RECORDS OF THE HON. E. I. C. FIRST MADRAS EUROPEAN REGIMENT.Containing an Account of the Establishment of Independent Companies in 1645, their formation into a Regiment in 1748, and its subsequent Services to 1842. ByA Staff Officer. In one vol. demy 8vo., with illustrations, price 18s.cloth.THE ANGLO-INDIAN AND COLONIAL ALMANACK.AndCivil,Military, andCommercial Directoryfor 1846. In post 8vo., price 2s.6d.in ornamental wrapper.TheHome Departmentof the Almanack comprises—I.CivilandEcclesiastical; including the Government offices and the India House; together with the forms of procedure, and educational studies, requisite for obtaining Civil Appointments, and all matters connected with those appointments, from the commencing salary to the retiring allowance.—II.MilitaryandMarine; including information of a similar kind respecting these services, and the Home Establishment of the East India Company.—III.Commercial; containing Lists of Merchants, Agents, Associations, &c, throughout the United Kingdom; likewise, the trades connected with India and the Colonies; and Tariff of Indian and Colonial produce.TheEast Indian and Colonial Departmentembraces—I.Civil. The Government Lists of Bengal, Madras, Bombay, Ceylon, Hong Kong, Australia, New Zealand, Mauritius, and the Cape of Good Hope; Lists of Civil Servants and their appointments, and of Judicial Establishments, with a detailed account of the Benefit Funds.—II.Military. Staff and Field Officers; Distribution of the Army, including the Royal troops; Ecclesiastical Establishment; and all Benefit Funds.—III.Commercial. List of Mercantile Firms, Banks, Insurance Companies, Public Institutions, &c., in India and the Colonies; with the respective Tariffs, and Tables of Money, Weights, Measures, &c., and other miscellaneous information.
NEW ZEALAND AND ITS ABORIGINES:
Being an Account of the Aborigines, Trade, and Resources of the Colony; and the advantages it now presents as a field for Emigration and the investment of Capital. ByWilliam Brown, lately a member of the Legislative Council of New Zealand. Post 8vo., price 8s.cloth.
“A very intelligent and useful book.”—Times.
AN ACCOUNT OF THE SETTLEMENTS OF THE NEW ZEALAND COMPANY,
From Personal Observations during a residence there. By the Hon.Henry William Petre. In demy 8vo., with a Map and Plates. Fifth Edition. Price 3s.cloth.
“This is a valuable contribution to our sources of information respecting New Zealand, and the best proof of the Author’s very favourable opinion of the country, is his making immediate arrangements to return there as a Colonist.”
NEW ZEALAND, SOUTH AUSTRALIA, AND NEW SOUTH WALES.
A Record of recent Travels in these Colonies, with especial reference to Emigration, and the advantageous employment of Labour and Capital. ByR. G. Jameson, Esq. Post 8vo., price 8s.cloth, with Maps and Plates.
“Mr. Jameson is an intelligent and unprejudiced observer, and has made good use of his faculties.”—Spectator.
SYDNEY AND MELBOURNE;
With Remarks on the Present State and Future Prospects of New South Wales, and Practical Advice to Emigrants of various classes; to which is added a Summary of the Route home, by India, Egypt, &c. ByCharles John Baker, Esq. Post 8vo., price 8s.cloth.
CALIFORNIA: A HISTORY OF UPPER AND LOWER CALIFORNIA,
From their first Discovery to the present Time; comprising an Account of the Climate, Soil, Natural Productions, Agriculture, Commerce, &c. A full view of the Missionary Establishments, and Condition of the Free and domesticated Indians. With an Appendix, relating to Steam Navigation in the Pacific. Illustrated with a new Map, Plans of the Harbours, and numerous Engravings. ByAlexander Forbes, Esq. 8vo., price 14s.cloth.
A SKETCH OF NEW SOUTH WALES.
ByJ. O. Balfour, Esq., for Six Years a Settler in the Bathurst District. Post 8vo., price 6s.cloth.
“To emigrants to the quarter of which it treats it must be a valuable guide.”—Literary Gazette.
SUGGESTIONS FOR A GENERAL PLAN OF RAPID COMMUNICATION BY STEAM NAVIGATION AND RAILWAYS,
And Applying it to the Shortening the Time of Communication between the Eastern and Western Hemispheres. ByEdward McGeachy, Esq., Crown Surveyor, Jamaica. With 2 maps, 8vo. price 3s.bds.
CHINA OPENED;
Or, a Display of the Topography, History, Customs, Manners, Arts, Manufactures, Commerce, Literature, Religion, Jurisprudence, &c., of theChinese Empire. By the Rev.Charles Gutzlaff. Revised by the Rev.Andrew Reed, D.D. In 2 vols., post 8vo., price 24s.cloth.
“We obtain from these volumes more information of a practical kind than from any other publication; a closer view of the Domestic life of the Chinese—of the public institutions—the manufactures—natural resources—and literature. The work in fact is full of information, gathered with diligence, and fairly leaves the English reader without any excuse for ignorance on the subject.”—Atlas.
“This is by far the most interesting, complete, and valuable account of the Chinese Empire that has yet been published.”—Sun.
A HISTORY OF THE CHINESE EMPIRE, ANCIENT AND MODERN.
Comprising a Retrospect of the Foreign Intercourse and Trade with China. Illustrated by a new and Corrected Map of the Empire. By the Rev.Charles Gutzlaff. In 2 vols. demy 8vo. bds., price 28s.
“We cordially recommend this exceedingly interesting account of this very interesting country.”—London Review.
“Mr. Gutzlaff has evidently combined industry with talent in producing this work, which far exceeds in information, research, and apparent veracity, anything we have before seen concerning this curious and singular nation.”—London News.
HAND-BOOK FOR INDIA AND EGYPT:
Comprising Travels from Calcutta, through India, to the Himalaya Mountains, and a Voyage down the Sutlege and Indus Rivers; a Visit to the City of Hyderabad, in Scinde; and a Journey to England by the Red Sea and Mediterranean: with Descriptions of the Three Presidencies of India; and the fullest details for parties proceeding to any part of India, either by the Overland Route, or by the way of the Cape of Good Hope. ByGeorge Parbury, Esq., M.R.A.S. Second Edition, one vol. post 8vo., with an entirely new Map, price 12s.cloth.
⁂ The press, both of Great Britain and India, have combined in eulogizing the value of this work, but it may only here be needful to quote the following remarks from the editorial columns of theStandardof the 10th of April, 1843:—“We have elsewhere copied from Mr. Parbury’s Hand-Book to India and Egypt, an interesting account of the City of Hyderabad. Let us, in acknowledgment of the means afforded to us to inform and gratify our readers, say of Mr. Parbury’s work, as we may with truth, that it is the best Topographical Guide to the countries to which it refers we have ever seen, a most interesting book, independently of its topographical utility, and an almost indispensable key to the late transactions in Central Asia.”
THE MODERN HISTORY AND CONDITION OF EGYPT.
ItsClimate,Diseases, andCapabilities; exhibited in a Personal Narrative of Travels in that Country, with an Account of the Proceedings of Mahommed Ali Pascha, from 1801 to 1843, interspersed with Illustrations of Scripture History, the Fulfilment of Prophecy, and the Progress of Civilization in the East. ByW. Holt Yates, M.D., &c. In two thick volumes, demy 8vo., with numerous Illustrations, price 34s.cloth.
“He fulfils his historic vocation by an ample resume of the more prominent incidents which have distinguished the fortunes of the Pascha, upon whose policy of general monopoly his strictures are severe enough, and acquits himself creditably from his spirited and highly coloured sketches of the abundant objects to which he draws attention.”—Morning Herald.
THE INVALID’S GUIDE TO MADEIRA.
With a Description of Teneriffe, Lisbon, Cintra, and Mafra; and a Vocabulary of the Portuguese and English Languages. ByWilliam White Cooper, M.R.C.S., Surgeon to the Hon. Artillery Company. In one vol. fcap. 8vo., price 4s.cloth gilt.
“There has recently been published a small work by Mr. Cooper, which may be consulted with advantage.”—Sir James Clarkon Climate.
NOTES AND OBSERVATIONS ON THE IONIAN ISLANDS AND MALTA;
With someRemarksonConstantinopleandTurkey; and on the system of Quarantine, as at present conducted. ByJohn Davy, M.D., F.R.SS., L. & E., Inspector-General of Army Hospitals, L. R. In 2 vols. demy 8vo., price 32s.cloth, with a large Map by Arrowsmith, and illustrated with Plates.
“Dr. Davy’s work deserves to be bought as well as perused, so carefully, completely and expensively has it been got up. We hope that the consciousness of having discharged such an important duty will not be the only result of his long labour, but that the work will prove as remunerative as it ought to be.”—Westminster Review.
“There probably is not another work in our language in which so ample and substantially useful an account is given of the Ionian Islands as is here to be found. There can be little doubt that to these volumes will be assigned an honourable place amongst the recognised master-works of the class to which they belong.”—Morning Herald.
THE NATURE AND PROPERTIES OF THE SUGAR CANE;
With Practical Directions for the Improvement of its Culture, and the Manufacture of its Products. To which is added an additional Chapter on theManufacture of Sugar from Beet-root. ByGeorge Richardson Porter, F.R.S., Corresponding Member of the Institute of France. New Edition, demy 8vo., price 12s.cloth, revised throughout, with many additions and corrections by the Author, and illustrated with Plates.
HISTORICAL RECORDS OF THE HON. E. I. C. FIRST MADRAS EUROPEAN REGIMENT.
Containing an Account of the Establishment of Independent Companies in 1645, their formation into a Regiment in 1748, and its subsequent Services to 1842. ByA Staff Officer. In one vol. demy 8vo., with illustrations, price 18s.cloth.
THE ANGLO-INDIAN AND COLONIAL ALMANACK.
AndCivil,Military, andCommercial Directoryfor 1846. In post 8vo., price 2s.6d.in ornamental wrapper.
TheHome Departmentof the Almanack comprises—I.CivilandEcclesiastical; including the Government offices and the India House; together with the forms of procedure, and educational studies, requisite for obtaining Civil Appointments, and all matters connected with those appointments, from the commencing salary to the retiring allowance.—II.MilitaryandMarine; including information of a similar kind respecting these services, and the Home Establishment of the East India Company.—III.Commercial; containing Lists of Merchants, Agents, Associations, &c, throughout the United Kingdom; likewise, the trades connected with India and the Colonies; and Tariff of Indian and Colonial produce.
TheEast Indian and Colonial Departmentembraces—I.Civil. The Government Lists of Bengal, Madras, Bombay, Ceylon, Hong Kong, Australia, New Zealand, Mauritius, and the Cape of Good Hope; Lists of Civil Servants and their appointments, and of Judicial Establishments, with a detailed account of the Benefit Funds.—II.Military. Staff and Field Officers; Distribution of the Army, including the Royal troops; Ecclesiastical Establishment; and all Benefit Funds.—III.Commercial. List of Mercantile Firms, Banks, Insurance Companies, Public Institutions, &c., in India and the Colonies; with the respective Tariffs, and Tables of Money, Weights, Measures, &c., and other miscellaneous information.