THE

QUARTERLY REVIEW.

VOL. XLI.

PUBLISHED IN

JULY & NOVEMBER, 1829.

LONDON:

JOHN MURRAY, ALBEMARLE STREET.

1829.

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I.-Colloquies on the Progress and Prospects of Society. By

Robert Southey

II. Journal of an Embassy from the Governor General of

India to the Court of Ava, in the year 1827. By John

Crawfurd, Esq., F.R.S., &c., late Envoy

III-1. The Progresses, Processions, and Magnficent Festivi-

ties of King James the First, his Royal Consort, Family,

and Court, &c. By John Nichols, F.S.A.

2. Inquiry into the Literary and Political History of James I.

By J. D'Israeli, Esq.

IV. Han Koong Tsew, or The Sorrows of Han, a Chinese

Tragedy, translated from the Original, with Notes. By

John Francis Davis, F.R.S., Member of the Royal Asiatic-

Society, and of the Oriental Translation Committee, &c.

V.-Annals of the Caledonians, Picts, and Scots; and of

Strathclyde, Cumberland, Galloway, and Murray. By

Joseph Ritson, Esq.

VI.-An Account of some of the most important Diseases pecu-

liar to Women. By Robert Gooch, M. D.

VII.-1. Essai Statistique sur le Royaume de Portugal et d'Al-

garve, comparé aux autres Etats de l'Europe, et suivi

d'un Coup-d'œil sur l'Etat actuel des Sciences, des Let-

tres et des Beaux-arts parmi les Portugais des deux

hémisphères. Par Adrien Balbi, Ancien Professeur de

Géographie, de Physique et de Mathématique, Membre

Correspondant de l'Athénée de Trévise, &c. &c.

2. Sketches of Portuguese Life, Manners, Costume, and

Character. By A. P. D. G.

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3. Portugal Illustrated; in a Series of Letters. By the

Rev. W. M. Kinsey, B.D., Fellow of Trinity College,

Oxford; and Chaplain to the Right Hon. Lord Auck-

land.

4. An Historical View of the Revolutions of Portugal

since the close of the Peninsular War; exhibiting a

full Account of the events which have led to the pre-

sent State of the Country. By an Eye-Witness.

5. Injusta Acclamaçam do Serenissimo Infante D. Mi-

guel; ou Analyse e Refutaçam Juridica do Assento

dos chamados Tres Estados do Reino de Portugal de

11 de Julho de 1828. Pelo Desembargador Antonio de

Silva Lopes Rocha, Advogado da Casa da Suplicaçam

de Lisboa.

6. Examen rapide de l'Acte fait par les Prétendus Etats

du Royaume de Portugal, assemblés à Lisbonne le

23 Juin, 1828. Par Jm. A. de Magalhaens, Docteur

en Droit, Député aux Cortès de 1826 et 1827: Secré-

taire de la Junta Governativa du Porto au Départe-

ment des Affaires Etrangères.

7. Correio Braziliense.

8. Investigador Portuguez.

VIII-A Dissertation on the Course and probable Termination

of the Niger. By Lieut.-Gen. Sir Rufane Donkin,

G.C.H., K.C.B., and F.R.S.

IX.-1. The Abolition of Slavery in England. By C. Scrope,

Esq.

2. Third Letter on the Means of improving the Condition

of the Labouring Classes. By Samuel Banfill.

3. Address to the Society for the Encouragement of In-

dustry, By John Denson, of Waterbeach, Cam-

bridgeshire.

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I.-Amir Khan, and other Poems: the Remains of Lucretia

Maria Davidson, who died at Plattsburg, N. Y., Aug. 27,

1825, aged Sixteen Years and Eleven Months. With a

Biographical Sketch. By Samuel F. B. Morse, A.M.

II.-On Systems and Methods in Natural History. By J. E.

Bicheno, Esq. (Linn. Trans., xv., part 2.)

III-History of Scotland. By Patrick Frazer Tytler, Esq.,

F.R.S.E. and F.S.A.

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IV. 1. Lettres sur le Système de la Co-Opération Mutuelle.

Par Joseph Rey de Grenoble.

2. The Co-Operative Magazine.

3. The Brighton Co-Operator.

4. The Birmingham Co-Operative Herald

V.-Life and Services of Captain Philip Beaver, of his Ma-

jesty's Ship Nisus. By Captain William Henry Smyth,

R.N.

VI.-1. Reise Sr. Hoheit des Herzogs Bernard zu Sachsen-

Weimar-Eisenach durch Nord America, in den Jahren

1825 und 1826. Heraus-gegeben von Heinrich Luden.

2. Travels in North America in the Years 1827 and 1828.

By Captain Basil Hall, R.N.

VII. 1. Narrative of a Journey from Constantinople to England.

By the Rev. R. Walsh, LL.D., M.R.I.A.

2. Travels in Turkey, Egypt, Nubia, and Palestine, in

1824, 1825, 1826, and 1827. By R. R. Madden, Esq.,

M.R.C.S.

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3. Travels to and from Constantinople, in the Years 1827

and 1828: or, Personal Narrative of a Journey from

Vienna, through Hungary, Transylvania, Wallachia,

Bulgaria, and Roumelia, to Constantinople: and from

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