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WEBSTER.-AN ENCYCLOPEDIA OF DOMESTIC ECONOMY; Comprising such subjects as are most immediately connected with Housekeeping: as, The Construction of Domestic Edifices, with the modes of Warming, Ventilating, and Lighting them-A description of the various articles of Furniture, with the nature of their MaterialsDuties of Servants, &c. &c. &c. By THOMAS WEBSTER, F.G.S.; assisted by the late Mrs. Parkes. New Edition. 8vo. with nearly 1,000 Woodcuts, 50s. cloth.

WESTWOOD. - AN INTRODUCTION

TO THE MODERN

CLASSIFICATION OF INSECTS; founded on the Natural Habits and compounding Organisation of the different Families. By J. O. WESTWOOD, F.L S. &c. &c. &c. 2 vols. 8vo. with numerous Illustrations, 2. 78. cloth.

WHEATLEY.-THE ROD AND LINE:

Or, Practical Hints and Dainty Devices for the sure taking of Trout, Grayling, &c. By HEWETT WHEATLEY, Esq. Senior Angler. Fcp. 8vo. with Nine coloured Plates, 10s. 6d. cloth. "Besides smart, pungent, and practically profound dissertations on the rod and line, this clever volume teems with practical hints......... The book is pleasantly written, and beneath a semblance of levity will be found enunciated a mass of sterling information." BELL'S LIFE IN LONDON.

WILBERFORCE.-A PRACTICAL VIEW OF THE PREVAILING RELIGIOUS SYSTEMS of PROFESSED CHRISTIANS, in the Higher and Middle Classes in this Country, contrasted with Real Christianity. By WM. WILBERFORCE, Esq. M.P. New Edition. 8vo. 8s. boards. Also, an Edition in fcp. 8vo. price 4s. 6d. cloth.

LADY WILLOUGHBY'S DIARY.

So much of the Diary of Lady Willoughby as relates to her Domestic History, and to the Eventful Period of King Charles the First, the Protectorate, and the Restoration (1635 to 1663). Printed, ornamented, and bound in the style of the period to which The Diary refers. New Edition. In Two Parts. Square fcp. 8vo. 8s. each, boards; or 18s. each, bound in morocco by Hayday.

WILSON. THE LANDS OF THE BIBLE VISITED AND DESCRIBED, in an Extensive Journey undertaken with special reference to the promotion of Biblical Research and the advancement of the Cause of Philanthropy. By John Wilson, D.D. F.R.S. Honorary President of the Bombay Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society, &c. 2 vols. 8vo. with Maps and numerous Illustrations, £1. 16s. cloth.

WOODCOCK.-SCRIPTURE LANDS:

Being a Visit to the Scenes of the Bible. By the Rev. W. J. WOODCOCK, St. Agnes, Nassau, New Providence. With 4 coloured Plates. Post 8vo. 10s. 6d. cloth.

YOUATT.-THE HORSE.

By WILTIAM YOUATT. With a Treatise of Draught. A New Edition; with numerous Wood Engravings, from Designs by William Harvey. 8vo. 10s. cloth.

YOUATT.-THE DOG.

By WILLIAM YOUATT. A New Edition; with numerous Wood Engravings, from Designs by William Harvey. 8vo. 6s. cloth.

**The above works, which were prepared under the superintendence of the Society for the Diffusion of Knowledge, are now published by Messrs. Longman and Co., by assignment from Mr. Charles Knight. It is to be observed that the edition of Mr. Youatt's book on the Horse which Messrs. L. and Co. have purchased from Mr. Knight, is that which was thoroughly revised by the author, and thereby rendered in many respects a new work. The engravings, also, were greatly improved. Both works are the most complete treatises in the language on the History, Structure, Diseases, and Management of the Animals of which they treat.

ZUMPT'S GRAMMAR OF THE LATIN LANGUAGE.

Translated and adapted for the use of English Students, with the Author's sanction and co-operation, by Dr. L. SCHMITZ, F.R.S.E., Rector of the High School of Edinburgh with copious Corrections and Additions communicated to Dr. Schmitz, for the authorised English Translation, by Professor ZUMPT. New Edition, corrected. 8vo. 14s. cloth.

[June 1, 1850.

WILSON AND OGILVY, SKINNER STREET, SNOWHILL, LONDON.

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LIEUT.-COL. CHESNEY'S EXPEDITION to SURVEY the
RIVERS EUPHRATES and TIGRIS. With many Plates and Woodcuts.
Vols. I. and II. royal 8vo. 63s.-Atlas of Maps and Charts, 31s. 6d.

II.

MR. S. LAING's OBSERVATIONS on the SOCIAL and POLITICAL STATE of the EUROPEAN PEOPLE in 1848 and 1849. 8vo. 14s.

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THE SOCIAL CONDITION and EDUCATION of the PEOPLE in ENGLAND and EUROPE. By JOSEPH KAY, Esq. M.A. 2 vols. post 8vo. 21s.

IV.

MR. A. K. JOHNSTON's NEW DICTIONARY of GENERAL and PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY; forming a complete GAZETTEER. 8vo.

V.

MR. McCULLOCH's GEOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARY: with 6 large Maps. New Edition (1849). 2 thick volumes, 8vo. £4.

VI.

SIDNEY HALL'S LARGE LIBRARY ATLAS, of 53 coloured
Maps, corrected to 1850; with all the RAILWAYS laid down. Colombier 4to. £5.5s.

VII.

NORWAY IN 1848 AND 1849. By THOS. FORESTER, Esq. and
Lieut. M. S. BIDDULPH. With Map, Woodcuts, and 10 tinted Plates. 8vo. 18s.

VIII.

SIR JOHN F. W. HERSCHEL'S OUTLINES of ASTRONOMY.
New Edition; with Plates and Woodcuts. 8vo. 18s.

IX.

LOUDON's ENCYCLOPEDIA of GARDENING. New
Edition (1850), corrected by MRS. LOUDON; with 1,000 Woodcuts. 8vo. 50s.

X.

LOUDON'S HORTUS BRITANNICUS. New Edition (1850), corrected by Mrs. LOUDON and W. H. BAXTER, Esq. 8vo. 31s. 6d.

ΧΙ.

BLAIR'S CHRONOLOGICAL and HISTORICAL TABLES.
Extended under the revision of Sir HENRY ELLIS, K.H. Imperial 8vo. 31s. 6d.

XII.

THE Rev. W. J. CONYBEARE and the Rev. J. S. HOWSON's
LIFE and EPISTLES of ST. PAUL. 2 vols. 4to. copiously illustrated, by
W. H. Bartlett, with Plates, Maps, Charts, Woodcuts, &c.

*In course of publication, in Parts, price 2s. each.

LONDON: LONGMAN, BROWN, GREEN, AND LONGMANS.

BOUND BY WESTLEYS & CO FRIAR STREET, LONDON.

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