A HISTORY OF INFUSORIAL ANIMALCULES, Living and Fossil, containing Descriptions of every species, British and Foreign, the methods of procuring and viewing them, &c., illustrated by numerous Engravings. By ANDREW PRITCHARD, M.R.I.

"There is no work extant in which so much valuable information concerning Infusoria (Animalcules) can be found, and every Microscopist should add it to his library."—Silliman's Journal.

London: WHITTAKER & CO., Ave Maria Lane.

GLASGOW CATHEDRAL.

Will be published on or about 15th June, with Plan and Historical Notice,

FOUR VIEWS OF THE CATHEDRAL CHURCH OF GLASGOW, drawn on Stone from Original Sketches, and printed in the first style of Chromolithography by MESSRS. N. J. HOLMES & CO., Glasgow. Complete in Ornamental Wrapper, price One Guinea.

London: MESSRS. HERING & REMINGTON, Regent Street.

Glasgow: N. J. HOLMES & CO., Cochran Street; MORISON & KYLE, Queen Street.

DR. VAN OVEN.—On The Decline of Life in Health and Disease. Being an attempt to investigate the Causes of Longevity and the best Means of attaining a healthful Old Age. Cloth, 8vo., 10s. 6d.

"Old and young, the healthy and the invalid, may alike obtain useful practical hints from Dr. Van Oven's book. His advice and observations are marked by much experience and good sense."—Literary Gazette.

"Good sense is the pervading characteristic of the volume."—Spectator.

JOHN CHURCHILL, Princes Street, Soho.

HER MAJESTY'S CONCERT ROOMS, HANOVER SQUARE.

THE ROYAL SOCIETY

OF

FEMALE MUSICIANS,

Established 1839, for the Relief of its distressed Members.

Patroness: Her Most Gracious Majesty the Queen. Vice-Patronesses: Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent, Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Cambridge.

On WEDNESDAY EVENING, JUNE 14, 1854, will be performed, for the Benefit of this Institution, A MISCELLANEOUS CONCERT of Vocal and Instrumental Music.

Vocal Performers—Miss Birch, Miss Dolby, Miss Pyne, Miss Helen Taylor, Mrs. Noble, and Miss Louisa Pyne. Madame Persiani, Madame Caradori, Madame Therese Tanda, and Madame Clara Novello. Signor Gardoni, Mr. H. R. Allen, Mr. Lawler, and Signor Belletti.

In the Course of the Concert, the Gentlemen of the Abbey Glee Club will sing two favourite Glees.

Instrumentalists—Pianoforte, M. Emile Prudent; Violin, M. Remenyi; Violoncello, M. Van Gelder, Solo Violoncellist to His Majesty the King of Holland.

THE BAND will be complete in every Department.—Conductor, Mr. W. Sterndale Bennett.

The Doors will be opened at Seven o'Clock, and the Concert will commence at Eight precisely.

Tickets, Half-a-Guinea each. Reserved Seats, One Guinea each. An Honorary Subscriber of One Guinea annually, or of Ten Guineas at One Payment (which shall be considered a Life Subscription), will be entitled to Two Tickets of Admission, or One for a Reserved Seat, to every Benefit Concert given by the Society. Donation and Subscriptions will be thankfully received, and Tickets delivered, by the Secretary,

MR. J. W. HOLLAND, 13. Macclesfield St., Soho; and at all the Principal Music-sellers.

CHUBB'S LOCKS, with all the recent improvements. Strong fire-proof safes, cash and deed boxes. Complete lists of sizes and prices may be had on application.

CHUBB & SON, 57. St. Paul's Churchyard, London; 28. Lord Street, Liverpool; 16. Market Street, Manchester; and Horseley Fields, Wolverhampton.

Library of the late JOHN HOLMES, Esq., of the British Museum, Framed Engravings, &c.

PUTTICK AND SIMPSON, Auctioneers of Literary Property, will SELL by AUCTION, at their Great Room, 191. Piccadilly, on THURSDAY, June 15, the LIBRARY of the late JOHN HOLMES, Esq., of the Manuscript Department of the British Museum, consisting chiefly of modern useful Books in various Classes of Literature, Books of Reference, privately printed Books, &c.; also several framed Engravings, including the popular Works of Sir D. Wilkie, engraved by Raimbach and Burnet; others by Sir R. Strange, Woollett, Raphael Morghen, &c.; Stothard's Canterbury Pilgrimage, proof; and other Engravings, and inclosed Print Case, &c.

Catalogues may now be had, or will be sent on Receipt of Two Stamps.

AN EXCEEDINGLY INTERESTING AND RARE COLLECTION OF EARLY ENGLISH POETRY.

MESSRS. S. LEIGH SOTHEBY & JOHN WILKINSON, Auctioneers of Literary Property and Works illustrative of the Fine Arts, will SELL by AUCTION, at their House, 3. Wellington Street, Strand, on THURSDAY, June 29, and following Day, at 1 precisely, a very valuable and important COLLECTION OF EARLY ENGLISH POETRY, more particularly of the reigns of Elizabeth, James I., and Charles I., from the extensive library of an eminent collector, deceased; including many volumes of the greatest rarity and interest, obtained from the principal sales during the last 40 years.—May be viewed two days previously, and Catalogues had; if in the Country, on Receipt of Six Postage Stamps.

THE PRINCIPAL PORTION of the very VALUABLE, IMPORTANT, and exceedingly CHOICE LIBRARY of J. D. GARDNER, Esq., extending over Eleven Days' Sale.

MESSRS. S. LEIGH SOTHEBY & JOHN WILKINSON, Auctioneers of Literary Property and Works illustrative of the Fine Arts, will SELL by AUCTION, at their House, 3. Wellington Street, Strand, on THURSDAY, July 6, and Ten following Days, at 1 precisely each Day, the principal PORTION of the very valuable and choice LIBRARY of J. D. GARDNER, ESQ., of Chatteris, Cambridgeshire, removed from his late Residence, Bottisham Hall, near Newmarket. The Collection comprises several of the first and very rare editions of the Classics, forming beautiful specimens of the typography of the 15th Century; a very extensive assemblage of the early typographical productions of this country, comprising beautiful specimens from the presses of Caxton, Maclinia, Pynson, Wynkyn de Worde, and others, including a most beautiful copy of Chaucer's Canterbury Tales, printed by Wynkyn de Worde; a rare assemblage of the very early editions of the Scriptures in English, including a remarkably fine copy of the first edition, usually termed Coverdale's Bible, complete with the exception of two leaves, which are admirably supplied in fac-simile by Harris, and may be considered as unique, it having the original Map of the Holy Land complete. Among other versions of the Scripture may be mentioned the first edition of the New Testament, by Tyndale. The Library is also rich in early English theology, history, and particularly so in the poetry of the Elizabethan period, including many of the rarest volumes that have occurred for sale in the Heber, Jolley, Utterson, and other collections. Also the first four folio editions of the Works of Shakspeare, the copy of the first edition being from the library of John Wilks, Esq., the finest copy ever sold by public auction. Among other important and valuable Works in the collection, may be mentioned a remarkably choice and very complete collection of the Works of De Bry. Early Italian poetry and general Italian literature form a feature of the collection, many of them being first editions and of considerable rarity. There are also many other valuable books in general literature, history, and topography.

Catalogues are now ready, and may be had on application; if in the Country, on the Receipt of Twelve Postage Stamps.

LONDON, SATURDAY, JUNE 10, 1854.