Just published, in 1 vol. 8vo. with Plates and Woodcuts, JOURNAL OF AN OVERLAND EXPEDITION IN AUSTRALIA, FROM MORETON BAY TO PORT ESSINGTON, A distance of upwards of 3000 miles. BY DR. LUDWIG LEICHHARDT. N.B. A large 3 sheet Map of the Route by J. Arrowsmith is published, and to be had separately in a Case, price 9s. OPINIONS OF THE PRESS. "A work of unquestionable merit and utility, and its author's name will justly stand high upon the honourable list of able and enterprising men, whose courage, perseverance, and literary abilities have contributed so largely to our knowledge of the geography and productions of our distant southern colonies."-Blackwood's Mag. "For the courage with which this lengthened and perilous journey was undertaken, the skill with which it was directed, and the perseverance with which it was performed, it is almost unrivalled in the annals of exploring enterprise. It richly deserves attention."-Britannia. "The narrative in which he relates the results of this remarkable journey, and the extraordinary fatigues and privations endured by himself and his fellow travellers, is not merely valuable for its facts, but full of absorbing interest as a journal of perilous adventures."-Atlas. "The volume before us comprises the narrative of one of the most remarkable enterprises ever planned by man's sagacity and executed by man's courage and endurance. To our minds there is in every point of view an inexpressible charm in such a book as this. It not merely narrates to us the opening of a new material world for human enterprise and scientific investigation, but it makes more clearly known to us the wondrous powers and capacities of human nature. We recommend it to our readers as a work scarcely less remarkable for the extraordinary enterprise recorded in it, than for the simplicity and modesty with which it is related."-Morning Herald. It has added not a little "The result of his enterprise was thoroughly successful. to our existing stock of knowledge in the various departments of natural history, and has made discovery in districts before untrodden, of an almost boundless extent of fertile country."-Examiner. "The most striking feature in the expedition is its successful accomplishment, which is of itself sufficient to place Dr. L. in the first rank of travellers. How much Dr. L. has added to geographical discovery can only be felt by an examination of the admirable maps which accompany the volume. These have been deduced on a large scale from the traveller's sketches by Mr. Arrowsmith, and engraved with a distinctness of execu tion, and a brief fulness of descriptive remark which leave nothing to be desired." Spectator. Lately published, in 2 vols. 8vo. cloth, with 8 Maps and Charts, and 57 Illustrations. BY COMMAND OF THE LORDS COMMISSIONERS OF THE ADMIRALTY. DISCOVERIES IN AUSTRALIA OF THE VICTORIA, ADELAIDE, ALBERT, AND FITZROY RIVERS, AND EXPEDITIONS INTO THE INTERIOR; DURING THE VOYAGE OF H. M. S. BEAGLE, BETWEEN THE YEARS 1837 AND 1843: ALSO A NARRATIVE OF THE VISITS OF H.M.S. BRITOMART, COMMANDER OWEN STANLEY, R.N., F.R.S. TO THE ISLANDS IN THE ARAFURA SEA. BY CAPT. J. LORT STOKES, R.N. "The whole narrative is so captivating, that we expect to find the work as much in demand at circulating libraries as at institutions of graver pretensions."-Colon. Gaz. "We have to thank Capt. Stokes for a most valuable work, one that will place his name by the side of Vancouver, Tasman, Dampier, and Cook."-New Quar. Review. "The science of Navigation owes a deep debt to Captain Stokes. The information contained in the present volumes must render them an invaluable companion to any ship performing a voyage to that part of the world."-Foreign Quarterly Review. With "Every part of it is full of matter, both for the general and scientific reader. the acts of throwing the lead, taking angles, &c. lively anecdotes and pleasing ideas are constantly associated, so that we very much doubt whether any reader will lay aside the book, large as it is, without regret. In some parts you have all the breathless excitement of a voyage of discovery, and sail up new rivers, and explore new lands, while elsewhere your thoughts are directed to the tracks of commerce and political speculation. Altogether the work is a charming specimen of nautical literature, written in a pure, flexible, terse, and elegant style, and bespeaks everywhere in the author a mind endued with very high moral and intellectual qualities."-Fraser's Mag. "While these volumes must prove of great value to the maritime profession, to the geographer, and to emigrants, they cannot fail to be perused with interest by readers in general."-Athenæum. "We cannot, in noticing these two ably written and interesting volumes, insist too strongly upon their importance alike to the mariner, the geographer, and the general reader. The author is a man of considerable merit, a shrewd observer of men and things, and who was fitted by nature and inclination to conduct these researches into the vast unknown continent whither he proceeded with enterprise and spirit. These volumes contain a fund of interesting matter, and we warmly recommend this valuable addition to our literary and scientific stores to the attention of the public." Sentinel. "The contents of these volumes, rich, varied and full of interest, will be their best recommendation. For scientific accuracy, they will be highly valued by the geographer and navigator, while they will be read for mere amusement by the public at large." Sunday Times. THE EASTERN ARCHIPELAGO. By Permission of the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty. OF THE SURVEYING VOYAGE OF HI.M.S. FLY, UNDER THE COMMAND OF CAPTAIN BLACKWOOD, R. N. IN TORRES STRAIT, NEW GUINEA, AND OTHER ISLANDS IN THE EASTERN ARCHIPELAGO; TOGETHER WITH AN EXCURSION INTO THE INTERIOR OF THE EASTERN PART OF THE ISLAND OF JAVA, BY J. BEETE JUKES, M. A. NATURALIST TO THE EXPEDITION. OPINIONS OF THE PRESS. "We must congratulate Mr. Jukes on the value of his publication. Scientific without being abstruse, and picturesque without being extravagant, he has made his volumes a striking and graceful addition to our knowledge of countries highly interesting in themselves, and assuming hourly importance in the eyes of the people of England."-Black cood's Magazine. "To transcribe the title-page of this book is sufficient to attract public curiosity towards it-to peruse the book itself is to be rewarded with the knowledge of a mass of information in which complete confidence can be reposed, for, from the first page to the last, it is apparent that the main object with Mr. Jukes is to tell all that he knows and believes to be true, rather thau to win favour from his readers by his manner of telling it. There is not a pretty phrase, an exaggeration, nor an invention in the two volumes of Mr. Jukes; all is plain unadorned fact, and because it is so, is deserving, not merely of perusal, but of study. Such are the recommendations of Mr. Jukes' pages to the public, and all who desire to see truth united with novelty will peruse them."-Morning Herald. "Mr. Jukes has been most judicious in his selection of topics whereon to dwell in his narrative, and he describes with great vivacity and picturesque power. There is much novelty and freshness in his book, and much valuable information." Daily News. "There are very few pages in the work which are not readable and entertaining." Morning Post. Captain Blackwood having waived his right of authorship, the narrative of the voyage has been undertaken by Mr. Jukes, favourably known by an agreeable and informing book on Newfoundland, nor will the present work detract from his reputation. The narrative is well planned, pleasantly written, and full of matter." Spectator. "A great deal was seen, and Geography, Topography, Geology, Natural History, Ethnology, Philology, and Commerce may all be benefited by the work before us.” Literary Gazette. "Mr. Jukes has performed his portion of the work with great ability, sparing no pains in the working up of his abundant material, so as to make it a book of science, as well as a book of amusement."-Critic. "Although a professed man of science, he has described what he saw in a lucid and untechnical manner, so that his work will be found interesting to the ordinary reader, while it is equally valuable to the scientific. The amount of information conveyed is very great.”—Midland Herald. An Account of the Manners and Customs of the Aborigines, and the state of their relations with Europeans. BY EDWARD JOHN EYRE, RESIDENT MAGISTRATE, MURRAY RIVER, NOW LIEUT.-GOVERNOR OF NEW ZEALAND. **The Founder's Medal of the Royal Geographical Society was awarded to Mr. Eyre for the discovery of Lake Torrens, and explorations of far greater extent in Australia than any other traveller, a large portion never having been previously traversed by civilized man. "His narrative of what he did and overcame, is more like the stirring stories of Park and Bruce than the tame and bookish diffuseness of modern travellers. Nothing short of a perusal of the volumes can enable our readers to appreciate this book."--Spectator. "We might easily extract much more from Mr. Eyre's volumes of interest to the reader, but our limits circumscribe us. We therefore bid farewell to them, with the recommendation to the public, not to overlook a work which, though it records the failure of a great enterprize, is yet full of matter, which proclaims it of value." Atlas. "Mr. Eyre writes with the plain unaffected earnestness of the best of the old travellers."- Examiner. "An intensely interesting book."-Tablet. "We must now close these interesting volumes, not, however, without expressing our high approval both of the matter they contain, and of the manner of their compilation. We rise from the perusal of them with a feeling similar to that which follows the enjoyment of a pleasant work of fiction."-Critic. In 1 vol. 8vo. cloth, with large Map by Arrowsmith, and numerous Illustrations, SOUTH AUSTRALIA AND ITS MINES, With an Historical Sketch of the Colony, under its several Administrations, to the Period of Captain Grey's Departure. BY FRANCIS DUTTON. "The best work which has yet issued from the press, descriptive of the resources and management of this thriving colony.”—Mining Journal. "We have here a well-timed book. South Australia and its Mines are now objects of great interest; and Mr. Dutton's plain, unadorned recital, contains just what the intending emigrant, or the mercantile inquirer, will rejoice at having placed within his reach."-Colonial Gazette. COLONIZATION; PARTICULARLY IN SOUTHERN AUSTRALIA, WITH SOME REMARKS ON SMALL FARMS AND OVER POPULATION. BY MAJOR-GENERAL SIR CHARLES JAMES NAPIER, K.C.B. Author of "The Colonies; particularly the Ionian Islands" In 1 vol. 8vo. price 7s. boards. "We earnestly recommend the book to all who feel an interest in the welfare of the people."-Sun. In 1 vol. post 8vo. price 5s. 6d. HINTS FOR AUSTRALIAN EMIGRANTS, WITH ENGRAVINGS AND EXPLANATORY DESCRIPTIONS AND MODES OF IRRIGATING LAND IN SYRIA, EGYPT, SOUTH AMERICA, ETC. BY PETER CUNNINGHAM, SURGEON, R.N. Author of "Two Years in New South Wales," &c. we can "The mere name of Mr. Cunningham affords an ample guarantee for the value of any work to which it may be prefixed; and, "to all whom it may concern," "" confidently recommend this remarkably neat little volume as replete with practical information. Its numerous illustrative engravings in wood are executed in a very superior style."-Naval and Military Gazette, October 23rd, 1841. |