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"Quotations"

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Shortly will be puplished (6d, by post 6d), Quotations: Second Series. How the Union with Ireland was done—Land Tenure—Palmerston and Disraeli—Unshackled Commerce and Trade—Untaxed Labor—Extension of Municipal Powers—Duties of Legislators—Mind-Destroying Results of Centralisation—Direct Taxation—Secularism by a Secularist—Banking Systems—Miscellaneous.

A few Notices of First Series.

"Quotations" is the title of a little pamphlet compiled by Mr Tucker of Nelson—well read and scholarly—a dear lover of books for the good that is in them—a keen seeker after bright thoughts hidden in musty tomes—a finder-out of pearls even among literary trifles. Evidence of his keen research are given in the collection of "Quotations" which he now produces in a modest form. He has gathered up fragments from a host of authorities, being mainly in this, his First Series, on political and financial topics. The extracts are for the most part terse epitomes of healthy sentiment and honest thought; and we hope that the efforts of the compiler will be practically appreciated, so that he may fulfil his expressed interest to bring out a second series speedily.—New Zealand Times (Wellington).

"Quotations."—This pamphlet contains the sentiments and opinions of many writers of eminence on many topics.—Tablet (Dunedin).

"Quotations" is the title of a little brochure—more useful than pretentious. * * * * The public will gladly hail the appearance of many successors to the little venture now under notice. * * * The selections are jewels in their way: they are not only the result of thought in their author, but are likely to lead to reflection to those who read them. The present collection has chiefly a political and financial bearing; and singularly enough many of the quotations are apropos of questions that are agitating the mind of the world at the present moment.—Chronicle (Wellington).

* * * * Sells at the moderate price of sixpence, and is worth reading. * * * The extracts mainly deal with politics, and show a wide knowledge of English politics and political questions —Echo (Dunedin).

Book of Quotations.—We have received from New Zealand "Quotations," First Series. An interesting "omnium gatherum" of moral, religious, and political maxims from the writings of Bentley, Selden, Urquhart, Anstey, W. Fox, Emerson. Kossuth, F. W. Newman, &c. We seem to recognise in the compiler an old friend and Urquhartite.—Trübner's Literary Record (London).

West Coast and other papers have likewise published favorable notices; and in several private letters from eminent statesmen similar sentiments have been expressed.

Third Series.—Universality of Trinity in Unity—Unbelief and Belief—Various Views of Islamism—Religion, Practical and Doctrinal.