Preface.

In the following lecture I have not attempted to do more than give a very brief sketch of the principal groups of colonies—or, rather, to name them, and mention a few facts about each. This must necessarily give a very partial and incomplete view of all; but my object was to stimulate, not to satisfy, a desire for the study of the subject; and the only alternative would have been to omit several important colonies altogether for the sake of doing justice to others. As it was, not only had the lecture to be divided into two, but I was obliged, when speaking, to omit several paragraphs from the latter part.

I have had no time or opportunity for deep research; but have been obliged to content myself with borrowing largely from well-known works, such as Heeren's Ancient History," Payne's "History of European Colonies" (a most complete and useful book), Bancroft's "History of the United States," Merivale's "Lectures on Colonisation," and various articles in the "Encyclopaedia Britannica," "Chambers'" Encyclopaedia," and Smith's "Greek and Roman Antiquities."

W. F. D. J.