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 Skerweod, Oilbert, and Piper. JOHNSON'S SHOOTER'S ANNUAL PRESENT. THE SHOOTER'S COMPANION; or, a DeBcription of all those Animals wbicb constitute the Objects of Purauit; of the Breeding of l>OINTEtlS and SETTERS, the DIseaMs to nhich Ihey are liable, and the Modes of Cure. Traininq Doos for the Gun. Of Scent, and the Reason why one Dog's Sense of Smell i« »operior lo another's. The Fowlino Piece fully considered, particularly as it relates lo the Use of Percussion-Powder, and the best Method of making it Of Gunpowder. Shooting Illnsltated ; and the AsT of Shootcno Flying or Rdnninq, simpliSed and clearly laid down. Of Wild Fowl and Fen Shootiso ; as well aa every Information connected with the Use of the Fowling- Piece. The Oame-Laws familiarly explained and illustrated. By T. B. Johnson. " Tbis is a well-wiitlen and well-arranged production ; containing much interestiDg informa- tion, not only to the professed sportsman bat to those who may occasionally seek this faocinating recreation. It is not the production of any ordinary sportsman, but of one who can enjoy the pleasnres of the library as well as those of the Held."— Liifl-nrj ChrimicU. '* We now lake leave of the work, recommending it, in comparison with most others on the same subject, as luminous to a degree ; and reflecting on the talents, eiperience, and feeling of the aathor, the highest credit."— Sparling- Magazine. BROWN'S ANECDOTES OF HORSES. BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES AND AUTHENTIC ANECDOTES OF HORSES, and the Allied Species. By CaplainTHoms BaowN, F.L.S, M.R.P.S. M.K.S.ftc. &c. " We bare now before us the pleasing fruit of Captain Brown's labour and inTestigatloa. Setting out with the early history of the horse, and tracing it to (he present period, the author next goes through the various breeds, and flually enlivens tiie whole with the accounts of feats and other memorabilia, which are well calculated to astonish ami amuse." — XondoH Literary Gazette. " A useful and amusing book, which is ornamented with a number of prints of celebrated horses, drawn in a very spirited manner. The engravings are also very clever works of ait." — Exatmner, '• We have here a very comprehensive and interesting work, comprising a great mass of well- arranged infonaatioQ — the work may be strongly recommended." — Weekly lAipaich, than that of horses we do not know, and richer food for it cannot be found, or in greater abundance, than in this volume." — Spectator, " Those who have any relish for this noble animal — any wish to know its history and habits — will Snd all they want in Captain Brown's book, which, we understand, has already had an excellent ran. There are nine excellent plates, and nearly eoo pages of letter-preas." — Xeui North Britm. " Every gentleman who has a taste for equestrianism should have this very handsome hook in his breakfast-parlour." — Edinbargh Observer, " With Captain Brawn's delightful volume of ' Anecdotes of Horses,' just issued, every one who crosses a saddle ought to be intimate." — Gliagi/v Free Prei*.
 * ' Captain Brown's work is an entertaining and instructive miscellany. Pleasaater gossip