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 12 list of mr. cobbett’s books. t{ advantage and profit. The truly valuable portions of the work are i( those which relate to domestic management. We have not space to (( £° i»to particulars, and extracts would scarcely serve any good pur- “ P°se. As one might expect from a Cobbett, the chapter devoted to ii l] 1 ® P p ^ ar contains some excellent directions for the making of ‘ British wines, many of which will be found applicable to New ^ Zealand and the Australian Colonies, and afford a cheap luxury ‘‘ to the colonist’s family. Here also we have some useful directions “ for brewing, in addition to the instructions given in the Cottage “ Economy. Cookery for the Sick, and Cookery for the Poor, are “ two valuable chapters; and it is an additional recommendation ‘‘ that many of the articles under these heads may easily be made “ at sea. In conclusion, we earnestly recommend the books to the “ emigrant’s notice. The general instructions may be studied with profit during the voyage, and when fairly settled we have no " doubt the colonist’s wife would insensibly find the book constantly “ in her hand.” — New Zealand Journal, Jan. 22, 1842. THE ENGLISH HOUSEKEEPER; OR, MANUAL OF DOMESTIC MANAGEMENT. "This excellent household book has now reached a third edition. " We can recommend it heartily to every young lady who undertakes " the management of her domestic affairs, not only for the valuable " instructions it contains concerning all that relates to the kitchen " and cookery, but for the sensible advice it offers to females in the " most important duties of domestic life. This to us most interest- " ing portion of the work is written in the plain, forcible, and “ convincing style of the author’s late father. There is the same “ wholesome and practical advice put forward in that easy, familiar " way which impresses itself indelibly upon the reader’s mind. “ There are some observations upon the mode of educating " daughters which should be attentively perused by every mother. " There is a truth and beauty, and a spirit of kind womanly feeling “ in the chapter on servants. It is a noble vindication of the poor, " which ought to be written in letters of gold upon the walls of the “ rich man’s chamber. Of the culinary receipts, the directions for “ managing the pantry, larder, store-room, & c., we can speak in “ terms of unqualified commendation. The medical and miscel- " laneous receipts are numerous and valuable.” — Sunday Times, January 80, 1842. “ If we had seen the twentieth edition on thetitleof the 1 English “ Housekeeper,’ instead of the third, we should not have been tur- “ prised. We passed our humble opinion on the merits of this " work upon its first appearance. Now we behold a new and im- " proved edition, enlarged, and with numerous indispensible recipes, “ rendering it one of the most complete works of the kind that has " come under our criticism; everything as regards housekeeping " being laid down in a clear, concise style, not only of essentia! " utility to the young housekeeper, but to the already experienced “ practitioner. Miss Cobbett must have devoted years to the pro- " duction of the volume, for turn to what page you will, it abounds " with striking and useful, as well as practical facts, so admirably " arranged, that a very young lady might become, after a few ‘‘ hours’ perusal, well qualified to discharge the domestic duties of “ a wiCp.” — Blackwood’s Ladies’ Magazine, 1842. G. PEIRCE, PRINTER, 310, STRAND.