Twelve Years in China; the People, the Rebels, and the Mandarins, by a
British Resident. With coloured Illustrations. Second Edition. With
an Appendix. Crown 8vo, cloth, price 10s. 6d.
“One of the most interesting books that has been published on that
most mysterious country.”—_Morning Post, April 9._
“Whether Mr. Scarth be right or not in his political
conclusions—and he certainly leaves a strong impression upon our
minds that he _is_ right—we have to thank him for a very
interesting volume.”—_Chambers’s Journal, April 14._
“One of the most amusing and original volumes ever published on
China.... He has been at great pains to form correct opinions, and
in many cases appears to have succeeded. But the external relations
of so vast an empire are too important to be discussed and dismissed
in a paragraph. We therefore advise all those who desire to
understand the question to study Mr. Scarth’s volume.”—_Daily
Telegraph, March 21._
“This volume is very readable, sketching the Chinese and their ways
in a correct yet lively manner, and containing many judicious
extracts and observations on such general subjects as the character
and religion of the Chinese.”—_Hong-Kong China Mail, April 25._
“Mr. Scarth’s little work will modify the opinions of many among its
readers concerning the Chinese Empire. Even for those who have as
yet committed themselves to no definite opinions and felt no special
interest in regard to the Flowery Land, it is a volume which will
repay perusal. It is written from a new point of view, and in a new
spirit; and the Chinese question is one with at least two sides. The
point of view may be fixed in a few words by saying that a ‘British
Resident’ of twelve years in China is not a British
official.”—_Saturday Review, May 5._
GEORGE SETON, Advocate, M.A., Oxon.
Practical Analysis of the Acts relating to the Registration of Births,
Deaths, and Marriages in Scotland. (17 and 18 Vict., c. 80; 18
Vict., c. 29; and 23 and 24 Vict., c. 85). With an Appendix,
containing the Statute, Sheriff’s Forms, Tables of Burghs,
Sheriffdoms, Fees, Penalties, &c., and a copious Index. Fifth
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Causes of Illegitimacy, particularly in Scotland. With relative
Appendices. Being a paper read in Glasgow at the Fourth Annual
Meeting of the ‘National Association for the Promotion of Social
Science,’ on the 28th of September 1860. 8vo, sewed, 1s.
The Law and Practice of Heraldry in Scotland, by G. Seton. [_In
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