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AND REFUTING VARIOUS OTHEft MISSTATEMENTS tmcHHA^ APPEARED IN THE " GLOBE " SINCE THEIR PUBLICATION. 1. First LiiTTER of Rev. Dr. Ryerson. 2. Letter of Mr. John Lovell. 3. Second Letter of Rev. Dr. Ryerson. 4. Third Letter of Rev. Dr. Ryerson. (Seven additional misstatements corrected.) 5. Correspondence of Mr. Thomas Nelson, (Brother-in-law to Hon. George Brown.) ►♦-♦-♦< PRINTED BY JOHN LOVELL, ST. NICHOLAS STREET. 1866. CONTENTS, TAOK RbASONP rOR THIS POBMCATION 3 SuuMARV or THia New Brown Family-Com- pact Ckusadk against tub Educational Departmbnt kok U. 4 The Globk'b motives roit CoNreDBRATioM.. . 5 KKV. DR. KYKRSON'SriUST lj:TTEi{. Selfish character of the attack upon the Council 7 Cause of the New Text Book Cnisnde. ... V Misstatements corrected — Improper spirit ofthe "Stimmaiy." 8 Omissions of Facts and Dates supplied.. . . 8 Council has nothing to do with prepar- ing Text Books 8 Further misstatements corrected 8 Superiority and cheapness of the Canadian Geographies 9 Attempt to introduce the pernicious sys- tem of American canvassing 10 Misstatement as to Classical Text Books refuted 10 Error in regard to seventeen of Mr.Lovell's Books — those approved and reasons for their approval 10 Attempt to set aside the Council, Parents and Trustees. — American examples. ... 10 Effects of the System of Text Book can- vassing in Canada 11 Private Schools — Right to prescribe regu- lations for Public schools 11 Selfish character of the New Crusade against the National Headers. 11 Secret history of this New Crusade 11 Character and merits of the National Readers 12 Proposed new Readers worse than the old 12 Good faith should not be violated 12 Committee to revise the National Readers 12 Interest of the Schools (and not of spec- ulators) to be consulted 12 Necessity for uniformity and certainty in School Books 13 The proper authority to select Books 13 County 13oard3 and School Corporations must not violate L;'.w 13 Brown-Campbell on the Law on the Case. . 13 Provisions of the School Law in regard to Text-Books in Canadian Schools 13 MR. noVELL'S LETTER. The School-Book Monopoly 13 The "Agent's speculation" supplies no want 14 The Irish National Board vs. the Brown- 14 Campbell Compact . . , , 14 The complaints of the Book Jlartyrs 15 TAOa REV. DR. KYERSON'S SECOND LETTER. The " Globe's " Family Compact zeal ac- counted for 16 Globe Correspondence states that Mr. Nel- son is the " Author " of ihe Geography and Atlas \q The Globe's hostility to our School system 17 Mr. Brown's futile Parliamentary crusades 17 Character of Mr. Brown's assaults ) 7 One-sided apjilication of Mr. 15rown'»? " own benefit " doctrine 18 The Campbell Mcndier of the Compact. . , 18 REV. DM. RYKRSON'S THIRD LErfER. Mr. James Campbell's fourteen misstate- ments corrected — His omissions and admissions noticed — The eH'ects of the '' Globe "-Campbell system illustrated in the State of New York— What the real question for the country is t9 Mr. Campbell's agency dispensed with. . . 19 Canijibeirs " humble apology " fiction... 20 Mr. Campbell's American system of canvassing ]iroved 20 Share in Lovell's Geography sought for by Mr. Campbell ' 21 Zeal for the Government — At fault 21 Price of Books at the Deimsitory 22 The Brown-Ciimpbell libel 22 The " Agent's " bid for monopoly 23 The Globe — Campbell's "Summary.".... 23 Mr. Lovell's refutations of Cami)bell 23 Another misstatement 24 Mr. Campbell's fourteenth misstatement.. 24 II.— MR. UAMPIJELLS OMISSIONS. Why Lovell's Geograjdiy was approved,. 36 " Printed by James Canii)boll " 25 The Geographies comjiaretl 26 The Little Imported Geography 26 Monopoly of Readers attempted 26 III.— MR. CAMPBELL'S ADJIISSIONS. The Teacher as a Judge given up 27 Necessity for uniformity conceded 2'i Mr. Campbell the Instructor of the Gov- ernment and Council 37 Mr. Campbell 1858 vs. Mr Campbell 186iJ 28 En'^lish example not an example 28 Fatal omission in Mr. Campbell's idea 0'' " Legal " School books. 28 Brown-Campbell Text Book confusion ... 20 American examples of this confusion 29 What the Question resolves itself into. ... 29 Seven additional misstatements refuted. . . 30 Correspondence with Mr. Thomas Nelson, brother in law to Mr. George Brown.. , 31 Appendix A. — Petition of Mr. Campbell and others 37 Appendix B.— Statistical Tables 38 \^ n REASONS FOR THIS PUBLICATION. 16 17 n 17 18 18 19 19 ■20 20 21 21 22 22 23 23 23 24 24 36 25 26 26 , 26 The almost uninterrupted and always unscrupulous hostility of the Glohe to the Chief Superintendent of Education, during the twenty-two years of his labours to establish and mature a system of public instruction for Upper Canada, is, perhaps, without a parallel in the history of newspaper warfare, or of individual malignity. The very correspondents of the Glohe have imbibed or been trained in the spirit of their employer, and have shown no little aptitude in imitating his example of detraction and calumny. The amount of evil inflicted upon the country by this selfish and malevolent spirit of the Globe-Brown compact, may not be conceived. But in the face of such unprecedented hostility, the Chief Superintendent has, by the co-operation and support of the country, under Providence, thus far succeeded in establishing and developing our .school system to its present vigour and dimensions. The latest crusade of this compact against the Chief Superintendent, is on account of text books used in the schools, and the encouragement to Canadian published books, in preference to imported and inferior books. As Mr. George Brown has near connec- tions in Great Britain, who are publishers of school and other books, he has set himself to crying down school books, which have been printed (but not by him), and some of them written, in Canada, and to magnifying and forcing the use of imported books into the schools. ' There is one fact connected with the Brown-CanipbcU failure in this text book con- troversy, which cannot but have struck the editor-in-chief himself, as it does the public generally : It is the entire absence of sympathy with his selfish effort on the part of the press,* or even on the part of the booksellers themselves. In 1858, forty-eight booksellers ■were led on by the Glohe in its attack upon the Depository before the Legislature ; now the Glohc's solitary prompter in this new crusade, is his owa brother-in-law's " agent" or ex-agent. The editor-in-chief, too, who is also the Canadian school book printer for the " agent," and is no doubt anxious that his new mammoth " Printing Company " shadowed forth by Mr. Nelson, and now just ushered into existence, should have something more to do than mere newspaper work. The transparency, therefore, of Mr. Browr 's patriotic zeal in this matter, so obvious to every one, must also be evident even to himself, and hence the immense amount of dust which he and his brother-in-law's agent have raised and have attempted to throw into the eyes of the public, but which we hope the reading of this pamphlet will most effectually dispel. * With the solitary exception, wo believe, of tlic Freeman of Toronto — a paper notoriously opposed to the public school system r. Uyerson agrees with him. See page 27. 4 REASONS FOR THIS PUBLICATION. Mr. Brown has long sinco exhausted his newspaper power of doing any personal injury to the Chief Superintendent of Education, and those associated with him ; but it is due to the friends of our Educational system, that they should know the principles on which it is based, and the steps which have been taken to mature and promote it, in regard to every point which has been assailed. It is with that view that the letters in the follow- ing pages were written and are collected and presented in their present form. 1 ! I SUMMARY OF THIS NEW BROWN FAMILY-COMPACT CRUSADE AGAINST THE EDUCATIONAL DEPARTMENT FOR U.C. Not again to refer to the significant fact that Mr. George Brown has kept up a.i unceasing personal war for twenty-two years against the Chief Superintendent,* and has in every way in his power vainly endeavoured to embarrass the successful adminstration of the School system by the Educational Department, it may bo proper briefly to refer to the various steps, in this new crusade, which have been set on foot, in tho interest of his printing establishment and family connections. 1. The first step in this characteristically selfish proceeding is narrated with sufficient distinctness in the correspondence between Mr. Brown's brother-in-law, and Dr. Ryerson, which will be found in these pages. The intensely business spirit of Mr. Nelson's correspondence (not to speak of its purely self-interested character,) has struck every one who has read it.f But that would have been pardonable in Mr. Nelson, who had simply his own interests to serve in the matter, and it would have attracted no more attention had it stood alone; but the subsequently scurrilous attack of his " agent," or ci-devant agent in this country, and the more violent assaults of his brother-in-law in attempting " to levy black mail " upon the Educational Department,^ invested that correspondence with a meaning and significance ■jvlilch is aow apparent, and which has drawn a good deal of public interest to the whole matter. 2. The second period in this new crusade dates from March, 1865, when the " agent's" services, in connection with the Depository, were beneficially dispensed with. 3. In June, 1865, the " agent's" request to have his inferior geography (which sup- plied no want in the schools,) officially sanctioned, was declined by the Council of Public Instruction for good and sufficient reasons. 4. The fourth step taken in this matter was an official attack which was made by the " agent," without any intimation to Dr. Ryerson, but with the concurrence of Mr. Brown, upon t! 9 Educational Department, in August, 1865, in the shape of an ex-parte appeal to the Government, which we hope will yet be published. 5. The fifth step taken by the compact was a further attack made upon the Depart- ment by the " agent," and promptly inserted in Mr. Brown's paper, in consequence, Mr. Campbell says, of an intimation in the Globe from the Education office, that the national books were about to be revised and given gratuitously to any publisher, eo that " no single publisher (as in the case of Campbell's new series,) will be able to claim a mono- poly in a class of books considered essential for use in schools." 6. This attack was fully replied to by Dr. Ryerson, in the first letter in this pamphlet. (See page 7.) 7. The " agent," relying upon Mr. Brown's aid, summoned courage for a new assault, which was duly heralded in the Globe of the 2nd, and appeared in that paper on the 4th * See prefatory note on page 3. t See especially ^he note t on page 18. t See excellent remarks on this subject from the Hamilton Spectator on page 20, 4 m UEASONS FOR THIS PUIJLICATION. good of April. This weak and rambling tirade, though vehemently applauded by the " editor-in-chief," fell so flat that, on the 14th of that month, 8. The editor-in-chief felt it absolutely necessary to come to the rescue, which ho did in his peculiarly vituperative and threatening stylo. In this editorial he broached his famous " confederation " scheme, in regard to the Department, to which we have else- where referred, and for which he was so effectively and justly rebuked by the Hamilton >S/)cctos at providing for the public schools a proper scries of text books, and at the lowest prices, and to prevent, as far as possible, the public schools from being the victims of private speculation. Mr. Camp- bell has come to the country to nuike as much money as he can, and has not the least re- sponsibility as to the efficiency and economy of the public schools. He has publishal no book to supply a want in our schools, but has published two inferior l)Ooks to supersede others already in use in the schools. CAUSE OP TUB NEW TEXT BOOK CRUSADE. Mr. Campbell several times impugns the motives and conduct of others. I must re- mark, therefore, that it is oidy since his own agency has been dispensed with by this De- partment in procuring some ten thousand dollars' worth of school prize and library books from himself, irrespective of those obtained from the firm of Thomas No's( n and Sons,* that he has commenced his aiiacks upon our school book system ; and that it is only since Mr. Lovell refused him a share or interest in the General Geography prepared by Mr. Hodgins,t that Mr. Campbell has proceeded to publish a geography on his own account — * Sec reference to this subject on page 19. t For a refutation of Messrs. Campbell & Son's de- nial of this statement, see page 21. 8 THE IIUOWN-CAMI'UELL CUUSADE AOAINST THE W aj^pograpliy pMfi'HtO(llyi)riiilO(l iiiCiinivilii, but actually printi'd in Kn>(;liiii(l, ami inii>urti'(l into Canada. IIISHTATBMiNTB COnBKCTID — IMPnOPM Bl'iniT OF TUB " HlMMAllV." Mr. Caiiiitboll ciuirgi'ntiic Council ot Public IiiHtruction with not recouuupndinj; any .Hciioul text books writt»>n by a Caiuidian author, except tlioHO by "employees ol'the Education Ollice — Me.HHrs. Ilulf^ins, San;,'nter, and Holi- ortHon." And who, I iiuvy ask, are likely to be bettor qualified to i>rei)are hucIi text books than those who have lu'en niont intinuilely connected with them, ewpccially MesHrH. Sang- Hier and llobert.Hon, who have been longer the teacherrt of our teachers in common Hchool subjects than Mr. Campbell has been a roHi- dent oC th'; country? Mr. Cainpliell says: " Some time ago wc printed a little * Summary of Caiaidiau History.' It was j)laced before the Council and refused, while a book on the (jamo subject, by Mr. Ilodgins, was instantly approved." This statement is untrue, in ppirit and in fact.* The eubjects of the two l)Ooks were w'dcly different. The " Summary of Canadian History," published by Mr. Campbell, was confined to Canada; and, as far as relates to Upper Canada, .since 1815, it was a bald and partial rehash of old party disputes between individuals, parties, gover- nors, and assemblies, which shoulil not be taught in any school, if rcmenibered by any- body, without an account of the progress and institutions of the country, wliich ought to be taught in the schools. Mr. Hotlgins' little book was a " Geography and History of Can- ada, and of other Colonies of the Empire ;" it was written nine years ago in the true spirit of Confederation, contained nothing wliich any sect or party could object to; was written in the proper school book style and spirit, nar- rated the progress of the country and its institutions, and taught Canadian youth that there were other British Provinces in North America besides Canada, with which we have affinity and interest. JHISSIONS OF FACTS AND DATBS SUPPLIED. Mr. Campbell's statement also conveys the impression that this little summary of Cana- dian History was published at the same time, if no* before, the book of Mr. Hodgins. The revi se is the fact. Mr. Honprehensive little book had been widely introduced into the hcIukjIs, and with much applause. Mr. Campbell's "Summary of Caiuidian History" was not therefore, prepared or published to meet any want in our schools, but as a speculation, out of the poimlarity ai!(]uired by the pioneer His- tory published three years before. And Mr. Hodgins' " History of Canaila and of the other British North Anu-rican Provinces," publish- ed by Mr. Ijovell last year, is an expansion of his little pioneer look on the subject pub- lished in I H57 ; a second edition of which was published in 1800, but which is now out of print — being superseded by the General Geo- graphy and larger History of Canaila and the other British Provinces. COl'NCIL UAB NOTHIMO TO DO WITH PIllCPAniNO TBXT nOOKB. But the Council of Public Instruction i.cver employed any of the gentlemen above iiicn- tioued to write a text book for the schools, nor a line of one ; nor did the Conn iil, or any member of it — not even myself — know one sentence of any of their books until they ap- peared in print; nor did the Council recom- mend these books for use in the schools, until after they liad been favourably noticed by the presE, by experienced educationalists, by public men, and by distinguished clergymen of various persuasions. FURTHER MISSTATEMENTS CORRECTED. Mr. Campbell's next charge is made in the following words : — " We did not employ Edu- cation Office employees to write our books — so they were rejected by the Council. We dared to publish a book on Geography ; it was rejected because there already existed one written by their own 'employees.'"* In the first place, it is to be remarked that Mr. Hodgins is not an employ^ of the Council of Public Ii. jtruction, but holds his appointment direct from tlie Government, the same as the Chief Superintendent of Education. In the next ''lace, the reason which Mr. Campbell assigns for the act of the Council is the re- * Although Campbell & Son speak hero of " not employing Education Office employees," to write bDoks for tliom, Mr. Jamns Campbell was nevertheless willing thiit Mr. LovcU should do so for his benefit, so that he could, as part proprietor, control the entire sail', of the General Oeoarar^y in Upper Canada. Mr. Lovell wisely reflised to b'b a party to this monopoly. (Sue page 21.) EDUCATIONAL DEPARTMENT FOR UPPER CANADA. I vcrfc of the triilli. Mr. ^(xl),'in^<' uutliorHliii) of Mr. liOvclTH Oedjrrapliy liiiil no infliit'iicv upon tl.c (!omM I, exci'pt, lu I li'vve reusoti to liclicvt', unttinst rftther than in liivonr of Mr. LovoH'h Geogriiphy, lomt llu> Council uii^,'ht seem to fuvoiir u l)ook written oy an ollirtrofthe Kiiu(;iiti<.iiiil Dcpurtincnt. I huvo every rca«on to Iwlicve tlvut an earlier n-coni- inenchitioii wuiilil luivo Icon >tivt'n to Mr. Luvfii'H Oeiicral (loiignipliy, Imd it bot'u writ- ten by a pefHon unconnected with tiie I'Muca- tional Department — ahiinM;.'li Mr. IIiKl^'in.s hiul not, and has nut, the nhglie-t jiecuniary benefit or intere.xt in Mr. Lovell's (Jeograjjliy or any one of liin bookn. 'J'lic facts of Ihe '■ane are as liilluwH : — Mr. TiOveU'w (ieography wan jiiibliHlii'd in March, IHGI, but was not recoimnendi'd by the (council of I'ublic In- ^lruction until Juno, IWH — four years alier- wanls — alter it had received the highest coni- niendation from all quarters,* and its autiior had been clecled in England a " Fellow of the Uoyal (leographical Society," witli tiuit book before thcn>. ; nor was it even brought before the Council, '-.ntil Mr. Cami)bell nought to forestall it by getting his own recommended in preference. He represents the Cotnicil as having preferred Mr. J^ovell's (leneral Geo- * Extracts from Opinions on Ln'-cll's General Geoijraphj. I connidortho plan excellent, tlio matter jiidlciously n'loctPd, ttud for a text book, 8ur])rl8iuKly l\ill and comi)loto.— y««/ioy) of Toronto. J Binimpressod with tlic buliof that it la calculated to ln' ominotitly useful In the schoula of the provincu.— Jtinhiip of Quebec. Cost un travail pricleux oui fora honnour ft votrc proHso, ut rondra un vrai oervfco A i'educatiou primairo do noB fni'ant».—lHsh(>j> qf Montreal. Jn'i parcouru cot ouvrajie avoc un vAritablo interCt. II romi>lit bien sou litre.— Jlhlioptif Tloa. Kile ni'a paru plcino Jo connaiasances varii'os, Intil- russantes, et tris utiluH k la jeunoane pour laquullo elle a Hi iwiW.—lUnhop r}f Ottawa. I have carefully poruHod it, and have no hesitation in prouounciug it a most usnful imnruvoniout on tlio (juoirraphies now ufcA.— llisliop of Ontario. I think Mr. Hodjifina will bo admitted to have oxe- ciUed his part with much judgment and ability, and that ihe work will give general satisftiotion.— CAiV/ •lustice liohinson. The system Mr. llodgins has adopted is one which, of all others, is altogether elllciont, and no doubt con- ducive to a clear, easy, and practical teaching of Uoo- graphy.— i/itrfjye MondcM. The book is one which is worthy of Canada, and, both as a sciontitic production as well as a work of art, U deserving of all praise.— ./itrfr/e Aiilwin. 1 am persuaded it will be found to bo extremely useful, not onPy to our youth, but to ourselves, children of larger growth.— Jwlr/e Iia;Jgley: .le recommande avec plaisir la nouvello Geographie en langue anglaise (jue vous vous prmoscz do publier. — Judge Mortn. As regards ourselves, it is tlio first work of the kind in which the magnificent colonies of Britain have had Justice done them.— ./»(/(/« McCord. It is a vast improvement upon such works as have lieretofore been fu niroulation in the country.— Sir W. Ji. Logan. NoTB— For extracts from further recommundations, see Appendix C. grnpliy to Iuh own, upon the simple groun I that it had been pre|iared by Mr. Ilmlgin-.* The truthfulnesM of this statement, and the jirinciple on which the Council and the De- partment have noted in regard to text book", will bi'sl npiM-ar fmrn the lullowing e.xtract- from an oHicial letter which I addresseil to n Heard of TruHlees in August last: — "The reasons which induced tiie Council to recomineiid J.oveli's ' Kasy Iiessous' and 'General Geography' for the «»o "f public Schools, in Upper Caiuida, are briefly ii- follows: — " 1. The one, thougli profeHsing to be pub- lisheil in Montreal and Toronto, is printed in England, and imported into Caiwida without payment of duty on imported Atlases. * * On the other hand, the Geography recim mended by the Council of Public Instruction is printed in Canada, on |)aper of Canaditin manuliicture, by Canadian labour and capital. ' * * The same cottrse was ))ursued in regard to '.he importation of readerH, nuips, globes, and otlier articles of Bchool apparatus — all of which are now manulacturod in the country, to tiie annual saving of many thou- sands of dollars in it, and the corresponding C'couragement and development of Canadian enterprise and skill. • • • SL'i'EUIORITV Ann CHKAl'NESH OK TIIE CANADIA.N 0E00UAI>UIE3. "2. * * * * In the English Geography to which you refer there are 7f> pages of small (piarto, 20 nuips well executed, and two illus- trations. Price 75 cents, [now 70 cents]. In Lovell's ' Ea.sy Lessons in Geograpliy," there are 80 pages itnperial octavo, 2.S maps (very goal), and 50 illustrations. Price 45 cents. In ' Lovell's General Gei.j^raphy' there are 100 larg" -uarto page.s, 51 maps (not so well executed out good in the last editions, and containing the names of many places), 113 illustrations, and a new and useful table of tlie Clocks of the World. Price 70 cents, [now 65 cents.] The maps of the larger Geo- graphy are of less importance now than in for- mer years, because of the general use of large school maps. I may add that the authors of Lovell's Canadian Geographies and Arith- metics liave no personal interest in tlieir sale. They undertook the task to meet a Canadian want, (and as far as the decimal arithmetic was concerned,) in accordance with my recom- mendation. » See a further reference to this point on page 24. T 10 THE BROWN-CAMPBELL CRUSADE AGAINST THE i I ATTEMPT TO INTBODHCH THIS PBUNIOIOUS SY8TKM or AUBRICAN OANVASaiNO. " I am aware tliat it was thought a gooas been recommended by the Council of Public Instruction, while two books published by him have been rejected. I have above shown why liis two books have not been recommended by the Council. But I may add, that of a list of thirty-Jive school books published by Mr. Loveli, seventeen of them have never been recommended by the Council, and seven others on his list were recommended by the Council before Mr. Loveli ever printed them, and have been printed by otlier printers in Canada, as well as Mr. Loveli. Neither Dr. Sangster, any more than Mr. Hodgins, has the slightest interest in the sale of the books which they liave written for Mr. Loveli. Yet, even if they had, it would not have rendered the books less useful, or affected * See correspondence with Mr. Nelson, brotlier-iu- law to the Editor-in-chief of thn Globe, on page 31. the judgment of the Cour.cil of Public Instruc- tion in respect to them. Profes.ior^ Crofland Cherriman have prepared text books used in their respective departments in University College, and the Senate, of which thf^y arc niembers, have prescribed these books, to the exclusion of any others wliich might be pub- lished by Mr. Campbell or any one else. ATTEMPT TO SET A8IDB TUB CODNCIL, PARBNTS AND TRrSTEKS. — AMERICAN BXAMPLK3. But Mr. Campl)ell would ignore f.nd super sede the Council of Public Instruction alto- gether, and even trustees and parents, and would makf. each teacher judge of the text book to be used in his school. He sovs : " It we produce u series of books acceptable to teachers, we think we have a right to expect the Council should throw no obstacle in our way.'' " We do think if our books are accep- table te teachers, we should have full liberty f.r ilispLE9. lid super ition alto- ent3, and r the text ^o>s: "It eptable to to expect icle in our are accep- ull liberty ■c it to the of teachers is "i novel 3ur school 'c trustees, instruction est for the »e Superin- New York eports, that schools in heir agents books, and age on the uced by tbe each new rould d' ;ry ?cessor, and and getting To such an tate of Mas- passed an ■eller, or his ook& sold in urse of pro- 11. A letter a Grammar passage : — varded me a veral of the a, of London, eading series ?li Nationals. EPPBCT9 OF TUB BTSTBU OP TBXT BOOK CANVAB- SINO IN CANADA. Doubtless Mr. Campbell has sent similar packages of books to other masters of schools, * and this explains the reason of his appeal in behalf of the teacher as the authority to decide upon the school books to be used in ihe school, lender such a system any one must see how soon our schools woulc-eciate and supersede. The Canadian Geo- gfciphical and Historical parts of those books have been rendered needless by a Geography and History, prepared and published in Canada hy Mr. Lovell, as also the chapters relating to natural philosophy and chemistry, by special Canadian text-books, prepared by Dr. Sangster on these cubjects. So that the few pages in the advanced readers on which alone the real oV jections to these readers have been founded, .,?■ * Scfi further correspondence illustrative of this fact ""~i page 21. are superseded by Canadian text books, and the readers are only required for the legitimate purpose of school readers, and for which pur- pose they arc, as •* whole, yet unexcelled. Since the universal use of them In Canada our schools have advanced beyond all precedent, and our school readers have become cheaper than ever before. A uniform series of readers is absolutely essential to the classification of both pupils and schools, as well as a great con- venience and saving to teachers and pupils removing from one school to another. This uniformity and great interest of the schools should not be allowed to be destroyed to gratify the caprice of any individual teacher, or the avarice of any bookseller. SECRET HISTORY OF THIS NEW CRUSADE. I know there are parties wlio are opposed to these readers. Some on religiou'-, some on political, and othcs, like Mr. Campbell, on purely selfish grounds. In a letter, a Presby- terian clergyman informs me, from his own personal knowledge, that the object of the movers of the very memorial quoted by the Globe as authority against the national read- ers, was to exclude the scripture history and religious partof those books for infidel puposes. I have ofticial correspondence from the very authors of that memorial, insisting upon the use of an American series of readers by Sanders, in place of the national readers. Li another instance the series of American readers by Wilson, (published by the Harpers, New York) is urged in place of the national readers Two or three other series of American readers iiave- been urgetl by teachers, and even by some trustees. In one instance, a teacher not only insisted upon using American readers, but also in having some of the most inflammatorj^ anti- British pieces in them learned and recited by the pupils at the public examination of the school, though forbidden by the Local Super- intendent to do so. In that, and in the other cases referred to, I had to inform the authori- ties of these schools, that the payment of the school fund would be withheld from them if they persisted in using such unauthorized text books. Could Mr. Campbell succeed in his theory, and claim to have the teacher decide upon the text book, we shoukl have a babel indeed of text books in use in the schools; for the American book age >ts are scarcely behind Mr. Campbell in canvassing teachers and trustees to get their books introduced into our- schools. 12 THE BROWN-CAMPBELL CRUSADE AGAINST THE it : I H CHARACTER AND MERITS OF THE NATIONAL READERS. The national reailers liave a prestige beyond any otlier school readers. They were prepared by some of the best teachers in Europe; they M-ere revised by a hirge Hoard of higlily edu- cated men, composed of both Protestants and Roman Catholics, and not one sentence was retained in tliem to which any one member of the Board objected; they underwent the revis- ion of Archbishop Wliately, an experienced teacher and afterwards Professor ; a man of the finest taste, as well as of great learning and vast knowledge. Tlie first and second of these readers have never been oLjccted to; and the third, fourth and filii readers are entirely com- posed of selections from the standard English poets and prose writers — whose writings will never grow old as long as the English language is spoken. PROPOSED NEW REAUERS WORSE THAN THE OLD. It may, therefore, be asked, whether such school readers thus prepared are to be super- seded in our schools by any readers which Mr. James Campbell & Son may put forth ? In view of these facts, it is not surprising that a head master of a Grammar School, to whom Mr. Campbell had sent a series of his reailers, should say, as above quoted, that Mr. Campbell's "school reading series are not to be compared witli the Irish national. I never saw worse." And I have no doubt this would be the judgment of every impartial and competent judge in Canada, not otherwise in- Huenced, who should compare the two series. GOOD FAITH SHOULD NOT BE VIOLATED. The national readers have, in one sense, become Canadlanized by having been printed m Canada, and having become universally used in the schools. But I think every educa- ting country should provide its own educating books as soon as it can. I liave intimated this on several c.^asions during my recent tour to the several counties of Upper Canada, but I have said, and I now say, that what has been authorized by law and become universal in the schools, and provided for by enterpri- sing publishers on the good faith of Govern- ment should be changed with great caution, and only after timely notice, so as not to dis- turb the order of the schools, or put parents of pupils to needless expense, or do injustice to printers, who, like Mr. Lovell, have invest- €d large sums in stereotyping the whole series of readers for the use of the public schools. COMMITTEE TO RETCfE THE NATIONAL READERS.* Also, the basit, and Ciiristian non-sectarian character of the national series of readers should be maintained ; some omissions as to foreign countries and other matters may be allowed, and the introduction of more respect- ing our own country is desirable, but the ex- cellencies and character of the series should be maintained. With this view a con.mittee, including practical instructors, has been ap- pointed to revise tliem. Various series of the best English and American reailers have been provided to facilitote the labours of such committee ; but the national renders are as good now as they have been in past years, and it would be premature to make any change in tliem the current year.* INTERESTS OP THE SCHOOLS (AND NOT OF SPECULA- TORS) ro BE CONSULTED. The public schools are established for pub- lic and specific purposes ; their interest and efficiency and tiiose of their supporters are to be consulted, irrespective of the speculations of an individual bookseller. Not a member of the Councif of Public Instruction has any other interest than that of the efficiency of the public schools. Tlie whole field of science and liter- ature is open to every publisher and book- seller without their attempting to destroy what all educationists in all countries maintain as essential to the highest efficiency of public schools — uniformity of text books in the essen- tial departments of reading, arithmetic, as well as of elemei\tary geography and history. I will conclude with three general remarks on the principles of our school system in respect to text books. OFFICIAL NOTICE — UNAUTHORIZED TEXT-BOOKS. * The following offlcial noticR on this fubject has been iaaucd by the Educational Department for Upper Canada : — A committoo, inoludine the Itev. Doctors McCaul, Ormiston, Itarclay, and Rev. U. J. Grasett, B,D., having been appointed by the Council of Public Instruction for Upper Canada, to revise the National Roaaers, and the Iiist of Text Books for Grammar and Common Schools, the Council have passed the following order in regard to that list : " The Council disapproves of the use, ?n any Gram- mar or Crmmon Schools, of any text book which is not includod in the list of Text Books authorized by the Council as provided by law, after the close of the current year (1866). " In regard to this disapproval of unauthorized Text Books Dy the Council, the one hundred and twputy- eighth section of the Upper Canada Con ^ ' >lidated Coin' mon School Law enacts that — " No person shall use any foreign books in the English branches of education , in any model or common school, without the express permission of the Council of Public Instruction; and no portion of the Legislative School Grant shall be applied in aid of any common school in which any Ilook is used that has been disapproved of by the Council of Public Instruction, and public notice given of such disapproval." •w EDUCATIONAL DEPARTMENT FOR UPPER CANADA. 1:5 ;RADKRS.* (cctarian readers )na as to may lie e respect- it tlie ex- !8 should )n.mittec, been ap- series of lers have rs of such rs are a's 1st years, iiake any F SPECULA- d for pub- terest and ters are to leculations member of ^ any other rthe public and liter- and book- stroy what maintain of public the essen- imetlc, as history, il remarks system in :xT-BOOKa. pubject has mt for Upper tors MoCaul, rasott, B.D., il of Tublic the Kational br Grammar e passed the in any Gram- ook which is uthorized by- close of the horized Text and twputy- lidatcdCoin son shall use of education, .t the express ruction; and rant shall be n which any ed of by the notice given NKCESSITV FOn UNIFORMITY AND CBUTAINTY IN SCHOOL BOOKS. First,— All educationists in Euroj>c and America a};rce that a uniform series of text books is an essential part of an efficient system of national schools. This is recog- nized and acted upon in all the cities of the neighbouring Republic, and is providoil by law for the whole of the several States ; um I where it has not been so provided, the States Super- intendents, in their annual reports, lament the deficiency. It is an integral part of the Irish national system, and it has been so provided for by law in our school system from the beginning. THE PROPEB ADTHORITY TO SELKCT BOOKS. Secondly, — In order to have a uniform series of text books in the schools, there must be one authority to select and prescribe such books. It cannot, therefore, be left tc any teacher or bookseller to introduce, at his plea- sure, books into any of the public schools. COUNTY BOARrS AND SCHOOL CORPORATIONS MUST NOT VIOLATE LAW. Thirdly, — Acting upon this principle, the Legislature has authorized the Council of Public Instruction to prescribe and sanction text books for the national schools, and to prohibit the use of others; and every School ; Corporation and County Board are required to select text bxjks from the authorized list of such books; and if any such Board has recommended any text books not in the authorized list, it has acted without authority, a'ld has violated tiie 3rd clause of the 98th section of the Common School Act. With a law-abiding people the law should be supreme.* I have tlie honour to be, Sir, Your obedient servant, E. RYERSON. Education Office, March, 1866. •beown-campbkll on the law jf thb cask. Nevertheless Mr. Brown in his paper of the 4th May challenges the Department to " dare" to enforce the law in respect to tt'xt books. He says: "Dr. Ryer- son and the Council of Public Instruction have selected certain books which they authorize to be used in the common schooH of Canada [? Upper Canada], and , would, if they dared, refuse admission to all not bearing their imprimatur,"— and even those issued by the great " Cllobe Printing Company." The Council have, however, "dared" to declare that the law will be maintained — Mr. George Brown (printer of Mr. Campbell's books)— to the contrary notwithstanding — and Ills implied counsel to parties concerned to resist the law in this behalf, Mr. Campbell, too, picking up courage from these loud fulminations of nis patron, declares that he will not be deterred fVcm issuing (doubtless from the Globe office) the reading books of which he enjoys the sole monopoly: although the Department provides a new senes adapted to the wants of the country, and throws open the printing of them to competition among all the printers and booksellers of Canada, — including both Mr. Brown and Mr. Campbell. The provisions of the law in re- card to text books in connection with the extract on page 12, are as follows : MR. LOVELL'S LETTER.* To the Editor of the Globe. "TBI'; 8CU00I.-B00K MONOPOLY." Sir,— In your issue of the 8th instant ap- pears a letter under the above heading, it> Proviiions of the School Law in regard to Text-books in Common Schools. 1. Doty of the Council oh' Public iNSTnucTioM FOR Uppku Cakapa.— The fifth clause of the onn hundred and nineteenth section of the Upper Canada Consolidated Common School Law enacts thatr— " 119. It shall bo the duty of the Council of Public Instruction * " * (6) To examine, and at its di.s- cre'ion, recommend or disapprove of Text-books for the use of schools." * * 2. Duty of the Chief Supeiiintendknt of Edu- cation. — The tenth section of the one hundred and sixth section of the Consolidated School Law enact.s that—" 106. It shall be the duty of the Chief Superin- tendent of Education • ♦ * (10) To » • • uso his best endeavours to provide for and recommend the use of uniform aud Approved Text-books in tho schools generally." 3. The Duty of County Boards of Public In- STiiuoTioN,— Tho third clause of the ninety-eighth section of the School Law enacts that— "98. It shall bo tho duty of the County or Circuit Boards of Public Instruction • * • (3) To select (if deemed expe- dient) from a list of Text-books recommended or au- thorized by tho Council of Public Instruction, such books as they may thiuk best adapted for use in the common schools of tho county or circuit, and to ascertain and recommend the best facilities for pro- curing such books." 4. DuTYOF Local Supeuintendents OF Schools. —The sixth clau80 of the ninety-firs; section of tho School Law enact* that — "91. It shall be the duty of tho local superintendent of schools * * * (6) To see that all the schools are managed and conducted according to law— to prevent the use cf unauthorized, and to recommend the use of Authorized Books in each school, — and to acquire and give infoi.-nation as to the manner in which such Authorized Books can be obtained, and the economy and advantage of using them." 5. Duty of City, Town, and Villaoe Boards OF School Trustees.— Th3 fitleenth claiiso of tho seventy-ninth section of the School Law enacts that — " 79. It shall be the duty of each Board of School Trustcee * * • (15) To see that all the pupils in tho schools are duly supplied with a uniform scries of Authorized Text-books." » * * 6. Duty of School Trustees in Uural School Sections. — Tho eighteenth clause of tlie twenty- seventh section ol (he School Law enacts that— " 27. It shall be the duty of the Trustee School Cor- poration * * * (18) To see that no unauthorized books are used in the school, and that the pupils are duly supplied with a uniform series of Authorized Text-books, sanctioned and recommended by tho Council of Public Instruction." » * * * This letter having been rcl\ised admipsion in tho Globe, the Editor of the Hamilton Spectator inserted it in his paper with the following remarks: " The [school book] controversy has necessarily lod to the introduction of the name of Mr. John Lovell, our pioneer Canadian school book publisher, [" a gentle- man," the Editor, in a subsequent pappr sa^'s, " who perhaps more than any other printer in Canada is deserving of the respect of its people,"] and that gen- tleman has deemed it due to himself to have his sav in this matter. We learn with much astonishment that the Globe, after admitting into its columns some very severe reflections, not only upon the publications which have been iscued from Mr. Lovell's press, but upon himself personally, has refused to puolish this letter. At Mr. Lovell's request we gave it a place in our columns this morning, and we are quite sure that any one reading it will be at a loss to understand the f round of its exclusion from tho Globe. It is certain hat there is not a syllable in it that is in the slightest degree discourteous ; and if the question is as important as our contemporary would have us believe, and if it is not merely a crusade to break down, by the mere force r,f assertion, one publisher and set up another, it ought in the public interest to have appeared in the same columns as tho attack upon him.'' 14 THE BROWN-CAMPBELL CRUSADB AGAINST THE which — through my books — I a»n attacked &a tlie monopolist, so far as the supply of Cana- dian School Books is concerned. My absence in the United States at the date of the pub- lication of the letter, and illness since my re- turn, have prevented my earlier attention to the matter. The writer, in noticing an article which ap- peared in your journal on the Irish series of Reading Books, has, I think, very imneces- sarily introduced some strictures on the Coun- cil of Public Instruction lor its authorization of some of the books of my Series for use in the schools of Upper Canada. He expresses a desire that the "existing monopoly should be bruken up," without, however, proving that a monopoly does exist. The monopoly, so far as my books are con- cerned, amounts simply to this, that I have produced the most suitable books, and that they iiave been of necessity authorized by the Council of Public Instruction. The writer, however, omits to state, that only seven out my whole series have been approved, and complains that the only two books which he has issued have not been at once accepted.* The books of my series adopted by the Council, possessed not simply the recommend- ation of being essentially Canadian — their being so is due to their real merit, to which nearly the whole Press of Canada and the Lower Provinces has borne unqualified testi- mony, as have not a few English journals of liijrl) standing. Heads of Schools and Colleges, Clergymen, Judges, Lawyers, and Literary men, have attested in emphatic language their value for educational purposes. Concerning the General Geography, Messrs. Campbell complain, that they " dared to publish a book on geography — it was rejected erofessed to be pubUshed and " sold wholesale only" J Mr. Campbell ! See note on page 23. ing for tlie junior, as the " General Geogra- phy" did for the senior classes. THE "agent's" "speculation" SUFPLIE8 NO WANT. Mr. Ganipbell publishes a book four years later, simply as a speculation, a book neither written nor printed in the country (though Mr. Campbell puts liis imprimatur upon it,)* and issued after the necessity lor a geogra- phy had been entirely met by my two books on the same subject. While ou this point I may also call your attention to the respective quantities of m&tter in Mr. Campbell's book and my own. To the quality of the matter the press and literary talent of the Provinces have borne testimony in favour of my book which cannot be disputed : Campbell's Geography . 76 (small) pages, Itt Maps, and 2 Diagrams. Lovell's Geography. 100 (large) pages including 51 Map.., 11'! Engravings and Dia- grams, And about twice the quan- tity of matter contained in Campbell's book. And yet Mr. Campbell complains that the Council were so unjust as not to accept his sin- gle book (provided for senior classes only) with no other guarantee on its title page for its cor- rectness and valuethan the imprint of James Campbell, in preference to my two books, endorsed by the whole country, and providing for both senior and junior classes. THE IRISH NATIONAL BOARD VS. THE BROWN- CAMPBELL COMPACT. The last objection of Messrs Campbell to my book is, that it is written by a gentleman con- nected vvitli the Educational Department. With what justice or common sense can they complain of this, or give a reason why a gen- tleman engaged in this department should be debarred from writing a book on any subject he considers himself competent to handle, since the authorization or rejection of such book rests with a body of gentlemen entirely indepen- dent of the writer, and who examine the book entirely on its merits ? Above all others, in my esteem, gentlemen in this department, to whom education is a study, should be consid- ered competent to prepare books for general use — a fact which the Irish National Board of Education seem fully to have realized, since they will not permit any other books to be used than those emanating from the Educational Department. Messrs. Campbell say they desire only " fair competition and no favour," yet in the face of * See Brown vs. Campbell on this point, on page 26. ■k- < i 1 » • 4r> '> : EDUCATIONAL DEPARTMENT FOR UPPER CANADA. 15 f f I their assertion descend to the following : "We did not employ Education Office employees to write our books, and so they were rejected by the Council." Is this fair competition ? Here is an insi- nuation which the sagacious writer hojws will pass current with the thoughtless, but to those who know of whom the Council is composed, the slander launched against it will recoil most forcibly on the writer. Mr. Hodgins' Geography needs no reconi- niendation here. It was adopted by tlie coun- try four years before Messrs. Campbell & Son compelled me to ask for it the tlirmal sanction of the Council. Its value is sufficiently attest- ed by the fact that since its publication it has been introduced into over .3000 schools in Canada, in addition to its very general adoption throughout the Maritime Provinces. THK COMPLAINTS OP THE BOOK MARTYRS. The next complaint of these martyrs to the "Council," is that they "printed a little Sum- mary of Canadian History. It was placed be- fore the Council, ami refused, while a book by Mr. Hodgins on the same subject was instantly approved." It would be difficult to discover the ground ofcon)pluint here. I would, however, simply state that the " Geography and History of the British Culonies" wan published in 1857, and approved by the Council in the same year. The present "History of Canada and of the other British North American Provinces," is an enlarged and carefully revised edition of that work, and as it now exists, is the most complete School History of British America in existence. Mr. Campbell's " Summary," — which was published three years later — comprises Cana- dian history alone; and even were that the only poini, I maintain that as a school book it is inferior to mine, which treats not merely of Canada but of all the British North Ame- rican Provinces. Messrs. Campbell also quote Mr. Sangster as being the author of several books of my series. This is a fact which I am proud to admit, but it will bear a different interpretation to that which the Messrs. Campbell have placed upon it. Mr. Sangster' 8 debut as an author may be summed up as follows : — " Dr. Ryerson, conscious that such a work was need- ed, requested the author to adapt the Arithmetic pub- lished by the Irish Board of Education to the Decimal Currency of Canada, and to abbreviate some of the tedious reasons for the rules there given. Mr. Sang- ster, in complying with the request of the Chier Super- intendent of Kdiication, transcribed ten or flfteot pageo from the commencement of the original motk, but finding so many " alterations and Improvements" necessary, " abandoned" the design and determined to write B new Treatise on the subject." The extraordinary success attending his first book (the National Aritlunetic) suggested to me that other works from tlie same pen would be of use to the country; and Mr. Sangster was induced to write an Elementary Arithmetic and other stamlard books, which have render- ed him famous far beyond the lintits of British America. To a disinterested observer, though Messrs. Campbell cannot .see it, the selection of such men as Mr. Hodgins and Mr. S.mgster re- flects rather creditably than otherwise on the Department, and the authorization of their books by the Council is only a just tribute to their merit, and at the same time advances the interests of the country. The Messrs. Campbell protend to desire only " fair competition and no favour." Let them adhere to. thin. If they produce the lx)oks most suitable, the country will sustain them. But if their interpretation of "fair competition" is levelling insinuations against the merits of books they hope to rival, and traducing gentiemen fortunately beyond the reach of slander, they will find that their defi- nition will not be generally accepted. I have confined myelf to replying to the charges in Messrs. Campbell's letter, endeav- ouring to trespass as lightly as possible on your space. The poison has been administered through your columns, and I have uo doubt you will see the justice of administering the antidote through the same medium. I am. Sir, Respectfully yours, JOHN LOVELL. Montreal, 27th March, 1866. REV. DR. RYERSON'S SECOND LETTER.* ( To the Editor nf the Globe.) Sir, — It was only yesterday that I was able to read the several articles which have ap- peared in the Globe of the 30th ultimo and of the 4th instant, respecting the Council of Public Instruction and myself, on the subject of text-boBNT STAIFf, THAT MR. SKLSdN IS THK "AUTHOU" OF "TlIK OKOOIIAPHY AND ATLAiS. ' • The paraftraph r,i which this statement is basoci will bo found in the Globe ot the 30th of March, as fdl- "Certain it is, at any rate, that Sir Roderick Murchl- " son, specially selected the Geographv and Atlas of " which Mr. Nelson is not onljr publisher but author, " to commend its excellency in his annual address " from the chair of the [Kovttl Geographical] Society." The " special selection" here siioken of is a far-fetched Inference of the Globe writer, since it is the practice ol the president of the Society to refer to the geographical publications of the year in his annual address. It is worthy of note that although this statement of Mr. Nelson's authorship "of the Geography and Atlas," was ostentatiously paraded in the Globe of the 30th March, and its authority has been quoted and referred to by Dr. Kyerson several times; neither Mr. Hrown nor Mr. Campbell have ventured to allude to it at all in their letters and articles. THE "agency" denied AND ADMITTED. t This agency, — which was intimated to Dr. Byerson by Mr. Nelson, i.. Iiis letter of the 19th January, 1863 (No. 9,— the Globe's " Editor-in-Chief and rroprie- tor," snys, has been discontinued, and the "near connection" denied, as well as Mr. Nelson's author- ship of "the Geography and Atlas" ; but the Globe's assertions are so notoriously worthless when its "Editor-in-Chief and Proprietor" is concerned, that the public have long ceased to attach anir importance to them. Mr. Nelson's own letter, in which he refers to Mr. Campbell as "our agent here" (at Toronto) and the extract from the Globe itself in the preceding note, justified Dr. Ryerson in making his two-fold Btatement. The Messrs. Campbell have the hardihood in the Globe of the 2l8tMay to "repeat" the editor in chiefs "denial" of his being " agents for Mr. Thomas Nelson k Song in the sense [i.e. coqimon sense way] in which Dr. Kyerson would wish to have it understood." He then actually goes on to deny the Globe's "denial" in the following words: "We are agents only in tbig sense, that we buy largely from Messrs. Nelson ; and on accoaut of our largo transactions with them, their family compact interest, as, well as zeal in the matter of the Geography and Atlas, and other school books prepared and publish- ed under the same auspices, may be easily conceived ; and especially when, in addition to what Mr. Campbell and the Editor of the Globe have written, I have good authority for .saying that at least one of the communications whicli have appeared in tlie Globe on the same subject, has been written at the person- al solicitation of Mr. Campbell and the Hon. George Brown.* The policy and the attacks which have appeared in the Globe are, there- fore, the offspring of a faniily compact — of which Mr. Campbell is the ligurehead and the mouth-piece; and it is in this light alone that I further notice his attacks, that the pub- lic may be able to appreciate this new crusade aiiainst the school text book branch of our school system and the administration of it.f we had the bole right to the sale of their books iit Canada"! Of course, Mr. IJrown, there is neither "monopoly" nor "agency" in such an avowed ar- rangement as this (wiUi your brother-in-law) — which, being inconvenient to admit, you so emphatically denied in tho Globe of the 4tl» May, but which tho " agents " them.selves so i\illy explain in tho Globe of tho 21st! What an Insight this "denial" of tho agents give us into the knid of "monopoly" and "sole right" to sell books in Canada in store for tho public schools of Canada, when (as Mr. Campbell says) thr "important changes in the government of the country," caused by " Confedoration " will [also as Jlr. Brown says] "bring about a very great change " in ihe position of the Department of^l'ublic Ins- " truction in Upper Canada " ! * i. K. " The pointed letter of Mr. Adam, d-ited 10th March, which appeared in your columns" of the 14th of .March Hve days after the Browu-Campboll's formal attack upon the Department— and to which Mr. Campbell refers with evident satisfaction in his Globe letter of the 4th April. tTHECJLOBE'BTWENTV-TWO years' FUTILE ATTACKS. The " Editor-ln-ChicF' plead.i great purity of mo- tive and disinterestedness on this head, of course ; and when his selfish zeal is thus exposed would fain paint his own character in the Globe as superior in point of fact to that of Ciesar's wife, — but there are two or three little material facts which ho does not explain. How is it that the school book attack comus entirely from the Editor-in-Chief of the Globe, and the inte- rested agent, or late agent, of his brother-in-law, after the admitted failure of that brother-in-law to se- cure a monopoly for his great publishing house from Dr. Kyerson ! How is it that the business interasts of his brother-in-law's "agent" aro advocated in this crusade? How is it that of the forty-eifht book- sellers who were led by the Glebe in its atlaijks on tho Depository in 1868 not one has joined hiji,. in his ci u- sade of 1866? And how is it that Canr;dian editions of School Books, which the brother-ir.-law's " agent" insists shall displace better books, chiefly emanate from the Globe office? And further, how is it that tho fierce attacks of the " Editor-in-Chief and **roprietor of tho Globe " appear 8imultaneo<'sly with his parlia- mentary notice of an applicaticu iot the incorporation of the great " Globe Printing Company," which was shadowed forth in his brother-in-law's lettera to Dr. Kyerson? None of these little points are cleared np or explained in the "Editor-in-Chiefs" defence; but nevertheless their coincidence is singularly significant in connection with the unusual vehemence of the Globe on the " school book monopoly." Had Dr. Ryerson unwittinglybecome a party to the "monopoly" arrangement proposed by Mr. Brown's brother-in-law, employed him to publish, the Globe to print, and tho agent to sell, no one would have ever heard a word of this new and selfish crusade of the Globe family com- pact. EDUCATIONAL DEPARTMENT FOR UPPER CANADA. 17 \i'- z THE "olobk's" HOSTILITY SYSTEM. TO OUR SCHOOL .8 a matter of course, I have always rcc- upon, as I have always encountered, Popposition of the Globe in every attempt ^ establish or improve the school system.* During^the first six years of my labours to establish that system, the opposition of the Globe was as unmitigated as his efforts were iinscrupulous to impress upon the public mind that I was seeking to enslave the country by a Prussian despotism. When I llrst recommend- ed the system of free schools, the Globe for a year or more sought to raise public indir"ation against what he called my attempts to pau- perize he country by the establishment of pauper schools ; then, after the principle of free schools and the whole school system had acquired so deep a hold upon the mind of the country, that the Globe thought it might be turned to personal and party advantage, he professed for a time to become a chumpion of it ; when he thought it a good game to play, he sought to lash the feelings of the whole country to the highest degree of intensity against the separate school provisions of the law; and when it answered his purpose to play another game, he was, as he has been for some two years, as silent os the grave on the Separate School Law.f It is true that Mr. Brown's brothor-in-lnw lias aban- doned, at all ovents temporarily, his project of sotting «p a publishing house in Toronto ; but the significance or the following passage, in Mr. Campbell's lettor in the GUyhe of the 4th April, can only bo appreciated in view ' of a revival of that scheme. The "agon"' no doubt gives utterance to the fond wish of his heart when ho " trusts also that as important changes in the govern- ment of the country are now near at hand, that one of thefi'st acts of coi\federntion will he to clear away" the Educational Depository, and no doubt tnnsfer the printing part of it to the new " Globe Printing Com- pany"— the publishing part to Mr. Brown's brother- fn-law, and the selling part to that brother-in-law's «x-" agent." Thtit certainly teoiiM he a " cor\fe(' \- tion" worth striving for! Mr. Brown a'so lou. 'y threatens Dr. Ryorson with direful consequences when "confederation" makes the 0/ofte-Brown com- pact "master of tlio situation" in Upper Canada! See pages 6, 8. •The last effort of this kind was put forth by Mr. Brown In 1860, when the " School La\7 Improvement Act" was before the Legislature. Even after every- thing to which exception had been taken was struck out of the Bill, and it was considered unobjectionable 'l)y all the members of the Committee, yet ho did everything in his power to prevent its passage by the House. It did pass, however, and has proved, as •was predicted, a most valuable means of improving -the details of our School system. tTT.K "OLOBB" AND " PRBEMAlf " LKAOnED TO- OBTB'HR FOH A COMMON OBJKCT. A8 a reward doubtless for Mr. Brown's significant aoquiescence in the Separate School law, the Toronto .fy««man (and it alone of all the press) has joined hands with the Olobe in this new crusade, and applauds its former foe in all its assaults upon the Educational Department! The public may rest assured that the Department is not far wrong when it is assailed only 't)Tjnpta papers as the Globe and the Freeman .' B MR. brown's ri'TlI.E PARLIAMENTARY CRUSADES. So, several years ago, a crusade was instituted by several l"iokseller8 in Toronto, under the championship of the Globe, against the Public Library Branch of the Educational Dcparttnent.* A Parliatnentary committee was appointed, which visited the Depart- ment and examined the work done, and the mode of doing it; and, on the very first nieeting of the Committee, tlie assailants of the Department were so completely beaten that they never catne to a second charge, and the Parliamentary Co/nmittee, of whicli Mr. Brown was chairtnan, never met a second time ! On another more recent occasion at Quebec, Mr. Brown got a Committee of the As-sembly appointed to examine into the ac- coimts of the Education Office for Upper Can ada, and alYer .^pending, with another member ofthe Comtnittee, portions oftwoor three days in the general Auditor's office, and beino; una- ble to iind a single pretext for a new a'cack, it wasabandoned, andtlieCommiUee,of wliich he was also chairtnan, never even met at all ! And so now, the way having been prepared by the Department, and by Canadian publishers and printers, tor what is supposed to be a good school book speculation in Upper Canada, another GZofte crusade is set on foot against the text book branch of our school system, that Mr. Brown's family connections may be- come enriched by the overthrow and destruc- iHr.) of that vital part of it. But I am persuad- e 1 this new crusade will end in as complete defeat as every similar preceding one. CHARACTER OF MR. BROWN'S ASSAULTS. Mr. Brown, in his jiaper ofthe 4th instant, charges Dr. Ryerson with "attacking a high- ly respectable publishing house in this city in his usual style of violent and vulgar abuse." What I wrote was simply a defence of the Council of Public Instruction against an abusive attack upon it by the "Agent" of Mr. Brown's brother-in-law — an attack based THE PAST AND FRKSENT CRUSADERS. *The Olobe was then in league with forty-eigh booksellers to destroy the Depository— with four op- posed to him, including his present brother-in-law^s " agent." Now bis forty-eight has dwindled down to the solitary agent, who, however, speaks loudly in the Globe of the2istMay, of himself, as having "laboured for years for the advancement of education in Upper Canada!" No wonder, in the absence of the forty- eight assailants which it had led in 1858, the Globe should magnify the importance of this solitarv one,— to a sense oi the value of whose educational laboors it has 80 suddenly been aroused! wm 18 THE BROWN-CAMPBELL CKUSADE AGAINST THE upon tlie pretext of ft simple annoviiiceipant thut the Council of Public Inntruction had taken steps to revise tiie National School Readers and throw the printing ol' them optMi to competition.* Mr. Brown haa been pleased to make in- sinuations in regard to subjects of his former attacks upon me — the very mention of which, and of my detection of his seven for;,'eries, and seven times seven mis-statements to sustain his charges, ought to fill him with shame. t I have only to say to him that, although I am, perhaps, as nmch in my "dotage" now as when lie thus represented me several years ago, yet if he is disposed to commence a new assault upon me, I ani as ready to meet him now as I was then, and that before any tri- bunal he may select, parliamentary or other- wise. OXE-SIDEn APPMOATION OF MU.BIIOWN's "own benkfit" doctiune. Mr. Brown, referring to school books, writ- ten by Messrs. Robertson, Sangster and Hod- gins, exclaims, "the three employees receiv- ing large salaries from the public chest, while engaged in writing books for their own l)ene- fit." This charge assumes that no person deriving a salary from a piiblic source should employ his late or early hours in writing a book for which he derives any benefit — a charge that criminates the most eminent statesmen, professors and teachers in England and America — a charge implicating the President (Dr. McCaul,) and three of the professors (Crofl, Cherriman and Wilson,) of University College, Toronto, all of whom have written books on their own account, while receiving salaries i'rom the public chest — a MR. BROWN'S OBJECTS WKLL UNDERSTOOD. * This dofoncp, styled by Mr. Brown as "violent," etc., will be found on pages 7-13. Tlie public can judffc of tlie worthlcssnoss of Mr. Brown's assertion on this point, especially when it understands the na- ture of the "monopoly" and "solo right" to sell the brother-in-law's books in Canada which the agent explains. and which he wishes to enjoy in the sale of his new school readers for Canada. The threatened de- struction of this " monopoly " is the avowed cause of tho Brown-Campbell crusade. t MR. BBOWN AND FOROOTTBN COMTROVER8IES. The Editor-in-c'jief feels the ftill force of this well- merited rebuke, lie would rather not refer a second time to so sore a subject and says : " It is useless for us to enter into/orfiroMen controversies, in order to detbnd our consistency or uprightness from Dr. Ryerson's charges;" yet. Mr. Brown, after referring to these " controversies " in bitter terms in his paper of March and April, and repeating his bascslanoers, would fain seek to Jorget them when his forgeries and want of principle in regard to them are pointed out. charge which especially criminates tlie Hon, George Brown, who, while he was re-joiving a larger salary from the public chest than any of the employes whom he impugn^,, was him* " self not only engaged in large pr'vate specu- lations, but was actually writing aid publish- ing a daily paper for his " own bereft^."* So much then in rejily to the aUacks of the Brown member of the new family com- pact. THE CAMl'llEI.I, ME.MIIEII OF TIIE COMPACT, Addressing myself more particularly to the Campbell member of the compact, I shall in another letter correct his mis-statements, with some notice of his omissions and admissions. And iinivU)', as Mr. Campbell has charged me with having prevented Mr. Thomas Nelson from establishing alarge printing and publish- ing house in Toronto, I will publish in a third lettert the correspondence which took place between Mr. Tliunias Nelson and myself when he was in this cijuntry, by which it will be seen what Mr. Nelson desired, and what I favoured and what I declined, by whom the monopoly was sought, and whether I was not courteous, as Mr.Nelson (for whom I have a high respect) repeatedly acknowledge!' in his letters, and whether I did not act fairly and impartially to all parties, and in the best interests of my native country. t This correspondence will * Neither Mr. Brown nor tho " agent " has ventured in their further newspaper assaults to refer at;aiu to this absurd and one-sided doctrine of theirs. t Fourth letter of this series. TRUE REASON WHY MR. BROWN'S BROTHKR-IN-LAW . DID NOT PUBLISH IN CANADA. X In regard to this matter, the following reference to it from tho Hamilton Spectator is so much to the point that we insert it in this place:—" The tlrm of Thomas Nelson & Sons," we are told by the (Itobe, " did at one time contemplate establisliing a branch of their busi- ness in Canada, but they were prevented from doing so mainly by the favoritism displayed by Dr. Ryerson to Mr. Lovell, and the little clique of book-makers in Victoria Square." A more unfair statement never was made. Tho truth is, that tho onlv reason, as we have already stated, why the Messrs. Nelson did not establish a branch of their publishing house in Canada was. that the Educational Department refused to bind itself to give them a monopoly in school book publish- ing. In one of the letters written by Dr. Ryerson to Mr. Nelson, when this extraordinary demand was made upon him, he says:— 'The more every branch of the printing; and publishing is dttveloped, the more will the facilities of knowledge and education be pro- moted in the country. But the accomplishrnont of that great object would be materially retarded were this Department to become the patron of any one publisher or bookseller, or interfere with the private trade, beyond by tenders getting the most suitable maps, apparatus, &c., for the public schools of the country.' And yet the relative of Mr. Nelson, now writing in tho columns of the Globe, has the impudence to intimate that it was favoritism to Mr. Lovell that prevented his coming hero. It wag because he was afraid, on equal terms, to compete with the Canadian publishers, because a monopoly was refused to him. The truth is, that Air. Lovell has published some thirty-tlvc different text books for tho public schools, 1'' 1 EDUCATIONAL DEPARTMENT FOH UPPER CANADA. 19 in pi •o |0- jf •o le te lo le Y y ^•llOw that I Imve rcriintcd making tho Dopurt- iiieiit t lie patron of uiiy publiHlicr wliatever; that I luivi! ailvucatcd that wliicli will Hcuiire the besC and cheapcHt Hchool bookn, and the I'rocHt competition in their publication. r have the lionc ir to be, Sir, Your obedient Hervant, E. RYEUSON. En out of print for jrears." I Haid that Mr. Ilalgins' liistory of 1865 waH an expansion of his pioneer history of 1857, which I Htuted was now out of print. The iniH-Htatement, tlicrcfore, appertainn to Mr. Campbell liimHeif. CAMPllEl.l/S "nUMHT.K APOLOOY " FICTION. 4. Mr. Campbell repreHcnta Mr. Ilodgins as having written an "humble npuiogy " to tiie Olobe for tiie errors contained in his little his- tory, published in 1H57.* I am assured this statement is incorrect; nor was tiiere any occasion for it, as the various criticisms were friendly and the commendation very strongt-- the notice of the Globe commencing with the following words: — "Tiiat this little book was greatly needed in Canada is unquestionable. The mici'oscopic port ion of an American school book devoted to British North America has long been proverbial. Mr. Halgins, therefore, de- serves great credit for undertaking the labour involved in such compilation,y()r Me satisfac- tory manner in which he has discharged his onerous task." And further, " this little book was greatly needed and is well fitted for the ju- nior classes in our Canadian schools. We • This reference of Mr. Campbell to an " humble apology " being made to the (llohe containH the whole philosophy of tho reason for that paper's bitter por- Honalities and black letter attacks on those who aaro to dilTer with tho "Editor-in-chief" on public (|ue8- tions. Tho Globe would fain make all its obnoxious victims not only make " humble apologies," but bow down to tho grca'. uulunratio head (to borrow Mr. CarapboU's expivoSivo phrase) of the Olobe ofllcc. Failing, under our present system of Uovemment, to accomplish his object even with tho thunder of tho Olobe, tho " Kditor-in-chicf," hopes that when " con- federation " puts him in a position to give oSuct to his tyrannical purposes against all those who have failed to bow down before him hitherto. The Hamilton Spec- tator ot the 16th of April replies so admirably to this new Brown theory ot^ compulsion, that we give his remarks as follows :— " Tho (lUibe of Saturday ventures to threaten Dr. Uyorson of what will happen to him when Upper Canada has a local government, controlled by the Urowns, which the Globe of course assumes that it will be. A more shameful attempt to levy black mail on a public oificial has never been attempted. "Wo tell tho Olobe that the public perfectly understand its relations to the real principals in this controversy ; and that when it attempts to threaten a public officer with its dire displeasure if he refuses to lend himself to a foreign publisher who happens to be the near relative orbits editor, it will find a shower of public Indignation about its ears that will render it powerless for harm. Let the question be discussed upon its merits, if indeed the view now advanced by the Messrs. Campbell possess any ; but let us not, in the name of all that is just, have a leading newspaper perverted int« a mere blackmailing machine, in the interest of a foreign book publisher." tMr. Campbell triumphantly parades these criticisms (gome of them unjust and otuers incorrect) in the Olobe of the 2Ut May, omitting ot course all mention of the professedlv friendly spirit in which they were written by the literary Editor to whom he refers. He also significantly omita all further reference to tho -" hamble apology" fiction of his former I')tter. trust that a larger and tnore coinprehonAive book on tho same subject * * will bo prepared for students of a luglier grade, Ac." There was no objection at that time to an " employ^" in tho Education Offlco writing a iHjok for tho schools; but, on the contrary, thanks to Mr. Hodgins for his pioneer labour. And Professor Daniel Wilson, of Toronto Uni- versityCollege,wrotea courteous,critical notice o{\t in the Canadian Journal, in wliich occur tlie following words: — "We welcome, with satisfaction, this little product of the Canadian Eductional press, as an attempt — and inmost respects a very successful one — to supply a grave defect in tho material for juvenile train- ing. • . • • . — " Mr.Uotlgins' Colonial History and Geogra- phy will meet, at once, one of the most obvious wants of our scholastic system." Dr. Wilson at that time expressed a wish, (echoed by the Globe) which Mr. Hodgins has since endea- voured to fulfil by expanding his little history — stating that he hoped to see the book " not only revised in a form altogether satisfactory and acceptable, as a most welcome addition to our school literature ; but also made the mocJa^ for a larger and more compreliensive work suited to advanced students, and designed to leave a more detailed, and consequently more permanent impression on the mind." Now it answers the purpose of Mr. Campbell and the Globe to abuse Mr. Hixlgins for what tlie Globe so highly commended him for in 1857. THE D. C. COUNCIL AND I.OVELL'B GEOORAPHY. 6. Mr. Campbell says that "Mr. Hodgins' Geography was inore than once brought before the Council," and that it was "recommended, providing the maps were improved and the most glaring errors corrected." This state- ment is utterly unfounded. The Geography in question was never brought before the Coun- cil but once, and that not until /otir years q/Ver its publication, and the same time with Mr. Campbell's publication, (only a few months after its publication) and after Mr. Campbell had canvassed individual members of the Council ; and the Council at a full meeting, unanimously, with one exception, and with- out any condition, recommended the Geogra- phy prepared by Mr. Hodgins m preference to the inferior one put forth by Mr. Campbell. (See also Mr. Lovell's letter in paragraph thirteen of this letter, page 24.) mr. campbell's american system of oantassino proved. 6. Mr. Campbell distinctly denies ever . EDUCATIONAL DEPARTMENT POH UPPER CANADA. 21 th- ra- :tO ill. ph rer ■ hovingoanvasiicil tciiclierH " with a view to tho fialc of hifl tK>oka for their HchoolH." I quoted the wordn of tlio inuHter of a Granunar sohool, ftt NewcaHtle, Htating, "Mr. Campbell, of Toronto, has forwanied to mo a package of l)Ookd, containing Bcvoral o*" thoworkrt I have been iming. Nelson, of London, in tho pub- liaher. Ilin school reading books are not to be compared to tho Irish National. I never Haw worse." Will Mr. Campbell say that this package of book.'! was not sent in the way of canvassing, with a view to their sale in tho fchool? A day or two since I received the toUowiiig note from Mr. S. Cornell, a Common School Teacher at Ashburnham : — "I ob- serve that Mr. Campbell denies having can- vasseil the teachers fur his books. I beg to say that, about a year ago, Mr. Campbell's agent called on me at Millbrook, where I was teaching, and gave me a copy of his Qeogra- raphy, requesting mu to examine and adopt it, if I approved of it Wishing you success in the controversy, &c." In a letter from Mr. Macallum, P.-incipal of the Hamilton Central iSchool, he, in reference to Campbell & Son's denial of ever having canvassed teachers, also says: — " Mr. James Campbell himself called upon inc respecting tho Geography published by them. • • • • j declined to recoinmoud it fur reasons then and still sufHcient to my own mind."* If Mr. Campbell has sent his books to the masters of Newcastle and Millbrook schools, it is very unlikely that he would not send them to the masters of other schools. At all •a italsk statbmknt oiiallbnobd and oenikd. Not contont with doDcondtng to their uaual aubterl\igo in trying to explain away these proofs of their oflTurtii to indueuco toachurn, tho " affonts "In the Globe of tho 21at May give curruncy to tlio following niiH-statomont, but 08 Udual without a shadow of proof to sustain it. They say "Mr. Uodglns has kept a record of tho schools using [LoveU's Uoography] and when an order comes to the Depository irom any school where tho book has not boon used, three or four dozen of his books are ciiammbd in,"— elegant certainly, from the groat literary caterers of Upper Canada! but en- tirely destitute of truth ! 1. Now Mr. Ilodgins neither keeps any such "record" of schools at all, nordoes ho know anything whatever of the individual schools in which the Geography is used in Upper Canada. 2. No copies of any kind of books are sent to teach- ers without a special order for them, accompanied by tho money, 3. Neither " three or four dozen," nor even as much as two copies of tho Geography have ever been sent out from tne Depository to any school without a special order to that elfert. Single copies were sent in a few instances to Trustees some two or three years ago and paid for, but never in any case to teachers. So much then for tho " crammed in " fiction of tho " Agents. " But, say these polite and veracious gentle- men : " It is only a few days ago that a teacher told us that this was done to tiim, [i.e. "three or four dozen crammed in "J and ho indignantly sent back the books," etc. So recent an event can be oasilv proved, and we therefore call upon tho " agenta " to mako good their false statement, or retract it. events these facts refute his denial on the sub- ject.' SUARB IN LOVCI.I.'S UliOOHArilY BOUUIIT FUK BY UK. CAM 1*111:1.1. 7. Mr. Campbell denies that he and his Roit " ever asked or even desired a share in Mr. Hwlgins' Geography, or in any part of Mr- LoveU's works." In reply, I have only to give the following extract of a letter from Mr. Lovell, dated "Montreal, April 6th, iSGG." Mr. Lovell says : — "In their second produ?- tion, Messrs. James Campbell & Son state — ' We are not aware that ice ever asked, or even desired, a share in Mr. Hodgins' Geog- raphy.' Thci/ certainly never asked for a share: but Mr. James Campbell did. He pro- posed to me, soon after I undertook to issue tho Geography, that I would give him a share ofone-eighth in it ; so that he might control the sale thereof. This proposition I declined, but told him I would willingly pass over the whole matter to him provided ho would under- take to publish the work, which ho declined." ZK,IL KOIl THK GOVKHNMENT — AT FAULT. 8. Mr. Campbell says that this Department sends out circulars and ailvertisements " in olHcial letters," ai.il that they are "distri- buted at Government expense broadcast over the country." Now, there is noi a word of truth in this twofold statement. No circit- lars relatimj to the Depository are ever sent in ^' official letters,^' or '^ at the expense of Govern- ment.^' Circulars, catalogues, official li^sts, liandH ntt (iffMnl lntt«rH pam fur tho post anil who oupioH and cnoloxun thorn, liait no knowU'dso of thU " ono " or any other " ca«o " of tho kind. It miiHt thorcforo bo rockonod an nnothur of tho Campbell tlotlons about tho Do|iartincut. STKCIMBN Off TIIK morOHKU M()N01'OI,Y PRICKH. • Tho following lottor affords a duo to tho kind of pricoa which tho HchooU would ha>e to pay for tho maps piibllnhod In Britain by Mr. Hrown'H brothnr- in-law, whon tho groat Urown-Campboll " Oonfodo- ration" achcmo Is tarried out, bh "ono of tho llrst acts" of tho now local govornmont of Uppor Canada! With a viuw to insort a list of Mr. Kelson's maps In tho liuposltory catalogiio, Mr. Nelson's ngont was a,!- nlled to for tho price of those niai)«. The following IS Mr. Nelson's reply, dated " Nbw YoiiK, April 8th, lh63. " Dkar Sir,— 1 roceivod some time ago a note IVom Mr. Campholl, asking mo to lot you know tho price of our wall maps. I hoped boforo this to have boon back in Toronto. • * • 1 tlioreforo think it hotter at once to write to you. Plea»e enter the maps in the lint at four dulliira each, mounted and varnished. I'll arrange the price at which wo slinll charge thorn to the institution when I come to Toronto. " Yours trulv, _ _ _ " TiiOMAR Nklson," Rev. Dr. Rycr«on. Not wishing to place Mr. Nelson's maps at a disad- vantago, as compared with tho maps |)uhlishod by tho Irish National Hoard, or by the Department itself, his maps wore actuallv entered on the Uopositorv list,s of l8tW, 18i'i4, and 18'.!6, at three (Mliirsoauh, contrary to the rocommondation of Mr. Nelson, althoui/h the De- partment han to pay him imd hia ar/ent a higher price /or them (not including tlio duty of ton per cent on imported maps) than to any other map publisher in Britain. And this is ono of tho fruits of the system of monopoly which Mr. Urown isso vohomontlu claim- ing for Ills brother-in-law's "agent," and in viiiiying Dr. Itvorson for daring to oppose ! As Mr. Campbell makes another parade of the al- leged Dopository prices in bis Globe letter of the 21st ot May, probably the following list from his own Tsrinted catalogue of last November, will afford the best test of his disinterested zeal for the country in this respect; In this catalogue of the " agents " there is not the slightest reference to any kind of reduction in price or discount whatever, and it niay or may uot amount to even Ave nor cent, at the pleasure of Mr. Campbell himself. lie may insert rates of dis- count on Ills contidontial trade lists to tho Imoksellers, but he has carol\illy iimittod all mention of it on his meagre " catalogue of new and standard books," &c., of" November, 1865," issued fertile information of the public. In some few instances, books known as a "Job lot" or balance of an edition, are marked low- er in Campbell's than are tho nominal rates in the De- pository catalogue, as he may have purchased the " re- IroiM reiiiarkin;?in releronoetoMr. CatnplK'll'H t«tattMnent, that lie liad CnrniNhed iKNikH lothiA Depiirlinint upon precint'ly the ^ame lermM that he iiad done to othern, thai ihiHUNHertion ix at variance with wiiat he jiroteHHed while iiin aj?eiicy was iiccejiled and employed l)y the Department with bookH desired at li\(>, mid Hometinum seven and a half |M'r cent, less than any otlier parties in the cnuntiy. When tlie public know Mr. Cainjibell as well as thoHP who have had to do with him in trade Ihey malndor" of an edition ; but In IIioho cases (lie Depo- sitory stock does not ojioeed from Iliri'O to live coiiios each, and Is not roiieweil, If at ull,expeptut tlieroiiuc- ud price. The examples we liav4t selected are books regularly supplied by publishers at the ordinnry rates. Name of books from Campboil's, and tho Dopository catalogues, (chiefly Nelson's and Uoutlcdgo's) publicatloDii. tli a «' f <'olllor'« History of Kngland Cassoll's Natural History, 'i vols.,., Cttssoll's Illustrated liunyan, Cru- soe, &c each Koautles of I'oetry, Ac Favorite rooms by (iiffed Hards. . Kllza Cook's I'ontical Works, (III.), Wordsworth's I'oemsby Wlllmott, Wllinott's Sacred I'oetry rroeepis In I'rttctlco, Anna Leo Kaithful and True Ruined Cities of tbu East Flower of tho Family Itubert and Harold, Hester and I Ituudle of Sticks, First of .June Kano's Arctic Expedition Scott, Cowper, lloautios of Modern Sacred I'ootry, &c., &o each Chaucer, Tas8o,Eliza(N)ok, Ice., " Wisdom, Wit and Allegory, Epoch Men, Annals of ('. and Jiomantic Lives, Merchant Enterprise, Sun set in I'rovence, &c each Evenings with the I'oots .Scottish Chiofs Exiles in llabylon Shepherd of Itethlohoiu Kurnlng and Shining IJglits. .. . Christian Character, a Ituok for Young Ladies Thomson's Land and the Itook,. . Lives made Sublime Living in F^Hrnest, »2 00 8 (X) 2 00 2 00 2 00 5 00 5 IH) 5 W) 80 lb 76 Tf) 60 60 60 60 60 2 (H) 1 00 126 1 00 1 26 60 1 00 1 00 1 00 1 00 2 (10 1 00 1 00 #0 77* »1 f/i 3 12} U '26 80 80 80 2 00 2 00 200 29 27J 20 27J 20 20 20 20 20 77i 37i 46 I7j ijfi 8' 20 37 8(1, 37 3« 80 87j 37 1 fiO 1 00 1 60 4 0(1 4 OO 4 IX) 58 66 62 66 40 40 40 40 40 1 66 76 090 73 75 40 74 73 75 72 1 60 75 76 a Tho one hundred per cent allowed makes up tho ditl'oronce In iirico; but this column shows the actual net sum paid for the Imolcs by the School Trustees. b Tho estimated expenses of the Dopository and the entire cost of its management are of course included in tlieso catalogue prices. They are on on average about currency for stoning. Some of Longman, .See- ley and .lackson and a few' other pubilshers'books not boing on Campbell's catalogue are not given hero, but they have to no sold at a little over currency for ster- ling owing to the comparatively high price which these pnblisherB charge for thorn, but they are kept In tho Depository to give groator variety to the stock. None of the Christian Knowledge, London Tract So- ciety, Longman, Miirrays, and some other important publisher's books, which are kept at the Depository, are on the Campliell Catalogue, although there are three or four pages of novels, &c., which are properly excluded irom the Depository lists. See note* on page i9. r RDUCATIONAL I>K1'AUTMKNT FOll LITER (CANADA. 23 will know wliiit rpiiiuicf to pliioi- iiixm his |iruli'HHi(iiiH mill HtutiMiiciilH.* TIIK ItllOWNCAMI-IIKI.I. I.IIIKt.. 10. Mr. Ciiinplwll iiiuri' lliiui iiiHiiiuatoH llinl " tlio dinVrencc" hotwccn tlio iictual cohI iiiiil HiiU' (iC liny liook in i^urropliduuHly " pock- eted" by jte-Hotis CDiiiu'cttil with the Dcpiirt- mont — especially liy inyfell^— a Htatcinent wliici) the [irnprietor iiml I'MiloriD-lMiiet' nC th(( f/Zo/if (who lias eiiilopHeil Mr. C'ainplieU'rt HiatoriieiitH) known to he as falne an it is niiili- ciouH ; ns Mr. lit own ha.i ttiorr than once Imrned hij exnminntinn, in /lis rapnrily an a chairman of Parliamfntarii (^tuniiilfrcs on Ihr snhjert, that tvcnj farthimj received at the l)e- ji\silnnj, " tliflhence" and all, is IntiisJ'crrid dirccthj in thc.^'ptiltlir chrsi," Itij Iwimj deposit- ed in the Hank to the credit of the lieeeieer- General: that even/ single purchase made at the Depository is and has been, for the last fif- teen years, vouched for by the siynaiure of the purchaser, (a precaution not taken by any bookseller or mercantile estaldishment) ; that for every payment made to any jx'vson out of proceeds of Deposit'iry sales, a voucher is lodijed erery month with the Auditor of Public Accounts ; that the expense of the Depository and its management is included in the coal of nt y n TUB " AGENT'S" nil» KOn MONOI'OLV. * Mr. rampbollmakpiiadoKpnratebiil rnrllioco-njio- ration of tlu« forty-«(liflit oooksi-lIorH of 1858— fvcry on»< of whom Iiiivc failud to Johi him iiiul Mr. Itriiwn in tlii^ cruHado. In his protoiidod /.oul tor t)ir> country, ho sayH lio Is " ready to Hiipply ai.i. tiih mookh WANTKD.I talk no more of" monopoly" after that, Mr. Jtrown !) twenty per cent cliuapur tlian the Kducation OtBco." See IiIh prices, liowever, on pace 22. lie dooif not, of course, condescend to exiilain wlietlier lie means twenty per cent olieaper than tlio nominal price ot the Depository hooks, or twenty per cent choapcr than the actual price naid by Tru.sfees to the Depository for them — not inolndliiK tlio hundred p"r cent, which of course in his zeal for the public, ho would scorn to accept from the Depository, even if ho could obtain it. Tho animus of hi.s ))roposal Is, lu)wovc'r, contained in the alternative which ho puf.s boforo tlin forty-eight bookBollors who have failed him in this cnisado. lie is not iiuito satlstiod that the schools or the country should liavo the honelit of the self sacrifice of this twenty percent, for he continues: " WK WOULD I'llKKKU /() nHpiily [tlio books] to the hookaeltera and allow them [how good ! ] /.) make their twenty per cent projit ! Out on such patriotism! Is it for this (as he pathetically says in the same letter) that he hag " laboured for years for tho advancement of Kducation in Upper C^anada"? Why Mr. Campoell has thus expressed hU pre- ference for giving this twenty per cent to tho book- sellers wo can well understand ; for while it is too true (to use the words of his own mci.rorial to tlio Logisla- ture in 1858) " that the tic.itruction of th •■ J)ej>osttory woulil be attended with grave consequences to the peo- ple of Canada, seeing that a pure and health;/ fountain if literature would he destroyed, and the advantage Inst, that public schools have enjoyed qf forming a nucleus of public liliraries at an easy and reasonable rate," he knows full well tliat not a rival in the book- selling trade of Canada would tolerate his proposed monopoly even for the flimsy promise of twenty per cent which he holds out in the liope that llrown's great " confederation " scheme may throw tho "supply of All the books wanted " into his hands. nrlichs furnished by it for the pulilic tchooln ; that Ihc Depository causes not a farihinff'n expense to the (iovcrnment in any way what- ever : ami that erery penny lished seventeen srhoid books which I have never recommended at all. MU. I.OVKI.I.'s IIKKITATIONS OK CAMPllKI.I.. 12. Since writinj^ this letter, I have received the foUowinfT from Mr. liovell, who correct,s THK " AflENT'S" HUSl'K.NSE— Al'I'KAr, TDMU. nUOWK. • It is scarcely fair for Mr. llrown (to whom Dr. Ilyerson referred the " Agi-nts" of his brother in law, to keep Ills allies In this cnisnilu in such suspense on tills point. In thi'ir (llnbe letter ot tlii'2Ut May, they again ask for Inforniution. Do, Mr. llrown, answer tho questions which they nut, viz: Is the " profit " cm- carried totlie credit oi^ tlie(ioveniin"iit," undhy wliomy— " Does Dr. Uyerson ever take stock?" and wlien. Theysay they "make no charge "—not they ; the whole "thiiig is giatuitous- a gratuitous libel: — they "simply ask a question." Is it not cruel of Mr. llrown to refuse information which is so " simply" — very " ciinply" asked? TIIK 81fl,f)00— MK. r. PUnLISHVn ANI> "O.NI.V" WIIOLE- HAI.K UEAI.KIl IN It AUTIIOniZKD UOOKS— HPFXIMKNS OK 1>U. ItVEUBON'B " OPl'OHITION." + Of course he can scarcely refer hero to the pay- mimt to him of about ten thousand dollars as an evi- dence of "great opposition," or of his liaving on- joyed for years tho exclusive ;-nonopoly of supplying the schools with I'ott's Kuclld and Cole'nso's Algeora, which have b(«n approved by tho Council, liratcd copies of these books he has got priiiu>d, not in Canada, but in New- York, ever since the Depositoi-y govo up im- porting these works from lOngland. Had he not also had for some years the " monopoly" of the writing books used in tho Normal and Model .School, —until a good set can bo obtained and published? Does he not state in his catalogue, &c., that Sullivan, Lonnie, Kirk- liam, Arnold's books, fourteen in all, (which wore recommended by Dr. Uyerson and authorized by tho Council of Public Instruction) " are published and sold wliolesalo ONLY by him?" These exclusive "advanta- ges " he enjoys, but which, in grasning for more, lie i|uietly ignores to the public in making his mis-state- ment about Dr. Ryerson's " great opposition " to him. 24 THE BROWN-CAMPBELL CRTJSADB AGAINST THE seyeral other of Mr. Campbell's niis-etate- ments, and whose letter shows that I treated him as I treated Mr. Maclear in the publica- tion of his geography. Mr. Lovell says — "In the second letter of Mr. Campbell & Son to the editor of the Olobe, a paragragh occurs under the sensational heading, * Dr. Ryerson favouring the monopolists,' which I omitted to note when adil'-'-ssing you last. " The first sen; ace is to the following effect : — ' Mr. Hodgias' Geography waa more than once brought before the Council, but it was found that so much objection existed to the miserable blurred maps, and so many inaccu- racies were contained in the book, that even after all Dr. Ryerson's endeavours, it was only recommended, providing the maps were improv- ed and the most glaring errors corrected.' I need hardly inform you, Sir, that no effort was made to bring the geography before the Coun- cil, and you are, of course, aware that it never wi " before it until the occasion on which it was adopted (in June, 1865.) ANOTHER MI3-3TArEME.NT. ' Mr. Hodgins book was not recommended until it was found that our geography was gaining such a position ia the schools, that it was absolutely necessary for the monrpo- listt) to take some decided steps to prevent our being too successful.' In reference to the fore- going, I may simply say that — " Messrs. Campbell & Son are well aware that the reason of the non-adoption of my book at an earlier date was, that I never ap- plied to the' Council for its authoriisation. Learning, however, that Messrs. Campbell were endeavouring to take advantage of this omis- sion on my paa, I made application at the same time with them, and my book was adopted in preference to theirs. 13. "The third sentecce in this truthless para- graph is as follows : — ' We would further state that our geography was approved by the Coun- cil of Public Instruction for Lower Canada without remark, while Mr. Hodgins' Geography was sent back to be amended, and only passed the Council after these amendments had been made.' This is not true ; I made applica- tion to the Lower Canada Council soon after the publication of the Geography, for its au- thorization, and within four days after my ap- plication received notice of its adoption. Ex- cept in commendation of the book, no word was spoken by the Council.* * For an authorltatlre denial of 3Ir. Campbell's mig- statement about " the Lower Canada Council," see page 30. " It would be impossible tj follow these gen^ tiemen througb all their petty equivocaUons,. but the foregoing statements are utterly false. There is not one word of truth from beginning I to end. " I would add, Sir, in conclusion, th.it I un- dertook tbn publication of the Geography after it had been declined by some of the booksellers of Toronto, on account of the hazardous and expensive nature cf the undertaking. I posi- tively deny ever having received any promise of oflBcial encouragement from either the Coun- cil of Public Instruction, yourself, or Mr. Hod- gins. I published the book to meet a most pressing want, depending on the country for support. In this hope I have not been disap- pointed. The country has well sustained the enterprise, and will, I fully believe and trust,., long continue to do so. "I remain, &c., (Signed) " JOHN LOVELL." MR. CAMPBEU,'S FOUBTEEXTH MIS-STATEMENT. 11. Mr. Campbell has reiterated again and again that 1 have been influenced in my con- duct, and tJie Council of Public Instruction in its decisions, in favour of certain books, be- cause they were written by practical men con- nected with the '^ormal School and Education Office. Tlie fact that Mr. Lovell's General Geography wag four years in print, when its price waR reduced to 70 cent.«, before I brought it under the notice of the Council at all I* and that during tlio?e four years the sanc- tion of the Council wa? still continued to Morse's low-priced Geography, is not only a refutation of Mr. Campbell's statements, but shows that Mr. Lovell had mucli stronger ground to complain of my opf asition and that of the Council than Mr. Campbell, t But I * So hard prossod are the Globe compact people in thi8 discussion, that although too price cf Mr. Lo- vell's " General Geography" U known to bo only 65 cts., the HMitor-in-Chief publishes a letter in the Globe of the 80th April, in which the writer unrcbuked raakca the followinft gross misstatement : " Lovell's Canadian Geography costs SI 10! " Now this is the cost of Lovell's two books, viz : 65 cts. for the " General Geograiihi/ " and 45 cts, for the "East/ Lessons,"— althougli the latter work is not even referred to in any way by the writer ! WHAT LOVKLL'B OKOGBAPHV HAS HAD TO CONTFTID AGAINST. t It is worthy of note, that although the Educational Department (if it wislicd to favour Mr. Lovell, as un- justly alleged by Mr. Campbell) had the power to ex- clude Morse's (Jeography immediately on the appear- ance of Lovell's book in 1861 ; it did not do so, but preferred to let Lovell's Geography make its own way, and by its excellence (even at a higher price) drive out Morse's from the schools. Thatithas been highly svo- cessful in doing so is acknowledged by the Hamilton Spectator (16th April) in the following terms:—" We have been, Tor some years back, doing our best to Ca- nadianize our school books. It is to Mr. Lovell and his much abused Geography [by the Brown-Camp- bell compact] that we owe our release flrom the degra- dation of being dependent upon a miserable Yankee work like Morse's Geography, which but a few years ago was in general use in all our schools, but which. •< «• EDUCATIONAL DEPARTMENT FOR UPPER CANADA. 26- happen to have more conclusive proof of the manner in which I have acted, not only witii Mr. Lovell, but with other persons who have proposed to print a geography prepared by Mr. Eodgiii^ having in all cases refused to commit myself, much less the Council, to any publicaticn, by whomsoever written or pub- lished, until it appeared in print. In 1855 or 1866, Mr. Maclear contemplated doing what Mr. Lovell has since dene — publishing a Cana- dian geography prepared by Mr. Hodgins. Being anxious to have Mr. Maclear'a recollec- tions on the subject, I requested Mr. Hodgins to ask him for them. If there ie any man whom I should have been disposed to oblige more than another, it was Mr. Maclear, a friend, a mem- ber of the same church with myself, an excel- lent citizen, and an honourable and enterpris- ing man of business. An extract of Mr. Mac- lear's reply to Mr. Hodgins, is as follows: — Toronto, 9th April, 1866. "In reply to your favour, I would say, that I think I proposed, in 1855 or 1856, to pub- lish the geot^raphy, after a consultation with Messrs. Chewett & Copp, with whom I wan then associated in business. I propot^ed to leave the entire management of the book toyoa, or any one else havinj, the confidei ce of your department, only asking, as a, guarantee, for the large outlay then estimated for copperplate or electroplated maps, &c., &c., (some $6000, I think,) that the department should adopt or recommend the book ; but this Dr. Ryeison pointedly refused to promise, merely saying, if I got up such a book as the Board would approve of, it migh*^^ be recommended. The Doctor's reception was so polite and diploma- tic, not sympathetic, that m view of the cost and uncertainty the scheme was abandoned." n.— MH. CAMPBELL'S OMISSIONS. Without stopping to notice several other of Mr. Campbell's mis-statements, I will notice two or three of his omissions. WHY lovell's geoguaphy was approved. 1. Mr. Campbell, in his letter of nearly four columns, omits all reference to the two has now, we are happy to know, been banished from them. Concede this new demand [of the Brown- Campboll compact] and you must give the right «o any teacher^ who may happen to desiro to in- troduce Horse, or any of the other American school books which are now being o0bred through Ca- nadian booksellers t. trustees and teachers. Are the people of Canada prepared for thisf Hare we not seen enough within the last few years to teach us the importance of discarding the presence of American school literature, and working heartily for a thorough British Canadian tone for our scbool books." grounds on which the Council of Public In- struction had recommended Mr. Lovell's Gen- eral Geography in preference to his own. He had charged the Council with having con>- mended Mr. Lovell's Geography upon tlie sole ground that it hfvd been prepared by Mr. Hodgins. I stated this to be wholly unfound- e.'ondersuch a National "monopoly" of an admirable series of Canadianized readers should bo denounced as " offensive" to the Brown-Campbell compact in this crusade. Still relying upon the championship of the Brown member of the compact in tne Globe, the Agent gathers up courage as ne proceeds and says : " But we can tell Dr. Ryerson that no threats [how about the Brown and (Jampbell " oonfr; 'cration" threat?] no falsehood [what about the slK^^jon or eighteen " mis- statements " of their own, to use a mild form of ex- EDUCATIONAL DEPARTMENT FOR UPPER CANADA. 27 III.- Mil. CAMPBELL'S ADMISSIONS. Mr. Campbell's admissions in liislast letter are fatal to what he coiitemled fur in IiIh first letter. THE TEACHER AS A .IfDGE OIVKS TP. In liiw firrtt letter of March,hc contended that the teacher should decide upon the book to be used in the school. He said, " If we produce a series of text books acceptable to ieachevs, we think w^ have a right to expect the Coun- cil would throw no obstacle in our way. We do think that if our books arc acceptable to ieachers, we should have full liberty of dis- posing of them." " We leave it to the judg- ment and practical experience cf teachers to decide which are best."* Here is no recogni- tion of the trustee, the parent, or the Coined of Public Instruction to decide upon the books to be used in the school — only the ieacho; to whom Mr. Campbell has found it so conve- nient to make presents of his books. But in liis last letter lie says, "That it is of vital im- portance to have a Council of Public Instruc- tion we believe ; and we also believe that the selection of books should lie in their liands, in order to ensure, to a certain extent, thatunifor- mity of 'ext books requisite to a classification of pupils. But this Council should be some- thing more than a Council in name, and should have among its members, at least some men conversant with the various methods of education, and who are by experience compe- tent to judge of the merits of the text-books pression?] no offorts wliicli he may mako [inmaiiitain- lug the law against book Bpeculators] Bhnll prevent ii8 carrying out our enterprise now that wo are embarked in it," Of course not; "our enterprise" must bo "car- ried out;" the "monopoly" of "our reading books" must bo maintained in spite of Dr. Uyeraon and the Council. We have George Hrown and tlip Wofte at our back, with all its black letter denunciation in re- serve, and wo can defy thu School law, the Doctor and all concerned ! THK LITTLE OKOORAPHY .TUDOED BY TEACHERS. * As to the estimate in which his little imported fjoography is held by Teachers, we hope Mr. Campbell willT)e satistlod with the following opinion of ft, as ■expressed by one of the Teachers to whom his Agent had ffiven a copy, and whom he had canvassed in the America.n stylo to which wo have referred on page 21. Mr. Connell of Asbburnam, in his letter published in the ffiofte of the 25th May, savs "I have shown Mr. Campbell's book to several Teachers, among whom were graduates of Universities, and they agree in the opinion that even the first pane qfthe book m sufficient to condemn the whole as a schoolbonk." Mr. Campbell in his Globe letter of the 2l8t May, having again set np Teachers as the true judges of his books, cannot of coarse object to the above verdict! The Editor-in- chief claims to be possessed of more foresight than his confrere when he predicted this result as to the judgment of Teachers on the little Geography. In bis assault of the 4th Mav be prophetically says: "Dr. Kyerson alleges that Mr. Campbell's Geography is in- ferior tn Mr. Lovell'a, and that it is also higher in price. If that is the case, it is perfectly certam that It will be rejected by Teachers and Trustees"; Mr. Brown will, of course, stand by his own tost oJT the correctness of Dr. Ryerson's Judgment in this matter. submitted to tliem — men who are or have been teachers themselves, and know what is want- ed in the country." NECESSITY FOR UXIFOIIMTTV CON'CEDED. 2. Here, in contradiction to what Mr. Camp- bell had said in his fir.-it letter, he admits that the Cour.cil of Public Instruction, and not the teacher, should have a selection of books for the sciiools. He also admits, contrary to the whole burden of his first letter, that there should ben iinilbrmity of text books, it being requisite to the classification of pupils. He thus gives up all he conteniled for in his first letter ; for if the Council of Public Instruction selects the school text books; other parties cannot do so; and if there is to be "uniform- ity" of text-books, tlicre cannot be variety ; for there can be no more classification of pupils with two or three sets of text books than with two or three dozen ; and there can be no cla.ssificat,in of schools — the comparison of the progress of one school with another, or the schools in one nmnicipality with those in another — or the exemption of parents and teacherti from procuring and using new text books in moving from one place to another, unless the same text books are used in all the schools. Mn. CAMPBEII, THE IXSTRUCTOB OF THE GOV- ERNMENT AND COrNCIL !* But he objects to the competency of the Council as now constituted ; and Messrs. CampbeU & Son, who have come to the coun- try years after the school system was establish- ed and matured, would teach our Government how to constitute the Council of Public In- struction 1 And then they would teach the Council how to discharge its duties — that it should allow a sufficient varirity of text books, to admit at least those published by James Campbell & Son If Very modes? and disinter- *THB "AGENTS" OPINION OF THEMSELVES. No wcnder such a claim should have been set up by the ftgenis when wc learn the opinion which Messrs. Campbell have of themselves. In their (il.the letter of the 4th April, they put this very modest estimate upon their labours in Canada: " Hut tnis we will say that MO ONE IN CANADA, not evcn excepting? the Chief Suporintendent of Education, has contributed more than we have to the advancement of litkbatubk and the difl\ision of good and useful books!" Again in their (ilobe letter of the 21st May they boast, but without any proof, of their having " laboured for years for tee ADVAwrKMEST ok education," &o. No wonder, then that such gentlemen feel quite com- petent to act as mentors to the Government ani the Council, since they alone in Canada have done so much for " the advancement of Literature " and " Education " ! t For this purpose (echoing the Editor-in-chief of the 4th May) they thug instruct the Council in their (ilobe letter of the 2l8t May : " And further we would 28 THE BROWN-CAMPBELL CRUSADE AGAINST THE eated teachers of our Government and the Council of Public Instruction! But it happens that the Council of Public Instruction has always been composed of gentlemen of great intelligence. Four of the nine, at least, have had experience in teaching, and three of them in the elementary, as well as higher branches of school and collegiate instruction. MR. CAMPBELL 1858, VS. MR. CAMPBELL 1866. 2. Mr. Campbell admits that my labours " fifteen years ago"* in providing books for public libraries were of great importance and advantage, but they are not so now. The ques- tion of public libraries is quite distinct from that of a uniform series of text books for the schools. But, regarding that question, it is well known that when Messrs. Geikie & Co., and another bookseller or tw<^ made an attack upon the Library branch of t .lis Department, and got a Parliamentary Committee, with Mr. George Brown as chairman, to examine into the subject, Mr. Campbell then said that this branch of the Department was a great boon to the country — had helped his business, and but for it he would not be in the country; but now Mr. Campbell thinks he can dispense with the lailder on which he has climbed from the position of a small travelling agent to his present position as bookseller — that he can now do the work of the Department him- self and therefore that it should be abolished If But it can be very easily showu that if a pub- lic library system be continued at all, it nmst be continued on tlie plan on which it was first established, and that the reasons for it are stronger now than ever. It is worthy of note that in the Index to the Journal of the House of Assembly, May 19, 1858, will be found mention of a " Petition of James Campbell and others. Booksellers and Publishers, of now stato that ALL Boor.s publibhkd in Canada OUGHT TO BB AUTHOUIZBD BY THK COUNCIL, provid- ing there is nothing in them decirledly objectionable," —or as the Editor-in-chief has it " absolutely erroti- eous " ; Whtt a nice state of chaos and confusion tlie Schools would bo in under sucli a Brown-Carapbell system of determining the vexed question of what was " decidedly objectionable " and " absolutely erron- eous!" •For the agents opinion on the "antiquity" of " fifteen years ago," see page 6. t This idea of an irresponsible monopoly is evident- ly a favourite one with the Brown-Campbell compact, for in the Olobe letter of the 2l8t May the agents say : WB ARE BBADY TO SUPPLY aW t/ic >>ooksvxinted,tvrentr per cent cheaper [this fallacy we have already exposed. See page 22,1 than the Education Office." " Or '* (hero is the key to their patriotism!) " wb brould pke- FEB TO SUPPLY THBM TO THE BOOKSBLLERS (whO would not on any other conditions, tolerate their " mo- nopoly") and allow them to make tKeir twenty per cent, profit,"— how kind I " ^ Toronto, against any change in the Edu- cational Depository " * of this Department. ENQLISU EXAMPLE NOT AN EXAMPLE. 4. But while Mr. Campbell admits the neces- sity of a Council of Public Instruction, and of uniformity of text books in the schools, he yet refers to England as an example, where there is no national system of elementary education, where there is a mere system of Parliamentary grants to certain denominations and parties,, each of which has its own series of text books — where there is, and can be, no classification of schools, and where it has been found necessary to make an examination of individual pupils by Government inspectors, at an immense ex- pense, the basis of granting Parliamentary aiil to schools. At the beginning, the Commit- tee of the Privy Council on Education was induced to do what Mr. Campbell wishes the Council of Public Instruction to do here, but against which the Secretary of thf Privy Council Committee on Education in England warned me some ten years ago, as it had con- tributed there to the fortune of certain book- sellers, but not to the public interests. But while every Church or Society in England has its own series of text books, and wi-' allow the use of no others, so has the National Board of Education in Ireland ; so has each city in the neighbouring States ; against the action and policy of every one of which Mr. Campbell would have the same ground of complaint as he has against the Council of Public Instruc- tion for Upper Canada. FATAL OMISSIOX IN MR. CAMPBELl'S IDEA OF "legal" school BOOKS. 5. Mr. Campbell commits his usual errors of mis-statement or omission, when he declares what is the school law — "According to law, any book in the English branches of Education, published in this country, may be used in the Common Schools of Canada." Mr. Campbell should have added the concluding part of the 128th section of the School Act, as follows: "And no portion of the Legislative school grant shall be applied in aid of any common school in which any book is used that has been disap- proved by the Council of Public Instruction, and public notice given of such disapproval." Now, the Council of Public Instruction has appointed a committee, consisting of the Rev. Dr. McCaul, the Rev , Dr. Ormiston, the Rev. *This Fetition will be found in Appendix A, on page 37. lar. EDUCATIONAL DEPARTMENT FOR UPPER CANADA. 29 Dr. Barclay, and the Rev. Mr. Grasett, to revise the National Readers, and to select and recom- mend a revised list of text Books for the Com- mon and Grammar Schools, and has declared ita disapproval of the use in any Common or Grammar School after the close of the current year of any text book which shall not be in- cluded in. such revised list of school textbooks. Of this due notice is being given. BROWN-CAHPBEI.L TEXT BOOK CONFUSION. I have now answered the various statements made in Mr.Campbell's attack upon the Council of Public Instruction, and his sundry attacks upon myself. I have stated that the Council has appointed a committee, including two of the most accomplished scholars and experienced instructors in Cantula, the Rev. Dr. McCaul, and the Rev. Dr. Ormiston, to revise and Canadianize the National Readers, when the printing and sale of them will be open to eve- ry printer and bookseller in Canada — a sys- tem against monopoly and in favour of free trade in its widest sense. Every man can judge whether a series of books thus prepared, and the publication of them lell open to uniimited competition, is not bettor adapted to promote the interests of the public schools, secure good and cheap text books, than the selfish monopo- list system advocated by Mr. Campbell, mak- ing the schools a chaos of confusion, and their supporters the victims of book specula- tors, I hope arrangements will yet be made by which the printing of every book approved by the Council will be open to any printer or pub- lisher in Canaila, for if one bookseller has the right to introduce his unauthorized bo(jks into the schools, so must another have the same right.* There must, therefore, either be one uniform series of Readers, or an endless diver- sity. Of the character and effect of this Globe- Campbell diversified system, take the follow- iiig illustrations (outofscoresofthesamekind) from the last year's school report by the Su- perintendent of Public Instruction in the State of New York, being extracts from the reports of County Superintendents: — AMERICAN EXAMPLES OF THIS CONFUSION. Albany County. — "itisnotunfrequently the case that half a dozen Arithmetics, three or * And yetaooordiug to the Brown-Campbell advice to the Council (eiven on page 28) that body is directed to authorize " all books puoiished in Canada, provid- ing there is nothing in them decidedly objectionable," or "absolutely erroneous." What a fine wide field for discussion would the phrases " decidedly objection- able" and " abiolutely erroneous" open ; and also what a large margin would they allow to let in "our enterprise " and " our readers" and all other books ! four unlike series of Readers, as many treatises upon Geography, a like number of Spelling books, and two or three Granunars, are found in the same school. Proper classification is impossible, and the timeof the teacher is frit- tered aw..y in going over the same subject, with small classes, in each ofthe several text books " (P. 103.) Fulton County.— "It is not an uncommon occurrence to und five Arithmetics by as many author.s, in one school, and other Text Books ditto. I know of no plan to remedy this defect amongour schools, unless tl»e Legislature shall pass an Act leaving the choice of Text Books to the Department. Something oii-lit to be done in this matter, as it is a serious drawback to progress." (P. 188.) Jefferson County.— ^^ Within the past year, nearly all the schools of this district have changed Readers and Si)eilers, and Arith- metics, and Geographies and Grammars, Teachers are quite as much to blame as any one else for the multiplicity of Text Books found in our schools. A change of teachers, in very many instances, brings a change of books, if parents can be induced to provide them. Trus- tees are not generally good judges of what books should be used, and, as far as I can ascertain, have little or nothing to say atiout it. Thousands of dollars would be saved, and the interests of education vastly forward- ed, if the Department of Public Instruction had the power, and would exercise it, to prescribe a uniform series of books for the public schools of the State." (P. 20.3.) This is what has lieen done in Upper Canada, and what the Globe and Mr. Camp- bell are endeavouring to undo. WHAT THE QUESTION RESOLVES ITSELF INTO. The whole question resolves itselij there- fore, into one of a uniform series of Text Books, or of no series at all — of classification of pupils and schools,or of no classification, and whether i,!>e country has the best guarantee possible for a series of good and cheap books, when they are prepared by well-known and expe- rienced instructors, and authorized b/ a Coun- cil of Public Instruction, having no other interests than those of the supporters of the public schools. I have the honour to be. Sir, Your obedient servant, E. RYERSON. Education Office, Toronto, 13th April, 1866. ill ilL 80 THE BROWN-CAMPBELL CKUSADE AGAINST THE SEVEN ADDITIONAI, MI8-8TATEMEXT8 KEFLTEl). Since tlio foregoing letter was written, the Editor-in-chief hua uyain inserted a long and feeble one from the " agents " in the Globe of the 21st May. The difficulty of getting any reply inserted in that paper, necessitates a reference in this place to the further niis- Btatements, in the " agent's " letter. Having already refuted /tiH>7eeu mis-statements of the " agent's," we now relbr to the others in the fallowing order : Fifteenthmis-statemeiit, — "Dr. Ryerson and the Council forbiil the use of any books but those of tiie monopoly. Three authors and seven scliool books are to bo [considered by Dr. Ryerson,] enough for this large country." Kephj: We have alrculy shown (pages It and 23) that thirteen or j'ourteen of the books authorized by the Couii'Til, are "published" by the writers of this six centh mis-statement, and are "sold wholesale only," by them, in Canada 1 Sixteenth mls-statemcuf, — "Our Reading books the cause of Dr. 1? orson's opposition." Reply by the "agent's" themselves in their letter to the Globe of tlio 21st May: "Dr. Ryerson keeps the most ,ierfect silence on this question" I Hehasindee 1 — contenting himself with acting on the dclensive, and merely replying to the violent aiuicksmade upon him, without any provocation, by the Brown-Camp- bell compact in the Globe. Sevetiteenth mis-statement, — " When an order comes to the Depository from any school where [Mr. Hodgins'] book has not been used, three or four dozen of his books are crammed in." Reply : Not a word of truth in this slander, and the "agents" are challenged to prove it. See page 21. Eighteenth mis-statement, — " Mr. Campbell's agent " having given to Mr. Cornell " a copy of the geography," which they say Mr. Cor- nell ^' strongly recommended, and spoke of Mr. Hoilgins' book in a most deprecatory style." Reply by Mr. Cornell himself, in the Globe 25th May: "I certainly did say that the mops in CampbelV s geography were more distinct and tastefully coloured than those in Lovell's ; but of the matter of Lovell's I did not speak depre- ciatingly, and I could not have commended that of Campell's, for I had not then read it. I will add, further, that I have since shown Mr. Campbell's book to several teachers, amongst whom were graduates of universities. and they agree in the opinion thai eoen the first paragraph of the book is sufficient to condemn the whole as a school book." See note on page 27. Nineteenth mis-statement,— ^'lir. Thomas Nelson asked for no monopoly, but simply for liberty to sell his maps and books in Canada. It was uenied him." Reply : Not only was this "liberty" not "denied" to him, but Mr. Thomas Nelson's "maps "are freely sold by his "agents" "in Canada," without let or hindrance, and they are also inserted in the official catalogues of tlie Edu- cational Department, and sold at the Deposi- tory at a dollar less for each copy than Mr. Thomas Nelson proposed should be their price to schools. Besides, all of Mr. Nelson's books of any value, are not only " largely " imported by his "agents," (according to their own statement on page 16, but such of them as are suitable are also imported by the Educa- tional Department, and sold in large quanti- ties to the schools " in Canada." Twentieth mis-statement, — The "agents" go on to say, " Nay more, [Mr. Thomas Nel- son's] original ideas were plundered by the Education Office authorities, and the fact thrown in his teeth." Reply: Mr. Nelson never claimed anything "original" in his maps, (which the agents elegantly say, was " plundered ") except the " blue " colouring of the seas. A full refutation of this "plundering," fiction will be found in Dr. Ryerson' 8 letter to Mr. Nelson on pages 32, 3, 4. Twenty-first mis-statement,~[Lo\e\V &] "Geo- graphy only passed the Lower Canada Coun- cil after certain amendments had been made. This was said [in the agent's previous letter] on tlie venj best authority," &c. Rejdy from " the very best authority." — The Hon. Mr. Chauveau, in a letter to Mr. Lovell on this point, says : "By referring to the proceedings of the Council of Public Instruction, I find 7iothivg tliat can support the assertion of [Mr. Campbell] to which your letter calls my attention, with regard to Mr. Hodgina' Geography having been amended. Certain changes have been m&de, however, in Mr. Sangster's Arithmetic, as you are aware, and it is possible that a mention of this fact by me to Mr. Campbell, or his agent, may have led to the error in question," &c. For a refutation of one of Mr. Campbell's mis-statementg by tlie editor-in-chief himself, see page 25. Til EDUCATIONAL DEPARTMENT FOR UPPER CANADA. 81 The refutation of several other mis-state- ments, reiterated in the "agent's" Globe letter of the 'ilst May, will be found in the notes on various pages of this pamphlet. REV. DR. RYERSON'S FOURTH LETTER. {To the Editor of the Globe.) Silt, — For my last letter, I herewith trans- mit, without comment, the correspondence which took place between Thomas Nelson, Esq., and myself, (when he was in the country in 1863,) as my reply to the Globe-CamphcW attack upon me, as to nty not having treated Mr. Nelson fairly, and having prevented him from establishing a publishing house in Canada.* The correspondence will show what was the object of each party, and whether I did not act fairly to all parties in the true interests of my native country.! I have the honour to be, Sir, Your obedient servant, E. RYERSON. Education Office, Toronto, April Hth, 1866. CORRESPONDENCE BETWEEN THOS. NELSON, ESQ., AND THE REV. DK. RYERSON, IN REfJARD TO MAPS, SCHOOL BOOKS, &C. From Mr. Nelson to Rev. Dr. Ryerson. (1) l), Toronto Street, Jan. 6, 1863. Dear Sir, — I beg to send herewith duplicate copies, as requested, of the school books I left with you the other day. I send also seve- ral other volumes of our educational series, and I shall esteem it a .,.ecial favour if you. will kindly bring them before the Council of Public Instruction as soon as possible. I am busy making arrangements for pub- lishing in this country, and shall be able, ere long, to show that we can help on the cause of education in Upper Canada. We possess facilities for the production of educational works beyond that of any other * See tho excellent remarks of the Hamilton Spec- tator on this subject, on page 18. t This correspondence will Airther shew how entirely Mr. Nelson was absorbed in tho one idea of promotini; his own interests in the proposed arrangement, with Dr. Uycrson. The pertinacity with whion he pressed this one point in all of his letters, is also strikinK. As to his scale of charges for maps, see his letter published on pa^e 22. And yet Air. lirown charges Dr. Uyerson with beioK the cause of Mr. Nelson's failure to make the Department an instrument to promote the interests of his own brother-in-law. publishing house, and are prepared to carry out any suggestions that you may favour us with, either in regard to new books or changes in those we are at present engaged with. Yours truly, (Signed) THOS. NELSON. The enclosed circular has been sent to each member of Council, as I am anxious to make it generally known that we are prepared to make arrangements not only for publishing educational works, but works in general lite- rature. As no good map of Palestine or tho British Islands has yet been produced here,* I shall be glad to supply ours on favourable terms, and to make any changes that you may consider necessary. I may mention that we are preparing another map of the British island8,in which nothing but tlie British islands will be shown, so as to have them on a larger scale than our present map, which is mainly intended for junior classes, and to serve as a help in teaching the early history of Britain. It has been so arranged as to show the parts of the continent from which the Norsemen, the Danes, Saxons, Normans, &c., came to the shores of Britain. I may also mention that our separate maps of England, Scotland, and Ireland are ready, and I hope very soon to submit them to you. The other maps in the list are all in pro- gress, and I shall take the liberty shortly of consulting you about them. T. N. (For answer to the foregoing letter see letter No. 8.) From Mr. Nelson to Rev. Dr. Ryerson. (2.) Toronto, Jan. D, 1863. Dear Sir, — I was very glad to learn from you yesterday, that there was no obstacle in the way of our school-room maps being put on the list as well as others, and I have now tlie pleasure of submitting to you the map of Palestine, about wjiich I spoke to you.f I may mention iRat we have nearly ready a companion map of the Lands of the Bible, &c. and I will take an early opportunity of explain- ing to you the peculiar features and advan- tages, for educational purposes, which these * They have since been prepared and issued undar tho direction of the Department at $3 each, coloured, mounted, and varnislied, Mr. Nelson proposed to suii- ply his at $1 eacli, see ijaKo 22. t For the proposed higli price of these maps and the circumstances under which they were put upon the Departmental lists, sec note on page 22. THE BROWN-CAMPBELL CRUSADE AGAINST THE ^11 «! l maps possesi". over others. At home they are Bupersedinf; all school-room maps in the best institutionp ; and I feel confident that the issue of them by the Department of Public Instruc- tion here, will not only be a saving in a pecu- niary point of view, but will keep the schools of Upper Canada abreast of those in the old country. In regard to a map of the British Islands, I take the liberty of saying that I think you will do well to wait till you see ours. We have already issued one, shewing the relation cf the Britisli Islands to the continent of Eu- rope; but we liave another in progress which will show them on a much larger scale, and which will possess features to be ibund in no other map. I would be glad to adopt any sug- gestions from you in regard to it before it is completed, and in the event of copies of it or any of our other maps being wanted from us, it occurred to me that probably the best way would be for us *.o supply the sheets only, as I understand you have made good arrange- ments for mounting maps here. As I mentioned to you yesterday, I was sorry to see an imitation of our maps of the hemi- epheres in progress. I trust that when issued, they will be without our peculiar system of •colouring. Now that I have come to this country, it will be unpleasant to me to see imitations of what is peculiarly my own, and the result of years of experiment and study. I am quite willing to place our services, as publi?'l>cr?<, at ihe command of the Depart- ment of Public Instruction here, but I cannot consent to others carrying out improvements made by ourselves.* I was glad to see that the matter had been entered into without your cognizance, and I trust yet to see the maps referred to, issued in a style that will not be ■recognized as an imitation of ours. You will find that in our operations here I shall be only too glad to benefit by your long experience and knowledge of the wants of the .country, and shall most cheerfully follow any good suggestions that may be made to us. I beg respectfully to thank you for the courtesy I have already received from you, and am Yours very truly, (Signed) THOMAS NELSON. * How difllerent this to the whole policy of the De- partment on the subject. Any improvement it may malce in maps, globes, or apparatus, may be freely co- 'pied by any one, while Mr. Nelson of course, as a pub- &herin the trade, claims a monopoly of all of his. From Dr. Ryerion to Mr. JSeUon. (3.) Education Office, ToKONTO, January 10, 1863. Dear Sin, — I beg to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of yesterday, with the beautiful map of Palestine. In regard to your maps not being on the catalogue, they were only received for the first time last year, while the catalogue was published in 1856, and the supplementary catalogue was printed in 1861. We have specimens of the maps which you mention as published, and there will be no objection to inserting them in the next edition of the catalogue. We import as few maps as possible, on ac- count of the duties, and because we do all we can to encourage the printing of them in this Cull itry. When you spoke to me the other day about the imitation of the colouring of your maps in certain maps which are in the course of pre- paration under contract by this Department, I stated that I was not aware of it. On receiv- ing your letter referring to the subject, I made enquiry and found that I was mistaken in supposing that you referred to the colouring of the ditt'erent countries ; whereas it appears that you had special reference to the colour- ing of the seas and lakes. You speak of your " system" of colouring having been im- itated. I may observe that the same system of colouring the seas, lakes, &c., blue, was adopted by us in preparing maps which were published in 1856, copies of which had been procured by me at the Paris Exhibition in 1855. The same shade, only darker, was used in colouring the maps published in Boston, and prepared by Guyot, nearly ten years since, and advertised in our catalogue of maps for schools in 1856. Theblue shading of the seaa and lakes in Guyot's maps is not so dark as that of your maps, but is darker than that which has been thought best for the maps in preparation for our schools. The printing of all the maps which have been prepared in this Department has been done by contract after having received tenders from parties able to do that sort of work. Should you establish a printing and publish- ing house here, the same offer to tender for the publication of school maps which we may require will be made to your house, which has been or may be made to other map pub- lishing houses in this city. \ EDUCATIONAL DEPARTMENT FOR UPPER CANADA. 83 I limy add that ho far from being indipposed to procure and provide cchools with your niapn, some of them were ordered as soon as the publication of them was known; and Mr. Ilodgiris was in treaty with Mr. Campbell for tlie remains of liis stock of tlicm befliro your arrival in Toronto, but deferred the actual purchase until the beginning of another year, wlien we would have more means at command for that purpose. Yours very faithfully, (Signed) E. RYERSON. Thomas Nelson, E.aq., (Care of Hon. George Brown, Church St.) From Mr. Xelton to Dr. Ryerton. (4.) 9, Toronto Street, Jan. 1.3, 1863. Dear Siu, — Your favour of the 10th has been sent to me here, to which address I shall feel obliged by your sending any future com- munication. I beg to thank you for the intimation that our maps will in future be suj plied from the Depository in the same way as others. I shall take an early opportunity of calling to arrange about th. price at which they will be sup- plied.* If ordered in quantities we are pre- pared to furnish them at a very low rate.f I shall ere long take the liberty of submitting for your approval something of a very important character in regard to several new school room maps we are at present preparing. In regard to the maps of the hemispheres to which you refer, allow me to say that I know all the other maps that you name. They are quite familiar to me, and yet it is apparent to me, and will be so to any one, that the two hemispheres about to be issued from the Depository are imitations of ours. I beg respectfully to say, that burs were sent out from Scotland specially, and 8ubi..itted at the begining of last year, and I do not think it right that two maps in imitation of them should have since been prepared and issued from a public institution. The imitation will be less apparent if they be issued in exactly the same style as the *Sea letter ooataining this " arrangemflnt " on page 22. t Nevertheless the Department pays Mr. Nelson and his agent more for each map than to any other pub- lisher . This ■ < arrangement" Is no doubt gratifying to the Brown-Campbell compact, and mar be one reason TThy the Department is so denounced tot not carrying it out, to the exclusion of the present system of sup- plying its own Canadianmaps fo the schools- other maps of your seri«f, and I trust this will yet be the case. It is our intention to make arrangements for publishing our maps here, and I feel it necessary, therefore, at tlie outset, to remon- strate against any private publisher, and still more against any public institution imitating what we have already, or shall hereaflcr pro- duce. But upon this matter and sundry otlier things, I propose to speak to you when I have next the pleasure of calling. I am glad to see from your letter and th& conversations that I have had with you, that it is your intention, at once, to give our maps and books an equal chance with others. 1 know that I possess facilities beyond tliose of any otlier house for the production of educational works; and I anticipate much pleasure in consulting with you as to what will be best suited to the schools of Upper Canada. Yours truly, (Signed) THOS. NELSON. (5.) From Dr. Ryerton to Mr. Nelton. Education Office, Toronto, Jan. 16, 1863. Dear Sir, — Other engagements have pre- vented me from returning an earlier reply to your letter of the 13th inst. You say that your maps were sent out from Scotland, and submitteil at the beginning of last year. What yon mean by " submitted" I can- not say 5 but I am assured that no copy of any of your maps was "submitted" to this office, except what was ordered and paid for by this Department. You state that you are familiar with the maps to which I referred. If so, you must be aware that there is no ground for the assertion that the hemispheres about being published by Chewett & Co., are imitation of yours so far as the colouring is concerned ; and in other respects the hemispheres prepared here are, with one exception, in advance of yours, both as to accuracy and useful information. Be- sides, the publisher of these hemispheres told me the other day that he had never seen yours ; that he had been using blue colouring on his maps more or less for the last fifteen years, especially on maps which he had printed for r] t ill ^• n »■ I 84 THE DROWN-CAMPDBLL CRUSADE AGAINST THE I tho Government. For the last four or five years Mr. Hoiigins has sought to get tlie seas or lakes on each map printed here coloured blue, but found the tenders too high to accept them I but latterly he has got tenders at a lower price. I do not see upon what possible ground you can claim a monopoly of blue in the colouring of maps, since it has been used by French, English, American and Canadian publishers long before last year. It is, of course, your object and interest to Bell as many of your maps as possible, and upon the mont advantageous terms. It is my object and duty to get the best maps possible upon the most favourable terms for the local school authorities and supporters, without reference to individual interest. But subordi- nate to the public interest of the schools and their supporters, I think, those Canadian pub- lishers of maps and school books are entitled to consideration and gratitiide, who have boine the burden and heat of the day in publishing maps and books for the schools in the infancy of our country and school system, when, in no instances, have they realized mora than very small profits, and in many instances have sustained serious losses. By their enterprise and sacrifices they have developed the trade to respectable dimensions, so as to render it an object of attention and speculation by British as well as American publishers. The more every branch of the printing and piib- lishing business is developed, the more will the facilities of knowledge and education be promoted in the country. But the accom- plishment of that great object would be materially retarded, were this Department to become the patron of any one publisher or bookseller, or interfere with the private trade, beyond, by tenders, getting the most suitable maps, apparatus, ^c, for the public schools of the country. Even in regard to the maps which are specially prepared for the public schools, in this Department, and printed in certain quantities by contract, no control of the copjnright is exercised by the Department. In this way is private enterprise developed ; and the public schools, and all classes of the community, are enabled to avail themselves of the best instruments and facilities of educa- tion and knowledge upon the most favourable terms. On the other hand, it can be shewn that during the ten years of the operations of this system, the bookselling and publishing trade has advanceil more in proportion than any other branch of trade in the country.* I trust you will, therefore, ftilly understand that this Department cannot have any con- nection or understanding with any bookseller or publisher, fur the advancement of his in- terests, but must act solely with a view to the best interests of the public schools, and the general diffusion of knowled)^e.t Yours very faithftilly, (Signed) E. IIYEUSON. From Mr. Nefion to Dr. Ryerion, (6.) 9, Toronto Street, Jan. 16, 1863. Dear Sir, — I have not received, as I ex- pected, a copy of our Second Latin Header, but I beg to submit to you some other of our education works, which I shall feel obliged by your bringing before the Council of Public Instruction, at the meeting to-day. I can see tliat the proposal to revise the au- thorized list of books, will have the effect of excluding ours in the meantime, and I there- fore trust to have your support at the Council in proposing that oar educational works be placed at once on the same footing as others, and be declared eligible for use as well as those issued by other publishers. Anything else would place us at a disadvantage, and I can- not think that this can be the wish of any member of the Council. I shall feel obliged by your submitting this notice at the meeting to-day. Yours truly, (Signed) THOS. NELSON. P. S. — The works now submitted are : Dr. Freund's Horace ; English Word Book ; Porchat's History of France. From Mr. '^ Agent" Campbell to Dr. Ryerson. (7.) 9, Toronto Street, Jan. 21, 1863. Dear Sib, — On Monday I sent a messenger with a note to you from Mr. Nelson, and told him that no answer was expected. I was sorry to find that the messenger ne- glected his instructions, and waited for an an- swer, and on my mentioning the circumstance * See note on this part of Dr. Byerson's reply to Mr. Nelnon's letter on page t From this It wUl Bo seen how widely tho objects of Mr. Nelson differ from those of the Department. And yet his brother-in-law, Mr. G. Brown, presumea to dic- tate to tJie Department iu these matters, EDUCATIONAL DEPARTMENT FOR UPPER CANADA. 85 old , Toroii ,treet, Toronto. From Mr. Ntlion to Dr. Rytrton, (9.) », Toronto Street, Jan. 19, 1863. Dkar Sir, — I beg to acknowledge receipt of your favour of ICth inat., and, in reply, to ex- plain what I meant by saying that our miip-i of the Hemispheres hail been ^^submitted'' to you early last year. When they were Hrst pub lished I wrote from Scotland to Mr. Campbi'li, our agent here, * requesting him to call and sub- mit the maps to you and ofTer them fur intro- duction among the schools of Upper Cana,'e8 which our maps posnenH over otherB ; and I be^ leave to refwat what I In-fore Btated, that I am quite ready to make any ad- ditions or changeH you may wish in them. Since writing the above, I have received your letter in regard to the appointment of u com- mittee to revise the list of text books. In Englandt our educational works were one by one, as soon as published, put on the list issu- ed by the Committee of Council on Education, and were thus placed on the same footing as those that hail been previously on the list. In the belief that there was no objection to A simi- lar course being adopted here, I took the liberty of requesting you to state to the Council that the effect of deferring a decision in regard to the books I ha 1 submitted, till the entire list of text books hail been revised, would, in the meantime, place us as publishers at a disad- vantage. On the list already issued, I found a number of American works, and I ventured to think that other good Canadian or British publications should be placeil on an equal foot- ing with them.t The fact that the list already allows a choice of several works of a kind, seemed to me to do away with any objection, on principle, at least, to the addition of other books to the list, and accordingly from this point of view I took the liberty of asking you to bring the matter under the notice of the Council. May I request the favour of your letting me know if it is intended that the entire list be re- vised before a decision be cme to in regard to anyone book? If otherwi-t' I shall esteem as a favour yourkindly BU'imittingfor the early decision of the Commit. .'C our History of the British Empire^ and Latin Reader, of which you were kind enough to express a very favour- able opinion. I believe that there is at present a want felt among the Grammar Schools here of a good History of the British Empire, and I shall be glad if ours meet with the f-.vour it has already received all over England. I am, yours truly, (Signed) THOS. NELSON. *Mo doubt; but t^s Qepartmental Map of the BritiBb blandt was nevliwupss published in 1804. t Sm not« in regard toMW example of " England" on page 38. See alio Dr. Byerson's reply to it In the n«xt letter. tTha "Agent" has re«choed thia statement; see reply to it on page 10. From Dr. Ryirmn to Mr. Ntlion. Education Ofllcc, (10.) ToRo.JTO, Jan. 21, 186.1. Dear Sib, — In reply to your letter of the- 19th instant, I have to remark that scarcely a month, sometimes not a week passes, with- out publiHhers, or their a;,'entf», liringing copies of their maps to this ottlce, and soliciting oniors for them. In most cases a copy of the .nap is ordered, with a view to examination, and inserting or not inserting it in the next edition of the catalogue for the scluxds. In no other way have your maps been submitted than in the ordinary way of every-duy trade, as have scores of others. Each publisher thinks — at least he tells us — that his maps are preferable to all others, and that he has peculiar facilities for preparing and niulifying them, and will be happy of any suggestions itum us for that purjwse; but I cannot assume the ofllcc of counsellor, or adviser, or prompter, to one publisher more than to another. I must treat all alike, except that the publications of one may be considered better oilapted for the use of the public schools than those of another. In this respect the Council of Public Instruc- tion, in its sphere, and I in mine, must decide, and act to the l)est of our judgment in refe- rence to the country at large, and not in reference to any individual. In regard to imitation of maps, I stated what was said to Mr. Hodgins and myself by one of the firm ofChewett & Co., and which I have no reason to doubt. The Hemispheres about to be printed for schools under contract for a certain number of copies by this Depart- ment, are the same size as those which were printed for this Department ten years ago, and more than 1,000 copies of which have been supplied to the schools, but with information more recent, accurate and full than I have observed in any other maps of Hemispheres. The maps of the British Isles required in the series of maps for our public schools, are quite difTerent from those which you have published. In reference to the part of your letter rela- ting t{ to pre- Hcrilie any text biHiks on my rec )mmenilalion, or that of a pulilisher or bo(jkselIer ; but each member of the Council ilesires to examine for himselfevery btok pre-icribed, and not to dis- turb the present ahva^ly too large list by ad- ilitions, without revising it throughout, giving all p!irtie-a braiieli prhitliixhouteluC'auadn. Uu tItU noiut Hoe note on \nittv IS. APPENDIXES. Al'PKNltlX A. PETITION OF Mil. CAMPDKLL, AND OTHERS IN FAVOUR OF THE EDU- CATIONAL DEPOSITORY, IN 1858. To the Honourable the Legislative Assembly of Canada, in Procincial rarlimcnt assem- bled. JIumbbj Sheweth: That your Memorialists, the undersigned wholesale and retail booksellers and publish- ers in Toronto, are deeply interested in the •welfare of the bookselling trade of Canada, and in all institutions which tend to give a proper tone to the reading of the country, and to diffuse a love of literature amongst its inhabitants. Your Memorialists are of the decided opinion that the establishment of the Educa- tional Depository has done a great deal, in fostering a desire for litt-ature among the people of Canada, and has indirectly added to the wealth of persons in the book trade, inasmuch as the desire for general literature has been supplied through their means ; and your Memorialists would respectfully refer i r a proof of this to the Customs returns attend- ing this branch of trade in the Province of Canada. [See Table appended, page 3d.] Your Memorialists would further urge the fact that the destruction of the Depository would be attemled with grave consequences to the 2)eople of Canada, seeing that a pure and heivlthy fountain of literature would be de- stroyed, and the advantage lost that public schools have enjoyed of forming the nucleus of public libraries at an easy and reasonable rate. Further, that whilst your Memorialists can have no objection to an inquiry into the erticiency of the depository as conducted by Dr. Ryerson, and the removal of abuses if they are found to exist; yet they do not share in the opinion expressed in a petition presented to your honourable House by other of their fellow booksellers as to the inefficiency of this establishment, or its detrimental charac- ter to their interest, and would respectfully urge your lionourable House to weigh well the advantages which the country lias already derived from the existence of eucli an estab- lishment before introducing any change which might impair its present usefulness. Wherefore your Memorialists humbly pray. (Signed,) JAMES CAMPBELL, MACLEAR & CO, JAMES CARLESS, G. R. SANDERSOir, ROBERT DICK. Toronto, May 10th, 1858. n 88 THE BROWN-CAMPBEEL CRUSADE AGAINST THE 1 Appendix B. The following Stattstical Tabi-e has been compiled from the "Trabe and Navigation Returns" for the years specified shewing the gross value of books (not maps or f.chool apparatus) imported intoCanada. This table proves conclusively the correctness of the statement in the Memorial, that the operations of the Educational Depository do not interfere with the interests of the booksellers. Tablk No. 1. Vear. II 1850... 1861. . . 1862... 1853... 1864... 1865... 185fi. . . 1867... 1868.., 1869.. I860.. 1861.. 1862. . 1863. . J8t54.. Add pur 1850-186^ S101880 120700 141176 158700 171452 194858 208636 224400 171265 139057 166604 186612 188987 184652 93308 chases in C III 8141700 171732 1692i't 264M0 8071^8 388792 427992 809172 191942 184304 262604 3M621 249234 276673 127233 anada of s. o.si o o S ?«£ ■a (^ l.i 2.2=5 B o 5 g 3 1-°? .2wt I, o.e SI o, c u^^ 92434775 ««3737255 St248580 292432 800444 412980 479260 5.33148 6.%628 53.3572 8631>»7 823.361 408108 6.302.33 433221 461326 220541t mptd bkL-, &c 84 8296 1288 227 brave an encounter with the Chief Sup' ; .,.ici. t- ent; and Dr. Ormiston, whom it charges with not being " in a position to do his full duty in the matter," or in other words, with subor- dinating duty to interest, Dr.Ryerson may fairly consent to be abused with the rest. The public, at least, will understand that whrfh the contro- versy is as to an educational question, and Dr. Ryerson finds himself sustained by every educationist of note in the Upper Province who has had anything to say on the subject, the ground taken by him cannot be far wrong. The Globe may rely upon it, it has not promoted the interest of the family-compact-publishing monopoly, by its impudent attacks upon the independence and strict sense of duty, of such gentlemen as Drs. McCaul and Ormiston. A SILVER MEDAL WAS AWARDED TO LOVELL'S SERIES OF SCHOOL BOOKS, AT THE Grand Industrial Exhibition held at Montreal in honor of the visit of HiU ^9^1 ^i^him tilt l^tim of %mt». lovell's series of school books. 41 NATIONALITY OF SCHOOL BOOKS. Anlicipatins snmowliat tho action of our loiiK-pro- misod Councilof I'ublio Inatruction, upon whoso auo- C08S sccma to depend tho subject of reform in our i>cliooU, it may not liowi-vcr bo impnrtincnt or prollt- less for UH to notice some; of thoso radical dcliclcncica that exist in our Scliool system. The most obvious and tlie cliiof defect in tho Com- mon and tho Ilieher Scliools of tho Kastern Townships is tlio great want of nationality in the text-books which they use. In our Headers wo find speochos of Vatriclc Henry, Webster and Clay, glowing descriptions of our Southern neighbors, notices of their prominent men, and nicturns of their natural scenery and wonders of art; out what of Canada?— what of her worthies, her institutions, her progn-ss, and her beauties of nature? Absolutely nothing. Our Geographies aro of the samo nature; full particulars relative to every Stato and Territory In the Union— usually occupving a third or more of the book— and tho whole of tfie British Pro- vinces In North America hastily and carelessly summed up in tho comua.s8 of four or live pagus. Our Histories, ar.d many otlior books, aro as faulty as thoso Just named. Now, wo do not pretend to say that a child cannot as well be taught the art of reading from a book made up of foreign miscellany as from any other; but what wo do say is that a book adapted to our schools would not be used in the United States, nor would a book intended for Uepublicans be used in any of tho monarchies of Kuropo. In all countries wherein acom- plotc system of Kducation has been developed, tho na- tionality of a text-book is one of its greatest elements of success. Book-makers, book-sellers and book-buyers equally well understand this. Now, what is the tendency of this system? Is it not —either by presenting to tho minds of our youtli for- eign models of excellence, or by excluding them from that which is most essential for them to know — to mako them foreign in their tastes and predilections, and ad- mirers of everything abroad— and, we might add, dc- spiscrs of everything at home? If we would see those that are to come after us, and to inherit our birthrights, worthy to enjoy, and fitted to promote that high des- tiny which awaits our country, we must make them Satriots in their tender years. Instruction by the homo- reside is not alone sumcier.t. We must put in their hands national books, to be road and studied at school. When this is done, prosperity is in store for us and our country. — Waterloo Advertiaer. The Trustees of tho Melbourne Female Seminary have introduced an entire uniformitv of the British Ameri- can series of school books nowDcing published by Mr. Lovell of Montreal. This is a gooif movement in tho right direction. It will avoid all tho evils of a multi- plicity of text books in tho new institution, which has commenced under very favorable auspices It willulti- motely bo a great saving of expense to T,arents, who liavo much just cause of complaint on account of tho ftequent changes and ill-ii;!ri;.tedne38 0.' many of tlio booKs used in our schools. These cxce'ient homo pub- lications ought to bo introduced into (he schools ger- erally throughout the province, for many very obvious reasons ; and especially because they are much better adapted to Canadian schools than either American or oven British works generally aro.— Richmond Counti/ Advertiser. LovEM-'s GK0ou.\pniKa.— These are excellent im- provements on the American geographies in vogue, and from the prominence given to Britisli America, both in maps and desoriptlvo matter, aro specially suited to provincial schools.— //a/t/'o.c Citizen, ^'.S. They are prepared fW>m a British, and not fVom an American, stand-point, and that is a great advantage. They inculcate loyalty to the Queen, while discoursing in an interosting manner on her wide-eproad domi- nions. We have conversational trips around the bound- aries of each of these provinces, and it certainly will not be the fault of the editor if very clear conceptions are not imparted. In the simplicity and excellence of its plan and method, and in the number and rariety of its illustrations, it has strong claims on the attention of the teachers and pupils of the British North Ame- rican Colonies.— CotcmtaJ Presbyterian, St. John, If. B. Lovell's Schools Books seem to be winning ikvor every day in the Colonies. And why not? His Geo- graphy is peculiarly adapted to our schools, contain- ing, aa it does, more than any other, that relates tu the B. N. American I'rovinces. On this account, the work is designed to give, as it does, correct and i^ill information regarding our condition and resources. It should therefore be extensively patronized.— iiVeit.'wfl' Express, Halifax, N.3. From the Montreal Gazette. Mr. Lovell's school books ore well known in Canada, and wo arc happy to see that out of Canada tlicy aro also becoming known. Tho Jury of tho International Kxhibition held in London, iu 1862, made the follow- ing report : " The Colony (Canada) produces many of its own school book8,among which may be mentioned 'Lovell's General Goograpliv,' a trustworthy and attractive ma- nual, remarkable tor '♦'^ clear arrangcmout and for tho fUlneis of its illustrat. . nd statistical contents."<" Hero is a verdict whicn, from such a source, Mr. Lovell must find hijifhiy gratifying. Wu notice that tho London Educnttonal Times, a highly respectable authority, has reviewed a part of Mr. Lovell's series of school books very favorably ; which, also, ho must tind gratifying. As wo believe our Loudon contemporary has not a general circulation in Canada, wo will repeat the article at length. Tho Judgment of its editor is va- luable on such a subject : LOVELL'S CANADIAN SCHOOL SERIB!!. Lovell's General Geography— Kational Arithmetic — Key to ditto — Elementary Arithmetic in Decimal Ctir- rency — Xataral Philosophy — Student's Note Hook of InoTfianic Chemistry — Classical Knytish Spell o -I 111 O < 3 O O z (li a (8 d V d a. « fa Hi e « *■ CS fa V fl IB e: s e «B a « fa « fa If 111 i If n ^ i <\ i:h RAGE HOME PRODUCTIONS. 44 lovell's series op school books. Mr, SIcOratli, Him Agent of John Lovoll, of Mon- treal, Ih lien* nt present, and exhibits a scrips of no less than thirty school boolcs, all carpfiilly eomponed and neatly printed, fVom the celebrated Montreal ostiiblish- mont, of which Jtr. IjovoU is the esteemed proprietor. In noticing thix i-olloctlon of educational boolcs, wo cannot concuni the satisfaction which we Iccl in tha fact that every one of them, progressive as they are fl-om the llrxt rudiments of tho language to the higher ranges of history, geography, chemistry, arithmetic, philosophy, and mathematical science, Is thoroughly respectable in its execution, and equally "British" In its tendencies ; and wo are also pleased to And that the ? rices of tho rospoctlvo works are so moderately low hat they arc within tho reach of every school in New Brunswick. It is full time that our people were sup- plied with these healthy issues, instead of ilio poisonous trash which has hitherto been imported for our schools A-om the United States, and from which tho youth of our country have boon constrained to spell out tho false, and in some instances treasonable expositions of their own national degradation. We therefore feel that tho thanks of the people of those provinces aro justly duo to Air. Lovell for tho groat pains and ox- J)onsn which ho must have incurred in tho progress of lis valuable publications. It was only last week that our attention was called to one of " sargcant's Stan- dard Speakers," (an American work), by th e father of two young men who have had this anti-British collec- tion thrust upon them in one of our public schools ; and while on this subject we will now only say that in view of tho objoctionablo articles with which it abounds, wo havo had hard work to restrain our indignation. — Jiew Jirunswick Reporter, Fredericton. This gerieD, got up expressly foruso in tho schooU of tho British North American Colonies, by that enter- prising publisher, John Iiovell, of Montreal, has been uncommonly well received by numerous I'rofessors, Principals, and Teachers of Colleges, Academioii, and Schools in Canada; has received the commendations of Clergymen, Judges, and Members of tho Legisla- ture; and has been favorably noticed by the Press of tho throe provinces, and it is still growing in esteem. It is a good maxim to encourage tiomo productions, and all interested in the education of the young should look favorably on Lorell's scries. It comprises about thirty books in ail. On tho first work on the list, the Jury of the International Exhibition hcM in London, in 1862, passed the following encomium :— '- 'J'he colony (Canada) produces many of its own School Books, among which may be mentioned LovcU's General Geo- graphy, a trustworthy and attractive manual, remark- able fbr its clear arrangement and tho fulness of its illustrative and statistical contents." Tho London EdU' cational Times also reviews the series most favorably. —Head Quarters, Fredericton,lf. B. A praiseworthy effort is being made by all interested in the cause of Education in these Provinces, to intro- duce Lovell's Series of School Books into our Schools. Wo have shown the General Geography and Easy Les- sons in Geography to many of tho Teachers, to ascer- tain their opinion of the merits of the work as Class Books. There is but one opinion ; that the Books are much superior to any ever introduced into our schools, not only for their excellent arrangement, but because they give an account of tho latest and more Important explorations of modern travellers, and are a valuable addition to our scanty stock of school literature. Instead of tho British provinces being scarcely men- tioned, or at best misrepresented, as to their agricul- tural capabilities, justice Is done them In lovell's books. Had numben of the youth of our country, who have been, from tholr earliest recollections, taught to believe the States was a land flowing with milk and honey, and their own native land tho very reverse, been favored with this and a similar description of books, we should not be pained by seeing so many of them leaving our shores to seek a better country.— Borderer, Sachville, N.B. LOTELL's Sbrieb OF SCHOOL BOOKS.— We hope that these works will, at no distant date, be in general use. We have already borne testimony to the excel- lence of Mr. Lovell's publications, and are confident that a discriminating pubUc will Ailly bear out our encomiums, and properly appreoiate the praiseworthy enterprise of the leading British American publisher. The heads of educational Institutions should examine carefully Mr. Lovell's series of school books ; for we feel assured, if they do so, they cannot fail to adopt them in their schools. We believe, too, that the Superintendent of Education should feol it his duty to encourage their adoption generally throughout this Ytoyince.— Reporter, Halifax, N.S. In these books we havo lust what was long required, and we trust that now, wliile our people are moving towanl colonial unity, tho government will take somo steps to encourage school books that are written in and suited for British America. The movement deserves to be encouraged by our people, and Mr, Lovell, of Montreal, deserves our gratitudo. The scholar will learn out of these what ho could never Icaru out of an English work, and will have information in regard to America without hearing anything to prejudice him against the fatherland.— 3/om»rector qfthe Chris- tian Brothers' Sc hools iti Canada. Tho most prominent facts seem to have been care- fally gleaned, with an arrangement that appears to be very simple and lucid.— (r. If ilkea. Your (icography is, without question, greatlv in advance ofall others that have yet been i)rc*cntcU for public use In this country.— ifew. A. F. Kemp. I have no hesitation in pronouncing it anperior to any work of the same character and size extant.— Jkv. l>r. IVood. Mr. Hodglns haj> displayed much ability in his work. It Is brief but comprehensivo ; " without overflowing, M\."~nev. Dr. Shortt. Your work on Geography supplies a T.ant which teachers have long felt and complained ol.—Ilev. Dr. Leach. A most excellent, and in nil respects, suitable school book.— 7?ei'. Dr. Irvine. Such portions as I have paid particular attention to appear to me to be very accurate.— Vt )r a >K :h a- h of it lio Id iie r. to n- irs ty le- •»> As rofcards the manner in whicli tho dilTeront tub- Jooti have been treated, I contiidor it all tliat can bo deiirod.— /ircAiirtW //««, M.U., LM.C.S.E. Tho editorial department has been carried out with a talent and perfluverance u-orthv of tho hisheat onoomiumR, ana has left nothing to uc d<un&ar Iloss. It was high time we should have a school Geography which would give duo prominence to our own and the sister colonies, as yours does.- //ore. 27iomrt» L'Aroi McGee, M.P.P. It Is Just what I hare been hoping to see In Canada for many years ; and I hope its general adoption in tho schools or both scutions of the province will remune- rate you for your outlay In getting it up.— yo/«i S. Sanborn. A great improvement upon tho books on the same subject now generally used in this province.- f rerfe- rick Griffin, Q,C. Dcptined very shortly to supersede most of the Geo- graphies now In use in British North America.- T". A. Gibson, First Assistant Matter, High School, Mon- treal. Such a work has lon^ been needed in this country.— Professor Hicks, McGill Normal Scltool. It seems to me to bo a very excellent school book, and Just what wo wanted to make us Indopondont as to the American Oeographios,— (r. W. Wicktteed, Law Clerk, Legislative Assembly. It Is an excellent work, and I have no doubt will soon supersede all other (icographius in the schools of Canada.— CAartes Nichols, L.R.CP., Princii>al qf Col- legiate School. Its general plan is good.— />r. Lateton, Queen's Col- lege, Kingston. Having looked over tho American part of Lovell's- General Geography, I consider It bett«r adapted for our colonial schools than any Geography now in use. —John C^inor, Principal Nutgara Common School. I am delighted to ilnd that such a work is in an ad- vanced state, and, to show my entire approbation of the work, I shall bo ready, on its nubllcalfon, if autho- rized by tho Hoard of Council of Education, to take at least 80 copies, thus supplying each boy In the Gram- mar School under my ciiargo with a copy.— ^. N. Phillips, Principal, Aiagara, Senior County Gram- viar School. I feel sure its use In our schools will bo acceptable to tho teachers, and beneficial to tho pupils.— i/onn Simp- son, M.P.P. I have no hesitation in saying that tho work must come into general use in our Schools.- William Tassie, M.A., Principal of the Gait Grammar School. The prominence given to our own countru Is a feature that specially commends it for use in Canadian schools. —Ilotus Parmalee, Inspector qf Scliaols in the Eastern Townships. It represents Immense labour lovally bestowed, and high alms patriotically advanced, wo must cheriKh and appreciate a work which has been so carefully adapted to our tastes, and suited to our vianU.—Ecn- nings Taylor, Clerk Assistant, Legislative Council. Tho whole work is marked by learning, ability, and taste— Archibald Macallum, Principal (^ the Hamilton Central School. 1 have great pioasure in assuring you that in my hum- ble judgment, vf.ur (ieneral Geography appears to be so Judicious ii. n<-rangements and order, so lucid in its detinitlonsanddcscriptions,— combining copiousness of information with brevity and simplicity, yet clear- ness and even elegance of expression,— that I cannot for a moment doubt that the work in question will prove of tho greatest utility in our schools.- 7^ S. M. Jlouchette. 1 have no hesitation in saying that I think tho work an cxccilunt one, both in plan and execution, and well fitted to supply a place which I have understood to bo void among school books —Thomas M, Taylor. I have much pleasure in stating that I have never seen a work bettor adapted for the use of educational institutions.- /Wc/iarrf Nettle, Superintendent qf Fishe- ries/or Lower Canada. I feel much interested in its appearance, and I accord to it my unqualified approbation. —./o/i» Smithy Head Master qf the High School, St. John's, C. E. That your general Geography, with maps and illus- trathms, willhave tho tendency to advance tho impor- tant objects which it proposes is unquestionable. It is intelligent, practical, and highly interesting.— 2^04. Worthington. Extracts from Opinion! of the Canadian Press on Lovell's General Geography. Wo have now a Geography whence our young ) will acquire a correct idea of tho country they livo'in, and which will assert in the face of tho world our right to consideration and respect.— ilfonfreo^ Herald. We think Mr. Hodglns ha; succeeded in compiling a Geography, which is not only a great improvement on all that nave been hitherto in use in our schools, but is as nearly perfect as is possible in a Geography for general wo.— Montreal Gazette. There Js, with respect to every portion of the Globe, a mass of information, collected in a form so com- pressed and yet so fUU, as really seems incomprehen- sible.— J^onatronage of all the Boards ot Kilucathtn; and thou:r a careful inspection of this Canadian work, wc unhoxitatingly pronounce it to be a valuable boon con- ferred ujion tho youth of the llritlHh American I'ro- \\\\oiw/yVies 7fiir magnlllccnt provinces, which In American i 'n"*i' ral'bles are generally panned ovit as if merely a njieck on the continent, have for the lirxt time receivuil due promhumcu.— Trut Hanner, Dundas, Tho work Is one of high excellence, and we trust will bo adopted an a standard In all educational histltutiniif in our country. It ought to have a place In every Iiuubo in Canada.— CVtr/e/o» /'/(tec ./oumal. T. mend vance., liarrie. Tho work Is verv ably edited and exceedingly wellA got up.— .*jj\ We have great pleasure in hailing the appearance of this new v/otk,—ini/ersnlt Chrouicie. Its merits are many, and Its claims on Canailinn po- tronage are iiniKtrattre.—Jluron SigmU, (lotkri'h. It is very neatly and correctly e.xecuted, giving suf- liclent importanco to this portion of Her Majesty s do- minions. This fbature of the work alone, should securu for LovoU's Geograpliv a place In every school in the I'rovince.- .S7jaMHoni'i//c..^(/uert<«er. A repertory of geographical knowledge which gives due proinincnco to those countries in wlilcli it Is prin- cipally intended to bo used, without dlsparngumeut to otner countries.— Ca)»a(Hrtn Post, lleaverton. Mr I,ovoll has conferred upon tho people of nritish North America a lasting obligation, by furnishing thom with a school (ieography especially adapted to their local wants. — .Shcrbrooke Gazette. From an examination of the work, wo should think it well adapted as a text book for sohools in Canada.— Stanstead Journal. Wo consider the Goog.'aphy one of the best extant ; and hope it may soon supersedo, in tho schools through- out the I'rovince, tho use of all similar publications.- St. Johns News. Ixjvell'a General Geography is a Canadian wonder. In fact, it is Just such a manual as wo would wish to see introduced into every school in Canada.— //ic/t- mand Guardian. Cette Geographic est dostini^e A rondro un grand ser- vice ii I'Aduoation prlmairo des Qnlants.—Courrier de St. Ilyacinthe. Nous csp^rons quo M. Lovell rocevra, par la ventedo cot utile ouvrago, tout I'encouragement qu'il m^rito k si Juste t\tTO.— Gazette de Sorel. Cette G(iographie sera d'une grande utility dans tou- tos les 6colc8 emmentalrcs et rondra Tfetudo de cette science facile ot agr6ablc.— i'ii're Nouvelle, Three liivers. No other Geography contains such a store of infor- mation respecting tlio Kritish North American posses- sions, and none other does equal justice to the territo- rial extent and boundaries of the united provinces of Upper and Lower Canada.— Huntingdon Herald. Altogether we consider this Geography one of the best extant, and hope it will soon supersede, in the schools throughout the Province, the use of all similar publications.- ylrfuern to vnoti country it* (lux, •III) hill lahorii nro IlkiTy to iiiL'i't Mr. llodKinii, tho itiithnr, Iim bI' kiTy -Miimint/Nuii, llnH/H.r,S'. ft', with thuir rcwnnl \Vu hkvn rccuivpd % copy or thin vnliinlilo pnbllca- tinii. IimtoHil (il'any rocumniontliktiuii of our own, wo ticllovo tho public will twtflait to ii<>u thu fuliuwlug fruin tLu Uupurliituudvut of Kducntloii :— " iHUllo, Aufintl 18, 1801, " I haro axamlnod Lnvoll'ii Guiiural (ioography with Homo cnri> and much natlnniotlon. Alonu with a larKu unidunt of hiatorlcal, ittatlittloal, ami wcluntlllo Infur- niatlon on (jencral (ionRraphy, pruavntod In tho niont attractlvo Ibrni by meanii olmapa and wood-out IIIum- tratloni, It KouniH to nio to slvi* a proptir rulatlve pool- tlontotlio llrltlith colonloaiii North AniiTlca,— aicrlov- ouadolbot in MorMi'H nnd othiT Hinillur publloatlonH. " Alloguthi'r, I havu no holtatlon In reoomniondhiK it a* tho bent text book ou Klomontary Myiteniatlo OeoKraphy that haa ever appoarud on thin continent, aud 1 hopi' to MH! it In geuoral uao In nil our aohoola, '' ALKX. FoltltKHTKII, " Suporlntendunt ot'Eduoatluu," -Preibuterian WUnvii, llaHfojr, N. S. AVo con aafuly aay that It la a work well doaorving of tho patrona^H of aft oducatlonul KHtubliHlimuuta In tho iirovlncoa of llrltlah North Aniorlca. Our advico la,— ianlah Morav It-otn every aohool In thuau provlncoa, and furniah thorn tlroely with " Lovcll'g (jonoral (Joe- graphy."— y'/(U'<»cn lilvhly auccoaanil in hia oniloavoura. Kvory portion of tlio (ilobo la troatod in a oonclrto iiiunnor, aucftho lotturpruaaUaoarrangod that tho InforniHlion doalrod may Ihi roadlly Kiit at. Wu coinnioml tho work oa|H*olally to thn attontlon of thoau ongagod in uducation, aa a aubatltuto for the Amorioan Uuographlo« now in u»i>.—Mornini/ Journal, Halifax. Wo have much ploaauro in reoomniending It for tlin uao of our aohoola. It la exactly what hai De«>n long wanted In tho uolonioa, and wo hopo that It may tw Introduuod ininuMllatoly into all ^tho achooli In tho iMMMTy.—Driti»hColonitl, llal(/iix, aV, if. The ono before ua, btdng of rolonint compilation, ia certainly tho moro reliable for llritiah North Amorioan oo|onlata,aa Itoontaina the moat oxtonaivo and truthl^ij inforniutloii reapooting thoao colonlea. Wo hopo It will aoou bo In uao In every aohool In thia province.— Ki'eniiiy Kj-prem, Ualifaje, N. S. It ai><>ma woll adapted to our colonial lehoola. Dr. Ilellniuth ho|)ea to Introduce It into the aohoola of tho Colonial Church Society, and it will bo well if It take the placo of the many booka of tho aame character which are now in uao in our own province.— CAurcA Itn- coril, Halifax, \ S. We have much pleaauro in reoommooding thia work to the notice of teachorp and tho public generally. Tho whole appearance of tho book la aupurlor to any almi- lar work that we have yiH aoen. None of tho (leogra- phloa hitherto publlahod have given thoao provincea the prominence which thelrgrowlng importance me- rita, but in thia work tho want ia aupplled, and on thia account "-'cc-, we hoiH) to aee thia (KHigraphv aene- rallv u«'jd throughout tho ichoola.— Y/r/Jorter, Uanj'ax, We are happy to be able to recommend it as a work' which auppliea an Important dealderatum In our pub- lic aohoola.- C'o/oni>runfwiH°er, St. John, JV. B. This excellent work supplies a want long felt in these provinces,- a text book which treats of our own country. Wo trust it will be universally patronized.— jYew Brunatoick Baptist, St. John, Jf. B. This Geography is verv carefully and elaborately got up. It seems to oe wortny of the encomiums which all ofthe first rank and position of all creeds and parties in Canada lavish upon it.— Morning Freeman, St. John, N, B. This excellent publication completely supplies a long existing desideratum in our provincial schools. So -well has the task been executed, both by author and publisher, that we recommend it with the greatest con- tidence to the patronage ot all our provincial teachers and parents. The publication, as a whole, ia so pecu- liarly adapted.for the use of British colonists, that we earnestly nope it will rapidly supcrsodeall other Oeo- graphiesin our provincial schools.— Courier, St. John, We have glanced over this work with much satisfic- tlon. It fll» a want which has long been felt in tho schools of theseprovinces We prediot for it an ex- tensire sale.— CArt«(ia» Watchman, St. John, AT. B. Thia work la put forth by a Canadian publlaher, and will admiriibly nnawer tho purpoae intended. It ia a usel\il publication, nnd mlitht very woll replace tho Geographies got up in the United .Stntea,|whcro uncle Sanvs territory uaurpa undue apnco and notice, and Dritlah North America ia treated aa it were a not much explored, nnd a little known region of tho world, of which it la in reality a very fair aud ample portion.- Head Quarters, St. John, 2f. B. The Provinces receive a fair (share of space and de- tail, while other countrioa receive Ibll Juatico. The work ia one which deaerves an extensive circulation; it ia a colonial production ; ia well printed, and comes highly commended by the savans of Canada. We cheerfully recommend It to tho school teachers ofthe province as an excellent substitute for tho faulty Geo- graphies now in Mse.— Morning News, St, .John, N. B. Wo are glad to be able to inform our readers, and cspeciallv tho teachers of our New Itrunawick schools , that wo nave at last a Geography which aoema suitable to our wants. " Lovell's General Geography" is, in our opinion, an exceedingly valuable ana suitable contri- bution to our school literature.— We expect soon to aee this the only Atlas used in our schools in these colo- nies. We commend it especially to the notice of all the teachers of schools in our province. We believe they will be doing a service to the pupils under their care, by urging them to lay aside the Atlases p/eviously in use, and to procure " Lovell's General Geographv." —Albion, St.\John, N. B. This work has been in use in many of our sohooU for sometime past, and is rapidly growing in public iiivor, but not more rapidly than its merits deserve ; it com- bines so manv exconcncics that we find it diflieult to select speoiaf subjects of commendation. It is com- prehensive and yet concise- profound in its teachings and yet exceedingly simple in style ; and the most thoroughly impartial in its notices of nationalities of any work of the kind extant. We feel assured it will soon entirely supersede all other geographies in our schools.- Co{noi)- iniuiiiK friiiii llit< prow, and tyi)in tlm tuKohi'm In ttil^ •nd niilKliborliiK prnvlnci'ii wliori< tlii'y linvi> Im>uii liitro> tluood. Mr lloniiutt tiaiidliipltyiHl mmnd JudKniciit In reoommi'iulliiK tlin unvot'Mr. LovcH'a (•U(inr»pliy, »nd wo liniio loH04< hU liiltuiMicu rxorli'd In IntrudiiuhiK ('>*' otluTbiiiiki* of thin Colonial publlnhcr. Mr. Mctiratli, tliv R([i>nt of Mr. Lovull, ti«« Jintt roturnod to Montrt>ul Urom Kii uxU>nitivti tour thruuKh tlili l'rovlnc<>, Nova Scotia, and I'rluco Edward hiand, whoru hi* goutlo* manlv di'portmcnt, lili iDtolllnpncn and oarnoatnoM, liavuiioon umlnonllv ituoooMful In lntn»Iuclnir ttitmu lioiikit.and m morit thu attention and patronngo ol nil tlioao who di-dru to ii'M tho children of thu rrovliui' aci|ulri> a ocruot knowlodgo of geography, without at tho naniii tli..u Inibtiling tlioau urronooui Idean liioulcati.>d In many of tho book* uow lu Mt.—Muminij TnUarnnh, St. John, AT. />. J u i » Zitraoti from Oplnlou of tho Princo Idw»rd IiIaiuI Prou on LotoU'i Geaoral Qecgnphy, It In morn nultablo for our nohooli than Uritlah Uoo- 1 oatlonal oatabllihrnontu, and bo the mcan^ of eradlcat graphloH, buoausn It glvoD a ftilh'r doaorlptlon of Amn- 1 ' rion, lliti (luurtcr of tlio globo in which wu dwi'll, and with whiuli wu ought til buboHt aci|ualntoit; and on tho i othurhand. it la free from objuotlon to Aniorluau worka of thu kind, aa thoy ainioat Iguoro ovvry part of tho :>rld uxoppt thu Uiiltud 8tatua. Wo truat, thnn, that tho Hoard of Kduoatlon will Ioho no tlino In placing It on tho llatof aohool booka for thla U\\kuii.— Protestant, Charlolleloton, J'. S. I. It la a work of unnuoationablo merit; and la • doaid- oratuni to all achool Intoriiata. (Jur laland Hoard of Kduoation will doubtlcaaput Iton tlioir Hat of approved School Uooka, and recommend lt« adoption by general ialanU uae.— A'xaminer, Cfiartottetown, P. A'. 1. It retlocta tho highoat credit both upon thn author •nd publlahcr, and wo truat thoday lauotdlntant whun it will tind itn way into all our public achoola and edu- Ing thoau orronuoua and p<>rnlcloua piilillcatlona by which thu wantH of too many of our illftilct hcIiodIh— for want af aomulhing better— have hitherto been aup< plied.— iUim«or, /'. K. I. ' It afll>rda thn beat and moat condenaed account of Canada tliat wo have ovor mot with In u work of the do- acrlption. It tlion takna a vlow of thu proaent atato of tlio other Colonlua, briefly. It la true, but with au "dent accuracy. The United 8tatoa t/o well deaorlbud, aa la tho reit of North and Houth America. Kurope, Aala, and AtVIca liavn their due aharc, compiled tVom atand- ard worka, with Judgment. Mapa, viewa of citlea and towna. picturuauf the varioua animala of the din)>rent quartan of tho globo, contrlhuto to make thu book attractive aa well aa uaoful, and the price ol tho work —a moat Important conaidcration— la tucli aa to place it within tho reach of all. — Inlander, Chartottetuwii, P. E. I. EztraoU from Opi ^ons of the Newfoandltnd Freii on Lovell'i General Geography. Wo regard the work oa the moat excellent of tho kind that haa yet been produced. It la hishly creditable in every reaped to tho gcniua of IlrltMb Americo.— lS^ Johns Dally News, Xeiv/oundlantl. Wo commend it to the attention of those of our com< munlty having lu charge tho education of youth. It is arranged in a 8yat(*matic manner, and yet ao aimnle aa to prove moat offlclent in leading on thu minda of chil- dren in a proper atudy of (Jeography. It liaa been adopted in a majority of achoola throughout the pro- vincea, and tho teatimonlala, publiahed at the end of tho work, are of tho very highoat orAer.—Pttbtic Led- ger, St. Johns, Xeuifoundland. This work la one of tho moat complete of the kind that wo have over met with, and appears to bo not only admirably adapted for tho uao of achoola, but very va- luable as a boolc of general retbrenco on tho aubject of which it treata. It la compiled with great care, and tho varied matter it embraces most Jualcloualy arranged, while tho mass of information ft contains gives it a oompleteneaa which characterizes few, if any other wurlia of a aimilar class. Altogether the work before ua recommends itaoif to all, and we consider it ahould not only be in overv aohool, but that it would be an acqui- sition to every library.— J/oroin^ Post, St. Johns, Mew- jfoundland. Wo have rarely, probably never, aoon a work of tho kind olfered to tlio public with dearer title'', to auccoa». It appears to ua to be In many reapecta u decided im- provement uiiou the geogrnpniea lieretofore In general use. It contalna a variety of information upon matters on which other Ueographiea are cither allent or incor- rect; and what should particularly commend the book to popularity in tlieae colonies. Is that In their reganl it supplica the want complained of in other almilar worka — while comprising all the leading geographical and otiior Intereatine ieuturca of tho older countriea of the globe, it la careful to give us tho beat Information upon every portion of Uritinh North America. —iVcic- foundlander, St. Johns, A'cv/oundland. This book meets a want which we have long noticed bettor than any other work of the kind with which wo are acquainted. It treats of thoae North American co- lonics aa the liomea of tho youth for whose iuatruction it la deaigiled We hope ahortly to And that thla valu- able work la used in every achool in Nowfouudloud.— Telegraph, St. Johns, Newfoundland. We have little doubt that an examinatioti of it by tbo Boards of Kducation and teachera of youtli, will lead to ita adoption in the various .Schools of this colony. — Jloyal OarMte, St. Johns, Ncui/'oumlland, t&'LoveU's General Geography — (Priae, only 65 cents — is on sale in every City, Town, and Village in the British Jv the sale of many thousands of copies.— Montriat 'cn admirably attained. Indeed, in tlio able hands of Ml-. Hod);ins, the Deputy Superintendent of Education f >r Uniior Canada, it could scarcely be otherwise. The publishor says that such a period of time has bee : spent in the preparation of this book, a'^d such caH> and labor bestowed upon its revision, that it is believed it will be found of incalculable benefit to thi- youth of the country. We agree in this; and we hope it will have a large sale. AV'hon once the work is brought generally before the people, there is not a school or an c'V'cattonal institution, public, pri- vate— rich or poor, that .\iil not make these " Easy Lessons" a text-book fo: young beginne.'s.- ..Ifonfrea/ Transcript, It is designed as introductory to the publisher's excellent" General Geograpliy," which many teachers conf.ider too advanced tor young beginners, and is admirably adapted to the purpose for which it is inten. (led. The arrangement is c '•collcnt. The work con- tains in a small space a voi-y larire amount of useful infc.mation, and though intended for young beginners in geography, its pa^^es may be consulted with advan- tage by " children ot a iarger growth," Wo trust that the book will find a large and ready Bale.— Montreal Commercial Advertiser. This little work, though complete in itself, is designed as introductory to " LovoU's General Goography.''^We have no hesitation in recommending it to teachers ; -the simplicity of the language and conversational iVoedom in the mode of expression will not fail to please the junior class, for whose special benefit, we need scarcely add, it was written.— ./ourmt/ of Education, Montreal. Geography is a delightful study, and these Lessons are a delightful method of imparting an interest in it to the young. The sketches are admirable, combining great Ingenuity and tact with the use of easy and fam'iiar language, in the treatment cf audi subjects as the Earth and its appear..ncc, Time and its divisions, Geography, the Hemispheres, the Mariner's Compass, Ssc. The t'ips are designed to connect, in the mind of the pupil, iiiu objects and associations of travel with a geographical knowledge of the more important phy- sical features of the principal countries in the world. We are glad to see religion discreetly respected, and loyalty taught aa one of its leaaona.—Presbyteriati, Montreal. On ne pouvait trouver un moilleur syst^me pour V6- ducation de la jeuncsse. Aucun douto que Ton s'om- pressera d'en faire usage dans les ^oles.— £a Minerve, Montreal. Ce petit volume renferme norabre derenseignements compiles ovec une m6thode qui rend ce livre indispen- sable a ceux qui commeucent I'^tude de cette branche, et d'une utility ginerale pour tout le moudc— ^ Pays, Montrial. Ellc est adaptee sur un systSme qui donne beaucoup de facility aux enftnts pour ce genre de lepons. Nous le recommandons au Dtipartement dc I'Educatlnn qui, nous en sommes certains, le rccommandera lui-meme aax Inspecteurs d'Ecole.—i 'Orrfre, Montreal, Ce livre, d'apres ce que nous en avons vu, ne pent manquor d'Stre ^minertment utile aux £16ves qui fr£- quentent des classes ^'.fementaires, s'll est adopts et recommandi par le Conseil de I'lnstruction Fublique. (.'ette mesure ne serail, ce nous semble, qu'un acte dc Justice et un blenfttit pour Ics icoles. Nous recc .uman- dons cet ouvrage k cause de I'importance qu'il nous parait avoir comme livre ^l^mentaire et aussi pour donner a M. Lovell une part do I'encouragemcnt quer lui miritent ses constants etforts: Encourage home talent.— Le Coloniaateur, Montrial. The book Is Itself a model of perfect printing; tho numerous illustrations are all remarkably well exe- cuted, and the maps, though of course smaller, are we think rather an improvement on the maps in tho " General Ocagraphy."— Neicsand Erontier Advocate, Montreal and St. ,iohna. Tho whole plan of this volumo, and all Its illustra- tions, are admirable, and wd have no doubt that tho work will prove valuable in all our common schools. Mr. Lovell's enterprise in getting up, at a great ex- pense, bis series of school books, is worthy of all praise. — Christi"uni/Wc« Mtformer. A knowledge of geography is of the greatest import- ance, and that system wliich most easily, efficiently, and cheaply gives us this is of tbe greatest value, Au*. Uodgins' incomparable Uttlo book accomplishes all this, and is very interesting besides. Most artfully docs he wile his young pupUs into tbe practical object of geography, by his " Conversational Trip over Land andWater." In conclusion we would advise all teachers to procure this book immediately, if they have the in- terests of theii' pupils at heart.— York lierald, Hich- mond mil. It is just tbe thing wanted at the present time, as it is desifpied as an introduction to " Lovell's General Geography." It must be of incr'culable benefit to the y outii of the country, and we trust no time wUl be lost in introducing it into our schools, as it is purely a Canadian work and gives proper prominence to Ca- nada, and tbe other British possessions on this conti- nent, which Morse's one-sided aflUr does not.— Grand River Sachem, Caledonia, It is an admirable work, and we heartily commend it to the attention of Canadian school-teachers.— 6'oMt A Simcov Times. A new and valuable Httle work, on Geography, well adapted to the use of schools.- 5(. Mary's Argus, To obviate a sort of objection to the larger, and first Oeography, so weU known, Mr. Lovell has again had recourse to the talented aid of the Deputy Superinten- dent of Common Schools, and has now published a smaller, readier, and easier school book, more adapted for beginners, and in every way calculated to be an admirable aid to the teacher, and a necessary excel- lent guide and fl-ieud to the young scholar. Alto- f [ether it is a school book much needed, and it and the arger one wiU soon be the only Geographies in our Common Schools.— Ca^u^a Sentin*l. The plan of the work ia certainly good, being well calculated to fix the names of places on the minds of the pupils. We hope to see this work extensively used in our schools, as it wUl be found of groat advan- tage to young beginners — whUe it will exhibit a just appreciation of tlie author's endeavors to furnish a purely national series of school books.— ^ra^eWoo Chronicle and Gazette. We sincerely hopa Mr. Lovell wUl continue hie laudable work in the interest of the schools in this country, until every book used in them' shaU bear the impress of Canadian talent and enterprise. We very cheerfully commend this book to tbe attention of all parties concerned in tbe education of the young.— Essex Journal. An excellent and appropriate addition tc onr Cana- dian school books. On the whole it is just such a book as was required. — Woodstock Sentinel- This work has evidently been prepared with very great care, to adapt it to the capacities of the junior classes in schools, and to awaken in the minds of small children a desire to become acquainted with the sub- ject— C/inton Courier, V1 •'■<■ 54 lovell's series of school books. EXTBAOTB VBOM OPINIONS ON EAST Lebsonb IN Gknebal Gboobafby— C(mttnu«d. ( I f |:j Tho " Easy Losbodb " will be found to bo of very great use to young beginnen, before commencing tbo studyofthe "General Geography." The illugtratione arc well executed, and will rendiir tbo work particu- larly interesting to tho Junior pupils. It is a valuable work, which itnould be received with favor in our schools.— AfarJbAam Economist. We think Ur. Hodgins deserved great credit for the admirable manner in which ho has got up this work, while the publisher, Mr. Lovell, has fully sustained his long since acquired reputation as a first class book printer. We hopo to soe'^Iiis Geo|fftBb£;^|min«diately Drought into general nseitin onr schools.— JBer.'tii Tele- graph. Just the book required bv tho beginnrr in the study of geography. We would recommend it to school tcaouors throughout the country.— CbTtodian States- man, BmvmanviUe. A more usoftil and interesting work could not bo introduced into our schools, for the use of the Junior classes.— £nrise Cotlingtoood. Wo take pleasure in recording onr opinion in iiivor of its general introduction into both public and private schools. We congratulate Mr. Lovell on tho success which has attended his school books, and trust that ho will go on as he has begun, so that in a short time wo may nave a series of school books equal to any country in tho world, and which, wit.'AOUt seeking to push our country into undue prominence, will accord to it what few text books do, its duo and proper position.— fssecc Record, Windsor. Wo cannot too strongly recommend it to general notice as an excellent school book.— ilerrickviue Chro- nicle. We have examined tho work thoroughly, and are of opinion that, within the same space, a larger amount of information on all questions appertaining to a study of the earth's surface, and its physical and political divisions, could not be embodied.— /!r<(MA Standard, Perth. One of the simplest and best arranged little works of the kind we nave over met with. The youthlUl student of geography is led on by such easy and inter- esting stages, that it cannot foil to become a necessary book, witn the younger classes more especially. Wo trust all our lyiends will provide their little ones with a copy of this work.— Waterloo Advertiser. We have no hesitation in recommending it to our readers. The work is got out in a very attractive form, and the engravings have evidently been prepared with much care.— Huron Signal, Goderich, The contents of this book are simple and compre- hensive, which are inclispensable in a work of this kind, intended as it is for beginners in the study of geography. The sketches in the little work before us aro admirable, combining much ingenuity and taste with the use of ea'^y and familiar language in tbo treatment of such subjects as the Earth and lis appear- ance. Time, the Mariner's Compass, &c. The trips aro designed to connect, in the mind of the pupfl, the objects and associations of travel, with a geographical knowledge of the more important physical features of the principal countries in tho world. Mr. Lovell is a publisher of note in Montreal, and his energy and per- sevorenoo is worthy of the warmest commendation, and his efforts to place good and reliable school books before the public, are deserving of encouragement by the people of all the provinces. These " Easy Les- sons," are well adapted to accomplish the object aimed at, jamelv, to present, in a pleasing and simple form, the general outlines of the study of geography, so as to instruct and interest without confusing the youthful mind. Simplicity and comprehensiveness are the dis- tinguishing characteristics of the book, and we have no doubt that it will prove highly usenil in our com- mon schools throughout the atv and country. This -work was evidently prepared with much care, to adapt it to the capacities of the Junior classes in schools, and to awaken in the minds of small children a desire to become acquainted with tho subject For this purpose the subject is divided off into conversations or reading lessons, each of wtiioh is followed by an explanation, testing the scholar upon tho matter he has Just read, a method of proceeding which certainly seems calcu- lated to forward the pupil very materially with his studies, and to inculcate the good habit of attentivc- ness to the reading lesson. In it, religion is discreetly respected, and loyalty taught as| one of its lessons. There is one excellent feature about this littlo geogra- phy, it is omphatically a Brittsh American book, and commences at homo as it should do, and not on the old principle of learning tho youth everything about foreign nations, while they are kept in ignorauco of the country in which they live. It is a work of 8(1 pages, and is got up in a neat aad compact stylo.- Morning Chroniole, Halifax, A^. S. It seems to us admirably suited to tho capacity of young children. We prefer LovoU's Geography to any American publication of the same kind tliat has como under our aotioe.—I'resbyterian Witness, Halifax, If. S. Wo aro happy to introduce to tho notice of our readers, "Easy Lessons in General Geography." Wo should bo happy to see LovoU's series oiBcnool books introduced into general use in the schools in our I'ru- yiace.—I'rovincuU Wesleyan, Halifax, N. S. Lovell's Series op School Books.- The spirit of enlightened enterprise deserves public patrouagu, and we aro happy to embrace an opportunity of notic- ing tho above series of publications. Upwards of thirtv books have been already brought out, several of which deserve special notice. We must, however, content ourselves oy a word or two concerning the " Easy Lessons in General Geography," by Mr. Bod- f'ius, the Deputy Superintendent of Education for Jpper Canada, It Is a most attractive book of eighty pages, exactly suited for young beginners, and convoys Just the information required, and in a style which must render the study a pleasant recreation. Tho con- versational trip through the suvoral countries brought before tho pupil, must foBtcn Ills attention upon them, and induce in him a winh to know more about them, Tho maps aro clear and distinctly marked and colored. Tho wood-cuts of cities and animals are very neatly executed. We doubt not that teachers will adopt tho book as soon as they have learned its excoUoucios.— Christian Messenger, Halifax, N. S. Wg, on a former occasion, expressed our high opin- ion of " Lovell's General Geography." Wo may now say that the later publication— "Easy Lessons in Gone- ral Geography"— Is equally commendable. We can also recommend, with every confidence, tho several class books on Arithmetic, Natural Philosophy, Chemistry, English and Latin Grammar, Elocution, and Chronology. We really hope that these books will soon be Introduced into every school in Nova Scotia, as well as throughout the remainder of British North America.— i^rtttsA Cotoitist, Halifax, A\ S. Of the various elementary books on geographical science, this appears to bo in every way by fur the most admirable. In addition to the style of the text being more adapted for children, the maps are plain and in- telligible to the most youthful mind. Wo have little doubt that this admirable work will become just as popular as tbo larger ono in these VrovincLi.—Jiepor- ler, Halifax, N. S. The plan Is excellent, the text is admirably adapted to tho youthful mind, and the engravings and illustra- tions aro well executed. We tooK occasion to notico " Lovell's General Geography" at the time of its pub- lication, and we may rupeat the desire then expressed that his series of school hooks should bo generally adopted in the Colonies.— Wcodian Jtecorder, Halifax, We had occasion to favorably notico this useful book on a former occasion, and we liave seen no reason to alter our Judgment upon its -merits. It is a Itritish book, and looked upon in this point of view, with all its right tendencies, it will tho more readily meet with the patronage of British families.- CTiurc/t Ilecord, Halifax, N. S. We must candidly sav, that we have seldom seen so much instructive and highly interesting matter con- tained in so small a compBsa. It is not only a valuable school book, but may also be referred to with advan- tage by those of riper years. The maps and plates aro both elegant. We wish the enterprising proprietor every success, both in this, and also in Ins numerons other publications for tho advancement of education, which are specially got up to suit the wants oi British North America; and we earnestly recommend teachers throughout tbo Province to adopt Mr. Lovell's series, for their text booths.- C!EMA:ef, Antigonish, N. S. This little book is intended for young scholars, for whom we consider it admirably fitted. We would re- commend the publicationsjof Mr. Lovoli to all who aro interested in the advancement of education : and as his series of works are intended for the Provinces, wo trust the public will tender him that encouragement which his enterprise is 80 worthy of,~Eattem Chronicle, Pic- tou,N.S, ■I »" lovell's series op school books. 65 1! EXTBACTS FROM OPINIONS ON EAST Lkssons IN Gbnbbal Oboobapht— CS(>tt«nue(2. This book, 08 its name indicates, is intended for young scholars, for which it is admirably fitted. It cannot fail to '.lo welcomed as a valuable addition to the series of shool books issued by the publisher. AVo would recommend teachers, and those Interested in the advancement of education, to examine the series of works issued by Mr. Lovell.— Cotonio/ Standi ard, Pictou, X'. S. It is intended for an introduction, or stopping.stone to Lovell's General Geography, with which wo are familiar, and which we esteem the very best work for a school Geography which we have ever seen. If all Lovell's School Books are as well adapted for the ob- ject designed, thev will greatly contribute to the in- terests or education.— i'Vee J'resa, liridgetoton, IT. S. Last year we had the pleasinir task of introducing and highly commending to public notice Lovell's Ge- neral Geography, a work admirably adapted to super- (iede the use of unsuitable and uncongenial American nublications. Wo are pleased to find that that excel- lent composition has met with entire success, and is rapidly making its way into the schools throughout British North America; and not only so, but that the enterprising publisher, not confining himself to Geo- graphy alone, has already published numroas other School Books on various subjects, compiled on similar Sriuciples and with the same object, that of supplying iritlsh students with essentially British textbooks; a patriotic project, in which we cordially wish him every success. " Lovell's General Geography " being con- sidered too far advanced for young beginners, a new and elementary work has been prepared, bearing the title prefixed to this notice, of smaller compass and cheaper in price than the larger work. Wo have oareniUy examined the Easy Lessons in General Geo- graphy, and have no hesitation in warmly recom- mending it to general patronage, as the best element- ary book of the kind we have ever inspected, during a long course of critical experience. It is terse and sim- ple in style, easy of comprehension, sufficiently ex- planatory for young learners, and abundantly illus- trated with well-executed maps and other wood-en- gravings; and is altogether just the thing for begin- ners. Upon both patriotic and educationalprinciples, we earnestly hope that these Geographies, as well as the numerous other School Books, on variouslsubjects, issued by Mr. Lovell, will rapidly and effectually supersede all others of their kind in all our Colonial Schools.— Courier, St. John, N. B. The style is easy, yet comprehensive, and the stu- dent is aided in his studios by means of maps and illustrations. We are all interested in the ;ulatiuu df a work issued on our own soil, and b; mn who has labored heartily to give a series of s. i hnokx suited to the Provinces, and we trust that thiu ''mi-n- tary work will be well patronized.— £ven«w Olob- . St.John.N.B. We have received from the publisher, " Easy Les- sons in General Geography," with maps and illustra- tions, which is a capital book for beginners in tiiis study.— Car/etow Sentinel, Woodstock, A'. B. It is an excellent little book of its kind, containing many maps, illustrations, diagramo, &c.— i/omingr Freeman, St. John, N. D. Comprehensiveness and simplicity of style, two characteristics very nocossary in a work of this kind, have been steadily kept in view. Very well executed maps and various Illustrations are scattered through its pages, and so arranged as to greatly assist tno f)upU in getting a oorroet Idea of the text. It Is pecu- larly adapted for the schools of this Provinee.— JUom- ing IfetBs, St. John, N. B. It will prove a firm and broad foundation for all desirable geographical instruction. It haa many merits, but its most disunguishing feature, to our apprehen- sion, is its beautifully attractive style. To tlio youth- ful mind it possesses all the interest of a delightt^l story-book ; and if the teacher could always acnuiro and practice the art of divesting their instructions of the character of task work, and, in tho spirit of this little book, combine amusement with the graver busi- ness of teaching, the acquisition of extensive googra- phlcal information would soon be more attractive to the rising generation. We Lordially and earnestly recommend Its universal adoption in schools and fami- lies, and that in prefbronoe to any other juvenile geo- graphy we have over K(>a.—CotonicU Farmer, Frede- rictm, N. B. Nothing equal to it has yet appeared in this Pro- vince. Tne questions and answers are plain and sim- ple, at the same time that they convey a correct idea of what the pupil has to learn. Our school teachers ought to see this work at once, and wo are quite suro they would immediately ask for its introduction.— Westmorland Times, Moncton, N. B. This little work, in connection with Lovell's series, is designed to supply our Colonial Schools and Aca- demies with information, peculiarly adapted to their requirements, free from such objectionable matter as is to be found in many text-books now used.— Bor- derer, Sackville, Jf. B. Well adapt«d for tho purpose for which it is in- toniei.— Standard, St. Andrbws, N. B. The more we look at it, the more we admiro it, for tho extent and the general accuracy of the informa- tion it contains. It is certainly a work from which old as well as young may easily acquire a knowledge of one of the most pleasing branches of study on which the mind can be employed.— iSxaminer, Char- httetoion, P. F I. Tho work now before us, is. we hesitate not to say, the best publication of the kind we have yet seen, comprehensive, simple and impartial, peculiarly adapteil to the requirements of our ^'ommon Schools, and entirely free from all objuci unable matter.— Monitcr, Chnrlottetown, P. E !. Tho " Easy iKjssons " are auiiiirably suited for those U>\- whom they are dettii^ncd, and wo trust that they will !>• -pecilily introd\; -cd into a)! lur public schools. — Prot a}U and Eoaii , lical Wiiaess, Charlottetoum. P. E. J, Lovell's Gbooeaphies.- Heretofore the people of the Colonies have been confined for text-books of geography to old country works, crowded with inac- curacies, or to American geographies, which, rer>' naturally, are principally occcupied with maps and descriptions of the United States, and give but a cur- sory view of the British Colonies. Now, however, two Geographies for tho use of schools— an Elementary, and a more advanced edition— are before the British Colonial public. Thoy arc excellent in conception, and elaborate and correct in detail. The larger Geography, while eminently answering tho purpose for which it was intended, it was soon fblt that a smaller or Intro- ductory Geography was needed. The enterprising publisher— Mr. Lovell— at once gave to the public the needed book, entitled " Easy Lessons in Geography." We have a copy before us, and alter examination we cannot recommend it too highly, One or other of the geographies should be in the hands of every school child, according to its capacity, as they inculcate loyalty to the British Crown, and we hope to soo thom introduced ct once freely into all our Bohook,— Rosa's Weekly, Charlottetoum, P. E. I, LOVBLL'B EAFY LESBONS V GENERAL GEOGRA- PHY, AND LOVl ' 'S GKNEUAL GEOOUAI'HY.- As British Colonial iionl iiuoks, their merit is superior to any similar n m ks published on either continent. The English publications do not meet the wants ot the British North American Schools — the informa- tion is meagre, and in xb.> y particulars faulty. The American Geogrni>liii' ro calculated and apparently intended, to weakc . . iTections of tho Colonial youth for the land of their liithcrs and strengthen them in republican sentiments and ideas. Lovell's Geogrti- phies are admirably adapted to meet the wants expo rienced, by consulting the English works, and counter- act the demoralizing tendencies of the American pub- lications. They are, in every respect, valuable auxili- aries to the provincial schools. Every intelligent teacher who may examine them, will at once perceive that his labors can be lessened and tho promotion of his pupils facilitated by " Lovell's Geographies." We hope our Chief Superintendent of Schools will have those Geographies introduced into every Parish School in the Provinoo.— CftortoMe Advocate, St. Stephen, N.B. M JUST rUBLISIIED-rmCE, 50 CENTS: A NEW STEHEOTVPB EDITION OF A SCHOOL HISTORY OF CANADA AND OP THE OTHER BRITISH PROVINCES IN NORTH AMERICA, By J. GEORGE HODGINS, LL.B., f.r.g.S., Author of "Gcograpliy and History of the British Colonies," " Lovell's General Geography," and "Easy Lessons in General Geography." Illustrated by Seventy-Two Engravings. " History maketh a young man to be old, without either wrinkles or grey hairs, privileging him with the experience of age icithout its i)yin»«(«e8,"— Fuller, Opinions of the Press on the School History of Canada. We hRve had on our table for some days Mr. Lovell's last publication of his school series, — the " School History of Canada." Itespecting the merits of this book, the following private letter lias been 8ho\vn to us, with pormiHsiou to publish. The writer is compe- t«^nt to give a skilled opinion ; and, when ho wrote, lie liad no thought that his letter would ever fall under the eye of the publisher. The testimony, therefore, is the more valuable :— Hamilton, May 13, 1865. Mepsrs. W. Brown & Co. (-ENTLEMKN,— I havo examined the " School History of Canada and the other British North American I'ro- vinces," by J. Geo. Hodgius, LL.B., F.K.G.S., Deputy SJuperintendent of Education, with interest and cam. The result is a decided conviction that, among the excellent Series of school-books published by the enterprising publisher, John Lovell, of Montreal, few, if any, excel this volume in real merit and adaptation to the wants of our I'ublio Schools. AJ a Canadian, I rejoice at this Canadian production in regard both to matter and manner ; and fiirthermore, 1 feel persuaded the more we know of our own country and people, their origin, previous history, present condition, and future prospects in view of confederar tion among ourselves, and connection with the most enJightened and rer.ivrkable country on the earth, the less desire will be felt for any change of an organic or radical nature. This book is replete with allusion and illastrations of the most interesting kind; of biographical sketches and wood-cuts of those who have been foremost in th(> cause of Canada, whether of French, of British, oi' of American origin; and of sketches of scenery unrivalled in grandeur, unsurpassed in nature. This is the first Canadian attempt to unite and blend into one, in the school-room, the various I'rovinces whose history it presents. I trust it will be eminently successful. 1 intend to introduce it as a text-book into the I'ub- lic Schools of this city at the commencement of next eeesion. Yours very truly, AECHIBALD MACALLUM, B.A., Principal, Ctmtral School, Hamilton, —Montreal Gazette. This little volume contains a vast number of facts about Canada and the British Provinces, the collecting of which must have cost the compiler an endless amount of labor. It can scarcely be called a history of the I'rovinces, although it contains much that the historian might advantageously avail himself of in writing a history of these countries. Vn the hands of judicious teachers, it may be found verv useful in im- parting to the young an outline of the chief events v;hich have occurred in these I'rovinces since their discovery by Europeans.— Toronto Globe. This new and long-looked for school-book will be welcomed by scliool teachers and trustees throughout the I'rovince. It contains 282 pages, has sixty-six wood engravings, is printed in clear type, on good paper, and the nirra and binding are creditable to the pub- lisher. Tlie work is divided into ten parts; four of which are allotted to the discovery, history, and civil, social and physical progress of Canada; and the re- maining six to a similar summary of the live other B. N. A. I'rovinces. Tliese parts are subdivided into chapters treating of the history of each Trovince dur- ing several periods, and furnishing sketches of the political constitutions, social, civil, and commercial progress, municipal systems, educational progress, climate and natural products, trade and commerce, &c., of each province re.spectively, 5Ir. Hodgins has executed his task with aamirable sncccss. The work gives evidence of extensive and minute research ; the talent for condensation and perspicuous arrangement of matter, and clearness and precision of style, so indispensable in a school-book, which is seen "in the author's former works, is still more manifest in the present little volume. No w"here else will so much information be obtained on the subject with the same amount of reading. Many delicate subjects had to be referred to, but Mr. Hodgins has shown himself supe- rior to prejudice, and has presented his fact} in such a spirit as can give olTence to no sect, party, or nation- ality. t>f course the work will be introduced into all our schools ; and we hope besides that it will have a general circulation, for there are many who have left school who need to acquaint themselves with Cana- dian history. — Christian Guardian, Toronto. We have very great pleasure in sincerely recom- mending a " School Hiswry of Canada, and of the British North American I'rovinces," by J. Geo. Hodgins, LL.B., F.U.G.S. This work, which is the reverse of what is called dry reading, is admirably got up. It is illustrated by sixty-six engravings, giving portraits of eminent persons and places, enough to interest and charm the youthful readei, and promote that spirit of enquiry so needful in the young student. With a spirited sketch of early European historv, we are introduced to the discovery of the New World by Columbus: and an animated short description of French and English rule, war and conquest, is very happily bro .ht forward. The statistics of the British colonies arr given with spirit and vigour, and we cor- dially recommend this excellent work to the notice of our reader^.— /risA Canadian, Toronto. The contents of this book will, we think, render it a most usefiil book for schools.— ATontreo/ Herald. Mr. Lovell's Series has attained a well-deserved po- pularity, and the volume just published under flie above title will, undoubtedly, prove as successftil as his former publications.— -VcmfreaiZJai/i/ Witness. lovell's series of school books. 57 Oi'isioNS OF THIS Press om thk School History of Cahava— Continued. if Tlip writer ".voids as much an possiblo Jho d(.>)iatabln I ?routul of rullglon and politics In this littlo work, aud hough ho brings \\U IlUtory of Canada down to tbo pri'Ki'nt year, wo think ho has aucccodod in avoiding f'ivina any cause of offonco to any ono. W<> can, horeroro, heartily rocommond this history to scIiooIh. I'ho work is illusitratcd with suveral engravings.— Montreal True JVitness. AbrOge historlijup 6mlnpmmont intiSrossatit. Los falts sont condons68 aveo boauooupd'habilito.— /.aiUi/ieri;e, Montreal. Cot abr<^gi5 ost om6 do W gravures ot cartes ; 11 ron- fernio iino tuvb" do jKstlts tableaux statlsticiues et cliro- nologiiiues tr«s-commodos pour I'dl^vo et lo maltro. li'hlstoire de chaque colonlo ost donn^e 86nar(;ment, ot est acconipagntJo d'uu coup-d'ocU g^ograpnli{uo ot sta- tUtli|Uo 9ur chaquo province. Do courtos notices biographliiues s<.> trouvent au has de chaquo page. Lo tout est fait avcc beauooup d'habilot* ot de precision. M. Hodglns est d6ja oonnu par S(!S gdographlos et ses nutres ouvragos k I'usago doa Cooloi.—L. C. Journal de I' Instruction Publique. The book Is one of the most usefnl of the Series yet Issued by tho publisher, and wo trust it will receive an extended circulation throughout tho schools of this and the other British Provinces. It is divided Into ten parts, as follows: Era of Voyage and Discovery; Sum- mary Sketch of tho lllstory ot Canada; Sketch of tharly settlement to tho present time. Tho main facts aro set forth in a simple yet plea.slng styli', and contain an amount of statistical matter «i the utmost value. Wo cordially commend this volume to tho notico of school trustees.— /.omton Free Press. We have received a copy of this excellent littlo book, and welcome its advont with much satisfaction. It is of tho utmost importance that our rising generation sliould receive a true and reliable history of their na- tive land from native sources, aud not bo taught it from American school-books, which, of course, are full of ?irejudicos, aud in many cases unreliable. Wo, there- ore, are glad to hoar of any addition to Canadian schi. '}-tooka.— Hamilton Spectator. It contains a great deal of valuable information re- specting Canada and tho British Provinces ; and in the hands of judicious teachers, it cannot but prove useful in imparting to tho young an outline of the chief events which have occurred In these Provinces since their discovery.— />ure(ia» Courier. An examination of the work convinces us that as a school-book it will bo invaluable, — not only containing more than anything of tho kind before issued, but classified and arranged in such a manner as will make its study attractive and inten^stlng. Every student of history will learn from this volume all that can be known concerning tho past history of Canada and the Lower Provinces. Freiiuent change of books in a school as a general thing is injurious, and ought to be avoided as much as possible; but this work so far transcends anything bow In use that we hope to see it take its legitimate place in the schools immediately.— Smith's Falls Review. John Lovell is over engaged in producing something of importance in the wallcs of history and literature. No man in Canada has done more by private enter- prise in these important matters than Mr. Lovell, and we sincerely trust his perseverance against loss aud difficulties will yet bo crowned with profit aa well as honor to himself. We have now before as a very useful work for the pupils of our Common Schools, and one which really ought to be encouraged by the teachers of our Country. Not only is Canada described, but the Lower Provinces, Vancouver Island, and tho Hudson Bay Territories, the liistory being brought down to the present day. Wo trust this interestmg little school book will meet with proper encourage- ment.— ^rocfcwiWe Recorder. Tills is an unpretending but really excellent littlo volume on the all-important subject of national his- tory. Mr. Ilodgins is tMigaged in a labour of great worth when he so pleasantly brings home to the youth of our country the facts of our geography and history. Tho want of geographies and histories suitable for a loyal father to put into tho hands of impressionabln children has bwn ke(>nly felt, until Sir. Il.idglns and Mr. Lovell supplied it in "Lovell's General (ieo- graphy " and tiio " Geography and History of British North America." In the work before us the history of our Province is given in a moro systematic form than in tho last work wo have mentioned, which, indeed, is now supplemented by the General Geogra- phy and this History. The stylo is easy and attractive, and the book is freely illustrated by portraits, sketches and maps. The work is excellent, and surprisingly cheap. It is one of Sir. Lovell's admirable school series ; and is another stono added to the monument which that gentleman has reared for himself in his laudable enterprise of furnishing a series of educational works specially prepared and adapted for our colonial schools. This book will, we aro sure, take its Intended rank as a book in tho hands of every advanced pupil in our British American schools.— A'in^fnding in appearance, but truly valuable. It is another added to the many Important works on Canada, produced by 3Ir. Lovell's enterprise, and forms one of his admirable school series, specially prepared and adapted for Cana- dian schools. It is well printed, and full of well executed and appropriate illustrations and maps.— ff^hitby Chronicle. The " History of Canada and the other British Pro- vinces" has been sent us by the enterprising publighcr, John Lovell. The author, Mr. Hodglns, deserves the thanks of the people of this Province, for the many important school editions which he haf prepared, designed especially for the youth of this country. This work i-' a very valuable addition to our school collection, and we hope the publisher may meet with that encouragement which his enterprise merits, — Whitby Gazette, *•! 68 lovell's series of school books. I' OFimOMB OF THB FRKSB OK TBB SCBOOt HiBTORT OP CaKADA— ConMni««(2. The work is in the luual neat and finuhod style of Mr. LovcU'8 other publioatlona. It is printed on good paper, in a very neat and dlstinot type, and illnitrated with numerous enmvings of persons and scenery con- nected with the Provinces. It also contains much uBel\iJ matter on Canada, not before givon in school histories of the Province. Another new feature is the sicetehes of the other Provinces, hitherto almost un- known in elementary schools. There is also a portion of the work referring to the Political Constitution, Law Courts, and other matter not generally found in elementary works ; besides a great ^al of Information on the products, manuflMtures, revenue, educational progress and conunerce of the British North American Provinee«i. The work deserves to be extensively used, both because of the amount of information it contains, and because it is a Canadian work, iW>m the most re- liable Bouroes, and by one of our most earnest friends of Common Schools. We can therefore recommend it to the notice of trustees and teachers ; and also to all those desirous of obtaining information concerning our own eonntrj.— Peterborough Examiner. It adds another to the flne series of school-books contributed by Mr. Uodgins for our public schools, and does jgreat credit to his literary ability, as well as evlnelnff a great amount of studious research and Satient labour. It gives an account not only of Cana- ian history, but also an outline of European History; of the era of Voyage and Discovery ; of the early his- tory of America, and also gives flill though summary sketches of the history of the other British North American Provinces, vrith which we soon hope to be united by enduring bonds. The history of Canada includes, besides its general political history, an inter- esting account of the civil, social, and physlMl progress of our fitir Province up to the present time, including an account of the Confederauon scheme, and some luminous antioipationa by the author which will, we hope, be verified. The wood engravings are six^-six in number, in the best style of the art, and are admir- ably adapted to render the work attractive to the young. As regards the printing, binding, and general appearance of the work, it is sufficient to say, that it is published by John Lovell, whose excellent and exten- sive printing establishment has so wide a reputation. We neartily endorse the following remarks of the author, as regards Mr. Lovell's enterprise :— " In ttw prapantion nd pnbUoatlon of theae books, Vt. Lovell (one of the mo«t cote>prislD> of ooloniol pnbUihen) la not only enablefl directly and IndLwdy ^ give eonetant employment to ntunben of nafaona, but ha la enabled to effect a mora patriotic par- poae of kettiintr wittiln the ooontiy large anma of money to promote Its own Inonatry, which wei* fomerly aent year after year to the United State* and England, to pay tho aitlaan and publisher in thoee ooantrlea for books which were in nee among oa, and which wore either ill adapted to our peonllar dronmatuioaa or inimical to our inatltuMona."— Cbtewv WttUySim. Mr. Lovell deserves the lasting gratitude of the people of Canada for his enterprise in producing so many valuable school-books or a purely Canadian character; and we sincerely hope he may receive that profit from his publications his enterprise merits. This History before us is Just what is needed to give our children a reliable history of their native land; and we have no doubt it will be generally introduced into our Common Schools. This is not merely a history of Canada, but a comprehensive history of the Lower Provinces, Vancouver Island, and the Hudson Bay Territories. It is neatly printed, and Ulostratcd by over sixty engravings.— Be/JevUte Intelligencer. This is a very useftil school History of these Pro- vinces. From the cursory glance we nave been able to give it, we feel convinced that it is Just such a work as Is wanted in our Public Schools. It contains a great deal of useAil information, in a concise form, of the history ofonr country from its earliest settlement up to the present time, and will, doubtless, be universally accepted as a text-book in our schools. When we say that It is published by Mr. Lovell, a publisher of whom Canada may well feel proud, we need hardly remark that it is w^ got up in every respect. It is iliUBtrated by sixty-six engravings, which add much to the inter- est of the work. The name of the author is a sufficient guarantee for the reliability of the information therein contained.— Por< Hope BrUith Canadian. The History Is both interesting and instructive, and as a school-book cannot foil to be of great use. It contains a Itall history of our country, and is in every respect adapted to inform the youtUU mind of his- torical fitcts with which it should be stored. The price is very low, and we would recommend that a copy of it snould form part of the library of every taauiy.—Ifuntingdon Journal, HiBTOBT or Canada and trk otbbb Britisr Pbovihckb o» Nortu Amkbioa.— We have received from this enterprising Canadian publisher tho above work, being another of a series of school-books which he has published for the use of our Canadian schools. The success which he lias met with has been of tho most flattering and encouraging kind, and the books are now to be found in schools all over tho I'rovlnco, superseding the foreign text-books, which were in most cases either not adapted to the Province, or hos- tile to our institutions. The high literary attainments of the compilers of this series of sohool-oooks (many of whom have achieved not only Canadian but Euro- pean celebrity), renders it a reliable text-book for schools, as well as a source of much information in a condensed form for tho general reader. This History of Canada and the B. N. A. Provinces is compiled by J. Geo. Hodgins, author of "Lovell's General Geo- graphy" and of" Easy Lessons in General Geography," ' audit is "especially adapted for, and worthy of intro- duction into, every college, academy, and school in the British Provinces." Parents should see that it is in their children's hands as soon as ' jey are old enough to comprehend it; and teachers of schools, as soon as they can form a class of Canadian history, should : introduce it into their schools. Asa book of reference, we should say it has been prepared with a view to general circulation as well as a school-book, giving as It does an account of the government, ^diciary, municipal institutions, education, trade and com- merce of all the Provinces.— Iftwrtn^s Chronicle. Ce livre Alt suite aux cxcellents livres d'^colcs, et dtoote que I'tfnergle, I'esprit d'entroprise de M. Lovell ne diminuent en ricn. L'onv.-age de M. Lovell a 6t6 r^dig^ aveo soin par M. Uodgins, et est rempli de vi- gnettes et gravures sur bois, repr^sentant les principaux ev^nements de notre histoirp, ainsi que les grandes figures qui ont Jou4 un rOle important, lors oe I'&ta- biissement da pays. Rlen de plus propre k frapper I'in- telligence, et i graver le souvenir des fiiits historiques, dans I'esprit dos enfants, que ces illustrations, qui fhippent, en mSme temps qu'elles font mieux com- prendre ce quo Ton studio. Ce livre contient un abr^gd de I'histoire des autres colonies anglaises de I'Am^rique.- ie Difricheur, Avenir, HoDoiKB' School Hibtort op Canada.— This addition to Mr. Lovell's series of national school- books will be hailed vrith delight by the teacher and pupil. The historical matter has been got up with great care, and the work is profta^ely illustrated, which adds much to its impressiveness. iHistorically and geo- graphically this work is much more preferable than either British or American publications of a like character, and we shall be pleased to notice, through its reception and general use in our schools, an acknowledgment of the worth of the compiler and the enterprise of the publisher.- JFoodstocJfc ifmes. We have received from Mr. John Lovell a copy of an excellent new school-book entitled the History of Canada and of the other British North American Provinces, by J. Geo. Hodgins, who is already known as the successful author of a valuable series of school geographies, also printed and published by Mr. Lovell. From a hasty examination or the work we feel per- suaded that it is Just the book that is wanted for our Canadian schools. The facts of our colonial history are stated in a veiy clear and attractive style of narra- tive, which cannot fUl to prove as entertaining to the minds of intelligent children as mere stories which amuse without Imparting any usefU information.— The book, besides being well printed on good paper and nicely and strongly oound, contains many beauti- flil illustrations, including portraits of several dis- tinguished individuals, pictures and plans of battle fields, all of which are valuable aids to the fUll under- standing of the events and persons described. This excellent little work will not only prove an important addition to our school literature, but it vrill find, as it well deserves, a welcome niche in many a private li- brary.— /Ye«co« Telegraph. The work is one of a series of valuable school-books published by Mr. Lovell, who is Justly entitled to the gratitude or Canadians for his perseverance and enter- prise in getting up standard works for schools. The work seems to oe a careflilly written synopsis of the history of the Province, and contains a vast amount of valuable information.— ,9fanstead Journal. The book is one of the most valuable and useAil issued, and we trust its circulation will be widely extended throughout the BObools of our Provinces.- Ouelph Jdve-rtiter. \r lovell's series of school books. 59 Opinions or the rnxBB on the School Hibtobt ov CAVAVA—ConUnutd. i N Thin little volume belongs to Mr. John Lovell'a leries of achoul-books. Wo are certain this valuable com- pendium will shortly And lt« way into nearly all the Bchoola of Canada and the Maritime Provinces.— Quebec Daily Newt. John Lovoll, the indefatigable publisher In Montreal, in conjunction with that equally indcfbtiirablo author, Mr. J. Oeo. tlodgins, has addml still another valuable work to tho Series of bookit now usoil in Canadian Schools. This is a Hii^tory of Canada and the other Uritlsh American Provinces. It Is a work written In a clear, comprehensive and easy stylo, well suitable for school purposes ; and without entering too mucli into details, the full particulars of every Important event are given In a menner most easily comprehended and learned by the pupil, who derives interest as well aa instruction fVom its study. Short notes giving the life, etc. , of evorynotabic person connected wRh the history, are placed at tho bottom of each page ; and besides this, there are numerous Illustrations, sTatisttes, geographi- cal fhcts full of Instruction, and which, as ilie auuior rightly concludes, should go along with tho history. An idea is also given of tho workings of our municipal, educational and political institutions, and this, com- bined \vith so much otlier useftil general information, makes It a valuable addition indeed to our array of school-books. Wo have no doubt but that it will soon bo adopted by the Boards of Public Instruction of Canada and introduced into our educational institutes. The price Is reasonable for tho size of the book, being only 60 cents. Teachers who desire to look at the book can do so by calling at this office.— PertA Courier. It gives a brief and concise history of the British North American Provinces from the date of their discovery until tho present time, and. Judging from a cursory glance at Its contents, la admirably adapted for school purposes. — Norfolk lit/ormer. It is destined, we think, to supersede nil other his- tories of Canada now in uso In our schools, and will prove of interest not only to the pupil, but also to the adult. We heartily recomoiona tho work.— /Jruce Jieview, Kincardine. Mr. John Lovell, of Montreal, tho worthy publisher of a colonial Series of text-books, espeolany adapted for and used in the schools throughout our Provinces, has added another to the list, In a neatlv got up vol- ume, entitled " A School History of Canada, and of the other British North American Provinces," by J. Geo. Ilodgins, LL.B., F.R.G.S. After a oareftil perusal of the work, we are prepared to award thereto a very high measure of commendation. The editor, Mr. Hod- gins, has evidently spared no pains to present at one glance an accurate vidimus of the resources and capabi- lities, the civil institutions t.nd progress of Canada, and the neighbouring Provinces; and as Mr. Lovell has done his part of the work In the best style, wo may safely predict its unbounded success, and an extensive and profitable sale. In these flinty and cruel times, it may not be out of point to state, that the book is most remarkably cheap at the price demanded for it, viz., fifty cents. Kvery sensible man will agree with the editor in his prefatory note, that "Til Imvo ftt leaet a Boncrnl acquaintance with the (reoffrnphy nnd history of tho country in which wc reside, is essential to our intelli- gent niipreclatlon of its pliysicol resources and civil inntitutioDB. This Is not only true In rufrard to thoro who are native bom to the Provinces, but it is especiiilly the case with the newer residents In it,— many of whom have come hither long after the period of their Bchw>l education had closed, when they had, doubtJess, neither tho inclination nor the opportunity of learning much of interest In re- (rard to the history or condition of British AinerlcA."— Cht-en Skmitd Timef. The style of its compilation is brief but Instructive. 3Iany of the chapters will be read with interest by teachers as well as pupils ; whilst as a pocket text-book for the general reader it will also be found serviceable. The publisher deserv'es great credit for his enterprise ; for the majority of our books lor the use of schools have hitherto been imported, and many of them were either ill adapted to our peculiar circumstances, or un- favorable to our institutions.— Brampton THmes. History of Canada.— We have received from the publisher, Mr. John Lovell, Montreal, a copy of a new book intended for schools and prlvatelibraries, entitled "A History of Canada and the other British North American Provinces, by J. Geo. Hodgins, L.L.B, F.K.G.S." The compilation of this little work involved an immense amount of careful research ; and from a cursory Inspection we arc led to believe that the author has succeeded in accomplishing his purpose in a most satisfactory manner. We willbe glad to see it intro- duced into our Common Schools.— 5en(t- Weekly Sig- nal, Goderich. An immense amount of information is compressed into a small space, and tho subleots are so diviaed and arranged as to make It easy for the learner and con- venient for tho t«aohor. In his prefiioo the author alludes to the present political conuition of these colon- ies, and the necessity which exists for tho people of Canada to become bettor acquainted with the past history of tho country. "To f\imlsh this informa- tion," he says, "in a connected and summary form, has been the object of the author in preparing this School History at Mr. Lovell's request. Some of the chaptem in the book— giving an account of the govern- municipal inatitutions, education. ment, Judioiiiry, trade, and commerce of each Province— have been written not so much for the pupil as for tho teacher, or for tho general reader who might like to have tho information which they contain in an accessible shapo for reference."— Ot*e/pn Wercury. This History, which adds another to the series of school-books prepared by Mr. Hodgins, will supply to a certain extent a want long felt In our schools, giving aa it does in the first place introductoir sketclies of European history, followed by a oompreneusivo sum- mary of British American history during the last throe hundred years. It is well printed, illustrated by over sixty engravings, and the matter is so arranged OS to make it of great value as a school-book and lead to its genoral adoption.— Ooftour^ Star, This is the title of the last addition to Mr. Lovell's already extensive list of school-books. Commencing at the earliest period, it gives a succinct account of the history of Canada and of the Maritime Provinces up to the present day. Embodied in the text, are descri^ tions of the resources and of the governments p .1 institutions of each. The whole is illustrated by a number of well-oxeonted cuts. Tho highest praise that can be bestowed on a compilation of this kind is, that its author has omitted no mot of importance, and stated every one with acofracy. This we can safely say of the volume before us. We would suggest to tho sciiool commissioners of our district the propriety of having this History of Canada introduced at once into every school under their charge.— Cnuiro us to bo WL'll aoqtialutod not only with our own history and roBouropg, but alio thoM ot our sister Culonios in Drltlsh North America. This knowlodgo Mr. Hod/fins gives us In the book before us. Wo recommend the work to the earnest consideration of the teachers uf llttlton. It is retailed at 60 cents.- Canadian Cham- pion, Milton. This we consider is another link In the series of Lchoul-books issued from tho »anu> prnss, which will prove of Incalculable benefit to the clans of sohnlurH for whom It is intended. Iteing an IlluHtruted work, it will no doubt bo \ory popular with the children, nnd will materially aid them in forming ideas with r(>>;nrd to eminent men, lnt<>resting places, manners and cus- toms. We are of oninion thai It will bo very generally adopted.— >$pir« (tftfle Age, liarrie. There is not only a very full description of Canndn, with blogranhical notices of her nrincipal men, but tho Lower rrovinces and tho liiiason Hay Territory, toffother with Vonoouver Island, receive a notice; and there Is altogether a moss of information, In email compass, relating to tho history and resources of our country, which cannot fail to bo very bonetlclal ; and wo trust, will be ftilly aiipn!olated. Wo consider the book to bo a decided accountal of them. History of any kind Is an interesting and prolltable study, but thl8 remark will apply more particularly to tin- history of our own country. It seems to us unaccountable how so nniny persons can be contented to remain uniniorm- ed with regard to the geography, history and resources of tho important colony in which they live. We hopo to see this invaluable book introduced Into our Com- mon .Schools, ns it cannot fall to give the youth of thu country that information about their nntlvt- land which will enable them to play tin,' jmrt of Intelligent citizens, nnd at the same time arouse their ])Htriotlsm by ilw re- cital of the heroic deeds of their forei'ttthers. Prico 50 cents.— OiceM t^ound Advertiser. We have received from .Mr. John Lovell, publisher, Montreal, a very neat nnd useful Canadian |)ubllcation, entitled, " lllstorj' of t'annda, and of the other British Provinces," by ,1. (ieo. Ilodgins, author of severnt works relating to the British Colonies. 'I'lie book Is got up for the use of schools, r|uestions being arranged at the foot of (,'acli page. It is a llislory, though con- cise, of Canada. fri>m the discovery of America to the present time; and for this reason sti Public Scliools of Canada.— /W/iVi Standard, Perth. This is a continuation of Mr. Lovell's series ol school-books. It is a nent little work of 280 paces, and illustrated by sixty-six wood engravinp. fhu History embraces a record of the British American Provinces from their enrly settlement to the pre-sent time. The main foots are set forth in a simple yet pleasing stvle, and contain an amount of statistical motter of the utmost value. The work has beeu com- piled by J. (jeo. Ilodgins, Esii.. author of many other similnr works. We cordially commend this volume to the notice of school' trustees in this section.— 2'j/ooH- hurg Observer. A SrnooL Hr.sTonY op Canada.- That enterpris- ing publisher, Mr. John Lovell, to whom the |M'opie of Canada are so much Indebted for a valuable collection of school-books, has just added another to the list, which bears the above title. The work has been i)re- pored by J.Geo. Hodgins, LL.B., F.U.(}..S., author of " Geography and History of the British Colonies," " Lovell's General Geography," and " Easy lA!.ssons in General Geography." It is arranged in that plain and comprehensive style best adapted for the use of children. An outline of the history of all the oilier Britisli American Provinces is likewiso given in tliia little work. — A'ajianee Standard. School Histduv of Canada.- It atfords us plea- sure to notice that Mr. Lovell has added another to his list of admirable school-books. It Is a school llj.s- tory of Canoda, and of the other British American Pro- vinces, by J. George Hodgins, LL.B., F.Il.G.S. Al- though so comprehensive, it is brief, yet Interesting. In addition to being a historv, it contains short bio- graphical .sketches, and .sketches of the political con- stitution, municipal system, educational, commercial, social and civil progress; thus making it n work of general interest. It is easy in style, and printed clearly and neatly. Wo heartily commend It to tho attention of teachers and parents.- Oif/iaica f 'indicator. This is the l)ost work of tho kind yet published, giving a complete history of our past condition, with the various stages of colonial existence through which we and tho otlier British American Colonies Inivo passed. A biographical, geographical, and general index has been adaed at the end )f the book ; also a table giving the approximate pronunciation of some of the more difficult names, &c.. In tho history.— Durham Standard. This is the title of a compilation of interesting facts and ligures connected with the British Provinces. Its style is simple and plain, its wood-cuts are numerous, and, no doubt, it will soon share the favor uniformly extended to the publications of Mr. Lovell. We feel warranted in extending to this little volume the fullest recommendation ; hoping to see it speedily introduced into our schools as a very useful book.— Omemce Warder. V lovell's series of school books. 61 NATIONAL ARITHMETIC, IN TUEOKY AND I'llACTICE; DERIONKD FOn Till V»K OP CANADIAN l^rilOOLB, BY JOHN IIEUDEKT SANGSTEU, M.A., M.I). Mathematical Master and Lecturer on C>iemi!ilry and Natural I'liiloaophy iu the Normal Schuol fur Vvvvt Canada. JOHN LOVELL, Pubtinlur. Montreal, August, 1800. Opinion! of the Preu on the National Arithmetic. From the brief examination wo l;avo been enabled to give it, wo are Inclined to think it will givj a moro thorough knowledge of the scionco of numbers than any other Arithmetic wt* remember, and wo hope Canadian teachem will aive it a trial. Wo would re- commend it particularly to any Students of Arith- metic who are proNCcutiug tholr studies without the aid of a master. It seems to us peculiarly suited for them. — Montreal Oazette. It is tlie production of one of our most ui-eful and energetic teachers, and it shows atliorougli knowledgo of the subject and adaptation to the wants of the country. >V e recommend our Hoard of School Trustees, both (jlrammar and Common, to introduce it into our city schools as soon as practicable.— Ottawa Citizen. Wo think it is admirably adapted for, and should bo speedily introduced into, all our Canadian schools.— Carkfon Place Herald. This Arithmetic is not only indnltely hotter adapted to tlio wants of this country than any other in use, but the simplicity of its rules and the practical illustrations of the tlieory and practice of Arithmetic in the many original problems, give it a stampof nationality highly oreuitabio to the author— J/ar/fcnan» Economist. Wo hail with much satisfaction the appearance of this work, rendered absolutely necessary by the recent introduction of tho Decimal Currency into Canada. From what fame says of Mr. Sangster's capabilities as an excellent teacher and an accomplished mathomati- clan, the volume before us has not exceeded our ex- pectations, though it surpasses every treatise on tho subject wliich has yet come into our bunds in three essential requisites, nvmely; methodical arrangement of matter; ooucisenest yet compreliensiveness In tho demonstration of tho various rules ; and the immense practical utility which it possesses by tho number of ■examination (juestions given at the end of each section, to test tho knowledge of tho student as ho progresses. — Jtrant County herald. Mr. Sangster's Book is the best going— has no com- petitor—cannot be matched- posltivoTy overflowing with matter. Wo highly recommend it. No book we have yet seen on this indispensable branch of knowledge can compare with it.— Cayuga Sentinel. From a careflil pursual of this very superior book, wo can heartily recommend it to the notice of teachers as we find in it much that is valuable and wortliy of commendation. The many excellent original sugges- tions and explanations of principles whicn it contains must be found useful even by tho experionccd teacher and skilful mathematician : and tho part on vulgar and decimal fractions is particularly lull and clear. A great feature of this work, in our opinion, is tho nume- rous and well-selected examples, and examination questions at the end of each section it contains, which muct thereby lessen the labors of tho master verjr materially— as we are awaro in other treatises on this subject the teacher is obliged to consume much pre- cious time in supplementing and framing Just such questions as are within his reach iu this manual.— British Colonist, Halifax, N. S. The larger work, tho National Arithmetic, is, as it professes to be, an advanced text book on the subject, Tvhich, after such an examination as wo arc in a posi- tion to give it, we consider admirably calculated to give a theoretical and practical knowledge of so im- portant a bi-anch of education. Every subject is placed before the teacher and student in the clearest and most appropriate language ; and we should be safe In hazarding the opinion that Arithmetic must be well understood Dy any one thoroughly conversant with this admirable work.— i/ourHa/, Halifax, K. .5. We liope to see this excellent work uniformly adopted In our provincial schools of all classes, to the exclusion of every other similar book heretofore in nuti.— Colonial Fanner, Fredericton, N. B. ELEMENTABY ABITHMETIC, IN DECIMAL CURUENCY; DBSIONED von TUB UAB OF CANADIAM BCnOOLA, BY JOHN HERUEKT SANCSTEK, M.A., M.D. Mathematical Master and Lecturer on Chemistry and Natural riiiiosophy in the Normal School for Upper Canada. JOHN LOVELL, Publisher. Montreal, August, 180<3. A preparatory work to tlio " National," by tho same author— reputed to bo ouo of Canada's most highly glftoil mathematical instructors. In this little book tho subject is taught so clearly and simply as to bo suited to tho compreiionslon of the mostjuvcidlotyro— whllo adapted to secure his interested attention. It is trtdy a model brochure on Arithmetic— yir<(««A Colonist, Halifar. zV. ,S'. The Elementary Arithmetic is preparatory to the Author's National Arithmetic, and Is admirably adapt- ed, fk-om its clearness and progressive arrangomont, to make tho study of figures more interesting to young minds than tho treatises on tho subject hitherto In use throughout the rrovlnco.— ./oitrtia/, Halifax, X. ,V. As a preparatory work to the author's " National Arithmetic," this book is specially and admirably adapted to its professed puri)Ose. Wo esteem this treatise upon tho " Science or Numbers," as Hrst of its class. It embraces all that is essential in an elemen- tary work, and much of tho information it contains is more clearly, simi)ly and comprehonsively stated than wo have seen it in any other book of 'lie same character. — Colonial Farntir, Fredericton, N. B. ELEMENTABY TBEATISE ON ALOEBBA, DK8IONKD FOR THE U8B OP CANADIAN GRAMMAR AND COMMON SCHOOLS. BY JOHN HERBERT SANGSTER, M.A., M.D., Mathematical Master and Lecturer on Chemistry and Natural I'liUosophy in tho Normal School for Upper Canada. JOHN LOVELL, Publisher. Montreal, August, 1806. To prepare a text book efticiently, a man must not only understand his subject thoroughly, he must also know how to impart his knowledge to others. Tho Hrst is acquired by study, the other by teaching. Mr. Sangster Is possessed of both riunlilications, being a tliorough student, and a successful teacher. We hail this addition to our national series of school books with much pleasure. — Canadian Baptist, Toronto. CLASSICAL ENGLISH SPELLING BOOK, In which the hitherto dillicult art of Orthography is rendered easy and pleasant, and speedily acquired. COMPIIISINO ALL TnB r.MPORTANT ROOT- WORDS FROM TUB ANOLO-8AXOX, TUB LATIN AND THE OREEK : ^nd Several Hundred Exerciset in Derivation and Verbal Distinctions. BY GEORGE G. VA8EY. Tho following is from an eminent Professor in Slontreal :— I have looked carefully over tho " Classical English Spelling Book, by George G. Vasey," and can speak in the highest terms of the plan upon which it is con- structed . To teachers It will be invaluable; and even to those who are not directly engaged in teaching, it will be acceptable on account of tho information connected with tho origin of tho words of our language which it contains. I shall do all I can to recommend it, and trust it may have a wide circulation. WM. HICKS. Professor, McGill Normal School. Opinions of the Press on the Classioal English Spelling Book. It is destined to become the Spelling Book of tho proWncc. There is no school book, we believe, extant, which in so little compass contains so great an amount of information.— Qu«c>ec Gazette. rt / I 1 I 62 lovell's series op school books. t, oupeoiftlly for tho in> In EiibIIiiIi. It Ik much \ Thia In unotber ofMr. LoTotl'i geriot of School Bonks, and wo think • very good one. It oomofi rcoomminidiMl very highly by I'rorpifior Ulokii, whow long expo- ricnco M a tcaohnr makoB his ruoummoudatioD of great vtdue.—AfonlretU Gazette. Thii la ono of LotoU'* Sorioi of School Booka, dca- tlncd, wo hope, to rqplaco the Inferior elomontary worka, now uaed In Canadian achoola.— C'ommerc<(i< Advertiser, Montreal. A moat valuable olaae-hook, oai itnictlon of advanced cini«i<(i8 In Englliih' more than a apellina book.boing a thurongli Instructor In etymology aa well aa orthography. —i»/o»oMn«riital rules and principles aro t\>lly mnstorod, and ho Is then ready for the more advanced works.— Oana^tor/ite He- jnrter. Whoever succeeds in making grammar " easy," will deserve, and we hive no doubt will receive, tlie thanks of both teachers ard scholars; for of all the branches of study taught in tho common hcIiooIs, it Is the ouo which most tries t*ie patience of young learners, and yet tho most imponant to bo thoroughly understood. From tho cursory pi-rusal which we have been able to give, wo are induced to believe that Mr. Vasey has suc- ceeded in giving the public a very valuable elementary work.— ,s;Acr6rooite ucxette. FIB8T LESSONS IN SCIENTIFIC AOBICULTUSE, FOR HCHOOLS AND PRIVATK INBTIIITCTION, BY J. W. DAWSON, LL.D., F.ll.S., Principal of McGllI University. Sanctioned by the Council of Public Instruction for Lower Canada. JOHN LOVELL, Publisher. Montreal, August, 1866. Opinions of the Fren on First Lessons in Scien- tific Agrionltnre. The many opportunities Dr. Dawson has had of becoming familiar with agricultural operations, place Iiim in an excellent position to communicate know- ledge on the subject to others.- jl/on/rea/ Herald. This is one of Mr. Lovell's excellent Series of School Roo;;s. This little book, written in a plain, clear style, ■will give to the young, particularly In the country, a great amount of useful information.— £cAo, Montreal. Cet onvrage pen voluminenx renfermo les dfecou- vertes pr^cieuses que la science a faites au proUt do ragriculturc. II est dft k In plume savanto e( exerc^o de M. J. W. Dawson, le principal do rUnlversitfc McGlll. Ce livre est appel6 a Jouer un r61e bienfaisant dans I'^ducation primalrc, car II a un but 6mlnemment pratique, que u'ont pas, malhenrousoment, tons les livres que rent mot entreles mains des enfants qui frb- quentitnt nos 6coles publiqucs.- £e Pays, JUontrial. Tho author goes very fUlly into the subject of Agri- culture, showing " The Science of Agriculture audits uses:" "How Scientific Agriculture may t)0 best taught in Schools;" "The Soil, Manures, &o., &o.," with suggestions as to practical applications. It is ■well worth the perusal of the young farmer.— Grum- bler, Toronto, This is a most useful little work, intended as a text book for teachers desirous of introducing the study of scientific agriculture into their schools.- Que&ec Ga- zette. This is one of Mr. Lovell's admirable Series of Cana- dian School Books. We are glad thatfPrincipal Daw- ton has written such a UBci\il and much wanted work. — CJironfcie, Kingston. This valuable work is a recent addition to Lovell' i Series of School Books, by tho learned Principal ^ Mctiill University. While adapted to popular use aui. popular comprehension, tho subject Is treated soleutl- llcatly, and fully enough to answer its puriMse. Tho practical ibi iner as well as the novice will consult It with advantage.— yiMfct'c yews. It Is well adapted for use as a school book, and we hope win bu readily adopted bv schools generally. .Such a work was very much needed, and wi' are glad the dei nocoMMlty for tluwn wliu woiilil not liu Iclt Ikr ill tliii rear In |iroMlablo tUrmhiK. Tliu old utory ; ■ I I If- 51 1 1 . w that liook riirniliiir iHwornn thnn iihi>I)'»)<, iiow llinlHliiit I'l'W ttdlicri'iilH. Tlip nuini) ol' l»r. Dawton In n mi 111- clrnt ttiinrnnly that tlic work In wi'll (loiic. Uio nub- )('cti* uru ninililarlv tri'iitnl In iRntfimuu I'luMy umli'r- HtoDil, It In i>i|uiilly Hilnpti'il to Hcliool* or lor prlvHtu hliiily. Wo hope It mny bo liitroiluci'il into all our common hcIiooIh; It oufifit to U> In tlio lianilH ut'uvury prnutloul ngrlcultiirlnt.— .*i7i<';'''ri«)n omlnontly nuccoK'tlUI In cnrryliiK out IiIh ilimlun, uikI havo no doubt lliln will Hhnri) In thu popiiliirily udiulri'd by thu roxt of tlio iOt\o*.—('t)liour!i Star. TIioukIi iirlnclpally Intonilcil for tho U80 nf rcliooln, It will III! tuiinit to be n work of tho ureatOHt IntiTi'^it to farmum. Wo littv« no doubt that tidH work will liavo a \Hrifi) Hall', cHoculally amotiK tho farming cuinmu- ulty.—/lrUi>ih ('anailiitn, I'ort Ihpe. It Id di!!d to form an oli>montarv t(^xt>book on thu Hubjoct, and will no doubt I'ud to practical ro- suit!.— t Viii't(W(«(» Volonist, llmlcrk-h. A npli'ndld llttlo work for tho uno ofKchoolii nnd iirlvato iurilriiction. fho coiitontH aro vurli'd und In- tcrontlng, ami cannot full to cauHuthe Sck'Mcu of Agrl- culture to bu much bottur undi-rntood than It Ik at primunt umongntthu youth of (,'anada. — (hiU llijiortcr. It Ik tho production of Principal Dawflon, of McUIll Unlvertlty, nnd muotx a want much folt In ("unadian ^cliuoln. It is worthy thu notlcu of all tcachurii and practical lUrmors,— W. Ahtrys Aiyut. A very comploto work on tliu thoory of Agrlcultun', not only adapted to schooln in Kouurnl, but onu highly usulUl to tho furmiT. Wo tru.'immers aiiil HsricuU turists, as well as by children at school.— >»'.'!«<6tf Chronicle. This llttlo and unpretending book, ) ut forth af> ai> elementary one for soliools, mny bo take i as a text or baud book for our farmers thumsolves, ani' is, in truth, ono of the most valuable works for all practical pur- poses to the farmer that wo have yet aoea.—Xortliern Advance, liarrie. From what wo know of farming and it« require- ments, if this book ig not all that could bo desired, It is at least the best of tho Und that has ever been pre- sented to tlio Canadian public— 5//iri< a, a want long lult by tho community.— /'/c/on gonorally introduruil Info scliouU. Thu flrit prlnclplun of tjci- unti'llo Agriciiltiiru are pres<>ntiMl to the studuut iu an ea.'Ay and acceptable form. — I'icton Timen. It Is Intended m a text book for tuaohers duniroun of introducing tho seieiitifio study of Agriculture Into thuir schools, an obiect for whicii wo tliiuk it is wiill adapted.— .9i(riii(t (tMi-rver. The work bi-foro us is full of practical information, nnd uxplnliied In such an easy nianncr that It cannot full of being highly usut\il, either to thu studeiit or thu iiractical iarmer; and wo liotie to imi It Introduced Into our scliools.— A'iKj/ara Afiiil. 'I'ho suliject of ngrlculturo must always bo an int4>r- osting one. This little volume sets forth everything in a plain and practical manner, and ws hoiiuitH usu will l>u uiioptt'il in our public schools, ospeclally Iji thu rural sections.— /JriVi.iA ( imnilittn, .Simcne. It Is a work which should not only be in the liandn of all pupils who wish to aci|Ulru a knowledge of agriculture, but overy farmer sliuuld have H.—Sor/t>lk Ihj'ormcr, Siincue. Trlncipal Dawson's contribution to Lovoll's Horlej of School Hooks adds very muterinlly to their value. Tills book, we hope, will win its way Into our country schools, and give a higher tone to agricultural pur- suits.— rorHiivt// Freeholder. Tho learned author explains very lucidly and forci- bly the nature and composition of soils, and thu lx>st methods of Imiiroviiig tliem by tho Judicious use of manures, and (ly drnlnagu. Ho also points out tho benefits to bo derived from a well timed rotation ol crops. This useful work should bo intruiiuecd into nil the elementary schools of Lower I'unadu without delay.— rimes, Aylmer. Wo strongly recommend tho work to every houeo hold In the county.— A'ssex Journal, .Sandwicli. The want of a plain and comprehensive work on Scientific Agriculture for our sclioois, has caused a serious blank in perfecting the education of farmom' sons,— who wished to follow agricultural pursuits. This grave omission in our common m-'IiooI system of instruction no longer exists. Wo Imvo now a work which embraces everything necessary to ijunlify tho student to undertake tlio duties of successful hus- bandry, after leaving »choQ\.—Jiritish Constitution, Feryus. BRITISH AMEBICAM READER, UY J. DOUGLAS BOUTUWICK, Author of Cyclopaidia of Ilistory and Geography. Educational Offick, Montreal, Deo. 31, 1800. Sir,— I !iave tlio honor to inform you that at its meeting of tho 13th Inst, the Council of Vublic Instruc- tion approved of tlio book submitted by you, tho Uritish American Reader, which approval has been confirmed by His Excellency tho Administrator of the Government. I have tho honor to bu. Sir, your obe- dient servant, Louis Giard, Keoording Clerk. Price, 35 cents. JOHN LOVELL, PuhHsher, Montreal, August, 186C. Opinions of the Pre::: on the Britiih American Reader. It does tho greatest credit to the Industry and taste of Mr. Borthwlck.— £n^/i»A Journal qf Education/or Lower Canada. The compilation is an excellent ono, and, no doubt, will supply a want which has hitherto been much felt. —Montreal Herald. We can heartily recommend this book, as the best we have yet seen, for use in the British American Colonies.— iUbntrea/ Oazetle. lovell's series op school books. 65 A rerjr vtlnnbln work, and onn much riHiulrodi. Tho llrltlnh Ani<>rlcnn Ki'ftiliT nhoiiltl Hnil • |ilici> In ewry ('•lixllaii lehool.—Ciimmercint Ailvrrtiitr, Mnnlrfil. Tho M'lpotion nf iiit'C^ tttHJiiiH writ inHdrt, with much tact anil mmnil dlKcrotlnn, ThKrx l>« iiothlnir with Which any can Ut olTbiidcd, much IVum which all inay dt'rivu both proUt and ainuMimoDt.— I'run iyUneti, Montreal. Thu wlootlon of plMon In thia book li, wo think, madx with JudKmcnt, and thv whuln will couvnv, In a vnry ploaitliitf maniior, much Information about Amorloa gonorally.— il/wn/rcd/ Witnttn. Mr. Kurtliwiok ban lo ably acoompllHhed tho talk ho Uiidcrtiiok, tliitt very many ri>ttdi>rH, who havo louff poxHi'd thu nchool-boy era of llfl>, will llnd bla work a moiit UDoful hook.— SlontretU 'Pranicript. W« cordially rooommond It to tuaohorK, whether oi public or private aohooli.— A/oti^r«a/ JHlol, Tho work Ih carofUlly cdltod, and will no doubt noon taku ^U poRltlon ax a standard Canadian Claii iiouk.— Finnilii lltraUl, Afontrenl. Thin In tho vory book Ibr our ('anadlai. youth. Wo wIhIi Mr. Ilorthwiok ovury poaalblo »ucw»».—UriUih WMy, Kiiiyslon. Wo havo no hoRltatlon In rocoramondInK Ita gonoral hm), and doubt not It will iwouni ready aocoptanoo In ftll Uritlah Amurlca.— Aytoum (litzetle. From lt« nagea wo rocelvn much valuable Infurma* tion, liUtorioaT and itatlitloal, in rvt'urouoo to our own country ; and Ita ({onoral loluctlonH aro all that could bo doHlrud in a Reading Uook for uur public aohooU.— t'etcrborouyh Review. W« trust to HOC thla book take tho placo of many of tho foreign workH now in use tliroughout tho country. —Eastern TowtuMps {Oranbi/j tiazelte. Wu havo tho utmost roaaon to bo proud of its ao- leotlona : It la, indood, alnioat a miracle of booka for tbo young.— Jiichmoml Omnty Advocate. Thla work ia well done, and wo triiat that the attempt to iMtioiuitize our aohool books wUl moot with abun- dant auoccua.— 6'ovoll, tho onterprialuK Montreal publiahor, will not rolax hlH exiTtiona until every Bomlnary of learning in the I'rovinco la 8upi)lied with books from a colonial aourco.— A'c;*ora uf hlntorioal lnti>ri>>t, with the IN-Dt apota liir llahlug and aluiotlna. Kdllcii by J. Tavi.iiu, compiler of tlio "International Kail- way Cuidu," Containing also the following photographic illuttra- tlous, by NuTMAN, vU: Niagara Falls. Montri'ul h Victoria Bridge Natural HIvpa. inillun Hi|uaw. Ottawa Buildings. Kalla of .Montmoroncjr. View of thu Hagurnay. Habitant Berry liuthercr. Klahlng Party. Indian Camp. Price, In paper, 60 eta.: In cloth, with Vlewa, #1. For sale by all Bookaeilera in Canada. BI. LONUMOOUE ft Co., Publithur. Montreal, Auguat, 1866. MAP OF THE PROVINCE OF CANADA, lh)m Lake Hu|M>rlnr to tho (lulf of Ht. Lawrence. ( Hr- rected trom Information obtained bv thu (ionjo^'lcal Survt'y, undr; ,'ho direction of sir Vv. E. Lihiam, Hn(!tlcaliy urraiiued, with an aiipundix, containing aClirouologicul Tublc, from the creation to the prosont day. Dedicatrj by permission to (Jonoral Sir John Michel. By Jtcv. J. Douolas BonxHWicK, author of " Cyclopai^Jia of History and tieography," "The British American Reader," and "Thu Harp ot Canaan." Montreal, August, 1866. 1 Q « O THE WAR AND ITS MORAL. A CA- lOl^ I NADIAN CHRONICLE, by Wilua.m F. COKFIN, Esq., late Sheriff of the District of Mon- treal, Licutenaut-Colonol, Staff Active Force, Canada. Price 81.00. JOHN LOVELL, Publisher. Montreal, August, 1866. ANTOINETTE DE MIRECOURT, OR SECRET MARRVINO AND SECRET SORROWtNCi, by Mrs. Lefbohoit. A New Canadian Tale. Price, »1.00. JOHN LOVELL, Publisher. Montreal, August, 1866. s Second Edition, AUL: A Drama, in Three Acts, carefully revised and emended. Price, 81.00. JOHN LOVELL, Publisher^ Montreal, Augvet, 1866. V, i. LOVELL'S SERIES OF SCHOOL BOOKS. T OVELL'S Gf^JERAL GEOGUAPin . l»y J. L Geo. lIoDGiNP, LL.ll., F.R.O.S., pmbclhsliod with 51 superior colored aiups, 118 boautimi ongray- inB8, and a Table of Clocks of tho World, llils Googmpliy is designed to ftirnish a satisfactory risumc of ireoKrapliical knowledge of all parts of tlio world, and to give e., Mathematical Master, and Lecturer on Chemistry and Natural Phi- losophy in the Normal School for Upper Canada. I'rit-}, 00 cento. JOHN LOVELL, I'ublisher. Montreal, August, 1866. TTEY TO THE NATIONAL ARITHMETIC, con- Iv tainingtho solutions of ill the more difficult prob- k-me. By John Herbert Sangster, M.A., 51. D., Mathematical Master, and Lecturer on Chemistty and Natural Philosophy in tho Normal School for Upper Canada. Fricc, 90 cents. JOHN LOVELL, Publisher. Montreal, August, 1866. V-EY TO THE ELEMENTARY ARITHMETIC, ir . JV ciuding iho Solution of nearly all the Problen; i. By John ITkrdert Sanoster, M.A., M.D., Mathe- matical Mastcr,aud Lecturer on Chemistry and Natural Philosophy, lu the Normal School for Upper Canada. Price, 65 •jents. JOHN LOVELL, Publisher. Montreal, August, 1866. ELEMENTARY TREATISE ON ALGEBRA, de- signed for the use of Canadian Grammar pnd Com- mon .Soliools. By Jo;iN Ueruert Sangstkr, M.A., M.U., Mathematical Master, a^id Lccturoron Chemistry auu Natural Philosophy in th',: Normal School for Upper Canada. Price, 00 cents. JOIIN LOVELL, Publisher. Montreal, August, 1806. KEY TO ELEMENTARY TREATISE ON ALGE- BRA, containing fiUl Solutions to all tho Problems and Examples, with numerous Explanatory Remarks. By John IIebuert Sasgster, M.A., M.b., Matho- luatical Mastor.and Lecturer on Chemistry and Natural Philosophy In the Normal School for Upper Canada. Price, #1.50. JOHN LOVELL, Publisher. Montreal, August, 1806. NATURAL PHILOSOPHY, Part I., including Sta- tics, Hydrostatics, Pneumatics, Pyiiamicd, and llydrodynamici', designed for tl:o use of Normal and Cirainmar Schools, and tim Higher Classox in Ccmmon Schools. By John Herbkht Sanostbu, M.A.,M.D., Mathematical Master and Lecturer ou Chomistrv and Natural I'hilosophy in the Normr^l School for Upper Canada. Mr. Sangster's liigh repntation as a tc -ohei and roho- lar will eusure for the Notes and Exorcises in Natural I'hilosophy a pl'.c-j in all our Canadian Schools.— Percrboroui/h lievteio. Price, 75 cents. JOHN LOVELL, PubW.her. Montreal, August, 1860. % ELEMENTAltY ARITHMETIC, in Decimal Curren- cy; designed for the uso of Canadian Schools. Br John Herbert Sanosckr, M.A., M.D., Mathe- matical Ma8tor,and Lecturer on Chemistry and Natural Pl'fiosophy in the Normal School for L^per Canada. Price, 25 cents. JOHN. LOVELL, I'ublisher, Montreal, August, 1866. T.rATUR-VL PHILOSOPHY. Part II.; being a hand- 1^1 book of Chemical I'liysico, or the Physics of Heat, Light, and Electricity. By John Herbert Sangs- tkr, M.A., M.D., Mathematical Master, and Lecturer on Chcmistrv and Natural Philosophy in tho Normal School for Lpper (. niada. Price, 75 cents. JOHN LOVELL, Publisher. Montreal, August, 1806. DTUDENT'S N TTE BOOK on Inorganic Chemistry, io includingl'.'of urticos of the Proportiep, Prepara- tion, avid CI»om''Al Reactions of the I'riueipal Elo- ments and t.ieir .impounds. By John IlERnEftT SANGbTBR, M xi., M.U., Mathematical Master, and Lecturer on C'lomiotry and Natural Philosophy in tho Normal School for Upper Canada. Price, 75 cents. JOHN LOVELL, Pt/Mislier. Jionlreal, August, 1866. FIRST LESSONS IN SCIENTIFIC AGRICUL- 'jiURE, for Schools and I'rivate Instruction. By J. W. Dawson, LL.D., F.R.S., Principal of McGill University. Sanctioned by the Council of Public Instruction for Lower Canada. Price, 5" Cv:>nts. JOHX LOVELL, Publisher. Montreal, August, 180';. nENERAL PRINCIPLt<:S OF LVNGUAGE; or, VT Tht Philosophy of lirammar. By T. Japprav RonKRTsoN, l<>q,, nl.A., Head Master of the Normal School, Upper Canada. Price, 50 cents. JOHN LOVELL, Publisher. Montreal, August, I860, # lovell's series of school books. 67 # STL'DKNT'S GUIDE TO EX(JLISII GRAMMAR; or, Tho Way to Speak and Write Urammatically; tjciiiK a ooncixft and comprohensiva syHlom, in wliicli cousTdcrablo improvementa and corrtcti • > Iiavc been made tlirougliuut: comprialnfr, in a ;^lain and svstc- matic Cumpondium, I'raoticai Lcsaonii, IllugtratiouB, KxcrclaeK, Rules, Questions, &c., for beginners. I)y tlie Rev. J. U. ABM8TRONO, M, \. Price, 25 cents. JOHN LOVELL, Publisher. Blontreal, August, 1866. J?XGLISU GRAMMAR MADE EASY, and adapted U to tlio capacity of Children. In which English Accidence and Etymological I'arsing are rendered siniplu and attractive. By Geo. G. Vaskv. V: ico, 20 cents. JOU^ LOVELL, Publisher. Montreal, August, IStiO. arfauged: with copious Exorcises in I'arsiug and Syntax. Dy W. Lennie. Ft ice, 13 cents. JOHN LOVELL, Publisher. Jloutroal, August, 1866. i N EASY MODE OF TEACHING the Rudiments A of Latin Grammar to Ueginners. By T. Jaffray bonKUTSoK, M.A., Head Master of the ^ormal School, Upper Canada, and Anchor of the " Philosophy of Grammar," &c. I'ricc, 20 cents. JOUN LOVELL, Publisher. Montreal, August, 1866. RUDIMENTS OP ENGLISH GRAMMAR for Bo- I ginncrs. By Thomas J. Robertson, Esq., M.A., Ueaa Maste? of tlie Normal Scl '. 'Jppor Canada, !»!• .iiftfS'wU'y shows is, how God has been plcsised 'o Ufiwr^ini pios- per this portion of His CatlK^lic'f.'Jvti^i jiuc*; 1793, when Dr. Mountain, the . las jisoopal labours for twenty- tiirneyeiya, and at thf ••,.a of that period, on account of 4»li? itj^eat ago, Bou/.ii' to bo relieved of them, and prccjieded to EukIO"'"' for that purpose. But in this oUfiut he was unsuccessful; and returning to tho ;'S4'TOr« of his labours again, continued there until his death, on th<> 18th June, 1823. Bishop Jlountain was succeeded 'yy Dr. Stewart, upon whom the charge of tlie whole of Canada again devolved. The subject of this fttomoir was admitted by his father into priest's orders in 1811, and acted as assistant minister and i\rehdeacon until he was consecrated sulfragun to Dr. Stewart, and consecrated at Lambeth i'alace in 1836. Tho letters that passed on this occasion between him and his aged mother and brothers are touchingly beautiful ; indeed, the whole domestic cor- respondence, of wliich extracts an! given, shows that this family must have been truly united in tho bonds of a mutual and l.oly aH'ccfion, not even severed by death— for their memories and their good works lived after them. Tho next great grief experienced by Bishop Mountain was tho death of his mother; but she was favoured in having around her dying bod her four sons, all of whom jiartook with licr, at flio hands of the Bishop, of tho Holy Communion, and received her blessing. In July, 1836, His lyordship returned to Canada, and the rest of this volume is devoted to a faithful narrative of his earnest and unwearied exer- tions to build up the Church over which he had been appointed cliiet pastor. We have not space to follow him in tliese constant efforts, nor can wo do mo: ^ .'lan refer to the importunate solicitations he constantly received for supplying clerical services, or the exer- tions made by tho people in a groat number of in- stances to oroct cliurches, even without any definite prosjiect ol a minister— many examples in which this was done by individuals at their own private expense, showing unequivocal evidence of tho attachment to Church principles which, under his gentle, paternal rule, commenced to prevail. It was through his ellbrts, that tho present venerable Bishop of Toronto was elevated to that See ; that the Church Society and Bishop's College wore founded; that the 15i::liopric in Kupert's Land was formed ; and that most of tho Pro- testant charities in Quebec are attributable. The last and crowning groat works in which Bishop Mountain was engaged, was tho preparation for Synodical action, the erection of the See of Montica!, the confcrenco of all British North American Bishops at Quebec in l>'ol, and the ultimate socuranco of full Synodical action. On Christmao Day, 1862, ho preached his last sormoi>, and celebrated the Holy Communion in the Cathedral. On the feast of Epiphany following, he passed quietly and gently to his rest, surrounded by his weeping family and friends, whom ho fervently olessed as they knelt weeping before him. None who have had tho . privilege of knowing the Bishop personally, will ever forget his tall and slender form, reverend with meek dignity ; his singular modesty and courtesy of doiiien- nonr, the gentleness -f his voice, his ready and unaf- fected hospitality, ;oid tho ripe scholarly tone that was apparent in all that ho said and all thrft he wrote. He will never cep" t>> bo remembered in Canada as one of tho rarest i^xamplcH of the Christian, the scholar, and thegev:t;enian uni*"d, an they always ought to bo, in tho ppi'-'oii of a Bis^iop Of the work itscU, we may say it If got up in ndiiiir ble ptyle--a distinguishing feature ot Mr. Loy'tll's publications. rUiBMONS, ADDUES.SES AND STATISTICS OF n Tin; DKM KSE OF MONTKKAL. By Francis Fni.KouD, D.l)., Lord Bishop of Montreal and Jlotro- politan of Canada. Price, 81.no. DAWSON BUOTHEliS, PublisJters. Montreal, August, 1806. .x^„ — FIVE OCCASIONAL LECTUItE.S, dolivorod in Montreal, by Francis Fulkouh, D.D., Lord Bishop of Montreal. JOHN LOVELL, Publisher. Slontreal, August, 1860. ACHAUGE, delivered to tho Diocese of Natal, in tho Cathedral Church of St. I'cter, riotcrmaritz- burg, at his primary Metropolitical Visitation, May 18, 1864, by Uobkrt, Lord Bishop of Capetown, and Metropolitan. Price, 25 cents. JOHN LOVELL, VulAishcr. Blontreal, August, 1866. A CHAKGE, delivered to the Clorgy of the Diocc.«o of (iuobec, at the Visitation hold in Bi.«ho]i's College, Lennoxville, July 5, 180-1, by James William, Lord liishop of (Quebec. Price, 13 cents. JOHN LOVELL, PiMishcr. Jlontroal, August, 1806. ADVANTAGES AND MEANS OF KEEPING UP HABITS OF lfEADL\(i AMONG THH CLEUGY. A PAPEll road before the Clorgy, assembled in I,,cnnoxville for tho Visitation of tho Ijord Bishop of (Quebec, on the 6th July, 1801. By tho Ifov. IlEsnY KoB, B.A., Incumbent of St, Matthew's, tiuobcc, and Examining Cliapluin to the Lord Bishop of Quebec. Published by desire of the Lord Bishop. Price, 13 cents. JOHN LOVELL, ruhlisher. Montreal, August, 1866. FAMILY PIJAYEHS, selected from various approved Manuals, by tho Usv. Charles Bancroft, D.U., Incumbent of Triuity C'hrirch, and Honorary Canon of Christ ( *?UrciJ Cathedral, Montreal. Price, 25 cents. JOHN LOVELL, PuUiahtr. Montreal, August, 1800. A SERIES OF FAMILY PUAYEUS, for ono week, selected from various approved Slanuals, by tho Bov. Chakles Bancroft, D.D., Incumbent of 'Trinity Church, and Honorary Canon cf Christ Church Cathedral, Montreal, Price, 2 cents. JOHN LOVELL, Publisher. Montreal, August, 1806. A SELECTION FUOM THE NEW VEUSION OF THE I'SALMS OF DAVID, contained in the Book of Common Prayer, for Morning and Evening Service; together witli a Supplement of HYMNS, selected and arranged by the Kev. ^harles Baji'- cttoKT. D.D., Incumbent of Trinity Church, arttl Honorary Canon of Christ Church Cathedral, Mon- treal. Price, 37 J cents. JOHN LOVELL, Publisher. Jlonlreal, August, 1800. ^ o Ir" o < to s? 3. Encourage Home Industry. KnOouraKe Homo Talent. / BOOK AND JOB PRINTING, Book Work, Pamphlets, Periodicals, Prices Current, Prospectuses, Circulars, Bank Forms, Receipts, Insurance Forms, Cataloeoies, Railway Forms, Cards, Legal Forms, Labels, Bills of Lading, „. 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