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Consonants in Welsh, by Thomas O'Coffey, &c. 471
Songs of Degrees (Ascents), by T. J. Buckton 473
The Screw Propeller 473
Amontillado Sherry 474
Recent Curiosities of Literature 475
Roland the Brave, by F. M. Middleton, &c. 475
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Notices to Correspondents 483
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