sleeve of pearl-coloured satin,
puffed out, and buttoned at the wrist; her bosom being covered with a
fine flowered linen, gathered close at the neck like a ruff. Her hair,
which was of a dark brown colour, was parted from the middle of the
forehead; on her head was a plain coifure, surmounted by a gold lace,
covered with a small, black, silk cap. In her right hand, which was
richly decorated with rings, she held the fatal cup, with the cover in
the left. Before her, on a table covered with black, damask, lay an open
prayer-book. Her complexion was fair, with a beautiful blush upon her
cheeks.

S.I.B.

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THE NATURALIST.

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NEW ZOOLOGICAL WORK.

We are happy to have on our table the first number of a periodical work
to be exclusively devoted to the Illustration of the Natural History of
the living Animals in the Gardens and Menagerie of the Zoological
Society. It is from the Chiswick press; the drawings are by Mr. William
Harvey, and the Engraving by Messrs. Branston and Wright; and of
printing and embellishment, the present number is a truly splendid
specimen, and is equal to any of the costly "Annuals."

We believe the sale of works on Natural History to have been, till
recently, very limited; this has probably arisen from their technical
character, and consequent unfitness for the general reader. Mr. Loudon
was, perhaps, the first to familiarize the study of Zoology, in
originally making it a portion of his excellent Gardeners' Magazine.
The formation of the Zoological Society next rendered the study more
popular, and the gardens in the Regent's Park at length made it
fashionable, and ensured it patronage. About this time Mr. Loudon
commenced his Magazine of Natural History, which has been very
successful: it is one of the most unique works ever published, both as
regards the spirit and research of the intelligent editor, and the good
taste with which the work is illustrated--the latter being a very
important feature of a work on Natural History.

The proceedings of the Zoological Society are, we believe, regularly
reported in the Zoological Journal, published quarterly, and edited by
N.A. Vigors, Esq., the ingenious secretary of the Society; but, valuable
and clever as may be this work, it is not calculated for extensive
reading. We are pleased, therefore, with the appearance of "_The
Gardens and Menagerie of the Zoologic