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Alfred's Orosius, by Dr. Bell. 177
Remarkable Proposition concerning Ireland, by H.
Kersley. 179
News: a few "old" Materials for its Elucidation, by
S.W. Singer. 180
Folk Lore:--Charming for Warts. 181
Minor Notes:--Capture of Henry VI.--The New
Temple. 181

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Essays of certain Paradoxes: Poem on Nothing, by