From Family and State Papers in the possession of Sir Lascelles Wraxall, Bart. [_In June._ THE MYSTERIES OF THE VATICAN. From the German. In Two Vols. post 8vo. HENRY VIII.: AN HISTORICAL SKETCH. BY CHARLES HASTINGS COLLETTE. _This Work contains a Reply to the several popular errors connected with the domestic and public character of Henry VIII., and acts attributed to him._ Post 8vo, 9s. LONDON REVIEW, _March_ 19, 1864.--"Mr. Collette has furnished Protestants with a manual of instruction on one of the most important periods of English history." MORNING ADVERTISER, _March_ 22, 1864.--"We heartily commend this volume to the general perusal of Protestant Englishmen, as an antidote of the false aspersions heaped upon the character of Henry VIII., the chosen instrument, whatever may have been his failings, to break the chains which bound England in their numbing fetters, and to clear the way for the glorious liberty of thought and free perusal of God's word, to which these islands owe so much of their prosperity and glory." Wm. H. Allen & Co. "THEIR MAJESTIES' SERVANTS:" Annals of the English Stage. ACTORS--AUTHORS AND AUDIENCES, From THOMAS BETTERTON to EDMUND KEAN. BY DR. DORAN, F.S.A., Author of "Table Traits," "Lives of the Queens of England of the House of Hanover," &c., &c. 2 vols. 8vo, 32s. "BILL OF THE PLAY." VOL. I. Prologue--The Decline and Fall of the Players--The "Boy Actresses," and the "Young Ladies"--The Gentlemen of the King's Company--Thomas Betterton--"Exeunt," and "Enter"--Elizabeth Barry--"Their first appearance on this stage"--The Dramatic Poets--Noble, gentle, and humble Authors--Professional Authors--The Dramatic Authoresses--The Audiences of the Seventeenth Century--A Seven Years' Rivalry The United and the Disunited Companies--Union, Strength, Prosperity--Competition, and what came of it--The Progress of James Quin, and Decline of Barton Booth--Barton Booth--Mrs. Oldfield--From the Death of Anne Oldfield to that of Wilks--Robert Wilks--Enter, Garrick--Garrick, Quin, Mrs. Porter--Rivalry; and Enter, Spranger Barry--The Old Dublin Theatre--Garrick and Quin: Garrick and Barry--The Audiences of 1700-1750--Exit, James Quin--England and Scotland. VOL. II.