From the Original of the Four Masters, from the earliest Historic Period to the Conclusion in 1616; consisting of the Irish Text from the Original MSS., and an English Translation, with copious Explanatory Notes, an Index of Names, and an Index of Places, by JOHN O'DONOVAN, Esq., LL.D., Barrister at Law; Professor of the Celtic Language, Queen's College, Belfast. _Extract from the_ DUBLIN REVIEW. "We can but hope, within the limited space at our disposal, to render a scanty and imperfect measure of justice to a work of such vast extent and varied erudition.... We would beg the reader, if he be disposed to doubt our opinion, to examine almost every single page out of the four thousand of which the work consists, in order that he may learn the true nature and extent of Mr. O'Donovan's editorial labours. Let him see the numberless minute verbal criticisms; the elaborate topographical annotations with which each page is loaded; the historical, genealogical, and biographical notices; the lucid and ingenious illustrations, drawn from the ancient laws, customs, traditions and institutions of Ireland; the parallelisms and discrepancies of the narrative with that of other annalists, both native and foreign; the countless authorities which are examined and adjusted; the errors which are corrected; the omissions and deficiencies supplied; in a word, the curious and various learning which is everywhere displayed. Let him remember the mines from which all those treasures have been drawn are, for the most part, unexplored; that the materials thus laudably applied to the illustration of the text are in great part manuscripts which Ussher and Ware, even Waddy and Colgen, not to speak of Lynch and Lanigan, had never seen, or left unexamined; many of them in a language which is to a great extent obsolete." A Prospectus of the Work will be forwarded gratis to any application made to the Publishers. Dublin: HODGES & SMITH, Grafton Street, Booksellers to the University. London: LONGMAN & Co.; and SIMPKIN, MARSHALL, & Co. * * * * * 125. _Fleet Street, London_, Jan. 1. 1853. _One Hundred Days' Sale of Books and other Property._ MR. L.A. LEWIS, Auctioneer of Literary Property (Established 1825, without change of name or firm), will have SALES by AUCTION of LIBRARIES, SMALL PARCELS of BOOKS, EARLY DUPLICATES of CIRCULATING LIBRARIES, EDITOR'S BOOKS, PRINTS, PICTURES, and MISCELLANEOUS EFFECTS every Week throughout the present year, on the under-named days. Property sent in not later than the previous Friday will be certain to be sold (if required) in the following week.