The Rev. W. Haslam, the author of _Perran Zabuloe_, has just issued a little volume entitled _The Cross and the Serpent, being a brief History of the Triumph of the Cross through a long Series of Ages in Prophecy, Types, and Fulfilments_. Though the present work belongs to one of the two classes which, for obvious reasons, we do not undertake to notice in our columns, there is so much of curious matter illustrative of Folk Lore, early remains, and old-world customs, in the third part of it, as to justify our directing the attention of our antiquarian readers to the archaeology of the volume. The Druidic Beltein or Midsummer Fire still burns brightly, it appears, in Cornwall. We shall endeavour to transfer to our Folk Lore columns some passages on this and other cognate subjects. Mr. Russell Smith announces a series of _Critical and Historical Tracts_ on the subject of, I. _Agincourt_; II. _First Colonists of New England_ (this is already issued); and III. Milton, a _Sheaf of Gleanings after his Biographers and Annotators_. The name of Joseph Hunter, F.S.A., which figures upon their title-pages, is a sufficient warrant that they will deserve the attention of the historical student. Mr. M. A. Denham, the author of the interesting _Collection of Proverbs and Popular Sayings relating to the Seasons, Weather, &c._, published by the Percy Society, also intends to issue some Tracts (limited to fifty copies of each) illustrative of the antiquities of the northern parts of the kingdom. The first is to be on _The Slogans or Slughorns of the North of England_; the second, on _"Some of the Manners and Customs"_ of the North. We have received the following Catalogues:--Joseph Lilly's (7. Pall Mall) Catalogue of a Choice and Valuable Collection of Rare, Curious, and Useful Books; William Andrews' (7. Corn Street, Bristol) Catalogue, Part IV., 1850, Books just bought from the Deanery, Armagh, &c.; and J. Russell Smith's (4. Old Compton Street, Soho) Bibliotheca Historica et Topographica; Books illustrating the History, Antiquities, and Topography of Great Britain and Ireland. * * * * * BOOKS AND ODD VOLUMES WANTED TO PURCHASE. (_In continuation of Lists in former Nos._) GREY'S METHOD OF LEARNING HEBREW. [The edition that contains the _History of Joseph_ as a Praxis, _not_ that which contains the Proverbs.] OAKLEY ON OUR LORD'S PASSION. *** Letters, stating particulars and lowest price, _carriage free_, to be sent to Mr. BELL, Publisher of "NOTES AND QUERIES," 186. Fleet Street. * * * * * Notices to Correspondents. TITLE AND INDEX TO VOLUME THE FIRST. _A Double Number will be published next week, containing Title and copious Index to the First Volume, price 9d., or stamped to go post free,_ 11d. _The Monthly Part will be ready at the same time, price 1s._ 9d., _including the Title and Index._