them were unknown and inaccessible, and accumulated a store of informa tion which is as complete for Scotland as is the great work of Camdenwith which the Caledonia has often been compared-for England. Indeed, as Allan Cunningham testified, "In deep research and heaping together of matter, the Britannia of Camden fades away before it." No student of Scotland's Family or Local History, of its Institutional or Archeological Records, or of its Ecclesiastical and Civil History and Topography, can afford to dispense with the results of the immense labour and research contained in this work. Unlike Jamieson, CHALMERS did not live either to complete the work he set before him, which was to review the entire field of Scottish History, Antiquities, and Topography, or even to see in print all that he had prepared for the press. Three volumes only were published which treat of the Counties South of the Forth, and these are all that have hitherto been avail. able to the general student; but it is well known that a considerable amount of manuscript, perhaps even more interesting and important than any of the volumes published, has lain since the Author's death on the shelves of the Advocates' Library. It is somewhat remarkable, and scarcely creditable to the Book-printing Clubs and Publishers of Scotland, that so valuable a manuscript has not been printed before now. Mr. Allibone, in his Dictionary of Authors, in referring to CHALMERS, expresses a desire which has often been felt when he asks: Will it be thought impertinent in an American to urge one of the Literary Clubs which do such credit to Great Britain to worthily distinguish itself by publishing the remaining manuscripts of this great work?' To this desire the Publisher now proposes to give effect by publishing CHALMERS' Caledonia IN COMPLETE FORM. With this object he has made application to the Curators of the Advocates' Library for permission to print the unpublished portion of the Caledonia, and he is glad to be able to announce that they have given their consent in a very cordial way. It is intended to issue the work in (probably seven) convenient volumes of 500 pages each. References to the pages of CHALMERS are o frequent in the more recent historical and topographical works on Scotland, that it has been decided to retain the original paging. In paper, typography, and general appearance, the new edition will be similar to the recent re-issue of Jamieson's DICTIONARY, and will in these respects be a great improvement on the first. Much of the value of the original is ae of the Caledonia was lost through the absence of a complete INDEX; and the trouble of hunting up special information through 1 pages has often been complained of To ovviate this a COMPLETE CLANIFIED AND ANALYTICAL INDEX wil, in the new edition, be added to the entire work, and every care taken to make the work easily available for reference. The large MAP and PLATES of the original wi.. be carefs by reorivo. The copies offered for private viscription will be vrictly limited to 400 Demy 415, at 25% per voll, and 100 Poyai 45, on WHATMAN'S Paper, at 40% per L No special edition w... te prices for Asztra, the Goonies, or the Continent The Foreign, as well as the Home Spy, mast, there fore, be drawn from the above number, and it a reavnave to anticipate that, as soon as the announcement of the Ave is made wieg krowing the entire impredica ... te at once taken up. 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At A Policy for £1200 to £1250 may thus at most ages be had for the Premium usually charged for (with profits) £1000 only; while, by reserving the surplus, large additions have been given and may be expected-on the Policies of those who participate. last division of Profits, Policies for £1000 sharing a first time were increased to sums varying from £1180 to £1300 or more, and others to 1400 £1700, and upwards. Examples of Premiums for £100 at Death With Profits. Thus, a person of 30 may secure £1000 at Death by a yearly payment, during life, of £20 15s. This Premium in any other of the Scottish Mutual Offices would secure £300. only, instead of £1000. [The non participating rates of other Offices differ little from these, so that Assurers with them virtually throw away the prospect of additions without any compensating advantage) OR, if unwilling to burden himself with payments during whole life, he may secure the same £1000 by ravaty ese yearly payments of £27 13%, 4d. being fus free of payment after aje 30. At age 40 the Premium reing at age 60, is for £1000, £38 14s. 21., being about the same as most Offices retires for the whole term of life. Before that time the Policy wlil have shared in at least one division of Ponte The NEW BUSINESS (entirely home) has for many years exceeded A MILLION The Pyreysas are much under those of any Office doing so large a New Business. THE ACCUMULATED FUND is now upwards of £5,5000,000. (thus two (kas (otā older). Äare so lars a Fund.) POLICIES are generally tree from restriction on residence after five years, and unchallengeable on any ground but fraud. They may be revived (after mouth of gracci on payment of the Deniam wr.bin a year, withoui Proof of health. CLAIMS PAYABLE ONE MONTH AFTER PROOF. The Editor is not responsible for the opinions of Contributors. THE SCOTTISH REVIEW. OCTOBER, 1886. CONTENTS. |