a digest of all Parliamentary documents of obvious
reference and popular utility.

FOREIGN NEWS, the current events in foreign countries, arranged in the
form of historical narrative, collated carefully from contemporary
authorities, and distributed under the heads of the different countries
and colonies to which they belong.

BRITISH NEWS, a clear epitome of all domestic occurrences, under the
various heads of Public Meetings, Trade, Agriculture, Accidents and
Offences, Police, Proceedings of the Courts of Law and Sessions, Court
and Fashionable News, Church and University Intelligence, Military and
Naval Affairs copiously given, the Money Market, and the miscellaneous
news of the week up to midnight on Saturday. The Local News of Ireland
and Scotland, under separate heads. In the conduct of this department of
the ATLAS recourse is had to many exclusive sources of information, and
correspondents have been established who furnish expressly the latest
intelligence. The Gazettes and Tables of Markets, and all matters
interesting to the Commercial World, are especially attended to.
Preserving an independence in its editorial capacity, the ATLAS affords
a faithful reflection of the opinions and proceedings of all political
parties.

The attention that is observed in the purity of language and selection
of subjects, down to the minutest paragraph in the ATLAS, recommends it
especially to the use of families and the guardians of youth; and the
copious details it affords of Military and Naval Affairs, invest it with
valuable attractions for the members of these professions, and the
residents in the Colonies.

LITERATURE.

The Contributions to this department are from the pens of Professors and
Gentlemen of acknowledged reputation, and are classified under the
following heads:--

1.--ORIGINAL ESSAYS ON MEN AND THINGS, embodying a lively commentary on
passing events and men and manners.

2.--THEATRICAL CRITICISMS upon the written and acted Drama, in which
both are reviewed in a spirit of truth and perfect candour.

3.--REVIEWS of all new works of ability, with numerous extracts.
Independent and free from all literary and personal prejudices, the
opinions of the Reviewers in the ATLAS may be consulted with confidence
in their integrity.

4.--LITERARY MEMORANDA, notes of all novelties in literature abroad and
at home, and summary criticisms on all works of minor importance.

5.--MUSIC AND MUSICIANS, or scientific cr