O£ all these weekly serials, we are inclined t© consider the 'Family .Herald' the best." .-•. • The LITERARY GAZETTE says:—"lt must be said of # the 'Family Herald' that it is the purest reading of all purely amusing literature." The BOOKSELLER says:—"For amusing; reading, such as may be admitted to* one's household without fear of con quences, we may recommend the ' Family Herald.' You get portions, % " of aweU-wrifcteii novel, novelettes, use ful information interspersed through out, answers to correspondents, alone worth the money, and other matters,, which ■will make readers either mer rier or wiser, or perhaps both." LEIGH HUNT, in his "Autobiography," • say 3 :—-'' I call out every week for my 'Family Herald,' a penny publication qualified to inform the best of its con temporaries." ' ; ,-• LEADING and SCIENTIFIC ARTICLES.' : : "There is a well-considered leading article or essay, every week, upon some subject of an instructive or thoughtful character," —"British Quarterly Re view. 1 "The ess.iya are excellent specimens of strong, vigorous writing. 3} —"Cheltenham Journal." NOVELS AND TALES.—"Its novels and tales are quite as well written as the best emulating library^ .stories." — "Saturday Review." "Under the head of the ' Story Teller,' we have novel and tales simpler and purer in structure than in the pages of the other penny serials."—" British Quar ,. terly Review." "Many of its tales, if given as three-volume novels, would find their way to every reading-room and library in the kingdom."—"Ply mouth Herald." ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS.^ Its correspondence is great. upon • curious: matters, and opening up for* gotten treasures."—"Gloucester Chro nicle." "The answers to correspond dents afford an insight to the opera tions of the heart and mind of society, which cannot be obtained elsewhere. "" —"ThoWelchinan." POETRY.—"There are charming verses let into its pages, Hkesunshine, to brighten, them." —."British Quarterly Re view." "Its poetical contributions are of a high" character, and show that. a clever supervision is exercised over this interesting' department of the: paper."—" Derby Telegraph." : RANDOM READINGS.—:" An anthology of; stray humor, most judiciously se lected."—" British Quarterly Review.'• "Its Random Readings arc the recog nised modern JoeMiiler."—" Brighton: Gazette."' ' FAMILY MATTERS.—" Recipes and in structions in household 'matters, ex cellent in their way 5 are given week. 