left England in September, to proceed into the interior of Africa, to determine the course and termination of the river Niger, under the protection and authority of Lord Bathurst. They proceed from Tripoli to Mourzouk, under the immediate auspices of the Bey of Tripoli, and thence will endeavour to reach Tombuctoo, or Bornou. These gentlemen intend going much further eastward than most of the other expeditions which have attemped to penetrate into Africa, and are full of ardour and high hopes that their enterprize will be successful. -We understand that the narrative of an English traveller who penetrated to Tombuctoo, and resided for some time in that city, but was prevented from proceeding further in the course of the Niger by a war then existing between the nations on its banks, will be shortly published.

Mode of Working under Water.-By means of an invention of Mr. W. Hookey, master shipwright's assistant at Woolwich Dock-yard, a man is enabled to work under water, and the dangerous practice of heeling ships hitherto in use is rendered unnecessary. The water pipe and cock (a considerable distance under water), of his Majesty's ship Leven, fitting at Woolwich was by this contrivance lately shifted.

New mode of Ship-building.—An ingenious nautical mechanic has completed the model of an eighty-gun ship of war; the keel, floortimbers, lower futtock, and bottom planks, are made of copper. A patent, it is said, is taking out for this curious method of ship-building; of which, it is added, some naval men, well qualified to judge of its merits, entertain a very favourable opinion.

Carriage to Move by Sails.-A new carriage was lately exhibited in the garden Marboeuf, at Paris; the model having been previouly submitted to the inspection of the King, by Mesdames Dering and Letterly. It appears that this carriage is of English construction; the object of the inventor is to substitute sails for horses. The mechanism is simple and ingenious. A helm fixed at the hind part of the carriage, serves to guide it; and by the aid of sails fastened on masts, it receives the force necessary for impelling it forward. It is said, that in favourable weather a carriage constructed on this plan, is capable of travelling thirty miles an hour. The original idea of this machine is by no means new. About the year 1774, the Count de Gribauval, an officer of artillery in the French service, exhibited the model of a mechanical carriage, which was set in motion without the help of horses. In Russia and Sweden, when a boat is surprised by frost in a river or lake, it is placed on skates, and continues to advance by means of its sails. Such is probably the origin of the new invention.

Newly-invented Boat.-Some trials of a boat, on a new construction, have lately been made at Paris. In the second trial, the inventor placed himself, with his apparatus, below the platform of the Ponte Neuf. He set out from this point, at ten minutes before ten, having on board M. Dacheux, an experienced mariner, who took charge of the helm. Messrs. Mailet and Thibault, inspectors of the navigation, followed in another boat, to observe the operation. In twenty minutes at the utmost, he proceeded beyond the Pont Royal, after having passed and repassed under the arches, and landed opposite the Quay d'Orsay, where he made his land apparatus act, and rolled the boat to the School of Notation, which was the end of his expedition. The author of this ingenious discovery wished to prove, that by the

aid of his machine, we may with equal ease, roll on land, and navigate on water, without the aid of wind, or even of ordinary oars; and that the motions on both elements, are neither intercepted, nor the velocity impeded. The whole secret lies in the moving power which makes it act, and remains constantly the same, except that the hinder wheel becomes the rudder when the boat is in the water. You may go with the wind favourable or against you, tack, ascend, or descend a river at pleasure. The author asserts, that with a small decked vessel of this kind, it would be possible in calm weather to cross the channel rapidly, without fear of being overtaken by any boat. We wish, however, that he would try an experiment, on which we at least should be afraid to venture.

Steam Coach. It is said, that an ingenious individual of Dublin has succeeded in completing a model of a steam-coach, which will travel at the rate of six or eight miles an hour; and, by a self-acting apparatus, it can be conducted through the most intricate roads.

LIST OF NEW PUBLICATIONS.

ANTIQUITIES AND TOPOGRAPHY.

The History and Antiquities of the See and Cathedral Church of Lichfield. By John Britton, F. S. A. Medium 4to. 11. 18s. Imperial 31. 3s.

A Description of the Antiquities and other Curiosities of Rome. By Rev. Edward Burton, A. M., Student of Christ Church. 8vo.

15s.

Description of the Shetland Islands. By Samuel Hibbert, M. D., F. A. S. 4to. 31. 3s.

A General History of the County of York. By Thomas Dunham Whittaker, LL. D. Part VI. Folio. 21. 2s.

A Topographical, Historical, and Statistical Account of the Borough of Preston, in the County of Lancaster. By Marmaduke Tulket. 12mo. 10s. 6d.

Jamblichus, or the Mysteries of the Egyptians, Chaldeans, and Assyrians. By Thomas Taylor. 8vo. 16s.

The Ionian Islands; comprising an Account of the Manners and Customs, a Sketch of the Antiquities, &c. By Tertius T. C. Kendrick. 8vo. 12s.

A New Plan of the Parish of St. Mary, Islington; from Actual Survey. By Thomas Starling. 10s. 6d.

ARCHITECTURE.

An Address, read before the Society of Architects and Antiquaries of London. By J. Britton, F.S. A., Hon. Sec.

BIOGRAPHY.

Memoirs of the Life and Writings of Alfieri. By Charles Lloyd. 12mo. 5s. 6d.

The Life of the late Rev. Robert Fletcher, of Madeley. By the Rev. Robert Cox, Curate of Bridgenorth.

Memoirs of her late Majesty Caroline Amelia Elizabeth, Queen Consort of George IV. By John Wilkes, junr. 2 Vols.

11. 1s.

8vo.

Memoirs of Dr. Benjamin Franklin. By W. Temple Franklin, Esq. Vol. V. and VI. 8vo. 21. 8s.

Lady Jane Grey and her Times. By George Howard, Esq. 8vo. 12s. The Life of William Hey, Esq., F.R.S., Member of the Royal College of Surgeons, &c. By John Pearson, F. R. S., &c. 8vo. 18s. Memoirs of a Life chiefly passed in Pennsylvania, within the last 60 years. 8vo. 9s.

Some Passages of the Life of Mr. Adam Blair, Minister of the Gospel at Cross Mickle. Post 8vo. 10. 6d.

The Annual Biography and Obituary for 1822. 8vo. 15s.
Memoires de M. le Duc de Lauzun. 8vo. 9s.

CLASSICS.

Munusculum Juventuti, seu Phædri Fabulæ, versibus Hexametris Cincinnatæ, &c. Autore Daniel French Armig. 8vo.

EDUCATION.

A Dictionary of French Homonymes, or a New Guide to the Peculiarities of the French Language. By D. Boileau. Crown 8vo. 9s. 6d.

Healthful Sports for Young Ladies. Translated from the French of Mademoiselle St. Seruin. 10s. 6d.

Vocabulary of Latin Nouns and Pronouns, Verbs and Adverbs, arranged according to their endings. By John Atkinson. 5s.

An Easy Introduction to the Study of the French Language. 18mo. In a case, 5s. 6d.

Rules for the Construction of the Relative Quis, Quæ, Quod, with the Subjunctive Mood. By R. A. Canon, M. A. 12mo. 3s.

A Complete Course of Arithmetic, Theoretical and Practical. By W. H. White, of Bedford. 4s. Key to the same, 5s.

A Companion to all Italian Grammars; comprising a selection of familiar phrases, &c. By M. Santagnello. 12mo. 7s.

An Abridgment of the Youth's Spelling and Pronouncing Theological Dictionary. By E. Dowson.

Virgil, literally translated for the use of Students. By W. Smart, A. M. 12mo. 5s.

A Key to the Parsing Exercises contained in Lindley Murray's Grammatical Exercises, and in his Abridgment of English Grammar, containing all the prose sentences, both in Etymology and Syntax, parsed at full length; and the poetical examples in an abbreviated form. By J. Harvey.

Six Tales, Moral and Religious, altered from the French of Mad. Genlis. Small 8vo.

Stories after Nature. Foolscap 8vo.

French Verbs exemplified. By M. Patecole.

FINE ARTS.

A Complete Treatise of Lithography, &c. 4to. 11. 16s.

A Series of Portraits of Eminent Historical Characters, introduced in the Novels and Tales of the Author of Waverley, accompanied by Biographical Notices. 12mo. 8s. Proofs on India Paper, 14s.

An Original set of Psalm and Hymn Tunes, with a Funeral Ode, adapted for public worship. By the Rev. David Everard Ford. Lymington. 3s. 6d.

GEOGRAPHY AND ASTRONOMY.

Star Tables for 1822. By Thomas Lynn. Royal 8vo. 10s.

New Edinburgh General Atlas, including every new discovery, or recent alteration in the boundaries of States, &c. Oblong Fol. 31. 3s.

A Description of the Island of St. Michael; with Remarks on the other Azores, or Western Islands. By John Webster, M. D. 8vo. 13s.

Illustrations of the History, Manners, Customs, Arts, Sciences, and Literature, of Japan; selected from Japanese MSS. By M. Titsingh. Royal 4to. 21. 18s.

Chart of Van Diemen's Land, from the best authorities, and from surveys. By G. W. Evans, Surveyor-General of the Colony. 7s. 6d.

A New General Atlas, ancient and modern. By James Playfair, D.D., Principal of St. Andrew's. Revised and corrected to the present time. Imperial Fol. 31. 3s. Coloured 41. 4s.

Solar Tables, being the Logarithmic versed sines of time reduced to degrees, commonly called Logrising, calculated to every second of time. By Thomas Lynn. 10s.

Evening Amusements for 1822. By W. Frend. 12mo. 3s.

The World in Miniature, edited by F. Shoberl. 6 Vols. 18mo. Coloured Plates, 21. 2s.

Hindostan, Vol. I. containing a description of the Religion, Manners, Customs, Trades, &c. of the Hindoos, with 17 coloured Engravings. 8s.

HISTORY.

The Chronology of the last 50 Years. Royal 18mo. 15s.

The Elements of General History; a Continuation of Professor Tytler's Work, from the Death of Queen Anne and Louis XIV. to the Demise of George III. By E. Nares, D. D., Regius Professor of Modern History in the University of Oxford.

Memoirs of the Court of King James the First. By Lucy Aikin. 2 Vols. 8vo. 11. 4s.

Guicciardini's History of Italy; reprinted from the Milan edition, with those Passages restored which were cancelled by order of the Italian Government, and corrected and revised by G. Rolandi. 10 Vols. 8vo. 31. 10s.

The History and Chronicles of Scotland, written in Latin by Hector Boece, Canon of Aberdeen, and translated by John Bellenden, Archdeacon of Moray and Canon of Ross. 2 Vols. 4to. 51. 5s. L. P. 101. 10s.

The Private and Confidential Correspondence of Charles Talbot, Duke of Shrewsbury, principal Minister to King William III. during a considerable period of his reign. By the Rev. Archdeacon Coxe. 4to. 31. 3s.

A View of the Restoration of the Helvetic Confederacy, being a Sequel to the History of the Republic. By Joseph Planta, Esq. 8vo. 5s. 6d.

Rivington's Annual Register for 1820. 8vo. 18s.

France for the last Seven Years, or the Bourbons. By W. H. Ireland, Member of the Athenæum of Sciences and Arts at Paris. 8vo. 12s.

The History of France to the Death of Louis XVI. By the Rev. Alexander Ranken, D. D. one of the Ministers of Glasgow. Vol. IX. and last. 8vo. 9s.

LAW.

A Practical Treatise on the Law of Mortgages. By John Patch, Esq., of the Middle Temple, Barrister-at-Law. 8vo. 11. 1s.

A Legal and Constitutional Argument against the alleged Judicial Right of Restraining the Publication of Reports of Juridical Proceedings. By J. P. Thomas, Esq. 8vo. 7s.

Selection of Precedents for Conveyancing. By W. M. Blythewood, Esq. 8vo. 10s. 6d.

Robinson's Common Law of Kent. 8vo. 18s.

The Annual Register of Insolvents, completed from August 1820, to 31st December 1821, inclusive. Published under the sanction of his Majesty's Commissioners for Relief of Insolvent Debtors. By Charles Dane, Clerk to the Office of the Court. Vol. I. 5s.

MATHEMATICS.

The Geometrical Analyses and Geometry of Curve Lines, being Vol. II. of a Course of Mathematics. By John Leslie, Esq., Professor of Natural Philosophy in the University of Edinburgh. 12mo. 4s. Popular Elements of Pure and Mixed Mathematics, for the use of Schools and Students. By Peter Nicholson. 8vo. 20s.

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The First Three Sections of Newton's Principia, with copious Notes and Illustrations, and a variety of Deductions and Problems. By the Rev. John Carr, M. A., late Fellow of Trinity College, Cambridge. 8vo. 10s. 6d.

A Course of Mathematics. By Hoene Wronski. 4to.

A Treatise on Cask Gauging, as practised on the Legal Quays in Great Britain; to which are added Demonstrations of the Erroneous Nature of the Line marked Spheroid, and of the advantages of the new Line in lieu thereof. By W. Wiseman, Gauger of H. M. Customs at the Port of Hull. 12mo. 4s. 6d.

MEDICINE.

An Epitome of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, arranged according to the London Pharmacopoeia. By Rees Price, M. D. 12mo. 3s. or on a chart adapted for framing, 2s. 6d.

A Practical Treatise on Nervous, Bilious, and Inflammatory Affections, with a new method of curing Strictures without the use of Bougie or Caustic. By F. Lynch. 8vo. 5s. 6d.

A Treatise on Apoplexy. By John Cooke, M. D.

The Principles of Medicine, on the plan of the Baconian Philosophy, 8vo. Vol. I. On Febrile and Inflammatory Diseases. By R. D. Hamilton.

A Treatise on the Disease of the Nervous System. By J. C. Prichard, M. D., F. L.S. Vol. I. 8vo. 12s.

A Treatise on the Diseases of the Chest, &c. Translated from the French of R. T. H. Laennec, M. D. 8vo. By John Forbes, M. D. 8vo. 14s.

A Letter to C. H. Parry, M. D., on the Influence of Artificial Erupruptions in certain diseases incidental to the human body. By Edward Jenner, M. D., F. R. S., &c. 4to. 5s.

Miscellaneous Works of the late Robert Willan, M. D., F. R.S., F.S.A. Edited by Ashby Smith, M. D. 8vo.

12s.

The Introductory Lecture of a Course upon State Medicine. By John Elliotson, M. D. Svo. 2s. 6d.