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volumes, with maps of the seat of war, &c.

Mr. Alexander Chalmers is engaged on a new edition of the Biographical Dictionary, in octavo, which is expected to extend 10 twenty-one volumes.

W. Dyke, esq. of Lincolns Inn, has in the press, the Practice of the Court of Chancery; with copies of the rules and orders, and precedents of bills of

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To be published in a few days, handsomely printed in four large volumes Svo, (in a uniform Size with Mr. Malone's Edition of the Prose Works, the late Editions of Spencer, Milton, &c) with a Portrait, The Poetical Works of J. Dryden. With notes and illustrations by the late Dr. Joseph Warton, the Rev. John Warton, and others, and his Life by Dr. Samuel Johnson.

Mr. T. Leybourn, editor of the Mathematical Repository, intends to publish by subscription, in Svo., A Collection of all the Mathematical Questions and their Answers, which have appeared in the Ladies Diary from its commencement in 1704 to the present time; with some valuable additions by several ingenious mathematicians, including (by permission) those by Dr. C. Hutton, given in a similar work in 1773.

Mr. Nicholas Carlisle, is preparing his Topographical Dictionary of Scotland and the Islands in the British Seas, which will complete his work on the United Kingdom.

A translation of La Mythologie en Estampes, ou Figures des Divinités fabuleuses, &c., is in the press, with critical, historical, and explanatory notes, and illustrated by plates.

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Mr. Nichols will publish the seventeenth and last portion of his History of Leicestershire early in next month. Mr. Trotter, author of Memoirs of the latter years of Mr. Fox, made considerable progress in the Public Life of Mr. Fox, which will include the verified substance of his principal speeches, and the history of parties, in three 8vo. volumes.

Mr. Jopp will shortly publish, Historical Reflections on the Constitution of England.

Speedily will be published by William Marsden, F. R. S. Author of the

History of Sumatra, a Grammar of the Malayan Language.

Proposals are issued for publishing by subscription, A History and Topographical Description of the Isle of Axholme, and parts adjacent.

Mr. Day is expected to publish the first volume of Elements of the Philosophy of Chemistry in the course of next month.

Mr. Beloe will shortly publish the fifth volume of Anecdotes of Literature, The sixth and last, with complete Index to the whole is in great forward

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Among the valuable MSS. of the Oriental Library of Monte-Casino, a Greek MS. of Apollonius-Evander, (the Nephew of Apollonius of Rhodes) has recently been discovered. In this MS. is contained among other interesting subjects a detailed account of the Eruption of Vesuvius in the reign of Titus. A learned Hellenist will soon give a trans ation of this work, with the Greek in an opposite column.

Nearly ready for publication, The Bequest from a Father to his Son, with an elegant engraving, in foolscap 8vo. Also a superfine Edition in post 8vo., on superfine Bath vellum paper.

Mr. King, drawing-master of Chichester, has issued proposals for publishing by subcription, under the patronage of the Bishop of that Diocese, a print from a large painting of the Bishops of Selsey and Chichester, from St. Wilfred, the first prelate A. D. 681, down to the Reformation. This picture, containing fifty-eight Portraits with inscription, is in the south transept of Chichester Cathedral, and was painted by Bernardi in 1519.

R. Wharton, esq. M. P. has in the press in a 4to volume, Roncesvalles, a poem in twelve books.

A work has just been announced, on the ancient costume of England, from the design of Charles Hamilton, esq. to be executed in aqua-tinta by Mr. G. A. Atkinson and Mr. Merigot. Each plate will represent one, two, or more objects accurately coloured, and the back ground will generally be illustrative of the subject. The figures will be represented in the attitudes of life, and in a style of improved drawing, whenever the original demands it; the author pledging himself to give the exact costume of his prototype, without

confining himself to the attitudes of sepulchral monuments or the hard and disproportioned lines of Anglo-Saxon and Norman illuminations.

Mr. Nichols' Literary Anecdotes of the Eighteenth Century, in six octavo volumes, with portraits, may be expected the end of next month.

Dr. Alex. Monro, junier, will shortly publish, in royal octavo, the Morbid Anatomy of the Gullet, the Stomach, and the Intestines, illustrated by twenty engravings.

Lord Berners' translation of Froissart's Chronicles, in two 4to. volumes, is expected to appear this month.

Will be published speedily handsomely printed in 4to., with engravings, price 11. 11s. 6d., or on fine paper, price 21. 2s. boards. The Life of the Rev. John Hough, D. D. successively Bishop of Oxford, of Lichfield and Coventry, and of Worcester; formerly President of St. Mary Magdalen College, Oxford, in the Reign of James II., containing many of his Letters and Biographical Notices of several Persons with whom he was connected. By John Wilmot, esq.

Messrs. Leigh and Sotheby, will submit for Public Sale, during the

Winter and Spring, the following Libraries.

The Duplicates of some Miscellaneous Books selected from the Library of his Grace the late Duke of Grafton, &c.

A Collection of Duplicates from the Stock of Mr. W. Lunn, of the Classical Library, Soho-square; among which are many valuable and rare Articles imported from the Continent, the whole of which will be submitted to the Publie without the least reservation.

The Library of the late John Thorpe, M. D. F. R. S. author of the Registrum, Reoffense, &c.

The Library of the late Rev. Mathew Raine, D. D. F. R. S. and F. A. S. head Master of Charterhouse School, Senior Fellow of Trinity College Cambridge, and Preacher to the Hon. Society of Gray's Iun.

Mr. Wintle of Brightwell, author of a Commentary on Daniel, has now in the press of the University of Oxford, a work entitled Christian Ethics, eonsisting of Discourses on the Beatitudes, with some preliminary and consequent discourses all of which are designed to explain, recommend or enforce the duties of the Christian Life.

ART. XXIV. LIST OF WORKS RECENTLY PUBLISHED.

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The Organic Remains of the Former World. Containing the Remains of Insects, Shells, Amphibia, Land Animals, &c. With 53 coloured Plates, representing nearly 400 Fossil Specimens. The Third and concluding Volume, by James Parkinson, 4to. 31. 13s. 6d.

HISTORY.

A New Analysis of Chronology in three volumes 4to. By William Hales, D. D. The second volume, in two books, 4to. 41. 48.

A Concise History of the Moors in Spain, from their Invasion of that Kingdom until their final expulsion from it. By Thomas Bourke, esq. 4to. 11. 1s.

JURISPRUDENCE.

Jurisconsult Exercitations, volume I. and II. By Francis Hargrave, esq. One of the King's Counsel in the Law.

Vol. 1 and 2, 4to. 41. 12s.

A Treatise of Equity; with the Addition of Marginal Notes and References. The fourth edition, corrected, to this edition are added, Francis' Maxims of Equity. By John Fonblanque, esq. Barrister at Law, 2 vol. royal 8vo. 11. 12s.

A Practical Treatise on the Law relative to Apprentices and Journeymen, and to the Exercising Trades. By Joseph Chitty, esq.

A Treatise on the Game Laws, and on Public and Private Fisheries. Comprising a Digest of the Law, and an Appendix, containing every Statute and Case on the Subject. By Joseph Chitty, esq.

Tracts on Legal and other Subjects. By the Hon. Sir W. C. Smith, Bart. L.L.D F.R.S. &c. M.R.I.A., third Baron of the Exchequer in Ireland. Part I., Svo. 4s. 6d.

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Practical Observations on Cancer. By the late John Howard, Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons, and Surgeon Extraordinary to the Cancer-ward in the Middlesex Hospital. Now first published from his Papers. Should this work admit of any profit, it will be appropriated for the benefit of the said Hospital. 8vo. 5s.

An Essay on the Yellow Fever; with Observations concerning Febrile Contagion, Typhus Fever, Dysentery, and the Plagne; partly delivered at the Gulstonian Lectures before the College of Physicians, in the Years 1806 and 1807. By Edward Nathaniel Bancroft, M. D. Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians, Physician to the Army, and late Physician to St. George's Hospital. 8vo. 11. 1s.

Observations on the Surgical Anatomy of the Head and Neck, illustrated by Cases and Engravings. By Allan Burns, Member of the Royal College of Surgeons, London, and Lecturer on Anatomy and Surgery, Glasgow. Vaccination Vindicated; or, Address to the People of England upon the important Subject of Vaccine Inoculation, with Remarks on the

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Necessity in its Behalf of Legislative and Clerical Interference; written with a View to remove some Prejudices inimical to its Progress, and to guide the Public to a right Consideration of its great and real Merits. By James Cooper, Norwich, one of the Society of Friends. 2s.

MILITARY AFFAIRS.

Observations on the Present State of the Portuguese Army, as organized by Lieutenant-general Sir William Carr Beresford, K. B. Field Marshal and Commander in Chief of that Army. With an Account of the different Military Establishments and Laws of PorJugal, and a Sketch of the Campaigns of the last and present Year, during which the Portuguese Army brought into the Field, against the Enemy, for the first Time, as a regular Force. To which is subjoined, a Return of British Officers serving with the Portuguese Army on the 16th July, 1811. By Andrew Halliday, M. D. With Plans of Battles, &c. 4to. 15s.

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Explanation of the Review Manceuvres of a Regiment of Cavalry; particularly intended for the Instruction of Young Officers.' By William Hackett, Captain and Adjutant, 4th East

York Local Militia; late a Quarter-master in the 21st Light Dragoons. Elucidated by twenty elegant Engravings. 8vo. 7s. 6d.

MISCELLANEOUS.

Histoire des Femmes Francaises, les plus celebres, et de leur Influence sur la Litterature, &c. Par Mad. De Genlis. 2 Vol. 12mo. 10s.

The Dairyman's Daughter; an authentic and interesting Narrative, in five Parts. 6d.

The Projector; a Periodical Paper, originally published in Monthly Numbers, from January 1802, to November 1809; revised and corrected, by the author, 3 Vol. 8vo. 11. 7s.

A Selection of Articles from the Gentleman's Magazine. Vol. IV. 8vo.

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An Abridgement of Locke's Essay, concerning Human Understanding. By Touissa Capper, 4to. 17.

A collection of scarce and valuable

Tracts on the most interesting and enter-, taining Subjects; selected from various public and private libraries, particularly that of the late Lord Somers. Revised, augmented, and arranged. By W. Scott, esq. Vol. VI. 4to. 31. 3s.

Advice to all who bathe for Amusement, Health, or who are desirous of acquiring the Art of Swimmin. By W. H. Mallison, 6d.

Anecdotes of the Manners and Customs of London, from the Roman Invasion to the Year 1700; including the Origin of British Society, Custom, and Manner with a General Sketch of the State of Religion, during that Period. By James Peller Malcolm, F. S. A. An octavo edition, with eighteen Engravings, 3 Vol. 21. 2s.

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A Looking-Glass for the Ladies. Which possesses not only the Property of showing what they are, but what they ought to be. 12mo. 5s.

Leisure Hours; or, Morning Amusements; consisting of Poems on various interesting Subjects, moral, religious, and miscellaneous. By W. Steers, foolscap 8vo. 7s.

De la Literature, considerée dans ses Rapports avec les Institutions Sociales. Par Madame de Stael Holstein, Auteur de Corinne ou l'Italie, &c. Precedé de Memoires sur la Vie de l'Auteur. 2 vol. small 8vo. 14s.

Bionomia, or Opinions concerning Life and Health, introduced into a Course of Lectures on the Physiology of Sentient Beings. By A. P. Buchan, M. D. of the College of Physicians of London. post 8vo. 5s. 6d.

MUSIC.

An Attempt to simplify the Notation of Music, illustrated by Examples both Sacred and Secular: By B. S. Bootsey, F. L. S. 4to. 10s. 6d.

ORIENTAL LITERATURE.

The Eleventh Volume of the Asiatic Researches; or, Transactions of the Society instituted in Bengal, for inquiring into the History and Antiquities, the Arts, Sciences, and Literature of Asia, 4to. 21. 2s.

PHILOLOGY.

A Vocabulary in the English, Latin, German, French, Italian, Spanish, and

Portuguese Languages; exhibiting at one View in Classical and Alphabetical Order; shewing the Analogy between one Language and another. A considerable Number of Military Terms are inserted, for the use of Gentlemen in the Army. By J. Boardman, 12mo. 7s. A Hebrew and English Lexicon; to which is added, a compendious Grammar of the Hebrew Language. By the Rev. W. H. Barker, A. B. a new edition, 8vo. 10s. 6d.

A Grammar of the Persian Language; comprising a Portion of the Elements of Arabic Inflexion; together with some Observations on the Structure of either Language, considered with Reference to the Principles of general Grammar. By M. Lumsden, LL. D. Professor of Arabic and Persian in the College of Fort William, in Bengal, 2 vols. foolscap folio, 41. 4s.

A Dictionary of the Malayan Language, in two Parts, Malayan and English, and English and Malayan. By William Marsden, F. R. S. Author of the History of Sumatra. 4to. 21. 2s.

POETRY.

The Curse of Kehama, a Poem. By Robert Southey, the second edition, 2 vols. 12mo. 14s.

POLITICAL ECONOMY.

An Essay on the Good Effects which may be derived in the British WestIndies, in Consequence of the Abolition of the African Slave Trade; including an Inquiry into the present Insular Police of those Colonies. By Stephen Gaisford, Esq. 8vo. 7s.

Remarks on a Bill, for the better Regulating and Preserving of Parish and other Registers. Addressed to the Rt. Rev. the Lord Bishop of Sarum. By the Rev. Charles Daubeny, LL. B. Archdeacon of Sarum. 2s.

POLITICS,

Historical Reflections on the Constitution and Representative System of England, with Reference to the Popular Propositions for a Reform in Parliameut. By Jamess Jopp, Esq. 8vo. 10s. 6d.

THEOLOGY.

An Entire New Version of the Book of Psalms; in which an Attempt is made to accommodate them to the Worship of the Christian Church, in a Variety of Measures, now in general Use; with original Prefaces; and Notes,

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Canticles; or, Song of Solomon. New Translation, with Notes, and an Attempt to interpret the Sacred Allegories contained in that Book. To which is added, an Essay on the Name and Character of the Redeemer. By the Rev. John Fry, A. B. Rector of Derford in Leicestershire, and Chaplain to the Rt. Hon. Lord Viscount Ranelagh.

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Sparkles of Glory; or, Some Beams of the Morning Star: wherein are many Discoveries as to Truth and Peace, to the Establishment and pure Enlargement of a Christian in Spirit and in Truth. By John Saltmarsh, 12mo. 3s. 6d.

Holy Discoveries and Flames, adorned with Emblems, and an engraved Frontispiece. 12mo. 3s. 6d. By John Saltmarsh.

Lectures on the Pastoral Character. By the late George Campbell, D. D. F. R. S. Ed. Principal of Marischal College, Aberdeen. Edited by James Fraser, D. D. Minister of Drumoak. 8vo. 7s. 6d.

A Review of Mr. J. A. Haldane's late publication, entitled, " Observations on Forbearance ;" in which the leading Principles of that Work, and their Tendency, are examined. By Samuel Jones, 12mo. 1s. 6d.

Observations on some important Points of Divinity, chiefly those in Controversy between the Arminians and Calvinists. Extracted from Authors of the 17th Century. By Ely Bates, Esq. Second Edition, with Additions.

Novum Testamentuin Græce cui præfixæ Lexiones Variantes Præcipuæ, necnon amplius quam Septingentæ voces ellipticæ subjectæ sunt. E recensione Milli et Griesbachii, Edinburgi : E prelo Academico. To which are prefixed, the various Readings which Griesbach considers genuine, and nearly 800 elliptical Words subjoined at the Bottom of the Page. By A. Dickinson, of the University Press, Edinburgh. 12mo. 4s. bound.

Two Sermons, preached at the Visitation of the Rev. the Archdeacon at Leicester, in the Years 1805 and 1811.

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