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of the poor laws, and a crítical and histori- | cal view of the doctrines and projects of the most celebrated legislators and writers, relative to population, the poor, and charitable establishments. By James Grahame, Esq. 8vo.

THEOLOGY.

The Rev. John Jenkins, of Hengoed, Monmouthshire, proposes to publish an Exposition of the Bible (in Welch) in 60 or 70 numbers; one number to be delivered every month, price one shilling. The names of subscribers to be sent to the Author, Quaker's-yard, near Cardiff; Mr. J. Evans, Caermarthen; or Rev. J. Richards, Dolgellan.

Proposals are issued for publishing, in four volumes octavo, the Whole Works of the Rev. Oliver Heywood, B. A. with a new and enlarged account of his life, and much interesting matter from his MSS. with an engraving of the author, fac simile of his hand-writing, copious index, &c. By the Rev. Richard Slate, of Stand, near Manchester; and the Rev. William Farmer, of Leeds.

Dr. Ryland's Sermon, preached before the Western Association, held at Bath in the Whitsun-week, 1816, is nearly ready for publication.

No. XXX. of Periodical Accounts of the Baptist Mission, will shortly appear.

At press, a Remarkable Account of the Conversion of a family named Hart, from the errors of Popery, through reading the Irish Scriptures. Written by the Rev. James Neligan, Rector of the Parish of Kilmatigue, near Ballina, in the Province of Connaught, for the benefit of the Baptist Irish Society. The Conversion of a Deist; or, an account of the remarkable change wrought in the mind of Charles Whitfield, who died, last October, in Dean-street, Red-lionsquare, London: in four letters from a mimister to his son at school, will speedily appear.

Early in December will be published, in 8vo. 12s. boards, Sermons on the Parables. By the Rev. W. M. Trinder.

Speedily will appear, Christian Essays. By the Rev. S. C. Wilks. In 2 vols. royal

12mo.

The Rev. C. Simeon, of King's College, Cambridge, will soon publish, in octavo, Four Discourses preached before the University, in November 1815.

The Rev. W. N. Darnell is printing a volume of Sermons on Practical Subjects.

TOPOGRAPHY.

The Rev. J. Nightingale has in the press, in a quarto volume, English Topography, or a Description of the several Counties of England and Wales; with a map of each county.

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The History and Antiquities of the Abbey Church of St. Peter, Westminster. Part I. five engravings, royal quarto, 16s.; imperial quarto, 11. 4s. ; ditto, with proofs and etchings, of which only 25 copies will be priuted, 21. 12s. 6d.; folio, 50 copies to correspond with the small paper of the new edition of Dugdale's Monasticon, 11. lis. 6d. ; 25 copies to class with the large paper of the same work, 2l. 12s. 6d.

Numbers XXIII. XXIV. and XXV. of Londini Illustrata: containing seven plates of the interior and exterior views, with plans, &c. of Crosby Hall, Bishopsgatestreet-ancient cathedral church of St. Paul's, after the destruction of the spireinterior of St. James' chapel royal-chapel and exterior of the hospital, Ilford, Essexinterior and exterior of the Olympic Theatre-interior and entrance of the Sanspareil Theatre, Strand-and the coffin plates of the Rebel Lords in 1745 and 1746-with eight pages of letter-press. Each number, 85.; large paper, 10s. 6d.

BIOGRAPHY.

The Biographical Dictionary; Volume. XXX. Edited by Alexander Chalmers, F.S.A. 8vo. 12s.-Volume XXXI. will be published on the 1st of January next, and Volume XXXII. will complete the work.

EDUCATION.

A Key to the second edition of Exercises in Latin Prosody and Versification; or, Introduction to Scanning and Writing Latin verse. By the Rev. C. Bradley. 2s. 6d.

Juvenile Anecdotes; or, Authentic and Interesting Facts of Children and Youth: designed for the moral and religious instruction of the rising generation. Compiled and arranged, with useful observations, by John Bruce. 12mo. 4s.

GEOGRAPHY.

An Atlas for the Use of Schools: containing Maps of the Eastern and Western hemi

spheres of the world, Europe, Asia, Africa, | North America, South Ainerica, England and Wales, Scotland, Ireland, France, Spain and Portugal, Italy, and Germany. By Miss Wilkinson. Part I. contains the maps at large, and part II. the blank dupliTwo parts, 8vo. 7s. 6d,

cates.

HISTORY.

The Revealer of Secrets; by the author of Substance and Shadow, &c. 3 vols. 12mo. 15s.

Claudine, or Pertinacity; by Bridget Bluemantle. 3 vols 12ino. 15s.

Villasantelle, or the Curious Impertinent, a romance; by Catharine Selden. 12mo. 6s. The Balance of Comfort, or the Old Maid

The Edinburgh Annual Register, for 1814. and the Married Woman; by Mrs. Ross. 8vo. 11. 1s. $ vols. 12mo. 15s.

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A Companion to the Bail Room; containing about 300 country dances, reels, Lorupipes, and Waltzes, with figures adapted to each. By Thomas Wilson, DancingMaster, from the King's Theatre, OperaHouse 12mo. 8s.

The Wife of Fitzalice and the Caledonian Siren, a romance; by Marianne Breton. 5 vols, 12mo. 11. 73. 6d.

POETRY.

The Poetic Mirror; or, the Living Bards of Britain. 12mo. 7s. Gd.

Poems; by Hannah More: with an engraved title and vignette. Royal 12mo. 89,

Copies of Verses to the Memory of the late Richard Reynolds, of Bristol, the benevolent Quaker, whose charities, during his life, were perhaps unexampled, and to whose memory the inhabitants of Bristol are raising the most honorable monument that ever recorded and perpetuated the virtues of the dead-a charitable institution to reach the objects of his bounty while living. By J. Montgomery, Author of the Wanderer of Switzerland, &c. 2s.

POLITICAL ECONOMY.

England may be extricated from her Difficulties, consistently with the strictest Principles of Polocy, Honour, aud Justice. By a Country Gentleman. 8vo. 2s. 6d.

Remedies proposed as certain, speedy, and effectual, for the relief of our Present Embarrassments. By an Independent Gentleman. 8vo. 2s. 6d.

THEOLOGY.

A Defence of the Divinity of our Blessed Saviour, in answer to some letters by Mr. T. C. Holland, in which that doctrine was The New Cyclopædia; or, Universal Dic-attacked; with remarks on the personality tionary of Arts, Sciences, and Literature. of the Holy Ghost. By Edward Law, A.M. By Abraham Rees, D.D. F.R.S. F.L.S. &c. Minister of the Church of the Holy Trinity Editor of the last edition of Mr. Chambers' at Preston, and chaplain to the Lord Bishop Dictionary; with the assistance of eminent of Chester. 4s. professional gentlemen. Vol. 34, part I. 4to. 11.; royal paper, 11. 6s.

Unitarianism a Scriptural Creed: occasioned by the pamphlets of Mr. Law and Spanish Tales: translated from Le Sage, Mr. Baxter in defence of the doctrine of the and selected from other authors, wherein Trinity. By T. C. Holland, Minister of the are contained a description of Madrid, Gre-Unitarian Congregation in Preston. 1s. 6d. nada, Saragoza, Seville, Milan, Parma, Palermo, &c. By Mrs. Frederick Layton.

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A Form of Family Prayers, selected and arranged for the use of a family principally consisting of young persons.

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Plain Discourses, delivered to a Country Congregation. Vol. III. By the Rev. Wil liam Butcher, M.A. 12mo. Ss. 6d. 3 vols. 15s.

Some Important Points of Primitive Christianity maintained and defended; it several sermons and other discourses. By George Bull, D.D. Bishop of St. David.

To which is prefixed, the history of his life, and of those controversies in which he was engaged. A new edition. By Robert Nelson, Esq. 3 vols. 8vo. 11. 4s.

Sermons on the Union of Truth, Reason, and Revelation, in the Doctrine of the Established Church of England and Ireland. Preached in the years 1814, 1815, 1816. By the Hon. and Rev. Edward John Turnour, A.M. formerly of St. Mary Hall, Oxford; late Curate of Heston, Middlesex; and Chaplain to the Dowager Countess Winterton. 8vo. 125,

The Season and Time; or, an Exposition of the Prophecies which relate to the Two Periods of Daniel subsequent to the 1260 Years now recently expired; being the time of the seventh trumpet: and prophetically assigned to the extirpation of apostacy, and accomplishment of the reconciliation of the Jews, and introduction of the Millennium. Together with remarks upon the revolutionary Antichrist, proposed by Bishop Horsley and the Rev. G. S. Faber. By W. Ettrick, A.M. Author of the Second Exodus, or Reflections on the Prophecies of the last times. 8vo. 12s.

The Sunday Lecturer, or fifty-two Sermons addressed to Youth; selected and abridged from Horne, Cooper, Jay, Doddridge, &c. and adapted to the use of schools and families with questions for examination. By A. Lee. 7s.

Stackhouse's History of the Holy Bible, from the Beginning of the World to the Establishment of Christianity, corrected and improved. By the Right Rev. George Gleig, LL.D. F.R.S.E. F.S.S.A. Primate of the Scotch Episcopal Church. To be completed in fourteen monthly parts, comprising three volumes. Demy 4to. 7s,; royal 4to. 9s. sewed.

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of a good collection in divinity and theology. To which is added, a very choice selection of classics; books of coins; facetiæ; northern literature, &c. The whole in fine condition.

The entire medical and miscellaneous li brary of the late Robert Bland, M.D. F.A.S. of Leicester-square. To which is added, the anatomical and medical library of a physician.

The entire and valuable library of the late William Alexander, Esq. F.S.A. and L.S. of the British Museum. Consisting of a very fine collection of English topography; biography; antiquities; voyages and travels; poetry, and belles lettres. Very many of the hooks are illustrated with MS. anecdotes; prints and drawings by the late Mr. Alexander; likewise his book and printcases.

The entire and genuine collection of pictures, prints, and drawings of the late William Alexander, Esq. F.S.A. and L.S. of the British Museum; highly distinguished for his ability as an artist, and taste as a connoisseur.-Among the pictures, drawings, &c. are some by Sir Joshua Reynolds, Gainsborough, Wilson, Zoffany, &c. Among the prints are curious specimens of the German, Flemish, and Dutch schools, by Albert Durer, Lucas van Leyden, Aldegrever, Pens, &c. Etchings by Ostade, Berg, &c. Landscapes by Waterloo, Swanevelt, and other eminent masters; a most extensive assemblage of engraved English portraits; numerous topography of the different counties; sets of elegant prints; proof impres sions on India paper of a great variety of modern publications; views; voyages; travels, &c. Private etchings by amateurs of distinction; together with a matchles selection of fac-simile drawings from unique and extra rare engravings of heads in the English series; subjects after Rembrandt, Marc Antonio, &c. (deposited in the British Museum) executed with the most exquisite similitude and beauty after the originals, hy Mr. Alexander; also some colours, pencils, and other implements of art; Egyptian antiquities, &c.

The entire library of the late Rev. T. Goodinge, LL.D. Rector of Cound, formerly of St. John's College, Oxford. Coutaining a valuable collection of classics, critical divinity, theology, &c. &c. The books are in a fine condition.

The duplicates of a nobleman's library.

A matchless collection of prints, the property of Thomas Lloyd, Esq. Comprising the chef-d'ouvres and rarest specimens of engraving, from the earliest period of chalcography; including most of the capital works of the earliest masters; in brilliant condition.

Foreign Literary Eazette.

BAVARIA.

New Measurer of Time.`

GERMANY.

There is something amusing enough, provided it be not carried too far, in the new scope of Titles obtained from Oriental performances. They are certainly expressive, The Artists Messrs. Rancis of Munich, may distinguish a work lately published at extensive, and poetical. Among these we and Buzengeiger, of Tubingen, have taken Stutgard, in two volumes octavo, Roadvantage of the Galvanic Balance of senoel Otto of Roses; or a Selection of the Zamboni, which has obtained the appel- traditions and tales of the East, from the lation of the "perpetual motion,” to direct | Arabic, the Persian, and the Turkish. it to the measurement of the flux of instants. They have constructed Time-pieces in which the oscillation of the pendulum, placed between the piles, is not the principal regulator, but the moving principle of the machine.

FRANCE.

Journal des Savans.

This Journal which dates its first appearance from so far back as 1665, and which proceeded without interruption till 1792, supported its reputation and justified its success during the long period of 127 years. It is now, to be resumed under express order of the King, executed according to official routine, by the Chancellor, Keeper of the seals of France. The in spection, composition, and other literary superintendence is committed to men of distinguished talents, members of the Institut. The first number appeared on the first of September last; and the work will be continued monthly. Each number containing eight sheets, or sixty four pages in Quarto. The learned throughout Europe will anticipate much advantage from this resumption.

Parish Churches easily re-built. Among the most troublesome events to which the public is subject, is the dilapidation, or falling to decay of Parish Churches. Scarcely is the Vestry of any parish proof against animosity on such occasions: insomuch, that the Edifice being pronounced unsafe by the neighbouring carpenter, complimented with the title of "Surveyor," it terrifies the people, usually stauds empty for years, and proceeds with due rapidity, from bad to worse. The subject has engaged the attention of M. Cointereau who has published a pamphlet intitled" An easy and economic me thod of repairing and rebuilding Parish Churches; and of ornamenting them at a small expense." As to the ornamenting them, we shall not greatly trouble the author; but, if his plans for re-edification are practicable and substantial, we should rejoice to see them naturalized among us, for the benefit not only of the present, but of succeding generations.

VOL. V. No. 27, Lit. Pan. N. 8. Dec. 1.

The editor and translator of these Tales apparently is no stranger to the East, but has made some stay in those parts, where, probably, he obtained some familiarity with their general literature and languages. In a preface, placed at the head of the second Volume, the author explains the plan he has adopted, saying, that the difference which exists between the smaller stories of the thousand and one nights, and those which he has here collected, consists in that the former are merely tales, while those which compose his work, are always founded on some real or admitted historical fact.

The Legend of the Prophet, contained in the first Volume, begins with the Creaof the Prophet, where real history begins. tion of the world, and closes with the birth This legend has served as a basis for the mythology of the Persians, the Arabs, and the Turks, as well as for a great number of symbolical ideas and traditions still current. The anecdotes which are comprized in this legend refer principally to the life of Mahomet, and the lives of the four Caliphs of Egypt, and present a picture changing and shifting of the manners of classes. In this picture are displayed althe great, and the prejudices of the lower teruately caliphs, princes, viziers, women, eunuchs, inhabitants of cities, Bedoweens, slave merchants, &c. acting in the Divan, the Harem, the Seraglio, at court, or in the desert; under the canopy of state, equally as under the feeble shelter of the shepherd's tent.

What renders this publication peculiarly interesting to the lovers of Oriental literature, is the care taken by the author, every where, to mark his authorities; together with the notes and illustrations with which he has accompanied his translation.-Many of these are drawn from history.

We have not seen this work; but are obliged, for this account of it, to a continental pen. It seems to us, as if it might repay the trouble of translation into our own language.

Ancient British Druids.
Count Stolberg has lately published, at
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ITALY.

one volume of $12 pages. The introduc- Geometrician Measurers of Land (Land tion contains an abridged history of the Surveyors) and thirteen Doctors in PhiloIsland of Britain till the days of Alfred; sophy. or rather, to the Saxon invasion. This Abridgement, which is necessary to a proper understanding of the life of Al fred, is intermingled with interesting observations on the condition of ancient Albion, on the Inhabitants, and particularly on the Druids, in whom the author believes, that he has discovered the Bramins of India, and the ancient Chaldeans, or Wise-men of the East. His opinion is, that the Sciences spread themselves as the human race spread themselves, and that one was the companion of the other: the whole departing from the original Chaldea.

which also contains observations and critical notes on eighteen comedies of Plautus.

It is but just, that the diligence, perseverance and learning of Sig. Angelo Maio, which have heeu rewarded with various discoveries in the Ambrosian library, of which Sig. Maio is curator, should be fully set before the learned world, and duly estimated by the public. The first of these fragments, which commands our attention at present, is I. M. Acci Plauti frogmenta inedita, Idem ad Publium Terentinum commentationes et picture inedite. Milan, 1815.-These fragments of Plautus were found in the Ambrosian library. Sig. Maio has caused an exact copy of them to be This theory appears to us to be somewhat engraved. They consist in near sixty ensingular in a foreigner. If the Count has tire verses, never before published; and in found any supports to his statements in the fragments of many others damaged by time authorities of his own country, it is pos- and accident, of which part belongs to the sible that his volume may contain some- Vidularia, a lost comedy of Plautus. These thing new. The rest of his work is found-pieces form the first part of the volume, ed entirely on English authorities, principally Nennius; and is not likely to differ from what is generally received among us. The University Calendar, or Almanack for the University of Heidelberg for the current year, answers at the same time the purpose of a guide to the inhabitants, as well as to strangers. The work is introduced by a history and short description of the city. This article is followed, by a history of the organization of the University of its principal Magistrates, of its public establishments, &c. An Alphabetical list of the principal magistrates, the public establishments, &c. A list of the chief inhabitants is added, the number of which amounts to 8,983. A list of the principal streets; times of arrival and departure of the post, are also given; and on the whole, this Calendar of the University of Heidelberg, seems as if it might pass for a model for similar works, not in Germany only, but elsewhere.

HUNGARY.

University of Pesth, State of. The University of Pesth reckoned in the season 1814-1815 nearly 800 Students; of which those in Theology were 77; in Jurisprudence 210; in Medicine, Surgery, and Pharmacy, 62; in Philosophy and Mathematics, 322.

In the same year the University created eleven Doctors in Theology; seven Doctors in Civil Law; two Doctors in Medicine; one Master in Surgery; nineteen menmidwives and allowed Surgeons; one Master in Pharmacy; two practitioners as Oculists; forty-six female midwives; twenty-six Veterinary practitioners; fourteen

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The second part of the volume comprises several writings and unpublished docu ments concerning Terence, consisting in a life of that famous comic writer-a commentary on five of his pieces, prior to the tenth century of the Christian era, and in three engravings of the comic characters and masks, serving as a kind of substitute and supplement to the famous Vatican copy of Terence, already published.

Secondly. Isæi oratio de hereditate Cleo nymi nunc primum duplo auctior. Inven Milan. tore et interprete Angelo Muio. 1815.-Hitherto little more was known of the pleadings of Isæus for the heritage of Cléonymus, than about half of the discourse, which is placed at the opening of this orator's works. A copy in the Ambrosian library has furnished the remainder. To harangue of the same orator, for the heritage these are added sundry variations in the of Menecles, first published at Loudon in 1785, from a copy then preserved at Florence.

Themistii Philosophi Oratio in eos a quibus ab præfecturam susceptam fuerat vituperatus. Inventore ct Interprete Angelo Maio. Milan, 1816.-According to Phocion, the number of discourses of Themistius was thirty-six, of which thirty-three have been published. Another has been discovered in an Ambrosian copy; in this Themistius replies to the reproaches of his detractors for having accepted from the Emperor Theodosius, the place of Prefect of Constantinople. It is accompanied with au unpublished introduction to another harangue of Themistius.

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