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Spain in the Western Hemisphere, illustrated by maps.

Lieut. F. Hall, late military secretary to General Wilson, governor of Canada, has in the press, Travels in Canada and the United States of America, in 1816-17.

The Rev. Oliver Lodge has in the press, Lectures on the Gospel of St Matthew, in an octavo volume.

A System of Divinity, in a series of Sermons, by the late Dr Timothy Dwight of Connecticut, is printing in five octavo volumes, accompanied with a Life of the Author.

The Rev. Peter Roberts has in the press, a Manual of Prophecy, or a View of the Prophecies contained in the Bible, and the Events by which they were fulfilled.

T. Walford, Esq. will soon publish, in two pocket volumes, the Scientific Tourist through England, Wales, and Scotland. The Scientific Tourist through Ireland is also in the press.

EDINBURGH.

Dr Macleay of Glasgow, who furnished several Anecdotes respecting Rob Roy, which appeared in Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, has in the press, and will immediately publish, Historical Memoirs of that celebrated character and the Clan Macgregor, including Original Notices regarding Lady Grange; a Prefatory Sketch, illustrative of the condition of the Highlands prior to the year 1745, will also be given; and the whole will comprise such authentic information, characteristic of Highland Customs and Manners, from sources only accessible to the writer, as have not before been made known. The Work is expected to be out in the course of next month; and it will be accompanied with an excellent Likeness, from the only Original Painting extant, of Rob Roy.

We understand that the "New Tales of my Landlord," 4 vols 12mo, will be published next month.

Historical Account of Discoveries in the Seas and Countries round the North Pole, illustrated by maps; by Hugh Murray, F.R.S.E. author of an Historical Account of Africa, &c. 1 vol. 8vo.

A General View of the Structure, Func tions, and Classification of Animals, with plates and illustrations, adapted in a particular manner to facilitate the Study of British Zoology; by John Fleming, D. D. F.R.S.E. M.W.S. &c. 2 vols 8vo.

Account of the Hebrides, or Western Islands of Scotland, particularly with regard to Geology; together with Observations on their Scenery, Antiquities, and Agriculture; by J. Macculloch, M.D. F.R.S. 2 vols 8vo, with a volume of illustrative engravings in 4to.

Elements of Geology, with illustrative plates; by Robert Jameson, 1 vol. 8vo.

Manual of Mineralogy; by Robert Jameson, Regius Professor of Natural History,

Lecturer on Mineralogy, and Keeper of the Museum in the University of Edinburgh, I vol. 12mo.

A Treatise on the Covenant of Grace; by John Colquhoun, D. D. Minister of the Gospel, Leith.

The Angler's Vade Mecum; containing a Descriptive Account of the Water Flies, their Seasons, and the kind of Weather that impels them most on the Water; the whole represented in 12 coloured plates: to which is added, a Description of the different Baits used in Angling, and where found; by W. Carrol, post 8vo.

In the press, and speedily will be published in 3 vols, Saint Patrick; a National Tale of the Fifth Century; by an Antiquary.

In the press, and speedily will be published, in 1 vol. 4to, with maps and illustrative engravings, Account of the Kingdom of Nepal; by Francis Hamilton, (formerly Buchanan), M.D. Fellow of the Royal Societies of London and Edinburgh, and of the Societies of Antiquaries, and of the Linnean and Asiatic Societies.

In the press, and speedily will be published, in 3 vols 8vo, with maps, a Statistical and Historical Account of the United States of America, from the period of the first establishments to the present day, on a new plan; by W. D. Warden, formerly Consul-General of the United States at Paris.

In the press, and speedily will be published, in 8vo, Reports of Cases Tried in the Jury Court; by Joseph Murray, Esq. Advocate, from the Institution of the Court in 1815, to the Sittings at Edinburgh, ending in March 1818.

Whole length Portait of Henry Mackenzie, Esq. F.R.S.E. author of the Man of Feeling, &c. The Public are respectfully informed, that it is proposed to publish a Print, from the Picture painted by Mr Geddes, and esteemed a striking likeness by Mr Mackenzie's friends. The Portrait will be engraved in the line manner, about the size of 16 inches by 11, by that able artist, Mr Richard Rhodes of London; and as the Picture will be delivered immediately into his hands for that purpose, the Subscribers may depend upon having the work as speedily executed as the nature and attention of such an undertaking demands.

The Rev. Professor Mearns of Aberdeen, has in the press, an Essay on the Principles of Christian Evidence; containing Strictures on Dr Chalmers' Evidences of Revelation.

Professor Dunbar is engaged in preparing an additional volume to Dalzel's Collectanea Majora, to contain the following Extracts, with Notes, selected and original, chiefly explanatory of the Text; 1st, Æschinis Oratio adv. Ctesiphontem; 2d, Demosthenis Or. pro Corona; 3d, Thucydidis Hist. lib. vii. 1st, Eschyli Prometheus Vinctus et Septem adv. Thebas; 2d, Sophoclis Philoctetes; 3d, Euripidis Alcestis ; 4th, Euripidis Cyclops; 5th, Aristophanis Plutus et Nubes.

MONTHLY LIST OF NEW PUBLICATIONS.

LONDON.

AGRICULTURE.

An Essay on Agriculture, containing an introduction, in which the science of Agriculture is pointed out, by a careful attention to the works of Nature; also the means of rendering Barren Soils luxuriantly productive; to which is added a Memoir, drawn up at the express desire of his Imperial Highness the Archduke John of Austria, on the Nature and Nutritive Qualities of Fiorin Grass, &c.; by W. Richardson, D.D.

A Treatise on Soils and Manures, as founded on actual experience, and as combined with the leading principles of Agriculture; in which the Theory and Doctrines of Sir H. Davy, and other Agricultural Chemists, are rendered familiar to the experienced Farmer. 5s.

BIOGRAPHY.

Anecdotes of the Life of Richard Watson, Bishop of Landaff, written by himself at different intervals, and revised in 1814; published by his son, Richard Watson, LL.B. Prebendary of Landaff and Wells; 2 vols 8vo, with portrait. £1, 6s.

A Critical Examination of the Bishop of Landaff's Posthumous Volume, entitled, "Anecdotes of his Life." 8vo. 3s.

Annual Obituary, Vol. II. 1818. 15s. Memoires et Correspondence de Madame d'Epinay, où elle donne des détails sur ses liaisons avec Duclos, J. J. Rousseau, Grimm, Diderot, le Baron d'Holbach, Saint Lambert, Madame d'Houdetot, et autres personnages célèbres du dix-huitième siècle, 3 vols 8vo. 31s. 6d.

Memoirs of John Duke of Marlborough; with his Original Correspondence, collected from the Family Records at Blenheim, and other authentic sources; by William Coxe, M.A. F.R.S. F.S.A. Archdeacon of Wilts, and Rector of Bemerton. Vol. I. 4to, illustrated by portraits, maps, and military plans. £3, 3s.

BOTANY.

Prodromus of the Plants cultivated in the Southampton Botanic Gardens; by William Bridgewater Page, 8vo. 10s. 6d.

CHRONOLOGY.

Tables of Comparative Chronology, exhibiting the Dates of the Principal Events which took place from the Flood to the Fall of the Empire; designed to give Young Persons correct information respecting the Progress of Human Society. 10s. 6d.

CLASSICS.

The Classical Journal, No 33, containing a variety of classical, biblical, and oriental literature. 6s.

A neat edition of the Greek Septuagint, with the Apocrypha, from the Oxford edition of Bos. £1, 8s.

VOL. III.

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Church of Englandism and its Catechism Examined; preceded by Strictures on the Exclusionary System, as pursued in the National Society's Schools; by Jeremy Bentham, Esq. £1.

A Letter on certain Errors of the Antinomian kind, which have lately sprung up in the West of England, and are now making an alarming Progress throughout the Kingdom; by the Rev. John Simons. 4s.

Part I. of a Compendium of the Holy Scriptures, for the use of Families; dedicated, by permission, to the Hon. and Right Rev. the Lord Bishop of Durham; by a Layman of the Church of England, 4to. 8s.

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*The First Part contains the Pentateuch the whole will be comprised in seven or eight Parts, and continued month. ly.

Familiar Sermons on several of the Doctrines and Duties of the Christian Religion; dedicated, by permission, to his Grace the Archbishop of York; by the Rev. William Barrow, LL.D. F.S.A. Prebendary of the Collegiate Church of Southwell, Vicar of Farnsfield, Nottingham, and Author of an Essay on Education, and the Bampton Lecture Sermons for 1799, 2 vols 8vo. £1, 1s.

On the Nature, Progress, and Consequences of Schism, with immediate Reference to the present State of Religious Affairs in this Country; by the Rev. Charles Daubeny, Archdeacon of Sarum, 8vo. 7s. 6d.

Reflections concerning the Expediency of a Council of the Church of England and the Church of Rome being holden, with a View to accommodate Religious Differences, and to promote the Unity of Religion in the Bond of Peace; humbly, but earnestly, recommended to the serious Attention of his Royal Highness the Prince Regent, the Most Reverend the Archbishops, the Right Reverend the Bishops, the Reverend the Clergy, and all Lay Persons, who are able and willing dispassionately to consider the important Subject; by Samuel Wix, A.M. F.R.S. F.S.A. Vicar of St Bartholomew the Less, London, 8vo. 3s.

The Polemical Contest betwixt the Rt. Rev. the Lord Bishop of Lincoln, and the Rev. Thomas Scott. 5s.

DRAMA.

Bellamira, or the Fall of Tunis, a tra

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Considerations on the Origin, Progress, and Present State of the English Bankrupt Laws, with reference to their existing Defects; humbly submitted to the Select Committee of the House of Commons, appointed to consider of the Bankrupt Laws, 8vo. 10s. 6d.

Digest of the Law and Practice of Bankruptcy; by George Roos, Esq. of Lincoln's Inn, Barrister at Law, and Commissioner of Bankrupts, 8vo. 12s.

Cases in Bankruptcy, in 1817, in the High Court of Chancery; by I. W. Buck, Esq. Barrister at Law. Vol. I. Part I. 8vo. 6s. MEDICINE.

Modern Maladies and the Present State of Medicine: the Anniversary Oration delivered March 9, 1818, before the Medical Society of London; by D. Uwins, M.D. 2s.

Results of an Investigation respecting Epidemic and Pestilential Diseases, including Researches in the Levant; by Dr Maclean.

Observations on Phagedæna Gangrænosa, or the History and Cure of the Disease, and an Investigation into the History of the Disease, as it is found in the Writings of various Ancient and Modern Authors; by W. Home Blackadder, 8vo. 6s.

An Introductory Lecture delivered at the

Royal Dispensary for the Diseases of the Ear, to a Course on the Anatomy, Physiology, and Diseases of that Organ; by John H. Curtis, Esq. 2s. 6d.

A Letter to the Commissioners for Transports and Sick and Wounded Seamen, on the non-contagious nature of Yellow Fever; containing Hints to Officers for the Prevention of this Disease among Seamen; by James Veitch, M. D. 8vo. 7s.

Surgical Observations; being a Quarterly Report of Cases in Surgery; by Charles Bell, Surgeon of the Middlesex Hospital. Part I. Vol. II. illustrated by plates, 8vo. 6s.

An Essay on the Symptoms, Causes, and Treatment of Inversio Uteri, with a History of the successful Extirpation of that Organ during the Chronic Stage of the Disease; by W. Newnham, Surgeon, Farnham, 8vo. 5s.

MISCELLANIES.

The British Review, No XXII. 8vo. 6s. The Literary Character, illustrated by the History of Men of Genius, drawn from their own Feelings and Confessions; by the Author of Curiosities of Literature, Svo. 9s. 6d.

Origin of the Pindaries, preceded by Historical Notices on the Rise of the different Mahratta States; by an Officer in the Service of the Honourable East India Company, 8vo. 7s. 6d.

A Journal of a Visit to South Africa, in the Years 1815 and 1816, with some Account of the Missionary Settlements of the United Brethren near the Cape of Good Hope; by the Rev. C. J. Latrobe; in one handsome 4to volume, embellished with sixteen engravings (twelve of them beautifully coloured), and a large map. £2, 2s.

Porte-feuille Français, ou Melange, anecdotique, dramatique, et litteraire; by L. Lemonin. No I. 3s. 6d.

No I. of the New Bon Ton Magazine, or Telescope of the Times. 1s. 6d.

No I. Studies of Flowers from Nature; by Miss Smith. 10s. 6d.

Pamphleteer, No 22.

Historical Illustrations of the Fourth Canto of Childe Harold; by John Hobhouse, Esq. 8vo. 14s.

La Prima Musa Clio, or the Divine Traveller; exhibiting a Series of Writings obtained in the ecstacy of Magnetic Sleep; translated from the Italian of C. A. de Valdiere, by George Baldwin, 8vo. £1, 1s.

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A Corn Table; showing, at one view, the several proportionate Values, at any practical given Rate, of a Stone, a Liverpool Payable Bushel, and a Quarter, of any kind of Grain, and of every variety of Weight, from 32 to 63 lb. per Bushel, inclusive. To which are added, a comparative view of the English, Scotch, and French Standard Measures; and a Table shewing the exact proportion which the various Scotch Local Measures bear to the Winchester Quarter; by Charles Scott. 3s. 6d.

Considerations sur les principaux Evénements de la Revolution Françoise; Oeuvrage posthume de Mad. le Baronne de Stael, publié par M. le Duc de Broglie, et M. le Baron de Stael, 3 vols 8vo. £1, 16s.

A Translation of the same Work into English, 3 vols 8vo. £1, 16s.

The Annual Register, or a View of the History, Politics, and Literature, for the Year 1817, 8vo. 16s.

Felix Alvarez, or Manners in Spain; containing descriptive Accounts of the principal Events of the late Peninsular War, and authentic Anecdotes illustrative of the Spanish Character, interspersed with Poetry, original, and from the Spanish; by Alexander R. C. Dallas, Esq. 3 vols 12mo. 18s. Lectures on the English Poets, delivered at the Surry Institution; by William Hazlitt, 8vo. 10s. 6d.

Characters of Shakspeare's Plays; by William Hazlitt, 2d edition, 8vo. 10s. 6d.

Illustrations of the Literary History of the Eighteenth Century; consisting of Authentic Memoirs and Original Letters of Eminent Persons, and intended as a Sequel to the Literary Anecdotes; by John Nichols, F.S.A. Vol. III. embellished with ten portraits, 8vo. £1, 7s.

Essays on Shakspeare's Dramatic Characters, with an Illustration of Shakspeare's Representation of National Characters; by William Richardson, M.A. F.R.S.E. Professor of Humanity in the University of Glasgow; sixth edition, 8vo. 10s. 6d.

Transactions of the Horticultural Society of London, Part VII. (being the last) of Vol. II. with two coloured engravings. 15s. 6d.

The Young Travellers, or a Visit to Oxford; by a Lady, 12mo. 3s. 6d.

Part II. of the Encyclopædia Metropolitana, 4to. 21s.

NOVELS.

The Parish Priest in Ireland, 2 vols 12mo. 10s.

Edgar, a National Tale; by Miss Appleton, 3 vols. £1, 1s.

Dunethvin, or the Visit to Paris, 4 vols. £1, 2s.

Tales of my Landlady; edited by Peter Puzzlebrain, Assistant to the Schoolmaster of Gandercleugh, 3 vols.

POETRY.

The Fourth and Last Canto of Childe Harold, with other Poems and Notes; by Lord Byron, 8vo. 12s.

The Friends, a Poem, in Four Books; by the Rev. Fran. Hodgson, A. M. Vicar of Bakewell, Derbyshire, 8vo. 7s.

Britain, or Fragments of Poetical Aberration; by Mrs M'Mullan, 8vo. 7s.

The Fudge Family in Paris, in a Series of Letters from Phil. Fudge, Esq. Miss Biddy Fudge, Mr Bob Fudge, &c.; edited by Thomas Brown, the Younger, Author of the Two-penny Post Bag, foolsc. 8vo. 7s. 6d. Endymion, a Poetic Romance; by John Keats, 8vo. 9s.

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POLITICS AND POLITICAL ECONOMY. Substance of a Speech delivered by the Chancellor of the Exchequer, on Monday the 16th of March 1818, on proposing a Grant of One Million for providing additional Places of Public Worship in England. 1s. 6d.

Considerations on the Policy or Impolicy of the further Continuance of the Bank Restriction Act; by Henry James. 3s.

The Political State of the British Empire, containing a General View of the Domestic and Foreign Possessions of the Crown; the Laws, Commerce, Revenues, Offices, and other Establishments, Military as well as Civil; by John Adolphus, Esq. Barrister at Law, 4 vols 8vo. £3.

TOPOGRAPHY.

Illustrations of the Island of Staffa, in a Series of Views, accompanied by a Topographical and Geological Description; by William Daniell, A.R.A. imp. 4to. £2.

The Picture of London for 1818; being a full and faithful Description of London and its Curiosities, and of the environs within twenty miles, for the use of strangers; illustrated with extensive lists of streets, churches, public offices, hackneycoach fares, &c. &c. The whole corrected to March 1, 1818. Two editions, the one with 120 engravings of views and maps, 9s. bound in green, and the other with a map of London and of the environs, 6s. in red.

Part I. (dedicated, by permission, to his Grace the Duke of Devonshire) of Peak Scenery, being the first of a series of Excursions in Derbyshire; by E. Rhodes. Demy 4to, £1, 4s.; royal 4to, £1, 14s.; imperial 4to, with India proof plates, £3.

La Scava, or some Account of an Excavation of a Roman Town, on the Hill of Chatele in Champagne, between St Dizier and Joinville, discovered in the Year 1772; to which is added, a Journey to the Simplon, by Lausanne, and to Mont Blanc, through Geneva; by the Author of Letters from Paris in 1791-2, the Praise of Paris in 1802, a Slight Sketch in 1814, and Two Tours in 1817, 8vo. 6s.

The Traveller's Guide down the Rhine, exhibiting the Course of that River from Schaffhausen to Holland, and describing the Moselle from Coblentz to Treves; with an Account of the Cities, Towns, Villages, Prospects, &c. in their Vicinity, and of the

Places where there are Mineral Springs; together with a Description of the various Routes, Modes of Conveyance, Inns, Coins, &c.; with a minute and accurate map; by A. Schreiber, Historiographer to the Grand Duke of Baden, 18mo. 8s.

VOYAGES AND TRAVELS.

The Travels of Marco Polo, a Venetian, in the Thirteenth Century; being a Description, by that early Traveller, of Remarkable Places and Things in the Eastern Part of the World; translated from the Italian, with notes, by W. Marsden, Esq. F. R. S. with a map, 4to. £2:12:6; fine, £4, 4s. Observations on Greenland, the Adjacent Seas, and the Northwest Passage to the Pacific Ocean, made in a Voyage to Davis' Strait, during the Summer of 1817; illustrated and embellished by charts, and numerous other plates, from drawings executed by the Author, from continual observations; by Bernard O'Reilly, Esq. 4to. £2, 2s.

EDINBURGH.

An Account of the Life and Writings of John Erskine, D.D. late one of the Ministers of Edinburgh, with a Portrait, an Appendix, and Notes; by Sir Henry Moncrieff Wellwood, Bart. D.D. 8vo. 14s.

The Brownie of Bodsbeck, and other Tales (in prose); by James Hogg, author of the Queen's Wake, &c. &c. 2 vols 12mo. 14s.

Inquiry into the Relation of Cause and Effect; by Thomas Brown, M.D. F.R.S. Edinburgh, and Professor of Moral Philosophy in the University of Edinburgh. Third edition, 8vo.

*.* In this edition, the Original Essay is so much enlarged and altered, as to constitute almost a new work.

Iceland; or the Journal of a Residence in that Island, during the years 1814 and 1815; containing Observations on the Natural Phenomena, History, Literature, and Antiquities of the Island, and the Religion, Character, Manners and Customs of its Inhabitants; with an Introduction, containing a General History of that singular Island; and an Appendix, consisting of, 1st, a Historical View of the Translations and different Editions of the Icelandic Scriptures; 2d, Poem of Thanks from Iceland to the British and Foreign Bible Society, by the translator of "Paradise Lost," into Icelandic Verse; and, 3d, An Inquiry into the Origin, Progress, Nature, and Characteristic Features of Icelandic Poetry, with specimens of the different kinds; by Ebenezer Henderson, Doctor in Philosophy, Member of the Royal Society of Gottenburgh, &c.

Lectures, with Practical Observations and

Reflections, on the Prophecies of John ; Commencing with the Fourth Chapter of the Revelation, and continued to the close of the Book; to which is added, a Dissertation on the Origin and Termination of the Antichristian Apostacy; by Robert Culbertson, Minister of the Gospel, Leith.

Form of Process before the Court of Session, and the Commission of Teinds; by James Ivory, Esq. Advocate. Vol. II. 8vo. 13s. 6d.

Sermons and Lectures; by Alexander Brunton, D.D. one of the Ministers of the Tron Church, and Professor of Oriental Languages in the University of Edinburgh, 8vo. 12s.

Statements relative to the present Prevalence of the Epidemic Fever among the Poorer Classes of Glasgow, with some suggestions for affording more adequate assistance to the Sick, and for checking the farther progress of the contagion, in a Letter addressed to the Hon. the Lord Provost of Glasgow; by Richard Millar, M.D. Lecturer on Materia Medica in the University, one of the Physicians to the Infirmary, to the District Poor, and to the Glasgow Lock Hospital, 8vo. 2s.

Practical Observations on continued Fever, especially that form at present existing as an Epidemic, with some remarks on the most efficient plan for its suppression; by Robert Graham, M.D. Regius Professor of Botany in the University of Glasgow, President of the Faculty of Physicians and Surgeons, and one of the Physicians to the Royal Infirmary, 8vo. 3s.

The Standard Measurer; containing New Tables, for the use of Builders, Wood-merchants, Slaters, and all Persons concerned in Wood, Stone, &c.; also, a Ready Reckoner for the value of Buildings, with Explanations and Uses of the Tables, Observations on Measuring Timber, and Method of Measuring Artificer's Work; by Thomas Scotland, ordained Land-surveyor and Measurer, 8vo. 7s. 6d. boards.

Part II. of Vol. II. of the Encyclopædia Edinensis, or Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and Miscellaneous Literature, to be completed in 6 vols 4to, and illustrated by 180 plates; by James Millar, M.D. editor of the 4th and 5th editions of the Encyclopæ dia Britannica, with the assistance of the principal contributors to that work. 85.

Travels from Vienna through Lower Hungary, with some Account of Vienna during the Congress, illustrated by 22 engravings and vignettes beautifully executed; by Richard Bright, M.D. 4to. £4, 4s. bds.

The Edinburgh Review, or Critical Journal, No LVIII. 8vo. 6s.

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