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appendix; edited by Rebecca Warner, of Beech Cottage, Bath. Part I. and II.

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

No. I. of Italian Scenery; or, Views of the most remarkable, celebrated, or admired, Points of Italy: from drawings taken in the year 1817; by E. F. Batty: imp. 8vo. 10s. 6d.

A Letter to the Earl of Liverpool, on that part of the Speech of the Prince Regent which recommended the attention of Parliament to the deficiency in the number of places of Public Worship belonging to the Established Church; by James Elmes. Is.

The English and French, and French and English Cambist; or, Tables of Exchange, from one farthing to a million pounds sterling, and from one denier to a million livres. By John Henry Brohier, late Superintendent of the Toulouese Emigrants. In one portable volume. 8s. bound.

MORAL PHILOSOPHY.

The Political Mischiefs of Popery, or Arguments demonstrating that the Romish Religion ruins all those countries wherein it is the established Religion; by a Person of Quality, a native of France. 8vo. 2s. 6d.

MUSIC.

An Exposition of the Musical System of Mr Logier, with Strictures on his Chiroplast; by a Committee of Professors in London. 2s. 6d.

NOVELS, TALES, &c. Dunethvin, or the Visit to Paris. 4 vols. L. 1, 2s.

Genevieve, or the Orphan's Visit; by Mrs Strutt, (late Mrs Byron.) 3 vols.

16s. 6d.

Voyage to Locuta; by Lemuel Gullivar. jun. 4s.

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

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

The Suffolk Garland, or a Collection of Poems, Songs, Ballads, &c. historical and descriptive of that country, its manners, customs, &c. 8vo. 10s.

Select Early English Poets, No. 1 and 4, containing Lovelace's Poems. 2 vols. 14s. No. I. Ancient Humorous Poetry, containing ""Tis Merry when Gossips Meet." Crown 8vo. 3s. 6d.

Samor, Lord of the Bright City; by the Rev. H. H. Millman, M. A. author of Fazio. 8vo. 12s.

The Bonapartiad; by Wm. Crawford, Esq. 5s.

A Poetical Address, written in behalf of the Artist's General Benevolent Fund for Recitation; by Mr Britton, at the annual dinner, Albion Tavern, London, March 5, 1818. 6d.

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

Catechism of Political Economy. Tran slated from the French of J. B. Say; by John Richter. 8vo. 6s.

Observations on Currency, Population, and Pauperism, in Two Letters to Arthur Young, Esq.; by Thomas Attwood, Esq. 8vo. 5s.

The Rights of Property Vindicated against the Claims of Universal Suffrage; with an Analysis of the Principle of Property, and new Views of Constitutional Interest and General Policy; by Robert Fellowes, A. M. 8vo. 5s.

The Government and the Bank; being a Statement of Transactions subsisting betwixt the Public and the Bank of Eng land, contained in the British Press and Globe newspapers. 8vo. Is.

Substance of a Speech delivered by the Chancellor of the Exchequer on Monday

Mademoiselle de la Fayette; by Madame the 16th of March 1818, on proposing a Genlis. 2 vols. 10s. 6d.

POETRY.

grant of one million for providing addition. al places of Public Worship in England

Astarte, a Sicilian Tale, with other 1s. Gid. Poms. 8vo. 7s.

Llewellyn ap Jorwerth, in five Cantos; by W. E. Meredith, Esq. 5s.

The Disappointed Duke, or the Admiral and the Heiress; by Peter Pindar, 8vo.

2s.

Britain, or Fragments of Poetical Aberration; by Mrs Macmullan. 8vo. 7s.

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.

The Confession, or the Novice of St Clare, and other Poems; by the author of Purity of Heart. 12mo. 4s.

Considerations on the Policy or Impo licy of the further continuance of the Bank Restriction Act; by Henry James. 3s.

Observations on Lord Bathurst's Speech in the House of Peers, on the 18th of March 1817, supported by official docus ments. Sent sealed to Sir Hudson Lowe, to the address of Lord Liverpool, on the 7th October 1817. 4s.

TOPOGRAPHY.

Illustrations of the Island of Staffa, in a Series of Views, accompanied by a Topo graphical and Geological Description; by William Daniell, A.R.A. Imp. 4to. L

VOYAGES AND TRAVELS. Observations on the State of Ireland, principally directed to its Agriculture and

Rural Population; in a Series of Letters, written in a Tour through that Country; by J. C. Curwen, Esq. M. P. 8vo. L.1, 1s. 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. L. 2, 12s. 6d. Fine, L.4, 48. The Belgian Traveller, or a Complete Guide through the United Netherlands; containing a full description of every town; its objects of curiosity, manufactures, commerce, and inns; the mode of conveyance from place to place, and a complete Itinerary of the surrounding country. To which is prefixed, a Brief Sketch of the History, Constitution, and Religion of the Netherlands; the general appearance, productions, and commerce of the country; and the manners and customs of the inhabitants. By Edward Boyce. Illustrated by a map, plan, &c. Third edition, enlarged and improved. Price 8s. bound.

The Traveller's Guide down the Rhine, minutely describing the modes of conveyance, the picturesque scenery, and every other object that can interest a Stranger, or facilitate his journey. By A. Schreiber, Historiographer to the Grand Duke of Baden. Illustrated by a large and correct map of the Rhine. Price 8s. bound.

EDINBURGH.

A Review of the Domestic Fisheries of Great Britain and Ireland; by Robert Fraser, Esq. 4to. 18s.

The Edinburgh Review, No. 58. The Farmer's Magazine, No. 74. Travels from Vienna through Lower Hungary; with some remarks on the state of Vienna during the Congress in 1814. By Richard Bright, M. D. With numerous engravings. 4to. Price L.4, 4s.

An Account of the Life, Writings, and Character of the late Dr Alexander Monro, Secundus, delivered at the Harveian Oration, at Edinburgh, for the year 1818, by Andrew Duncan, sen. M. D. Price 2s. 6d.

Journal of a Residence in Iceland 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 and appendix; by Ebenezer Henderson, Doctor in Philosophy, member of the Royal Society of Gottenburgh, &c. &c.; with a map and numerous engravings. 2 vols. 8vo. Price L..1, 8s. Temora, an epic poem, Cantos I. and II. being specimens of a versification of the Poems of Ossian; by Thomas Travers Burke, Esq. Royal Scots Greys. 7s. 6d.

VOL. 11.

Cornelius the Centurion; a sermon preached in St Peter's Chapel on March 4, 1818, for the benefit of the Naval and Military Bible Society By the Hon. and Rev. Gerard Noel, A.M.

C. Julii Cæsaris Commentariorum, libri vi. usui scholarum; edidit ac notulis illustravit Henricus Liston. 18mo. Price 2s.

A Second Letter to the General Court of Contributors of the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh; containing remarks on the proceedings at the meeting held on the 30th March 1818; by a Contributor. Price 2s.

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, in two vols. 8vo. Price 24s.

A Sermon upon Christian Peace: translated from the French of M. de Bourdaloue, one of the preachers of the Court of Lewis XIV. King of France and Navarre, with a portrait of Bourdaloue. 8vo. Is 6d.

No. I. of a Series of Twelve Portraits of Distinguished Living Characters of Scotland; containing heads of Walter Scott, Esq. Francis Jeffrey, Esq. and Henry Raeburn, Esq.; drawn and etched by William Nicholson; accompanied with short biographical notices. Size of the plates 11 inches by 9. Price of each number L.1, 11s. 6d. for proofs on India paper; and L.1, 1s. for plain impressions.

A Word to the Wise; or a summary essay in vindication of the Presbyterian form of church government, stated in contrast with the prominent peculiarities of Tabernacle Independents; by a Presbyterian

to which is added, remarks on "Christian Liberality opposed to Bigotry," a sermon, &c.; by William Orme. Price 1s. 6d.

Effusions in Rhyme; by Henry Nairne Murray, foolscap 8vo. 5s. bds.

An Etymological Dictionary of the Scottish Language; in which the words are explained in their different senses; authorised by the names of the writers by whom they are used, or the titles of the works in which they occur, and deduced from their originals; abridged from the quarto edition, by the author, John Jamieson, D.D. Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh. 8vo. Price 14s.

The Brownie of Bodsbeck, and other tales (in prosc); by James Hogg, in 2 vols. Price 14s.

Practical Observations on Continued Fever, especially that form at present existing as an epidemic: with some remarks on the most efficient plans for its suppression; by Robert Graham, M.D. Glasgow. Price 3s.

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MONTHLY REGISTER.

FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE.

EUROPE.

FRANCE. The Paris papers of the 26th ult. contain a speech of the Duke of Richelieu, announcing the conclusion of the negocia tions for liquidating the foreign claims upon France. These claims amounted to 1600 millions of francs, equal to about 66 millions sterling. This debt it was found totally impossible to discharge, and accordingly it has been agreed to reduce it to 320 millions.

To liquidate this sum, a law was passed on the 1st instant, creating 16,400,000 francs rentes, and opening an eventual credit of 24,000,000 of rentes, to complete the payment of the sums due to the allied powers, conformably to the treaty of the 20th November 1815.

GERMANY.-A dispute has arisen between the Grand Duke of Baden and the King of Bavaria, respecting the dismemberment of the provinces of the former, in order to aggrandize the latter; and on this subject a correspondence between the two Sovereigns has been published in the Hamburgh papers. The Duke of Baden states, that nothing short of force shall make him submit to the ar

rangements proposed, which he reprobates as founded on the grossest injustice. The King of Bavaria, in his reply, laments that those arrangements do not depend on himself, but on the great allied powers, under whose powerful influence the concerns of Europe are regulated.

TURKEY. It is stated from Vienna, that all the ministers of foreign powers at Constantinople have joined in requiring the Porte to adopt measures in concert with them, to repress the outrages of the Barbarians, and obtain satisfaction for their past conduct. It is added, that the Porte temporises, but the ministers are said to be determined in pressing their demands, and require a categorical answer to be presented to the Congress of the allied sovereigns. The Turk will thus be compelled either to renounce his nominal sovereignty over the pirates, or to remain responsible to Europe for the effects of their licentiousness.

ASIA.

EAST INDIES.-Through the medium both of public dispatches and private letters,

important intelligence has been received of the progress of the war in India, which, it now appears, has extended to nearly all the Mahratta States. A general confederacy against the British power is said to have been for some time formed by the Mahratta chiefs, and that, with this view, they openly encouraged the incursions of the Pindarees, whom they designed to convert into soldiers, when the moment should arrive for throwing off the mask, and com. mencing open war. The Marquis of Hastings, however, being fully aware of this policy, assembled his forces, with the ostensible view of suppressing the Pindarees, but, in reality, for the purpose of aiming a blow at the Mahratta power, which the result of the late battles seems effectually to have shaken.

The Rajah of Berar had concluded a treaty sufficiently humiliating, by which he surrendered his person to the British resident, and gave orders for delivering up the whole of his artillery, sending forward one of his agents to see his orders executed. The British, accordingly, advanced, when they were fired upon, which was followed by a general discharge from the whole of the enemy's batteries. The company's troops advanced, storming these batteries, and putting the enemy to the route in every direction, with the loss of forty elephants, and seventy-five pieces of artillery. The

loss of the British in this action, which took place on the 26th November, amounted to 170 killed and wounded.

The battle with Holkar was fought on the 21st December, on the left bank of the Seeffra, and the field seems to have been severely contested. The loss of the British

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in this action is stated in the Gazette to amount to 367 killed and wounded. the private accounts it is made to amount to 700, which appears to have been an exaggeration.

The Peishwa's force still remained in the field, and he appeared in the vicinity of Poonali on the 2d of January, with a recruited army, and apparently determined to attack the British in their cantonments. He soon afterwards retired, however, and was pursued by General Smith.

Great doubts were entertained of the fidelity of Scindiah, notwithstanding the treaty he had signed with the Marquis of Hastings. He not only hesitated to furnish his contingent of 5000 horse, but the Killedar (commander) of Asseerguhr had

refused to surrender that fortress, on the plea, that his master was not sincere in ceding it to the British. The Marquis of Hastings, however, was himself advancing on the 14th December, in the direction of Gualior, Scindiah's capital, and would, no doubt, take good care to anticipate any serious evils that might arise from the perfidy of that chieftain.

CEYLON.-According to dispatches received from the island of Ceylon, it appears that a partial insurrection had broken out there, in behalf of a chief claiming some right to the crown of the deposed king of Kandy. In the month of September last, a spirit of dissatisfaction and disturbance partially manifested itself in the provinces of Wellase and Ouva, within the Kandyan territory, principally excited by a Malabar chief, who had collected an armed force of about 200 persons, and issued a proclamation stating his claims to the kingdom of Kandy. Mr Wilson, the resident at Badulla, immediately proceeded with a small military detachment in the direction of the insurgents, and came up with a considerable party. Having unfortunately separated himself from the detachment under his orders, in the hope of persuading the insurgents to disperse, and thus prevent any effusion of blood, he was attacked and killed on the spot. The servant who accompanied him died of the wounds which he received at the same time. The troops sent in pursuit of the insurgents had been successful in dispersing them, and there was every reason to believe that tranquillity would speedily be restored.

AFRICA.

ALGIERS.-The Florence Gazette of the 24th ult. announces officially, by a letter from the Sardinian Consul at Leghorn, that the Dey of Algiers died of the plague on the 1st of March. His successor, Coggia-Cavalli, formerly his minister, was proclaimed the same day, amidst salvoes of artillery. He has assumed the name of Ibrahim Pacha. The next day all the foreign consuls were presented to the new Dey, to tender him

the customary presents. Ibrahim Pacha commenced his government by an act of justice; he ordered the young Christian women and Jewesses, whom his predecessor had confined in the seraglio, to be set at liberty.

AMERICA.

UNITED STATES.-On the 2d March the House of Representatives received a message from the President, with the decision of the commissioners under the 4th article of the treaty of Ghent, which was, that Moose, Dudley, and Frederick islands, belong to the United States, and that all the other islands in the Bay of Passamaquoddy, including that of Grand Menan, belong to his Britannic Majesty.

The New-York papers of the 19th March contain an explanation from the President of the subsisting relations between the United States and Spain. These seem principally to turn on the possession of East Florida, which, for obvious reasons, is a great object of American policy. The government of the United States proposes to give an equivalent to Spain for this territory, which, there is little doubt, must sooner or later come into their possession. The occupation of certain parts of Louisiana, claimed by Spain, and of Amelia Island, seems also to have given umbrage to the Spanish Government. There is no doubt, however, that America will retain possession of Louisiana; but with respect to Amelia Island, the President offers to restore it to Spain, stating that his reason for occupying it was, because it afforded a refuge to freebooters, who preyed upon the trade of the United States, as well as upon that of other nations.

The war with the Seminole Indians still continues, and appears to be protracted and sanguinary. They are said to muster 4000 warriors, who are determined to fight to the last extremity, having, with this view, destroyed their houses, and secured their women, children, and provisions in a fortified camp, situated in the midst of an almost impassable marsh.

PARLIAMENTARY INTELLIGENCE.

HOUSE OF LORDS.

Thursday, April 2.-The Earl of SHAFTESBURY presented a petition from the tanners of Aberdeen, and its neighbourhood, against the additional duties on leather.-Laid on the table.

The Earl of LAUDERDALE moved for various papers relative to the state of the

coinage and currency, from the commencement of the present reign, to the 5th of Januray last.-Agreed to.

Friday. Petitions against the leather tax were presented from the tanners of Inverness and Whitby.

Monday, April 6.-No particular busimess.-Adjourned to Wednesday.

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Register-Parliamentary Intelligence.

Wednesday. Several petitions were presented against the additional duty on leather.

The Earl of LAUDERDALE moved for various accounts, relative to the public debt, expenditure, and currency, which were ordered.

Thursday. The Earl of LIVERPOOL moved an address to the Prince Regent, and messages of congratulation to the Queen and Princess Elizabeth, on the marriage of her Royal Highness with the Prince of Hesse Hombourg.-Agreed to nem. dis. Adjourned.

Friday. Several petitions were presented against the leather tax.

Monday, April 13.-The Earl of LIVERPOOL brought down a message from the Prince Regent, informing the House, that negociations were commenced, for the marriage of his Royal Highness the Duke of Clarence, with the Princess of Saxe-Meiningen; and also of his Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge, with the Princess of Hesse, daughter of the late Landgrave, and niece of the reigning Elector. The message further stated, that from the afflicting loss of his Royal Highness the Prince Regent's beloved and only child, the Princess Charlotte, their Lordships would be sensible of the propriety of providing for these marriages; and that his Royal Highness had no reason to doubt, that their Lordships would enable him to make the necessary provisions for the same.-Ordered for consideration to-morrow, but afterwards postponed to Wednesday.

Wednesday. On the order of the day
being moved by the Earl of LIVERPOOL,
the message in regard to the royal mar-
His
riages was taken into consideration.
Lordship entered at large into the whole of
the measure, historical and political, and
strengthened his argument by many facts
His Lordship clearly
and elucidations.
thought, that Parliament ought not now to
vote any great augmentation of the public
burdens; but he conceived, that the mea-
sure proposed did not involve any serious
increase, as the money which had been
voted to pay the Prince Regent's debts,
L. 50,000 per annum, would thereby be
saved, which, with L. 10,000 which had
lately fallen in by the death of the Princess
Charlotte, would more than cover the whole
of the additional allowances which it had
been proposed to grant. His Lordship
went on to state, that, atter having given
the most anxious consideration to the sub-
ject, he was authorized to state, that the
illustrious person first named in the mes-
sage would be satisfied with about one
half of the sum which had originally been
proposed to be given him by the executive
The sum proposed for the
government.
other Princes would, in the case of an ar-
rangement founded on this principle be-

ing adopted, be reduced in the same pro-
portion. But the measure would come be-
fore their Lordships in the shape of bills,
The Noble Earl concluded
when the details could be more conveniently
discussed.
with moving an address in the terms stated
in the commencement of his speech.

Lord KING rose to move an amendment to the address. His Lordship proposed, that, at the end of the address as moved, the following sentence should be inserted: "But this House must, at the same time, express its confident hope, that such provisions as are necessary may be made, without creating the necessity of any additional burdens upon the people."

In the conclusion of the debate, the amendment was negatived without a division, and the original motion for the address agreed to.

Thursday. No particular business. Friday. No business of importance. Monday, April 20.--On the motion of the Earl of LAUDERDALE, that a coinmittee be appointed to inquire into the metallic and paper currency of the united kingdom, and into the propriety of the resumption of cash-payments by the Bank of England, the Earl of LIVERPOOL, in reply, entered at large into the question of security for small notes of country bankers. His belief was, that unless some regulation was adopted, property would become insecure, and the circulation would be subjected to frequent shocks, that might cause great public calamity, and individual suffering. In conclusion, the Noble Earl opposed the motion, which was negatived without a division.

Wednesday. The orders of the day passed without exciting discussion.-Adjourned.

HOUSE OF COMMONS. Thursday, April 2.-Two petitions from places in Lancashire, and one from New Lanark, were presented, in favour of the bill for regulating the hours of labour for children in manufactories.

Mr PROTHEROE said he had 286 petitions to present from Bristol, in favour of Parliamentary reform and universal suffrage. Though he did not agree with the opinions of the petitioners, yet he owed it to them to say, that they did not appear to be actuated by improper motives The first of the petitions was read in part; and they were received.

Friday. Mr BENNET, after obtaining leave, brought in a bill to repeal certain parts of acts which gave pecuniary rewards to police officers, which was read a first time, and ordered to be printed.

Monday, April 6.-Many petitions were received from tanners, manufacturers, &c. agnst the additional leather duties.

Lord ALTHORPE moved the second

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