MONTHLY LIST OF PUBLICATIONS.

DIVINITY.

Lectures on fome Paffages of the Acts of the Apoftles. By the Rev. John Dick. Glafgow. 75.

Difcourfes on various Topics relating to Doctrine and Practice. By the late Rev. T. Kenrick. 2 vols. 8vo.

16s.

Aigeσew Araolaσis; or, a new Way of deciding old Controverfies. 45.

Memoir of the Expediency of an Ecclefiaftical Eftablishment for British India. By the Rev. Claudius Buchannan, M.A.

4to.

A Letter to the Society for Promoting Chriftian Knowledge; Occafioned by two recent Publications refpecting the British and Foreign Bible Society. 1s.

An Effay on the beft Means of Civilizing the Subjects of the British Empire in India, and of diffufing the Light of the Christian Religion throughout the Eaftern World; to which the Univerfity of Glafgow adjudged Dr. Buchannan's Prize. By John Mitchell, A. M. Minifter of the Gofpel, Anderfton. 4to.

155.

Parochial Difcourfes upon the Advent of Chrift, &c. To which are added two Affize Sermons. By W. H. Reynell, M.A. 55.

BIOGRAPHY.

The Life of Erafmus, with an Account of his Writings; reduced from the larger Work of Dr. John Jortin. By A. Laycey, Efq. 8s. 6d.

Biographia Scotica; or, a Scottish Biographical Dictionary. By J. Stark. 5s.

Memoirs of the Life and Achievements of the Right Hon. Horatio Lord Viscount Nelfon. By a Captain of the British Navy. 8vo. 2s. 6d.

Hiftory of the Profeffional Life of the Right Hon. Lord Vifcount Nelfon. By Joshua White, Efq. 6s. 6d.

POLITICAL.

POLITICAL.

The State of the Nation, in a Series of Letters to his Grace the Duke of Bedford. By John Cartwright, Efq. 4s.

Obfervations upon fome late Proceedings in Parliament, touching certain rumoured Delinquents in the Office of Treasurer of his Majefty's Navy. 15.

The Mysteries of Neutralization; or, the Enemy's Cheap Defence of Ships, Colonies and Commerce.

MEDICAL.

IS

The Modern Practice of Phyfic. By Robert Thomas, M. D. 2 vols. 8vo. 175.

AGRICULTURE.

A Compendium of Modern Hufbandry. By James Malcolm. 3 vols. 8vo. 11. 16s.

The Farmer's Daily Journal, and Complete Accountant. By a Practical Farmer. 4to.

7.

TRAVELS.

Travels in Trinidad, during the Months of February, March, and April, 1803. In a Series of Letters. By Pierre F. M'Cal1 lum, Efq. Ios. 6d.

Familiar Letters from Italy, to a Friend in England. By Peter Beckford, Efq. 2 vols. 8vo.

18s.

POETRY.

The Nature of Things, a Didactic Poem. Translated from the Latin of Titus Lucretius Carus, accompanied with the original Text, and illuftrated with Notes philological and expla natory. By John Mason Good. 2 vols. 4to. 41. 4s.

London Cries: or Pictures of Tumult and Diftrefs. A Poem: To which is added, The Hall of Pedantry, with Notes. 45.

The Alexandriad: Being an Attempt to enumerate in Verfe, fome of thofe Acts of Benevolence and enlightened Policy which distinguish the Reign of the Emperor Alexander. With Notes hiftorical and explanatory.

The Pleasures of Love; being Amatory Poems, original and tranflated. By G. W. Fitzwilliam, Efq. 6s.

The Pleasures of Love. By John Stewart, Efq. 65.

Fatal

Fatal Curiofity: the Vifion of Sylvefter. In three Books, By Jofeph Bounden. 4s. 6d.

The Ruftic. In four Cantos. By Evan Clark.

A Monody on Admiral Lord Viscount Nelfon. Richards, A.M. F.A.S. 15.

3s. 6d.
By George

Some of Offian's Leffer Poems, rendered into Verfe: with a preliminary Difcourfe in Answer to Mr. Laing's critical and hiftorical Differtation on the Antiquity of Offian's Poems. By Archibald M'Donald. 8vo. 75.

DRAMA.

Rugantino; or the Bravo of Venice. A grand romantic Melo-Drama. In Two Acts. 2s.

The Delinquent; or Seeing Company. A Comedy. By Frederick Reynolds.

A Prior Claim. A Comedy. By H. J. Pye, Efq. and S. J. Arnold, Efq. 2s. 6d.

NOVELS.

Monteith: Founded on Scottish Hiftory. By Mrs. Rice. 2 vols. 8s.

Memoirs of Bryan Perdue. By Thomas Holcroft. 3 vols.

155.

The Morlands: Tales illuftrative of the Simple and Surprifing. By R. C. Dallas, Efq. 4 vols. 11. 1s.

The Pilgrim of the Crofs. By Eliz. Helme. 4 vols.

The Young Father. By Wm. Frederick Williams. 3 vols,

The Synonymous, Etymological, and Pronouncing English Dictionary. By William Perry. 16.

The College of Fort William, in Bengal, containing the official Papers and the Literary Proceedings of the College during its first four years. 4to.

125.

The Cafe of John Horfley, Efq. late a Captain in the Royal Regiment of Horfeguards, 15.

LITERARY

LITERARY INTELLIGENCE.

Mt. George Chalmers has made confiderable progrefs in a new edition of the works of David Linafay. It will extend to three volumes, 8vo.

The fame author is alfo diligently proceeding in his Caledsnia, which is an hiftorical and topographical account of Scotland in the manner of Camden's Britannia.

Profeffor Vince has almost completed the third volume of his Aftronomy.

A new edition of Pinkerton's Getgraphy is at the prefs, with the affiftance of profeffor Vince.

The indefatigable Mr. Malcolm is alfo employed in a new work, which is to be called a Picturefque Tour, and will be embellished with various Plates, executed by himself.

Dr. Young's Lectures to Royal Inflitutes are printing in two volumes 4to.

Mr. Hayley is earnefly employed in writing a Life of Romthe Painier, which is to be accompanied with a variety of engravings from fome of his moft celebrated pictures.

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Dr. Symons has made great progrefs in a new Life of Milton.

A complete edition of Dryden's Werks, with a Life and Critical Notes, is preparing by Walter Scait, Efq. Several volumes are printed.

The English edition of Giraldus Cambrenfis, by Sir Richard Colt Hoare, Bart. is in great forwardness and will be published early in the fpring, in two volumes, 4to. It will be a fplendid work, containing many picturefque and monumental engravings. A fmall edition of the original Latin is alfo printing.

A Life of the unfortunate Irish Poet, Thomas Dermody, in two volumes, will be published in January.

Mr. Edmund Turnor's Hiftory of the town and Soke of Gran tham, will alfo appear early in January. It will be printed in large 4to.

The third volume of the new edition of Bloomfield's Norfolk Hiftory, containing the first part of Norwich, will be ready by the 1ft of January.

A Differtation by Mr. Faber on the Prophecies relative to the great Period of 1260 Years; the Papal and Mahommedan Apoftafies; the tyrannical Reign of Antichrift, or the Infide! Power, and the Refloration of the Jews, will be published in the courfe of this month, in two volumes, Svo.

THE

BRITISH CRITIC,

For DECEMBER, 1805.

Τὰς ἀγαθὰς ἐλπίδας & παρὰ τῶν βιβλιοκαπήλων δεν ζητεῖν, ἀλλὰ παρ' αὐτῷ, καὶ τῷ καθ ̓ ἡμέραν βίς λαμβάνειν. LUCIAN.

Let no one hope for fuccefs to his books from the arts of the trade, but from his own merit and good conduct.

ART. 1. The History and Antiquities of the Deanery of Craven, in the County of York. By Thomas Dunham Whita ker; LL.D. F.S.A. 4to. Price 31. 3s. Payne. 1805.

IT is no eafy matter to give a fatisfactory account of a work like the prefent in the compass of a few pages. We fhall however, immediately, and without hefitation, give our opinion that the publication before us is one of the most comprehenfive, most elaborate, and at the same time one of the most elegant and cheap of all the modern topographical productions which have come before us. It is remarkably well printed, the plates are very numerous, fome of them very beautiful, and all of the neatest execution; the arrangement alfo of the matter is as perfpicuous as poffible. The Deanery of Craven comprehends a large portion of the Weft Riding of Yorkshire. It confifts of twenty-five parishes, very numerous townships, and its population extends to 44,643 fouls. It comprifes altogether a beautiful district, equally interefting, as the author obferves, to the botanist, the mineralogift, the antiquary, and the

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