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On the 1st of June will be published Part I, Price 5s. to be continued Monthly, and Number I, Price is, of a New Edition of the Holy Bible; containing the Old and New Testaments, according to the Public Version; with Explanatory Notes, Practical Observa tions, and copious Marginal References. By Thomas Scott, Rector of Aston Sandford, and formerly Chaplain to the Lock Hospital.

On the first of July next will be pub-. lished, Price 2s. 6d. Number 1, of an entirely new Work, to be continued Monthly, which will be entitled, The Mirror of Philanthropy and Compen dious Magazine.

Mr. E. H. Barker, of Trinity College, Cambridge, has in the press, in an octavo volume, a Commentary on the Germany of Tacitus, with Strictures on the Editions of Gronovius, Ernesti, &c. with other interesting

matter.

Mr. John Bellamy is preparing a History, of all Religions, containing an account of their rise, decline, descent and changes, from the earliest times to the commencement of the Christian Religion.

Mr. John Mitford is preparing for the press the Achilleis of Statius, with several collations; and it is intended to be followed by the Thebais.

ART. XXVI. LIST OF WORKS RECENTLY PUBLISHED.

AGRICULTURAL AND RURAL ECONOMY.

Observations on the Influence of Soil and Climate upon Wool; from which is deduced a certain and easy Method of improving the Quality of English Clothing Wool, and preserving the Health of Sheep; with Hints for the Management of Sheep after Shearing; an Inquiry into the Structure, Growth and Formation of Wool and Hair; and Remarks on the Means by which the Spanish Breed of Sheep may be made to preserve the best Qualities of Fleece unchanged in different Climates. 8vo. 7s. or, the

The Planter's Kalendar; Nurseryman and Forester's Guide in the Operations of the Nursery, the Forest and the Grove. By the late Walter Nicol. Edited and completed by Edward Sang, Nurseryman, 8vo. 15s.

ANTIQUITIES.

The Architectural Antiquities of Great Britain, represented and illustrated in a Series of Views, Elevations, Plans, Sections, and Details of various ancient English Edifices, with historical and descriptive Accounts of each. By John Britton, F. S. A. The Third VoJume, quarto, price 51. 5s. half-bound, imperial quarto, price 81. half-bound.

BIOGRAPHY.

A Historical Sketch of the last Years of Gustavus Adolphus, late King of Sweden; including a Narrative of the Causes, Progress, and Termination, of he late Revolution; and an Appendix, ontaining official Documents, Letters,

and Minutes of Conversations between the late King and Lieutenant-general Sir John Moore, General Brune, &c. Translated from the Swedish. With a portrait of the late King of Sweden. 8vo. 10s. 6d. boards.

Some Account of the Life and Writmgs of James Benigne Bossuet, Bishop of Meaux. By Charles Butler, Esq, post 8vo. 7s.

COMMERCE.

The Question as to the Renewal of the East India Company's Monopoly examined. Ss. 6d.

DRAMA...

The Tragedies of Maddalen, Aga. memnon, Lady Macbeth, Antonia, and Clytemnestra. By John Galt. 8vo. 14s. A few Copies in quarto, price 1 1. 1s.

EDUCATION.

Gymnasium, sive Symbola Critica; containing Syntactical Rules and Critical Observations, intended to facilitate the Attainment of a correct Latin Prose Style. By the Rev. Alexander Crombie, LL. D. 2 vols. 8vo. 11. 1s.

HISTORY.

A Succinct History of the Geographical and Political Revolutions of the Empire of Germany, or the principal States which composed the Empire of Charlemagne, from his Coronation in 814 to its Dissolution in 1806; with some account of the Genealogies of the Imper ial House of Hapsburg, an

of the Six Secular Electors of Germany; and of the Roman, German, French, and English Nobility. By Charles Butfer, Esq. 8vo. 12s.

MEDICINE AND CHIRURGERY.

"A Series of Plates on the Brain, with, References, exhibiting the Appearances of that Organ in the different Stages of Dissection, accompanied with a Des cription of the Plates. By Alexander Ramsay, M. D. Lecturer on Anatomy and Physiology, Edinburgh. 4to. 11. 1s.

MISCELLANEOUS.

Papers respecting the Negociation for a Renewal of the East India Company's exclusive Privileges. Parts I, and II, to be continued uniform, as ordered to be printed. 8vo. 3s. 6d. each.

The History of the Royal Society. By Thomas Thomson, M. D. F. R. S. Author of the System of Chemistry. quarto, 21. 2s. A few copies on large paper, 31, 123.

An Answer to the very false and misrepresented Account in the British Critic for December last, of a Work entitled, An Essay on Morality. 1s. 6d.

Observations on the Character, Customs and Superstitions of the Irish; and on some of the Causes which have retarded the moral and political Improvement of Ireland. By Daniel, Dewar, A. M. 8vo. 10s. 6d.

History of the Origin and Progress of the' Meeting of the Three Choirs of Gloucester, Worcester and Hereford, and of the Charity connected with it. To which is prefixed, a 'View of the Condition of the Parochial Clergy of this Kingdom, from the earliest Times. By the Rev. Daniel Lysons, M. A. F. R. S. F. S. A. Rector of Rodmarton, in the County of Gloucester. 8vo. 7s. 6d. A few Copies on fine Paper, Price 12s.

The Works of the Rev. W. Huntingdon, S. S. Minister of the Gospel at Providence Chapel, Grays Inn-lane, completed to the Close of the Year 1806. 20 vols. 8vo. 121.

View of the Political State of Scotland at Michaelmas, 1811: comprehending the Rules of the Freeholders, an Abstract of the Sets or Conditions of the Royal Burghs, and a State of the Votes at the last Elections throughout Scotland; to which is prefixed, an Account of the Forms of Procedure at Elections to Parliament from the Counties and Burghs of Scotland, 8vo. 15s.

A Guide to the Hustings and the House

of Commons; or, Voter and Candidate's. Pocket Companion; in Three Parts: comprising all the Acts relative to Elections, arranged 'in pari materia. State of Representation, &c. of all the Counties, Cities, Boroughs, &c. of the United Kingdom. Forms of Writs, Oaths, Certificates, Notices, &c. used at the Hustings and the House of Commons. With occasional Notes. By a Gentleman of the Inner Temple, 12mo. 6s.

The History of Printing in America, with a Biography of Printers, and an Account of Newspapers: to which is prefixed, a concise View of the Discovery and Progress of the Art in other parts of the World. By Isaiah Thomas, Printer, Worcester, Massachusetts. 2 vols. 8vo. 11. 8s.

Public Disputation of the Students of the College of Fort William, in Bengal, 'before Lieut. Gen. George Hewett, Vicepresident and acting Visitor of the College, in the Absence of the Governorgeneral; together with the Lieut. General's Discourse, 17th August, 1811. 8vo. 1s. 6d.

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The Fathers, the Reformers, and Public Formularies, of the Church of England, in Harmony with Calvin, and against the Bishop of Lincoln. which is prefixed a Letter to the Archbishop of Canterbury, on the Subject of this Controversy. By a Layman. 8vo. 6s.

The Design of God in Blessing us: a Sermon, preached at Salter's Hall, Feb. 23, 1812, for the Benefit of the Royal Lancastrian Institution for the Education of the Poor: with an Appendix, containing Notes and Illustrations from various Writers. By John Styles. 8vo. 2s. 6d.

A History of the Translations which have been made of the Scriptures, from the earliest to the present Age; throughout Europe, Asia, Africa, and America. Composed chiefly with the View of ascertaining in how many new Languages the British and Foreign Bible Society

has been the Means of preaching the, Gospel. Now published as an Appendix to a late Pamphlet, entitled, an Inquiry into the Consequences of neglecting to give the Prayer Book with the Bible. By Herbert Marsh, D. D. F. R. S. Margaret Professor of Divinity in Cambridge. 4s.

The Force of Contrast; or the Principles and Effects of the British and Foreign Bible Society, compared and contrasted with those of the Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge: A Sermon, preached at Laura Chapel, Bathwick, April 12, 1812. By the Rev. E. W. Grinfiefd, M. A. Minister of Laura Chapel. 1s.

Sermons on various Subjects, and Letters to an Undergraduate at the University. By the late Rev. William Alphonsus Gunn. To which are prefixed Memoirs of his Life, by Isaac Saunders, A. M. 8vo. 10s. 6d.

Four Sermons, preached before the University of Cambridge in November, 1811, on the Excellency of the Liturgy; prefaced with an Answer to Dr. Marsh's Inquiry, respecting "The neglecting to give the Prayer Book with the Bible." By the Rev. Charles Simeon, M. A. Fellow of King's College, Cambridge.

TRAVELS,

A Sketch of the Present State of Caracas, including a Journey from Caracas through La Victoria and Valencia to Puerto Cabello. By Robert Semple, Author of Two Journeys in Spain, &c. &c. 8vo. 6s.

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To CORRESPONDENTS.

The consideration of the Controversy on the subject of Education, is unavoidably postponed to our next Number.

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