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MEDICINE AND CHIRURGERY.

Surgical Observations; being a Quarterly Report of Cases in Surgery. By Charles Bell. Part I. illustrated by Plates. 8vo, 6s sewed.

Forty Letters addressed to the Editor of the Glasgow Courier, By Colonist. 8vo, 10s 6d.

Incontestible Proofs, from the internal Evidence, that S. W. Nicoil, Esq. is not the Author of A Vindication of Mr. Higgins, from the Charges of Corrector (although Mr. Higgins attributes it to him). In a Letter addressed to Earl Fitzwilliam.2s 6d.

A Memoir on the Cutting Gorget of
Hawkins by Antonio Scarpa; with an
Engraving; to which is added, a Biogra-
phical Account of J. B. Carcano Leone,
Professor of Anatomy in the University of
Pavia. Translated from the Italian by
J. H. Wishart, M mber of the Royal Col-On
lege of Surgeons, Edinburgh. 8vo, 5s

sewed.

A Letter to the Right Hon. Lord Bin ning, M. P. &c. &c. containing some remarks on the state of Lunatic Asylums, and on the Number and Condition of the Insane Poor in Scotland: by Dr. Andrew Halliday. 8vo. 2s.

A Treatise on some practical Points relating to the Diseases of the Eye: by the Jate Jobu Cunningham Saunders, Demon strator of Anatomy at St. Thomas' Hospital, Founder and Surgeon of the London Infirmary for curing Diseases of the Eye Second Edition, with Additions, 8 Eugra vings, and a portrait of the Author. To which is added, a short Account of the Author's Life, aud his Method of curing the Congenital Cataract,by his Friend and Colleague, J. R. Farre, M. D. 8vo, 14s, coloured il 5s.

MISCELLANIFS.

Elements of Mechanical and Chemical Philosophy by John Webster, vo, 10s. The Emigrant's Guide, or a Picture of America: exhibiting a View of the United States, divested of democratic colouring, taken from the Original, now in the posses sion of James Madison and his Twent one Governments. Also a Sketch of th British Provinces, delineating their native Beauties, and superior Attraction: by au Old Scene Painter. 8vo, 2s 6d.

A Treatise on Mills; in Four Parts. 1. Circular Motion. II. On the Maximum of Moving Bodies, Machines, Engines, &c. III. On the Velocity of Effluent WaIV. Experiments on Circular Motion, Water Wheels, &c. By John Banks, Lecturer in Experimental Philosophy.Second Edition, 3 Engravings, 8vo. 10s 6d.

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A Descriptive Catalogue of Antique Statues, Paintings, and other Productions of the Fine Arts that existed in the Louvre at the time the Allies took possession of Paris in July 1815. To which are added some useful charts to those who wish to visit the memorable Field of Waterloo. 18vo. 4s 6d.

A Catalogue of an extensive Collection of Books in Anatomy, Medicine, Surgery, Midwifery, Chemistry, Botany, &c. &c. New and second-hand; including a selec tion of Foreign Medical Works, lately im ported sold by John Anderson, Medical Bookseller, 40, West Smithfield, London, to which are added Tables of the pay of the Medical Department of the Army, Navy, aud East India Company's Service: A complete list of the Lectures delivered in Loudou, with their Terms, Hours of Atendance, &c. &c 12mo, 1s 6d.

MUSIC.

Albyn's Anthology; or a Select Collection of the Melodies and Vocal Poetry, peculiar to Scot'and and the Isles, bitherto unpublished Coilected and arranged by Alexander Campbell, Author of the liis tory of Poetry in Scotland, &c. The first Volume, folio 1 is.

NATURAL PHILOSOPHY.

Historical Memoirs of Barbary, and its Maritime Power, as connected with the Plunder of the Seas; including a sketch of Algiers, Tripoli and Tunis, the Manuers and Customs of the Inhabitants, and the various Attacks made upon them. To which are added, an Estimate of the Present State of Defence of the Barbary Coast, and the Original Treaties made by King Charles II, 1662 (and since repeatedly renewed) with Algiers, Tripoli, and Tunis. With a coloured View of the City of Ai-Edition, 1s 6d. giers, seen from the Mediterranean. 18mo, 2s 6d sewed.

The Edinburgh Review and the West Indies; with Remarks on the Slave Registry Bill; and Observations on the Pamphlets of Messrs. Stephen, Macaulay, &c. in

An Introduction to Entomology; or, Elements of the Natural History of lusects. By the Rev. William Kirty, M. A. F. L. S. and William Spence, Esq. F. L. S. Volume the First, illustrated by coloured Plates. Second Edition, Sva, 18s., An Appendix to the First Edition, comprising the additional Matter inserted in the Second

NOVELS AND ROMANCES.

The Days of Harolde, a Metrical Tale, . by John B. Rogers, 8vo, 12s.

Chronicles of au hinstrious House, or the Peer, the Lawyer, and the Hunchback, by Aune of Swansea, 5 vols, 12mo. 27s. 6d, bds

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The Spinster's Journal, an Answer to the Bachelor's Journal, by a Modern Antique, 3 Vol. 16s 6d.

Matilda, or the Barbadoes Girl, by the Author of the Clergyman's Widow, &c. 4s. Lairds of Glenfern, or Highlanders of the 19th Century, by Mary Johnston, 2 Vol, 10s 6d.

Sous of St. David, a Cambro-British Historical Romance, by Griffiths ap Griffiths, Esq. 3 Vol. 15s.

Fermoine, or the Defaulter, by Caroline Scott, 2 Vol. 10s 6d.

Chapel, St. Mary-le bone. 1s: a smaller
Edition 9d, or 8s a dozen.

Sermons, by Thomas Suell Jones, D. D.
Minister of Lady Glenorchy's Chapel,
Edinburgh; printed at the Desire of the
Congregation: 8vo, 10s 6d.

The Fourth Volume of Practical and Familiar Sermous, designed for parochial and Domestic Instruction, by the Rev. Edward Cooper, Rector of Hamstall Ridware, and of Yoxall, in the County of Stafford; and late Fellow of All Souls College, Oxford: 12mo, 58.

Lectures to the Young, on Interesting subjects: by Robert Mav, Missionary at Chinsurah, East Indies; with a recommeudatory Preface, by the Rev. Ceorge Burder, Secretary to the Missionary Society, 18 mo, Ss.

Observations on various Passages of

Mary aud Fanny, by Juvenis. 4s. Original of the Miniature, by Selina Da- Scripture: placing them in a new Light, venport, 4 Vol. 11 2s.

POETRY.

and ascertaining the Meaning of several not determinable by the methods commonly

compiled by the Rev. Thom's Harmer, from Relations incidentally mentioned in Books of Voyages and Travels into the East. The Fifth Edition, with many important Additions and inumerable Corectious, by Adam Clarke, LL. D. F. A. S. 4 Vol. 8vo, 21 5s.

Waterloo, and other Poems, By J. Wed-made use of by the Learned; originally derburne Webster, Esq. 8vo, 5s 6d. sewed. Kleist's Vernal Season, a poem, trans lated from the German, with a sketch of the Author's Life. By G. H. Egestorf. Ss. The Lyre; a Collection of 220 of the best Songs in the Eng ish Language: by Thomas Rees, late of the Theatre Royal, Covent-garden; and a Glossary. Foolseap, 8vo, 3s.

POLITICAL ECONOMY.

Two Apologies; one for Christianity, in a Series of Letters, addressed to Edward Gibbon, Esq.-the other for the Bible, in Report from the Select Committee of Auswer to Thomas Paine. To which are the House of Commons, appointed to in-added, Two Sermons, and a Charge in Dequire into the Education of the Lower Orders in the Metropolis, with the First, Second, Third, and Fourth Report of the

Minutes of Evidence taken before the Committee. Ordered by the House of Com mons to be printed. To which are subjoined, an Addenda, and a digested Index.

8vo, 15s.

THEOLOGY.

fence of Revealed Religion. By Richard Watson, D, D. F. R. S. Lord Bishop of Llandaff, and Regius Professor of Divinity in the University of Cambridge; new Edition; 8vo, 9s.

A Sermon, preached at the Parish Church of Wakefield, July 4, 1816, at the Annual Meeting of the Wakefield District Committee to the Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge. By the Rev. C. Bird, M. A. Rector of High Hoyland, 1s 6d.

An Apology for the Ministers of the Church of England, who hold the DocA Letter respectfully addressed to the trine of Baptismal Regeneration, in a Let-Rev. Thomas Gisborne; in Reply to his ter addressed to the Rev. George Stanley Letter to the Lord Bishop of Gloucester, Faber, B. D. in Consequence of the Misre- on the British and Foreign Bible Society; presentations of their Opinions contained by the Rev. H. Marriott, Rector of Claverin his Sermons on Regeneration: by Christon, 2s. topher Bethell, M. A. Dean of Chichester;

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TOPOGRAPHY.

The new Picture of Edinburgh for 1816.

A Defence of the Doctrines of the Tri-Being a correct Guide to the Curiosities, nity and the Atonement, as maintained by Amusements, Public Establishments, and the Church of England: in an Address to Remarkable Objects in and near Edinthe Inhabitants of St. Albans, and its Vi-burgh. To which is added, a Description cinity, occasioned by a Pamphlet, entitled of Leith and the Trosachs.; with 27 EnA Letter to Trinitarian Christians, by W gravings of Public Buildings, &c. 18mo, 6s. Marshall, Minister of the Unitarian Chapel, St. Albans, Herts. By the Rev. Tho The History of Hartlepool, by Sir Cuthbert Sharp; with numerous decorations. mas White, M. A. Minister of Weibeck 17. 1s.

Foreign

Danish Poetry, in progress.
The collection of Danish poetry begun

Foreign Literary Gazette. by Seideliu, under the title of Danske Dig

BAVARIA

tere, will be continued at the cost of the bookseller Bonnier, of Copenhagen. The volumes which have already appeared conTain Holberg's comic poem, Peter Paars, with the poems of Wesse', Taim, Troje!, and Lundby, accompomed by biographica and

The first year of the Zeitschrift für das Fors wesen, &c. Jour of the Science of Woods, and Field-Sports, in Bavaria, is completed in twelve numbers. This work includes memoirs on the ob-critical notices, from the pen of Professor Rabben. The subsequent volumes will jects properly forming part of its contents; historical documents, relating to the antient contain the works of John Evald, which management of forest affairs, aud of hunt-have long been out of print.

ing parties, in Bavaria; forest-regulations; descriptions of remarkable forests; explanations of forest language; natural history; economy, analysis of works, &c.

We should think it likely, that this work may contain articles interesting, beyond the kingdom of Bavaria; it is well known, that our antient forests were thought of great importance, and their laws were very severe; our present game laws are the only remains of them which we feel, in the present day; except in particular places, where rights and privileges of long standing are in question.

DENMARK.

History of Iceland, in progress.

Danish History, in progress.

A Society has been formed at Copenhagen for the purpose of translating the two Northern Historians, Saxo aud Suerno.

Professor Grundvig has been charged with the translation; and the first volume wili probably appear in the course of the year 1816.

The Society of Sciences at Copenhagen is publishing four maps of the Dachies of Schieswic and Holstein, three of which form Numbers 10, 11, 12, of the Atlas of the Danish Monarchy, published by this Society. The fourth, or No. 13, contains the South-east part of Holstein, and completes the Atlas.

Danish Literature, in progress.

ship-builder, who has seut a list of words belonging to navigation, and to the servica of the marine generally.

Leader of the Druscs, converted.

Dr. Rasmussen has published in the Danish Theological Library two letters relating to the conversion of Montana

A collection of ancient Icelandic Historiaus, under the Title of Noregs Konunga The Committee named by the Society, Szgor, &c. Historia Regum Norwegorum, for conducting the Great Danish Vocabu &c. was advanced to three volumes in the lary, has associated several other Members; interval from 1777 to 1783. The fourth among others, the Counsellor of State M. volume was begun in 1795, but the im- | Wolff, who has undertaken the words empression was interrupted by the great fire ployed in jurisprudence; M. Brunning, in that year, which consumed a hundred who contributes the terms used ia Mineand fifty copies of the quantity then priut ralogy, aud Mines; M. O. Barth, who has ed; the whole edition being only five collected a great number of provincialhundred. In 1807 during the bombard-isms in Jutland; together with M. Pib, ment of Copenhagen, fifty more copies were destroyed. By this misfortune all hope of continuing the work was exhausted; wheu, the present editors, Messrs. B. Thorlacius and Werlauff, offered to complete the whole in eight years, on receiving a pension of 550 crowns, which was enjoyed by their predecessors. These offers were accepted, and the fourth volume appeared in 1813 It contains the life and history of King Swerrer, of his son Hakon, of Guttorn Sigurdson and of Ingi Bordurson, the whole including a period of sixty-six years. The fifth volume contains the history of Hakon the elder, and part of that of Magnus, the legislator, and of Eric, called "the Priests' enemy." This volume will The Bible Society which was proposed appear in the course of the year 1816. The in May 1814, by Bishop Münter, to be supsixth and last will contain the table of ported by voluntary subscriptions, like the contents to the whole work. And thus parent society at London, has not only met after singular misfortunes, and in spite of with the greatest success among the nobili despair, the work will be completed; per-ty, especially, but was taken under the haps to its eventual advantage, and curiosity. Royal protection by a resolution of the Vol. V. No. 25. Lit. Pan. N. S. Oct. 1. King, dated July 16, 1915.

Boha-Eddin, one of the leaders of the

These

Druses, trauslated from the Arabic, and
accompanied by explanations.
letters have been taken from a manuscript
in the library at Vienna, and collated with
aucther which was found in the Royal
library at Paris, and communicated to Dr.
Rasmussen, by M. de Sacy.

River Styr analysed.

several Magnates of the Kingdom of HunIn the sitting of the Scandinavian Soci-gary, and also several Professors of the ety, August 25, 1815. Professor Brond- University. He was respectfully complinave read a Memoir on the Styx, and its mented by the Director M. Fr. d'Eckstein, source, near Nonakais in Arcadia. At the and by the celebrated Astronomer John same time Professor Oerstedt read a che-Pasquich. mical analysis of the water, taken from its ●pring head.

FRANCE.

It is remarkable enough, that this solemn day was preceded by several distinOn guished Astronomical phenomena. Ignorance respecting England. the 13th of October, was a conjunction of To shew the little information current the planet Venus with the Sun; on the in France on English matters, especially 14th, was a conjunction of Jupiter with literature, we translate from a French the Sun; and on the 15th was a conjuncjournal the following remark :-Dr. Sib-tion of Mars with the Sun. ly's Astrology, &c. &c.-" This work which has reached its eleventh edition, had been UPPRESSED BY ACT OF PARLIAMENT, as

the

containing secrets dangerous to be revealed
to the public: but, that Act has been sub-1.
sequently repealed;"-of course by another
Act, which escaped the notice of all the
gentlemen who favour the public with their
reports of the debates which take place in

the British Senate.

GREECE.

New Work publishing in numbers. Two learned Greeks, Messrs. Demeter Schina and Andreas Mustoxydi, propose to publish a periodical Collection of Greek anecdotes, selected from the principal libraries of Europe. They intend to publish every month a number, containing two sheets, to be had of the chaplain Theokletes, at Vienna. The price is one ducat for six sheets.

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ITALY.

List of Almanacks published in Italy for
year 1816.

Strenne di Educazione, Almanacco, 18 mo.
Turin. Price 1 lira 75 c.

Il Raccoglitore poetico, 18mo. Turin, 80c.
3. Il Tedesco in Italia, 18mo. Milan.
4. L'Uomo che puo dirsi felicie in quest●

Mondo. Milan, 60 c.

5. Il fa per tutti. Milan, 50 c.
6. Un Café, Almanacco. Milan 75 c.

7. La serva Cuisiniera e credensiera. Milan,
50 c.

8.

9.

Il piccolo Buffon della Gioventu. Milan,

2 liri 50 c.

Proverbj e le sentenze proverbiali. Milan,

50 c.

10. La luna in corso, del Dottore Vestaverd.
Milan 50 c.
11. Il maestro de Giuochi, de' Bussoli. Milan,
60 c.

12. Il Pienano Arlotto. Milan 60 c.
IS. Trattenimenti Piacevoli e Morali. Milan,
60 c.

14. L'Utile Giornalo. Milan, 30 c.
15. Omaggio al bel sesso. Milan, liri.
16. Dono de farsi a Madre e Spose. Alma-
nacco per sei Anni. Milan, 3 liri.

The practice of publishing in numbera, is wholly, we believe, due to our countrymen. The writer who wished for an opportunity of astonishing Archimedes, by shewing him a British man of war of the first class, might more effectually still astowish Aristotle, by explaining to him the operations of the British press; by shewing The titles of some of these works like him that every mouth encreases the literary some among the Germans, give no indicatreasures of the island beyond calculation;tion to an English ear, of any thing apand that the example has extended itself proaching the nature of an almanack. even to his Greeks!- Further still; by The Poetical Repository," may be well shewing him the productions of our daily enough; but "The man who can call himpress; and marking the rapidity with self happy in this world," has little appa which the intercourse between buyer and rent relation to any fixed time of the year. seller, learner and teacher, the senate aud«The Coffee House," The little Buffoon the public, is maintained, in spite of every for Youth," "Moral maxims and proobstacle, of wind and weather, of day or verbs," and some others, afford the same night. The Sage might exclaim with the remark. "A present to be made to moMechanician-"Give me too, such a ful-thers and wives," can hardly fail of engaging erum, and I will move the moral--the literary- or the scientfic, world."

HUNGARY.

Astronomical Observatory. The inauguration of the Observatory, constructed on the Blocksberg, near Offen, in Hungary, took place on the 19th of October, 1815 The Archduke Palatine as

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Dissertatione, &c. Memoir on the sub

isted at this ceremony, accompanied by Iject of persons endowed with surprising

and prodigious memory; also on those who have lost their memory. By Francesco Cancellieri. The author has added an Appendix, respecting the libraries of writers who have treated the subject of artificial memory, on those who have been precociously learned, on the art of selecting and noting, and on the game of chess.

NETHERLANDS.

Court and Establishments.

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Nachrichts &c. Notices respecting the history of the Arts and erudition of the middle age; a periodical work, published by J. G. Busching, at Breslau, according to

Interspersed are notices respecting ancient works and manuscripts, the greater part belonging to the literature of the North. We have not seen this work; but from accounts of it, conclude that it must be amusing and entertaining, if not instructive.

The Court Calendar of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, for the year 1816, con the intention of the Editor will contain in tains a statement, which may claim a place succession whatever relates to the progress in our pages After the usual division of of Arts and letters, in the period referred the Calendar, and the Genealogical Table to. The first two numbers, which appeared of the Sovereigns and their families, follow, in January and February 1816, comprize a 1. Establishment of the Courts, at the Hague, selection of tales, fictions, ballads. pieces and at Brusselles. 2. Civil Establishment, written for the Carnival, &c. extracted composed of seven Ministerial Departments, from ancient authors Orientals, Spaniards, of the Exterior, the Interior,the Fi-Italians, French, Germans, Danish, &c.uances of Justice of the Navy-of the Dykes and Canals- and of Public Instruction. The Council of State; the number of its members are forty six. 4. Ambassadors and Ministers Plenipotentiary in Foreign Courts. 5. The Navy, which consists of one admiral-lieutenant, eight vice admirals, eight rear admirals, four commodures, and forty one captains. 6. The Army consists of seventeen divisions of infantry; one regiment and eleven battalions for the Indies-four Swiss regiments-tenburgh contain the following statistical acgarrison companies-one regiment of light infantry-fourteen battalions of artillerya corps of light artillery-a battalion of pontooners, sappers and miners-a corps of engineers-three regiments of carbineers →two regiments of light dragoons-three regiments of huzzars--one regiment of carbineers landwehr, and-the Marechaussée. According to an enumeration of the Po7. Tue Orders of William, and of the pulation of Russia, made in 1806, the Belgic Lion. 8. List of ambassadors, mi-amount of the whole was 41,253,485 inhanisters, agents, consuls, &c. from foreigu parts, resident in the kingdom.

Each Ministry is divided into several departments: the names of all governors of colonies in both Indies, on the coast of Guinea, &c. is given under that of Colonies and Commerce. The department of Public Instruction includes the establishment of the Roman Catholic Clergy, &c. and that of the Interior, includes the administration of the customs, the posts, the waters, the forests, and the chase.

PRUSSIA.

Constitutions, English: Hydrophobia. At the sitting of the Philomathic Society of Berlin, January 11, 1816, Professor Wolf read a Memoir on English Constitutious-(meaning, we presume, the physical constitutions of the English people.)-M. Delbrick, presented a sketch of the Historical and Genealogical Almanacks, which have been published in Germany from 1708 to the present time.

RUSSIA.

Statistical Account of the Russian Empire.
The Men.oirs of the Academy of Peters-

count of the Russian Empire, which includes some particulars to the year 1815. As more authentic memoranda cannot be expected, we set the whole, in the form in which it appears in a Foreign Journal, before our readers.

bitants. In this total are comprehended a
great number of distinct and different peo-
ple; such as-Native Russians-Polouese
-Fiuus Tartars Caucassians - Sa-
moiedes-Mongols, &c. The number of
the foreign tribes, which have at various
times submitted themselves to Russia, has
never been ascertained, nevertheless, the
following estimate, which is that of Her-
maun, may be admitted:
Polonese
Finns
Tartars

Caucassians
Samioiedes.
Mongols
Nomades

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2,492,779

550,000
64,089

12,000

300,000

1,500,000

These taken together form a mass of nearly eleven millions, which deducted from the total of the population, reduces the number of native Russians to thirty millions.

Before the year 1811 the Constitution of Russia was an absolute Autocracy, but at

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