and corrected the errors which abounded in the other copies. From the accuracy with which the Perfian Geographer defcribes the distances of places, the roads, rivers, and mountains, as well as the cities, towns, and villages, the errors of all the maps of Perfia hitherto published may be corrected, and a multiplicity of names added. To the antiquary and hiftorian, this work will not be lefs interefting than to the geographer, as it defcribes the monuments of former ages found in various parts of Iran, or Pertia, and contains many curious anecdotes of the ancient fovereigns of that celebrated empire. This work will form a quarto volume, with a map.

In addition to the particulars to which we gave place laft month, relative to the voyage of Lord VALENTIA, we are now enabled to ftate, that, after he left the Ganges, he performed the ordinary coafting voyage round the peninfula of India, touching at the principal places, and making fome excurfions into their vicinity. His Lordship afterwards vifited the Red Sea, relative to which, and the parts of Africa adjacent, many new and interefting facts may be expected in his forth-coming work. We have already feen a map of that fea, prepared by Mr. Arrowfmith, under the direction of his Lordship, from which we augur favourably of the general value and importance of his obfervations.

The Travels of Mr. HERIOT through Upper and Lower Canada, containing particulars of the new colonization of the former of thefe important provinces, will appear in the last decade of March, and will challenge public curiofity, not lefs for the novelty of its information, than for the beauty and variety of its embellishments.

A new edition, being the fifth, is in the prefs, of Dr. BREE'S Enquiry into Difordered Refpiration, a work which has continued to establish itself in the public eftimation fo as now to rank among our medical claffics.

A new work on Conveyancing, confifting of a collection of modern precedents, with notes and illuftrations, and a practical introduction on the language and ftructure of conveyances, will fpeedily be published, by JonN TURNER, Efq. of the Middle Temple.

The Townley Marbles are now placed in the apartment prepared for them in the British Mufeum, and will, we hope, be foon acceffible to the public.

Mr. BELFOUR, the tranflator of the

Mufica and Fabulas Literarias of Yriarte, is about to publish a new and improved edition of Jarvis's version of Don Quixotte, embellished with fuperb engravings, and illuftrated by notes, historical, critical, and literary, from the pens of Mayans, Bowle, Vicente de los Rios, Pellicer, and other able commentators. Mr. Belfour propofes to add remarks on the life and writings of Cervantes; anecdotes of his cotemporaries; and particulars of the manners, customs, and ftate of literature of the time in which he lived.

Dr. Scort is preparing a new edition, revifed, and tranflated from the Arabic MS. brought over by Mr. Montague, of the Arabian Night's Entertainments; with notes illuftrative of the cuftoms and manners of the country. The additional tales, which have never been tranflated, are faid to be as interefting as thofe with which we are acquainted. The tranflations which have been published in this country, have been made from the French verfion of M. Galland, who trufted to a verbal tranflator, being himself ignorant of the Arabic language.

Mr. GRANT, of Crouch End, near Highgate, has in the prefs a work entitled, Inftitutes of Latin Grammar. This work is intended chiefly for the higher claffes of an academy or grammarfchool. With this view, the author has not only endeavoured to fupply the deficiencies and correct the errors of our common grammars, but has likewife introduced a variety of critical and expla→ natory obfervations. By exhibiting an ample and accurate digeft of the rules and principles of the Latin language, and by a copious enumeration of anomalies and exceptions, he has endeavoured to furnish not only the fenior scholars, but alfo the mafter, with a useful book of occafional reference.

Dr. J. E. SMITH propofes fhortly to publish an Introduction to Botany, in one volume octavo, with a few plates, intended for the ufe of female as well as male ftudents of that delightful science, and divefted of every thing that might be deemed exceptionable.

The venerable Bishop of DROMORE will foon publifh his edition of Surrey's Poems, with a gloffary.

Mr. SOTHEBY bas finished a poem on the fubject of Saul, in eight books, in blank verfe.

Mr. S. WOODBURNE has in a fate of forwardness a hundred Views of Churches in the neighbourhood of London, with defcriptions

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vate inftruction.

Some Posthumous Juvenile Works of Mrs. CHAPONE are announced, containing her Letters to Mr. Richardfon, in her 18th year, on the fubject of Parental Authority and Filial Obedience; her

correfpondence with Mrs. Elizabeth Carter; and fome Fugitive Pieces, never before published.

The Rev. G. S. FABER, author of a Differtation on the Prophecies, is preparing for the prefs a work on the Reftoration of Ifrael and the Destruction of Antichrift.

An enlarged edition of Lord ORFORD's Royal and Noble Authors, is prepared for publication, by Mr. PARK, the editor of Harrington's Nuge Antique. The work is continued to the prefent period, and is to contain newly-engraved portraits of the principal perfonages, with felected fpecimens of their literary pro ductions.

A Reading Society, confifting of twenty-one fubfcribers, was established at

71. 5s. 6d.

in the prefs a work likely to prove highly Mr. COOPER, of Golden Square, has ufeful to the profeffion at large, and particularly to students, under the title of First Lines of the Practice of Surgery.

the Romances of Mr. D'ISRAELI, will A third edition, much improved, of appear early in March.

A tranflation of Dante, by Mr. HowARD, is in the prefs.

publish Partoneper de Blois, a poem in Mr. WM. STEWART ROSE will fhortly three books, with notes from the French of M. le Grand, and engravings from tune of the time has been an object of paintings by Smirke, in which the cof

attention.

Lectures on the Occurrences of Paffion Dr. MANT is printing a volume of

Week.

Mr. BRYANT's celebrated work on the

Mythology of the Ancients, is reprint

ing.

verfion placed literally and interlineally An Hebrew Bible, with an English over it, is about to be published, as the firit ftep towards forwarding the education of Jewish children, and teaching lity and accuracy as any other tongue. the facred language with the fame faci

An interefting tale, defcriptive of the manners of the fifteenth century, written by the late Mr. STRUTT, is preparing for publication.

that Mr. PRINCE HOARE has undertaken We announce, with much fatisfaction, The Artist, confting of a Series of to conduct a periodical work, to be called Elays on various Subjects of Science and feflional ability, on topics relative to Art; written by inen of eininent protheir refpective ftudies, and by other perfous peculiarly converfant with thofe

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fubjects. Each effay to bear the fignature of its author, and a number to appear every Saturday.

The following fubjects are propofed at Oxford for the Chancellor prizes for the year enfuing, viz. For Latin verfes, Plata Fluvius; for an English essay, On Duelling.

At a moment when the attention of the public is drawn to the fubject by the fenatorial labours of Mr. Whitbread, it may be proper to record that an inftitution has lately been formed in Albionftreet, Blackfriars Bridge, called TRANQUILLITY; on the plan of an Economical Bank, to afford perfons of all ages, trades, and defcriptions, an opportunity of providing for their future wants by the payment of fmall fums, in a way calculated to fecure to each contributor, or to his widow and children, the benefit of his own economy and alfo for enabling youth of both fexes to depofit their finall favings, to accumulate until the time of their refpective marriages, to be then returned to them with intereft, and proportionate premiums. From our knowledge of fome of the parties concerned in this establishment, we are warranted in recommending it to the notice and countenance of the public.

Frefh luftre is added to the English character, by the inftitution in London, during the last month, of a Society bearing the title of the FRIENDS OF FOREIGNERS IN DISTRESS; the defign of which is to adminifter relief, without diftinétion of profeflion, country, or religion, to indigent and diftreffed ftrangers, who are not entitled to parochial relief; or who, having obtained a fettlement in this country, may have a legal claim only to a bare fubfiftence. It is to be hoped, that this fociety will direct its attention to the repeal of the prefent abfurd Alien Bill, and to the encouragement of opulent and induftrious foreigners, who have lately fallen under the tyranny of the Gallic defpot, to seek an afylum in thefe lands.

The Irish language continues to be fpoke at prefent in Louth, Meath, and Weftmeath; in Dublin, Kildare, Wicklow, and in the King's and Queen's counties, very few fpeak Irith; in the fouthweft part of Carlow, a confiderable proportion fpeak Irith; in Kilkenny it prevails greatly; in Wexford, it is very little ufed in the fouth-east part of the county, but is pretty general in the north-weft, In all the counties of Munfter, the Irish

language prevails, if we except the large towns, their immediate neighbourhoods, and fome of the country along the coaft. It is more prevalent in Connaught than in the weft of Ireland: in this province the gentlemen find it effential to acquire the language, in order to be able to deal with the peafantry without an interpreter. In Ulfter, there is a great proportion of Irish speakers. Cavan and Monaghan contain many; Tyrone about half its inhabitants; Donegal, more than half; Armagh and Down, a few; Antrim, a few along the eastern coast; Derry, a few in the mountains to the fouth-weft; Fermanagh, scarcely any.

An Inftitution, on the plan of the Royal and London Inftitutions, for the application of fcience to the common purpofes of life, under the patronage of his Grace the Duke of Bedford, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, is about to be eftablifhed at Cork. Upon application to his Grace the Lord Lieutenant, government have been most graciously pleased to exprefs the intention, that when the old custom-houfe, part of which is ftill occupied by the excife department, and by the collector of the customs, fhall be no longer wanted for thofe purposes, in confequence of the erection of a new cuftom-houfe, it thall be given to the inftitution, and rooms thall be allotted for the following purposes, viz.

1. A lecture room, with one or two rooms near it for the different apparatus.

2. A laboratory for chemical operations. 3. A room for the collection of minerals. 4. A ftore for the most approved implements of husbandry.

5. A fmall obfervatory.

ufe of the members. 6. A library for fcientific works, for the

7. Two rooms for the ufe of the Cork Library.

8. A room for the ufe of the Farming Society, or committee of agriculture, in which fpecimens of grain, timber, &c. and ufeful notices of various kinds may be kept; and

9. A board-room, in which the members of the fociety fhall hold their various meetings; and which may be occafionally used for the meetings of committees, on bufinels of

public nature.

It is further intended that lectures

fhall be given on natural philofophy, che miftry, including mineralogy, botany, and agriculture. A botanical garden will also be established at a short distance from the city, the objects of which will be chiefly agricultural, and in which all unneceflary expence will be avoided. Though it will be impoffible to accomplish

the number of perfons vaccinated was only 6,849; but in 1805, it amounted to 23,185.

Germany.

The reputation of Dr. GALL, the craniologift, feems to be on the decline in Germany. At Munnier, Cologne, Franckfort, and other places, he was not able to collect a fufficient number of fubfcribers for a courfe of lectures; and his fyttem is now deemed in his own, as well as other, countries, one of the moft abfurd and vifionary that ever prefented ittelf to the credulity of mankind.

The extreme milduefs of the prefent winter has given occafion to a German Journalist to compare it with other winters not lefs remarkable for their clemency. In 1289, fays he, the winter was fo warm, that at Chrifimas and on New Year's-day the young girls of Cologue wore wreaths of violets, cornflowers, and primrofes. In 1420, the trees flowered in March, and the vines in April. In the fatne month ripe cher ries were gathered, as were good grapes in the month of May. The winter of 1533 was fo mild, that flowers were feen in the garden in December and January. In 1572, all the trees budded in Janu ary, and the birds built their nefts in the following month. The fame phenomepon was obferved in 1585, when wheat was in ear at Eafter. In the winters of 1607, 1609, 1617, and 1659, there was neither froft nor flow. Laily, in 1622, the month of January was fo warın, even in the north of Germany, that no fire was made in the ftoves, and all the trees were in full bloom in February.

Captain HOGELMULLER, of Vienna, has published the following interesting addrets to the friends of the arts and fciences: "By the favour of his royal highnefs the Archduke Charles, I fall be enabled, at the end of November 1807, to fet out on a journey to the Eatt, provided with the neceflary inftruments and attendants. Though the natural biftory of the horfe is the principal object of this tour, yet I am ready to use my best endeavours to procure anfwers to fuch questions for the improvement of natural hiftory in general, geography, philology, technology, archæology, mimiliuatics, &c. as men, of learning and focieties may fend, me before the end of Auguft. First travelling through Hungary, Tranfylvania, and Buckowina, to the Ukraine, I thall embark at Odeta for Conftantinople, and proceed from that metropolis to Aleppo in Syria,

France.

By a recent decree of Bonaparte, the church of St. Genevieve (the Pantheon of great Frenclumen!!) is to be refiored to the catholic worthip, and that of St. Denis to be the fepulture of his royal race!! The latter to have a chapter compofed of ten bithops, the firft of which is to be the grand almoner,

A Spanish newtpaper lately made its appearance at Paris, on the plan of the English Argus, of infamous notoriety.

The holy crown of thorns, given to St. Louis by Baldwin Emperor of Conftantinople, in 1238, and which furvived the revolutionary mania, was folemnly transferred on Sunday the 10th of Augutt to the church of Notre Dame at Paris.

It appears, from experiments made by M. PROUST, that iome fpecies of grapes in Spain will produce 30 per cent. mulcovado, which may be converted into white fugar. The fociety of the department of Gers directed two of its members to repeat the experiment. The fuccefs was complete. The mufcovado which they obtained, and a ípecimen of which was prefented to the Agricultural Society of Toulouse, will be conveyed to Bourdeaux for the purpofe of being refined.

At a late meeting of the firft clafs of the National Inftitute, M. HAUY, among other papers, read a report on the gal vanic phenomena difcovered by M. Ermann, a member of the academy of Berlin, for which the annual prize founded by the emperor was adjudged to that philofopher. The Galvanic Society has, by repeated experiments, afcertained two curious phenomena; namely, 1. That diftilled water, fubjected to the galvanie action, evidently undergoes a change in its ftate in a vellel in which oxygen is difengaged by a conducting wire, communicating with the politive pole. 2. That water, in this new flate, invariably exhibits the real characteristics of muri atic acid.

Much has been lately faid and written in Germany concerning the art of me mory, a ludy which alfo begins to be cultivated in France. On this fubject the celebrated aftronomer M. de La lande bears teftimony to the following facts: "I have witnefied," fays be," the extraordinary effects produced on the memory by the method of M, de Fenaigle; and as he took the pains to explain it to me, I was convinced that it could not fail to produce fuch effects. It is y

fact