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Mr Curtis is about to publish a Treatise on the Physiology and Diseases of the Ear, containing a comparative view of its structure and functions, and of its various diseases.

A volume of Transactions of the Philosophical Society of London is in the press. Mr Bernay's Introduction to the Knowledge of the German Language is preparing for publication.

In the press, and to be published this month, a new Edition of a very choice Collection of Moral Apothegms, which first appeared in the year 1711, under the title of The Club, in a Dialogue between Father and Son; by James Puckle. Embellished with a Portrait, and a Sketch of the Author's Life.

The Rev. J. Joyce's Elements of History and Geography, ancient and modern, exemplified and illustrated by the principles of chronology, will soon appear in two octavo volumes, with several maps.

Speedily will be published, in one volume octavo, An Essay on Capacity and Genius, endeavouring to prove that there is no original mental superiority between the most illiterate and the most learned of mankind; and that no genius, whether individual or national, is innate, but solely produced by, and dependent on, circumstances. Also, an Inquiry into the nature of Ghosts, and other Appearances supposed to be supernatural. [In the Essay on Capacity and Genius, the System of Messrs Gall and Spurzheim will meet with due consideration.]

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ANNALS of the Coinage of Great Britain and its Dependencies, from the earliest period to the 50th year of George III.; by the Rev. Rogers Ruding, B.D. 3 vols 4to. £14.

The Elgin Marbles, with an abridged Historical and Topographical Account of Athens, Vol. I.; by the Rev. E. J. Burrow, 8vo, with 40 plates. £1.

BIOGRAPHY.

Memoirs of J. C. Lettsom, M. D. and James Neild, Esq. with Brief Notices of many other philanthropists, with portraits,

&c. 5s.

Athenæ Oxonienses; by Anthony A. Wood; augmented by Philip Bliss, Fellow of St John's College, Vol. III. royal 4to. The Life of Thomas Paine; by James Cheetham, 8vo. 7s.

DRAMA.

Don Giovani, or a Spectre on Horseback, an Extravaganza, in two acts, as performing at the Surrey Theatre; by Thomas Dibdin. 1s. 6d.

The Libertine, an Opera, in two acts, as performing at Covent-Garden Theatre. 2s. 6d.

ENTOMOLOGY.

An Introduction to Entomology, or Elements of the Natural History of Insects, with plates; by William Kirby, M. A. F. L. S. and William Spence, Esq. F.L.S. vol. 2, 8vo. 18s.

EDUCATION.

1s.

Five Hundred Questions on the Old Testament; by the Rev. Samuel Barrow. Fairy Tales collected from all authors; by B. Tabart, with engravings. 4s. 6d. The Italian Word-Book; by the Abbé Bossut. 1s.

Memoranda; intended to aid the English Student in the acquirement of the niceties of the French Grammar; by William Hodgson, 12mo. 12s.

Elizabeth, or the Exiles of Siberia, by Madame Cottin; to which is added, at the bottom of each page, Difficult Words, Phrases, and idiomatical Expressions, to assist in a correct translation of the text; followed by an Appendix, consisting of Notes Geographical and Topographical, illustrative of the Journey of the Heroine, of the Habits and Manners of the Tartars, and of the Natural Phenomena of the North, for the Use of Schools, and calculated to facilitate the attainment of the French Language; by J. Cherpilloud, author of the Book of Versions, &c. 4s. bound.

FINE ARTS.

A Set of Seventeen Engravings to illustrate Shakspeare, from Pictures by eminent British Artists; engraved by Messrs Sharp, Hall, Bromley, Rhodes, Fitler, and Stow. Proofs, £6, 6s.-Common Prints, £4, 4s.

The Costume of the Original Inhabitants of the British Islands; to which is added,

that of the Inhabitants of the Baltic, Ancestors of the Danes, and Anglo-Saxons; by R. Meyrick, LL. D. and C. H. Smith, Esq. imperial, and Atlas, 4to.

GEOGRAPHY.

A View of the Agriculture, Commerce, and Financial Interests of Ceylon; with an Appendix, containing some of the principal laws and usages of the Candians; by Anthony Bertolacci, Esq. late comptroller-general of the customs in that colony; with a Map of the Island, 8vo. 18s.

HISTORY.

The History of Norway, from the earliest times to the present; by Messrs Baden, Holberg, and Anderson, 8vo. 78.

Mémoires du Marquis de Dangeau, 3 vols 8vo. £1, 16s.

A full and Correct Account of the Chief Naval Occurrences of the late War between Great Britain and the United States of America; by William James, 8vo. 20s.

HORTICULTURE.

Remarks on the Construction of Hothouses, pointing out the most advantageous Forms, Materials, and Contrivances to be used in their Construction; with a Review of the various Methods of building them in Foreign Countries as well as in England; by J. C. Loudon, F. L. S. royal 4to. 15s.

LAW.

The Thirty-fifth volume of Hanzard's Parliamentary Debates, being the first of the present Session. £1, 11s. 6d. in boards, or £1, 15s. half-bound, Russia.

The Trial at Bar of James Watson, Surgeon, for High Treason, on the 9th of June, and seven following days; taken in short-hand by Mr Frazer; with portraits of the four accused, 8vo. 7s.

Another report of the same Trials, 4to. 1s. On the Bankrupt Laws; by J. Whitmarsh, royal 8vo. £1, 1s.

Belt's Supplement to Vesey's Reports, royal 8vo. £1, 1s.

A Treatise on Parties to Actions; by Anthony Hammond, Esq. 8vo. 12s.

Reports of Cases argued and determined in the Court of Exchequer, Easter Term, 1816; by George Price, Esq. barrister. Vol. II. p. 3. royal 8vo. 5s.

MEDICINE, SURGERY, &c. Remarks on Arsenic considered as a poison and a Medicine. To which are added, Five Cases of Recovery from the poisonous effects of Arsenic; together with the Tests successfully employed for detecting the White Metallic Oxide; by John Marshall, 8vo. 7s.

Account of the Means by which Admiral Henry has cured the Rheumatism, a Tendency to Gout, the Tic Doloureux, the Cramp, and other Disorders, 8vo. 1s. 6d.

Surgical Observations; being a Quarterly Report of Cases in Surgery; by Charles Bell, Surgeon of the Middlesex Hospital, Part IV. 8vo. 6s.

The Continental Medical Repository; exhibiting a concise View of the latest Discoveries and Improvements made on the

Continent in Medicine, Surgery, and Pharmacy; conducted by E. Von Embden, assisted by other Gentlemen of the Faculty. No I. (to be continued quarterly) 3s. 6d.

An Essay on the Shaking Palsy; by James Parkinson, Member of the Royal College of Surgeons. 3s.

Pharmacopoeia Collegii Regalis Medicorum Londinensis, M.DCCC.IX. Editio Altera, 18mo. 4s.

The First Annual Oration delivered to the London Medical Institution; by J. U. Smith. 1s. 6d.

MISCELLANIES.

Statement respecting the Earl of Selkirk's Settlement upon the Red River, in North America, its Destruction in 1815 and 1816, and the Massacre of Governor Semple and his Party; with Observations upon a recent Publication, entitled "A Narrative of Occurrences in the Indian Countries," &c. 8vo. 7s. 6d.

The Official Navy List for July, 12mo. 1s. 6d.

Characters of Shakspeare's Plays; by William Hazlitt, 8vo. 10s. 6d.

Comforts of Old Age, with Biographical Illustrations; by Sir Thomas Bernard, Baronet, third edition. 7s.

A Second Part of Armata; exhibiting a View of the Manners and Institutions of the Metropolis, 8vo. 8s. 6d.

Journal of Science and the Arts. Edited at the Royal Institution of Great Britain, No 6. 7s. 6d.

Corrected Report of the Speech of the Right Honourable George Canning, in the House of Commons, on Thursday, May 6, on Mr Lambton's motion for a Censure on Mr Canning's Embassy to Lisbon, 8vo.

The Colonies, and the Present American Revolutions; by M. de Pradt. Translated from the French, 8vo. 12s.

A Catalogue of Books on Theology and. Miscellaneous Literature, in various Languages, now selling by Ogles, Duncan, and Cochran, Holborn. 4s. 6d.

An Historical Account of the Rise and Progress of Stenographic Writing, with an Impartial and Critical Examination of all the Systems which have been published in Europe, from its Invention down to the present time. 21s.

De Journal des Dames; published weekly, at 20s. per quarter.

Morte d'Arthur. The Byrth, Lyf, and Actes of Kynge Arthur; of his Noble Knyghts of the Rounde Table, theyr mer. veyllous Enquestes and Adventures, thachyeuyng of the Sanc Greal; and in the end Le Morte d'Arthur, with the dolorous deth and Departyng out of this Worlde of them all; with an Introduction and Notes, by Robert Southey, Esq.; reprinted from Caxton's edition, 1485, 2 vols 4to. £8, 8s.

Memorials of Early Promise, 18mo. 3s. 6d.

Oriental Chess, or Specimens of Hindostanee Excellence in that celebrated Game;

by W. Lewis, 2 vols. 10s. 6d.

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Observations on the Ruins of Babylon, as recently Visited and Described by Claudius James Rich, Esq. Resident for the East India Company at Bagdad, with illustrative engravings; by the Rev. Thomas Maurice, A. M. Assistant Librarian in the British Museum, 8vo. 16s.

An Address to the Right Hon. Lord Byron, with an Opinion on some of his Writings; by F. H. B.

NOVELS.

Harrington, a Tale, and Ormond, a Tale, in three volumes; by Maria Edgeworth, author of Comic Dramas, Tales of Fashionable Life, &c. 3 vols 12mo. £1, 1s.

The Good Grandmother and her Offspring, a Tale; by Mrs Hofland, author of the Son of a Genius, 12mo. 3s. 6d.

Leap Year, or a Woman's Privilege; by Selina Davenport, 5 vols 12mo. £1, 5s. The Imperial Captive; by J. Gwilliams, 2 vols 8vo. £1, 1s.

The Welsh Mountaineers; by Miss Hutton, author of the Miser Married, 3 vols

18s.

The Hero, or Adventures of a Night, 2 vols 12mo. 8s.

Howard Castle, or the Romance from the Mountains; by a North Briton, 5 vols 12mo. £1, 7s. 6d.

POETRY.

Prospectus and Specimen of an intended National Poem; by Robert and William Whistlecraft, saddlers and collar-makers, Stowmarket, Suffolk. 5s. 6d.

A Poetical Epistle to the King of Hayti, in five cantos. 3s. 6d.

A Poetical Epistle from Delia, addressed to Lord Byron, dated Lauzanne, October 1816. 1s. 6d.

The Schoolboy, and other Poems; by Thomas Cromwell, small 8vo. 5s:

Lalla Rookh, an Oriental Romance; by Thomas Moore, Esq. second edition, 4to. £2, 2s.

POLITICS AND POLITICAL ECONOMY.

All Classes productive of National Wealth, or the Theories of M. du Quesnai, Dr Adam Smith, and Mr Gray, concerning the various Classes of Men, as to the Production of Wealth to the Community, Analysed and Examined; by George Purves, LL. D. 8vo. 9s.

A New System of Practical Political Economy, adapted to the peculiar Circumstances of the present Times. 3s..

A Letter to D. Ricardo, Esq. containing an Analysis of his Pamphlet on the Depreciation of Bank Notes; by the Rev. Alex. Crombie, LL. D. 4s.

The Coalition and France, 8vo. 7s.

Modern Policies, taken from Machiavel, Borgia, and other choice Authors; by an Eye-witness (Archbishop Sancroft). 2s. 6d.

Speech of John Leslie Foster, Esq. in the House of Commons, on Mr Grattan's Motion on the Petition of the Roman Catholics of Ireland, May 9, 1817. 2s.

1817, in the House of Peers, on the Roman Catholic Claims. 1s. 6d. 28.

The Patriot's Portfolio.

A word in Season to my Beloved Country, 8vo. 1s.

THEOLOGY.

Moral Culture, attempted in a Series of Lectures delivered to the Pupils and Teachers of the Old and New Meeting Sunday Schools in Birmingham, interspersed with a variety of Illustrative Anecdotes; to which is added, a concise Narrative of the Origin, Progress, and Permanent Success of the Institution, and the Laws and Regulations by which it is at present governed; by James Luccock, 12mo. 5s. 6d.

An Appeal to Equity, shewing the unreasonableness and injustice of obliging Dissenters to contribute toward the support of the Church of England, with some Remarks on Tythes; by Philelutherus, 8vo.

1s. 6d.

Vice Triumphant, the Remedy proposed easy and effectual; by Samuel Spurrel. 2s. 6d.

History of Mahommedanism, comprising the Life and Character of the Arabian Prophet, and Succinct Accounts of the Empires founded by the Mahommedan Arms; by Charles Mills, Esq. 8vo. 12s.

Inquiry into the Effect of Baptism; by the Rev. John Scott, M. A. 8vo. 6s. Remarks on Tomlin's Calvinism; by the Rev. Thomas Scott, M. A. 8vo. 14s.

Stackhouse's History of the Bible, corrected and improved; by the Right Rev. George Gleig, LL. D. F. R. S. E. F. S. S. A. 3 vols 4to. £4, 14s. 6d.-Large paper, £6, 6s.

Sermons; by J. Balguy, 8vo. 9s.

The Evil of Separation from the Church of England, 8vo. 5s.

Letters on Nonconformity, 12mo. 3s. 6d. On the Principles of the Christian Religion, addressed to her Daughter; and on Theology; by Mrs Lucy Hutchinson, 8vo. 10s. 6d.

The Domestic Altar, a Six Weeks' Course of Morning and Evening Prayers, for the Use of Families; to which are added, a few on particular Occasions; by the Rev. William Smith, A. M. author of " A System of Prayer." 8s.

TOPOGRAPHY.

Picturesque Delineations of the Southern Coast of England. Engraved by W. B. & G. Cook from Original Drawings. No VIII. imp. 4to (proofs), 18s.-royal 4to. 12s. 6d.

Walks through London, including Westminster and Southwark; by David Hughson, LL. D. 2 vols foolscap 8vo. £1, 10s. demy 8vo, £2, 8s.

English Topography, or a Series of Historical and Statistical Descriptions of the Counties of England and Wales; with a correct Map of each County, from original Surveys, royal 4to. £3, 10.-imp. 4to,

Speech of the Bishop of Ossory, May 9, £5, 5s.

A Topographical History of Staffordshire; by W. Pitt, 8vo. £1, 5s. large paper, £1, 15s.

Loidis and Elmete, or an Account of the lower Portions of Arcdale, Wharfdale, and the Vale of Calder; by T. D. Whitaker, LL.D. folio.

VOYAGES

samond, containing some Account of the
North-eastern coast of America, and the
Tribes inhabiting it; by Lieut. Col. Edward
Chappell, 8vo. 12s.

Voyage to the North Pole; by J. Bragg, 12mo. 3s.

The Traveller's Guide to France and the Netherlands; by John Sugden, Foreign

Voyage to Hudson's Bay in H. M. S. Ro- Agent, and Agent for Packets, 18mo, 4s.

EDINBURGH.

Catalogue of the Library of the late William Stewart, Esq. of Spoutwells, to be sold by Auction in the Council Room, Perth, by David Morrison, jun. bookseller. 3s. 6d. Trial of the Rev. Neil Douglas for Sedition, with portrait. 2s.

Report of the Case of Campbell versus Black. 2s.

The Secret and True History of the Church of Scotland, from the Restoration to the year 1678; by the Rev. Mr James Kirkton; to which is added, An Account of the Murder of Archbishop Sharpe; by James Russell, an actor therein; with Notes, and a Biographical Memoir of the Author; by

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NEW FRENCH PUBLICATIONS.

Mémoire sur la valeur des monnaies de compte, chez le peuple de l'antiquité; par M. le Comte Germain Garnier, 4to.

Tableau Politique du royaume des PaysBas; par M. Benjamin de Constant.

Grammaire Russe; par G. Hamonière,

8vo.

Essai sur la loi, sur la souvraineté, et sur la liberté de manifester ses pensées, ou sur la liberté de la presse; par M. Bergasse, 8vo.

L'Angleterre et les Anglais, ou petit portrait d'une grande famille; par deux témoins oculaires, 2 vols 8vo.

Instruction Pastorale de Mgr. l'évèque de Mont-Réal, aux Curés de son diocèse sur la Coeffure des femmes, 12mo.

Histoire de l'Empire Ottoman, depuis sa fondation jusqu'à la paix d'Yassy en 1792, avec des Pièces justificatives, et une Carte de l'Empire Ottoman; par M. Salaberry, Membre de la Chambre des Députés. Seconde Edition, 4 vols 8vo.

Petite Dissertation sur un monument typographique, qui ferait remonter l'origine de la découverte de l'imprimerie à 1414; avec des observations qui prouveraient, qu'elle est même antérieure à cette époque. Mémoires de Physique et de Chimie de la Société d'Arcueil. Tome troisième.

Ce Volume contient un mémoire de M. de Humboldt, Des lignes isolhermes, et de la distribution de la chaleur sur la globe, qui est publié pour la première fois.

Histoire des Croisades. Troisième partie, contenant l'histoire des 4e, 5e, 6e, Croisades; par M. Michaud de l'Académie Française, avec un plan de Constantinople, et une Carte

des environs de Damiette. Troisième volume, 8vo.

Recueil des monumens antiques, la plupart inédits et découverts dans l'ancienne Gaule, 2 vols 4to.

Philosophie de la Technie Algorithmique; seconde section, contenant les loix des séries comme préparation à la réforme des mathématiques; par Hoěné Wronski, 4to.

Mémoires de Muséum d'Histoire Naturelle; Seconde Année, 4to.

Les Capucins, les Libéraux et les Canards, 8vo.

Les Prisonniers de Newgate, drame en cinq actes et en vers ; par M. X. V. Arnaud, 8vo.

Zuma, ou la découverte du Quinquina; suivi de la belle Paule, de Zeneide des Roseaux du Tibre; par Madame la Comtesse de Genlis.

Voyage de M. M. Alexandre de Humboldt et Aimé Bonpland. Sixième partie; botanique, plantes équinoxiales. XVII. et dernière livraison, folio.

Lettre critique de M. C. G. S. à un ami en Angleterre sur la Zodiacomanie d'un journaliste Anglais, avec la traduction de l'article de ce même journaliste, inséré dans le British Review de fevrier 1817, sur la sphère Caucasienne de C. G. S. 8vo.

Le Comte de Paoli Chegny, Histoire de la Politique des Puissances de l'Europe, jusqu'au Congrès de Vienne, 4 vols 8vo.

Mémoires de la Société Royale des Antiquaires de France, tome ler.

Londres la Cour et les Provinces d'Angleterre, d'Ecosse, et d'Irlande, 2 vols 8vo.

MONTHLY REGISTER.

FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE.

Europe.

FRANCE.

In the Journal of Agen, of the 17th of June, we read as follows:-On Saturday the 7th inst. a dreadful storm burst forth in the communes of Cancon, Beaugos, Moulinet, and Bondi, in the Arrondissement of Villeneuve sur Lot, and caused the greatest ravages. Not a blade of grass, nor a vine leaf are to be seen in the places where the hail fell; happily its extent was not great. The rain, which poured from the same cloud, did an infinite deal of mischief, by the great quantity of earth which it carried with it, and by covering all the pasturage around with sand. This is now the fifth year in succession that the crops have been destroyed in this unfortunate district.

Paris, July 3.-The number of French emigrants who have reached the United

States do not amount to a less number than 30,000. They have in general embarked from Belgium, Holland, Germany, and even Russia. In America they have enjoyed unrestricted freedom, but have obtained no political preponderance. Joseph Bonaparte is said to have given up every hope of returning to France. Clauzel and Lefebvre Desnouettes are at New Orleans; Grouchy has quitted Baltimore for New York.

The greater part of the officers of this nation appear determined on repairing to Mexico or Brazil.

The French government have come to the determination of causing a light-house to be erected at the entrance to Calais. A letter from thence states, that an eligible spot is selecting for this desirable purpose, and when the danger of the entering of that harbour is considered, such a measure must appear highly beneficial. The light is intended to revolve, with deep red reflectors, and will be so placed as to be conspicuous in all weathers to vessels bound thither.

The Paris papers have been unusually barren of interesting intelligence for this month past. They have been chiefly filled with accounts of disturbances in different parts of the kingdom, occasioned by the scarcity of grain, into which, in some instances, there seems to have entered a spirit of discontent with the present governIt does not appear, however, that any deep-rooted or extensive conspiracy

ment.

against the existing order of things has ever been discovered, though it may be true, that a few obscure individuals have availed themselves of the popular ferment produced by most severe privations, to lead on the ignorant and unthinking to acts of sedition. Within the last two or three weeks, the prices of grain have fallen greatly, and continue to fall. The harvest has begun in the south, and the produce is said to be abundant in every part of the kingdom.

SPAIN.

It is now confirmed that the great arsenal of Caracca, near Cadiz, has been totally consumed, with all its immense naval stores, by a conflagration which, there is reason to believe, was the result of a conspiracy.

By private accounts it appears that the grand financial plan, projected by the minister Garey, is not to be carried into execution till January 1818. This delay originates in the opposition of the nobles and high churchmen, who will be most affected by its being put into execution; and, in the mean time, it is expected that the minister himself will lose his place.

PORTUGAL.

Lisbon, May 27th 1817.-" I hasten to inform you of an alarming conspiracy, which, thanks to the vigilance and ener gy of Marshal Beresford, has, within the last twenty-four hours, been discovered and crushed in this city. Of the real intention of the conspirators we are yet ignorant; it is, however, certain, that the first act of vengeance would have been the destruction of their gallant Marshal, and Don Miguel de Forjaz, with the whole of the present regency. It is reported, that in the expectation of success, an offer of the crown of Portugal had been made to the young Duke de Cardeval, the next a-kin to the present King, through his mother, who prudently rejected the offer. To complete the sanguinary and treacherous character of this black plot, a general massacre of the English residents was contemplated.Happily, the compunction of some of the conspirators has led to the detection of the treason. The marshal having received intelligence of their, proceedings, on Sunday evening seized the whole, or

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