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Scenes from History; the Civil Wars of Grenada, &c. by the author of Modern Greece.

A Romance on the subject of Robin Hood.

Principles of Elocution; containing numerous Rules, Observations, and Exercises on pronunciation, pauses, inflections, and emphasis; also copious extracts in prose and verse, calculated to assist the teacher and improve the pupil in reading and recitation, 12mo.

An Essay on the Holy Eucharist, or a refutation of the Hoadlyan System of it; by the Rev. Henry Card.

Anastasius, or Memoirs of a Greek, written by himself.

Mr Perry, of the Museum, Leamington Spa, is preparing for publication, Planta Varvicensis Selectæ, or a Guide to the Habitats of remarkable Plants, natives of the county of Warwick. He requests communications relative to scarce plants or new habitats.

Mrs Hoffland intends publishing, by Subscription, a work of which only fifty copies will be printed, entitled, "A Descriptive Account of White Knights," a seat of his Grace the Duke of Marlborough, to be illustrated by twenty-two Engravings, from pictures and drawings by T. C. Hoffland. Atlas 4to.

A Dictionary of Astrology, wherein every term belonging to the science will be minutely explained, and the various systems of the most approved authors collected and accurately defined.

In the Press, and speedily will be published, in One Volume, foolscap octavo, elegantly printed, Orient Harping, a Desultory Poem, in Two Parts; by John Lawson, Missionary at Calcutta. Contents.-Part I.-Prelude: The Vision: Night: Jagannatha: Ganga promised : Descent of Ganga: Heaven: Longing for Heaven: Immortality: Hell.-Part II.Sabbath Morn: Sin: Sabbath Reflections: The Contrast: The Brahmin: The poor Bengalee: Death: Hope in Death. To which are added Notes, illustrative of several parts of the Poem. Also, the third edition of the Maniac, with other Poems, by the same Author.

M. Charles Pougens, member of the French Institute, and of the most distinguished Literary Societies in Europe, will shortly publish, in a quarto volume of 500 pages, a Specimen of his Trésor des Origines, and Grammaticæ raisonné Dictionary of the French Language. The author has been employed for more than forty years in this laborious work, which is expected to form a valuable accession to French Literature.

Mr Playfair, who, during his residence in France, wrote an answer to Lady Morgan's work, has prepared his MS. for press. It will appear in one or two 8vo. volumes.

The Translation of Paradise Lost into Welsh, in the same metre as the original; by W. Owen Pughe.

New Editions of Capper's Topographical Dictionary of the United Kingdom; and of Watkin's Biographical Dictionary.

EDINBURGH.

The Third Series of Tales of my Landlord, containing "The Bride of Lammermuir," and "A Legend of the Wars of Montrose," is announced to be published in the first week of June.

Observations and Facts, illustrative of a safe and successful mode of curing Toothache, without drawing, or in any way touching the tooth, however curious, and however exquisite the pain; by William Balfour, M.D.; author of Treatises on Rheumatism, and the Cure of Inflammation by Emetic Tartar, &c. &c.

The Rev. Dr William Brown is printing in two octavo volumes, Antiquities of the Jews, compiled from Authentic Sources, and their Customs illustrated from Modern Travels.

A new edition of the Picture of Edinburgh, by Mr Stark, with numerous engravings, will speedily appear. Besides an accurate account of every remarkable object in, or establishment connected with, the Scottish metropolis, this edition will contain a Description of the Environs, the Natural History and Geological Appearances of the surrounding Country,-and a Guide to the Scenery to a considerable distance.

It is proposed to publish, in six weeks,
Vol. V.

at 6s. per copy, a limited number of a very
Curious Genealogical History of the Fami-
ly of Forbes, &c. written in 1580; by Mr
Mathew Lumsden of Tullikerne, and con-
tinued in 1667, by Mr William Forbes,
and to which will be added, a Family Nar-
rative written in March 1702, by a gentle-
man of fortune of the name; with a Pre-
face and Notes. Applications for Copies,
per letter, post paid, may be made to Mr
James Frazer, Inverness Journal Office,
Inverness; or Mr Kenneth Treasurer, Ter-
race, Edinburgh.-If forty copies are not
ordered, this very interesting print will not
go on. The subscribers' names will be
printed, if not otherwise ordered.

Mr Lumsden's Glas. 1580.
"Now have I written this with my hand,
At John Maister of Forbes's command;
That thing he promised me I have wone;
A good hand bow or a long gunn;
Or forbears lord or knight,
With manhood and wisdom supported this
right.

I pray to God to give us grace,
Ilk man according to his place,
To support the bruit our elders wane,
And end with honour as they begane.

This endeth Mr Mathew Lumsden."

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Communications to the Board of Agriculture on Subjects relative to the Husbandry and internal improvements of the Country. Vol. I. Part I. 4s.

An improved Method of Cultivating the Strawberry, Raspberry, and Gooseberry ; by T. Haynes, of Oundle, 8vo. 7s. Second Edition.

A Treatise on the Culture of the Melon; by J. Smith, 12mo. 6s.

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ARTS.

A new edition, with considerable additions, of Captain J. C. Laskey's Description of the Elgin and Phigalian Marbles, arranged conformably to the numbers as they are now placed in the British Museum; illustrated with a view of the two pediments of the Pantheon. Taken by Mons. Nointel, by order of the French King.

A Complete History of Lithography, from its origin down to the present time, by the inventor, Alois Senetelder. 4to. £1, 16s. A Descriptive Catalogue of a Collection of Paintings by British Artists, in the possession of Sir John Flemming Leicester, Bart. By Wm. Carey, Esq. with occasional remarks, &c. by Sir Richard Coalt Hoare, Bart. Royal 8vo. 7s. 6d.

Desultory Exposition of an Anti-British System of Incendiary Publications, &c. intended to sacrifice the honour and interests of the British Institution, of the Royal Academy, and the whole body of the British Artists and their Patrons to the Passions, Quackeries, and Falsehoods of certain disappointed Candidates for Prizes at the British Gallery, and admission into the Royal Academy. Respectfully addressed to the British Institution, and Artists and Amateurs of the United Kingdom. By Wm. Carey. 8vo. 5s. 6d.

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BIOGRAPHY.

Memoirs of John Duke of Marlborough, with his original Correspondence, collected from the family records at Blenheim and other sources. By Wm. Coxe, M.A. vol. 3, 4to. £3, 3s.

The Biographical Magazine, No XIV. 2s.

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A Refutation of Prominent Errors in the Wernerian System of Geology; by Joseph Sutcliffe, A. M. Svo. Is. 6d.

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Report of Cases argued and determined in the Court of Exchequer; by John Wrightwick. Vol. I. Part IV. royal 8vo. 25.

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A Treaty on Leases and Terms for Years; by C. H. Chambers, royal 8vo.

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A Vindication of the Criminal Law, in a Charge delivered to the Grand Jury at Ely Assizes; by E. Christian, Esq. 2s. 6d.

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An Inquiry illustrating the Nature of Tuberculated Accretions of Serous Membranes; by John Baron, M. D. Fine Plates. 8vo. 14s.

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Munchausen at the Pole. 12mo. 6s. East India Register and Directory for 1819. 12mo. 7s. 6d.

A Treatise on Marine Surveying in two parts; by M. Mackenzie; with a Supplement by J. Horsburgh. 8vo. 8s.

Hints on the Sources of Happiness, addressed to her children by a Mother; Author of " Always Happy," fools. 8vo. 2 vols.

A Supplement to the Ninth Portion of the Warburtonian Lectures; by Philip All wood. 8vo. 78.

Gioachimo Greco on the Game of Chess; translated from the French; to which are added numerous Remarks, critical and explanatory; by William Lewis. 8vo. 8s.

The Annual Register for 1808. 8vo.

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A Series of Letters on the Circulating Medium of the British Isles, addressed to the Editor of the Royal Cornwall Gazette,

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Eudoxia; from the Spanish of Don Pedro Montenjou. By C. H. Smith. 2 vols 12mo. 10s. 6d.

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Dudley; a Novel; by Miss O'Keefe, 12mo, 3 vols.

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Bath; a Satire; by Robert Rake.

The Aubid; an Eastern Tale, by James Atkinson, Esq. 8vo. 3s.

Doctor Syntax in London, or the Pleasures and Miseries of the Metropolis. Part I. roy. 8vo. 2s. 6d.

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Lessons in Scripture Chronology, illustrated by a Coloured Chronological Scale. 1s. 3d.

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The Philosophy of Elocution; elucidated and exemplified by Readings of the Liturgy; by James Wright; 8vo. 12s.

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Dr Mant's Family Common Prayer-book, 4to, Part II. 4s.

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