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Introductory Grammatical Remarks on the Perfian Language; with a Vocabulary, English, and Perftan: the Spelling regulated by the Perfian Character. By George Hadley, Efq. formerly Captain on the Bengal Eftablishment, and Author of the Hindoftan Grammar and Vocabulary. 4to 7s, 6d. Cadell,

An ufeful practical work, that may greatly affift the learner of the Perfian language; in the place of whofe peculiar character the Roman is fubftituted: the plan of it is much the fame as that of the author's Hindoftan Grammar.

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A Treatise on the forcing of early Fruits, and the Management of hot Walls. By Mr. Wilson. 12mo. 2s. Robinson.

A moft ingenious practical treatise, by à mafter in his profeffion.

Letters occafioned by Three Dialogues concerning Liberty, &c. By Jofeph Wimpey. 8vo. 1s. 6d. Johnfon.

Dr. Price hath fet himself up fo high a mark, and laid himself fo very open, that it is no wonder if every petty markfman is fond of trying his fkill against fuch a target. Not but that Mr. Wimpey hath lodged a fhot or two in the doctor's Jaft performance, that disfigures the face of his argument, respecting a ftate of nature; of which neither Mr. Wimpey, nor the doctor, however, feem to have any precife wellfounded ideas.

Letters to the high and mighty united States of America. 8vo. 1s. d. Law.

Irony and farcafm, not deftitute of foundation in argument.

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The Nautical Almanack and Aftronomical Ephemeris for the Year 1779. Published by Order of the Commiffioners of Longitude. 8vo. 3s. 6d. Nourfe.

The nature of this work is too well known, by thofe for whose use it is published, to require particular remark. It may not be improper, however, to obferve, that the prefent Ephemeris contains new tables of the motions of Jupiter's fecond fatellite; with obfervations on the fame fubject by different aftronomers, for feveral years paft.

A Treatise on the Nature and Quality of the Difeafes of the Liver and Biliary Duts, &c. By R. Bath, Surgeon. 8vo. 28. Newberry.

An empirical puff for a noftrum.

A modern Syftem of Natural History. Containing accurate Defcriptions, and faithful Hiftories of Animals Vegetables and Minerals. Illuftrated with Copper-Plates accurately drawn from Nature. By the Rev. Samuel Vard. 12 vol. fmall 12mo. 11. 45. Newberry, the corner of St. Paul's Church-Yard.

The first four volumes of this work contain a descriptive account of quadrupedes. The next four contain an hiftorical defcription of birds; the three next, the account of fishes; and the laft, an account of the nature and properties of foffils, vegetables, &c.-The plates are well engraved, and the verbal defcriptions executed in a concise and scientific manner.

Supplement to the Life of David Hume, Efq. Small 8vo. Is.

Bew.

Containing a copy of Mr. Hume's will, with a few anecdotes. of no material confequence.

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An Inquiry into Facts, and Obfervations thereon. Humbly submitted to the candid Examiner into the Principles of a Bill intended to be offered to Parliament for the Prefervation of the great Level of the Fens, and the Navigation through the same, by a Tax on the Lands, and a Toll on the Navigation. 8vo. Is. Ówen.

A local enquiry; the propriety of whofe refult is best known by perfons refiding on the spot.

A Sketch of the Life and Character of the Rt. Hon. and Rev. Richard Trevor, Lord Biosp of Durham. With a particular Account of his laft Illness. 4to. 2s. Nicoll.

A panegyrical Effay (embellished with a portrait of his lordship) on the character of the late bifhop of Durham; extracted partly from a fermon preached at Newcastle upon

Tyne, by the Rev. Mr. Rotherham, rector of Houghton le Spring, foon after his lordfhip's deceafe in the year 1771. This pamphlet is embellished with a print of that reverend prelate, of the Trevor coat of arms, and of Glynd place in Suffex.

A Catalogue of the Manuferipts in the Cottonian Library To which are added many Emendations and Additions. With an Appendix, &c. 8vo. 4s. fewed. Hooper.

The utility of this publication is too obvious to need remark.

Anecdotes of the Emperor Jofeph II. during his Refidence in France, on a Vifit to his Sifter, the prefent Queen of France. Tranftes from the French of the Chevalier Coudray. 8vo. is. 6d.

Murray.

Bombaftical panegyric on the Emperor of Germany, occafioned by his late vifit to France, the land of fulfome flattery.

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▲ Supplement to his Addrefs to the Inhabitants of the Parish of St. Anne, Westminster, by the Rev. Thomas Martyn. 1s. Corral.

A letter from Dr. Hind, fome months ago in the daily papers, in antwer to Mr. Martyn's addrefs; with Mr. Martyn's reply to that letter, with fome farther animadverfions on the circumftances of the extraordinary difpute between them gentlemen; compofe the prefent fupplement.

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A Key to the Lottery, 1777; containing a fet of Tables whereby any Perfon may fee by Inspection the Price of fair Infurance for every Day's Drawing, having the Price of Tickets given. Very ufeful to every Office-Keeper that infures; and to every Adventurer that defires to be infured. by a Calculator. 8vo. Is. Millan, &c.

A fet of tables, fhewing what premium ought to be paid on the infurance of tickets, in proportion to the price of fuch tickets at the time of infuring, from thirteen to two and twenty pounds inclufive.

Difcours fur Shakespeare et fur Monfieur de Voltaire, par Joseph Baretti, Secretaire pour la Correspondence étrangère de l'Academie Royale Brittanique. 8vo. 4s. fewed. Nourse.-A Difcourfe on Shakespeare and on Mr. de Voltaire; by Mr. Jofeph Baretti, Secretary for foreign Correspondence to the Royal British Academy.

Impertinent effufions of the vanity of a felf-conceited foreigner; who would be thought to know every thing, and hardly knows any thing!We know of no Royal British Academy. in England, unlefs the Royal Academy for painting may be fo called; and what ufe they have for a fecretary of foreign correspondence we know not. Not but that Mr. Baretti is otherwife well known-too much fo, indeed, to be fafely trusted!

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A Bill on the Principles of Lieutenant Tomlinson's Plan for the more eafy and effetual manning of the Royal Navy, &c. Moved for in the House of Commons, March 11, 1777. By the Hon. Temple Luttrel, &c. 8vo. Is. Matthews.

This bill, not having met with the fuffrage of adminiftration, was thrown out of the Houfe of Commons, though powerfully fupported by many able speakers of the minority; whofe orations in its favour are here printed. From the following nota-bene prefixed, it seems as if it were intended to be again brought into the houfe.

The provifions herein contained are calculated for the general benefit of the state, the fpecial and immediate redrefs of feamen and their families, as well as many thousands of other perfons unconflitutionally and dreadfully aggrieved by the prefent practice of impreffing into the naval fervice. They are therefore printed, and fubmitted to the public at large, in hopes of meeting that zealous encouragement which it is humbly prefumed the nature of the object will be found to deserve. -If the fenfe of the nation fhould clearly and implicitly prove favourable to the bill, it will again be moved in the Houfe of Commons, when there can be but little doubt of its fuccess under the national aufpices, notwithstanding it unluckily tends to diminish the perquifites exacted by a very powerful ministerial board."

It is a great pity that public and private intereft cannot in this inftance be brought to coinc.de, that fo great an evil as preffing is to individuals might be laid afide.

ΠΕΡΙ ΤΩΝ ΝΟΜΩΝ, κ. τ. λ. A Treatife of Laws, from the Greck of Sylburgius's Edition of Theodoret Bishop of Cyrus his Therapeutica, &c. done at the Prefs of Commeline, in the Year 1592; now published by Thomas Comber, LL. D. 8vo. 2s. White.

This treatise contains a concife hiftory of the ancient pagan legiflators; whofe laws are reprefented as being greatly inferior to thofe of the Chriflian fyftem. The Greek text is printed together with the tranflation; to the latter of which are added explanatory and fentimental notes.

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