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with engravings; by Nicholas Carlisle, F.R.S. M.R.I.A. Assistant Librarian to his Majesty, and Fellow and Secretary of the Society of Antiquaries of London, in 2 vols 8vo; a few copies will be printed on large paper, for the purpose of being illustrated.

Felix Alvarez; or, Manners in Spain; containing descriptive Accounts of the principal Events of the late Peninsular War, and Authentic Anecdotes illustrative of the Spanish Character, interspersed with Poetry, original and from the Spanish; by Alexander R. C. Dallas, Esq. in 3 vols 12mo.

England Described; or, a Complete Description of the Counties of England and Wales, their Manufactures, Natural Productions, Antiquities, Seats, &c.; including all the prominent Objects of the Tourist; by John Aikin, M.D. being an enlargement of "England Delineated," by the same author, in 1 vol. 8vo.

European Commerce; being an Account of the Trade of the principal Commercial Places on the Continent of Europe, including the Ports of the Mediterranean; also their Monies, Exchanges, Weights, and Measures, with their proportion to English; their Charges, Duties, &c.; by C. W. Rordansz, in 1 vol. 8vo.

Practical Illustrations of the Scarlet Fever, of Measles, of Pulmonary Consumption, and of Chronic Nervous Diseases; by John Armstrong, M.D. 1 vol. 8vo.

Practical Illustrations of Typhus Fever, and other Febrile Diseases; by the same author; second edition, enlarged, in 1 vol. 8vo.

In the course of next month will be published, the Fudge Family in Paris, in a Series of Letters, from Phil. Fudge, Esq. Miss Biddy Fudge, Mr Bob Fudge, &c.; edited by Thomas Brown, the Younger, author of the Twopenny Post Bag.

Dr E. D. Clarke has in the press, in a quarto volume, with numerous engravings, Travels through Denmark, Sweden, &c. with a description of Petersburg during the tyranny of Emperor Paul; being the third and last part of the author's Travels in Europe, Asia, and Africa.

Mrs Isaacs, author of Tales of To-day, has a romance in the press, which will appear early in May.

Mrs Richardson is translating from the French of Madame de Sousaz, the interesting tale of Eugenie et Matilde.

Dr J. P. Esblin is printing, in 2 8vo vols, Familiar Lectures on Moral Philosophy.

The Rev. Stephen Weston is preparing some Account of an Excavation of a Roman Town in Champagne, discovered in 1772; with a Journey by Lausanne to Mont Simplon, and through Geneva to Mont Blanc.

Mr Keats will publish, in the present month, Endymion, a poem.

Mr Hazlitt's Lectures on English Poetry, delivered at the Surrey Institution, will appear in a few days.

Mrs Taylor of Ongar has a work in the press, on the Reciprocal Duties of Parents and Children.

The young authoress of Melancholy Hours has a poem in the press, entitled, Astarte.

Antonia, a tale, with other poems, chiefly written in Malta, during the period of the plague in that island, will soon appear.

Mr W. Hargrove will soon publish, in 2 8vo vols, a History of York, comprising the valuable part of Drake's Eboracum, and much new matter.

Dr Paris is printing, at the request of the Geological Society of Cornwall, a Memoir of the Life and Scientific Labours of the late Rev. Wm Gregor.

An English translation is in the press, of Voyage a l'Embouchure de la Mer Noire, par Lieut.-General Comte Andreossy, in an 8vo vol. with maps and plates.

Dr Spier will soon publish General Views relating to the Stomach, its Fabric, Functions, &c. in a small volume.

The Rev. John Marriott of Exeter has a volume of Sermons nearly ready for publication.

Mr T. Taylor is engaged on a Translation from the Greek of Jamblichus' Life of Pythagoras, and of the Pythagoric Ethical Fragments in the Doric dialect, preserved by Stobæus.

Mr W. Pybus, author of a Manual of Useful Knowledge, will soon publish the Amusing Companion, containing Philosophical Amusements and Entertaining Recreations for Young Persons.

EDINBURGH.


Marriage, a novel, in 3 vols, will be published in a few days.

Two volumes of Lectures and Sermons, by the Rev. Alexander Brunton, D.D. one of the ministers of Edinburgh, will speedily be published.

In the press, and speedily will be published, in 2 vols 8vo, with a map and engraving, an Account of Iceland, by the Rev. Dr Ebenezer Henderson; embracing a description of the more remarkable Natural Phenomena of that Island; with a particular Account of the State of Religion and Literature among the Inhabitants. Drawn up from information collected, and observations made, during a residence of 13 months there, in the years 1814 and 1815, when the author was on a Mission from the British and Foreign Bible Society, under the sanction of the Danish Government, for the purpose of distributing the Icelandic edition of the Scriptures, printed under his superintendence at Copenhagen.