The Anthologia of Horeme announces, that a new edition of the work of the Abbé Andres. on the Origin, Progress, and present State of every Species of Literature, is publishing at Pistoja. The imperfection of this work, which is frequently vague, and, sometimes, even incorrect and partial in many respects, is generally felt and acknowledged. The present editors promise, that these defects will be corrected, and that the present edition will contain whatever the sciences and Belles Lettres have produced worthy of notice, since the first publication of the work.

New Power-An apparatus has been invented at Glasgow, for the manufactory of any mineral water requiring to be charged with carbonic acid gas, which amounts, in fact, to the development of a power hitherto unknown, but equal to that of steam. This machine is described as having neither gasometer nor air pumps, yet the strength of a boy is ascertained to be capable of compressing into any vessel from thirty to forty atmospheres of gas, in a few minutes; while to effect the same with a forcing pump would occupy the strength of several men as many hours. A machine equal in force to an engine of forty-horse power, and requiring neither fire nor water, would not occupy a space of more than four-foot square. In many purposes it may be more applicable

than steam.

Damaged Grain.-A scientific gentleman has communicated to the Royal Society a process for sweetening musty corn by simply immersing it in boiling water, and letting it remain till cold. The quantity of water should be double that of the corn to be purified. He has found that the musty quality rarely penetrates through the husk of the wheat, and that in the very worst cases it does not extend beyond the amylaceous matter immediately under the skin. In hot water all the decayed or rotten grain swims on the surface, so that the remaining wheat is effectually cleansed from all impurities, and without any material loss. The wheat must afterwards be dried, and occasionally stirred on the kiln, when it will be found improved to a degree scarcely credible without actual experiment.

Lithography.-Lithography continues to add to its resources, and daily to improve in France. Not only are lithographic engravings impressed in colours, but there is even a process by means of which oil paintings may be printed off. M. Malapeau, to whose researches we are indebted for this discovery, took out a patent at the end of last year, to secure to himself the advantages of his invention; and he has since that time made numerous applications of the process, all of which have perfectly succeeded. It is not for us to describe here the various means which M. Malapeau, employs to take off upon canvass a faithful copy of an original painting, Suffice it to say, that neither the drawing, nor the colouring, nor even the handling of the master, suffer from this method of multiplying the best productions of the art of painting in oil.

E. LITTELL,
No. 88, Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, and Trenton,

PROPOSES TO PUBLISH BY SUBSCRIPTION,

A SECOND EDITION, REVISED AND CORRECTED,

OF A

History of the Reformation; ;

BEING

AN ABRIDGMENT

OF

Burnet's history of the Aeformation,

TOGETHER WITH THE

LIVES OF LUTHER, CALVIN, AND ZUINGLE,

The three celebrated reformers of the Continent.

BY THE REV. BENJAMIN ALLEN,

RECTOR OF ST. PAUL'S CHURCH, PHILADELPHIA.

“ And God said, let there be light, and there was light.”

This second edition shall be printed on fine paper, and shall be delivered to subscribers at One Dollar in boards, or One Dollar and a Quarter in very neat binding.

The advertiser believing that the first edition, which was published at Wash. ington City in 1820, bas not been extensively circulated in this part of the country, submits, as an evidence of its favourable reception, a few extracts from remarks which have been made upon it.

From the Theological Repertory for December, 1820. “The period which this history embraces, and the events which it details, are certainly among the most interesting disclosed in the annals of mankind.

“It has long been a source of regret to us, that the substance of Bishop Bur. net's work, which, not only in its original form, but even in the abridgment extant, is too voluminous to be generally possessed or read by our lay brethren, should not have been brought into a compass sufficiently moderate to render it accessible to all. Our wishes, in this respect, are in a good measure accomplished by Mr. Allen's Abridgment. It will comprise, in a single volume of a medial duodecimo size, a judicious selection of properly connected facts, distri. buted into chapters of convenient length, and expressed in a style in which the perspicuous, concise, and simple manner of the original—and, in many instances, the precise language are preserved. This plan of abridgment will form no inconsiderable recommendation of the work, to those acquainted with the histori. cal writings of Bishop Burnet.

"We are pleased to learn, that he intends to give, in the Appendix to this volume, a Sketch of the Lives of the Principal Protestant Reformers; an article which, if judiciously framed, will enhance the value of the publication."

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From the Churchman's Magazine for August, 1821.

"The want of a work of this description has been long felt and acknowledged. The history of the great and interesting events, by which the reformation of the church was effected, has hitherto been found only in large and expensive volumes, and, consequently, has been accessible to very few. Hence, a work comprehending, in a narrow compass, all the principal facts immediately connected with the religious concerns of the interesting period of the Reformation, has been much desired. Such a work is now presented to the public, by the reverend author of this abridgment. We may safely say, that the author has executed his task with strict fidelity. All the leading and prominent facts are detailed; and they are presented to the reader with perfect fairness and candour. The work exhibits a lively sketch of those wonderful events, by which a kind and overruling Providence rescued an important branch of the Christian church from papal bondage and corruption, and restored it to the glorious liberty of the gospel, and to the simplicity and purity of its primitive state. It shows us how the church from which we have immediately descended, was preserved through wars and revolutions-through the terrors of persecution and martyrdom and placed on a secure and permanent foundation. And it teaches us how much good and holy men have suffered, as instruments in the hand of Providence, for transmitting to their posterity and to the world the blessed privilege of worshipping God according to the rule of faith once delivered to the saints, and agreeably to the perfect pattern exhibited in the example of our Lord Jesus Christ and his apostles.

"We should be disposed to dwell for a moment on the author's account of those distinguished prelates who won the crown of martyrdom in the cause of the Reformation, and whose undaunted courage and constancy, became instrumental, under divine direction, in preserving the apostolic or episcopal succession in the Protestant church. But we will only remark, that no material circumstance, with regard to these men, appears to have been omitted; and, hence, the reader who possesses no other authentic memoir of their lives, will find himself amply compensated for the small price demanded for the work by the spirited and faithful sketches which are here presented. In the additional sketches of the lives of Luther, Calvin, and Zuingle, we have nothing to regret but their brevity."

Considering the propriety of introducing the work into schools-the Gospel Advocate for July, 1822, thus mentions it:

"It must be considered as an important work, and deserving of much commendation. No reason can be assigned why some knowledge of ecclesiastical history should not make a part of the religious education of children. Epitomes of civil and political history have been found eminently useful as preparatory to more extended knowledge. And if abridgments of Roman and Grecian history are introduced into our schools, why not also abridgments of the history of the Christian church? If our children are made acquainted at an early period with the events which led to the independence of our country, and the establishment of our present happy and prosperous civil institutions, why should they not also learn something of those interesting facts which relate to the purification of our mother church from those corruptions which had been introduced by her subjection to the see of Rome."

From the Episcopal Magazine for September, 1821.

"The importance and advantages of a work of this nature, must be very obvious to every person who wishes to become acquainted with the rise, progress, and establishment of the Reformation in England. The history which is now abridged, is one of those productions which have stood the test of candid examination, and malignant criticism. It is written with a spirit of integrity and liberty that cannot fail of recommending it to a judicious reader; and there are few histories in our language which will be found to convey more solid and useful information.

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s Such is the work of which Mr. Allen now presents an abridgment to the American public. An undertaking highly interesting to Protestants of every denomination, and particularly so to such as have adopted the doctrines and discipline of the English church, 'a work,' as he tells us, ' meant to present the cream of two alarming folios found only in the libraries of very few persons, and to embrace every thing in them of importance connected with religion.'

“ The reverend author appears to have performed his laborious task with great fidelity, perspicuity, and judgment. He has condensed within a small compass a great mass of information, and while he makes the reader sufficiently acquainted with the principal actors in this mighty revolution, he does not omit to touch very frequently on the secret springs that contributed to its success. Throughout the whole course of its progress, he clearly traces the finger of God, calling the attention of the reader to the secret workings of Providence in controlling the opposition of the most powerful, and confounding the wisdom of the wisest. No Protestant, however limited his education, should be ignorant of the facts contained in this abridgment. They will probably tend, more than any earthly consideration, to make him appreciate and cherish his religious privileges, and hold fast the liberty by which Christ has made him free. To adopt the eloquent language of the writer; who that sees the bright day of the gospel beginning to embrace the earth, but must hear with astonishment of times when a warrant from the throne was necessary before a single cottager could read his Bible; and who that thus hears, but must call on his soul and all within him, to bless the name of that God whose voice, through the medium of Bible Societies, is sounding over all the habitations of man those words of ancient date, 'let there be light,' nor sounding them in vain, since from the rising of the sun unto the going down of the same, we may already say, “there is light, To the abridgment of the history, the author has annexed brief sketches of the lives of Luther, Calvin, and Zuingle, they having been the principal actors in the great work of Reformation. These sketches are drawn with precision, fide. lity, and candour, and cannot fail to interest every intelligent reader, who will discover in them the prominent features of these illustrious men. He will be filled with admiration at beholding these Christian heroes contending with difficulties far more formidable than the fabled labours of Hercules, more terrible than ‘Gorgons, Hydras, and Chimæras dire. He will clearly perceive that nothing short of omnipotence could have enabled them to shake a system to its foundation, and partially to overturn it, which all the power, and passions, and prejudices of mankind had supported for ages."

From the Port Folio for September, 1821. “We consider Mr, Allen's a very useful and interesting book, which ought to be generally read. We are pleased to hear that it is likely soon to arrive at a second edition."

Extract from the Religious Remembrancer, September 8th, 1821. "This neat and very interesting volume is for sale at The editors of the Washington City Theological Repertory, and the Philadelphia Episcopal Magazine, have noticed this work of Mr. Allen with high commendations. We have read it with much pleasure, and most cordially unite with them in award. ing the meed of approbation to a work so judiciously adapted to the present circumstances of the Christian community. It is calculated to elevate the pious mind, and lead the Christian to contemplate, with devotional gratitude, the grace of Jehovah Jesus in preserving his church amid the conflagrant persecutions of papal tyranny and superstition.”

In addition to the foregoing recommendations, the publisher has received letters, of which the following are extracts:

From the Rev. Charles H. Wharton, D.D. “Six-In compliance with your request, I cheerfully state to you my opinion of the Rev. Mr. Allen's Abridgment of Bishop Burnet's History of the Refor.

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mation of the Church of England.' This history is generally allowed to be one of the most valuable in the English language, and a very learned writer expresses the common opinion of its excellence, when he asserts, that, in it Bishop Burnet fixed the Protestant religion in England, as long as any religion shall remain in that country.'-By the same writer he is justly styled the English Eusebius. (See Dr. Apthorpe's Letters on the Prevalence of Christianity.) A judicious abridgment of this immortal work, and such I consider Mr. Allen's to be, cannot fail to convey such information respecting that great event, as every Protestant ought to possess. If introduced into our schools, it would, I conceive, be of more service to the rising generation, than some other histories which are put into its hands.

"Burlington, September 2, 1822."

From the Rev. Samuel Farmar Jarvis, D. D. Rector of St. Paul's Church, Boston. "Mr. E. Littell having informed me of his intention to publish a second edition of the Rev Mr. Allen's Abridgment of Burnet's History of the English Reformation, for the use of schools and families; and having requested me at the same time to give him my opinion of the work; I take great pleasure in saying that I think it eminently well adapted to the purposes he has in view. It presents an outline of those important events in the consequences of which all the inhabitants of the United States are interested; and the narrative is interspersed with pious reflections arising naturally from those events which cannot fail to be edifying to every serious Christian, and must be especially useful in the religious education of youth.

"Boston, September 3, 1822."

"Having been favoured with the perusal of An Abridgment of the History of the Reformation, prepared for publication by the Rev. Benjamin Allen, I with pleasure give it, as requested, my humble recommendation. It contains the history of all the important facts as narrated by Burnet; and, to those who have not the time or the means for consulting that writer, must prove interesting and valuable. There being a considerable class of persons under these circumstances, such a work has been wanted, and, I think, the present one will be highly acceptable, as serving to meet the existing exigency. It is well calculated to be useful in schools.

"Alexandria, October 30, 1820."

"HENRY H. WILMER.

It has been determined, in order to make the experiment of introducing the work into schools, to print an edition upon coarser paper and of a smaller size. The same types will be used, but the lines will be more compressed, so as to make the page of an 18mo size. The price of this edition, plainly half bound, without lettering, will be half a dollar, which is thought to be sufficiently low to place it within reach of every parent who may wish his child to use it at school.

The Protestant Episcopal Sunday and Adult School Society of Philadelphia, has adopted it as a premium book, and some orders having been received for the book as a premium for Sunday schools, the publisher has annexed a list of prices at which it will be sold, varying according to the number purchased. Any society ordering, before the work be put to press, any number of copies not less than 250, shall have its name in the title page.

When sold folded and gathered, so that societies may bind them to suit themselves, there will be a deduction from the above prices of five cents on each book.