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ing to his dominions some of the valuable natural productions of the New World, has availed himself of the opportunity of the marriage and departure of his daughter the Archduchess Leopoldine, to send to Brazil a number of men of science, who, with the permission of the King of Portugal, are directed to explore the most remarkable parts of that country, to examine the different productions of the three kingdoms of nature, and to enrich the European collections with specimens of them. His Imperial Majesty has granted the sums necessary for the expedition, and given the chief direction of it to Prince Metternich. The persons appointed to proceed to Biazil for this purpose are:-Dr Mikon, a physician, and Professor of Botany at Prague; M. Gatterer, belonging to the Cabinet of Natural History; M. Enders, landscape painter; M. Schott, botanical gardener at the palace of Belvedere; Professor Pohl, advantageously known by several works on mineralogy; M. Buchberger, painter of plants; and M. Schick as librarian. The first four sailed from Trieste in the frigates Austria and Augusta, and the other three will embark at Leghorn with the Archduchess. M. Schreiber, director of the Imperial Cabinet of Natural History, is appointed to write the account of the voyage. Messrs Spix and Martens, members of the Academy of Sciences at Munich, have joined the expedition.

By an agreement concluded by the Courts of Weimer and Gotha, the clear revenues of the university of Jena have been augmented to more than L. 3500 Sterling, so that, with the other resources which it possesses, it will in future enjoy an income exceeding L. 5500.

Anatomical Collection.-We understand the great Anatomical Collection of the Meckels of Halle is now offered for sale. The acquisition of so magnificent and interesting a cabinet would contribute, in an eminent degree, to the progress of physiological and anatomical science in this University. It is to be hoped that some spirited individual will suggest and urge its purchase. The patrons of the University alone, or with the assistance of Government, could easily secure this invaluable collection for Edinburgh.

RUSSIA.

The university of Dorpat in Livonia now numbers 300 students, some of whom come from very remote parts of the empire, as well as from the provinces bordering on the Baltic. The buildings for the university are finished. One is occupied by a philosophical cabinet, and another by the library, containing nearly 30,000 volumes. In these buildings have also been provided halls for public orations, and other solemn acts of the university. The professors hold their lectures in a fine and spacious edifice, situated on the Dornberg; the anatomical theatre is arranged with taste. From amidst the ruins of the ancient cathedral rises another superb structure, one part of which contains the museum, and the other serves for the university church. Professor Jasche and Morgenstern are distinguished by their worth and erudition. In the Lounge, or reading-room, a stranger meets with all the scholars of Dorpat, and also the foreign literary, political, and philosophical journals.

MONTHLY LIST OF NEW PUBLICATIONS.

LONDON.

ARCHEOLOGY.

BRITISH Monachism, or Manners and Customs of the Monks and Nuns of England; to which are added,-1. Peregrinatorium Religiosum, or Manners and Customs of ancient Pilgrims. 2. Consuetudinal of Anchorets and Hermits. 3. Account of the Continentes, or Women who had made Vows of Chastity. 4. Four select Poems, in various styles. By Thomas Dudley Fosbrooke, M. A. F. S. A. L. 3, 3s. The third Part of Neale's Illustrated History of Westminster Abbey. Royal 4to. 16s.-Imp. 4to, L. 1, 4s.-Crown folio, (to correspond with the new edition of Dugdale's Monasticon, of which only fifty copies are printed,) L. I. 11s. 6d.-Imperial folio, L. 2, 12s. 6d.-Proofs on India paper, and etchings, L. 2, 12s. 6d.

Pompeiana, or Observations upon the Topography, Edifices, and Ornaments of Pompeii; by Sir William Gell, F. R. S. F. A. S. &c. and J. P. Gandy, Esq. Arch. No. II. 8vo. 8s.

ARCHITECTURE.

Hints for the improvement of Prisons, and for their better Regulation; by James Elmes, Architect. 6s.

Civil Architecture of Vitruvius, comprising those Books of the Author which relate to the Public and Private Edifices of the Ancients; by William Wilkins, jun. M. A. F. A. S. Fellow of Gonvil and Caius College, Cambridge, Member of the Society of Dilettanti, and Author of Antiquities of Magna Græcia. With 27 Engravings; by W. Lowry. Part II. L. 3, 3s. in elephant 4to,-er L. 6, 6s. royal folie.

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EDUCATION.

Ancient History, abridged for the Use of Schools; by the Rev. John Robinson, LL. D. stereotyped, with Engravings. 6s. 6d.

The Schoolmaster's Assistant; or, the First Introduction to Geography. 4to. 7s. containing twelve half-sheet copperplates.

A New School for Adults; with three hundred instructors, called pictures; being a new plan, whereby grown persons may

learn to read almost without a teacher.

Also a book to teach children to read; by John Goss, of Hatherleigh. Is. 3d.

Chrestomathia; Part I. Explanatory of a school for the extension of the new system of instruction to the higher branches, for the use of the middling and higher ranks; 1816, 8vo. Part 11. Essay on Nomenclature and Classification; including critical examination of Bacon's Encyclopedical Table, as improved by D'Alembert; 1817; by Jeremy Bentham, Esq.

A Key to Dr Noehden's Exercises for writing German; by J. R. Schultz. 3s. 6d. Stories Explanatory of the Church Catechism; by Mrs Sherwood. 12mo. 5s.

Eight Familiar Lectures on Astronomy,

intended as an introduction to the Science, for the use of young persons, and others not conversant with the mathematics; accompanied by plates, numerous diagrams, and a copious index; by William Phillips. 12mo. 6s. 6d.

FINE ARTS.

The Genuine Works of William Hogarth: with biographical anecdotes; by John Nichols, F. S. A. and the late George Steevens, F. R. S. and F. S. A.; containing Clavis Hogarthiana, and other illustrative Essays; with 50 additional Plates. Vol. III. 4to. L. 4, 4s.

HISTORY.

Outline of the Revolution in Spanish America; by a South American. 7s. 6d. An Abridgment of Universal History, commencing with the Creation, and carried down to the Peace of Paris in 1763; in which the descent of all nations from their common ancestor is traced, the course of the arts and sciences noticed, and the colonization is marked, the progress of whole story of mankind is reviewed, as connected with the moral government of the world, and the revealed dispensation; by the Rev. E. W. Whitaker. 2 vols. 4to.

L. 8, 8s.

HORTICULTURE.

The Florist's Manual, or Hints for the Construction of a gay Flower Garden; with observations on the best method of preventing the depredations of insects, &c. 4s. 6d.

LAW.

Reasons for a farther Amendment of the Act 54th Geo. III. c. 156, being an Act to amend the Copyright Act of Queen Anne; by Sir Egerton Brydges, Bart. M. P. 2s. 6d.

A Treatise on the Law of Arbitration; with an appendix of precedents; by James Stamford Caldwell, of Lincoln's-Inn, barrister-at-law. 18s.

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

Supplement to a Treatise on Pleading; by J. Chitty, Esq. of the Middle Temple, barrister-at-law. L. 1, 11s. 6d.

A Compendious Abstract of the Public Acts, passed anno 1817; with Comments, Notes, and a copious Index; by Thomas Walter Williams, of the Inner Temple, Esq. 12mo. 4s.

MATHEMATICS.

The Lunarian, or Seaman's Guide; being a practical introduction to the method of ascertaining the longitude at sea by ce lestial observations and marine chronometers; by E. Ward, Teacher of Navigation, the Lunar Observations, &c. 6s.

An unlimited Daily Calendar, serving for every year, both before and after the

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MISCELLANIES.

A Treatise, containing the results of numerous experiments on the preservation of Timber from premature decay; by W. Chapman, M. R. I. A. 6s. 6d.

A Present for an Apprentice, by a late. Lord Mayor, dedicated to the present, the Right Hon. M. Wood, with a portrait of his Lordship.

A Supplement to Junius identified, consisting of fac-similes of Hand-writing, and other illustrations. 3s.

The Round Table; or, King Arthur's Feast of the Kings since his Reign; by the author of "Sir Hornbook." With eighteen embellishments.

Observations on the West India Islands, Medical, Political, and Miscellaneous; by John Williamson, M. D. 2 vols. 8vo. L. 1, 5s.

Quarterly Review, No. XXXIII. 6s. The Official Navy List for September. 1s. 6d.

Mr Pope's Practical Abridgment of the Custom and Excise Laws. The Third Edition, corrected to August 18, 1817, 8vo. L. 1, 11s. 6d.

Report from the Committee of the House of Commons, on the employment of Boys in the Sweeping of Chimneys; together with the Minutes of Evidence, and an Appendix. Published under the direction of the Society for superseding the necessity for Climbing Boys. With Notes and Observations; a complete List of Persons using the Machine, and a descriptive engraving of it. 8vo. 3s. 6d.

The Classical Journal, Ne. XXXI. for June 1817.

The Leper of the City of Aoste, a Narrative; translated from the French by Helen Maria Williams. 8vo. 2s. 6d.

MORALS.

Emblems of Mortality; or, Dance of Death; representing Death seizing all ranks and degrees of persons. With fiftytwo wood engravings. 1s. 6d.

NATURAL HISTORY.

Conversations on Botany; with twenty engravings; and a short account is added of some of the principal foreign species. 12mo. 7s. 6d. plain-or 10s. 6d. coloured

Observations on the Natural History of the Swallow Tribe, with collateral statement of facts relative to their migration, and to their brumal torpidity; and a copious table of reference to authors; illustrated by figures of five species, engraved on wood by Willis; to which is added, a general Catalogue of British Birds, with the Provincial Names for each, &c.; by T. Forster. 8s.

General Zoology, or Systematic Natural History; commenced by the late George Shaw, M. D. F. R. S. &c.; with plates from the first authorities, and most select specimens, engraved principally by Mrs Griffith; this volume consists of Birds, by J. F. Stephens, F. L. S. Vol. X. L. 2, 12s. 6d.-royal paper, L. 3, 16s.

NATURAL PHILOSOPHY.

8vo.

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A Letter to the Inhabitants of Spitalfields, on the Character and Views of our Modern Reformers; by a member of the Spitalfields Benevolent Society. Is.

An Appeal to the Public, containing an account of services rendered during the disturbances in the North of England, in the year 1812, &c. &c.; by Francis Raynes, &c. 2s.

The Historical Account of the Battle of Waterloo, drawn up from the first Authorities; by Wm. Mudford, Esq. the fourth and last part, embellished with a View of the Battle, and six other coloured plates, plans, map, &c. 4to. L. 1, 11s. 6d.

Modern Policies, taken from Machiavel, Borgia, and other choice authors; by an Eye-witness. 2s. 6d.

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THEOLOGY.

Practical Discourses; by the Rev. Joshua Gilpin. 8vo. 10s. 6d.

An Enquiry into the Nature of the Sin of Blasphemy, and into the Propriety of regarding it as a Civil Offence; by Robert Aspland. 2s. 6d.

The Confessions of an Arian Minister, containing a narrative of his Conversion; by W. Gellibrand. 1s.

A general View of the Christian Dispensation, in a Charge to the Clergy of the Archdeaconry of London, at the Visitation, May 16, 1817; by Joseph Holden Pott, M. A. 2s. 6d.

The Christian Faith stated and explained, in a course of practical Lectures on some of the leading Doctrines of the Gospel; by the Rev. H. C. O'Donnoghue, A. M. Foolscap 8vo. 5s. 6d.

The Clergyman's Companion in Visiting the Sick; by William Paley, D. D. 12mo.

5s. Gd.

Every-Day Christianity; by the author of Rhoda. 12mo. 3s. 6d.

A Sermon, preached at St Margaret's Church, Westminster, on the fifth Sunday in Lent; by the Rev. St George Caulfield, A. M. Is. Gd. Sermons, chiefly on Practical Subjects; by E. Cogan. 2 vols. 8vo. L. 1, 4s.

A Defence of Calvinistic Preaching, &c. in reply to the Dean of Chester's Commencement Sermon, at Cambridge; by George Redford, A. M. 2s.

Grace without Partiality, and Sin without Excuse; a Sermon; by the Rev. John Eyton, A. M. Is.

The late Rev. John Shepherd's Critical and Practical Elucidation of the Book of Common Prayer. 2 vols. 8vo. L. 1, Is.

The Domestic Altar; a Six Weeks' Course of Morning and Evening Prayers, for the Use of Families; by the Rev. W. Smith, A. M. 8vo. 8s.

Duty and Benefit of a Daily Perusal of the Holy Scriptures; by Lindley Murray. 12mo. Is.

Observations, Critical, Explanatory, and Practical, on the Canonical Scriptures; by Mrs Cornwallis. 4 vols. 8vo. L. 2, 2s.

A Series of Sermons, on various subjects of Doctrine and Practice; by the Rev. George Mathew, A. M. 2 vols. 8vo. L. 1, 1s.

TOPOGRAPHY.

Ormerod's History of Cheshire; Part IV. The History and Antiquities of the Parochial Church of St Saviour, Southwark; illustrated by sixteen engravings; by W. G. Moss. With historical and biographical delineations; by the Rev. J. Nightingale. Part I. 10s. 6d. or 21s.

An Excursion to Windsor, through Battersea, Putney, Kew, Richmond, Twickenham, Strawberry Hill. and Hampton Court; by John Evans, jun. A.M. 9s.

The Gentleman's Guide in his Tour through France; by Henry Coxe, Esq. 7s. Walks in Oxford; comprising an original historical and descriptive account of the colleges, halls, and public buildings of the University; with an Introductory outline of the academical History of Oxford; by W. M. Wade. 2 vols. 8vo. 16s.; 12mo. 8s.

TRAVELS.

Itinerary of the Morea; being a particular description of that Peninsula; by Sir William Gell, F. R. S. with a map of the routes. 8vo. 10s.

Travels in the Interior of America, in the Years 1809, 1810, and 1811; including a description of Upper Louisiana, Kentucky, Indiana, and Tennessee; by John Bradbury, F. L. S. 8s. 6d.

Narrative of a Voyage to Hudson's Bay, in his Majesty's ship Rosamond; containing some account of the north-eastern coast of America, and of the tribes inhabiting that remote region; by Lieut. Edward Chappell, of the royal navy, 8vo. with plates and a chart. 12s.

A Picturesque Tour through France, Switzerland, on the Banks of the Rhine, and through part of the Netherlands, in the year 1816. 8vo. 12s.

The Last Month in Spain; or, Wretched Travelling through a Wretched Country; by an English Officer; with fourteen humorous coloured plates and a map. 8s.

A Narrative of a Voyage to New Zealand, performed in the years 1814 and 1815; by John Liddiard Nicholas, Esq. in company with the Rev. Samuel Marsden, Principal Chaplain of New South Wales; including an Account of the first Missionary Establishment ever formed in that Island; with a description of the Interior of that Country, its Soil, Climate, and Productions, and the Manners and Customs of the Natives. Together with occasional Remarks on their Political Economy. 2 vols. 8vo. L. 1, 4s.

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The Edinburgh Observer, and Town and Country Magazine. 4to. Is.

The Border Antiquities of England and Scotland, comprising specimens of the Architecture, Sculpture, and other vestiges of former ages, from the earliest times to the Union of the two Crowns; accompanied with Descriptive Sketches, Biographical Remarks, and a brief History of the Principal Events that have occurred in this interesting part of Great Britain; together

with Illustrations of Remarkable Incidents in Border History and Tradition, and Original Poetry. By Walter Scott, Esq. In two volumes 4to. Price L. 9, 2s. 6d. ; or, large paper, price L. 13, 18s. The whole of the Engravings executed by Mr John Greig, from Paintings made expressly for this work by Mr George Arnold, A. R. A., Mr A. Nasmyth, Mr L. Clennel, and Mr

Renton.

NEW FRENCH PUBLICATIONS.

EXPOSE des tentatives qui ont ete faites, dans le dessein de rendre potable, et salubre, l'eau de mer distillée; par B. G. Sage, 8vo.

Precis des pratiques de l'art naval en France, en Espagne, et en Angleterre, donnant pour les trois Marines les termes techniques, les commandemens et des vo. cabulaires en Français, Espagnol, et Anglais, &c.; par J. B. A. Babron. 8vo.

Histoire de l'Astronomie Ancienne; par M. Delambre, membre de l'Institut, Professeur d'Astronomic au Collège de France. 2 vols. 4to.

Voyage Astronomique, fait en Espagne, par ordre du Bureau des Longitudes, pour prolonger la méridienne jusqu'aux Iles Baléares; ouvrage formant le Tome IV. de la Base du Système métrique de M. Delambre; par MM. Biot et Arrago. 4to.

Connoissance des tems, à l'usage des Astronoines et des Navigateurs. Publiée par le Bureau des Longitudes de France, pour l'annee 1820. 8vo.

Elémens de Chimie Médicale; par M. P. Orfila. 2 vols. 8vo.

Dictionnaire des Sciences Naturelles; par plusieurs Professeurs du Jardin du Roi. Tome VIII. 8vo.

Dictionnaire des Sciences Médicales. Tome XX. 8vo.

Mémoires de la Société de Médicine, séante à l'Hôtel-de-Ville. 8vo.

Recherches sur l'action qu'exerce l'acide nitrique sur la matière nacrée des calculs biliaires humains, et sur le nouvel acide qui en résulte; par MM. Pelletier et Caventon. 8vo.

Relation de l'Expedition de Portugal, faite en 1807 et 1808, par le premier corps d'Observation de la Gironde, devenu de Portugal; par le Baron Thiébault, Lieutenant Général. 8vo.

Journal Historique sur la Campagne du Prince Eugéne en Italie, pendant les années 1813 et 1814. 8vo.

Victoires, Conquêtes, Desastres, Revers, et Guerres Civiles des Français, de 1792 à 1815. Par une société de militaires et de gens de lettres. Tome II. 8vo.

Théorie du Mesmerisme par un Ancien ami de Mesmer; ou l'on explique aux dames ses principes naturels pour le salut de leurs familles, et aux sages de tous les pays ses causes et ses effets, comme un bienfait de la nature, qu'ils sont invités á répandres avec les précautions convenables, d'après les quelles plusieurs Rois de l'Europe en ont encourage l'usage dans leurs etats. 8vo.

Scheffer, Essai sur la Politique de la Nation Anglaise, et du Gouvernement Britannique. 8vo.

WORKS PREPARING FOR PUBLICATION.

LONDON.

MISS LUCY AIKIN is preparing for the press, Memoirs of the Court of Queen Elizabeth; comprising a minute view of her domestic life, and notes of the manners, amusements, arts, and literature of her reign. The present work is composed upon the plan of uniting with the personal history of a celebrated female sovereign, and a connected narration of the domestic events of her reign, a large portion of biographical anecdote, private memoir, and tracts illustrative of an interesting period

of English history. Original letters, speeches, and occasional poems, are largely interspersed.

The third volume of the Personal Narrative of M. De Humboldt's Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of the New Continent, during the years 1799-1804, translated by Helen Maria Williams, is nearly ready.

An Essay on the Chemical History and Medical Treatment of Calculous Disorders, with plates, by A. Marcet, M. D. F. R. S. is in the press, and may be expected shortly.

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