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Farmer’: Boy, and which was offered for the 
value of half a dozen of each magazine, in 
which the poem might be continued. This 
was the commercial feeling of Hood, but as 
commercial calculations have seldom ope- 
rated on the publisher of the Monthly Ma- 
gazine, no feeling was ever entertained by 
him in regard to. Bloomfield, besides that of 
gratification at his unexpected success. 
The popularity of the school books pub- 
lished under the name of the Rev. David 
Blair, has led to an attempt which cannot 
be too generally exposed. This author pub- 
lished, many years ago, a First Catechism 
for Children, now become obsolete for want 
of a revision, but within the month an at- 
tempt has been made to obtrude a Second 
Catechism, as it is called, by the same au- 
thor, a statement which we are warranted 
in assuring the public is utterly untrue, the 
author of the First Catechism not having 
written this pretended Second Catechism, 
and in that respect the work being altoge- 
ther spurious. At the same time, this Se- 
cond Catechism is a hotch-potch of dis- 
jointed information, and without being hy- 
percritical, we observe that in one place 
flour is called “ a useful grain.” 
The public are indebted to Mr. George 
Wentworth, for a chaste and complete Col- 
lection of Epigrams and Epigrammatic Poetry. 
It is the largest assemblage of the kind 
which has yet been published, and as the 
author appears to have ayailed himself of the 
effusions of past. and contemporary genius, 
the volume deserves to be well received. 
Amongst the novelties in preparation for 
the approaching literary season, is an addi- 
tional volume of Letters, by Anna Seward ; 
developing the progress of an early attach- 
ment, disclosing her more private opinions 
on various subjects, and embracing nume- 
rous_ anecdotes of her contemporaries ; to 
which will be prefixed, an Essay on Miss 
Seward’s Life and Literary Character. By Mr. 
Harrau. The work will be further illus- 
trated by Notes, a Portrait of Miss Seward, 
a fac simile of her hand-writing, &c. 
Early inthe ensuing winter will appear, 
Amaldo, or the Evil Chalice, and other Poems ; 
by the author of ‘“ Lyrical.Poems,”? “ The 
Siege of Zaragoza,’ “ Childe Harold’s Pil- 
grimage to the Dead Sea,” &c. 
Mr. Fisbroke, Resident Surgeon at Chel- 
tenham, is about to publish some observa- 
tions on the treatment of Dedfness, on 
improved principles, illustrated by one case 
of twenty years, and others of long stand- 
ing successfully treated. 
In the press and speedily will be pub- 
lished, Death-Bed Scenes, or the Christian’s 
Companion on entering the Dark Valley; 
by the author of the Evangelical Rambler. 
Shortly will be published, in a neat pocket 
volume, the History of Origins, forming a 
collection of antiquities, important histori-. 
cal facts, singular customs, political and 
social institutions, and national peculiari- 
List of New Publications for August. 
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ties, combining a copious fund of amusement 
and instruction. 
In afew days will be published “ Com- 
mentaries on the Diseases of the Stomact: 
and Bowels of Children: by Robley Dang- 
lison, M. D., &e. &e, 
In the press, “ Lasting Impressions,” a 
Novel, by Mrs. Joanna Carey. 
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LIST OF NEW BOOKS. 
ARCHITECTURE. 
Observations on the rebuilding of Lon- 
don-Bridge; by John Seaward, esq., 8vo. 
12s. 
BIBLIOGRAPHY. 
The Library Companion; or, the Young 
Man’s Guide and Old Man’s Comfort in 
the Choice ofa Library; by the Rev. T.F-. 
Dibdin, 8vo. 27s. 
Watts’ Bibliotheca Britannica, complete 
in I] parts, £11 11s. 
BIOGRAPHY. 
Marshall’s Royal Naval Biography; 
vol. 2, part I, 8vo., lds. 
Memoirs of the Rev. Thomas Halybur- 
ton, 12mo., 4s. 
Self- Advancement, orExtraordinary Tran- 
sitions from Obscurity to Greatness'; exem- 
plified in the lives and history of Eminent 
Men. ‘7s. 6d. 
Memoirs of the Life and Writings of the 
late Rey. Edward Williams, D.D., with an 
appendix, including remarks on important 
parts of Theological Science; by Joseph 
Gilbert, 1 vol. 8vo. 
, CHEMISTRY. 
Chemical Recreations, a series of amus- 
ing and instructive experiments, to which 
are prefixed, First Lines of Chemistry, third 
edition, 18mo. 3s. 
CHRONOLOGY. 
The New Chronology; or, Historian’s 
Library Companion: by Thomas Tegg, 
12mo. 6s. 
CLASSICS. 
Selections from Horace, with English 
Notes, Part I. 4s. 6d. 
DRAMA. 
Married and Single, a Comedy; by J. 
Poole, esq. 8yo. 3s. 
The Synod of Fortune, a Tragedy, in 
five acts. 8yo. 3s. 6d. 
Der Freischiitz, or the Seventh Bullet. 
A Series of twelve illustrations of this popu- 
lar opera, drawn by an amateur, and etched 
by George Cruickshank, with a travestie of 
the drama, 
EDUCATION. 
A Dictionary of Latin Phrases ; compre- 
hending a methodical Digest of various 
Phrases from the best Authors, for the more 
speedy Progress of Students in Latin Com- 
position. By W. Robertson, A.M. 
Harding’s (W.) Short-HandImproved. 3s. 
The Second Number of “ a New Series 
of Original. Sketches,” after the style of 
Morland ; 
