LiUrary and Phltosophkat IntelUgencf, [Sfpt. t, 



niontlilj numbers, intituled, "Illustnt'* 

 lions of London," containing a series of 

 engraved views and delineations of anti- 

 quarian, architectural, and other sub- 

 jects, in tlie metropolis, with historical 

 and toi)rto-rapliical descriptions. 



Mr. Sheldrake has in the press, a 

 fourth edition of Useful Hints to those 

 who are afflicted with Ruptures ; on 

 the nature, cure, and consequences of 

 the disease; and on the empirical prac- 

 tices of tiic present day; with an Appen- 

 dix, containing an explanation of the 

 principles on which arc constructed 

 trusses, which have been invented, and 

 long used with success, by the author, 

 iij private practice, and now Grst made 

 public; likewise of several other useful 

 bandas^es, which are now iirst offered to 

 uolioe. 



Mons. Devisscher has in the press 

 a new French Grammar, entitled, — 

 Grammnire ds Llwmond; or, the Princi- 

 ples of the French Language, gramma- 

 tically explained in twelve lessons, ac- 

 cording to the rules of the French Aca- 

 demy. 



It appears by the Report of the Com- 

 mittee of the West London Lancas- 

 terian i\ ssociation for establishing schools 

 to teach the primary arts of knowledge 

 without 'reference to the religious deno- 

 minations of the parents, that, of 268 

 children now on tiieir books, 207 are of 

 the Established Church, 3 are Jews, 6 

 Scotch Presbyterians, 4 Catholics, 1 

 Baptist, and 47 of various sects. This 

 is as it should be ; and on any other plan 

 popular education cannot be general, 

 even in this couutry, much less iu such 

 countries as Russia or India. 



Wc have received a copy of the Re- 

 port of (he Education Committee, so 

 honourable to tlie labours of Mr. 

 Bkoi'GHAm; and .shall introduce some 

 cojiious extracts into early numbers. 



Air. Sarhatt, prolessor of Chess, bas- 

 in the press a most interesting work on 

 that science, one part of which was ori- 

 ginally written by a late Duke of Bruns- 

 wick Luiienburgh. 



The Speeches, widi a Life, of the lat» 

 R. B. Sheridan, esq. edited by a consti- 

 tulioual friend, well known in the lite- 

 rary circles, will be ])ublished by Mr, 

 Martin, of Oxford-slreet. 



In a few days, a very limited imprcs- 

 I'acts of Cliil- sion will appear of Lowmaii's Kattonala 

 of the Hebrew Ritual, in octavo. This 

 much esteemed work has for .some time 

 past been so scarce, as usually to sell for 

 seven times ti:e price at wliicb it was ovU 

 giuallv published. 



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Some remarkable cases have lately 

 Come to the knowledge of medical gen- 

 tlenieii, from which it apppa»;>, that inag- 

 uesia, when taken in4)owder, as is com- 

 monly done, has remained in the sys- 

 tem com!)itied with animal mucus, and 

 formed tumours and concretions of con- 

 siderable size. Two instances of this 

 kind are stated by Mr. Br ande in the 

 last niimber of the Journal of Science 

 and llic Arts. In the one case a con- 

 cretion of magnesia and mucu.s, weigiiing 

 several pouiids, was taken out of the in- 

 testines after death. In the oth'rease 

 tlie magnesia was ultimately evacuated 

 in the stale of sand, which, on analysis, 

 was found to be tlie subcarbonatc of 

 magnesia. Magnesia is proved, by tlie 

 experiments of the most eminent che- 

 mists, to be the best corrective of the 

 uric acid, which is the principal cause of 

 tiie gout and of calculary complaints : 

 ■we are, therefore, happy to inform our 

 readers, that a valuable improvement in 

 the mode of preparing this medicine has 

 been lately made by Messrs. Bakewell 

 and Co. Tavistoek-street, Bedford- 

 square. The magnesia being held in a 

 state of perfect solution in their magne- 

 sian water, whereby tlie jiossible injury 

 or inconvenience ot faking it in the form 

 of powder is cntirclj obviated. 'J'he 

 water is as brisk and pleasant as the 

 best soda-water; and the magnesia is 

 rendered mild, light, and ea.sy, to the 

 stomach, being held in solution by fixed 

 air, or the carbonic acid. 



The Rev. C. Colton is preparing a 

 •work, under tlie expressive title of 

 " Many Things in Few Words, ad- 

 dressed to fewer persons who think." 



The new edition of Newman's Spanish 

 and English Dictionary is in consider- 

 able forwardness, but the extent and 

 •variety of the additions are such, as; to 

 occupy much time and care. It will 

 contain above 20,000 ncv/ articles, and 

 several thousand modern words. The 

 Editor, Mr. Bow en, has indicated the 

 Spanish origin of several English words, 

 which have either eluded the sagacity 

 of etymologists, or been erroneously at- 

 tributed to the French. Seu~or Perez 

 has also subjoined many terms familiar 

 in Spanish America. 



Tlie Rev. John Bruce, of Newport, 

 13 printing Juvenile Auedot< s, or Au- 

 thentic and Interestin '" " ""' " 

 dren and Yonth ; designed for the moral 

 and religious instruction of the rishig 

 generation. 



Mr. T. Lester, of Fin.sbury-place, is 

 preparing lor publication a work iu 



