1816.] Literary and Philosophical Intelligence. 



In January next will be published, 

 Memoirs and Remains of the late Rev. 

 Charles Buck, collected and arranged 

 by Dr. John Styles, t'ronj his papers ; 

 and interspersed with observations illus- 

 trative of his character. 



A volume is in the press, of Memo- 

 randums of a Residence in France in the 

 Winter of 1815-16; including remarks on 

 rreuch society and manners, with a de- 

 scription of the catacombs, and notices 

 of some other objects of curiosity and 

 works of art not hitherto described. 



Mrs. Anne Plumptre is engaged in 

 writing an account of her Residence in 

 Ireland in 1814 and 15 : it will consist 

 of a quarto volume, embellished with a 

 portrait of the authoress, from a picture 

 by Northcotc, and with several engia- 

 vings of remarkable scenery in Ireland, 

 from original drawings, 



A Series of Letters is preparing for 

 publication, written by Philip Dormer, 

 carl of Chesterfield, to Mr. Arthur Stan- 

 hope, relative to the education of Philip, 

 the late earl. 



The works of tlie late Profcssoi 

 Robison, on Practical Philosophy, are 

 in the press, and will be enriched by a 

 complete history of the steam engine, 

 contributed by Mr. Watt, of the Soho. 



The State Lottery, a dream, by Sa- 

 muel Roberts ; also. Thoughts on 

 Wheels, a poem, by James Montgo- 

 mery ; are printing in one volume. 



A periodical work will appear in Ja- 

 nuary, to be continued every two months, 

 under the title of the Correspondent, 

 intended to consist of letters, moral, po- 

 litical, and literary, between eminent 

 writers in Trance and Cnghuul. 



The interesting and valuable Travels 

 of Mr. Legh, M,P. for Newton, beyond 

 tiie Great Cataracts of Egypt, in com- 

 pany with My. Smelt, will be published 

 in a few days. 



Mr. LEiciH Hunt has in the press a 

 new volume of poems, 



Mr, GouBAND will shortly publish^ the 

 Elements of Design. 



The Rev. Robert Stevens is pre- 

 paring another volume of Serenons. 



A work, called the Scientific Tourist 

 in England, Scotland, and Wales, is iu 

 preparation. 



'i'alcH of My Landlord, collected and 

 reported byJEDiuiAii Cleishbotham, 

 schoolmaster and parisli-cUrk of Gan- 

 dereleiigli, are jtriuliug, in 4 vols. 12mo. 



A complete Course of Instnietion in 

 the rilemeiits of i'orliOcalion; originally 

 intended for the use of the Royal ICngi- 

 ueer Dcpartmeul, by Lieut-Col, C. \V. 



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Pasley, R.E. F.R.E. will soon appear 

 in two volumes, octavo. 



The System of Mechanical Philoso- 

 phy, by the late Dr. John Robison, 

 LL.D., with notes and illustrations, 

 comprising the most recent discoveries 

 in the Physical Sciences, by David 

 Erewster, LL.D. IMl.S.E. will soon 

 aj)pear, in four volumes octavo, with im- 

 merous plates. 



Mr. IVIoNNEY, the humane and phi- 

 lanthropic author of Considerations on 

 Prisons, has in the press a new edition 

 of his tragedy of Caractacus; with preli- 

 minary remarks on English dramatic 

 tragedy, including a" blank-verse gamut, 

 and strictures on theatrical committees, 

 managers, and players. 



One of the most eminent artists of 

 tlie British school of drawing in water- 

 colours, Mr. John Varley, proposes to 

 furnish a series of instruction in tills art 

 in twelve numbers, entitled, the Prin- 

 ciples of Landscape Design, Four 

 numbers have already been published, 

 and justify the expectation that the au- 

 thor's talents had raised. 



A gcnllcMuan at Cardiff is about t» 

 publish a translation into the Welsli 

 language of Mr. Arthur Young's justly 

 celebrated Farmer's Calendar. 



A volume is preparing by a Mr. 

 Churchill, of Corrections, Additions, 

 and Continuations to Dr. Rees's great 

 Cyclopedia. This nsay be attemptecl 

 without impeaching the fidelity, skill, 

 or care of the learned editor ; because 

 lime itsulf will render such corrections 

 needful ; and perhaps no man is so well 

 qualified as himself to correct his own 

 vast work in a supplementary V(»lume, 

 if his health fortunately permitted. 



'J'he Supplement to the Enajdopccdia 

 Brilannica proceeds with interest. Mr. 

 DugaldStewart lias finished his Views 

 of the History of Abstract Philosophy, 

 iu two Parts; and Proicssor Play- 

 fair will speedily commence, in Part .3, 

 his Views of the History of the Mathe- 

 matical and Physical .Sciences. No 

 literary plan could be better conceived 

 than such a series by such able writers ; 

 but we caution the compilers of the 

 future introduetions to beware of a 

 fault, too often committed by tlio acute 

 Mr. Sti.waut, of obtruding their own 

 fallible (,j)inions as standards of trutli, 

 and as conclusive of any point in dis- 

 put(\ Lis'eftrians of the sciences seem 

 bound to state iiilly and fairly the doc- 

 lrill(^s of previous writers, and not on 

 their own reiiresentalions of t!ios<' doi^- 

 tjiiies to submit them to the lest of 

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