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Literary and Philosophical Intelligence. 



[Feb. 1, 



Memoirs of the Life of Anne Boleyn, 

 Queen of Henry VIII. by Miss Benger, 

 Aiitht)r of Memoirs of Mrs. Eliz<il)etli 

 Hamilton, &c. will appear in a few 

 days. 



Shortly will be published, A System 

 of Universal Geography, by M. Malte- 

 Brun, Editor of the " Aunales des 

 Voyages," &c. in seven octavo volumes. 



An Account of (he British Campaign 

 during the capture of Washington, is 

 preparing by an officer. 



Dr. D'Oyley's Life of Archbishop 

 Bancroft will be published in February. 



The third part will be ready for de- 

 livery early in February, of the New 

 Translation of the Bible from the sa- 

 cred original Hebrew text only, com- 

 pletes the Pentateuch, or five books of 

 Moses, by J. Bellamy, author of tiie 

 History of all Religions. Tlie great 

 interest created by this work in the 

 religious world, renders any observa- 

 tions on its claims to attention unne- 

 cessary. 



T. W. C. Edwards, M.A. has in 

 the press, the Medea of liuripides, lite- 

 rally translated info English prose, with 

 the Scanning and Order, to appear 

 early in March. 



Mr. J. Williams is preparing for 

 the press a new edition of Blackstone's 

 Commentaries, Mith notes and annota- 

 tions, and corrections of the errors and 

 mistatementsof the learned and eloquent 

 judge,as also of his less favoured editors. 

 This edition will contain the last cor- 

 rections of the author, together with 

 the celebrated passages on the liberty 

 of the subject, which have been ex- 

 punged from all the editions published 

 of this valuable work, except the last. 



Mr. Hone is printing, in a popular 

 form, The Spirit of Despotism ; and a 

 shilling satire, impressively frontis- 

 pieced and finispieced, called the Right 

 Divine of Kings to govern wrong, dedi- 

 cated to the Holy Alliance. His Tri- 

 umph of the Press, also with cuts, will 

 follow ; and be succeeded by a Slap at 

 Slop, and, after all, Nero Vindicated. 



Among several curiosities which have 

 lately been presented "^o the Museum 

 of the Liverpool Royal Institution, are 

 two specimensof NewZealander"s heads 

 brought into this couutry,aud presented 

 to the institution by Captain Anstess. 

 It appears that tliere is a custom among 

 the people of the country, perhaps — 

 *' better honoured in the breach than 

 the observance," of drying, pickling 

 or preserving the heads of their chiefs 

 or friends wlio have fallen in battle, 



as a mark of honour or attachment. 

 The mode in which this process is 

 effected, is by extracting the medullary 

 substance and leaving the entire skiu, 

 which is fastened by a slight hoop or | 

 ring within the skull. It has the per- 

 fect appearance of the human counte 

 nanco, and not near so disgusting a 

 might be at first supposed. The head, 

 like many others, is hollow, the coua- | 

 tenance fixed, and tiie teeth exhibited 

 as in a laugh. It is also quite dry, and 

 not the least offensive in the smell or 

 touch. The skin has "i-ather a dark 

 and dingy cast, and very finely tattooed 

 in the style and fashion of the last Ne\r 

 Zealand mode. The teetii seem very per- 

 fect but small, as if they had been much 

 worn and used. They must undoubt- 

 edly have been brave warriors in their 

 day, as the frequent dinges and frac- 

 tures in the skulls denote. The fore- 

 head of the younger chief is high and 

 ample, graced with clusters of luxuri- 

 ant jet black hair. That of the other 

 is a paternal grey, more thin and slight 

 and (he features less bold and expres- 

 sive. The hair is quite natui-al in both, 

 and if we may be allowed to judge from 

 the elegance and pains t-aken in tat- 

 tooing, (hey must have been gentlemen 

 of no common rank. Owing to (he 

 exertions made by our missionaries to 

 destroy the practice, we understand 

 the price of heads has been considerably 

 raised. These cost 12 guineas. 



Mr. John Fosbroke, surgeon, of 

 Ross, is in possession of a chemical 

 combination, by which buildings, ce- 

 ments, walks, painted or damp sur- 

 faces, in or out of (he external air, 

 may by simple washing a( a small ex- 

 pence, be preserved from the future 

 growth of obscure vegetation, as the 

 green mould, lichens^ &c. and even 

 discoloration. 



The art of engraving on wood has 

 lately been carried into practice with 

 sui-j)rizing success ; and by their last- 

 ing means, popular books have re- 

 ceived embellishments at a low price, 

 which they must othcr\\"ise have been 

 without, except at treble their cost. 

 Thus we have the 100 Wonders of (he 

 World with 100 engravings: All the 

 Voyages round the World with SO; 

 All Religions and Ceremonies with 100 ; 

 a Grammar of Classical Literature with 

 100; a Book of Trades with 80; and 

 others in like proportions. Tlie exe- 

 cu(ion is respectable, and the effect 

 equal to all the purposes of popular 

 iastnictiou. 



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