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A gentleman, to whom the late Mr. 

 Evaiilbn coniidcied liimielf greatly in- 

 debted in the latter part of his life, from 

 veneration for the charaiiler and talents 

 of his deccafed friendj is about to pub- 

 lilh an edition of the New Teilament, 

 siccording to the plan luid down by Mr. 

 Evanfon in his work on the Dilfonance of 

 the Evangelilts. The text is taken, with 

 foitie alterations, from Archbilhop New- 

 come's veilion of the New Teltament ; 

 and a feleition of the notes of that learn- 

 ed prelate will be introduced. 



Mrs. Cappe, of York, the editor of 

 Charlotte Richardfon's Poems, of which 

 fome account was given in our Magazine 

 for September lalt, requcfts us to ftate 

 the following particulars of the iirnis that 

 have been received, and the various 

 purpofes to which tr.ey have been appli- 

 ed, the calh remaining in hand, and the 

 debts which are yet unpaid. 

 Money recc'med. 



. £■ ^- d. 

 1,288 copies of poeras by fubfcrip- 



tion, at 5s. eacli .'S'iO 10 



40 ditto to the firft fubfcribcrs, at 

 ■ 25. 66. each* - 5 



600 ditto Ibid to ]\Ie(lr5. Johnfon, 



Mawmau, and AVillou, at iis. in 



iiieets - - CO 



Received in prefents by the genc- 



rofity of I'ubl'cribers " 94 9 



72 copies not yet paid for 



2000 copies 479 19 



Dijiurfements. 



printing two editions of 1000 co- 

 pies eacii, pulling 1^400 in 

 board.^, adverliling, carriage of 

 psrcels, and poitage of letters 153 18 6 



In (lifcliaige of debts contratted 

 during the life of Mrs. Ricliard- 

 tou's late huibaud, and paid at 

 her earneft rsnueft 24 16 



Money expended for her ufe dur- 

 nig a long ana dangerous iUnefs 

 of fcven n;oiUhs, including 

 houfe-rent - 17 



Laid out in tlie purchafe of 2751. 

 j ftock, iu the 51. per cents, April 

 I ly - - - !:5J 15 



I Expencesof purchafing ftock, pow- 

 er of attorney, &c. 2 4 



Cafli in hand, July 6, 1806 21 5 6 



479 19 

 • When the editor receives the money 

 Vihieli (till remains due, 251. jidditionai 

 ftock will be bought, fo as to make the 



• The Price origiually fixed upon was 



\«liole amount SOOl. for the atitlior's 

 ufe. She nnill inevitably have fuiik un^ 

 dor her many aifiiction^, had (he not been 

 relieved from pecuniary ddtref? by the 

 extraordinary liberality of the fubfc.ibfers 

 to her poems, aided alfo by tlic judicious 

 advice of Dr. Belcombe, and, the Ikil- 

 fid attention and falutary medicines of 

 Mr. Mather, furgeon and apothecary of 

 York, neither of whom would accept the 

 fnialleft gratuity. Should llie recovt-r, fo 

 as to be able, it is her wilh and delign 

 nnmediately to relume her I'chool, wliicii 

 has now been laid ahde many uionths. 

 Should it be otherwifc, (he has appointed 

 guardians for her child ; and in the event 

 of his not living to attain manhood, al- 

 ter a few fmall remcuiljrances to parti- 

 cular frifjnds, Die has k-ft the remainder 

 of her little property to fiie Gicy-cosit 

 School in this city : a difpol'ition refpei-t- 

 ing it whicli appeared to her as beingjulT; 

 in itfelf, and which Ihe hoped would alfo' 

 be gratifying to lier generous benefac- 

 tors. 



Mr. Boyd's tranflatian of the Triumph 

 of Petrarch is in conlidcrable fuiward- 

 nefs. 



A new novel from the pep of Mr. 

 Lfwis is expected this month. 



Tlfe Rev. Mr. Rogers has finiflicd the 

 third and fourth volumes ot his Lettures 

 on the Liturgy. 



A new edition of CtARF.NDON's His- 

 tory of the Reiiellion, in octavo, is juft 

 iiVuing from the Univerlity prefs. An- 

 other edition in quarto will follow it. 



Grotius dc Veritate Chriftiaiiie Reli- 

 gionis, with numerous corrections of the 

 text, will be fent to prefs before the win- 

 ter. The copy, we underftand, is juft 

 completed. 



A new room, adjoining to the Bodleian 

 library, (formerly the Law-fchool,) has 

 been lately completed, and partly filled 

 with ancient M.SS., leaving fpaces in the 

 upper library for printed books. The 

 principal manufcripts are thofe of Mr, 

 Carte and Eifliop Tanner.. 



Accounts have been received from the 

 Bap dfi miliii.naries in Bengal, bearing date 

 November 15, 1805, by which it appears 

 that the concerts had increafed hijcc the 

 commencement of the year from 3-1 to 

 70. Three of the natives are preaching 

 the gofpel. The iniffionaries are pro- 

 ceecling in the tranilation and printing of 

 the Old and New Teftnmcnt in four or 

 five jRaftern languages, and tliey hope to 

 accomplifli the tranflatioii into all the 

 lan^ua.c- <.f the Kmi.. 



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