1806.] 



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VARIETIES, Literary and Philosophical, 



liK-luduii; Polices of Works in Hand, Doimftic and FuiagH. 

 *...* Aiithailk Cuinniuniculionsjoi- tliis Arlhlc uill aluai/s be ilianhfuUy rccuvcd. 



MR. Arkowsmitii has been for moru 

 tli:-m a year jjiilt eiijiiigcd iii con- 

 finicriiig a new map ot" .Scotlantl, t'loui 

 <)rii:inal matxrinl.'-, to xvliicli iic lias oli- 

 taiiicd atccis liy iiicans ot the J'arlia- 

 iiiciitary (.'oiumiliioners tor making njads 

 and Iniildiiin- bridges in tiie Highlands of 

 ScotJiuid.' The clal)oratc' JMilitary Sur- 

 vey of tlie main-hmd of Scotland, made 

 in the middle of the hdt century, and 

 prcfcrvcd ia his Majelty's lihrary, has 

 been copied and reduced for the preient 

 map, and the l'e\eral proprietors ot' tin; 

 vvtltern illauds have communicated all 

 their furveys, inoll of which ha\ e been 

 very reci'iitly executed. In addition to 

 the agronomical obl'ervations heretofore 

 known, iiwiiy latitudes an<l longituiles 

 Imve been purpofely afcertaincd llir this 

 map, as well as a conliderahle number of 

 magnetic variations. 'J'his inap is to be 

 accompanied by a memoir explanatory 

 of the feveral riocuuieuts from which it 

 has been conurucred. The publication 

 may be expected to take place in Jauu- 

 ;n-y or Febniaiy next. 



The firlt part of the Townloy INIarblcs, 

 we underfiuud, have bi'en lately i-emo\ ed 

 to the Muii'um ; the new building of 

 which will in a few months be ready for 

 the reception of the whole, after which 

 they will be ojjent-d to the infpectiou of 

 the. public. 



The Hal! of Univerlity College, Ox- 

 ford, is foon to be decorated \\ ith the 

 })orfraits of its roo'l illuftrious members. 

 Living perlonages will be included ; and 

 among them will bo Sir Roger Ne^vdi- 

 gnte, Sir Williiiui Scott, and iMr. Wynd- 

 hani. 



Among the works which are now in 

 the prefs, under the direction of the lle- 

 cor<l Couiniilfion, are the iVowtf Hulls, of 

 Ktlward tlie third's time; the record 

 '•ailed Tr/ia dn jSicvit ; and u Double 

 Index to the Domelday Survey. 



Mr. Hr.NRY Siddo.ns has prepared for 

 immediate publication u full and copious 

 work on the Theory of (jelture and Ac- 

 tion, which is to lie illultratcd by up- 

 wards of Jixty engravings of characie- 

 riliic figures;, by an amateur. The Ibuii- 

 (latiun of hih Treatifc is the wclkknown 

 work of M. Kncei., which he has in a 

 certain degree tranllated, with fuch va- 

 riations and additions as the pra(!'*ice of 

 rhetorit in England rendered nccciiiiry. 



The Journal of Modern and Contem- 

 porary \ oya.es and Travels is now giv- 

 inu to the public Tranllations of Dn- 

 rand'.s \'oyage to Senegal, and of De- 

 piHiB' recent and higlny curious Travels 

 in the Caraccas. The ne.\t enliiing vo- 

 lume will contain Sarykfchew's Voyage 

 in the ^iorthern Ocean, tranllated froni 

 the Uullian ; an unpublilhed "^'oyajge to 

 China, and new Travels in the Crimea. 

 'J'he tirit four volumes of this original and 

 intereliinL'journal have introduced to the 

 knowledge of the Englilh public thirteen 

 recent w"orks of voyages and tiavels. 

 with which, without the agency of fuch 

 a publication, they would liave been to- 

 tally unac(|uainted. 



A Treatifc on the Varieties, Confe- 

 r|neuccs, and Treatment of Ophthaluua, 

 with a preliminary Inquiry iut<j its con- 

 tagious nature, by Dr. Kumo.ndsio.x, is 

 in the prefs, and will be publilhcd in 

 the enfumg month. 



In a few days Mr. Bonnycastle's 

 Treatifc on Plane and Spherical Trigono- 

 metry will make its appearance in one 

 lolume octavo. 



The following account of the number 

 of copies faid to be regularly fold of the 

 principal London Magazines ;md Ke- 

 yiews, has lately apj^cared in feveral re- 

 fpeCtable journals aud newl'papers. 



Copk!^. 

 The Monthly Magazine - - 

 Montlily Review - - 

 Gentleman's Magazine - 

 European Magazine 

 Liidics' iNIaga/.ine - - . 

 IMedical and Phylkal Journal 2250 

 Britiih Critic ----- 2000 



UniverialMa-azine - - - 2000 

 Journal of new Voyages and 

 Tiavels ------ 



Philofophical Magazine 

 Anti-Jucobin Review - - 

 Critical Review - - - - 



Monthly Alirror - - - - 



]\icholfon's Journal - - - 

 How linking is the contr.dc of the fale 

 of limiiar publications in France, ot the 

 moil popular of which not more than 

 500 copies are regularly circulated. The 

 periodical prcis of (Germany is in a bet- 

 ter condition, 4000 copies being fold of 

 tiie Jena Literary Gazette, and nearly as 

 many of fome other literary and Icica- 

 lilic journals. 



\ 2 The 



- 5000 



- 4250 



- 3500 



- 3500 

 3000 



1500 

 1250 

 1250 

 1250 



1000 

 1000 



