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Early in 1823. will be published, 
Part I. of the Encyclopedia of Mu- 
sic, or General Dictionary of the 
Science. The articles will for the 
most part be original, and will com- 
prehend whatsoever of importance the 
lexicographers of music in France, 
Germany, Italy, and England, have 
included in their works; and will be 
arranged by the combined talents and 
experience of Messrs. Clementi, Henry 
R. Bishop, Horsley, and Wesley; while 
a portion of the work will have the 
advantage of Mr. Shield’s revision: 
the mathematical calculations will be 
verified and digested by Mr. Hewitt ; 
and the general preparation and super- 
intendance of the entire materials will 
be undertaken by Mr. Bacon. 
.A curious and extensive collection 
of Natural History, chiefly from South- 
ern Africa, has been opened at the 
Egyptian Hall, in the room where 
Bullock’s Museum, and afterwards 
Belzoni’s Tombs, were exhibited. A 
living gnu, and two fierce but hand- 
some dogs from the interior of the 
Cape, and a huge hippopotamus stuff- 
ed, attract particular attention. 
. SALT, in a letter from Cairo, in 
August, states that a roll of Papyrus, 
measuring about eleven inches in 
length, and five in circumference, has 
been discovered in the island of Ele- 
Poautine, containing a portion of the 
latter part of the Iliad, very fairly 
written in large capitals, such as were 
in use during the time of the Pto- 
Jemys, and under the earlier Roman 
emperors. The lines are numbered, 
and there are Scolia in the margin. 
Mr. Watson, of Hull, is preparing 
for publication, a work upon the trees 
and sbrubs that will live in the open 
air of Great Britain throughout the 
year, to consist of coloured figures 
and descriptions, under the title of 
Dendrologia Britannica, of which the 
first part will appear in January. 
A Letter to Mr. Canning is in the 
press, on the commercial and political 
resources of Peru, setting forth the 
claims of that country to be recog- 
nized as an independent state. 
A collection of Poems on various 
subjects, from the pen of HELEN Ma- 
RIA WILLIAMS, is in the press. The 
volume will also contain some re- 
marks on the present state of literature 
in France. 
The first number of Mr. Fos- 
BROOKE’S Encyclopedia of Antiquities 
and Elements of Archxology, dedi- 
Literary and Philosophical Intelligence. 
[Dec. 1, 
cated by permission to his Majesty, 
and the first work of the kind ever 
edited in England, will speedily be 
published. 
Messrs. W. Derste and J. A. 
Ropu propose publishing, by sub- 
scription, a. highly-finished engraving 
of St. Ethelbert’s Tower, Canterbury. 
Shortly. will, be published, Dr. 
Co.iyer’s Lectures on Scripture Com- 
parisons, forming the seventh yolume 
of the ‘‘Series on the Evidences of 
Christianity.” The six volumes al- 
ready published contain Lectures on 
Scripture Facts, Prophecy, Miracles, 
Parables, Doctrines, and Duties, 
The art of mezzotinto engraving on 
steel has lately been brought to per- 
fection, and possesses all the softness, 
richness, and beauty of copper-plates, 
with this incalculable advantage, that 
a single plate will produce thousands 
of fine impressions. The merit of 
adapting steel plates to mezzotinto 
engraving belongs to the present ge- 
neration, and is not yet many months 
old. An experiment was tried by 
Mr. Lowry; but the first successful 
mezzotinto engraving was made by 
Mr. Lupton, and obtained the Gold 
Iris Medal of the Society for, the En- 
couragement of Arts, &e. at their last 
session. General steel-engraving has 
for some years been adopted by Messrs. 
Perkins and Co. and it is now begin- 
ning to be extensively practised. All 
the engravings of the New Methodical 
Cyclopedia are preparing on steel ; 
hence, in thousands of impressions, 
the last will be as good as the first. 
The “ Great Unknown,” as he is call- 
ed by his sycophantic school, threatens 
us with another production of his no- 
vel-manufactory, under a title of the 
most puerile alliteration, viz. ‘‘ Peverel 
of the Peak.” Such a pretty sounding 
name must delight the novel-reading 
misses of the three kingdoms. 
Other claimants, whose names have 
lately been too much before the pub- 
lic, are also threatening various heavy 
imposts. ‘Thus acertain noble, writer, 
who in facility equals the ‘f Great Un- 
known” himself, while he so far tran- 
scends him in talent, announces at the 
one instant, the Deluge, Heaven and 
Hell, three other Cantos of Don Juan, 
and several tragedies! And Mr. 
SoutHey, in addition to his various 
jobs in prose, which we have duly no- 
ticed, has in the press a poem, called 
a Tale of Paraguay. 
Mr. Moorr’s Loves of the Angels 
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