1823.] 
Mr. J. F. DANIELL, F.R.Ss. has in the 
press a volume of Meteorological 
Essays: the Constitution of the 
Atmosphere; the Radiation of Heat 
in the Atmosphere; Meteorological 
Instruments; the Climate of London; 
and the Construction and Uses of a 
new Hygrometer. 
Mr. J. Li. Towers, who, like his 
date father, the Rev. Dr. Joseph 
Towers, is distiriguished for literary 
industry and research, having for 
several’ years bestowed much time 
and study in the preparation of differ- 
ent courses of Lectures, intends 
shortly to deliver some of them in the 
environs;of London. The very nume- 
rous engravings, by which they will 
be illustrated during their delivery, 
‘will constitute one of their principal 
novelties. His Lectures will also be 
occasionally elucidated by a new spe- 
cies of composition, numerous ex- 
amples of which will be inserted in a 
pamphlet, which he is preparing for 
publication. This pamphlet will ex- 
plain the general subject of the Lec- 
tures, and the nature and peculiarities 
of his own plans, Of his commencing 
courses, two, at least, will relate to 
history and chronology, and will com- 
prehend much amusing information 
respecting biography, antiquities, and 
the arts. 
The Author of “ Annals of the 
Parish,” “ Ringan  Gilhaize,” &é. 
announces “Nhe Spaewife ;” and, in 
rapidity, seems determined to keep 
pace with the Waverley Club of 
Scottish Authors. 
A Work called The Sweepings of 
My Study, is announced at Edin- 
burgh. 
Dr. Hissert announces Sketches 
of the Philosophy of Apparitions; 
or, an Attempt to trace such Illusions 
to their Physical Causes. 
The Third Edition of Sir AsTLEY 
Coorer’s Work on Dislocations and 
Fractures, is printing.—An Appen- 
dix will contain a Refutation of almost 
every statement made in a late cri- 
tical publication, on a subject treated 
of in the former edition of the above 
‘Work, 
Mr. Piumee has in the press, a 
Treatise on the Diseases of the Skin, 
intended to comprise the substance of 
the Essay for-which the College of 
Surgeons have awarded to him the 
Jacksonian prize, a reprint of his 
“Essay on Ringworm,” &c. and 
copious notices of such improve- 
Literary and Philosophical Inteltigence. 
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ments as have been made in the 
Pathology and treatment of Cutaneous 
Diseases generally, since the publi- 
cation of Bateman’s Synopsis. 
Travels through part of the United 
States and Canada, in 1818 and 1819, 
by Joun Morison Duncan, illustrated 
by Geographical Cuts on Wood, will 
appear in September, 
A translation of GoetHes’ “Wilhelm 
Meister,” is printing. 
A Pulpit Orator of very extraor- 
dinary powers has made his appear- 
ance in London, and attracts large 
and fashionable auditories. He is 
of the Chalmers’ School, and from 
Glasgow. His name is Irvine, and 
his doctrines are Calvinistic. His 
delivery, enunciation, and composi- 
tion, are of the first order; and, he 
has in a few months acquired great 
and deserved celebrity. Some grave 
persons consider his theatrical. manner 
unbecoming the pulpit, but, while he 
is less so than the vulgar methodists, 
he combines those scholastic attain- 
ments which they want, and thereby 
exalts religion, instead of debasing it. 
The great work called Nature Dis- 
played, the richest in embellishments 
which ever. appeared in England, and 
made so to render the study of nature 
popular, will positively appear in a 
few days. 
In like manner a very ufefal and 
important volume of 5000 Receipts, 
delayed with a view to.its perfection, 
will be ready on or before the 11th. 
I'he Interrogative System of liberal 
Education is at length completed, 
being now extended to every proper 
object of Juvenile Study. It has 
been 25 years in pregress, supported 
alone by public approbation, and un- 
aided by any Association, or by the 
empirical means usually adopted to 
give currency to systems.- It is now 
more or less adopted in every well 
conducted Seminary in the United 
Kingdom, and has becn extensively 
introduced into France, Belgium, 
Germany, and America. 
Mr. W. Wesr, of Leeds, is about 
to publish in a separate form, with 
additions, his Analysis of the New 
Sulphur Spring at Harrowgate, 
An Order in the Council of the 
Linnean Society has been lately 
passed, by which Mr. Donovan will 
be allowed to enrie!y his New Monthly 
Work, the ** Naturalist’s Repository,” 
with the Ileones of those choice and 
very beautiful species of the Psittacus 
and 
