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witches and dealers with evil spirits. This 
sermon continues to be preached.—Itis doubt- 
less felt to be a little awkward sometimes, 
to preach upon an exploded opinion: but, 
it is still more lamentable that there should 
be clergymen, in the Church, as by law es- 
tablished, who are necessitated, or can con- 
descend, to earn forty shillings by perpetuat- 
ing a superstition so ridiculous. 
The emperor of Russia has ordered from 
Paris, two steam-engines of eighty horse 
power, which are to be employed in the 
powder manufactories at Moscow. The 
Emperor is said, also, to have it in contem- 
plation to explore the lately-discovered 
mines in the interior of his kingdom, by 
means of this stupendous production of 
human science. In the course of another 
year, it is more than probable that a steam- 
engine manufactory of considerable extent 
will be established in St. Petersburgh, as 
an enterprising Englishman, named Munro, 
has lately had several conferences with the 
Russian ministry on the subject. The ad- 
vantages of such an establishment, to the 
Russian empire, would be very great, and 
there cannot be a doubt of the facilities 
which would attend it. The quality of the 
iron would be, of course, far superior to that 
which is manufactured in Paris with coals, 
which are abundantly impregnated with 
sulphur, and which, therefore, tend to make 
the iron soft; whereas the iron, which 
would be used in St. Petersburgh, would 
be drawn from Sweden, where the fire 
which is used in its production is from 
wood, and by no means calculated to in- 
jure its quality. 
“ The equalization of the wine and beer 
measures, which takes place on the Ist of 
May next, is important.- The old wine 
gallon contained 23] solid inches, and that 
of beer 282; the new equalized gallon is to 
contain 277 solid inches, which will be an 
increase of one-fifth in the size as compared 
with the old gallon. Another measure, 
said to be now in contemplation, is the re- 
duction in the duties on all wines; it is 
thought French and other wines (Capes 
excepted) will all be put upon equal footing, 
and only pay a duty of 5s. per gallon.” 
After the lecture latterly given at the 
London Mechanies’ Institution, the presi- 
dent, Dr. Birkbeck, read a letter from 
Sir Francis Burdett to the institution ; in 
which the worthy Baronet observed, “ that 
he considered it (the Mechanics’ Institu- 
tion) the best calculated to advance the 
condition of the people—the working classes 
—of any thing that had been hit upon up 
to the present time,” and concluded by 
directing his name to be put down for 
£1,000. The baronet presented £100. to 
the institution, on a previous occasion. 
Dr. Pearson and Professor Brande will 
recommence their Lectures on Physic and 
Chemistry,. including Medical Jurispru- 
dence, at George-street, and at the Royal 
Institution, early this month. 
Works in the Press. 
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(Feb. 1, 
WORKS IN THE PRESS, 
No. I. will appear in February of Annu- 
losa Javanica, or an Attempt to illustrate 
the Natural Affinities and Analogies of the 
Insects collected in Java, by Thomas Hors- 
field, M.D. F. L. and G.s., and deposited by 
him in the Museum of the Hon. East-India 
~Company. By W. S. Macleay, M.a. F.1.s. 
Charles Brinsley Sheridan, esq., has in 
the press a Translation in Verse of the 
Songs of the Greeks, from the Romaic 
text; in 2vols. By M. J. Auriel. With 
additions. 
The author of Wine and Walnuts has in 
the press an historical novel nm 2 yols.— 
“The Twenty-ninth of May, or Rare Do- 
ings at the Restoration.” 
In the ensuing spring will be published 
the sixth quarto volume of Dr. Lingard’s 
History of England, “which will contain the 
reigns of James I. and Charles I. 
Views and flustrations of His Majesty’s 
Palace at Brighton; by John Nash, esq., 
Private Architect to the King, &c. &e. &c. 
By the command of His Majesty. 
Mr. Roscoe’s new work, entitled, The 
Italian Novelists, will soon appear in 4 
vols. Syo. This interesting work is selected 
from the most approyed authors in that 
language ; from the earliest period down to ~ 
the close of the Eighteenth Century ; ar- 
ranged in an Historical and Chronological 
Series. It is translated from the original 
Italian, and is accompanied with Notes, Cri- 
tical and Biographical. 
The Present State of the Mines in Mex- 
ico, Chili, Peru, and Brazil, represented 
from practical knowledge, and illustrated 
by Extracts from popular writers, with 
Notes and General Remarks on the Ope- 
ration of Mining. 
A Catalogue Raisonné of a most Splen- 
did Collection of Oil Paintings and Minia- 
tures, comprizing upwards of 500 articles, 
is now preparing for publication. 
The lovers of the arts will soon be grati- 
fied by the appearance of a Translation of 
the History of the Life and Works of Ra- 
phael, from the French of M. Quatremere 
de Quincy; accompanied by copious addi- 
tions in the form of Notes, and preeeded by 
a History of the Progress of Painting in 
Italy, from the time of Cimabue until the 
wera of the divine Raphael. 
A volume will shortly appear concerning 
the astronomy of the Egyptians, particularly 
referring to the celebrated Circular Zodiac 
discovered at Denderah, and which was 
subsequently conveyed to Paris. 
Belsham’s (Miss E.) Introductory Ca- 
techism to Murray’s Grammar, 18mo. 
Common-Place Book of Epigrams, and 
Common Place-Book of Anecdotes, 24mo. 
Priestly’s Lectures on History ; a new 
edition, including all the additions m the 
Philadelphia edition ; also numerous Notes, 
Illustrations, &c. By J. T. Rutt, esq. Svo. 
The Third Part of Whiter’s Universal 
Etymological Dictionary, is nearly ready. 
: Garry’s 
