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List of Worki in the Press. 



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Tlie Life of oiir Saviour Jesus Christ, 

 by Question and Answer, adapted tt, the 

 c-oinprehension of young persons, and in- 

 tended as a class-book for sci)ools, or a 

 reading-book for families ; by a Layman ; 

 is announced for speedy ))ublication. 



The Story of Isabel, by tlie author of 

 " The Favourite of Nature," will be jmb- 

 lished in a few days. 



The Memoirs of the Margravine of 

 Anspacli will be ready iu a few days. 



Mr. Walter, one of the Librarians of 

 the British Museum, is preparing for pub- 

 lication a translation of Niebbur's His- 

 tory of Rome. 



Mr. George Cruiksliank has just finished 

 a series of etchings, for the illustration of 

 a second volume of " German Popular 

 Stories." 



Hours at Home, by IVIrs. Cornwell Baron 

 Wilson, are announced for i)ublication in 8vo. 



Early in February will be ])ubli^bed, 

 Part I. of a Catalogue of Old Books for 

 1826, comprizing various collections re- 

 cently purchased in S])ain, Italy, France, 

 Germany, and Holland ; combining nu- 

 merous specimens of the early printers, 

 among which are many lexicons, grammars, 

 bibles, and singular works, with copi)er 

 and wood engravings, not hitherto de- 

 scribed by bibliographers ; a few early books 

 printed on vellum, some ricli illuminated 

 missals, valuable liistorical works in various 

 languages, including many on Northern 

 literature ; a fine collection of books of 

 prints, useful and rare classics : as also 

 Editio Principes, works from tlie Aldine 

 and Elzevir presses, and a valuable collec- 

 tion of works in the English language. 



A Digest of the Evidence taken before 

 the Select Committees of the two Houses 

 of Parliament appointed to inquire into 

 the State of Ireland, is preparing for the 

 press, in two volumes 8vo., accompanied 

 by historical and explanatory notes. 



The Rev. Jerome Alley has in the press, 

 Vindiciae Christianse : or, a Comparative 

 Estimate of the Genius and Tendency of 

 the Greek, the Hindu, the Mahometan, 

 and the Christian religions. 



Early in January will be published, 

 " The Prospect " and other poems, in a 

 pocket volume. 



We understand that the author of 

 " Tales of the O'Hara Family " is engaged 

 on a historical novel. 



A Quarterly Journal will shortly be 

 commenced at Chepstow, entitled " Oes 

 Lyfr Cymreig," the Welsh Chronicle, 

 and Arcliaiological and Bibliographical 

 Journal : forming a museum of rare, 

 valuable, and interesting tracts, MSS. 

 and other communications and papers 

 which are not generally known, illustrative 

 of the eai'ly history, antiquities, and bard- 

 ism of Wales and the Marches; inter- 

 spersed with critical and glossarial notes and 

 , inquiries. The first number will appear in 

 March. 



The Rev. Alfred Bishop, of Ring\N'oo<i, 

 will shortly publish " Christian Memorials 

 of the Nineteenth Centurj- ; or, Select 

 Evangelical Biograjiby for the last twenty- 

 five years." 



The Rev. T. II. Home is preparing for 

 publication, a new edition of his manual, 

 entitled " Deism refuted, or, plain Reasons 

 for being a Christian," being an analysis of 

 the first volume of his '' Introduction to 

 the critical Study of the Scriptures." 



The Rev. R. Hoblyn will shortly publish 

 a Translation of the first Georgic of Virgil, 

 with notes and explanations. 



In a few days will be published, The 

 Father's Guide in the selection of a school 

 for his son : being a short acfount of all the 

 schools in England from which scholars 

 have a claim to fellowships, scholarships, 

 exhibitions, or other honours and Emolu- 

 ments in the two Universities ; by a Mem- 

 ber of the University of Cambridge. 



The first number of a new monthly v.ork 

 of some originality of pretention, entitled 

 the " Time-Piece," wil appear on the 1st 

 of March. 



A volume of " Early Metrical Tales," 

 including the History of .Sir Egeir, Sir 

 Gryme, and Sir Gray Steel, is in the press. 



The prospectus of a new work by M. 

 Ciampi, entitled Italia in Pollonia, has been 

 published at I-'lorenee. It is llie result of 

 the residence of the author at Warsaw, and 

 of his particular occupations in Italy as a 

 corresponding member of the Royal Com- 

 mission of PuMie Instruction in the King- 

 dom of Poland ; and it will contain a histo- 

 ry of all the religious, political, and scien- 

 tific relations existing between the two 

 countries. 



Messrs. Fusi and Stella, of Milan, con- 

 tinue the publication of Popular Histori- 

 cal Abridgments. Among those which they 

 have lately put forth, are, The History of 

 the Russian Empire, in six small volumes, 

 by the Chevalier Compagnori, already well 

 known by several valuable works ; The 

 Histor)' of the Crusades, in two volumes, 

 by M. Bertolotti; The History of Portu- 

 gal, in two volumes, by the same author; 

 and The History of Holland, in three 

 volumes, by Leonard Sanvitali. The work 

 now amounts to a hundred and fifteen 

 volumes. 



The Rev. R. W. Hamilton, one of the 

 Vice-Presidents of the Leeds Philosophical 

 and Literarj' Society, has nearly ready for 

 publication an Essay on Craniology. 



The Miscellanist of Literature, for 1826, 

 selected from the best books of the past 

 year, will be ready for publication towards 

 the close of the month. 



The first number of Bolster's Quarterly 

 Magazine will appear in London, Edin- 

 burgh, and Dublin, on the 1st of February. 



Dr. Annott is preparing for publication 

 a work entitled " Medical Physics." 



In the course of the month will be pub- 

 lished a second edition of the Remains and 



