146 Varieties, Literary 
Autumn. The delay is occafioned by 
the dificulty he experiences in procuring 
accurate information on the progrefs of 
the manufacturing fyftem, and particu- 
larly with refpeét to the rates and com- 
parative proportions of “wages, in the 
different ftages of that progrefs. 
Mrs. Bryan, of Margate, has iffued 
propofals for publifhing by fubfcriptien, 
A compendicus Syftem of Afironomy, in a 
Courfe of familiar Lectures; in which 
the principles of that fcience will be 
clearly elucidated, fo as to be intelii- 
gible to thofe whovhave not ftudied the 
mathematics. : 
Mr. Frenp has announced his in- 
tentions to give, at his chambers in the 
Temple, a feries of leCtures, in the Ma- 
thematics and Natural Philofophy, upon 
a plan fimilar to that which he purfued 
when tutor of Jefus college, Cambridge. 
The le€iures are to be given to different 
claffes, and not more than twelve perfons 
are to be admitted into a clefs. ‘This is 
the firft attempt, we believe, to introduce 
the mode of fiudy fo generally approved 
of at Cambridge, into the metropolis. 
Mr. Cary, the map-engraver, has 
announced his intention to publifh a new 
Itinerary of the great roads of England 
and Wales, and part of Scotland, under 
the patronage of the poft-mafter general, 
by whofe command he has furveyed 
upwards of 7ooo miles, for their official 
purpofes. The roads will be defcribed 
in different routes, and there will be an- 
nexed to each, the whoie cf the neigh- 
bouring feats, with the name of the 
inhabitant. -Alfo, at the end of each 
Foute, will be added the names of ail the 
inns which fupply poft-horfes and car- 
riages, made out from an official return 
of the different poft-ofices throughout 
the kingdom. Ageneralymap will ac- 
c€ompany the work, containing the whole 
ef the roads defcribed. 
Mr. Cary is alfo preparing a new 
pair of 12-inch globes, with confiderable 
improvements. ‘Phe celeftial one is con- 
firuGted under the dire€tien of Mr. 
GILPIN, late afiifiant to Dr. MasKeE- 
LYNE; and we underftand that in lay- 
ing down the ftars, a new and much 
improved mode, initead of conftellations, 
will be adopted, fo as to render this 
globe free from the heavy and fuper- 
fluous incumbrances which it has fo 
Jong been loaded with. Mr. Cary’s 
known accuracy as a geographer, war- 
rants the expectation that the terreftria! 
globe will include alf the lateft difco- 
and Ph:lofaphical. [ Feb. 
veries, and be executed in a fuperior ftyle 
of engraving. 
RefleGtions upon the Introduétion of 
Metaphyfical Principles into Syftems of 
Government, with a View of the Britifh 
Conititution, in oppofition to Mr. Burke, 
by a Citizen of the United States of 
America, Jately deceafed :—alfo, ad- 
dreffed to the fame perfon, a number of © 
Letters, written by the late Marquis of 
Rockingham, Mr. Burke, and many 
other Noblemen and Gentiemen of the 
Whig OCppofition, during the American 
War, are going foon to prefs. . 
Profeflor DickerT lately propofed 
to deliver leétures on the writings of 
Kant, at Fulda. Before he began them, 
he applied to the Academical Senate, te 
know if Kant’s philofophy was confi- 
dered dangerous to religion, or the ftate. 
The fenate declared, in reply, that it was 
undoubtedly dangerous; and, in confe- 
quence, the profeflor was compelied to 
relinquifh his defign ! He purpofes, how- 
ever, to publifh his text book. 
The King of Great Britain has pre- 
fented to profeffor HEYNE, of Gottin- 
‘gen, the fum ef 4000 guineas, for his 
intended edition of Homer, with critical 
remarks. This edition will be very mag- 
nificent, and exceed every other that has 
hitherto appeared. 
Profeflor Jacos, of Halle, propofes 
to publifh a work, which he entitles 
““ Univerjal Religion,’ founded on thie 
opinion of Kant, that the true fource 
of all genuine religion, is in the morality 
of mankind, and not dependent upon 
theological and hiftorical learning. 
A new edition of the works of WiE- 
LAND is. new publifhing at Leipfic, 
which is to extend from 21 to 25 vols. 
Dr. TsHomeson, of Naples, has it 
in contemplation to publifh his ideas on 
the theory of the earth. His fituation is 
hkely to furnifh him with feme new and 
interefting faéts on the fubject. 
A fuperb edition of Muszus has 
made its appearance from the prefs of 
Bulmer, with an annexed tranflation. 
We are forry that this work 1s confined 
in its circulation to ¢he friends of the 
tranflator. é 
Mr. Estxiin, of Briftol, has in the 
prefs, 2 Difcourfe on the Nature and 
Caufes cf Atheifm; with an Appendix, 
containing Remarks on a work entitled, 
Orioine de tous ies Cultes, ou Religion uni- 
verjelle, par Deputs, citeycn Francots. 
Mr. Joun Howarp, of Newcaftle 
“upon Tyne, has circulated propofals for 
. publifhing 
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