452 Sixty Articles of Literary and Philofophical Intelligence. [Dece. 1, 
the public have reafon to expect a work 
equal in execution to any thing of the kind 
hitherto publithed, 
Proftffor Bycce’s interefting Journey 
to Paris, containing a correét and impartial 
view of the domettic fate of France, has 
been delayed in the prefs by Dr. Jonzs, 
the tranflator, in confequence of fome 
communications expected from the author. 
Thele have-at length been received, and 
the perfons who have been anxioufly ex- 
pesting the work, will be gratified by its 
appearance early in December. 
Mr. STOCKPALE, whole previous un- 
dertakings in this line of publication have 
entitled him. to expect a continuance of 
public patronage, has announced for pub- 
lication by fubfeription two grand impe- 
rial topographical Maps of the united 
kingdoms of Great Britain and Ireland, 
on forty-eicht large fheets of grand eagle- 
paper. The expence of the map of Ire- 
land to fubfcribers not to exceed three gui- 
neas, and that of Great Britain five eul- 
neas. 
Mr. J. H.L. Hunr,a youth of fixteen, 
educated in Chrifi’s Hofpital, has circulat- 
ed propofals for publifhing by fub‘cription, 
jn a neat volume, price five fhillings, 7u- 
wvenilia, or a Collection of Poems, written 
between the age of twelve and fixteen, and 
poffefled, according to report, of confide- 
rable merit. 
We underfiand that a Barrisu BiBii- 
OGRAPHY, a work of the higheft impor- 
tance to the progrefs of knowledge, and 
which has hitherto been a great defidera- 
tum among Englifh books, has been un- 
dertaken by a number of gentlemen of the 
firft eminence in'their feveral departments. 
‘The French and Germans have feveral 
Bibliographies, and a native of either of 
thofe countries would be aftontfhed if he 
were told, that even to the prefent day, the 
Englith poffels xo practical guide in a 
courfe of fludy, or in the felection and pur- 
chaje of books. The Britifh Bibliography, 
when it appears, will point out the beft and 
moft claffical woiks in every department 
of fcience and literature, with their cur- 
rent prices, fizes, and editions, with a 
brief analyfis cf the contents of each, and 
directions relative to the order in which 
they fhould be read. ‘ 
Mr. R. Duppa, who fome time ago 
publifhed the account of the fubverfion of 
the Papal Government, is about to prefent 
the public with another very interefting 
work. It will confift of a felegtion of 
twelve of the moft important heads in the 
celebrated painting of the Laft Judgment, 
by Michael Angelo, engraved from the 
drawings of Mr. Duppa, made in Rome 
inthe year 1797. They are to be acm m- 
panied with a vignetre title-page of the 
Gate of Hell from the Inferno of Dante, 
and fome remarks on the genius and 
powers of Michael Angelo, as a painter, 
eccafioned by an examination of his frefco 
works in the Siftine Chapel. The firft fix. 
heads will appear on the 1% of February 
next, and the remainder, with the vignette 
and letter-prefs, in the latter end of April, 
or the beginning of May, foliowing. 
Colonel W. TaTHamM, being pcffeffed 
of a full-fized buft of the late preficent of 
the united ftates cf America, taken from 
the life, by Houpon, who went to Ame- 
rica for this particular purpofe, at the ex- 
pence of the ftate of Virginia, has made 
a fuitable arrangement with Mr. Frax- 
MAN, the fculptor, for modelling; and, 
with Mr. Fraxman of the Strand, for. 
the cafts of three various-fized ftatues, 
to be comoleted in plaifter ef Paris, in 
imitation of terra cotia, or bronze, at the 
opticn of the fubferibers. The figures are 
defigned to be of the following fizes : 
1. A full pedeftrian ftatue, the fize of the 
life, at thirty guineas ; 2. the fame figure, 
three feet fix inches high, at feven cui- 
neas ; and 3. the fame figure, of two fect 
high, at three guiteas and a half. One 
half of the purchafe money is to be paid 
immediately into the hands of Meffis. 
RocGers, OLp1NG, and Rocers, No. 3, 
Freeman’s Court, Cornhill, and the other 
half on delivery. The ftatues will be 
prepared and delivered to fub{cribers ac- 
cording to the feniority of their fubfcrip- 
tions, as foon as one hundred figures of 
either fize fhall be fubfcribed for. 
The profpeétus is in circulation of a 
new publication, entitled the Weflerx The- 
ological Magazine. To be publithed on 
the rf of January, by Mr. Biggs of 
Briftol. 
The Medical and Phifical Fournal con- 
tinues to be tranflated into German, and 
re-publifhed at Leipfic, by the bookfeller 
Sommer. We are informed the tranflator 
is Profeflor Kunn of Leipfic. 
Sir Home Popnam, one of the ableft 
maritime furveyors in the king’s fervice, has 
printed, for communication to his friends, 
and perhaps alfo to the public in general, 
an Account of the Eaft India Company’s 
Poffeffion of Prince of Wales*s Iland, the re- 
fult of a very accurate furvey which he for- 
merly made of it. 
The DivetTTanti Society have com- 
mitted to Mr. Howarp, an Englifh ar- 
tit, the tafk of forming a fet of drawings 
from. the ancient ftatues in the collections 
iof men of tafte and fortune in this coun=. 
The work, when accomplifhed, will 
try. 
ae: enable 

