1797+] 
-prifed in two volumes quarto; the price 
to fubfcribers, advancing the whole, sl. 
—to fubfcribers, advancing one-half (the 
other to be paid onthe delivery’ of the 
work) sl. ros. 
In the lift of Medical Le€turers, in- 
ferted in our Magazine for September, 
we omitted, for want of mMmfermation, 
thofe of Mr. A. CARLISLE, of Soho-' 
Square. We now learn, that for feveral 
winters paft, that gentleman has delivered 
a Courle of Leétures on Comparative 
Avatomy, intended for thofe perfons who 
do not ftudy medicine regularly, but who 
wilh for fome acquaintance with the 
ftruéture of the human body, as an inte- 
refting branch of philofophy. 
Meffrs. Bow tes and SmiITH, Sur- 
geons in Griftol, propofe to deliver in 
that city, in the courfe of the winter, 
a feries of twenty-four leétures on. Ana- 
tomy and the Prefervation of Health. 
The defign is brought forward under 
the au{pices and recommendation of Dr. 
Beppoes, who has, very laudably, pro- 
mifed his own perfonal affiftance. The 
leading obje&t is to furnifh individuals 
with fo much knowledge of themfelves 
as fhall enable them to guard againft ha- 
birual ficklinefs, anda variety of ferious 
diforders ; to exhibit the ftructure of the 
human body ; to explain the funétions 
of the parts ; to illuftrate, by fpecimens, 
the principal deviations of thofe parts, 
from their healthy conformation, and to 
terfperfe fuch reflections as may be ufe- 
ful in phyfical education, and in the 
whole conduct of life. The great uti- 
lity of fuch a popular courfe of medical 
information, is fo firikingly obvious that 
this excellent plan will doubtlefs be adopr- 
ed by thefaculty in all large towns and 
cities. 
At the earneft defire of many artifts of 
Edinburgh, a fociety has recently been 
. formed in that city, the object of which 
is National Improvement in the FINE 
ARTs. It is thought by its founders 
that fuch a fociety may, in due time, 
conduce to render Scotland no lefs dif- 
tinguifhed for works of genius than for 
its acknowledged progrefs in fcience. 
Mr. NasmyTH has been appointed the 
firft prefident, and Mr. Av CAMPBELL, 
the fecretary. 
Since the tranflation of the Old and 
New Teftament into the Scottifh dia- 
le&t of the Cettre Languages, was 
ably and zealoufly recommended in the 
well known letter by the late Dr. JoHN- 
son to Mr. Drummond; the policy of 
civilizing and pre/byterianizing the inha- 
Sixty Articles of Literary and Philofophical News. 
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bitants of the Scottifh Highlands and 
Ifles, by the gradual extermination in 
their ancient language, has been, im a 
great meafure, laid afice. The Pfalms 
of David, Baxter’s Call to unconverted 
Sinners, and fome other fuitable manpals 
of piety, have been, for their ufe, tran- 
flated into the Gaelic tongue. Schools 
have been inftituted for the purpofe of 
teaching children to read and write 
Gaelic, no lefs than Englith. 
In the recent eftabliihment of an aca- 
demy at Invernefs, a Gaelic teacher, with 
handfome appointments, has been very 
carefully added to the number of the 
other preceptors. And, in confiitency 
with their general refpect for the Gaehe 
language and literature, a tranflation of 
all the books of the Holy Scripture, un- 
dertaken many years fince under the pa- 
tronage of the Scottith Society for propa- 
eating Chrifian Knowledge, has been 
lately profecuted with a diligence which 
promifes fpeedily to complete it. 
Dr. Stuart of Lufs, diftinguifhed 
for his unrivalled {kill in the indigenous 
botany of Scotland; and the learned and 
ingenious Dr. Smiru, of Campbelton, 
ref{peéted by the public, as the collector 
and tranflator of various remains of an- 
cient Gaelic poefy, which had efcaped 
the refearches of Mr. MacPHEeRSoOn ; 
are the gentlemen to whofe erudition and 
diligence this tranflaticn of the Gaelic 
Bible has been committed. The greater 
part of their verfion is now in the prefs, 
aud will very foon be publifhed. A 
GaELic DICTIONARY, much more 
valuable than the the mere Gloffary of 
SHAw, is likewife expeied from doétors 
SMITH and STUART, within a reafon- 
able time after the final publication of 
their Bible. | 
A new volume of the Tianfadtions of 
ibe Royal Scciety of Edinburgh, containing 
many important articles of Biography and © 
of fcientific and erudite refearch, will be 
publifhed in the courfe of the enfuing 
winter. . 
An intereftting work upon Goruie 
ARCHITECTURE, illuftrated by many 
engravings ; the productions cf that lei- 
fure which Sir, JAmMEs Hatt, Bart. of 
Dunglafs, dedicates to purfuits of erudi- 
tion and fcience, and to the patriotic im- 
provement of the ufeful arts, has been 
for fome time in preparation for publi- 
cation ; and will foon, probably, be pre- 
fented to gratify the general curiofity of 
antiquarians and artifts. 
r, ANDREW Fouts, the only 
learned printer that now remains~ in 
Scotland 


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