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Kinds of Game:—alfo, Rules for Breed- 
ing and Breaking all the Species of Dogs 
ufed in its purfuit, with approved Reme- 
dies for the Diforders, natural or inci- 
dental to them; numerous and experi-.. 
enced Methods for taking Fifh, in Stand- 
ing or Running Waters, with full direc- 
tions for the Different Apparatus of Nets, 
Rods, &c. in Fifhing; and of Guns, Pow- 
der, &c. in Shooting. rae 
Of the Rules for Breeding and Breaking 
Dogs, &c. we do not profefs to be proper 
judges: but as the reverend gentleman 
feems an adept in thefe fciences, we dare 
fay they are judicious. Bethatasit may, 
the prints are executed ina very fuperior 
ftyle. They confit of bealts, dogs, 
fifhes, birds, 8&c. and are from defigns, 
by Stubbs, Gilpin, Reinagle, Chalon, S. 
Elmer, &c. | 
Mr. F. T. Smith, of Great Portland- 
firect, has printed propofals for publifbing 
by fubfeription, (to be paid on delivery), in 
the courfe of next foring, an Account and 
Explanation of the Paintings and other Or- 
naments and Decorations, difcovered in 
September 1800, on the Walls of the Houfe 
of Commons. Including; befides the Hif- 
tory of thefe Decorations and the Build- 
ing, a variety of original particulars as to 
the ancient ftate of the City of Weftmin- 
fter, the Palace, &c; and the Principles 
and Hiftory of Painting and Gothic Ar- 
chitecture, by John Sidney Hawkins, efq. 
F.A.S. The Plates, of which there are 
to be feventeen, engravenby J. T’. Smith, 
from drawings made by himfelf on the 
f{pot. ‘The work is to be in quarto, and 
printed, by Benfley. ‘The price, to fub- 
fcribers 3]. 13s. 6d. To non-fubfcribers 
ql. 4s. 
This very curious and interefting un- 
dertaking we have already flightly no- 
ticed, as intended, and are happy to find it is 
now ina ftate of forwardnefs. The com- 
petency of Mr, Hawkins to the part that 
he has taken, is well known; and as we 
have feen the original defigns before they 
’ were taken down to enlarge the Houfe of 
Commons, it is but juftice to fay, the 
Copies made by Mr. Smith are in the ftyle 
of drawing and colouring, and alfo in 
the ftate of prefervation in which each 
fubject was found, moft fingularly accurate. 
 Belides the account of the chapel and 
Monthly Retrofped of Fine Arts.” 
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paintings, the letter-prefs will neceflarily 
include a variety of tepics naturally 
fpringing out of thefe fubjects ; and among 
other particulars, many obfervations on 
Gothic architeéture, and paintings, efpe- 
cially onglafs. A great variety of original 
materials have been already communicated 
to the publifher. by his different friends, 
and hehimfelf has been, and continues to 
be, indefatigable in his fearch after every 
antiquity that remains in Weftminfer ; 
and he expreffes his earneft hope that any 
gentleman in whofe houfe any curious 
veltige of other times exilts, will honour 
him by information, and a permiffiom to 
infpeét it. From this part of the work 
we expeét much entertainment and in- 
formation ; for, except Stowe and Maitland, 
few writers have given us any interefting 
particulars relative to Weftminfter. The 
greateft part of the remarks made by Mr, 
Pennant, are extracted from thefe two 
writers. 
As Mr. Smith apprehends, that there 
may be gentlemen who would with that 
the parts which were gilded in the origi- 
nal pictures, fhould in like manner be 
giltin his engravings, (which in other in- 
{tances will be reprefented in yellow water- 
colour), the additional charge of 19s. 6d, 
will be made for this extra gilding. 
Mr. Ackermann has juft publifbed a Treatife 
on Superfine Water-colours, with Direions 
bow to prepare and ufe them, including 
a Catalogue of fuch as, prepared with pecu- 
liar care, are fold at his Print-qwarehboufe in the 
Strand. 
In this little pamphlet, are many ufeful 
hints to fuch ladies or gentlemen ag 
are difpofed to ftudy or praétile this fafci- 
nating art. 
In a Retrofpe&t of the Fine Arts, it 
would be unpardonable to emit, a Pifurg 
of Lady Macbeth, which being engraved 
for one of the laft numbers of Boydell’s 
Shakefpeare, is now exhibiting at the 
Shakefpeare Gallery. It is drawn in a 
bold and broad ftyle; and the foul of this 
fiend-like woman is diiplayed in her 
countenance—but the colouring, which is 
of the Venetian {chool, has a rich warmth, 
and brilliant fplendour, tempered with 
perfect harmony, that we have never 
feen equalled fince the death of Sir Jofhua 
Reynolds. | 
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CorriGENnpa.—In the Statement of the National Debt, in the laft Number, Pp. 
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col. 1.1. 10, from the bottom, after ¢¢ redeemed,” add “ which are dedubted from the debt by Mr. 
Addington and Mr. Tierney, but not by Mr, Morgan,” 
for ‘6 sbange,” xead ¢6 bance.” 
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