) 
- 1802.) 
price of each number will be one’ gui- 
nea» »- 2 
The fame bookfeller propofes to publith, 
under. the, patronage of the Right tion. 
Lord Somerville, a magnificent edition, in 
imperial quarto, of the Chale, Field- 
{ports, and Hobbinol of Wiiiiam So- 
MERVILLE, Efq; with anew Lite-of'the 
Author, by Dr. SomeRVILLE; (uperbly 
embellithed with Engravings of various 
forts, by Bartolozzi, Heath, Fittler, 
Byrne, Anker Smith, Neagle, Armfrong, 
é&c. Among others willbe given a por- 
trait of the author, from. an original pic- 
ture, never engraved, and now’in the pof- 
{eflion of Lord Somerville ; twelve’ cu- 
rious pauitings, illufirative of the Hobbi- 
nol, origmally executed for the author, 
and now in his Lordthip’s poffeftion : alfo 
portraits of the moft eminent f{portimen 
of the author’s time, as well as thofe moft 
celebrated of the prefent day. 
The Bookfellers and Printers of Lon- 
donvhave refolved at’ a general meeting, 
to petition Parliament for a repeal of the 
late ‘oppreflive: and impolitic duty on 
paper; and it is to be hoped their brethren, 
in every county throughout the kingdom, 
will follow their example, and omit no 
means of influencing Members of Parlia- 
ment to fiupport their reafonable application. 
Mefirs. GameEau and Co. will publith 
in January, a Poem, in eight books, inti- 
tled ** Science Revived; or, the Vifion of 
Alfred.” 
Mr.-Hunrt has in hand a tragedy in- 
titled, *¢ the Earl of Surrey,” which will 
fhortly be prefented to the managers of 
Drury-lane Theatre. * 
The Rev. E. Forster, F. A. S. an- 
nounces a Hiftory of the County of Suf- 
folk, which is not to exceed three-volumes 
quarto. It is to be printed. im the frtt 
fiile of elecance, and to be enriched with 
engravings from drawings of the firft ar- 
tifts, by Bartolozzi, Byrne, Heath, Fit. 
tler, &c. 
A new Claffical Di€tionary of Ancient 
Geography, on a more extenfive fcale than 
any former publication, is now ready for 
the prefs, and is intended to be publifhed 
during the winter. 
__ Mr. Duppa is publifhing in a very 
{plendid manner a fele&tion of heads 
from the beft frefco paintings of Ra- 
phael, accompanied with critical obfer- 
vations. Hecontrafts this with his former 
work, from the laft judgement of Michael 
Angelo, and illuftrates by the comparifon 
the difference of feeling in theirart, and the 
refpective merits of thofe pewerfel and 
contemporary rivals. « 
MontTrLy Mag, No. 21, 
- Literary and Philofephical Intelligence. 583 
Dr. Gagner, whofe Le&tures on Ex- 
perimental Philofophy and Chemiftry have 
been very numeroufly attended, has, iffued 
a Profpetus for the following Courfes ;— 
t. A Courie on Chemifiry, comprehending 
all the modern difcoveries in that {cience, 
with its application to the different) arts 
and manufatures, particularly pharmacy, 
medicine, and agriculture. This-courfe 
will confift of about-forty leGtures, two-of 
which will bédelivered every week, viz. 
on Tuefday and Thurfday, at 8ro’clock in 
the evening. .The firft Lecture will -be 
on Tuefday, January 19.>-2. A> Courfe 
of Le€tures om Zoonontia ; or, the Laws of 
Animal Life; imwhich a popuiar view of 
the animal economy will be given, and of 
the laws by which its diferent finckions 
are regulated, with the methods of pres 
venting and curing difeafes. The objeét 
of the lecturer will be to render this courfe 
interefting, not only. to medical ftudents, 
but to ali who think the ftady of the hu> 
man frame a {ubjeCt worthy their inquiry. 
This Courfe will confift of nat leis than 
fifteen Leétures, one of which will be de- 
livered every Wednefday evening, at 8 
o’clock. The firt Le&ure will be on 
Wednefday, January 20. 
Mefirs. A. and C. R. Argin. will bee 
gin an evening Courfe of Leétures on va- 
rious Chemical Manufaétures, and the 
Outlines of Chemitry, on the 1 of 
March next. ‘The Le&tures will be given 
every Monday and Wednefday evening, 
in a commodious room at the Alderfeate- 
ftreet Difpenfary, with the ufe of which 
the lecturers have ‘been favoured by the 
governors of that infitution. 
Dr. Ossorw’s and Dr. CLaRKE’s Lee« 
tures on Midwifery, and the Difeaies of 
Women and Children, will be given as 
ufual, at the houfe of Dr. Clarke, New 
Burlington-ftreet. The firt of the two 
{pring-courfes will begin on Monday, Ja- 
nuary 24, 1802, at half paft ten in the 
morning, and the Jeétures will be given af _ 
that hour every day for the convenience 
of ftudents attending the hofpitale. 
Mr. J. THELWALL is delivering at 
Leeds, Sheffield, &c. a Courfe of five Lec- 
tures,on the Science and PraGtice of Elo 
cution, which he illuftrates by various 
readings and recitals in profe and verfe. 
There has lately arrived in the port of 
London, configned from the Prefidency of 
Fort St. George, a bale of alve nar, a- 
new article in the commercial world. It 
poffeffes the quality of hemp, and ig 
taid to be of very long duration in ufe. 
Tt is fent home for the exprefs purpofe of 
being manufactured and tried, as a {peci- 
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