1804. ] 
The Rev. Mr. Graves, of Claverton, 
near Bath, now upwards of NINETY years 
of age, has juft written a Series of Effays, 
under the title of The Invalid, on the 
means of preferving health, and attaining 
oldage. He’has fubjoined to the Work 
a variety of Original Poems on the fame 
fubjects, and a new Tranflation of the 
Golden Verfes of Pythagoras, made 
within thefe few weeks! ‘The leffons of 
fo vigorous a nonagenarian on the fubje&, 
of health and Jong-life, will doubtle(s be 
received by mankind with a degree of re- 
{pect due to the venerable author of the 
Spiritual Quixote. 
An Inquiry into the Progrefs and pre- 
fent Magnitude of the Populition of Tre- 
land, from the pen of Mr, NEWENHAMs 
will fhortly appear. hi 
Dr. Bisset is engaged ona novel, in 
three v: lumes, entitled Modern Literature, 
Mr. Get is employed on a Topogra- 
phical Defcription of the Plain and ‘Site of 
Troy, together with fuch Parts of the 
Coaft of Phrygia. Minor as have been 
Objects of Critici{m. 
Mr, Bearson hasat length continued, 
in three additional volumes, the Naval and 
Military Memoirs of Great Brivain, to 
© the Conclution of the American War, in 
1783. 
Mr. Watter Scort, Editor of the 
Minftrelfy of the Scottith Border, is about 
to publifh a poetical romance, called The 
Lay of the Minftre}. 
Mr. Coxe’s Hiltory of the. Houfe of 
Auftria is nearly ready for publication. 
Mr, Henry Sippons, of: Covent 
Garden Theatre, (Son of Mrs, Siddons,) 
has finifhed a Novel, from which the pub- 
lic may expe& confiderable gratification. 
Tie fecond yolume of Dr, RusseLy’s 
Coromandel Plants is publithed, under the 
aufpices of the Eaft India Company, 
The third volume of Dr, RANKEN’s 
Hittory of France will be fhortly pub- 
lifhed. 
Mr. GeorcE Baitpwin, his Majefty’s 
late Conful at Cairo, is engaged on a Phi- 
lofophical Work. 
Mr. Burier’s Hore Furidice Subfe- 
. Ve; or, a connected Series of Notes 
relpecting the Geography, Chronology, 
and Literary Hiftory, of the principal 
Codes, or origina! Documents, of the 
Grecian, Roman, Feudal, and Common 
Law, is nearly ready for publication. 
The Memoiis of the Life and Writings 
of othe Jate GregertT  WakeFIELD, 
which, from unexpeéted and unavoidable 
sucomfances,-have-been fo long delayed, 
are now in a ftate of great forwardnefs, » 
and will {oon appear, in two volumes cc- 
Moninty Mac, No. 113. 
Literary and Philofophical Intelligence. 
72 
tavo. The firt volume is printed from 
‘Mr. Wakefield’s own copy of the former 
edition, with many additions, alterations, 
and correftions, by himfelf. Thefe vo-~ 
lumes will contain a very large (election 
of original letters from Mr. Wakefieldy: 
on various topics, chiefly literary, as well 
as fome letters to him from the late Dr. 
Jebb, Dr. Law, Bifhop of Carlifle, and 
other diftinguifhed literary characters. 
It is intended to publith, at the clofe of 
the prefent year, a new Annual Vade 
Mecum, under the title of The Literary 
and Scientific Almanac, ina clofely-print- 
ed pocket volume. The object is, to 
prefent to ftudents, and lovers of litera- 
ture, fuch corrected Lifts and Tables, 
both literary and fcientific, as may ferve 
the purpofes of reference and enquiry on 
every fubject. Among other Lifts there 
will be the following ; 
1. Of all contemporary living Authors, 
fpecifying their names, titles, age, refi- 
dence, and works. 
2. Of Books publifhed within the year. 
3. Of Literary Journals, and Newfpapers 
Foreign and Domettic. 
4. Of Learned Societies, and the names of 
the members of the moft confiderable. 
5. Of Book Societies, Book Clubs, and pers 
manent Libraries, with the name of their 
Prefident, Steward, Secretary, or Librarian. 
6, Of Names of Bookfellers in the United 
Kingdom, and of eminent Publifhers abroad. 
7, Of Univerfities, and the names of their 
Profeffors; with other uleful particulars rela 
tive to Students, the Univerfity Bufinefs, 
&c. i 
8. Brief Sketches of the annual progrefs 
of the various Arts and Sciences, with che 
new improvements and difcoveries in each, 
and Lifts of new Patents. 
9. Notices of eminent Literary Characters 
who have died in the courfe of the preceding 
ear, 
, 10. Curious and important Tracts in Phys 
fics and in Science depending on numbers, 
with brief Table of Latitudes and Longitudes, 
a Chronology, Tables of Dynafties and con- 
temporary Sovereigns ; Chemical Tables, &c. 
sc. &c, 
The obje&t, of this Notice is to invite 
communications from all. perfons whe 
may be interefted in the correétnels of ei- 
ther of the foregoing Litts, to be addrefs- 
ed toMr. Puiturps, No. 75, St. Paul’s 
Church yard, free of poftage. 
Mr. V'HELWALL is delivering, at 
Glalgow, a fecond Courfe of bis Lectures. 
onthe Science and Pfastice of E!ocution. 
He is alfo preparing a Courfe of LeGures 
on the Principles of genuine Criticifm ; 
and the Ufe and Abute of the Critical 
Office ; which will probably be delivered 
in Edinburgh, 
QO« ‘Lhe 
