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tary shares have been taken, and that all 
the parts of the plan will consequently be 
eempleted before the next winter. 
Mr. G. Dyer, is preparing for the 
press, a poem in four books, entitled 
Poetics, accompanied with Notes. 
Mr. Pirman, late of Pembroke-hall, 
Cambridge, and now of Hackney-school, 
has in the press a volume of Selections 
from the rarer Latin Classics, for the Use 
of the upper Forms in Schools. The ob- 
jéct of the work is to supersede the use 
of Martial, whose best epigrams it will in- 
clude, and to introduce boys to the heau- 
ties of Lucretius, Catullus, and other au- 
thors, who on account of their occasional 
indecencies have been wholly banished 
from scholastic reading. A selection of 
the best notes, and biographical and cri- 
tical remarks on each author, will con- 
clude the volume. 
An impartial and authentic History of 
the British Campaigns on the Rio de ia 
Plata is preparing foy the press, by Cap- 
tain Rocus, ef the 17th light dragoons, 
and major of brigade to the forces. This 
work will not be strictly confined to mi- 
litary events, but will comprize an ac-_ 
count of the country in every point of 
view, and is to be accompanied with 
maps, plans, &c. ye 
~ Mr, Brneey has nearly ready for pub- 
lication two small volumes, consisting of 
maxims and rules of religious and mo- 
ral conduct, taken from the Sacred Wri- 
tings, entitied, The Economy of a Chiis- 
tian Life.” The passages are arranged 
under appropriate heads, accompanied 
by short explanatory notes; and the work 
is professedly adapted to Christians of 
every denomination. 
Dr. Rern’s Introductory Lecture to his 
next Course on the Theory and Practice 
of Medicine, will be given on Weduesday, 
the 18th of January, at eight o’cleck in 
the evening, at his house, Grenville- 
street, Brunswick-square; at which place 
the ensuing Lectures, will be delivered at 
ten o’clock in the morning, of Monday, 
Wednesday, and Friday, until the con- 
clusion of the Course, which will last 
three months. 
Dr. Crarxe, and Mr. Crarkr’s Lec- 
tures on Midwifery, and the Diseases of 
Women and Children, will begin on Fri- 
day, January 22d. The Lectures are 
read every day at the house of Mr. Clarke, 
No. 10, Upper John-street, Golden- 
square, from a quarter paft ten ofelock in 
the morning till a quarter past eleven, for 
the convenience of students attending the 
Rospitain be Gr 
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Literary and Philosophical Intelligence. 
[Jan. 1 
A Novel in three volumes, by the ‘ Ci- 
tizen of the World,’ wili make its ap- 
pearance in a few weeks. 
A Series of Letters, by Mr. J. Girzert, 
addressed to the Rev. William Bennet, in _ 
Reply to his Remarks on a recent Hypo- 
thesis respecting the Origin of Moral Evil, 
will be published in a few weeks. 
Dr. Gass, is about to publish a fifth 
edition of, The Magistrates Assistant, 
continued to the present time; and also, 
a fifth Editon of, The Duty of Consta- 
bles; The Duty of Overseers of the Poor; 
The Duty of Surveyors of the Highways. 
‘The Biographical Index to the present 
House of Commons, is in the press, and 
wiil be published before the meeting of 
parhament. In contains in general, an 
account of all the knights, burgesses and 
citizens ; their birth, education, and ccen- 
nexions; together with their political cha- 
racters ; an analysis of their speeches, and 
a statement of the manner in which they 
have voted on ail great political occasions. 
Dr, Jamizson’s Etymological Dictionary 
of the Scottish Language, will be published 
in a few weeks, Thi§ work is the fruit of 
many years labour and research; and will 
be acceptable not only to the Scottish, but 
to the English antiquary; as containing 
elucidations of many antient words and 
phrases common to both languages. 
Mr. Jones, author of a Grammar of 
the Greek Language, has lately devoted 
considerable time and attention towards 
compiling a Greek and English Lexicon. 
Having employed himself in studying the 
Oriental languages, he has explored the 
Greek roots, and his object is to trace 
them from their primary to their secoa- 
dary senses, and by this method reduce 
the explanation of terms the moft com- 
plicated to a comparatively short ccom= 
pass. He will in the course ef the winter 
publish a Dissertation on the Origin and 
Properties of the Greek Tongue, ith 
Specimens of the Plan pursued in the. 
Construction of his Lexicon, Capen wing 
Mr. Miporeron’s Work on the Doc 
trine of the Greek Article, as applial ta 
the Criticisin and the Ulustration of the 
New Testament, will shortly be puilish- 
ed in one volume octavo. 
Mr. Francis Ler, proposes to piblish 
in a regular series, Translations in Joetry 
and Prose of the Greek Authors m Mo-. 
rals, Liistory, Chronology, Geoyaphy, 
and the liberal Arts and Science: in ge- 
neral, with select notes, correctias, pre- 
faces, lives, illustrations, &¢. Tis work 
is estimated to make twenty closly prin-_ 
ted octavo volumes, “nM ea es ee ; 
. Miss 
