Wile] Leterary and Philosophical Intelligence. 
The death of the late Mr. Wirxes, of 
Milland House, having created some 
doubts in regard to the completion of that 
immense body of general knowledge call- 
ed the Encyciop£p1a LonDINeENSIS, we 
have much satisfaction in being enabled 
to state, that the property has been 
purchased by spirited literary men; and 
that the work will be regularly pubs 
lished ull it has attained its maturity. 
Amidst the various projects of Cyclope- 
dias awhome and abroad, this isthe most: 
extensive. It will equal in extent the 
great Encyclopédie Methodique of Panc- 
KOUKE; far exceed the great German 
one of KunxeL; and the largest of 
the English ones by, Ress. It treats 
of every science in chief, comprehends 
the entire of every valuable. elementary 
treatise, and is in every respect an use- 
ful and meritorious design. 
The Letters of the late Miss Seward, 
written between the years 1784 and 
1807, selected by herself, and bequeath- 
ed to Mr. Consvasce for publication, 
will appear early in January, comprising 
six volumes... No other publication, con- 
taining so much anecdote of the literary 
society of Lichfield, has hitherto appear- 
ed; the present, therefore, wall afford an 
interesting specimen of.the tone of fami- 
liar intercourse which prevailed init. Miss 
Seward’s- poetical fame and characters 
however, had extended her connections 
far beyond the limits of this literary cire 
cle; many of the most distinguished pere 
sens, in all parts of these kingdoms, were 
included in ‘the list of her correspon 
dents. 
A new edition inoctavo, of Mr. Wuit- 
TINGTON’s Historical Survey of the Ec- 
clesiastical Antiguities of France, will be 
published in the course of this month. ° 
A work by the Rev. Dr, Mitner, of 
great research and high interest to the 
English antiquary, will soon be ready for 
the public, in which the claims of Eng.’ 
land to the honors of what is generally 
termed Gothic. Architecture is maintain- 
ed, and authorities quoted, in answer to 
Mr. Whittington's statement of the prior 
claims of France to that interesting style 
of architecture, 
A reprint of the original and scarce’ 
work on Linear ‘Perspective, by Dr. 
Broox. Tayuor; is in the press, and will 
soon be ready for the scientific public. 
Saint Bartholomew’s Hospital exhibits 
at this time a ‘case of a most formidable 
<lisease happily unknown in these north- 
em regions. The subject.is a native of 
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the Brazils, with the true Elephantiasis, 
or Arabian Leprosy, as described by Dr. 
Adains, in his last edition of Morbid. 
Poisons; and, from that work, inserted 
under the article Elephantiasis in Dr: 
Rees’s Encyclopzdia. From the days of 
Aretzus to our own times, it has been 
asserted by most authors, and denied by 
none, that these unfortunate people are 
peculiarly salacious. Dr. Adams, by a 
minute examination, has proved the fal. 
Jacy of this opinion. The present case 
exhibits all the peculiarities described by 
that writer; viz. the tuberculated coun= 
tenance, the want of hair helow the scalp, 
the femoral tumour, &c. 
Dr. Apams will begin in the middle of 
this month his Course of Lectures on the 
Institutes and Practice ef Medicine, at 
his house in Hatton Garden. 
Dr. Resp will commence his spring 
Course of Lectures on the Theory and 
Practice of Medicine, on Wednesday, 
the 24th of January. | 
Mr. Srzvenson, Great Russel-street, 
Bloomsbury, author of a Practical Trea* 
tise on the Morbid Sensibility af the Eye, 
commonly called Weakness of Sight; pur- 
poses delivering 4 Course of Lectures on 
the Anatomy, Physiology, and Diseases, 
of the Eye and Ear, early in the ensuing 
spring. 
Mr. Parkinson is about. to publish 
Observations on the Act for Regulating 
Mad-houses, with Remarks addressed te 
the Friends of the Insane; and a Correce 
tion of the Mis-statements of the Case 
of Benjamin Elliot, sentenced to six 
months’ imprisonment, for illegally dee 
priving Mary Daintree of ber Niberty, |. 
The Ecclesiastical and University An. 
nual Register for 1810, is in great for- 
wardness, and will be published some 
time in February, Mai 
_ The volume of the County Annual Re« 
gister for the present year ig in consie 
derable forwardness, and will be publishe 
€d early in the spring; in addition to the 
usual matter relating to the counties. it. 
will contain a concise and impartial Hise 
tory of Europe for the Year. On ac. 
count of this improvement, it will assume. 
the title of the Imperial and County An- 
nual Register. 
Dr. Croreu is adapting all Handel's 
Choruses, Overtures, Marches, &c. for’ 
the Piano-forte or Organ, He has come 
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pleted his Specimens of the ‘various. 
3 vols, and intends 
Styles of Music, in 
publishing a work on Composition, and 
Thorough Bass, 
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