1809.1 
preceding centuries, including an inter- 
esting sketch of the lives of Sir Thomas 
More, the Earl of Shaftesbury, Sir Hans 
Sloane, bart. and many other celebrated 
men. ‘This work will be embellished 
with a series of engravings, by Messrs. 
Nisbett and Balow, from. original draw- 
ines, made purposely for this work ;' and 
the antiquary willin it find a fac-siitiite 
engraving of the tomb and epitaph of Sir . 
Thomas More, which fas, as yet, nevet 
been correctly given. 
Mr. Murpuy, author of the Descrip- 
tion of the Chutch at Bat: Ula, is pre- 
paring for publication the Arabian An- 
tiquities of Spain. The work will be 
priited in large folio, and consist of 
about one hundred plates, with descrip- 
tions of the different objects, and several 
interesting particulars, relating to the 
Arabs, and their establishments | in Spain, 
The Rev. E. Nares, is. preparing some 
Remarks on the Unitarian Version of the 
New Testament. 
Notwithstanding the numerous volumes 
published respecting China, we know but 
little of the literature of that empire. The 
public will consequently learn. with satis- 
faction, that a work calculated to add to 
our knowledge of that interesting country, 
is in the press. This is a translation of 
the Penal Code of China, entitled in the 
original, Ta-Tsing-Leu-Lee. This body 
of petal laws, successively promulgated 
by the Chinese emperors of the reigning 
dynasty, and which is in full force, must 
‘ be uncomnionly interesting to the states- 
man, the legislator, and the philosopher. 
It will be illustrated with notes by the 
translator, and will appear early next 
spring. 
Dr, Brewster, of Edinburgh, has 
invented a new gnomiometrical telescope, 
and microscope, for measuring the angles 
of crystals by reflection, and for ascer- 
taining the inclination of Strata, and the 
apparent magnitude of rae when the 
eye is not placed at the verie 
The same gentleman has ae invented 
an instrument for determining distances 
at one station, without measuring a base 
without a portable base being attached 
to the instrument, or without knowing 
the magnitude of the object, the dissance 
of which is to be ascertained. A long 
base is actually created by the instru- 
ment, without measuring it; and the 
distance is obtained upon a principle, 
which, as far as is known, bas never been 
employed in tr igononietrical instruments, 
A work of considerable interest is 
about to be published, under the title of 
Literary and Philosophical Intelligence. 203 
Travels through Lower Canada, and the 
United States of North América, in thé 
years 1806, 1807, and 1808. From the 
nature of his pursuits, the author pos- 
sessed many advantages unattainable by 
others; and his great object has bed, to 
delineate, without partiality or prejudice, 
tlie real state and condition of the coune 
tries in which he resided; the charactet 
of the people; their manners, custoins, 
and amusements; arts, sciences, and 
literature; agriculture, commerce, and- 
manufactures; laws, government, and 
religion. He has also stated many im« 
portant facts, concerning the attempts 
that have been made to introduce thé 
culture of hemp in Canada; from which 
it appears, that there has existed for 
several years, and still exists, a secret 
party, whose agénts are actively ent 
ployed in counteracting the measures of 
the Board of Trade, in their endeavours 
to render Great Britain uidependent of 
the Northern Powers for her supplies of - 
hemp, and other naval stores. 
fhe ninth Number (Gvhich completes 
the second volume) of tie Mathematical 
Repositor y, containing solutions to thirty 
mathematical questions, and many other 
disquisitions in various bratiches of the 
mathematics, will be ready in a few 
days. 
Mr. Bacstrer is printing the Chroni- 
cles of Robert of Gloucester, and Peter 
Langtoft, with Glossaries; he intends 
then as a specimen of the manner in 
which he froposes to publish the whole 
of the works of Antiquity, edited by THo= 
Mas Hearne. The above Chronicles 
will be Followed by Hearne’s other highs 
priced publications, as fast as pare 
cular attention to accuracy under the 
care of an able editor will permit. 
Vhe number of copies will be tunited; ~ 
only fifty, above the number subscribed 
for, will be prinred ; and as soon as subs 
scribers for two hundred and fiity, on 
demy paper, and one hundred on royal 
paper, are obtaiued, the works will pro- 
ceed. Great attention has been paid to 
the Chronicles already in progress, by 
rendering the stile of printing, paper, 
é&c. harmonious with thé old editions. 
Mr, Dennison, and Dr. Byin Den: 
Nison, will commence their course of 
Lectures at the Theatre, London Hose 
pitai, on the Theory and Practice of 
Midwifery, and the Diseases of Women 
and Children, on M onday, ctober ‘2d, 
at eleven o’clock in the forenoon. 
Dr. Boxron’s ‘dea coarse | of. 
Lectures, on the Theory and Practice of 
iiedicine, 
