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if. its. 6d. proofs 31. 3s. _ Subseriptions 
are received at the artist’s house, No. 44, 
Wells-street, Oxford-street. 
A Continuation of Mr. Prince Hoare’s 
excellent periodical paper, called the Ar- 
tist, may be shortly expected. Mr. North- 
Literary and Philesophical Intelligence. 
[June 1, 
éote has furnished a mést excellent paper 
for the first number. 
Mr. Bissett, of Birmingham, has, with 
his accustomed activity and taste, pro*= 
duced an elegant medal of Mr. oan 
with accompanying mottos. 
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VARIETIES, Literary anv PHILOSOPHICAL, 
Including Notiees of Works in Hund, Domestic and Foreign. 
** Authentic Communications for this Article will always be ies a rectinéll, 
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A R. Prat? is preparing, and about 
,e to publish, some Specimens of Poe- 
try by Josepu Biackert, a youth of exe 
traordinary poetical promise; who, from 
sn undistinguished situation, by no means 
favourable to mental éxertion, -has just 
started up. A singular accident brought 
some of his preductions under the in- 
spection of several eminent literary cha- 
. wacters; who have been unanimous in 
prenouncing him one of the most highly- 
gifted individuals that. has for many yéars 
claimed the notice of the Public. Theé 
atrength of his genius is said to be Dra- 
matic ; 3 % species of composition, for 
which it must be allowed there is, in thé 
present state of the stage, or-rather In 
the present vierated taste of the Public, 
a full and fair opportunity for the: exer- 
tion of a natural and original genius. 
Mr. Bowyer (who some time since pub- 
lished those parts of Sir Robert Ainslie’s 
celebrated collection of Drawings which 
related to Egypt, Caramania, and Pales- 
tine} has just issued a prospectus for 
publishing the remaining part of that col- 
lection. ‘Fhe new work will consist of 
Views in Turkey in Europe, and will int: 
elude Bulgaria, Romania, Wallachia; 
Syria, the Islands in the Archipelago, 
&e. &c. Among them will be a correct 
representation of the celebrated Temple 
of Jupiter Ammon at Siwah, in the de- 
serts of Libya; discovered in 1792; some. 
curious and highly. interesting delinea- 
tions of the ruins of the Temple of Diana 
nt Ephesus, and a large and. accurate 
View of Constantinople ‘and its environs. . 
A considerable part of this work will 
consist of views in countries of which 
there-are ‘no other drawings extant. The 
present publication will include the whdle 
of Sir Robert Ainslie’s unpublished as- 
semblige of drawings, and will be exe- 
cuted in the same style, and of the same 
size, as Mr. Bowyer’s Views in Egypt. 
Mr. Brreutiey, of Bungay, in Suffulk, 
is about to publish a full Account of the 
Act aud Mystery of Stereotype Printing ; 
so that it may be practised without furs 
ther difficulty by every printer, who may 
find it adapted to the nature of his 
business. Mr. Brightley, itis well knawn, 
has greatly simplified the process, and 
has pracused this art for several ee 
with great success. 
The London Edition of Mr. Barrow’s 
fine Epic of the Columnbiad, will’be nae? 
in. a few days. 
Mr.Franéts Batty, ‘hose Tréatise at 
the Doctrine of Interest and Annuities 
we announéed in the course of last year, 
has in the press a continuation of that 
work, which will comprise the whole docs 
trine of Life Annuities and Assurances? 
The author proposes to exhibit a more. 
complete avalysis of this science than 
has ever yet been given. He has deduced 
a more correct set of forniula, as well as 
more simple and easy rules for the solu- 
tion of the various problems connected 
with this subject. An account of the'sés 
veral Insurance Companies now existing, 
with. remarks on their conipdrative ad- 
vantages, Gc. will likewise appear in the 
course of the work. 
Dr. Neare’s Account of the late Cams 
_paizns in Portugal and Spain, will be - 
published about the middle of June. 
Mr. Bewrcek’s Botany, containing nears 
ly five hundred cuts, by that gentleman, 
and accompanied by descriptions by Dr. 
Thornton, 1s far advanced in the press. 
A’ new edition of Prince’s Worthies 
‘of Devonshire, has been announced by 
Messrs. Rees and Curtis, booksellers, of 
Plymouth. 
The Public will learn with pleasure, 
that Miss Stark¥’s beautiful Translations 
from Carlo Maria Maggi will shortly be 
published in an elegant small volume. 
From the competition which has taken 
place in parhament during the’ progress 
of the bil for incorporating. the — 
Light Company, it may be inferred, thet 
gas lights will be generally’ substituted i in 
London for.the nuisance of lamps, within, 
the next, or next following winter, 
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