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‘ORD VALENTIA, the aldett fon 
af the Earl of Mount } Norris, re- 
paired a few years fince to India, with a 
view to. contribute to the extenfion of 
feience, and to gratify his own curio- 
fity. After his arrival in Caiciitta, ‘he 
repaired over-land to Lucknow ; and 
having accepted an invitation from Mr, 
Paull, an éminent merchant there, he 
refided at his houfe during feveral months, 
When the rainy feafon ‘commenced, he 
was accompanied by that gentleman 
down the itream of the Gances; and 
they had an opportunity of becoming 
acquainted ° with whatever related toa 
river fo famous in the annals and religi- 
ous ftites of the eaftern world. In. the 
courfeof feveral years’ refidence abroad, 
Lord Valentia has vifited and examined 
a large - portion of Afia, and has feen 
parts of Africa. Being of a. curious and 
wquifitive turn, le has made a very va- 
_luable collection of whatever is rare or 
worthy of notice; and we are informed 
that the public will be {fpeedily gratified 
with an account of his extenfive tra- 
vels, printed at the expence of his lord- 
fhip. The exatt fize and extent of the 
‘work are not precifely afcertained, but it 
as fuppofed that it w il: confit of hs or 
three volumes in quarto, with a folio 
volume of engravings. ‘Thefe, travels, 
and thofe of Dr. Buchanan (announced 
in our lait), will bring us better acquaint- 
ed with our vatt poffeffions i in Afia, 
Sir Jorx Carr will fpeedily gratify 
the public. with an account of his recent 
excurfion into Holland, and “up | the 
Rhine as far as Mentz. Thefe éountries 
have long been objetts of confiderable 
curiofity, on account of the great poli- 
‘tical changes which they have undergone, 
and the events of which they have been 
the fcene, fince they were lait vifited by 
Dr. Cogan | and Mrs. ‘Radcliffe. ‘This 
volume, like the other popular travels of 
Sir John Carr, will be decorated with 
‘numerous views of the places which he — 
vifited. 
Mr. Nortuson® has been for a couti- 
derable time engaged ‘in writing an epic 
poem, to be completed 1 in ten books, ‘en- 
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titled W athington, or Liberty Beltre. 
The bafis of the work, exclufive of the 
imagery, will reft folely upon Initoric 
truth. 
_ Dr. Griirzs announces a Tiftory ‘of 
the World, from the Reign of Alexander 
to that of Auguitus, comprehend: nethe 
latter ages of Greece, and the biftory of 
the Greek kingdonts in Afia and Afvica, 
from their foundation. to their deliruétion : 
with a preliminary furvey of Alexans 
de:’s eaftern conquelis, anda conjecture 
rélative to his plans. for their. confolida; 
tion and improvement. 
The Rev. WiLL1AM ToRNER, of News 
‘cafile upon at yne, has ready for publi-. 
cation an Abftract of the, Hiftory of the 
Bible, for the ufe of children and young 
perfons; with ageing for examination, 
and a {ketch of Scripture Geography, i> 
luitrated by maps. 
Mr. Mrrvorp is preparing to publith a 
new edition of the. Hiftory of Greece, 
from the earlieit accounts to the death of 
‘Philip, King of Macedonia, reyifed and 
confiderably augmented, and a fourth 
volume entirely new... 
Dr. Tocimin, of Birmingham, is 18 pres 
paring for the prefs a new edition of a 
fcarce and valuable tract, entitled The 
‘Student and Pattor, by the Rev. Jouy 
Mason, M.A. the. author of the cele- 
‘brated Treatife on Self-Knowledge. To 
‘this’ edition it,is intended to add, the 
‘author's ‘Letter to a, Young Minifier s 
‘with fome ‘notes and gett ks _par- 
ticularly an Effvy on Catechiling, hy the 
editor. ~ 
Dr. Barpstry, phyfician to ie Man- 
chefter Infirmary, has been fome time 
preparing for the prefs, and will fpeedily 
“publith, a Selection of Medical. Reports — 
‘of Cafes, Obfervations, and Exp p periments, 
‘chiefly “derived from hofpital practice ; 
‘including, among. others, clinical hifto- 
Ties’ of: Diabetes, ‘Chronic Rheumatifin, 
‘and Hydrophobia, 
' Dr, Kincrake is preparing. fome Strice 
tures on Mr. Parkinfon’s “Obfervations 
“on the Nature and Cure of Gout, re- 
cently ‘pubhifhed ‘in oppofition to the 
‘theory that propetes, | the cogling treaty 
ment 
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