ART. XXVIII. SELECT LITERARY INFORMATION. Gentlemen and Publishers who have works in the press, will oblige the Conductors of the ECLECTIC REVIEW, by sending information post paid,) of the subject, extent and robable price of such works; which they may depend upon being communicated to the public, if consistent with its plan, GREAT BRITAIN Mr. James Norris Brewer has just commenced a work intitled Descriptions, Historical and Architectural, of Splendid Palaces and Public Buildings, English and Foreign, with Biographical Notices of their Founders or Builders, and other eminent Persons. To be handsomely printed in Quarto. The first number contains engravings by Porter and Storer of Somerset-House and Linlith- We are pleased to find that Mr. Custance's Concise View of the Constitution of England, (reviewed E. R. Vol. V p. 70) has reached a second edition; in which he has made several additions and improvements. M. de Gardanne, brother of the French ambassador at Persia, has published a Journal of his Travels in Turkey and Persia, which is already translated, and will be published very shortly. Mr. G. Dyer is preparing a complete edition of his Poetical Writings, which will be published by subscription in four duodecimo volumes. The Rev. J. Owen has in the press a new and elegant edit on, being the seventh, of The Fashionable World Displayed. A Collection of Original Letters between Bishop Nicholson and some of his learned contemporaries are announced for speedy publication. Mr. Arthur Owen is preparing for the press a small volume of Poems. A Translation of the Voyage of Discovery to the South Seas, performed by order of Bonaparte, is in the press. The Voyage to Pek n of M. de Guignes, French resident in China, is nearly ready for publication at an English press. The Novels and M scellaneous Works of Daniel de Foe are printing in 10 volumes foolscap octavo, Some original Dramatic Fragments by Steele and Addison will appear in a few days, in a new and enlarged edition of Steele's Epistolary Correspondence. Mr. J. Wilson, Surgeon, late of Guy's Hos pital, will publish in the course of next month, Pharmacopoeia Chirurgica, or Formulæ of the different Hospitals. A work of great erudition and entertainment will shortly appear under the title of Anonymiana, compiled by a late very learn ed divine. of the operations of the British Army in Spain and Portugal, and of the state and sentiments of the inhabitants, during the campaigns of 1808-9, in a series of letters. Sir Jonah Barrington, Judge of the Court of Admiralty of Ireland, has in the press, Historic Anecdotes and Secret Memoirs of the Legislative Union between Great Britain and Ireland. It will comprise a view of Irish Affairs from the year 1780, and be embellished with numerous portraits of the distinguished characters. The posthumous Works of the late Rev. John Skinner, episcopal clergyman, in Longside, Aberdeenshire,will shortly be pub. lished to subscribers in two octavo volumes. An additional volume, contain`ng a collection of the author's poetry, is also nearly ready for publication. In a short time will be published, Cromwelliana, or Anecdotes, from authentic Documents, illustrative of the Characters of Oliver Cromwell, Protector, and his Family; with a view of the battle of Worcester, from an original interesting picture; also representations of Cromwell's standing and lying in state at Somerset House, &c. The above will be printed in one volume small folio, large paper Copies price 21. 2s. and small paper 1. 11s. 6d. The number of copies printed on large paper will not exceed the subscription list. Dr. Serney, Oculist, has in the press, a Treatise on Local Inflammation, more particularly applied to Diseases of the Eye, in which an improvement in the treatment of those diseases is recommended, which has been conârmed by numerous eases under the author's own care. The second edition of a Treatise on Malting, by Mr. Reynoldson, late of Newark, now of Bromley, Middlesex, will appear in a few days. This gentleman was the principal evidence on the subject before a Committee of the House of Commons about two years ago, and has long been practically engaged in the art. DENMARK. The Society of Rural Economy at Copenbagen has commenced the publication of its proceedings. The first number of the first volume contains, 1. Journal of an Agricultural Tour in England, by Meinhold. 2. An Essay on the Management of Trees, by Mouriex. 3. The Mode of making Gooseberry Wine by Saxtorph. 4. Report of the Proceedings of the Society. FRANCE. M. Pictet, Professor in the Academy of Geneva, has published a Translation of Sir James Hall's Experiments on Heat. Dr. J. Dufour has translated and published Dr. Thornton's work in favour of vaceination. M. Millot, has favored the literary world with a work entitled "Garonomia, or, Phys'ological and Philosophical Directions to both sexes, an attention to which will insure a long life, free from disorders and infirmities." MM. A. Poiteau and P. Turpin have commenced a new and improved edition of Duhamel-Dumonceau's Treatise on Fruit Trees. It will contain not only those which have escaped the original author's observation, but also those which have been introduced into cultivation since herote. It is published in numbers, price 30 fr. each,containing 6 plates, printed in colours, afterwards finished by skilful artists. The first number only has appeared. M. L. Reynier has published a work on the subject of Egypt under the government of the Romans. It is divided into two sections. The first relates to Egypt previous to its subjugation by the Romans the organization of its government-the rights of possession-the administration relative to agriculture-to finance to commerce-and the arts the invasion by Alexander, and its consequences. The second part relates to Egypt after its conquest by the Romans, and follows the same method of arrange ment. Dr Colquhoun's Treatise on the Police of the Metropolis has been translated and pub lished at Paris. GERMANY. M. G. Sartorius has published at Gottingen, a work on the causes of the wealth of nations, and on political economy. It consists principally of a kind of commentary on the works of Smith and Lord Lauderdale on the same subjects. The concluding memoir in the work relates to those methods which a government may adopt for the purpose of increasing national wealth. Abhandlung über den National Reichthum, Vol. I. 8vo. 1 rxd, 12 gr.) M. Ch. de Schloezer has published at Gottingen the first volume of a work consisting of Essays on Jurisprudence, History, and Politics. This volume contains Memoirs on the following subjects: 1. De jure suffragii in societate æquali. 2. De justi et sapientis Ducis principio causas subditorum non e propria sententia dijudicandi, sed semper fora legitime cognoscendas submittendi. 3. Primæ lineæ saentiarum politicarum. 4. A Memoir on the Roman Jurisprudence on the principles of Gibbon, in German. The three former Essays are in Latin, (Kleine Schrifften aus dem Fach der Rechtsgelehrsamkeit. Vol. I. 8vo. lrxd.) ITALY. A work interesting to the lovers of Antiquities and the Arts has been recently published at Rome, consisting of a Collection of Engravings carefully executed, representing the deities, altars, tripods, candelabra, basso relievos, quadrigæ, vases, urns, &c. of antiquity, with an account of the places where the originals are now to be inspected. A few sheets of letter press explain the subjects of each plate. (Raccolta di cento Tavole rappresentanti i Costumi religiosi, civili, emilitari degli antichi Egiziani, Etruschi, Greci e Romani, tratti degli antichi mouuménti, per uso de' Professori delle Belle-Arti, disegnate ed incise in rame da Lorenzo Roccheggiani. 2 vols. oblong folio, Rome, 24 scudi, RUSSIA. M. Ch. de Schloezer has published at Riga the first two volumes of a work on the Principles of Political Economy and National Riches. It is published by direction of M. de Muravief, Minister of Public Instruction at Petersburg. (Anfangs gründe der Staatswirthschaft. Vols. I. II. 1 rxd. 8 gr.) SWEDEN. M. C. J. Schoenheer has published at Stockholm the first number of an entomological work, entitled Synonymia Insectorum, a Treatise on Insects, classed according to the Systema Eleutherutorum of Fabricius. Under this title, the author intends to comprise a complete catalogue of all insects described in different works on this science: to class together all of the same genus, notwithstanding the different names which have been given them, and to separate into dis tinct classes those which have been errone. ously intermingled. Art. XXIX. LIST OF WORKS RECENTLY PUBLISHED. MISCELLANEOUS LITERATURE. Letters from an Elder to a Younger Brother, on the Conduct to be pursued in Life. foolscap 8vo. 3s. 6d. Letters of Mrs. Elizabeth Montagu, with some of the Letters of her Correspondents. Published by her Executor and Nephew, Matthew Montagu, Esq. M. P. With a Portrait, from a Miniature by Zinck. 2 vols. crown 8vo. 14s. Essays on the Sources of the Pleasures received from Literary Compositions. 8vo. 88. Tales of Fashionable Life, By Miss Edgeworth, 3 vols. 12mo. 18s. A Manual of Essays, selected from various Authors, and among others from Butler, Lord Clarendon, Sir Wm. Temple, Dryden, Jer. Collier, Locke, Atterbury, Pope, &c. &c. 2 Vol. 18mo. 9s. Letters and Reflections of the Austrian Field Marshal Prince de Ligne. Edited by the Baroness de Stael Holstein. Containing Anecdotes hitherto unpublished of Joseph 2, Catherine 2, Frederick the reat, Voltaire, and others; and interesting Remarks upon the Turks. Translated from the French, by D. Boileau, Esq. 2 vols. 12mo. 10s. Transactions of the Royal Society of Edinburgh. Vol. 1, Part 2, 10s. 6d. POETRY. An Ode on the Death of Lieutenant George J. B. Tucker. 2s. 6d. Elements of Art; a Poem on Fainting, in Six Cantos; with notes and a preface, including Strictures on the State of the Arts,. Criticism, Patronage, and Public Taste. By Martin Archer Shee, R.A. 8vo. 13s. A Monody on the Death of Sir John Moore. By M. G. Lewis. Recited at the late Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, by Mrs. Powell. Prohibited on the Third Night by the Lord Chamberlain, and quoted by Mr. Tierney in the House of Commons, on Tuesday, May 9. 8vo. 1s. 6d. POLITICAL ECONOMY. Observations on a Pamphlet written by Richard Flower, entitled Abolition of Tithes, by the Rev. James Bearblock, A. M. late Fellow of King's College, Cambridge, Author of a Treatise upon Tithes, and the various modes of compounding for them. 1s. 6d. POLITICS. A Few Plain Observations upon the Ends and Means of Political Reform, and the Measures adopted by the present Supporters of that cause, in a Letter to a Member of Parliament. 8vo. 2s. 6d. A Letter addressed to John Cartwright, Esq. Chairman of the Committee at the Crown and Anchor, on the subject of Parliamentary Reform. 8vo. 1s. THEOLOGY. The First Lessons, at Morning and Evening Service for all the Sundays, and some of the principal Holidays; with a few Notes. 2s. 3d. The above may be had bound with the New Testament. 5s. Houghton's five Essays on the Future Existence of Man; to which is prefixed a New Edition of his Sermons, revised. 8vo. 7s. Essays on Various Subiects. By George Walker, F. R. S. Late Professor of Theology, at the New College, and President of the Literary and Philosophical Society, Manchester. To which is prefixed a Memoir of the Author, by his Son. 2 Vols. 8vo. 11. 1s. By An Attempt to throw further Light on Isaiah, Chap. vii. ver. 14, 15, 16. John Moore, LL. B. Minor Canon of St. Paul's, and Rector of St. Michael's, Bassishaw, and of Langdon Hills, Essex. 8vo. 2s. 6d. The Gospel Doctrines of Baptism, Justification, and Sanctification, briefly and soberly stated; A Sermon preached before the University of Oxford, on Sunday, February, 12, 1809. By the Rev. John Morris, M. A. Late Fellow of Queen's College; Assistant Minister of Curzon Chapel, Mayfair, Westminster. 18. THE ECLECTIC REVIEW, For AUGUST, 1809. Art. I. Voyages and Travels to India, Ceylon, the Red Sea, Abyssinia, and Egypt, in the Years 1802, 1803, 1804, 1805, and 1806. By George, Viscount Valentia. 4to. 3 vols. pp. about 1500. Price royal 91. 9s. imperial 121. 12s. Miller. 1809. THOUGH time has hardly yet permitted us to read more than the first volume of this magnificent work, we presume the avidity of the public curiosity, respecting a perform→ ance so splendidly announced, will warrant us to give an abstract of this first portion of it, before we proceed any further. The general merits of the work cannot, of course, be duly estimated till a subsequent number; and we will at present detain the attention of our readers but a very few moments to the impressions we have received during this partial and hasty perusal. It was not perfectly easy to adjust the expectations, which might reasonably be entertained, respecting the travelling journal of a British Nobleman. Bruce, Park, Barrow, and others, had contributed to furnish a kind of standard of what might be claimed in this department from commoners; but, excepting Lord Macartney's memoranda of the Chinese embassy, published since his death, (and he was not born a peer) no performances of this nature, of any consequence, had been supplied by any of our modern nobility, to determine the extent of qualifications and enterprise which may be reckoned on in travellers of title. The public expectation, however, will be high, if it be in proportion to the respect entertained in this country for elevated rank. For in spite of all that the privileged orders, the administrators of government, and the advocates of arbitrary power, have reproachfully uttered against the people of England, to the effect of imputing democratical and levelling dispositions, the fact is, that the Enlish in general feel a profound respect for Lords, as such, and have by no means renounced the truly philosophic and salutary notion, that there is in noble blood a mysterious something which constitutes a man intrinsically superior to the VOL. V. PART II, 3 F. |