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BRITISH GALLERY OF CONTEMPORARY PORTRAITS. This work will gradually form a series of PORTRAITS of the most eminent persons now living, or lately deceased, in Great Britain and Ireland; including the most distinguished characters in the senate, the church, the navy and army, the learned professions, and the various departments of literature, science, and art; those who have most zealously exerted themselves in promoting the arts, agriculture, and commerce of the country; or, by their example or patronage, have most conspicuously contributed to its general prosperity and happiness; the portraits elegantly and accurately drawn, in an uniform manner, from life, or from the most approved original pictures; and the engravings (executed in a style best suited to portrait) perfect fac-similes of the drawings.

A number is published every two months, containing six portraits, each accompanied by a short biographical notice, price 11. 5s. Proof impressions, in a superior manner, on large paper, price 11. 16s. And the copies are delivered according to the dates of orders received.

*A few of each portrait are taken off for separate sale, price 5s.-Proof impressions, 7s. 6d.

An extensive preface is contained in the first number; and titles, together with general lists of the portraits contained in the work, will be given bereafter; but both the portraits and the biographical notices are left unnumber ed, in order that each subscriber may form his own arrangement of them. A list of the subscribers will be printed.

FORSYTH'S EXCURSION IN ITALY.

REMARKS on ANTIQUITIES, ARTS, and LETTERS, during an Excursion in Italy in the Years 1802 and 1803. By JOSEPH FORSYTH, Esq. in one volume 8vo. price 12s. in boards. Just published.

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A NEW MODERN ATLAS, BY JOHN PINKERTON. The Maps are engraved in the size called Colombier, so as to correspond with the works of D'ANVILLE, from drawings executed under Mr PINKERTON's direction; with all the advantages afforded by the latest improvements in geographical precision; and exhibiting the utmost beauty that the state of the arts can admit.

It is calculated that the work will be completed in twenty numbers, (fifteen of which are now published,) each containing three maps, price One Guinea; and as the style of engraving renders first impressions desirable, they are carefully delivered according to the dates of orders.

Čopies of each number are neatly put together, with the maps carefully folded upon guards, (as they will be bound when the work is completed,) for more safe conveyance to the country; whilst other copies are delivered without any fold, to those who prefer them in that state.

In the last number will be given a geographical memoir, reciting the character and merits of the chief authorities upon which each map has been constructed, with directions for a general arrangement.

DR CLARKE'S TRAVELS.-VOLUME THE THIRD. TRAVELS in various Countries of EUROPE, ASIA, and AFRICA, by EDWARD DANIEL CLARKE, LL. D. Vol. III. elegantly printed in quarto, and illustrated with numerous Engravings.

This volume will form the second section of the Travels in Greece, Egypt, and the Holy Land; completing the second part of the whole work, according to the plan originally proposed by the author, and will contain his Voyage up the Nile to Grand Caïro, his observations upon the Pyramids of Djïza and Saccára; a description of the remains of the City of Saïs, in the Delta; an account of the antiquities of Alexandria, particularly of Pompey's Pillar and the Cryptæ of Necropolis; his subsequent voyage and travels in Greece, Macedonia, Thrace, &c. &c.

By T. Cadell and W. Davies, Strand, London.

PROFESSOR STEWART'S PHILOSOPHY OF THE HUMAN MIND,-VOLUME THE SECOND.

ELEMENTS of the PHILOSOPHY of the HUMAN MIND, by DuGALD STEWART, late Professor of Moral Philosophy, and Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh; Honorary Member of the Imperial Academy of Sciences at Petersburgh, and Member of the American Philosophical Society held at Philadelphia. Volume the Second, in Quarto.

MESSRS LYSONS' MAGNA BRITANNIA;

VOLUME THE SIXTH, CONTAINING CORNWALL. The Magna Britannia will form a concise topographical account of the several counties of Great Britain, by the Rev. DANIEL LYSON, A.M. F.R.S. F.A. and L.S. Rector of Rodmorton, Gloucestershire, and SAMUEL LYSON, Esq. F.R.S. and F.A.S. Keeper of his Majesty's Records in the Tower of London. Handsomely printed in 4to. with numerous engravings of maps, antiquities, &c. &c.

* A few copies on imperial paper, with proof impressions.

BRITANNIA DEPICTA.-PART VI.

CONTAINING TWENTY-FOUR VIEWS IN CORNWALL.

A Series of Views of the most interesting and picturesque Objects in the several Counties of Great Britain, engraved from Drawings by Messrs Farington, Hearne, Turner, Alexander, Smith, &c.

These two last-mentioned works, which illustrate each other, are sold together, or separate; they are continued regularly at the same periods, arranged in the same manner, (the counties alphabetically,) and printed on paper of corresponding size and quality.

LONDON AND WESTMINSTER; ANCIENT AND MODERN. Being a general History and Survey of these Cities, founded principally upon STRYPE's edition of Stow; with Introductions, Notes, and Supplements, bringing the whole down to the time of publication. Elegantly printed in royal quarto, and illustrated by numerous engravings. A few copies on imperial paper, with proof impressions.

THE HISTORY OF THE CITY OF DUBLIN,

Ecclesiastical, Civil, and Military, from the earliest Accounts to the present Period; with an Appendix, containing a View of the several Charters, Grants, and Immunities, now extant, and an Abstract of all the Acts of Parliament relative to the City; extracted from the national Records, approved Historians, many curious and valuable Manuscripts, and other authentic Materials. By JOHN WARBURTON, Esq. Deputy Keeper of the Records in Birmingham Tower, and the REV. JAMES WHITELAW, M.R. · I.A. Vicar of St Catherine's in that City, (Author of " An Essay on the Population of Dublin.") Handsomely printed in 4to. and illustrated by ancient and modern maps of the city, numerous views of the principal buildings, &c. by the most eminent artists

A few copies are printed on royal paper.

MR HAGGITT ON GOTHIC ARCHITECTURE.

Two Letters to a Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries, upon the Subject of Gothic Architecture, by the REV. JOHN HAGGITT, Rector of Ditton, near Cambridge. Just published, in royal 8vo. price 10s. 6d, boards.

MR ADOLPHUS'S POLITICAL STATE OF THE BRITISH EMPIRE.

A general View of the Domestic and Foreign Possessions of the Crown, -the Laws, Commerce, Revenues, Offices, and other Establishments, Military as well as Civil. By JOHN Adolphus, F.S.A. (Author of “The History of England, from the Accession of King George III. to the Conclusion of Peace in the Year 1783,") 4 vols 8vo.

Preparing for Publication by Cadell and Davies, Strand, London.

MR WESTALL'S FOREIGN SCENERY.

A Series of Views of Picturesque and Romantic Scenery in Madeira, the Cape of Good Hope, Timor, China, Prince of Wales's Island, Bombay, Mahratta Country, St Helena, and Jamaica, from Drawings made in those Countries, by William WestaALL, A.R.A. Engraved by the most eminent artists, in the line manner, in an uniform size with Messrs Hearne and Byrne's Antiquities of Great Britain, and each View accompanied by a descriptive account.

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Two numbers are already published, a third will appear very soon, and the publication will be continued occasionally.

CULLODEN PAPERS:

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Consisting of an extensive and interesting Correspondence from the Year 1625 to 1748; throwing much new light upon that eventful Period of British History, but more particularly relating to the Rebellions in 1715 and 1745; and including many Letters from the unfortunate Lord Lovat, and other distinguished Persons of the Time. The whole published from the Originals in the Possession of DUNCAN FORBES, of CULLODEN, Esq which will be prefixed, an Introduction, including Memoirs of the Right Honourable Duncan Forbes, Lord President of the Court of Session in Scotland. Handsomely printed in quarto, and illustrated by engravings of a portrait of the Lord President, of Roubiliac's celebrated monument to his memory, and of fac-similes of the most interesting signatures.

MOSHEIM'S COMMENTARIES, TRANSLATED BY MR VIDAL. COMMENTARIES on the AFFAIRS of the CHRISTIANS before the Time of CONSTANTINE THE GREAT; or, An enlarged View of the Ecclesiastical History of the First Three Centuries. Accompanied with copious Illustrative Notes and References. Translated from the Latin of JOHN LAURANCE MOSHEIM, D.D. late Chancellor of the University of Gottingen. By ROBERT STUDLEY VIDAL, Esq. F.S.A. Just published in 2 vols, 8vo. price 11. 1s. boards.

MR HUNTINGFORD's PINDAR.

PINDARI CARMINA juxta Exemplar Heynianum; Quibus accesserunt Nota Heyniana; Paraphrasis Benedictina; et Lexicon Pindaricum; ex Integro Dammii Opere Etymologico excerptum, et justâ Serie dispositum: digessit et edidit HENRICUS HUNTINGFORD, Collegii Novi apud Oxon. Socius. 8vo.

FOX'S CORRESPONDENCE WITH MR WAKEFIELD. CORRESPONDENCE between the Right Hon CHARLES JAMES FOX, and the Rev. GILBERT WAKEFIELD; chiefly on Subjects of Greek Criticism, 8vo. Just published, price 9s. boards.

DR BANCROFT ON PERMANENT COLOURS.
A new and enlarged edition of

EXPERIMENTAL RESEARCHES concerning the Philosophy of PERMANENT COLOURS, and the best means of producing them by Dyeing, Calico Printing, &c. By EDWARD BANCROFT, M.D. F.R.S. in 2 vols 8vo.

FALCONER'S UNIVERSAL DICTIONARY OF THE
MARINE:-Improved by DR W. BURNEY.

A copious Explanation of Technical Terms and Phrases employed in the Construction, Equipment, Furniture, Machinery, Movements, and Military Operations of Ships; interspersed with such parts of Astronomy as will be found useful to Practical Navigators: The whole illustrated with a variety of Modern Designs of Shipping, together with separate Views of their Masts, Sails, Yards, and Rigging. To which will be annexed a Vocabulary of the French Sea-terms and Phrases, collected from the works of the most celebrated French Writers. Originally compiled by WILLIAM FALCONER, AUthor of the Poem of " THE SHIPWRECK," and in this new edition, corrected, improved, and much enlarged, by WILLIAM BURNEY, LL. D. Master of the Naval Academy, Gosport. In one volume quarto.

NEW BOOKS

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LORD NELSON.

The LIFE of NELSON. BY ROBERT SOUTHEY; beautifully printed in Two Volumes, small 8vo. with a Portrait. Price 10s. A few Copies are printed in post 8vo, price 15s.

* Many Lives of Nelson have been written: one is yet wanting, clear and concise enough to become a Manual for the young Sailor, which he may carry about with him till he has treasured up the example in his memory and in his heart. In attempting such a work, the author proposes to himself to write the eulogy of our great naval Hero; for the best eulogy of Nelson is he faithful history of his actions; the best history is that which shall relate them most perspicuously.

THE PHILOSOPHY OF NATURE,

Or, the INFLUENCE of SCENERY on the MIND and HEART. In Two beautifully printed Volumes, post 8vo. 18s.

PERSIA.

GEOGRAPHICAL MEMOIR of the PERSIAN EMPIRE; interspersed with Accounts of Manners and Customs. By JOHN MACDONALD KINNEIR, Esq. Political Assistant to Brigadier General Sir John Malcolm, late Envoy to the Court of Persia. Handsomely printed in 4to. 21. 2s. or with Map by Arrowsmith, 31. 13s. 6d.

THE ANTHOLOGIES:

A COLLECTION of the most beautiful POEMS of the Minor Poets of Greece, as preserved in the Anthologies of Brunck and Jacobs, in Stobæus, &c. Translated from the original Greek. By the Rev. ROBERT BLAND, and Others. With copious Notes, and biographical and other Illustrations. Handsomely printed in 8vo. 18s.

PRIVATE LIFE OF THE MAHRATTAS. LETTERS written in a MAHRATTA CAMP during the Year 1809; descriptive of the Character, Manners, and domestic Habits of that singular People. By THOMAS DUER BROUGHTON, Esq. of the Honourable East India Company's Service, lately Commander of the Resident's Escort at the Court of Scindia. Dedicated, by Permission, to the Marquis of Wellesley. Handsomely printed in 4to, and illustrated with Twelve highlycoloured Engravings, after Drawings by a native Artist, peculiarly charac teristic of National Manners. 21. 8s.

MUSEUM CRITICUM ;

Or, CAMBRIDGE CLASSICAL RESEARCHES-A New Periodical Journal, (printed at the Cambridge University Press,) to be published Quarterly; the sole object of which is the promotion of Classical Literature in all its branches. No. I. price 4s. containing, I. Sapphonis Fragmenta. II. Tryphonis Grammatici Opuscula Inedita. III. On certain early Greek Historians, mentioned by Dionysius Halicarnassus. IV. On the Middle Voice of the Greek Verb. V. Bibliographical Account of the Editions of Eschylus. VI. Porsoni Adversaria. VII. Burney's Philemon. VIII. Gaisford's Account of Dr Clarke's Manuscripts. IX. Bredow's Litera Parisienses. X. Elmsley's Euripides Heraclidæ. XI. List of Classical Books, recently imported.

Books printed for John Murray, Albemarle-Street, London.

EURIPIDIS HERACLIDÆ,

EX RECENSIONE PETRI EMLSLEY, A.M. qui Annotationes suas et Aliorum Selectas Adjecit, 8vo. 5s. 6d.

BOY BORN BLIND AND DEAF.

HISTORY of JAMES MITCHELL, A Boy born Blind and Deaf. By JAMES WARDROP, F.R.S. EDIN. Handsomely printed in 4to. Price 7s, 6d. boards.

SKETCH OF THE SIKHS;

A singular Nation, who inhabit the Provinces of the Penjab, situated be tween the Rivers Jumna and Indus. By Sir JOHN MALCOLM, Lieutenant-Colonel in the Honourable East India's Company's Service, and late Envoy to the Court of Persia. 8vo. 8s. 6d.

GALLERY OF ENGRAVINGS.

The BRITISH GALLERY of ENGRAVINGS, under the direction of EDWARD FORSTER, A.M. F.R.S. and S.A. The Eleventh Number. Price 21. 2s. small paper, and 31. 13s. 6d. large paper.

SUBSTANCE OF THE SPEECH

Of W. HUSKISSON, Esq. in the House of Commons, in a Committee of the Whole House, upon the Resolutions proposed by the Chancellor of the Exchequer respecting the State of the Finances and the Sinking Fund of Great Britain, on Thursday, the 25th of March, 1813. 8vo. 3s.

RUSSIAN VOYAGE TO JAPAN.

A VOYAGE ROUND THE WORLD, in the Years 1803, 4, 5, and 6; by the command of his Imperial Majesty, Alexander I, in the Ships Nadeshda and Neva: under the Orders of Captain A. J. Von Krusenstern. Translated from the German, (now printing at Berlin,) by Richard BELGRAVE HOPPNER, Esq. Handsomely printed in One large Volume 4to, with a Map and other Plates.

**This Voyage is extremely interesting, not only as being the first ever undertaken by Russia round the World, but as replete with accurate and valuable information. Its principal object was to carry out M. De Resanoff, Ambassador Extraordinary from the Court of Russia to the Empire of Japan, with a view of establishing a communication. It contains a particular account of this Embassy, and an interesting description of the Manners and Customs of the several Tribes and Nations of the Great Pacific, hitherto so little known.

FINE ARTS.

EPOCHS of the FINE ARTS. By PRINCE HOARE, Esq. Secretary to the Royal Academy. Crown 8vo. 15s.

PRÆLECTIONES ACADEMIE OXONII,

HABITE, AB EDVARDO COPLESTON, S.T.B. Coll. Oriel. Socio, Poeticæ Publico Prælectore, nunc Ecclesiæ Cathedralis Londinensis, Præ bendario. In One Volume octavo, price 15s. boards.

MR CAMPBELL'S REMARKS ON POETRY. CRITICAL and BIOGRAPHICAL NOTICES of the BRITISH POETS, with occasional Selections from their Works. By THOMAS CAMPBELL, Esq. Author of the Pleasures of Hope. Printed uniformly with Mr Ellis' Specimens, in 4 vols post 8vo.

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