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excited the notice of many who yet scrupled to commit themselves in the undertakings of a man who was himself notoriously deficient in education, and as notoriously improvident in his plans. Even the exalted patronage with which he was honoured, (certainly from yet more exalted motives,) could not be fairly alledged in censure of such scruples, because they regarded, not the object, or the credit, but the agent of the measures to be pursued. But now, when he is no longer connected with the Institution, when it is not merely patronised, but actually directed, by persons of the highest respectability in the nation, when its plan has been extended to the advancement of unlimited good, when the fairest openings are presented, and the most encouraging commencements, on a very short trial, are already made, in Europe, Asia, Africa, and America,— why should any Christian philanthropist longer hesitate to assist the few whom he sees bearing the burden and heat of the day? We have chiefly adverted to the foreign objects of the Society, because we think these absolutely unexceptionable, and of unmeasurable importance. At home, though both positively and comparatively defective in means of education, yet we have other means; and some of no slight merit, utility, and extent. We do not wish the plans of the Society to interfere in any degree with Sunday schools, or with the parochial schools, which (though improperly called National) are in many places superintended by clergymen and other members of the Established Church, with exemplary diligence and success. Nor do we wish the schools kept by useful old men or old women, in little villages, to be swallowed up by a Lancasterian vortex. But we are persuaded, that in almost every large town in the United Kingdom, and in many populous country parishes, hitherto neglected, and, otherwise, likely to be so, the labours of the Society will be found extremely beneficial. Improvements will doubtless be derived from experience, and this especially we trust will guard against liability of infringement upon the progress of the invaluable Sunday School Institutions, or any other establishments in which children may acquire instruction that cannot be imparted by a universal plan.

To all who are duly sensible of the vast importance of promoting universal education, or who may be induced, by the arguments we have suggested, to deem the subject at least worthy of farther consideration, we earnestly recommend a serious perusal of this Report of the Society. Nothing can more strongly display the urgency for its services, the encouragement there is to hope for their general utility, or the necessity, in order to this effect, for a far more extensive assistance to the funds of the Institution.

ART. XVIII. 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 probable price of such works; which they may depend upon being communicated to the Public, if consistent with its plan.

Mr. Nichols has at length completed his laborious "History of Leicestershire," by an Appendix of Additions and corrections, a series of elaborate Indexes, a general Map of the County, and several additional plates.

Preparing for publication, A History and Description of Canterbury Cathe dral, illustrated by 20 highly finished engravings from Drawings by T. Hastings, Member of the Royal Liverpool Academy: the whole to be executed in an uniform style, by W. Woolnoth. The work will be elegantly printed in royal quarto, and published in four parts, each containing five plates, price 12s. 6d. each: to be delivered in the order of subscription, imperial paper 11. cach part: proofs on India paper 11. 10s. each. The first part will be published in January

next.

Also, The History and Antiquities of the County of Northampton, brought down to the present period. By George Baker, of Northampton, who has devoted several years to collecting materials for the work. To be comprised in eight parts, each consisting of at least 300 pages, and forming four folio volumes. The price of each part to subscribers, prior to the work being put to press, will be three guineas, demy; six guineas royal.

Proposals have been issued for publishing, The History of Dublin and its Environs, forming part of a Work to be entitled, Hibernia: by William Monck Mason, Esq. and designed to form a suitable accompaniment to the Magna Britannia" of Messrs. Lysons, and the "Caledonia" of Mr. Chalmers. The History of Dublin and its Environs will be comprised in three quarto volumes; the first to contain from 450 to 600 pages, and at least twelve plates; price not exceeding 31. 13s. 6d. to subscribers for the medium; 61. 6s. imperial paper. Subscribers' names to

be sent before the 1st of December next.

Des.

Preparing for publication, Erasmi Rot. Concio de Pvero Jesu olim prouvnciata a pvero in schola Iohannis Coletit Londini institvta in qua præsidebat imago pveri Jesu docentis specie. Editio nova. The

text will be taken from the latest Frobenian editions, collated with two others of earlier date. One hundred copies only will be printed for sale.

Mr. J. B. Sharpe, Member of the College of Surgeons, is reprinting the Report of the Committee of the House of Commons on Madhouses. For the convenience of the reader, each subject of evidence is arranged under its distinct head.

We are requested to assure the nomerous inquirers for the Biographical Dictionary of Living Authors, that the publication of that work will not be much longer delayed.

The Rev. T. Pruen, of Aldburn, Wilts, has in the press, an Illustration of the Liturgy and Service of the United Church of England and Ireland; with an introductory sketch of the history of the British Church.

Mr, Charles Sylvester, of Derby, has in the press, an Account of some improvements in Domestic Economy, adopted at the Derbyshire General Infirmary, in a quarto volume: illustrated by ten plates.

Dr. Thomas Fuller will soon publish, an Introduction to Prudence, or direc. tions, counsels, and cautions, tending to the prudent management of affairs in common life.

Mr. Carpuc's work on the Nasal Operation, with plates, will soon appear.

Mr. T. J. Armiger, of the Royal College of Surgeons, has in the press, Rudiments of the Anatomy and Physiology of the Human Body: designed for the use of young students.

Memoirs of the Life and Writings of M. L. Ramsey, of Charleston, printed from the American edition edited by Dr. D. Ramsey, will soon appear.

Mrs. Taylor, of Ongar, will soon publish, the Present of a Mistress to a young Servant, consisting of friendly advice and real bistories.

The ninth volume of Dr. Shaw's General Zoology, being a continuation of the Birds, will appear in the course of a month.

To be published on the First of March, 1816, in one large volume 8vo. printed on a beautiful new Type, cast on purpose for the Work, and embellished with an accurately engraved Map, from the latest Survey, A Topographical History of Staffordshire: including its Agriculture, Commerce, Mines, and Manufactures; Pedigrees of Families; Biographical Sketches of eminent Natives; and every Species of Information connected with the Local History of the County. Compiled from the most authentic Sources, by William Pitt, Esq.

A series of fifteen years correspondence of the late David Hume, Esq. has Jately been discovered, and is preparing for publication. The letters are addressed to the countess de Boufflers and the marchioness de Barbantine, two of the most distinguished ladies in France, between the years 1760 and 1776.

An edition of the Sermons of Martin Luther, with a full length portrait of that great man, from the large German print, is expected in the course of the month.

Mr. Alexander Nicoll, of Baliol college, Oxford, will soon publish, a Critical Dictionary of the Greek Language, translated from the German of Schneider into English, with additions and improvements.

Mr. W. P. Scargill is preparing for publication, an Etymological Dictionary of such English words as are derived from the Greek and Latin languages.

Early in the Winter will be published, elegantly printed in 4to, and illus trated by numerous Engravings, Travels in various Countries of Europe, Asia, and Africa, Volume the fourth. By Edward Daniel Clarke, LL.D. This Volume will form the third and last Section of Part the Second, of the Travels in Greece, Egypt, and the Holy Land, containing an account of the Author's Journey from Athens

by Land, to Constantinople; with a Description of the North of Greece, Macedonia, and Thrace. It will also be accompanied by a Supplement relating to his Journey from Constanti nople to Vienna; and to a Visit that he paid to the Gold and Silver Mines of Hungary.

Early in November will be published, the Student's Journal, arranged printed and ruled for receiving as ac count of every day's employment for the space of one year, and designed for the use of the Superior Classes in schools, Professional Students, Lilerary Men, and Readers in general.

The Rev. J. Scott, M. A. of Hull, will shortly publish, an Inquiry into the effect of Baptism, according to the sense of Holy Scripture, and the Church of England; in auswer to the Rev. R. Mant's "Two Tracts on Regeneration and Conversion," circulated with the last annual packet of the Society for promoting Christian Knowledge. The doctrine of the tracts is, that regeneration uniformly accompanies baptism rightly administered, and that "no other than baptismal regeneration is possible in this world." In the answer, the language of the Church, will be particularly attended

to.

Speedily will be published, in 8ro A Genealogical Account of the Royal House of Stuart, Kings of Scotland, North Britain, from the Year 1043. By T. W. K. Waterhouse, Esq. The whole faithfully compiled from ancient Charters, and other official Documents and authentic Authors.

Shortly will be published, Rudiments of the Hebrew Language, with Exercises exemplifying the Rules; and a Key to the Book of Psalms: containing the true Pronunciation, different Significations, and grammatical Analysis of every Word. By Joseph Samuel C. F. Frey, Author of a-Hebrew Grammar, &c.

Speedily will be published, in 8vo. The Leading Heads of Twenty-seven Sermons, preached by Dr. Philip Doddridge, at Northampton, in the Year 1749, and never before printed. These Discourses were delivered nearly seventy years ago, and taken in Shorthand by a female Friend of the Doctor's, while on a Visit at his House; and at whose Decease, a short time since, they were presented to, and transcribed by, the Rev. T. Hawkins, of

Warley, near Halifax, Yorkshire.When compared with the Doctor's other valuable Works, these Sermons appear as Skeletons only; yet they are offered to the Public with the sincere

hope of rescuing from oblivion the last Remnants of that inestimable Man, whose Name and Character have been so deservedly and universally admired.

Art. XIX. LIST OF WORKS RECENTLY PUBLISHED.

BIOGRAPHY.

A Biographical Memoir of the late Sir Peter Parker, Bart. Captain of H. M. S. Menelaus, killed in action while storming the American Camp, at Bellair, near Baltimore, 31st August, 1814. With a Portrait. 4to. 12s.

The Tenth and last Volume of General Biography; or, Lives, Critical and Historical, of the most Eminent Persons of all Ages, Countries, Conditions, and Professions, arranged according to Alphabetical Order. By John Aikin, M. D. 11, 11s. 6d, boards.

Memoirs of the Life and Writings of the Bev. Andrew Fuller, of Kettering, late Secretary to the Baptist Missionary Society. By J. W. Morris. Demy 8vo. 12s. boards.

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~The History of Ancient Europe, from the earliest Times to the Subversion of the Western Empire; with a Survey of the most important Revolutions in Asia and Africa: In a Series of Letters from a Gentleman to his Son: intended as an Accompaniment to Dr. Russel's History of Modern Europe. By C. Coote, LL.D. 3 Vol. 8vo. 21. 2s. boards.

The History and Antiquities of Kiddington: first published as a Specimen of a History of Oxfordshire. By the Rev. Thomas Warton, B. D. F. S. A. Fellow of Trinity College, Oxford; and Rector of Kiddington. Embellished with a View of the Church, and two curious Fonts, etched by J. C. Buckler, In royal 4to. 15s.

Paris, during the interesting Month of July, 1815. In a Series of Letters. By W. D. Fellowes, Esq. with 4 Plates. 8vo. 7s. 6d.

MEDICINE.

Sketches of the Medical Schools of Paris. Including Remarks on the Hospital Practice, the Lectures, Anatomical Schools, and Museums; and exhibiting the actual State of Medical Instruction in the French Metropolis. By John Cross, Member of the College of Surgeons in London, and late Demonstrator of Anatomy in the University of Dublin. 8vo. 8s. boards.

Observations and Instructions for the Use of Chief Officers of Country Ships, and others, concerned in the Preservation of the Health of Lascars. By a Country Captain. 8vo. 2s. 6d.

MISCELLANEOUS.

The Paris Spectator; or, l'Hermite de la Chaussée d'Antin. Containing Observations upon Parisian Manners and Customs at the Commencement of the Nineteenth Century. Translated from the French, by William Jerdan. 3 Vols. 12mo. 183.

The New Annual Register, for 1814. 11. boards-11. 1s. half-bound.

A New and Practical Course of Bookkeeping; in which Double Entry is rendered intelligible to all Capacities, and Single Entry, by being approximated to Double, is made to possess equal Proof and Certainty of Correctness. By P. Thoreau, Accomptant. 4to. 9s: halfbound.

A Treatise on the Nature, Economy, and Practical Management of Bees. By Robert Huish, Member of the Imperial Apiarian Society, at Vienna, &c. Illustrated by Plates. 8vo. 12s.

PHILOLOGY.

A New and Copious English and Gaelic Vocabulary, with the different Parts of Speech, in Alphabetical Order. By P. Macfarlane, Translator of Doddridge's Rise and Progress of Religion in the Soul, Blair's Sermons, Bunyan's

Pilgrim's Progress, &c. &c. 8vo. 7s. 6d. boards.

A Grammar of the Spanish, Portuguese, and Italian Languages, intended to facilitate the acquiring of these Sister Tongues, by exhibiting in a Synoptical Form the Agreements and Differences in their Grammatical Construction. By Richard Woodhouse. Svo. 7s. bound.

POLITICS.

Minutes of the Evidence taken before the Committee appointed by the House of Commons to inquire into the State of Mendicity and Vagrancy in the Metropolis and its Neighbourhood. Ordered to be printed July 11th, 1815. 8vo, 6s. boards.

Relations of the Persecution of the Protestants in France, from the Restoration of the Bourbon Family: contained in a Narrative in Defence of the Protestants of Lower Languedoc : together with their Petition to the King, and other important Documents.

THEOLOGY.

The Reviewer Reviewed; or, Strictures on the Review of the "Lives of the Puritans," in the Christian Observer. By Benjamin Brook. 8vo. 2s.

The Moral Tendencies of Knowledge, a Lecture delivered before the City Philosophical Society, Dorset Street, and the Christian Philological Society, Spitalfields. By Thomas Williams. 8vo. 25.

Religious Education enforced, in a Series of Family Conversations: where in the covenant right of infants, and the mode of Christian Baptism, are calmly and very seriously considered: to which is added, an Address to Parents, who admit of infant Baptism. By the late Rev. James Bowden. Edited, with corrections and additions, by the Rev. B.

Ritchings, A. M. Curate of Dunton, Lei.
cestershire. 12mo, 5s. boards.
A Key to the Prophecies. By the
Rev. D. Simpson, M. A. Fourth Edition.

8vo. 9s.

The Pagan Temple; or Missionary Idolatry detected. By the Author of "The Village in an Uproar." 2s. Fine Paper, 2s. 6d.

The best and most effectual Method of preaching Christ: a Discourse preached before the Half-yearly Association of the Hampshire Independent Churches, Sep. 20th, 1815. By T. Durant, Poole. Svo. 1s. 6d.

Relative Responsibility: a Sermon, preached at the Rev. J. Leifchild's Chapel, at a monthly Association of Congregational Churches, &c. By John Innes. 8vo. 1s. 6d.

The Influences of the Holy Spirit ex. plained and defended : a Sermon, preached before the Yorkshire Southern Association. By James Bennett, of Rotherham. Svo. 1s. 6d.

The Duty of giving an immediate diligence to the Business of the Christian Life, being an Address to the Inhabi tants of Kilmany. By the Rev. Thos. Chalmers. 8vo. 1s. 6d.

Divine Energy; or the Efficacions Operations of the Spirit of God upon the Soul, &c. By John Skep. Recommended by Dr. Gill. 3d Edition, revised by J. Upton. 12mo. 5s.

Plea for Primitive Christianity, in Answer to the Rev. Peter Roe. By Thomas Kelly. Dublin. 12mo. 2s. 6d.

The Legend of Stutebbury: a Tragedy, acted in many Parts of the Kingdom; never before published. 12mo. 6d. 2 A Plea for Primitive Communion; occasioned by the Rev. Robert Hall's recent Publication, entitled, " Terms of Communion,"

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