though abundantly rough, affords by far the most favourable specimen of his work. As for his account of the Island of Madeira, it actually occupies se ven pages, but for more than half that extent it has to thank the ingenuity of the printer in spacing properly in return, for which we suppose, he has suffered the numerous printing faults, (as, enchanted climate,' for enchanting climate, the finest sweetmeats are made in the world,' for the finest sweetmeats in the world are made, ensigna' for insignia,' and numberless others of a similar complexion,) to pass unnoticed. We cannot close our observations without expressing a degree of surprise, that, after Mr. Ashe has asserted: there is no greater error than that of thinking that any rubbish of goods suits the South American market-I know from the most ample experience, that the best articles will sell there well, and at the best possible prices (p. 22.) he should suppose that exactly the reverse is the case with the English nation. Art. XXI. Stereogoniometry; also Leeway and Magnetic Sailings. By John Cole, Purser of H. M. S. Aboukir. 8vo. PP. xvi. 326. Price 14s. Lunn. 1812. Tuseless. HIS book is very neatly printed, and very ingenious, but we fear very It contains a new and somewhat operose theory of solid angles, with an application of its results to Astronomy, Dialling, Leeway, and Magnetic Sailing: but we do not find that any of the rules deduced from the new theory, are at all preferable to those which have been long in use. Art. XXII. Poetical Vagaries; containing an Ode to We, a Hackneyed Critic, Low Ambition, or the Life and Death of Mr. Daw; a Reckoning with Time: The Lady of the Wreck or Castle Blarneygig: Two Parsons, or the Tale of a Shirt. By George Colman, the Younger. 4to. pp. 144. Price 11 18. Longman and Co. 1812. A GREAT deal of drollery squandered to very little purpose. The most ludicrous of these pieces is the biographical account of "Mr. Daw" a gentleman, who, after having acquired great renown in the personation of brutes, was, by a managerial order, converted into the hind moiety of an elephant. Conceiving himself, however, to be thrown too much into the back-ground, he thought proper to express his dissatisfaction, by a severe snap at the neck and shoulders: when the latter facing about, a grand intestine scuffle ensued, which ended in the total demolition of the outside, and the exposure and sibilation of the two bowels. The "Lady of the Wreck" though not destitute of wit, is too long for a parody. As for the tale of the "Two Parsons" it is so infamously indecent, that it is to us a matter of astonishment, how any man, who was so far civilized as to know the use and comfort of breeches, could bring himself to write it. Its publication is beyond question a nusance, and ought to be abated as " the law directs." ART. XXIII. 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. Preparing for the press, and to be published shortly, in one volume, dctavo, Part the First, of Studies in History, by the Rev. Thomas Morelle, St. Neots, containing an abridged History of Greece, accompanied with moral and religious Reflections; intended principally for the use of Families and Schools. The Series will include the History of Rome and of England on a similar plan. Dr. Cogan has in the press, the first volume of Theological Disquisitions, which treat of the characteristic Excellences of the Jewish Dispensation, and it is expected will appear early in No vem er. The Rev. A. Smith is printing a translation of Michaelis on the Mosaic Law. The African Institution intend to publish the last Journals received from Mr. Park, with the Narrative of Isaac, his companion, for the benefit of Mr. Park's widow. Sir Philip Warwick's Memoirs of the "Reign of Charles I. with a continuation to the restoration of Charles II. is printing in an octavo volume, from the original edition, with Annotations by an eminent Literary Character. George Chalmers, Esq. has in the press, a new edition, corrected and continued to 1812, of a Historical View of the Domestic Economy of Great Bri tain and Ireland, with a comparative estimate of their efficient strength. Mr. Oldfield will publish, in November next, a complete. History of the House of Commons and Boroughs of the United Kingdom, from the earliest period to the present time, in four octavo volumes. Mr. William Earle, of Duke-street, Portland Place, proposes to publish a Topographical Survey of Great Britain, in monthly volumes, in octavo, with maps and plates; the first volume, containing Bedfordshire, to appear on the first of November, and the other counties following in alphabetical order. Willis's History of Abbies and Churches, with Additions and Memoirs of the Author, by the Rev. John Homfray, is proposed to be published in two octavo volumes, by subscription. Painter's Palace of Pleasure is printing from the edition of 1575, in two quarto volumes, edited by Mr. Joseph Haselwood. Maria Grahame has in the press, in a quarto volume, a Journal of a residence in India, illustrated by engravings from drawin. s taken on the spot. Mr. F. Francis has in the press, an elementary work on Geography. Mr. J. G. Jackson, professor of Arabic and African languages, author of an Account of Marocco, Timbuctoo, &c. is preparing for the press, a translation into English of the celebrated Latin and Arabic Grammar of Erpenius, with notes and observations. Dr. Alexander Monro, jun. has in the press, Outlines of the Anatomy of the Human Body, in its sound and diseased state, in three octavo volumes, illustrated by forty-four engravings. Engravings from specimens of Morhid parts of the Urethra, &c. preserved in Mr. Charles Belt's collection, Windmill-street, are nearly ready for publication, and will appear in four fasciculi of ten plates each, in folio. Fauna Orcadensis, or the Natural History of the Quadrupeds, Birds, Reptiles and Fishes of Orkney and Shetland, by the Rev. G. Low, Minister of Birsa and Huray, is printing in quarto, from the originai MS. in the possession 1. of Dr. W. E. Leach. F 1 Sermons, by the late Rev. W. B. Kirwan, dean of Killala, with a sketch of his life, in two octavo, volumes, will shortly appear. Dr. J. Brown has in the press, a His torical and Political Explanation of the Revelation. The Rev. T. F. Dibdin continues to be engaged on his Bibliotheca Spenceriana, and from the great increase of materials, and the requisite engravings for illustration on wood and copper, the work will be enlarged to three volumes. In the press, the Rival Roses, or wars of York and Lancaster, a metrical tale, two volumes octavo. In the press, an Essay on the Influence of Tropical Climates, more particularly the Climate of India, on European constitutions: the principal effects and diseases induced thereby, with the means of obviating and removing them. By Joseph Johnson, Surgeon in the Royal Navy, one large volume octavo. In the press, Letters on the Religious and Political Tenets of the Romish Hierarchy, addressed to the Rev. Dr. Troy, titular Archbishop of Dublin. By the Rev. W. Hales, D. D. late Professor of Oriental Languages in the University of Dublin, and Rector of Killesandra in Ireland. Also, The Grounds of Protestantism; or the causes which contributed to the secession of our forefathers from the errors and corruptions of the Church of Rome. By the late Wm. Robertson, D. D. the celebrated historian of Charles Vth, &c. &c. The publication of the Rev. D. Lloyd of Llanbister's Characteristic Poems, as notified in the Eclectic Review of March last, has been unintentionally, and (on the author's part) unavoidably postponed to November next. Mr. J. B. Trotter, author of the Memoirs of the late Right Hon. C. J. Fox, proposes to publish an account of a Tour through Ireland, which he has performed during the present summer. Messrs. Setchel and Son have pur chased a few copies of the plates to D'Olisson's splendid French edition of the History of the Ottoman Empire, containing forty subjects, beautifully engraved, illustrative of the manners and customs of the Turks, and they intend to publish them as a suitable companion to the various tours which have of late years been made through the East. Mr. J. Nightingale has announced his intention of publishing a Portraiture of the Church of England, in one large volume octavo. In the press, Memoirs of the Kings of Spain, of the House of Bourbon, from the accession of Philip V. to the death of Charles III., 1700-1788. With an introduction relative to the government and state of Spain, drawn from original documents and secret papers; many of which have never before been published. By William Coxe, M. A. F. R. S F. A. S. In three volumes quarto. In a few days will be published, handsomely printed in quarto, a fifth volume of Mr. Burke's works, contain ing various pieces which have never been published. An octavo edition is also in the press. The sixth and seventh volumes are printing, and will appear in the course of the next winter. The eighth and last volume is preparing for the press. It will contain a narrative of the life of Mr. Burke, accompanied with such parts of his familiar correspondence, and other productions, as shall be thought fit for publication. Rokeby, a poem in six Cantos, by Walter Scott, Esq. is nearly ready for publication in one volume quarto. Mr. Montgomery's poem "The World before the Flood," may be expected early in the ensuing season. ART. XXIV. LIST OF WORKS RECENTLY PUBLISHED. AGRICULTURE. Henderson's (Capt. John) General View of the Agriculture of the County of Caithness, 8vo. 15s. The Farmer's Magazine, No. LI. Ss. From its commencement in 1800 to the present time, 12 vols. 61. 3s. ANTIQUITIES. A Description of Fonthil Abbey, Wiltshire, illustrated by views drawn and engraved by James Storer, royal 4to. with proofs on India paper, 21. 2s. Ditto, on common paper, 11. 5s. super royal 8vo. 16s. BOTANY. A Botanical Materia Medica; consisting of the generic and specific characters of the plants used in medicine and diet, with synonyms and references to medical authors. By Jonathan Stokes, M. D. 4 vols. 8vo. 31, boards. Haworth's Synopsis Plantarum Succulentarum, crown 8vo. 10s. 6d. CLASSICAL LITERATURE. Ricardi di Porsoni Adversaria. Notæ et Emendationes in Poetas Græcos, quas ex Schedis Manuscriptis Porsoni deprompserunt et ordinarunt, J. H. Monk, A. M. C. J. Blomfield, A. M. ornamented with a fine portrait of the author, 8vo. 11. 5s. royal Svo. 31. 3s. Eschyli Septem Contra Thebas. Ad Fidem M. Storum emendavit. Notas et Glossarum adjecit C. J. Blomfield, A.M. 8vo. 7s. EDUCATION. The Translator's Assistant, being a series of progressive French and English Exercises, preparatory to entering upon the Translation of Telemaque. By A. Lindley, Author of the Preparatory French Grammar, 2s. bound... Diurnal Readings; being Lessons for every day in the year, compiled from the most approved authorities. 12mo. 6s. bound. A New System of English Grammar, with exercises and questions for examination, and an appendix, containing an extensive collection of vulgar Anglicisms, Scoticisms, examples of bad arrangements, ambiguity, &c. and Elements of English Composition, with a key to the Exercises. By William Angus, A. M. 12mo. 5s. bound, FOREIGN LITERATURE. Les Principes Mathematiques de feu Joseph Anastase da Cunha, avec plusieurs planches, aux prix de 12s. Switzerland, part of France, and the whole Russian Empire. On four sheets, each 3 feet by two feet 10 inches. Price, unmounted, 21. 2s. and in a case, or on rollers, 31. 3s. A new General Chart of the North Sea, or German Ocean, from the parallel of 50 25 to 64° 12! N. lat. including the Sleeve, Kattegatt, and Baltic Straits, drawn from the surveys taken by G. Spence, Lieut. Brodie, and others; also from the new French, Dutch, Danish and Swedish Charts. By Joseph Foss Dessiou, Master of the Royal Navy. On six sheets of large atlas paper, price 11. 1s. Guthrie's Geographical Grammar, the 22d edition, corrected and considerably enlarged, 8vo. 18s. bound. HISTORY. The History of Wales, written originally in Welsh by Caradoc of Dancarvan; translated into English by Dr Powell, and augmented by W. Wynne, 8vo. 18s. boards. Cobbett's Parliamentary History of England, Vol. XII. royal 8vo. 11. 11s. 6d. Shipwrecks aud Disasters at Sea, or Historical Narratives of the most noted Calamities and providential Deliverances which have resulted from maritime enterprise; with a sketch of various expedients for saving the lives of mariners, 3 vols. 8vo. 11. 16s. The History of Lynn, Civil, Ecclesiastical, Political, Commercial, Biographical, Municipal and Military, from the earliest accounts to the present time; with a copious introductory acCount of Marshland, Wisbeach and the Fens. By William Richards, M. A. with 16 plates, 2 vols. 8vo. 11. 11s. 6d. royal 31. 3s. HERALDRY. Collins's Peerage of England, genealogical, biographical and historical, greatly augmented, and continued to the present time, by Sir Egerton Brydges, K. T. 9 vols. 8vo. 91. 9s. JURISPRUDENCE. Observations on Clandestine or Irregular Marriages, with a short account of the Laws both of England and Scotland affecting Marriages. By the Rev. J. Barnes, Vicar of Berwick. The Trial at large of William Booth and his associates for forgery, coining, &c. at the Stafford Summer Assizes, 1812. 1s. 6d. Edwards's Report of a Judgment delivered in the High Court of Admiralty by the Right Hon. Sir W. Scott, in the case of the Snipe, 3s. 6d. Attorney and Agent's new Table of Costs, by John Gent Palmer, 7th edit. 4to. 11. 1s. boards. A Statement of the circumstances which led to the prosecution of the King v. Blacow, with an Appendix, explanatory of Mr. Blacow's situation, since be has filled the curacy of West Derby Chapel. By the Rev. R. Blacow, B. A. &c. 6s. MEDICINE AND CHIRURGERY. Transactions of a Society for the Improvement of Medical and Chirurgical Knowledge, Vol. III. 8vo. 14s. The Medical Guide, for the use of the Clergy, Heads of Families, and Practitioners. By Richard Reece, M. D. 9th edition, 8vo. 10s. 6d. MISCELLANEOUS. The New Art of Memory, founded upon the principles taught by M. Gregor Von Feinagie, with some account of the principal systems of artificial memory, 12mo. 12s. Translation of the Record called Domesday, as far as relates to the counties of Middlesex, Hertford, Buckingham, Oxford and Gloucester. By the Rev. Wm. Bawdon, 4to. price 11. 1s. boards. Aphorisms from Shakespeare; arranged according to the plays, with a preface and notes, and a copious Index. 18mo. 7s. boards. The Edinburgh Review, No. XXXIX. 6s. The Picture of Plymouth, illustrated by a plan of the Dock, Dock Yard, &c. &c. 18mo. 5s. boards. The American Review of History and Politics, Nos. IV. and V. 6s. each. The Complete Weather Guide, including the Shepherd of Banbury's rules. By Joseph Taylor, 12mo. 6s. West's Guide to the Lakes, 10th edition, 8vo. 6s. Questions answered relative to the conduct of some members of the opposition, or J. Bull, Esq. consulting the oracle of Delphi, 2s. 6d. Count Rumford's 17th and 18th Essays. The first on the source of the light which is manifested on the com bustion of inflammablé bodies, 1s. The other on the excellent qualities of Coffee, and the art of making it in the highest perfection, 4s. Poole's Village School improved, 3s. Martin's Appeal to Public Benevolence for the Relief of Beggars, with a view to a plan for the suppression of beggary, 6d. Proceedings at the general call of Proprietors, held at the Bank of England, March 19th, 1812, with observations on the conduct of Lord King, 1s. POETRY. The Widower, a poem, crown 8vo. 9s. boards. Doctor Syntax's Tour in Search of the Picturesque, a poem, royal 8vo. 10s. 6d. plain, 11. Is. coloured. POLITICS AND POLITICAL ECONOMY. An Address of Members of the House of Representatives of the Congress of the United States to their Constituents on the subject of the war with Great Britain. Alexandria printed, London reprinted, 8vo. 2s. War without Disguise, or brief con siderations on the political and commercial relations of Great Britain and Ireland with the United States of America at the close of 1811. 1s. Leckie's (G. F.) Essay on the Practice of the British Government, 8vo. 5s. sewed. Canning's Speech delivered in the House of Commons, June 22, 1812. 2s. THEOLOGY. Ecclesiastical Researches ; or Philo and Josephus proved to be the Historians and Apologists of Christ, of his followers, and of the Gospel. By John Jones, 8vo. 12s. A Charge delivered to the Clergy of the Peculiar of the Deanery of Hertford, July 30, 1812. By George Gratton, Dean of Hereford, wherein the pretensions of the popes of Rome to supremacy, are shown to have no foun. dation in Scripture. Vol. III. of The Second Exodus, or reflections on the prophecies of the last times, fulfilled by late events, and now fulfilling, by the scourge of popery in preparation for the indignation, and the conversion and restoration of Israel. By the Rev. W. Ettrick, M.A. |