The Leading Features of the Goffel, delineated by the Rev. Nicholas Sloan, Minister of Dornock, Dumfrieshire. 75.

A Sermon preached before the Univerfity of Cambridge, June 19, 1806, being Commencement Sunday. By Edward Maltby, D.D.

26.

MEDICAL.

An Effay on the Caufes and Phenomena of Animal Life. By John Herdman, M.D. 4s.

A Syftem of Chemistry. By J. Murray, Lecturer on Chemistry, Edinburgh. Vols. I. and II. 8vo. 11. Is.

Sketch of the Revolutions of Medical Science; and Views relating to its Reform. By P. J. G. Cabanis. Tranflated from the French, with Notes. By A. Henderfon, M.D. 8vo.

Obfervations on the remarkable Efficacy of Carrots under a new mode of Application, in the Cure of Ulcers and Sores. By Richard Walker, Author of Experiments on Artificial Cold.

The Life of T. Chatterton. By John Davis, Author of Travels in America. 45.

Genuine Life of Lord Nelfon. By Mr. Harrifon. 2 vols. 8vo. 11. 35.

AGRICULTURE.

The Gentleman's, Farmer's, and Hufbandman's most useful Affiftant, in meafuring and expeditiously computing the Amount of any Quantity of Land, at various Prices per Acre: with Diagrams by Berryman, By William Francis, of Taplow, Bucks.

2s. 6d.

Communications to the Board of Agriculture: on Subjects relative to the Hufbandry and internal Improvement of the Country. First Part of Vol. V. 4to. 12s.

LAW.

Reflections on the Administration of Civil Justice in Scotland: and on the Refolutions of the Committee of the House of Lords relative to that Subject. 2s. 6d.

Elementary Treatife on Pleading in Civil Actions. By Ed ward Lawes, of the Inner Temple. 75. 6d.

POLITICS, GENERAL ELECTION.

A Supplementary Argument against electing Heirs apparent of Peers to Seats in the Houfe of Commons, being the Second

Part

Part of Reflexions on the Contest which is announced for the Reprefentation of the County of Northampton. 1S.

The Impoftor Unmasked: or the New Man of the People. With Anecdotes never before published, illustrative of the Character of the renowned and immaculate Bardolpho. Infcribed, without Permiffion, to that fuperlatively honeft and difinterefted Man, R. B. S-r-d-n, Efq. 25.

The Viper Expofed or the Merits of the Candidates for Westminster confidered; in a Letter to the Electors. With Obfervations upon the malignant Defigns of the Author of a Pamphlet entitled, "The Impoftor Unmasked."

Is. 6d.

Five Letters, addressed to the Right Hon. G. Tierney, Esq. including Reflections on his political Character and Conduct. By John Gale Jones. 15.

A Series of Letters to that Greateft of political Apoftates, the Right Hon. George Tierney.

15. 6d.

Colonel Fullarton's Addrefs to the Electors of Westminster, refpecting Sir Samuel Hood. IS.

Mr. Fox's Title to Patriot and Man of the People difputed, and the political Conduct of Mr. Sheridan and his Adherents accurately fcrutinized, in a Letter to the Duke of Norfolk. 2s. 6d.

A Letter to the Right. Hon. the Earl of Moira, on the Charges brought against his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales, by Mr. Paull. In which the Character and Principles of that Gentleman and Sir F. Burdett are examined, &c. 3s. 6d.

A Letter to the Earl of Moira: in which is contained a Review of the libellous Pamphlets lately published, with Intent to defame the Character of the Prince of Wales. 2s. 6d.

A Letter addreffed to Earl Percy, containing the Life of the late celebrated Mr. Fox, &c. By Crito, the Euclidian, P. A.

25.

Subftance of the Debates on a Refolution for abolishing the Slave-Trade, moved in the Houfe of Commons on the roth of June, 1806, and in the Houfe of Lords on the 24th of June, 1806. With an Appendix containing Notes and Illustra tions. zs.

Bonaparte and the French People under his Empire. By the Author of Bonaparte and the French People under his Con1ulate. 75.

Inquiry into the Caufes of the Decline and Fall of Powerful and Wealthy Nations. Defigned to fhew how the Prosperity

of the British Empire may be prolonged. By William Playfair. 11. 11. 6d.

4to.

Letter to Lord Keith: with a Hint to the Captains who were under his Command, on the Subject of a Dutch Frigate and Five Sail of Dutch Indiaman found at Anchor upon his Lordship's Arrival at Simond's Bay in June 1795. is.

An authentic Copy of the Poll for Menbers to ferve in the enfuing Parliament for the Univerfity of Oxford. Wednesday the 5th, and Thursday the 6th of November, 1806. Published by Permiffion of the Vice Chancellor.

POETRY.

Is. 6d.

A Monody, occafioned by the Death of the Right. Hon. Charles James Fox. With Notes, political and biographical. 2s. 6d.

Original Poetry. By a Member of Chrift's College, Cambridge. 8vo. 35.

An Elegy on the Death of Henry Kirke White, who died at St. John's College, Cambridge, Oct. 19, 1806.

NOVELS.

15.

The Children of Error. By an Officer of Dragoons. vols. 75.

Anecdotes, interefting Narratives, and Mifcellanies. Tranf lated from the German of Auguftus Von Kotzebue. 3 vols.

18s.

The Paftor's Daughter and other Tales. Tranflated from the German of Auguftus Von Kotzebue. 4 vols. l. is. Baron de Falkenheim. A German Tale of the 13th Century. 2 vols. 9s.

A Simple Narrative: or a Vifit to the Newton Family. 2 vols.

75.

MISCELLANEOUS.

First Impreffions: or Sketches from Art and Nature, animate and inanimate. By J. P. Malcolm, F.S.A. Author of Londinium Redivivum. With Twenty Plates. 8vo. 18s.

A Letter to the Right Hon. the Countefs of Pomfret; with fome Queries to her Ladyfhip's Solicitor. 2s.

The Comforts of Human Life: or Smiles and Hearty Laughs of Charles Chearful and Martin Merryfellow. In Twelve Dialogues. Being an Antidote to the Miferics of Human Life. 6s.

A New

A New Method of Brewing Malt Liquor in Small Quantities for Domestic Ufe. By J. Kawlinfon. 15.

Effay on the Elements, Accents, and Profody of the English Language: intended to have been printed as an Introduction to Mr. Boucher's Supplement to Dr. Johnfon's Dictionary. By J. Odell, M.A. 3s. fd.

Mifcellanies in Profe and Verfe: containing the Triumph of the Wife Man over Fortune, according to the Doctrine of the Stoics and Platonist; the Creed of the Platonic Philofopher; a Panegyric on Sydenham, &c. By Thomas Taylor. 35. 6d.

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS TO CORRESPONDENTS.

We are forry to fay, that An Attentive Obferver is not always an impartial one; and the perfon who addresses us under that fignature has only to read the 17th Article of our Church to find, that not a word of reprobation is faid or implied in it.

LITERARY INTELLIGENCE.

We hear with great pleafure, that the venerable Bishop of Salisbury is preparing to republifh his excellent work, entitled The Criterion, which has been fo long out of print.

Mr. Bennet, of Pyt-house, in Wiltshire, has in his poffeffion a number of original letters of Charles I. and his friends. which he is preparing to lay before the public. They have been preserved in his family.

Mr. Blore has made confiderable progress in a topographical account of Rutlandbire..

The fecond volume of Mr. Burder's Oriental Cuftoms is nearly ready for publication; with a new edition of the first volume.

Sir William Yonge's valuable work on the Statistics of this Country may be expected in a few days.

Mr. Wilkins, fo eminent for Oriental literature, has long been employed on a Perfian Dictionary, the first volume of which will appear early in the next year.

Mr. Todd is employed in republifhing, with improvements, his valuable edition of Milton's Poetical Works.

THE

BRITISH CRITIC,

For DECEMBER, 1806.

Οὐχ οἱ πολλὰ, ἀλλ ̓ οἱ χρήσιμα ἀναγινώσκοντες, εἰσὶ σπεδαίοι.

ARISTIP. apud DIOG. LAERT.

Not they who read much, but they who read the best books, improve the most.

ART. I. The Works of Salluft. To which are prefixed, two Effays on the Life, Literary Character, and Writings of the Hiftorian; with Notes Hiftorical, Biographical, and Critical. By Henry Steuart, LL.D. F.R.S. and S. A. E. 2 vols. royal 4to. 41. 12s. Baldwin. 1806.

OUR gratification is never more complete, than when we

are called upon by the courfe of our public duty to notice the literary exertions of men of rank and fortune. Those whom the ruined ftate of their affairs, or wild and impracticable notions of liberty, have rendered anxious for a change in the conftitution of their country, naturally confider men who have not the fame motives for defperate hazard, as decidedly hoftile to their views and inclinations. It becomes effential, therefore, to their fuccefs, that such opponents should be degraded in the public estimation: an object which cannot be more effectually accomplished than by representing their talents as unworthy of refpect, or as funk and overwhelmed in the indolence of wealth. But a

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