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artist's talents, as well by pecuniary encouragement as by affording him access to some very fine scriptural pieces, the production of the old masters, in his possession. Another of his early patrons was Sir Henry Harpur, a Derbyshire baronet, of fortune and liberality, who even went so far as to offer to send the lad to Italy at his own expense, and to dedicate a thousand pounds to that purpose; but the proposal was declined by the father, on the alleged ground, that "Thomas's genius stood in need of no such aid."

But the most remarkable incident in the life of young Lawrence during his residence at Bath, was his receiving the great silver pallet from the Society of Arts :-an event of which he spoke at a recent anniversary of that Society in terms of the warmest gratitude, ascribing to this encouragement and honour, much of that enthusiastic feeling and love of his art which had raised him to his eminent station. As the documents respecting this transaction are very interesting, we have copied them from the MS. proceedings of the Society in the Adelphi. The first entry appears under the date of March 9th, 1784, and is as follows:

"Resolved,-That as the drawing marked G. appears, by a date upon it, to have been executed in the year 1782, it cannot, according to the conditions, page 197, be admitted a candidate."

In consequence of this difficulty, it appears that inquiries had been instituted; and on the 30th of March we find the annexed record:

"Took into consideration the drawings of the Transfiguration marked G., and opened the paper containing the name of the candidate, according to the directions of the Society, and it appeared to the committee that the candidate was T. Lawrence, aged 13, 1783, in Alfred Street, Bath.

"The committee having received satisfactory in. formation that the production is entirely the work of the young man ;

"Resolved,-To recommend to the Society to give the greater silver pallet gilt, and five guineas, to Mr. T. Lawrence, as a token of the Society's approbation of his abilities."

The grant of five guineas was a very uncommon thing at this period of the Society's history, and shews how highly Lawrence's performance-the Transfiguration of Raphael, in crayons-was appreciated by his judges; one of whom, the chairman of the committee, was Valentine Green, the celebrated engraver.

From Bath, he appears to have gone to Salisbury, while yet in his teens, and practised there with considerable success. A Mr. Hancock is mentioned as the possessor of portraits, in coloured chalk, of his grand

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father Dr. Hancock (a physician at Salis bury,) and his daughter, which were painted at this period, and previous to Lawrence's removal to London. In this grand mart, and scene of enterprise, he flourished more than forty years, nearly ten of which he was at the head of the fine arts, as President of the Royal Academy, when his brilliant career was so prematurely terminated.

So late as the Tuesday preceding his decease, Sir Thomas was busily employed in the committee of the Athenæum, making arrangements for the opening of the new house: he was particularly animated on the subject of internal decoration, and took a great interest in procuring works of art to adorn the interior. He had himself promised to paint and present a portrait of his Majesty, to be placed in the library; and was at work upon it even on Wednesday, within thirty hours of his death-intending, (alas, for human intentions!) as he declared, to finish and have it in its place next week.

To his townsman Baily the sculptor, Lawrence seems to have been much attached? and he certainly could not have shewn his preference for a more modest and admirable artist. He had not only assured him that he would never sit for his bust to another; but, having postponed it from time to time, he only a few days previous to Thursday the 7th, (on which he died,) appointed Tuesday the 12th for his first sitting. Mr. Baily, instead of modelling the living, has taken a mask of the dead, and is now employed upon this posthumous bust. It was Sir Thomas's declared purpose to have a medal by Wyon, from Baily's work; and we trust the public, and the lovers of the arts, will not be disappointed in either.

It is said that a portrait of this celebrated artist by himself, is in existence, but that a sight of it was seldom granted even to his most intimate friends. In addition to the above, his likeness may be found in connexion with those of his two brothers and his sister, in a well-known series of prints after the manner of Westall. His hand-writing was peculiar, and very similar to the style of Titian and Dante.

In conversation, Sir Thomas was most at home in matters connected with the arts. "Almost the last time I was with him, (says a friend,) was on a Sunday morning, when I rode with him to church in RegentStreet. The article in the Edinburgh Review had just appeared, in which there was a comparison made between him and Mr. Martin; he observed the article was written by some one who knew but little of

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the arts and the comparison put him in mind of the old inquiry-How far is it from the first of January to the top of St. Paul's?"

With all his vast receipts, it is understoop that Sir T. Lawrence has, from early encumbrances and a profuse expenditure, which difficulties always aggravate, died poor. His noble collection, however, especially rich in drawings of the old masters, is estimated to be worth above £50,000; and as his executor, Mr. Keightly, is not only well versed in business, but a friend, it is probable that affairs may be wound up in a way respectful to his me

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great predecessor. They both led a life of celibacy; the talent of each was no sooner demonstrated than it at once was appreciated, and it was throughout life the fortune of each to be honoured and esteemed, not only by all the great and the enlightened of every rank and class, but to experience the rare felicity of being equally respected and esteemed by the members of their own profession. No competitor for public favour expressed envy, nor took offence at the praises bestowed upon either, on the score of their acknowledged pre-eminence. We have been informed that the immediate cause of his death, as ascertained by Dr. Holland and Mr. Green on a postmortem examination, was an extensive disease of the heart. On Thursday, after bleeding, the former gentleman left him in an alarming condition; and when sent for again hastily at night, his visit was too late -the patient was no more.

For the subjoined account of his funeral, we are partially indebted to the Times, of Jan. 22d, 1830.

Sir T. Lawrence's first appearance as an exhibitor at Somerset House was in 1787, (when 666 pictures, &c. &c. formed the collection;) and the catalogue was comprised in 26 pages. Here we find Sir T. Lawrence at No. 4, Leicester Square, with seven productions, namely, No. 184. Mad Girl; 207. Portrait of a Lady; 229. Portrait of a young Lady; 231. Portrait of a Lady; 234. Mrs. Esten, in the character of Bel- The remains of this celebrated and exvidera; 255. Vestal Virgin; and 258. Por-cellent man were removed on Wednesday trait of a young Lady. Next year, the artist night, at nine o'clock, in a hearse-and-four, resided in Jermyn Street; and sent six of from his house in Russell-square to Somerhis performances, all portraits. In 1789, set-house. still 41, Jermyn Street, he exhibited no fewer than thirteen pieces, and was evidently advancing rapidly in his profession, as three of the portraits are of "Ladies of Quality," besides his Royal Highness the Duke of York, and a head from nature. In 1790, among twelve pictures we notice the Princess Amelia, Her Majesty, a Nobleman's Son, a General Officer, and a celebrated Actress. In 1791, his abode was 24, Old Bond Street; and Homer reciting his Poems is the first subject we meet with in his name.

In 1792, the prosperous record runs, "Thomas Lawrence, a Principal Painter in ordinary to His Majesty ;" and his chief pictures are a Lady of Fashion as La Penserosa, and a Portrait of His Majesty !

When the beautiful whole-length portrait of Miss Farren appeared, Sir T. Lawrence was only in his twenty-first year it was exhibited at Somerset House as a pendant to Sir Joshua's celebrated whole-length of Mrs. Billington, as St. Cecilia. The noble candour of this great man was then manifested by the unqualified applause which he bestowed on this work of the young painter; and he then predicted the honours which Sir T. Lawrence would obtain for himself, his country, and his art.

The career of Sir T. Lawrence may in many respects be likened to that of his

On Thursday morning, the body lay in state in the model room, which was fitted up for the occasion, hung with black, and the armorial bearings of the deceased placed at the head of the room. The academicians, associates, and students, were all in attendance at about ten o'clock, in the Royal Academy, and none but the private friends of the deceased were admitted to witness the lying in state. Shortly before ten, the mourning coaches and carriages of the nobility entered the square of Somersethouse, and placed themselves in four

lines.

At a quarter past twelve o'clock preparations were made to convey the corpse to St. Paul's cathedral. Policemen were stationed along the Strand, to prevent any vehicles, except those connected with the procession, from passing. At half-past twelve all was ready, and the procession moved in solemn state.

On arriving at the western gate, the procession was received by the Dean, Chapter, and the whole of the Choir. The service was performed under the dome, by the Bishop of Landaff, who is the Dean. The crowd was exceedingly great; and besides the mourning coaches, which were forty, nearly eighty carriages belonging to the nobility and gentry, attended on this mournful occasion.

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Rev. William Roby.

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Keb. UU. Roby, of Manchester.

In our number for January, 1828, we gave a portrait, accompanied by a memoir of this highly respected minister of the gospel, of whom we have now to record the death, which took place on the morning of Monday, Jan. 11, 1830.

For some time his health had been in a declining state. His chief complaint was a strong asthmatic affection, which the late severe weather tended to aggravate, but no one thought his end so near as events have proved.

After preaching his thirty-fifth annual sermon to the young on the first Sabbath evening of the New Year, having previously administered the ordinance of the Lord's supper, on that day, he was taken home in a sedan chair in a weak and emaciated state, and although he came down stairs during the ensuing week, he

never afterwards went out of the house.

On the following Sabbath morning he was evidently worse, but not supposed to be in imminent danger. He, however, kept his bed during the day, and about five o'clock on the ensuing morning there was a change in his breathing, which became more and more difficult; but so gentle was his exit, that not a sigh or struggle informed his surrounding friends when his happy spirit took its flight, and "the weary wheels of life stood still." His medical attendant perceived that his breathing appeared to be suspended, and on putting his hand on his heart, he found that it had ceased to beat.

The sensation which the announcement of his death occasioned, among all ranks in the vast and populous town of Manchester, evinced the high esteem in which he was held, and that his demise was considered as a public loss. Intelligence of this mournful event having been transmitted to the Missionary Society in London, of which Mr. Roby had long been an active and valuable member, drew from the Directors the following resolution :

"That it is with deep and unfeigned regret the Directors of the London Missionary Society have received the intelligence of the death of the REVEREND WILLIAM ROBY, of Manchester, who has been connected with the operations of the Society from the first, as one of its founders, and most zealous supporters; whose personal and ministerial services, both at Manchester and elsewhere, have often conferred the most important benefits on the Society; and from whose church, some of its most valued Missionaries have gone forth to labour amongst the heathen. The Directors most sincerely sympathize with the widow of their departed friend, with the bereaved church and con

gregation, and also with the various religious institutions in the county of Lancaster, which have been deprived of his efficient and influential labours."

They also further state, that it is with feelings of deep regret, "the Directors record, that seven of their number have been called to their reward, and to their rest, since the anniversary in May last; namely, William Shrubsole, Esq., Thomas Pellatt, Esq., John Clapham, Esq., Penzance. Rev. Joseph Julian, B. A., Trimley, Rev. Dr. William Harris, Tutor of Highbury College, Rev. Charles Atkinson, Ipswich, and Rev. William Roby; individuals who have, in their respective departments, greatly advanced the interests of the missionary society."

Of Mr. Roby's funeral, and the distinguished respect which was paid to his memory on the mournful occasion, our limits will not permit us to enter into any detail. The public papers of Manchester have recorded the particulars, and each in its turn has paid a becoming tribute of respect to the memory of the deceased.

To prevent the chapel from being improperly crowded, at the time of interment, tickets of admission were issued, but for these the applications were so numerous, that the seats and avenues were filled long before the appointed hour. The procession consisted of about fifty clergymen and gentlemen, all arrayed in deep mourning, with hatbands and scarfs. Among these were several clergymen of the established church, and a great number of dissenting ministers, not only of the town and neighbourhood, but from distant parts of the country. The four beadles of Manchester were in attendance, in their official dresses.

After the procession had entered the chapel, the Rev. J. A. Coombes, of Salford, and the Rev. Mr. Pridie (we believe) formerly of Windsor chapel, Salford, but now of Halifax, mounted the pulpit. Mr. Coombes then read the 80th Psalm, and afterwards the 15th chapter of 1st Corinthians. An impressive prayer was then offered up by Mr. Pridie. Mr. Mc. All jun. (assistant to Mr. Roby) now gave out the 54th hymn of the 2d book (Wesley) which being sung, Mr. Coombes and Mr. Pridie left the pulpit, which was then taken by the Rev. Dr. Raffles, of Liverpool.

During the delivery of the funeral oration, Dr. Raffles was at times deeply affected; and his discourse, which was eloquent in itself, was rendered more impressive by the earnest and affecting manner in which it was delivered, and produced a corresponding emotion in all who heard it.

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In the Manchester Times for January 16, a column has been devoted to the delineation of Mr. Roby's character, which, if time and room had permitted, we should rejoice to give entire. The following ex

tract will however show the spirit and ability with which it has been written, and with this we must terminate our account. After adverting to the unexampled liberality of Manchester in furnishing pecuniary means for sending the light of the gospel among the heathen, and for which the deceased minister and his congregation were particularly distinguished, the writer thus proceeds:

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Yet, though thus engaged in projects of extensive evangelization, Mr. ROBY was not withdrawn from the everydayduties of his pastoral office. Here it was that his soul rejoiced, and here did he earn as intense and as general a feeling ofveneration and of love, as perhaps ever cheered the spirit of a faithful and laborious minister. We have stated that Mr, Roby earned this high and perpetual tribute. To be enjoyed, it must he earned; and earned it cannot be, without the constant exercise of sanctified moral excellence. If we want to know whether any man who fills the sacred office be useful and acceptable to a given body of professors, what inquiries should we make? Are we to ask whether his talents be admired? whether his sermons occasioned a 'sensation ? whether he is famed for skill in points of controversy, for melting tenderness of pathos, or bursts of surpassing eloquence? No; we must ask, do the people love their minister? Do they know him as their counsellor In difficulty; as their consoler in sickness; as the friend that sticketh closer than a brother in their adversity? Is he seen, not so often enjoying the social hospitality of those who have abundance, as performing the duties of sympathy and of kindness to them that are in need? Does his hand, as he passes through the dispersing assembly, grasp only the delicate fingers of those that toil not, neither do they spin; or is it oftenest found knit in fellowship with that of honest hard labour, or withered and destitute old age? Do the children and youths of the poorer families belonging to his charge, share largely in his anxieties, his attentions, and his advice? Does he, in one word, bear towards his people that character which entitles him to assume, in all its many and delightful senses, the endearing name of PASTOR? But there would be no need of these details. One simple question would comprehend them all. Do the people, old and young, rich and poor, together,-do they, in their several ways, but with one consent, all show that the minister is the object of their LOVE? Years, many years, may be necessary for the acquirement of this affection from a large body of persons; but when gained, it transcends, as the testimony of excellence in the man to whom it is rendered, all that can arise from talents, however exalted, and from fame, however great. This is the precious ointment which will embalm the memory of Mr. Roby with an enduring fragrance; for, although his name may pass away in a few generations, yet will the influence of his character never be lost. That influence operates now on the surrounding ministers, who will weep over his grave-mourning for him as for a beloved father; they will transmit it to their saccessors, and these will send it on to future men and future times, in an ever widening circle, until time itself shall be no more.

Mr. Roby was not distinguished by extraordinary talent, that term being used in its common acceptation; and, perhaps, this is the very circumstance which gives especial value to his example. He possessed a clear and strong mind, with an easy, unimpassioned flow of thought and

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language. These are common endowments: well would it be for society were those others equally common, by which they were in Mr. Roby adorned and made illustrious. Indefatigable industry; calm yet energetic perseverance; incessant watchfulness against all evil, and all appearance of it; holy boldness in the statement of truth, and the enforcement of duty; great kindness of disposition; and unbending moral rectitude;-it is these qualities, sanctified by a most powerful feeling of religious obligation, and all directed heavenward, during the course of a long life, that raised Mr. Roby to the elevation where it has been our delight to view him placed, and on which, perhaps, the existing race will never behold a successor, as truly worthy or as highly honoured. May he who writes, and they who read, this hasty and imperfect tribute, each in his own sphere, and according to his own circumstances, follow in the footsteps of the venerable departed, whose daily occupation it was, for forty years,

To point the road to heaven, and lead the way.'"

GLEANINGS.

To the Memory of Mr. Whitfield-Mr. Strothers, of Philadelphia, has lately put up in the first Presbyterian Church in Newburyport, a cenotaph to the memory of Whitfield, after a design of Strickland. The following is the epitaph:-"This cenotaph is erected with affectionate veneration to the memory of the Rev. George Whitfield, born at Gloucester, England, Dec. 16, 1714; educated at Oxford University; ordained 1736. In a Ministry of 34 years, he crossed the Atlantic thirteen times, and preached more than 18,000 sermons; as a soldier of the cross, humble, devout, ardent, he put on the whole armour of God, preferring the honour of Christ to his own interest, repose, reputation, or life; as a Christian orator, his deep piety, disinterested zeal, and vivid imagination, gave unexampled energy to his look, action, and utterance; bold, fervent, pungent, and popular, in his eloquence, no other uninspired man ever preached to so large assemblies, or enforced the simple truths of the Gospel by motives so persuasive and awful, and with an influence so powerful on the hearts of the hearer. He died of asthma, Sept. 30, 1770; suddenly exchanging his life of unparalleled labours for his eternal rest."-Mr. Whitfield, it is well known, died in Newburyport, and, in his last moments, requested that his body might be buried under the pulpit of the church which now contains his monument; and there accordingly his dust still reposes.-Newburyport Herald.

Church and State.-Bishop Warburton, writing to Hurd, says: "Reckon upon it, that Durham goes to some Noble Ecclesiastic. 'Tis a morsel only for them. Our Grandees have at last found their way back into the Church. I only wonder they have been so long about it. But be assured that nothing but a new religious revolution, that shall sweep away the fragments that Harry the Eighth left after banqueting his courtiers, will drive them out again. You mention Noah's lark. I have really forgot what I said of it. But, I suppose, I compared the church to it, as many a grave divine has done before me. The Rabbins make the Giant Gog or Magog contemporary with Noah, and convinced by his preaching; so that he was disposed to take the benefit of the Ark. But here lay the distress: it by no means suited his dimensions. Therefore, as he could not enter in, he contented himself to ride upon it astride. And, though you must suppose that, in that stormy weather, he was more than half boots over, he kept his seat, and dismounted safely, when the Ark lauded on Mount Ararat. Imagine now to yourself this illustrious cavalier, mounted on his hackney, and see if it does not bring before you the church, bestrid by some lumpish Minister of State, who turns and winds it at his pleasure. The only difference is, that Gog believed the preacher of righteousness and religion."

Interior of the Globe.-It is a matter of curious speculation what composes the central part of our globe. From the temperature which is found at a depth to which caloric from the sun's rays cannot penetrate, it has been imagined that fire is at the centre. The average density of the earth, as estimated by experiment and calculation, seems opposed to this hypothesis. Others, with more probability, have believed that the centre is composed of a mass of liquid burning matter; and others, that its central parts consist of solid granite. One thing is clear, that the crust or shell is composed of this substance, in which no vestige of an animal form has yet been discovered.-Dr. Crombie's Natural Theology.

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Libel.-Henry IV. being importuned to allow the prosecution of a person who had written a libel on him, magnanimously replied, "I cannot science do any harm to a man who tells truth, although it may be unpalatable."

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Blasphemy in the Fourteenth Century.-In the year 1327 one Adam Duffe O'Tooley was burnt in College-green, for blasphemy, which blasphemy consisted, amongst other matters, in calling "the Apos tolical See" an imposture and usurpation.

False Economy.-Many fathers there are, that so love their money and hate their children, that lest it should cost them more than they are willing to spare to hire a good schoolmaster for them, rather choose such persons to instruct their children as are of no worth-thereby beating down the market, that they may purchase a cheap ignorance. It was therefore a witty and handsome jeer which Aristippus bestowed on a sottish father, by whom being asked what he would take to teach his child, he answered, A thousand drachms. Whereupon the other crying out, "O, Hercules! how much out of the way you ask, for I can buy a slave at that rate."-" Do then," said the Philosopher, "and thou shalt, instead of one, purchase two slaves for thy money-him that thou buyest for one, and thy son for another."Plutarch.

Royal Religion.-There are forty-nine sovereigns in Europe, and their respective persuasions in religion are as follows:-Lutheran, 18; Catholic, 18; Protestant, 1; Evangelic, 5; Reformed, 5; Mahomedan, 1; Greek, 1.

Cigar Smoking.-The following is the opinion of Professor Waterhouse, of the American University of Cambridge, in New England, on this subject. It is extracted from a lecture delivered to the students, dissuading them from the practice :-"I have been a Professor in this University twenty-three years, and can say as a physician that I never observed so many pallid faces and so many marks of declining health, nor ever knew so many hectical habits and consumptive affections, as of late years; and I trace this alarming inroad on your young constitutions principally to the pernicious custom of smoking cigars.'

Literary Notices.

Just Published.

No. X. of the National Portrait Gallery, exhibits beautifully engraved Heads of the Right Honourable Charles James Fox-the Right Honourable Thomas Grenville-and Viscount Beresford-with a Biographical Memoir of each.

The Bruised Reed and Smoking Flax, (for the benefit of Weaker Christians,) by Dr. Sibbes. 18mo. New Edition.

Sherman's Plea for the Sabbath Day, a Second Edition, with Corrections. 18mo.

Letters and Journals of Lord Byron, with Notices of his Life. By Thomas Moore, in 2 vols. 4to. The Family Library, vols. I. II. III. Popular Lectures on the Study of Natural History, and the Sciences, &c. By W. Lempriere, M. D.

Lectures on the Apocalypse. By W. Jones, M. A. Memorials of Christian Friendship, third edition. By Isaac Mason, M. A.

A Compendium of Astronomy, &c. By R. T. Linnington.

An Exposure of the Causes of the Present Deteriorated State of Health, and Diminution of Human Life. By Joel Pinney, Esq.

Queries for Self.Examination answered and illus trated, &c.

Satan, a Poem, by Robert Montgomery.

A New and Comprehensive Topographical Dictionary, Nos. I. II. with Maps. By J. Gorton. Philothea, or Hints to Young Christians. Meditations and Discourses on the Glories of Christ. By John Owen, D. D.

A Sermon. By Jabez Bunting.

The Principles and Plan of the Society for Promoting Christian Instruction.

Spirit and Form, as exemplified in an Established Church.

On Free Inquiry in Religion.

Dialogue between a Sceptical Physician and his Christian Patient.

The Peculiar Doctrines of the Church of Rome. By the Rev. H. C. O'Donnoghue, M. A.

Jones's Classical Family Library, 8 vols. in one, complete.

Annot and her Pupil, a simple Story.

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Imperial School Grammar of the English Language, Part II. By George Granville.

Philosophical Tables, compiled from various authors. An Address to both Houses of Parliament, on the West India Question.

A Catalogue of Embellished Publications, on the English Cathedrals, &c. By J. Britton.

A Portrait of John the Baptist. By H. Belfrage, D.D. The Christian and the Unitarian not the same character. By William Seabrook.

The Origin and End of Civil Government, a Lecture. By Adam Clarke, LL.D., &c.

History and Antiquities of the See and Cathedral of Exeter. By John Britton, F. S. A., &c.

Six Sermons, on the Nature, Occasions, Signs, Evils, and Remedy of Intemperance. By Lyman Beecher, D. D. Boston, America.

On the Extent and Remedy of National Intem-, perance. By John Dunlop, Esq.

Notices respecting Drunkenness, &c. By a Medical Practitioner.

The Arguments for Predestination and Necessity contrasted with the established Principles of Philosophical Inquiry. In Two Act Sermons, in Trinity College, Dublin, 1828. By R. Hastings Graves, D. D. one vol. 8vo..

Also, Calvinistic_ Predestination repugnant to the General Tenor of Scripture. By the late Very Rev. R. Graves, D. D. M. R. I. A.

Memorials of Practical Piety, as exemplified in the Lives of Miss Marianne Beuzeville, and Mrs. Bridget Byles, by their Sister Esther Copley,

The Causes of Declension in Christian Churches, a Discourse delivered at the Monthly Association, Jan. 7, 1830. By John Arundel.

Part III. and Nos. 9, 10. of Criminal Biography, or Newgate and York Castle in the Nineteenth Century, containing the Lives of the Capital Offenders. By Leman Thomas Rede.

No. 1 & 2, of the Natural Historian, or Descriptive Traits of Animal History. By Mrs. G. Vasey, 2d Ed. Dr. Lardner's Cabinet Cyclopædia.-The New Volume of this interesting Publication is the First Volume of Domestic Economy, by M. Donovan, Esq. M.R.I.A.

In the Press.

Conversations upon Comparative Chronology and General History, from the Creation of the World to the Birth of Christ. 12mo.

A Reply to the Remarks of the Rev. P. Pensom, Vicar of St. Oswald's Durham, on an Introductory Discourse, entitled "Voluntary Churches the True Churches of Christ." By the Rev. J. Matheson, Durham.

Mount Sinai, a Poem. By W. Phillips, Esq. of the Middle Temple. Illustrated by Mr. Martin.

Satan, (2nd ed. revised, &c.) By R. Montgomery. Maunder's Treasury of Knowledge, and Library of Reference, Parts I. and II.

The Friend and Companion of Youth, in 2 Parts. By Thomas Kitchen.

A Short Analysis of the Criminal Law of England, &c. &c. By a Barrister of the Middle Temple.

Preparing for Publication.

Family Sermons. By the Editor of the Christian Observer.

The Juvenile Repository of Moral and Religious Stories, with a Recommendatory Preface by the Rev. J. Campbell. By the Editor of "Affection's Offering." The Political Life of the Right Honourable George Canning. By Augustus Granville Stapleton, Esq., is nearly ready for publication. In 3 vols. 8vo..

By Dr. E. J. Seymour, one of the Physicians to St. George's Hospital, Illustrations of some of the Principal Diseases of the Ovaria.

Mrs. A. T. Thomson, Author of "Memoirs of Henry VIII." is engaged on a work entitled Raleigh and His Times.

By the Author of "Santo_Sebastiano," &c. &c. a new Novel, to be called Sir Ethelbert, or the Dissolution of Monasteries.

Mr. Britton's History and Antiquities of Bristol Cathedral, with Eleven Engravings and One Woodcut, is nearly ready. Also, the Fifth Number of his Picturesque Antiquities of the English Cities.

Sermons on Several Occasions. By the Rev. Henry Moore, a Member of the Methodist Conference: with a Memoir of his Life, and Christian Experience, from his Birth to the first Conference held after the Death of Mr. Wesley.

Sermons on Various Subjects. By the Rev. Joseph Edwards, B. A. Trinity College, Cambridge.

Letellier's Grammar, translated from the French. With numerous additions and explanations for the use of the English Pupil. By Constant Coffyn, a Native of France.

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