which any object that strikes an observer may, by consulting this volume, be known.

A volume of sermons is in the press, by the Rev. William Agutter, A. M. chaplain and secretary of the asylum for female orphans. Several of them were preached before the university of Oxford.

In the press, Thoughts on a General and Explicit Union of the Congregational Churches, occasioned by an address from the London Committee to Ministers and Churches of the Congregational Order; in a Letter to the Gentlemen of the Committee. By a Friend to the Union.

An institution, particularly adapted for persons in the middle class of society, has just commenced, called, the Eclectic Library; to be composed of sterling works, on all subjects connected with religion, history, and science. It consists of proprietors and subscribers; and its affairs are conducted by a committee of nine proprietors. A select number of proprietors will also be formed into a distinct society, for the purposes of weekly lectures on various useful subjects.

An impartial and authentic History of the British Campaigns on the Rio de la Plata is now preparing for the press, and will shortly be published, by Philip Keating Roche, Esq. Captain in his Majesty's Seventeenth Regiment of Light Dragoons, and Major of Brigade to the Forces.

Dr. Richard Reece, author of the Domestic Medical Guide, &c. will shortly publish, in one large volume, royal octavo, a Practical Dictionary of Domestic Medicine, exhibiting a comprehensive view of the late important discoveries relative to the causes, treatment, and prevention of diseases, &c.

The author of The Eve of St. Pietro has a new novel in the press, nearly ready for publication.

Speedily will be published, a new edition of the " Country."

Dangers of the

Mr. Elmsley is about to publish a new critical edition of Sophocles, with a text collated from the best manuscripts and printed editions.

Mr. Jesse Foot proposes to publish, in the course of the ensuing winter, a Life of his Friend, Arthur Murphy, compiled from his original papers.

Mr. Walter Scott's new poem, Marmion, or Flodden Field, is printing at Edinburgh, and is in considerable forwardness.

The Rev. Robert Rennie, of Kilsyth, has in the press Essays on the Natural History of Peat Moss, the particular qualities of the substance, the means of improving it as a soil, the method of converting it into manure, and other economical purposes to which it may be subservient.

Sir Ralph Sadler's State Papers are announced as being in the press. They will form two volumes in 4to. illustrated with Portraits, Autographs, and other embellishments. This curious collection contains: 1. A republication of the Letters and Negotiations of Sir Ralph Sadler with King James V. and with the Regency of Scotland, in the years 1540 and 1555. 2. A collection of curious and important Documents concerning Queen Elizabeth's private Negotiations with the Scottish Reformers in the year 1559. 3. Letters and Papers respecting the grand Northern Rebellion in 1569. 4. Documents concerning the Confinement of Queen Mary in England. All these important state papers, excepting those referring to the earliest of the four periods, for the first time, laid before the public. They are published from the originals, which have been preserved in the family of Thomas Clifford, Esq. of Tixall, in the county of Stafford, whose mother, the honourable Barbara Aston, represented Gertrude Sadler, Lady Aston, one of the co-heiresses of Sir Ralph Sadler. The papers are published by Arthur Clifford, Esq. and a Memoir of the Life of Sir Ralph Sadler, with some historical notes, that have been contributed by Walter Scott, Esq.

are now,

The late Mr. Falconer's edition of Strabo will shortly be published in two volumes folio, with suitable maps.

Wykenbach's Notes to his edition of Plutarch are now printing at the Clarendon press, and the first volume is in considerable forwardness. The second volume of Jones's History of Brecknockshire is nearly ready for publication. This will complete the work.

Mr. John Stewart has a poem in the press, to be entitled the Resurrection.

Mr. Clennell, of Newcastle-on-Tyne, has just published two very ingenious and able papers, read by him before the Literary and Philosophical Society in that town, upon the expediency of disclosing the vari ous processes of manufactories. He is of opinion that an unreserved disclosure of processes which manufacturers now studiously conceal, would be of incalculable general benefit.

The Archduke John, of Austria, is engaged in the composition of a grand botanical work, which is to contain an account of a great variety of plants hitherto little or not at all known.

Mr. I. L. Bond, Architect, has translated the Latin work of Vitruvius, and intends to publish it as soon as the necessary plates can be engraved to accompany the same.

A gentleman, who resided some years in the West Indies, has just put to press an account of the Island of Jamaica, and its inhabitants, principally drawn up from personal knowledge and observation.

CORRESPONDENCE, (continued.)

Mr. C. E. Barry's Sonnet; Impartialis on the Eloquence of the Pulpit, Bar and Stage; are received.

We are much pleased with the poetry of Isabella, G. B. and T. In our more ample arrangement, they shall not be lost.sight of. The same to Horatius.

Dangle's last words, or Green-room Opinions; Anecdotes of Voltaire, by I. H.; and D. L. J.'s Remarks on Virgil, in our next.

T.S. and Co. have our thanks. The reason of the discontinuance of an article "introduced into the Mirror in its infancy," is the resolution, as far as possible, to admit nothing that is not original.

The Razor Strap Maker, a parody on Shenstone, by S. is whimsical, but we cannot spare it room.

Mr. Charles Howelles sonnet to Miss Sophia Battley of Islington, is in the same predicament. However, we will tell Miss Battley what are Mr. Howelles' moderate wants." On thy luxurious lips one nectar kiss.

Tis all he asks-Oh! yield the trifling favour!" Otherwise he " by day and night can have no rest!" Think of that! His sonnet "To my Book" has merit.

Tempo's lines are "worthy of admittance to the Mirror," but not into. Our intelligent and witty correspondent, O. P. and P. S.'s remarks on Private Theatricals will require a few alterations, to prevent the Attorney General's being one of our readers.

Atticus, on the defects of other magazines, has our thanks, but we have no need to" built our fame upon the ruin of another's name."

B. on the Improvement of the Memory, may be serviceable to our theatrical friends ;, his letter shall be attended to.

Crozar's poems next month.

Mr. Joseph Hawkins' Elegy on the death of E. B. is good, but we cannot at present afford it space.

A third MS. by Dean Swift is promised by Mr. O'Nick, who has so fortunately preserved these valuable relics.

We have received several complimentary letters on the learning, wit, and elegance exhibited in the poetry of Horace in London.

Mr. Field's article is not original, and of course cannot be inserted. in the Mirror.

Mr. Adamson's elegant sonnet from Camoens arrived safe-muito obrigado.

We did not know that "her artless heart" was (6 alliteration." Cardenio reminds us of the toast given at a literary meeting, by a learned alderman and baronet-" Here's the three r's-reading, riting, and rithmetic."

ERRATA.

In No. X. p. 249," It is impossible" Mr. Lofft writes, "that I should have said I could not see the comet on the 6th Oct, so as to be certain. That and the 29th were amongst the clearest views I had of it."

For Mr. Bounden, No. X. p. 286, read W. S. We hope Mr. B. will excuse the ridiculous mistake.

MONTHLY MIRROR,

FOR

DECEMBER, 1807.

Embellished with

A PORTRAIT OF WILLIAM DIMOND, ESQ. ENGRAVED BY FREEMAN, FROM A PAINTING BY BENNETT.

PRINTED FOR THE PROPRIETORS,

By J. Wright, No. 38, St. John's Square, Clerkenwell, And published by Vernor, Hood, and Sharpe, in the Poultry; sold, also, by all the Booksellers in

the United Kingdom.

The Miscellanea shall appear as we can command room. Rusticus on Plays; Stradula's Je ne scais quoi; I. C. B. on the death of H. K. White; R. N.'s Edward and Anna; are received.

Our work is franked to all parts of England, but not to Ireland. Q. will find the expence very trifling, by an arrangement with the Irish post-office.

A Lover of Music, on expression and imitation in music shall begin our new year. We are too proud of his compliment not to repeat it."The theatrical criticism is most excellent, and the work in general certainly ranks amongst the first of our periodicals."

W. F. R. G. would know the meaning of " O. P. and P. S. the name of a tavern in Russell-court." He has heard that it signifies, "Opposite Prompter and Prompter's Side: Old Port and Pale Sherry; Old Palmer and Palmer's Son," but he is in doubt.

Hocus Pocus is no conjuror. We agree with him that he was born under the influence of an unlucky planet.

Address to the New Year, by Gale J-s. Gentleman's Mag. in the year of the hard frost.

An old attack.--Vide

Give us time, Mr. Bishop, and we'll pay you all. Mr. Howelle's good-humoured letter has disarmed us. We thought that we did but jest with a poetical love. His pieces have merit, and shall take their turn.

Mr. T. Gent, author of Poetic Sketches, &c. as well as the two gentlemen just mentioned, express their perfect approbation of the rise made in our price, and we thank them. Mr. Gent's Reflections and Rosa, as soon as possible.

Though we have given eight pages extraordinary in this number, we could not spare room to "a Brightonian." We wish he would curtail his provincial critique against next month. Fair play must be shewn

to others.

We have received a letter from G. B. L. in the regions below.--We could not decypher the writing, therefore, according to our usual custom, we put it in the fire, and so sent it back. He talks, as far as we could read, of not having for a century seen the ghost of a book. We scarcely see any thing else.

Captain ***'s "Copy of verses on Miss Blke," is a copy indeed, for it is taken verbatim from Cowley's Mistress. We are old sol diers, Captain, and it won't do.

Mr. Cooper's poems we decline, with an extract

On a cruel Press Ganga

And why do press-gangs prowl the street?
And snatch up many souls they meet?

They damp the joy that sweethearts feel
When press-gangs do annoy their heel.

Democritus wishes to hear more of the comments of a commentator on Shakspeare. (See No. X.) The papers are returned, but we recollect one, which is at his service. "Ghost beckons. Hamlet says to those who hold him--- I'll make a ghost of him that lets me,' that is, lets me follow him. Shakspeare was the poet of nature, and Hamlet's fear is very natural. It is true they let him go, and he goes, but he wonld much rather have been held tight. All the fuss of unhand me, is the common bullying of a coward, who is restrained by his friends from doing what he has no mind to."

ERRATA.

No. XI. p. 314, for Reflections read Prælectiones, and for pun. Strike out the before "very high ground." P. 351, l. 15, for effect' read affect.

In this No. p. 397, for D. L. J. read D. L. S. and at p. 395, for εσθιεν, εσθίειν.