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draughts of actual practice. By a gentleman of the bar. 1 vol. 12mo. pp. 350. 1 dollar 25 cents. Hagerstown, Maryland. Jacob D. Dietrick.

Human prudence; or the art, by which a man or a woman may be advanced to fortune, to permanent honour, and to real grandeur. With corrections and additions from the 8th London edition. This book was found in the library of the late Dr. Sprague of Dedham, who received it from a friend in London, when a youth. He used to call it his treafure-a pearl-among other more bulky volumes. And it is well known, that his literary, as well as medical and pecuniary judgment and acquirements were great. Dedham. H. Mann. 66 cents to subscribers.

Two numbers of a new religious publication, entitled, "The chriftian fun and true philanthropist, or the one thing needful," have made their appearance. The work will be publifhed, weekly, in one of the middle states, and contain, each number, 8 octavo pages, for 25 cents. Its défign and complexion feem to us, from a hafty perufal, to be fimilar to thofe of the Panoplift publifhed at Charlestown, in this state.

We have great pleasure in announcing the appearance of a monthly mifcellany in the island of Jamaica (a part of the world hitherto confidered as devoted folely to the fervices of Plutus and Bacchus), to be regularly continued under the title of the Jamaica Magazine. Part of the fecond number contains fome original Memoirs of Charles Weftcote, which have proceeded with much spirit through the fucceeding numbers. We ardently with fuccefs to an attempt calculated to introduce a Spirit of literary curiofity and inquiry iato fo confiderable a community as that compofing the flourishing ifland of Jamaica.

Propofals have been iffued in this town for publishing by fubfcription an elegant American edition of Taffo's Jerufalem Delivered, being a profe tranflation after the manner of Fenelon's Telemachus; by Francis Green, of Medford, A. M. H. S. S. The profits

arifing from the fale (if any) to be ap plied, as a fubfcription fum, towards eftablishing a school, or charitable inftitution for the inftruction of the Deaf and Dumb, whenever that can be effected. The work is to be comprized in two neat octavo volumes, on good paper, and with a large and distinct type, containing about 400 pages in each volume. This highly celebrated and beautiful epick poem of 20 cantos (fays the editor in his propofals) is an elaborate compound of hiftorical facts and interesting poetical fiction, abounding with all the machinery of poetry, and inferiour to none perhaps,(the prior poems of the Iliad and Æneid excepted), has no tranflation of this kind in our language; and this, on being compared with Hoole's elegant verfified edition, it is prefumed does not fuffer by the comparifon, nor appear to do injustice to Taflo. The four first cantcs were tranflated by the late Mifs Harriet Mathews Green, daughter of the editor, under his infpection, and have been thought by competent judges to be a handfome fpecimen of the talents of the youthful fair of the United States.

Mr. William Dunlap, of New York, propofes to collect and publish, by fubfcription, his dramatick performances. This publication will probably exterd to eight or ten volumes, and will confift of tragedies, comedies, comick operas,

and farces; fome of which, but not all, have been produced on the stage. Thefe performances will undergo the most accurate revifion and correction, fome of them, especially the earlier ones, will be wholly re-written, and all will receive those improvements which may reasonably be hoped for from the extenfive experience and mature taste of the author. As this gentleman is almoft the only dramatick writer among the natives of America, his friends entertain fome confidence that the patronage will not be denied to him by his enlightened countrymen, to which he may jufly lay claim on that fcore alone. Lit. Mag.

Mr. Abbot, of the Temple, has recently finished, for publication, a small volume of Inftructions to Masters of Hired Transports and other Veffels in

the Service of Government.

The editor of the Gazette of the United States has received Mr. Rofcoe's Life and Pontificate of Leo X., and is

preparing to put it to prefs. Propofals for this work will be prefented to the publick in a few days.

M. Coffuli has published, at Parma, a work, in two volumes, quarto, on the origin and early progrefs of algebra, in Italy; in which he shows that this fcience was brought from the east into Italy, by Leonard Bonacci, of Pifa, in the thirteenth century. He follows its progrefs through the fubfequent periods, and fhows that for the firfl advancement of the fcience the world is indebted to Italy, and that even before it began to be cultivated in other countries, it had there attained a high degree of perfection.

Another new planet has been discovered by M. Harding of Lihenthal, near Bremen, to which he has given the name of Juno. It is of the eighth magnitude, and attracted his attention while comparing with the heavens the 50,000 ftars obferved by Meffrs. Lalande. It appears to have a peculiar motion, and after obferving it for feveral days, he clearly afcertained that it was a planet. Its right afcenfion on the 5th of September, was 1 min. 52 fec.; its north declination O deg. 11 min. The fame planet was obferved by M. Burckhardt, en the 23d of September, at 359 deg.

7 min. and 40 deg.; from which he inferred that the duration of its revolu tion is five years and an half. The following particulars have alfo been ascertained: its inclination is 21 deg.; its eccentricity is a quarter of its radius ; its mean distance from the fun is three times that of the earth, or about an hundred millions of leagues; it is confequently farther than Ceres or Pallas, whofe diftance is 96,000,000. Its diameter has not yet been ascertained, but its fize appears nearly the fame as that of Ceres, or the planet discovered by Piazzi. This is the twelfth planet difcovered within a few years; Herschel having discovered the Georgium and its 6 fatellites, and 2 new fatellites to Saturn; Piazzi discovered Ceres; Olbers discov ered Palas.

An Italian tranflation of Blair's Lectures on Rhetorick and the Belles Lettres, by Francisco Soave, has recently been published at Parma.

We are happy to extract from the life of Gilbert Wakefield, by Mefirs. Rutt & Wainewright, the following note :-" It will be gratifying to fcholars to learn that Mr. Wakefield's copies of his Lexicon, with all his papers connected with that work, are still in poffeffion of his family, and it is hoped will be given to the publick, at no very diftant period.

His critical study of the Greek writers had led him to remark the lamenta ble deficiencies and inaccuracies of Hederic's Lexicon, and he had accuf tomed himself, almoft from the period of his quitting school, to note, in the margin of his own copy, fuch alterations and corrections as were fuggested by an attentive ftudy of the best Greek authors. These were originally designed fimply for his own improvement. Finding, at length, that his notes became very numerous, he adopted the plan of continuing them in an interleaved copy of Hederic.

It was his practice, during a long courfe of years, when reading any Greek author, either alone, or with his pupils, to keep the Lexicon open before him. To this he continually referred for the examination and correction of errours and omiffions with a patient affiduity which would furprise an ordinary stu

dent. His enthusiastick love of claffick literature, and his ardent defire to facilitate the knowledge of it, reconciled him to a task so painful, and laborious, to a man of his refined taste.

As his first object in the propofed work was to affift the studies of his own countrymen, it was his defign to give an English instead of a Latin interpretation, notwithstanding the prevailing prejudices against such an innovation."

PROFESSORSHIP OF RHETORICK AND ORATORY.

The friends of our Alma Mater will hear with pleasure that the Corporation have chofen the Hon. JOHN QUINCY ADAMS, Profeffor of Rhetorick and Oratory on the foundation left by the Hon. Nicholas Boylston, and that the choice has been confirmed by the Board of Overseers. No one, who has obferved the style of elocution and of oratory which has hitherto prevailed in the univerfity, can be infenfible that the call for reform is loud and preffing. We anticipate much from the acknowledged learning, taste, and ability of the Profeffor elect, and fincerely hope that the conditions of the foundation are fuch, as to encourage him readily to accept, and early to commence the duties of the office. Though it may be true that erator nafcitur non fit, yet an inftitution like the prefent may be the means of developing in fome thofe talents, which fhould not be concealed, and of conceal ing in others thofe defects, which cannot be removed.

where they have had the advantage of profeffional direction.

We hear of the ravages of fmall pox within twenty miles, but relying on providence we will not guard against the enemy till he begins to batter down our walls. Let us blefs the Jennerian discovery and rejoice that other nations are bleffed by it, but if our children are not threatened with the fmall pox this year, they fhall not be inoculated for the cow pox till the next. * At Beverly.

STATEMENT OF DISEASES FOR JULE.

Diarrhea, dyfentery, and cholera have been the diseases most prevalent during the month of July. Cholera infantum has not yet become very common. The hooping cough is epidemick. Typhus mitior has been frequently seen, but of a character remarkably mild. Scarcely a fatal cafe of fever has hitherto appeared; yet all the vigilance of the prefervers of publick health is required to oppofe the introduction of the fatal difeafe, which afflicts our unfortunate neighbours.

A cafe of variola has lately occurred and excited that attention to the cow pox, which it merits. Should the infection of the former disease have been communicated, many will, no doubt, fuffer for their neglect of advice, which has been continually lavished upon them.