The Clarendon press is about to issue The Public Orations of Demosthenes, with various readings and notes; two volumes octavo. Speedily will be published, A History of Birds, for the use of young people, by the late Mrs. Charlotte Smith.

The seventh volume of Dr. Shaw's Zoo

logy, containing Birds, is nearly ready for publication.

Mr. Southey's Specimens of English Poetry, in continuation of Mr. Ellis's much admired works, will appear this month.

A new translation of the Epistles of Ovid is in the press, from the pen of the late Rev. Mr. Fitzthomas.

Partonepex de Blois, a poem in three books, with notes from the French of M. le Grand, by William Steward Rose, Esq. will appear very soon from the press of Ballantyne, of Edinburgh; with fine engravings from paintings by Smirke, Esq. jun. in which the costume of the time has been an object of un

common attention.

Mr. Nathaniel Howard, of Plymouth, has completed a translation, in blank verse, of the Inferno of Dante, with notes.

A new edition of Warton's History of English Poetry is preparing for the press; it will be continued to the time of Pope.

The volume of Poems by Mr. Thomas Noble, of Blackheath, will not be much longer delayed. He has added a canto to the principal poem (entitled Blackheath, or a Morning Walk in the Spring of 1804), which embraces a variety of subjects, commerce and agriculture. A translation of the first book of the Argonautica of C. Valerius Flaccus, concludes the volume, in quarto, ornamented with views on and near Blackheath, by Mr. William Noble, and engraved by Mr. Sámuel Noble (both brothers of the author), and with wood cuts, as vignettes, by Austin. Price 24s. The prospectus forms a handsome specimen of the type and engraving.

Dr. Percy, of St. John's College, nephew to the Bishop of Dromore, is preparing, with his approbation, a fourth volume of the Reliques of Ancient English Poetry.

Wm. Wordsworth, Esq. author of Lyrical Ballads, has nearly ready for publication the Orchard Pathway, a collection of Poems.

Mr. Northmore has been for a considerable time engaged in writing an Epic Poem, to be completed in ten books, entitled Washington, or Liberty Restored.

In the press, to be published by subscription, A new Translation of Ovid's Metamorphoses into English blank verse by J. J. How ard, Esq. two vols.

Sir John Sinclair, Bart. and a Translation from the Italian of the Abbé Cesarotti's Critical Dissertation on the Controversy respecting their authenticity, with notes and a supplemental Essay, by John M‘Arthur, LL.D. three vols. royal octavo..

Mr. Byerly's long promised volume of Poems may be expected to make its appearance about the middle of the present month.

A novel, entitled Griffith Abbey, by the late Mrs. C. Mathews, is in the press; two volumes.

Soon will be published, Gabriel Forester, or the Deserted Son, by J. Lathy.

Mr. Belfour, translator of the Musica, and Fabulas Literarias of Yriarte, is about to publish a new and improved edition of Jarvis's version of Don Quixote, embellished with superb engravings, and illustrated by notes historical, critical, and literary, from the pens of Mayans, Bowles, Vicente de los Rios, Pellicer, and other able commentators : containing remarks on the life and writings of Cervantes, anecdotes of his contemporaries, and particularly of the manners, customs, and state of literature of the time in which he lived; forming a faithful, spirited, and classical edition of that immortal work.

Mr. Byerly's translation of M. de St. Venant's popular novel of Leopold de Circé, or the effects of Atheism, will be published in the present month.

Mrs. Pilkington is engaged on a novel entitled Ellen, Heiress of the Castle.

The Benevolent Monk, a novel, by the author of the Knight, will soon appear.

The author of the Family in Switzerland will soon publish a novel entitled the Soldier's Family.

Mrs. Byron, authoress of Anti-Delphine, will shortly produce a novel entitled Drelincourt and Rodalvi, or Memoirs of Two Noble Families.

The author of Louisa, and the Orphan of Lenox Abbey, is preparing for publication a romantic Legend, in two volumes, under the title of Mandeville Castle,

Mr. Dibdin has in the press a novel in three volumes; it will be ready for publication about Easter.

The Ruins of Rigonda, or the Homicidal Father, a romance, is in the press.

A translation of Edward and Annette, from the German of Lafontaine, will be speedily published by I, F. Weise.

The first number will very shortly be ready of Illustrations of the most remarkable Scenes in Scotland, from Pictures by William Scrope, Esq. F. L.S. Numbers, each one guinea.

gravings, on a small scale, from all the best and most interesting paintings. Each collection of magnitude being illustrated by a concise history of its formation and a description of its contents.

The second, containing a history of painting and its professors, embellished with highly finished specimens from the works of the inost celebrated masters, selected from the finest examples in Great Britain; with a descriptive elucidation of the peculiar excellence of each painting, and anecdotes of the pictures. The historical and descriptive part by William Young Ottley, Esq. The engravings by Mr. P. W. Tomkins, historical engraver to her Majesty, who conducts the executive part of the work; Mr. L. Schiavonetti, Mr. A. Cardon, and other eminent engravers: the whole under the superintendance of Henry Tresham, Esq. R. A.

Mr. Edward Orme will publish by subscription An Essay on Transparencies; it will be dedicated, by permission, to her Majesty, and their Royal Highnesses the Princesses the Princesses Augusta, Elizabeth, Mary, Sophia, and Amelia; one large quarto volume, price two guineas.

The same gentleman has issued proposals for a new work, entitled British Field Sports, from drawings by Samuel Howett, to be executed under the direction of Mr. Orme; same size as the Oriental Field Sports, just completed, and in the same manner; in ten monthly numbers, at 21s. each, containing two highly finished coloured engravings.

Mr. Landseer is engraving an Emblematical Monument in honour of Admiral Lord Nelson, in which will be introduced the bust of his Lordship, and allusions to his most celebrated victories; from a drawing by P. J. de Loutherbourg, R. A.

Rev. G. S Faber, author of a Dissertation on the Prophecies, is preparing for the press a work on the Restoration of Israel and the Destruction of Antichrist.

Mr. White Wilkinson intends to publish, in the course of a few Weeks, A Review of the Bishop of Llandaff's Two Apologies for Christianity and the Bible.

Mr. W. W. intends also to publish a companion volume to the above, and about the same time, under the title of The Religion of Reason.

Rev. Mr. Hewitt, Fellow of Hertford ColJege, will issue from the Clarendon press, a New Translation of Grotius on the Truth of the Christian Religion. The numerous testimonies in the notes, which, in the edition of the original, now issuing from the same press, are accommodated to editions prior to 4680, will in this translation be adapted to recent editions. A few notes will be added by the translator.

Proposals have been circulated for publish

ing, by subscription, a volume of Sermons' by Dr. Benjamin Grosvenor, selected from a collection in the possession of Rev. John Davies, of Lymington, Hants. The volume will contain his most admired Sermons, which are exceedingly scarce, and others equally excellent which are little known. The work will be edited by Mr. Davies; with a recommendatory preface by Rev. David Bogue, A. M. price seven shillings to subscribers.

Rev. Dr. Mant is printing a small Volume of Lectures on the Occurrences of the Passion Week.

The Rev. William Turner, of Newcastle upon Tyne, has ready for publication, an Abstract of the History of the Bible, for the use of young people, with questions for examination, and a sketch of Scripture geogra phy, illustrated by maps.

Dr. Toulmin, of Birmingham, is preparing a new edition of a scarce and valuable tract, entitled the Student and Pastor, by the Rev. John Mason, A. M. author of the celebrated treatise on Self Knowledge; to this edition it is intended to add the author's Letter to a Young Minister, with notes and enlargements, particularly an Essay on Catechising, by the editor.

A new edition of Harmer's Observations on divers Passages of Scripture, enlarged and corrected by the Rev. Adam Clarke, A.M. is nearly ready for publication.

The Rev. W. Shrubsole's Christian Memoirs, or New Pilgrim's Progress, the third edition improved, with a Life of the Author, by his son, is in the press.

Lord Valentia, eldest son of the Earl of Mount Norris, repaired a few years since to India, with a view to contribute to the extension of science, and to gratify his own curiosity. From Calcutta he repaired overland to Lucknow, and having accepted an invitation from Mr. Paull, an eminent merchant there, he resided at his house during several months, when the rainy season commenced: he was accompanied by that gentleman down the Ganges; and they had an opportunity of becoming acquainted with whatever related to a river so famous in the annals and religious rites of the eastern world. In the course of several years residence abroad, Lord Valentia has visited and examined a large portion of Asia, and has seen parts of Africa. He has made a very valuable collection of whatever is rare or worthy of notice: and we are informed that the public will speedily be gratified with an account of his extensive travels, printed at the expence of his lordship; it is supposed that it will consist of two or three volumes in quarto, with a folio volume of engraving these travels, and those of Dr. Buchanan (announced in our last), will bring us better acquainted with our vast possessions in Asia.-Comp. Panorama, p. 863.

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STATE OF TRADE. Lloyd's Coffee-House, February 20, 1807. The inconveniencies of a state of warfare have certainly been experienced among our merchants during the course of the present month; the activity of the French marauders in picking up neutral vessels per fas et nefas,

has somewhat contributed to this; the uncertainty respecting the terms of the treaty with America, the sinister events at Buenos Ayres, and other occurrences, have rather kept trade from advancing. The East India trade has appeared so tempting to the merchants of Ireland, that a disposition has been manifested in that country for engaging in it to a greater extent than the present system is calculated to facilitate. While all the goods intended for India must be shipped from the port of London, there certainly is a deficiency of accommodation to those distant places which incline to venture a part of their own productions as articles of sale in this commerce. The same may be said of the returns; while all Indian goods are landed in London, distant towns must fetch them under certain expences, and at certain disadvantages.

'The West India trade labours under the disadvantage of a glutted market, and expectation of future events. Expectation alone is always sufficient to effect a kind of suspension of trade; but when so considerable a branch of traffic as the Slave Trade is on the point of being abrogated, the various interests which are concerned in it, will naturally be looking out with anxiety; and till the measure be decided, and its effects be understood, if not also till they are felt, a kind of suspicion hangs over the mind and judgement, and repells that confidence which is the life and soul of a brisk and vigorous commerce.

To relieve the West India merchants, the Minister has proposed a bounty on exportation of sugars-1s. per cwt. on raw sugars worth from 40s. to 455.-2s. per cwt. on those under 49s.-and 10s. per cwt. on double refined sugars. These bounties will, no doubt, act as a diminution of the expense of freight, and as a premium of insurance against capture, and against detection, in favour of the Continental purchaser; who, if he can have his sugars delivered to him carriage free, will certainly be enabled, as well as tempted, to purchase: and what he has bought he will sell, and to good profit, in spite of all the prohibitions of Bonaparte.

A second measure adopted by the Minister is half-crown a gallon duty on brandy; purposing hereby to promote the home consumption of rum. If the people of Britain could be persuaded that rum is superior to brandy, more wholesome, and more genuine, this measure would not fail of its effect Whatever French brandy is consumed in our army and navy, is a premium to the comineree of our enemies ;

as to what is obtained from Spain and Portugal, we know that circumstances counterbalance the evil, which, indeed, is not justly to be described as of the first magnitude.

Another step, taken to diminish what losses might have occurred in the speculations sent to St. Domingo by the following proclamation. to Buenos Ayres, has been, to open the trade George R.-Additional instructions to the commanders of our ships of war, given et our court at St. James's, February 11, 1807.

Our will and pleasure is, that all British vessels which have cleared out from any of the ports of our United Kingdom to Buenos Ayres and the River Plata, may be permitted either to proceed without interruption to any port of the island of St. Domingo, not in the immediate possession, and under the controul of France or Spain, there to dispose of their cargoes, and to lade produce in return, and to carry the same to any port of our United Kingdom, or to tranship their cargoes on board neutral vessels, and to send the same for sale to any hostile colony, and to bring back returns on board such neutral vessels to any port of our United Kingdom. By his Majesty's command, (Signed) SPENCER.

As the French party in America had found reason to repine at the trade which it had inadvertently thrown into the hands of the English, this permission cannot fail of adding to to its present vexation.

The Resolutions of the Ship Owners, complaining of the present depressed state of British shipping may be seen, Panorama, p. 1166. These have since been formed into a petition and presented to the House of Commons.

By what we can learn, Manchester has speculated pretty largely in some late adventures; our letters from thence describe trade as rather dull. Sheffield and Birmingham have little more to boast of, at present.

The trade to America offers no symptoms of decline. The exports to the East Indies are as much as, and perhaps more than ever. The trade to Africa may be expected to be this year immense. The trade to Portugal suffers little. We have lately received from thence, a fleet containing 13,200 pipes of wine. The trade to Malta may be considered as extending to Italy in general; it suffers till the new regulations fulirinated against it by the Continental despot, shall either be eluded, or their violence abated. To the Islands trade passes as before.

The Continental manufactories cannot work, for want of those materials with which Britain used to supply them. Whatever little mischief the Corsican can do to this island, he is doing an hundred times more to those whom he ought to protect. If they cannot procure the raw material, how can they produce finished goods? If they cannot export their productions, how long will they continue to produce?