the scenes and characters introduced into his works. The notes, which have never been published before, give an interest and value to the work which previous editions have never possessed. The present edition also contains a Life and Character of the Author, compiled from the best authorities; and every word peculiar to the Scottish dialect is defined in English at the bottom of the page in which it is found. This, of itself, is a very valuable improvement, as it saves the trouble of perpetually reverting to a glossary.'

The Present State of England in Regard to Agriculture, Trade, and Finance; with a Comparison of the Prospects of England and France. By Joseph Lowe, Esq. 8vo. E. Bliss and E.

White. New York.

The author treats of the influence of the late wars of England on the national resources, expenditures, and rise in the prices of articles. He discusses the subjects of currency and exchange, agriculture, protecting duty, taxes, population, money, finances, commerce, and such collateral topics, as are requisite to a full inquiry into the present internal state and prospects of England. The work contains much statistical detail, and may serve as a convenient manual for those, who would become acquainted with the practical operations of the British government at the present time.

Narrative of a Journey to the Shores of the Polar Sea, in the Years 1819, 20, 21, and 22. By John Franklin, Captain R. N. F. R. S. and Commander of the Expedition. With an Appendix, containing Geognostical Observations and Remarks on the Aurora Borealis. Illustrated by a Frontispiece and Map. Published by Authority of the Right Hon. the Earl Bathurst. In 1 vol. 8vo.

An Abridgment of Lectures on Rhetoric. By Hugh Blair, D. D. Improved by the Addition of Appropriate Marginal Questions, numbered to correspond with the References in the Body of the Page. By Nathaniel Greene. 1824. Boston. True & Greene

pp. 238.

This edition seems to be improved on a plan of substantial utility for the purposes of schools. There is an advantage in having the questions in the margin, as the attention of the student will thus be more immediately drawn to the important parts of the text, and the memory assisted by associating one with the other. As a school book, also, this edition deserves praise for its typographical execution, and the quality of the paper on which it is printed.

Warreniana; with Notes Critical and Explanatory. Boston. Wells & Lilly.

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Private Correspondence of William Cowper, Esq. With several of his most intimate Friends. Now first published from the Original, in the Possession of his Kinsman, John Johnson, L. L. D. Rector of Yaxham, and Welborne in Norfolk.

Female Friendship. A Tale for Sundays. By the Author of 'School for Sisters.'

A Treatise on Crimes and Misdemeanors. In 2 vols. By William Oldnall Russell, of Lincoln's Inn, Esq. Barrister at Law. With Notes and References to American Authorities. By Daniel Davis, Esq. Solicitor General of Massachusetts.

The Seats and Causes of Diseases investigated by Anatomy; containing a great Variety of Dissections, and accompanied with Remarks. By John Baptist Morgagni, Chief Professor of Anatomy, and President of the University at Padua. Abridged and elucidated with Copious Notes, by William Cooke, Member of the Royal College of Surgeons, London, and one of the Hunterian Society.

Reports of Cases argued and determined in the Supreme Ju.licial Court of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Vol. I. By Octavius Pickering.

Say's Political Economy.

Taunton's Reports. Vol. VIII.

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Arithmetic; being a Sequel to First Lessons in Arithmetic. By Warren Colburn. Second Edition.

Institutes of Natural Philosophy, Theoretical and Practical. By William Enfield. Fourth American Edition.

Sermons, by the late Rev. David Osgood, D. D. Minister of the Church in Medford.

Saratoga; a Tale of the Revolution.

Hobomok; a Tale of Early Times. By an American.

A General Abridgment and Digest of American Law, with occasional Notes and Comments. By Nathan Dane, L. L. D. Counsellor at Law. Vol. IV.

Publius Virgilius Maro. Bucolica, Georgica, et Eneis. With English Notes for the Use of Schools.

Elements of Geography, Ancient and Modern, with an Atlas. By J. E. Worcester. Third Edition.

Dalzel's Graeca Majora. Fourth Cambridge Edition.

Dalzel's Graeca Minora. Sixth Cambridge Edition; in which the Latin of the Notes and Vocabulary is translated into English. The New Testament; with References and a Key Sheet of Questions, Historical, Doctrinal, and Practical. By Hervey Wilbur, A. M.

The Bible Class Text Book; or Biblical Catechism, containing Questions, Historical, Doctrinal, Practical, and Experimental, designed to promote an intimate Acquaintance with the Inspired Volume. By Hervey Wilbur, A. M. Fifteenth Edition.

A Summary of the Law and Practice of Real Actions. By Asahel Stearns, Professor of Law in Harvard University.

The Four Gospels of the New Testament in Greek, from the Text of Griesbach, with a Lexicon in English of all the Words contained in them; designed for the Use of Schools.

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Sketches of Connecticut Forty Years ago. By a Lady.

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The Adventures of Hajji Baba of Ispahan. By the Author of Anastasius. 2 vols. 12mo.

The Albigenses, a Romance. By C. R. Maturin, Author of Bertram, &c. 2 vols. 12mo.

Hallam's Middle Ages. Second American Edition. 2 vols. 8vo. Conversations on Chemistry; a new Edition, with the Notes of Professors Cooper and Keating.

A Compendium of the Law of Evidence. By Thomas Peake, Esq. Sergeant at Law. With Notes and References to all the American Authorities extant. By Joseph P. Norris, Esq. This work will probably appear in June next.

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Memorials of Columbus; or a Collection of Authentic Documents of that celebrated Navigator; now first published from the original Manuscripts, by Order of the Decurions of Genoa; preceded by a Memoir of his Life and Discoveries. Translated from the Italian and Spanish. Wells & Lilly. Boston.

An Introduction to the Critical Study and Knowledge of the Scriptures. By Thomas Hartwell Horne. First American Edition, 4 vols. 8vo. Proposed to be published by Subscription at Three Dollars a Volume, by E. Littell, Philadelphia.

Horne's Introduction has had a rapid sale in England, and, as the author informs us in the preface to his second edition, it has in this country been introduced as a text book in the Theological Seminary at Princeton, and in the Protestant Episcopal Seminary at New York.

The American Annual Register of History and Politics. By Edward Everett. Published in Boston by Cummings, Hilliard & Co. and Oliver Everett.

It is proposed to bring out one volume annually, containing nine hundred pages, at the price of five dollars. The undertaking is one, which cannot but be applauded by every American; in our political concerns no project could be attempted of a literary nature, which would promise to be so essentially

important and useful, or in which the community at large is more deeply interested. The well known talents and qualifications of the editor afford a sufficient pledge of the high character his work will bear, and of the success of his enterprise.

A Complete System of Geography. By M. Malte-Brun, Editor of the Annales Des Voyages, &c. Wells & Lilly. Boston.

This work is to be completed in seven large octavo volumes, five of which have already been published in Paris. 'The first contains the History of Geography, and of the Progress of Discovery from the earliest ages to the present day; the second contains the Theory of Mathematical, Physical, and Political Geography; and the three last contain the description of Asia, Africa, and America; the description of Europe will be comprised in the two next volumes.' The American edition will consist of the English translation, which comes out in London, and will appear in parts, or half volumes. This work has already been translated into German with Notes by the German editors. Malte-Brun's reputation as a geographer stands very high, and his great work when completed will no doubt be the best, which has been published on the subject of general geography.

The American publishers observe, that the parts relating to the United States will be revised, and such corrections and additions made as may appear necessary.' We would suggest, that all such additions and corrections should be put in notes, and the author's text left untouched. American editions of some English works have been mangled by meddling too freely with the text, under pretence of correcting it, thus doing injustice to the authors, and deceiving the reader. It is a mischievous practice, which nothing can justify. All needed amendments or additions may be inserted with equal facility in the margin or an appendix.

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