wiped with the green leaves of elder branches, insects will not attach to them. An infusion of elder leaves in water is good for sprinkling over rose-buds, and flowers subject to blights and the devastations of caterpillars.

If pieces of woollen rags be placed in currant-bushes or other shrubs, &c. it is found that the caterpillars uniformly take shelter under them in the night. By this means thousands of these leaf-devouring insects may be destroyed every morning, by removing these traps, with their tenants, at an early hour, and replacing the rags for the destruction of others.

Horse-dung, clay, sand, and pitch-tar, form a composition, which, when applied to the trunks and stems of fruit-trees, after they are properly cleaned, prevents that spontaneous exudation called gumming, which is very injurious to the growth of

trees.

Knight's opinion in regard to Oak.Mr Knight is of opinion, founded on actual experiment, that oak timber would be much improved, if the tree, after being barked in the spring, was permitted to stand till the following winter.

In the press, a new edition of the Rev. T. H. Horne's Introduction to the Critical Study and Knowledge of the Holy Scriptures, in four vols 8vo. As the third volume will consist principally of new matter, it is intended to print an extra number of copies of that volume, for such purchasers of the first edition as may order the same on or before January 1, 1821. No more extra copies will be printed than are actually ordered.

The new satirical novel, entitled Edinburgh, by the author of London, or a Month at Stevens's, will shortly appear.

In the press, an Account of the most memorable Battles and Sieges since the fall of Troy, with a view of their consequences on the moral condition of mankind; by Mr J. Hallison.

A new edition of the Vicar of Wakefield, illustrated with 24 coloured engravings by T. Rowlandson.

The Feuds of Luna and Perollo, a romantic tale of the sixteenth century; in four volumes.

Scheming, a novel, from the pen of a person of fashion

Illustrations of the Geology, Antiquities, and Scenery of the Shetland Islands, with a geological map and other engravings; by Dr S. Hibbert.

Divine Meditations and Holy Contemplations, by the late R. Sibbes, D.D.

The Universe, a poem; by the Rev. Robert Maturin, author of Bertram, &c. Two volumes of Practical Sermons; by Dr Abraham Rees.

Miss Benger will shortly publish the Life of Anne Boleyn, Queen of Henry VIII. being the first of a Series of Historical Female Portraits.

A new edition of the Odes and other Poems of Henry Neele.

The Conchology of Great Britain and Ireland, arranged according to the Linnæan method; by Thomas Brown, Esq. F.R.S. E. In preparation, the private and confidential Correspondence of Charles Talbot, Duke of Shrewsbury, during the reign of King

William III.; never before published; illustrated with historical and biographical narratives from original documents; by the Rev. Archdeacon Coxe.

An Account of a new method of making dried Anatomical Preparations; by Mr Joshua Swan.

Society and Solitude, a novel; by Innes Hoole, Esq.; in 3 vols.

A new and improved edition of the Hermit in London.

The Prospectus of a new work, to be called Physiognomical Portraits, to consist of plates and letter-press.

Intellectual Powers, by Mr Martin of Liverpool.

A History of the Zodians, an ancient people; by Rev. T. Clarke, author of the Wandering Jew.

In the press, an original work, by Mr James Jennings; designed to contain a concise account of every thing most necessary and useful both in science and art; embracing the most recent discoveries and improvements in Agriculture, Chemistry, Domestic Economy, Gardening, Medicine, Moral Philosophy, &c. It will extend to about 1100 pages in octavo.

A new edition of the Clerical Guide, or Ecclesiastical Register, corrected throughout with great care.

The Portfolio, an original miscellany; to be published every two months.

A Practical Treatise on the Nature, Management, and Improvement of Country Residences, Rural Scenes and Objects; by Mr Pontey, author of "The Profitable Planter and Forest Pruner."

The Books of Genesis and Daniel defended against Count Volney and Dr Francis; by John Overton.

An Essay on the Medical Application of Electricity and Galvanism; by Mr Price, surgeon and electrician.

A new and improved edition of Cherpilloud's Book of Versions, or Guide to the French Language; also a new edition of the Key.

A Treatise of the Law of Common Recoveries, containing the whole modern theory and practice of Conveyancing; by a Gentleman of Lincoln's Inn.

Vindicia Hebraicæ; a Defence of the Hebrew Scriptures, as a vehicle of revealed religion; in confutation of Mr Bellamy's attacks on all preceding translations, and on the established version in particular; by Hyman Hurwitz.

The Crucifix exchanged for the Cross, illustrated in the memoir of Miss Margaret Leader, of Dublin.

A new Edition of Walton and Cotton's Complete Angler, is preparing for the press by Mr Bagster. It will be printed in a size for the pocket, with entire new Embellishments. Wale's designs for the Edition of 1760, will be engraved upon a reduced scale, as well as the portraits of Walton and Cotton. Other fresh prints, from the real scenery of both parts of the work, will be introduced, and among them an exterior View of the Palace of Theobalds in its present state, from an ancient painting. This Edition will be accom. panied by new lives of Walton and Cotton; and great improvements and additions will be made to the Notes throughout. The representations of the Fish, with numerous smaller Embellishments, will be cut in wood. It will be published under the care of the Gentleman who edited the last Edition.

In the course of November will be published, in 1 vol. Svo, " Augustus, or the Ambitious Student."

A Second Edition of Mr Lloyd's Translation of Alfieri's Tragedies; to which will be added, Memoirs of the Life and Writings

of Alfieri.

Memoirs of the Life and Writings of Alfieri, in 1 vol. 12mo, with his Portrait, finely Engraved by Cooper.

A new edition of Dr Lawrence's Sermons, preached at St Mary's Oxford, at the Bampton Lecture, in the year 1804, on those Articles of the Church, improperly considered Calvinistic.

Illustrations of the capital Operations of Surgery, Trephine, Hernia, &c. By Charles Bell, in five parts.

The Theological works of the famous Dr James Arminius, now first translated into English, from the Latin Original, with an account of his Life, by Brandt, in three large octavo volumes.

Poems, by Bernard Barton. Second edition.

A Journey round the Library of a Bibli. omaniac; or, Century of Notes and Remembrances, concerning Rare and Valuable Books; by William Davis, Bookseller, author of the Olio of Bibliographical and Literary Anecdotes and Memoranda.

The Midnight Wanderer; or, a Legend of the Houses of Altenberg and Lindendorf; by Margaret Campbell, in 1 volumes.

Oliver Cromwell and his Times; by Thomas Cromwell, in 8vo.

Tales of Ton, (first series) containing Fashionable Characters; by Miss M'Leod, in 4 volumes.

Desultory Thoughts in London, with other Poems, in one volume, 12mo; by Charles Lloyd, author of Nuga Canoræ, &c.

Anecdotes and Characters of the House of Brunswick, illustrative of the Courts of Hanover and London, from the Act of Settlement, to the Death of George the Third, with various documents; by John Brown, author of Northern Courts, &c.

Tea-Table Chat; or, Religious Allegories, told at the Tea-Table in a Seminary for Ladies; by Robert Burnside, A. M. Author of the Religion of Mankind,

Recollections of a Classical Tour, made in 1818, 1819, in different parts of Turkey, Greece, and Italy; by P. E. Laurent, Esq. 4to, with plates.

A Narrative of the Persecution of the Protestants, of the South of France, in the years 1814, 1815, and 1816; by Mark Wilks.

The works of Sir Richard Blackmore, now first collected with his Life and Notes ; by Mr Chalmers, in 10 vols 8vo.

A Sketch of the Life of Galeacius Camacciolus, Marquis of Vicco, who died in 1592.

Transactions of the Associations of the Fellows and Licentiates of the King's and Queen's College of Physicians in Ireland. Vol. III.

The Dark Secret; Embellished Facts, Collected from Letters lately found among the Family Papers, of the first wife of the late M. L, (formerly M. P. for G-n) to whose mother they were written; by A. T. Palmer, author of Authentic Memoirs of the Life of John Sobieski, King of Poland.

The Travels of Cosmo III. through a large part of England, with 40 Engrav ings.

A History of the Various Species of Palsy, with the Method of Cure; being the first part of the second volume of Dr Cooke's Treatise on Nervous Diseases.

The Young Arithmetician's Class-Book ; by J. W. Davenport.

A Scriptural View of True and False Religion; by the Rev. G. Scraggs.

The Young Navigator's Guide to the Sidereal and Planetary Parts of Nautical Astronomy; by Mr Kerrigan, of the Royal Navy.

The Practice of the Court of Insolvent Debtors; by Richard Hatt, late Agent, now Clerk.

Anston Park; a Tale, in one volume 12mo.

Remarks made during a Tour through the United States of America, in the years 1817, 1818, 1819; by W. T. Harris.

We have the pleasure of informing our readers, that the author of "The Ayrshire Legatees, or the Correspondence of the Pringle Family," has nearly ready for publication, "The Earthquake, a Tale," "in 3 vols.

The Mountain Bard, consisting of Ballads and Legendary Tales; by James Hogg, the Ettrick Shepherd, Third Edition, with Corrections and Additions, and a Life of the Author, written by himself. A Digest of the Law of Scotland; by Edward Lothian, Esq. advocate.

A Reply to a Letter addressed by the Superintendent of Police to the Lord Provost, relative to the late Proccedings and Investigation carried on in that Establishment. Observations Explanatory of a Decimal Interest Table, constructed on a New Principle; Shewing, on the Face of a single Sheet, the Interest of any Sum from £1 to £9,000,000, for any number of Days, from 1 to 365, at the rate of Five per Cent. To which is annexed, Rules for converting the Decimals to Sterling Money by Inspection, and for shewing the Application of the Table to every other rate per Cent; by Ebenezer Miller, accountant.

The Second Volume of Professor Leslie's Course of Mathematics, containing Geometrical Analysis, and the Geometry of Curve Lines, will be published in December. Dr Ure has in the press a Comprehensive Work on Chemistry, on the Model of Nicholson's Dictionary, some of the Practical Parts of which will be retained, but the great body of the present Publication will be printed from Dr Urc's own Manuscript, containing an Investigation of the Principles of the Science, and its Application to the Phenomena of Nature, Medicine, Mineralogy, Agriculture, and Manufactures.

Dr Brewster has nearly ready for publication a new edition of Ferguson's Astronomy. In accommodating to the present state of the science, by means of Notes and Supplementary Chapters, he has studiously endeavoured to imitate the plainness of the original work. In this new edition, many alterations and additions have been made in the notes and supplementary matter; and the work put into a form more convenient and less expensive, with the view to its being more generally introduced into public schools. New editions of Ferguson's Electricity, his Perspective, and his Ladies' and Gentlemen's Astronomy, edited by Dr Brewster, will speedily be published.

It would appear from the following handbill, that a new miracle of erudition has arrived in Edinburgh. We have not yet heard with what series of Lectures this remarkable person intends to commence his career, but shall adopt measures to secure the earliest and most accurate intelligence concerning that, and all other matters connected with him. We would, in the mean time, take leave to suggest to him as a pro

fitable and pleasant speculation, the superintendence of a new edition of THE CHALDEE MS. in the original tongue, with notes and illustrations.

Hebrew, Chaldaic, Syriac, Greek, and German Languages. Mr Ferstandig, (late Student at the University of Halle, Professor of Oriental Literature,) begs leave to acquaint the Nobility, Gentry, Students of Divinity, and the Public at large of Scotland, that, as he has travelled through every College Town in Scotland (St Andrew's excepted), and he is sincerely convinced, that there is not one Professor in any of the Universities, or Private Individual in Scotland, who has any competent knowledge of Oriental Literature; and as that branch of study is so essentially necessary to the knowledge of Divinity, he has been requested by several of his Friends to reside in Edinburgh during the Winter Season, and to open Classes for the above Languages. He will, therefore, open his Classes from 9 to 11 Forenoon, and from 4 to 9 Evening, on Monday the 20th of November, at Mr Falkner's Class-Rooms, No 63, South Bridge, and continue to teach in Edinburgh during the Winter, on Mondays, Tuesdays, and Wednesdays; and in Glasgow, on Fridays and Saturdays.-Tickets for the Season, Five Guineas for each of the above Languages, or Twenty Guineas for the above five Languages.-N. B.-Should the Public suppose that the above charges against the reputation of their Professors are vague and extravagant, Mr F. will meet any of them in public, and pledge himself to vindicate the truth of his assertions.-Mr F. will commence his favourite Public Lectures, on the different Translations of the Old and New Testaments, in February, by Subscription."

We have so much respect and regard for our worthy friend the proprietor of OLD MORTALITY, that we willingly give a place to the following notice, though not strictly literary.

"Extraordinary Robbery.-Early in the morning of Friday last, Mr Ballantyne's stable, at Boroughmuirhead, was broken into, and every thing stolen except the horse; whether it is, that our notice has rendered OLD MORTALITY so classical that the thieves could not hope to get off with him undetected, or that the noise of DOMINIE SAMPSON (house-dog as well as deer-hound) scared them, cannot yet be ascertained; but as the police are in active search after the rogues, we trust the point will be determined before our next Number is ready.

"The theft was accomplished by the use of one of the numerous barrier stools, which were used when the road was repairing; and which are now left, very handily, to enable thieves to surmount walls, and get into houses by the first floor windows with less trouble."

Memoirs of the Life, Writings, and Religious Connections, of John Owen, D.D. Vice-Chancellor of Oxford, and Dean of Christ Church, during the Commonwealth; by Rev. W. Orme, 8vo. 12s.

Biographical Illustrations of Worcester; by John Chalmers, Esq. 8vo. 15s.

CLASSICS.

The Eneis of Virgil, translated by Charles Symmons, D.D. of Jesus College, Oxford, Svo. 2 vols, 21s. Second edition.

EDUCATION.

The Boys' School; or Traits of Character in early life; by Miss Sandham. 3s. bds.

Select Fables; with Cuts Designed and Engraved by Thomas and John Bewick, and others, previous to the year 1784; with a Memoir, 8vo. 15s.

More Minor Morals; or an Introduction to the Winter Family, with Aunt Eleanor's Stories interspersed. Price 5s. 6d. boards. English Stones, second Series; by Maria Hack, 8vo.

The World Described in Easy Verse; illustrative of the Situation, Manners, and Produce of all Nations; by W. R. Lynch, Svo. 5s.

The School Fellows, an Instructive Tale for Girls; Second Edition, by Miss Sandham. Price 4s. boards.

FINE ARTS.

Pyne's History of the Royal Residences; with 100 coloured Engravings, representing the State Apartments, 3 vols 4to. 24 guineas, or 36 guineas Large Paper.

GEOMETRY.

The Rudiments of Linear, Plane, and Solid Geometry; by N. J. Larkin; with 50 Wood-Cuts, 12mo. 4s. 6d.

HISTORY.

The History of the Reign of George III.; by Robert Bisset, L.L.D. 8vo. 6 vols. £3, 33.

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The New Annual Register for 1819. £1, 1s.

HORTICULTURE.

Brookshaw's Horticultural Repository; being Delineations of the best varieties of English Fruit with descriptions; coloured plates, No. III, IV. 5s. each.

LAW.

A Practical abridgment of the Laws of Customs and Excise, corrected to August 1820; by Charles Pope, Controlling Surveyor at Bristol, 8vo. £1, 15s.

A Treatise on the Law of the Prerogatives of the Crown, and the Relative Duties and Rights of the Subject; By Joseph Chitty, jun. Esq. 8vo. £1, 1s.

MEDICINE.

The Medico-Chirurgical Transactions; published by the Medical and Chirurgical Society of London, Vol. XI. Part I. 8vo. 9s. plates.

The Quarterly Journal of Foreign Medicine and Surgery, and of the Sciences connected with them, No. VIII. 3s. 6d.

A Treatise on Dyspepsia; or Indigestion. By J. Woodforde, M. D. 2s. 6d.

A Treatise on the Plague, designed to prove it contagious, from facts, by Sir A. B. Faulkner, M. D. 8vo. 12s.

Outlines of Midwifery, developing its Principles and Practice, with 12 lithographic engravings, by J. T. Conquest, M. D. F. L. S. 12mo. 7s. 6d.

MILITARY LAW.

A Collection of the Charges, Opinions, and Sentences of General Courts Martial, as published by authority, from the year 1795, to the present time; to which are added, introductory observations respecting the Power of the Crown, over Officers and Persons officially connected with the Receipt and Distribution of Military Pay and allowance, by Charles James, late major of the Royal Artillery Drivers, 8vo. £1, 5s.

MISCELLANEOUS.

Time's Telescope for 1821; or a Complete Guide to the Almanack: containing an explanation of Saints and Remarkable Days; Astronomical Occurrences; Naturalists' Diary, and an Introduction on British Ornithology. 12mo. 9s.

The Beauties of Mozart, Handel, Pleyel, Haydn, Beethoven, and other celebrated composers; by an Eminent Musical Professor. 4to. £1, 11s. 6d.

A Humorous History of New York, from the Beginning of the World to the End of the Dutch Dynasty; containing, among many surprising and curious Matters, the unutterable Ponderings of Walter the

Doubter, the disastrous Projects of William the Testy, and the chivalric Achievements of Peter the Headstrong, the Three Dutch Governors of New Amsterdam; being the only authentic History of the Times that ever hath been published; by Diedrich Knickerbocker; Author of the Sketch Book. 8vo, with plates, 10s. 6d.

A History of New York, from the beginning of the world, to the end of the Dutch Dynasty; by Diedrich Knickerbocker. 8vo. 12s.

Retrospective Review, No. IV. 58. Literary Beauties and Varieties; or Interesting Selections, and Original Pieces, in Prose and Verse, 18mo. 7s.

The Indicator, Vol. I. by Leigh Hunt. 8vo. 9s.

A Treatise on the Art of Brewing, exhibiting the London Practice of Erewing Porter, Brown Stout, Ale, Table Beer, and various kinds of Malt Liquors; by Fredrick Accum, M. R: F. A. &c. 12mo. 9s.

A Treatise on the Art of making Wine from native Fruits; exhibiting the Chemical Principles upon which the art depends; by Fredrick Accum, 12mo. 3s.

An Inquiry concerning the Power of Increase in the Numbers of Mankind; being an answer to Mr Malthus' essay on that subject; by W. Godwin, 8vo. 18s. Raccolta di massime e pensieri, da F. C. Duporey. 6s.

NATURAL HISTORY.

Zoological Illustrations; or, Original Figures and Descriptions of new, rare, or interesting animals, selected principally from the classes of Ornithology, Entomology, and Conchology; by W. Swainson, F. L. S. M. W. T. No. I. 4s. 6d. NOVELS.

Eccentricity; by Mrs M'Nally, daughter of the late Rev. R. Edgeworth, of Lissard, Ireland, 12mo, 3 vols. £1, Is.

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POETRY.

Jack Randall's Diary of Proceedings at the House of Call for genius, foolscap. 4s. Britannia's Cypress; a poem on the lamented death of his late Majesty, George III. foolscap. 12mo. 5s.

Wordsworth's Excursion, 8vo. Second Edition. 148.

Edward and Almanda, a poem. 2s. 6d. Choicest Flowers of English Poetry; or the New Poetical Bouquet. 3s. 6d.

The Harp of the Desert; containing the Battle of Algiers, with other pieces; by Ismael Fitz-Adam, formerly able Seaman on board the frigate. 5s. 6d.

Poems; by the Author of the "Arab." 1s. 6d.

The History and Antiquities of Stoke Newington, in Middlesex, with Engravings; by William Robinson, Gent. F.L.A. Author of the Histories of Tottenham, Edmonton, &c. 8vo.

Notes on Rio de Janeiro, and the Southern parts of Brazil, taken during a residence of ten years in that country, from 1808, to 1818; with an Appendix, by John Luccock, 4to. £2, 12s. 6d.

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Narrative of a Journey into New Britain, in the Plain of the Missouri, in North America; by Mr Elles, Svo. 9s. Modern Voyages and Travels, No. II. of vol. IV. 3s. 6d.

The Application of Christianity to the Commercial Affairs of Life, in a Series of Discourses; by Thomas Chalmers, D.D. Minister of St John's Church, Glasgow, 8vo. 8s.

Melmoth, the Wanderer, a Tale; by the Author of Bertram, &c. 4 vols 12mo. £1, 8s.

The Trial of Robert Surrage, John Dempsey, John Beck, Joseph Elliot, Malachi Clinton, and Patrick Lynch, before the High Court of Justiciary at Edinburgh, on the 7th November 1820, for Murder; as taken by Robert Chalmers, Joint Agent for Pannels, and revised by Pannels' Counsel. 1s. 6d.

Lectures on the Philosophy of the Human Mind; by the late Thomas Brown, M.D. Professor of Moral Philosophy in the University of Edinburgh, 4 vols 8vo. £2:12:6.

The Elements of Chemistry, with its

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Erskine's Principles of the Law of Scotland; the Eleventh Edition, with Corrections, Notes, and an Appendix; by John S. More, Esq. advocate, 8vo. 15s.

Letter to the Right Honourable the Lord Provost, from Captain Brown, Superintendent of the Edinburgh Police, on the Subject of the late Investigation into the Police Establishment, 8vo. 2s.

An Essay on the Principles of Evidence, and their Application to Subjects of Judicial Inquiry; by James Glassford, Esq. advocate, 8vo. 18s.

A Course of Mathematics, Vol I. containing the Elements of Geometry, and Plane Trigonometry; by Professor Leslie,

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Remarks on the Internal Evidence for