the

Engelmann of Jena and Heidelberg has commenced a collection of lives of most eminent Germans in all ages, under the title of “ Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie." It will consist of 48 parts, of 6 sheets each, illustrated with a portrait on steel: four parts will form a volume, so that the work will be completed in 12 volumes 8vo.

A society has been formed at Bonn, under the direction of A. W, von Schlegel, for the purpose of erecting to the memory of Beethoven, the celebrated artist and musical composer, a monument worthy of his fame in that town where he was born. To this end, the committee solicit contributions from his numerous admirers, and hope that musicians and managers of theatres will afford their assistance by means of concerts given for this express purpose. The publishers of this Journal offer to take charge of any contributions raised in this country for so laudable an object.

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M. Ziegeler, printer at Blankenburg, has produced a Bible printed from iron stereotype plates.

Deiters of Münster has announced the publication of a singular performance with the title of "Historical Account of the Origin and Operation of the new Medal struck in honour of the immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary, and generally known by the name of the Miraculous Medal, together with Devotions for Nine Days; with an accurate representation of the Medal. Translated from the 5th enlarged French edition," (Paris, 1835,) 12 sheets 12mo. He adds: "About 75,000 copies of this work have been sold in France within a year and a half.”

ITALY.

THE total number of political, literary, and scientific journals existing in Italy amounts to 188. Of these 20 are published at Milan, 11 at Venice, & at Trieste, 13 at Turin, 5 at Genoa, 4 at Modena, 7 at Florence, 9 at Rome, 27 at Naples, 20 in Sicily, 2 in Sardinia.

Lucien Buonaparte, prince of Musignano, is engaged upon a work entitled "Iconografia della Fauna Italica," a work so judiciously planned, carried on with such perseverance, and the plates of which are executed with such care, as to vie with the most celebrated productions of any country. It appears in parts, each containing six coloured plates in 4to.

Dr. Viviani, professor of botany at Genoa, is proceeding with his work on the edible fungi of Italy, "I Funghi d'Italia e principalmente le loro specie mangerecce, velenose, e sospette.' It is published in parts, each containing 10 coloured lithographic plates in folio.

Count Luigi Serriştori of Florence, the author of several geographical works, is now publishing a "Statistica d'Italia" in numbers. The first and second comprehend the Sardinian dominions and the island of Corsica, and the third and fourth embrace the duchies of Parma and Lucca, the principality of Monaco, the republic of San Marino, and the kingdom of the Two Sicilies. The other Italian states will follow in like manner.

TOM.Joseph Micali, the well-known author of the "Storia degli antichi Popoli d'Italia," a work so highly appreciated abroad, that the writer was presented inta very short period with seven orders by the sovereigns of France, Austria, - Prussia, Sardinia, &c. has recently returned to his own country from a tour through Italy, France, England, &c. and is now engaged on a History of the Commercial States of Italy in the Middle Ages, for which he had begun to -collect materials before he undertook his former work.

*** Le Antichità di Pesto c le più belle Ruine di Pompei, descritte, misurate, e disegnate da Francesco de Cesare," which has just appeared at Naples, is a work equally interesting to the traveller and the antiquary with those of Mazois, Clarac, Millin, and Gell, and at the same time an excellent substitute for them all, as far as relates to Pompeji. The antiquities of Pæstum, the temples of Neptune and Ceres, the Basilika, and the other important architectural remains, are accurately represented in 10 copper-plates, and carefully described sim the accompanying text. In like manner, 44 plates are devoted to Pompeji, and its most remarkable edifices.

Stella of Milan is publishing, by the title of "Lombardia pittoresca," a monthly work illustrative of the ancient and modern monuments and edifices, remarkable scenery, towns, and natural curiosities of Lombardy. The illustrations to the plates are by Professors Cantù and Mich. Sartoris. Each number contains 4 plates, and 25 numbers will form a quarto volume.

The great work "Le quattro principali Basiliche di Roma," (the Lateran, the Vatican, S. Maria Maggiore, and San Paolo fuori della mura,) edited by A. Valentini, has advanced to the 16th number. It will be completed in 46.

Fea, the celebrated antiquary, has printed for private distribution a work with the following title: "Ristabilimento, 1. della Città di Anzio e suo Porto Neroniano; 2. della Città di Ostia coll' intero suo Teverone."

Maestro Paganini is at present residing at his villa near Parma for the purpose of recruiting his impaired health. He has declared in the Italian journals that all compositions which have appeared in other countries under his name are spurious, and that he has hitherto published nothing but 24 cappricci for the violin, 6 sonatinas for violin and guitar, and 6 quartets for violin, guitar, and violoncello; but that he intends soon to publish the whole of his works.

RUSSIA.

The art of printing was introduced into Russia much later than into other countries. Till that period the characters were painted on parchment or birch-bark. Among the nations of the Slavonian race the Bohemians were the first who were acquainted with printing. The New Testament was the first book printed at Prague, in 1475. In 1553 the Czar Iwan jewitsch, indignant at the numerous blunders which disfigured the Sacred Scriptures, gave orders for the establishment of of a printing-office in Moscow. With great difficulty printers were induced to go thither from foreign coun tries; and at length, in 1561, the first edition of the New Testament, now extremely rare, was produced. A century and a half later, Peter the Great invented a new alphabet, which was cast, according to his directions, in Amsterdam. With these new characters the first Russian newspaper was printed

in Moscow. Every month a number, containing from four to six duodecimo pages, printed in small type, on coarse half-sized paper, was published. Some years afterwards a press was set up at Petersburg for printing ukases, and It soon after that commenced the Petersburg Gazette and the calendar. is probable that the art of engraving on wood found its way into Russia at the same time as printing; for the New Testament, printed at Moscow as above mentioned, was embellished with numerous cuts, all of which, however, denote the first rude essays of the art.

A History of the Russian Navy, comprising Lives of the most eminent Russian Admirals, is publishing in parts.

A translation of Dumont d'Urville's Voyage round the World, revised and with notes by Admiral Krusenstern, is announced.

The publication called the "Dorpater Jährbücher," which contained much valuable information relative to Russia, has been succeeded since the beginning of the present year by a new periodical under the title of "Das Inland," edited by Dr. von Bunge.

During the last few months, five printing-offices, a lithographic printingoffice, and five booksellers'-shops, have been established in Moscow.

Plato Suboff has recently published the first two volumes of "Victories of Russian Warriors in the Countries of the Caucasus, from 1800 to 1834," with biographical particulars, maps, plans, and views. The work is to consist of 9 vols.

A new novel by N. Stschukin, who acquired considerable celebrity by his "Travels to Jakutsk" and his tale of "The Exile," is exciting a great sen sation at St. Petersburg. It is entitled "The Waterfalls of the Angara." With a simple plot are interwoven a description of that country so frequently visited by volcanic convulsions, and pictures of the mode of life of the Buraits, and particularly of their hunting parties, which evince the accurate local knowledge of the author.

Iwan Slenin, one of the most respectable booksellers of Petersburg, died in the early part of the present year, aged 47. He published, among many other important works, the second edition of Karamsin's History of Russia, and the finest edition of Krilow's Fables.

LIST OF THE PRINCIPAL NEW WORKS

PUBLISHED ON THE CONTINENT,

FROM APRIL To June, 1836, INCLUSIVE.

THEOLOGY AND ECCLESIASTICAL LITERATURE.

150 Henrion, Histoire générale de l'Eglise pendant les 18ème et 19ème Siècles. Tom. I. 8vo. 4s. 6d.

151 Mazières, Code sacré ou Exposé comparatif de toutes les Religions de la Terre. Fol. 21. 12s. 6d.

152 Theremin, Dr. F., Abendstunden. 2ter Bd. 8vo. 8s.

153 Hasert, Dr. C., Predigten über die Episteln und freie Text. 1ster Bd. 8vo,

10s.

154 Strauss, Dr. D., Das Leben Jesu. 1ste Lieferung. 8vo. 8s.

155 Klaiber, Dr. C., Die neu-testamentliche Lehre von der Sünde und Erlösung. 8vo. 14s.

156 Beer, J., Erbauungs-Reden für Akademiker und höhere gebildete Christen. Ste Sammlung. 8vo. 12s.

157 Colmar, Bischof von Mainz, Predigten. 1ster Bd. 8vo. 8s.

158 Humann, Bischof zu Mainz, Predigten. gr. 8vo.

8s.

159 Journal für Prediger. Von Brettschneider, Neander, und Goldhorn. 1836. gr. 8vo. 1l.

gr. 8vo.

14s.

160 Nelk, Geschichte der Kirche Jesu Christi. 8vo. 7s. 161 Rückert, Die Briefe Pauli an die Korinther. 1ster Thl. 162 Riegel, Compendium d. christl. Moral. 2 Thle. 8vo. 158. 163 Salvador, Geschichte d. Mosaischen Institutionen und d. jüdischen Volks. 2ter Bd.

8vo. 8s.

164 Rauschnick, Geschichte d. deutschen Geistlichkeit im Mittelalter. 8vo. 5s.

LAW AND JURISPRUDENCE.

165 Froben, Eröterungen d. Röm. Rechts. 2ter Bd. 2te Abthl. 8vo. 8s. 166 Gaertner, Finium Culpae in jure criminali Burgundorum Prolusio. 8vo. 3s. 167 Tausch, Rechtsfälle aus dem Civil- und Criminal-Rechte. 1ster Bd. 2tes Heft. 8vo. 7s.

MORAL PHILOSOPHY, METAPHYSICS, EDUCATION,

AND POLITICAL ECONOMY.

168 Sismonde de Sismondi, Etudes sur les Constitutions des peuples libres. 8vo. 7s. 169 Gibon, H., Fragmens philosophiques. Précédés du discours prononcé à l'ouverture du cours le 7 Janvier 1836. 8vo.

170 Rabbe, A., Album d'un Pessimiste. Variétés littéraires, politiques et philosophiques. 2 Vols. 8vo. 15s.

171 Moreau, Les facultés morales, considerées sous le point de vue medical. 8vo. Ss.

172 Lichtenfels, v., Auszug der Wissenswürdigsten aus d. Geschichte d. Philosophie. gr. 8vo. 58.

173 Herbart, Zir Lehre v. d. Freiheit d. menschl. Willens. 8vo. 4s.

174 Hoffmann, Dr. K., Die Centralphilosophie im Grundrisse. 8vo. 15s.lt, efil 175 Suabedissen, Die Grundzüge d. Mathematik. Svo 4s.

176 Schmid, Vorlesungen über d. Wesen d. Philosophie, &c. 8vo. 95.

MATHEMATICS, PHYSICS, AND CHEMISTRY.

177 Peyrard, Leçons de Mathéniatiques. 8vo. 15811/ 178 Ulrich, Lehrbuch d. reinen Mathematik. 8vo. 15s.

179 Runge, Einleitung in die technische Chemie für Jedermann. Mit 150 Tafelu. 8vo. 1. 1s.

180 Boisduval, Histoire naturelle des Insectes. Spécies général des Lepidoptères. Tom. I. 8vo. Planelics. Livr. I. & II. Paris.

181 Duclos, Histoire naturelle de tous les genres de Coquilles univalves marines l'état vivant fossile. Genre Olive. Livr. I. & II.

Fol.

182 Duchesne, Répertoire des Plantes utiles et des Plantes vénéneuses. Byg. - Paris. ZIDAT

128, - P

183 Kirschleger, Prodrome de la Flore d'Alsace, 12mo. :: 10s.

184 Abbildung und Beschreibung der bekanntesten Schmetterlinge Deutschlands nach ihr. drey Lebens-Perioden. 8vo. 145.

185 Leonhard, v., 8vo. $s.

Geologie oder Naturgeschichte der Erde, Aster Bd. 1stes Heft.1

186 Küster, Ornithologischer Atlas. I. Papageien, tes Heft voortile (2 187 Koch, G., Synopsis Florae Germanicae et Helveticaç, Sect. I. 8vo. 94 188 Hahn, Die wanzenart. Insecten. III. 2. 189: Ornotholog. Atlas. I. Papageien. 6tes Helt. 190 Herrich-Schäffer, Die wanzenart. Insecten. II, 3. Bva, as./musvuo2 125 191 Philippi, Enumeratio Molluscorum Siciliac. 4to. 17. 10s. 192 Pfaff, Die Gesammt-Naturlehre. 195: Dieterich, Flora universalis. II. 36. u. 39. Hefte. 194 Flora Exotica. Die Prachtpflanzen des Auslandes. 5ter Bd. 2tes Heft. Fol. 31. S. 195 Meyen, Grundriss der Pflanzengeographic. 196 Nees v.

10s.

a

Fol. 14. 55.
Herausg, von Reichenbach

8vo. 14s.

او

Esenbeck, Naturgeschichte der Europäischen Lebermoose. 2 Bdei «8vD.\

197 Lepelletier, Traité de l'Erysipele. 8yo, 55. ***

198 Vimont, Traité de Phrenologic humaine et comparée. 21 et dernière Livr. 14s. 199 Pauly, Maladies de l'Utérus, d'après les leçons cliniques de M. Lisfranc. 810. 200 Breschet, Histoire anat. et physiol. d'un organe de nature vasculaire decouvert

6s.

dans les cétacés. 4to. 6s.

201 Championnière, Recherches pratiques sur la thérapeutique de la Syphilis. 8vd

65. "

202 Trousseau et Pidoux, Traité de thérapeutique et de matière medicale, Tom. I.

8vo. 8s.

203 Sanson, Des hémorrhagies traumatiques. 8vo. 6s.

204 Beck, Abbildungen von Krankheitsformen aus dem Gebiete der Augenheilkunde,

&c. 4to. 1. 10s.

205 Krause, Handbuch der menschl. Anatomic.

1ster Bd. 2les Heft. 8vo. 5s.