greatly improved edition of his Supplement to the Pharmacopoeias.

A prospectus has been circulated of a new periodical religious Magazine, conducted by a member of the United Secession Church of Scotland, entitled the Christian Recorder, and British and Foreign Religious Intelligencer; the first Rumber will appear in January.

A new and enlarged edition of Mr A. T. Thomson's Conspectus of the London, Edinburgh, and Dublin Pharmacopoeias, will be published in January.

On the 31st of January, 1821, will be published, No. I. and continued monthly, of the British Domestic Herbal, being a correct description of British medicinal plants, intended for the use of families, and for every purpose of domestic medicine; illustrated by plates accurately coloured according to nature.

A new edition of the Rev. John Foster's Essay on Popular Ignorance is nearly ready for publication, and a second volume of Clarke's History of Intolerance is preparing for the press.

EDINBURGH.

An English translation of the System of Universal Geography; by M. Malte Brun, Editor of the Annales des Voyages, &c. is now in the press. The work will be completed in seven thick 8vo volumes, or 14 parts, the first of which will be publish

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Grisenthwaite's New Theory of Agricul ture, in which the nature of Soils, Crops, and Manures is explained, and the application of Bones, Gypsum, Lime, Chalk, &c. determined on Scientific Principles.

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ed in the beginning of February, and the remainder quarterly. The translation is executing under the eye of the Author, who has corrected and improved the work expressly for this translation.

The Description of the British Empire, and of North and South America, is to be revised by Gentlemen belonging to those Countries, whose access to official documents will enable them to supply such important information, as will render this part of the work in a great measure original.

The publication of the Original was commenced in 1812, and is expected to be completed in two years. Five volumes have been already published; 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 two additional volumes, which will complete the work.

The English translation commences with the Theory of Mathematical, Physical, and Political Geography.

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FRANCE. The Session of the Legislative Chambers was opened on the 19th December by a speech from the King; which, however, throws little light upon the state of France, or upon the general politics of Europe. In that document France is represented to be in a state of peace and prosperity. In the interior successes always increasing have crowned the efforts of her laborious activity, which apply equally to agriculture, arts, and industry. A new diminution of taxes is announced, and the recent modifications in the electoral system are leading to those advantages which were anticipated. Of the foreign relations of France it is said, that time has only more closely united the alliance of which France forms a part-and that this alliance, while it averts the causes of war, ought to inspire confidence against the dangers to which social order or the political equilibrium may be exposed. NETHERLANDS. On the 29th December, the palace of the Prince of Orange at Brussels was totally destroyed by fire. Many valuable effects were saved, but

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many were also destroyed. The flames communicated to the noble hall of the States General, and merely the bare walls of that magnificent building remain; but all the archives and papers of government have been preserved. The Princess of Orange bore this distressing event with a courage worthy the sister of the Emperor Alexander.

SPAIN. The aspect of affairs in this country is still somewhat troubled. It appears certain, that there exists an active party in Spain, though they are small in number, who are anxious for the restoration of the ancient form of government. The spirit of the great body of the people is, however, so adverse to their views, that no fears are entertained for the stability of the present system. The discontented occasionally assemble in different parts of the Peninsula, in small companies of about 20 or 30 armed men, but their object seems to be as much predatory as political, so that it is not easy to distinguish these insurgents from ordinary banditti. In some cases the clergy are said to be the instigators of the disturbances. It would also ap