but that of 1647, which however cannot be it, if this has its direction northward. In coming to its node, after it passes its perihelion, if it is now approaching it, as I at present believe, it will pass I think considerably near to our earth, as it first became visible nearly on the opposite side of the earth's orbit."

In a letter to Mr. Phillips, dated the 19th, he observes:

"The Comet now visible is so much the finest of any observable in England for thirty-eight years back, that I think some account of it cannot be unacceptable. It was first seen, as I understand, on the 30th of September, near y Libræ. It seems then just to have passed its guiding node. The Rev. T. Rerough, of Thornger, near Bury, saw it on the day following. On Thursday the 1st of October, and on Saturday the 3d it was seen by Mr. Charles D. Leech of Bury; on Sunday by several. We did not see it here till our attention had been called to it by a letter from Mr. John Mills, of Bury, and another from an astronomical correspondent then in London. Conse

quently we saw it as soon as the clouds broke on the Tuesday evening, at 6h. 25' solar time. The nucleus was very brilliant and well defined, of a pale gold colour, very little inferiour in lustre to Arcturus, and exceeding him in apparent magnitude to the eye. With a very good three and a half foot telescope of Dollond's, with a power of about 50, and a field of view of 20, the nucleus had a very sensible apparent magnitude, I think not less than 40", if not 1. With an excellent night-glass of Dunn's,the field of which is 49, the train at eight in the evening, when clear of the twilight, considerably more than filled the field. As it comes to us from the opposite side of our orbit, nearly to that in which our earth is at present, if it were then a diameter of the orbit distant from us, the train under an angle of 6° would be full ten millions of miles in length, and its breadth, which I have rather enlarged, was about

one-eighth of its length, or about 45'. If its head had 40′′ diameter, at that distance it would be full four times the diameter of our earth. Last night, and the night before last, its coma appeared very dilute about one degree and a half in length; something must be allowed for the great light of the moon ; and also (which is more) its diminution of angular distance from the sun, by which its train is seen less obliquely. Its nucleus remains brilliant, and bordering on a gold colour. The train on Tuesday the 6th was bright gold colour near the Comet, fading off in a silvery brightness, and terminating in the thinnest white fume. I do not draw; and if I did, the finest mezzotinto would be far from doing justice to the lucid distinctness and delicate beauty of its appearance. It was perfectly conspicuous even to the naked eye on the 6th, and very beautiful even with a power of one hundred, as seen by Matthew Lofft's reflector, which has a field of about thirty-two minutes."

In another letter,dated the 20th, he says:

"Last night it was very beautiful, and the nucleus exceedingly brilliant, with a very sensible and well defined magnitude. I observed an occultation of a telescopick star, by the head of the Comet, which was neary Herculis, it appeared bright at about 30" distance from the preceding limb of the Comet, and disappeared at once without apparent contact, a litthe short of that distance, as а fixed star does, when it suffers an occultation by 2, or ✶h. This is a very curious phenomenon, and proves the density of the head of the Comet. It was quite otherwise with the Comet of 1797, which had no discernible nucleus. I could not make the apparent diameter of its nucleus last night, less than 3'. Train 20 or 25 broad, and 1° 30′ fully in length. It bore the diminution of light from approaching the horizon better than Herculis. The apparent path of the Comet has described since the 1st of October, 16° declination, 14° 4° right

ascension. This results from a mean between two observations, taken one by me, and the other by Mr. Charles D.Leech, of Bury, and which differ only 20′ in right ascension, and 1o in declination. Right ascension at eight last night, 24° 5° north declination 190. Comet 10 nearly below y Herculis."

On the 25th Mr. Lofft communidated some further observations: "There was no opportunity of observing the Comet here on Thursday or Friday night. A very fine one Saturday night. Tolerable this night. Yesterday evening it appeared in forty-eight hours to have advanced more than 10 deg. in declin. and about 3 in right ascension. Nucleus very brilliant, and train exceedingly so. Fully 4° in length, about 1 broad, fanning out and incurvated upwards, with a shorter branch extending on the upper side. A fine meteor was visible in the field of the telescope on Saturday, with the Comet for a second or two. This night it appears nearly stationary in N.declination, and retrogade in right ascension. It seems by these and all circumstances, to be turning round in its orbit, and to be passing its perihelion.-Position, Sunday night, 25th of October, W. of Herculis, and above it about 1°."

We have singular satisfaction in being able to announce the prospect of the immediate establishment of a third Publick Library, or grand literary depot, in the metropolis. Its site will be the vicinity of Blackfriar's-bridge, and it will be especially calculated to accommodate the centre of the metropolis, as it is considered that the Royal and the London Institutions adapt themselves more particularly to the west and east ends of the town. It is intended to include a valuable and extensive library, an arrangement for lectures on the different branch. es of philosophy and science, and commodious rooms for reading the foreign and domestick Journals, and other periodical works. The number of proprietors is to be twelve hundred; and their subscription, twenty guineas. The

number of life-subscribers to be six hundred; their subscription, ten guineas; and that of annual subscribers, two guineas.

The Jews in London have lately printed a small volume in Hebrew and English containing a collection of their prayers, and the service used in the synagogues. It appears than the Hebrew language is on the decline among the English Jews, and that they cultivate a study of the langaage of the country in which they live, considerably more than formerly.

When the late Mr. Gilbert Wakefield, published his Proposals for a Greek and English Lexicon, a gentleman who had for a considerable

time been employed on a similar work, desisted from his labour, on the supposition that Mr. Wakefield's work was ready for the press. But as it appears from Mr. Wakefield's Memoirs, that he had not proceeded much further in the collection of materials than his interleaved Hedericus, which has been destroyed by fire, that gentleman has now resumed his own work, and will in a short time present the publick with a copious and accurate Greek and English Lexicon.

Mr. Carpenter, author of Observations addressed to Grand Juries, has nearly ready for publication, Reflections, that have suggested themselves from the Journal of Messrs. Whitbread, Malthus, Rose, Weyland, and Colquhoun's Plans and opinions on the Subject of the Poor Laws, with outlines of a new Plan for bettering the condition of the Poor, &c.

Dr. Carey has in the press, a new edition of his Latin Prosody made Easy, with considerable additions and improvements, particularly in the part which treats on the different species of verse. An Abridgement, for the use of schools, will be published at the same time with the larger work.

The love of literature seems to be gaining ground daily in Ireland, and particularly that class of it which will tend ultimately to make its provinces more frequented and better known, which will not only

excite the attention of the stranger, but point out natural beauties and curiosities, unexplored even by the native. The general topography of the country has received partial illustration from the Statistical Surveys of the counties of Dublin, Wicklow, Kilkenny, Queen's County, Cavan, Armagh, Monaghan, Meath, Down, Londonderry, Tyrone, Donegal, Sligo, Leitrim, and Mayo, which have been already published, and the recent writings of Sir John Carr, Miss Owenson, and Sir Richard Hoare, have augmented our knowledge of the sister island in no inconsiderable degree.

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The learned have long doubted the existence of a printing-office, said to have been established by the celebrated astronomer Tycho Brahé, in the island of Huen, or Ween, in the Sound, in the Observatory of Uranienburgh, erected for him on that island by Frederic II. of Denmark. The existence

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Dr. Samuel Bard, who has been long known as an able and learned practitioner in New-York, and who has for some years past retired from the active duties of his profession, has now in the press of Messrs. Collins and Perkins, of that city, an interesting work entitled, “A Compendium of the Theory and Practice of Midwifery, containing practical Instructions for the Management of women during Pregnancy, in Labour and in Child-bed; calculated to correct the Errours and improve the Practice of Midwives, as well as to serve as an Introduction to the Study of this Art, for Students and young Practitioners."

Isaiah Thomas jun. of Worcester has in the press the following works :The complete works of the late Rev. Jonathan Edwards, President of the College of N. Jersey.-This work will be comprised in eight octavo volumes; it is publishing on an entire new type, and fine wove paper.

Whiston's genuine works of Flavius Josephus, the learned and authentick Jewish Historian, and celebrated Warrior. This work be published in three octavo volumes, from the last Edinburgh Edition, printed in 1804.

This

Schrevelii's Greek Lexicon. work will be completed in the course of the winter.

ing the antiquity of the Hebrew nation and church of God-Forming a sacred commentary; a body of scripture history, chronology, and divinity; and serving in a great measure as a Concordance to the Bible-in two volumes. This valuable work has just been printed in Edinburgh under the immediate direction of Mr. Brown's sons, and has many valuable additions and corrections made by the Author previons to his death. A sketch of Mr. Brown's life is perfixed to this Edition.

WORKS ANNOUNCED. W. Wells of this town, and W. Hilliard of Cambridge, propose publishing by subscription, "Novum Testamentum Græce e Recensione Jo: Jac: Griesbachii; cum selecta lectionum varietate." This edition of the Greek Testament will be an exact copy of that lately published at Leipsic,by G.J.Goschen, in two volumes small octavo. It will contain the Greek text as edited by the celebrated Griesbach, with a selection at the bottom of the page of all the various readings, which affect the sense or construction. This edition will be printed in one handsome volume octavo, The price to subscribers will be two dollars in boards; or it will be delivered in any kind of binding with the customary additional charge. A few copies will be struck off upon fine paper, royal octavo; price $3,50 in boards.

John West, No. 75, Cornhill, is about putting to press, a Greek Grammar, in which the declensions of nouns and the conjugations of verbs are reduced to their most simple forms; the rules of contraction made concise, and the syntax and prosody complete with an appendix subjoined. By John Smith, S.T.D. professor of Latin, Greek, Hebrew, and other Oriental languages, at Dartmouth College.

Snelling & Simons, and J. W. Armstrong, of this town, propose publishing by subscription, in a duodecimo volume, the dramatick works of Joseph Addison, consisting of Cato, Rosamond, and the Drummer. Price $1 bound.

tion of other objects, whether natural, artificial, civil, religious or military; and the explanation of the appellative terms mentioned in the writings of the Old and New Testament; the whole mprising whatever is known concern

ERRATA.-Page 47, zd line from bottom, for from bottom, read 'demonstration."

The following should have been subjoined to the piece on the use of printed discourses :

"In the former essay we wish to correct the following errours: Page 454, 2zd column, line 14 from top, for 'one's,' read 'one;' p. 455, 1st col. line 11 from top, for 'of,' r. for p. 457, 1st col. line 4 from bottom, for 'engaged' r. 'regarded.'