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I 1 I CONTRACT FOR WHEAT..,BISCUIT, BA GS, acc. . _ 2 11DISI Airb 0 VICTUAIZING OFFICE, Noy. 29, 1850. /THE CWIIMISSIONERS for VICTUALLING his MAJESTY'S NAVY, lc. do knob, give Nodal, That on the Mb of December nest, they will be ready to receive Tenders in writing (sealed up), and treat for the supply of the Mowing Articles to be delivered into Ms Majesty's Victualling Stores at Deptford, in the periods against each expressed, viz. aIIAWIII7. *RAWLS& PERIOD OP owner. Wheat, Red, weigh. Ie twit months, by ing 60 lbs. to the 2,000 Quarters equal fortnightly pro- Bushel, : portions. Raisins ... .. 20 Tons /On or before the Cocoa •• • • • 30 Tens 15th day of January Malt, Amber . • 100 Quarters next. I One half by the I s. Willow nodal for 1 soo mine Feb. and the remain- Coopers' Twigs 5 der by 51st March next. • )In the proportion of 20,000 every three mesas, from the Ist .of January next. ... 80000 No. Busk Big. Samples of the Wheat, Raisins, Cocoa, Malt, and Willow Rods, mast be produced by the party tendering—that of the Biscuit Bags, together with the Conditions of the Contract, may be seen at this Oflice. Each Tender must specify the price in words at length, and be de livered before One o'Clock on the Day appointed; and the Person who nukes the Tender, or some Person on his behalf, must attend to answer when called for. M. WALLER CLIFTON. FRASER'S MAGAZINE FOR TOWN AND COUNTRY. ?deo es. 6d. The DECEMBER Number contains:—Letter. on Demonology and Witchcraft, by Sir Wolter Scott ;—The Exile's Return;—Olio Mr. Orren's System ;—Strange Letter of a Lunatic, to the &trick Shepherd ;—Stanxas to an Early Friend. by Mr.. C. B. Wilms ; Pot versus Kettle, or Hobbouse versus Galt, being a Correspondence respecting atrocities in the Ufe of Byron ;—Woe's Secret Chord ; The Annuals ;—Stanxas for Mask;—Literary Sketch of John Galt, Esq. and a full-length Portrait ;—Epigrams from the French ; Burning, in Kent, and the State of the lAbwaring Clasen;—Some Passages in the Life of an Idler ;—Second Letter el John Galt, Esq. on West Indian Slavery. with Preliminary Observations, by Oliver Yorke;—The Downfall of the Wellington Adunialetratioo;—Reverie round a Punch Bowl, on the Resignation of Ray Meknes and others —Belgium, by an Rye Witness ;—Parlisonantary Reform, Proceed - Inge before Committees of Privileges, and the Case of the Chute e Ports, &c. &c. James Finer, MS, Regent-street, Lando.; John Boyd, Edinburgh; and Grant and Co. Dublin. CAUTION.-DIXON'S ANTIBILIOUS PILLS. THE Public aro particularly cautioned against a spurious imitation of this valuable Ide&dne, wblch a amber of unprin• rioted individuals are endeevouring to impot upon &sm. The eriterion of authenticity will be as heretofore, Charles Baler, 4 Cheapside, St. Paul's," being engraved en the Govelmunent &amp, which is attached to each boa, and without which they cannot be genuine. BUTLER's FLUID EXTRACT OF SARSAPARILLA will also, when grantee, have the like name and address as the label. GORKLY'S ITALIAN BOAP. THE variety of Soaps now advertised for use, sod all of which lay claim to pre-eminence, would almost deter any one from intruding on the generous notice of the Public; as it Mina be ab surd and insulting to their understanding, when a person produces an article for sale, however great may be his trouble and experience, to my that it possesses such wonderful qualities, that no other is worth notice. D. (immix (from Delerolx's), therefore, offers with much de. fame, his ITALIAN SOAP, entirely from its purity, and the mild but useful ingredients of which it is composed. Italy has been long famed for its Naples and various other Soaps, as being the most bene ficial fur all purposes of washing and clearing the skin; but from the unpleasant smell, and the want of being properly. amalgamated, they have been superseded by Soaps of far less utility, although pleasant in perfume. This objection, with much perseverance, D. 001ELT has entirely obviated; and, in introducing his truly valuable ITALIAN Soar, he can with confidence Arm, that it partakes of all the soften. uL qualities, to render it agreeable; causing the Skin to be white and free from blemish; and, at the same time, imparting such a mild per. fame in its use, as cannot fail to merit a preference. Sold in Cakes, at Is. each, or 10a. O. per down, with his Name and Address, at his Perfumery Warehouse, No. 91, Great Russell At:act, Bloomsbury. FIVE HUNDRED POUNDS REWARD.—" There is a newly-invented Patent Recumbent Chair, by Mr. DA WS of 17, Margaret-street, Cavendish-square, London, which ft is but justice to a most ingenious man, to introduce to the particular notice a our readers. The King, we hear, has them, and certainly the in firm, the sedentary, and Ladies whose temporary hurthen may dis pose them to a little additional repose, have never before lounged on a cleverer piece of workmanship ; it is handsome and compact, and the contrivance is so simple, that the required position is attained by the slightest movements possible."—Rzaminer. " Possessing these advantages, it is not comparatively diem than a common easy chair."—Times. The chair alluded to will form near 20 positions. The principle anti name were the invention of R. Dawn, the patentee, and such is the high approbation and patronage he has gratefully to acknowledge, and so well is the perfection of it attested and approved, that where an easy 1 1 chair or couch is desirable or necessary, it will take as a much more comf orta bl e an d elegant supply for both. Cr d e e e n e c e e nlanY imitations which are called improved recumbent chairs, but R. Dews ran have no need to say they are deceptions or dangeroas. eines he has for three years part, and still continues to offer 000 for the production of the kind which a maprity of competent judges will pronounce more perfect, an d f or which his signature may be had on application. Sane are admirably portable. One shall be sent for inspection by favour of *reference, and payment of expencas or at the rate of Ws. per. 100 links; he warrants his principle seven yeses. Ay ALPHABETICAL DESCRIPTION of th• Quaiities of the AC P., or NONPAREIL ROYA L. PATENT METAL-STUDDED BOOTS and SHOES, ens D A T N .. 11, GILTSPUR-STREET, LONDON. A ane Boots and Shoes you'll Ind B etter than any other kind— heap because so long they wear, D urable and good they are.; E ay to the tenderest feet, I itting well and made so neat; enteel and fashionable too, H anditorne whether Boot or Shen; =penetrable to wet end. rain, J apan-like lustre they retain ' K eep oat th e d amp, yet are ands L fight as the lightest in the aids: Al etallie Studs at toe and heel, N onpareil called, of tempered sssel g 0 utwear all iron nails and tips, P reventing many fills and slips. Q utilities rare they do pogsesa, It Wing, walking , or for dress; S troni, lasting,arm ; tome him a dolibt, T °ugh as they are. if they e'er wear out ; U nrivalled, they increase our speed, V elocipedes no more we need; W anwproof too—if you get s po t , X ceiling all others they will wear ; i ou'll find the truth I rea ll y tell. _ Z ooks ! they're the Aeme or Nonpareil' WEDN ES i EVEN I G, DEC. 1, 1539. PRICE 7n. N°. 13,645. FROM THE LONDON GAZETTE, Nov. 30 . LORD CHAMBERLAIN'S OFFICE, Nov. 23. Notice is hereby given, that his Majesty will hold a fierce at Si' James's Palace, on Wednesday, the Bth of December next, at two o'clock. LORD CHAMBERLAIN'S OFFICE, Nov. 30. Orders for the Court's going into mourning, on Thursday next, the 2d of December, for his late Majesty the King of the Two Sicihea, The ladies to wear black silk, fringed or plain linen, white gloves, necklaces and ear-rings, black or white shoes, fans and tippets. The Gentlemen to wear black, full trimmed, fringed or plain linen, black swords and buckles. The Court to chanp the mourning on Thursday the 16th of De cember next, viz. The Ladies to went black silk or velvet, coloured ribands, fans and tippets, or. plain white, or white and gold ) sr *its sod silver stairs; with black tibands. The Gentlemen to wear black coats, and black or plain white, or white and gold, or white and silver stuff waistcoats, full trimmed, co loured swords and buckles. ---- -- - ------- And on Thursday the 23d of December neat, the Court to go out of mourning. _ _ At the Court of St. James's, Nov. 30, the King, u Sovereign of the Most Noble Order of the Garter, has been graciously pleased, by litters patent under his Royal sign manual, and the great seal of the Order, bearing date the 25th of November instant, to dispense with all the statutes and regulations usually observed with regard to installation, and to give and grant unto the Most Noble John Duke of Bedford, Knight-Fleet of the said Most Noble Order, and duly Invested with the ensigns thereof, full power and authority to ezercise all rights and privileges belonging to a Knight Companion of the Most Noble Order of the Garter, in as full and ample a manner as if his Grace had been formally installed ; any decree, rule, or usage to the contrary not.. withstanding. ST. JAMES'S PALACE, Nov. 24- The King was this day pleased to confer the honour of Knighthood on William Horne, Esq. his Majesty's Solicitor-General. WHITEHALL, Nor. 30. The Ring has been pleased to constitute and appoint the Right lion Charles ilratkin Williams Wynn to be his Majesty's Secretary at War WHITEHALL, Nov. M. The King has been pleased to direct letters patent to be passed under the Great Beal of the United Kingdom, granting to the Right Hon. George Poulett Thomson the t iffict of Treasurer of his Majesty's Navy. FOREIGN OFFICE, Nov. 30. The King has been plea ed to approve of Thomas Power, Esq. as Consul for the Emperor of Russia at Gibraltar. WAR-OFFICE, Nov. 30. Royal Regt. of Horse Gutude--Cornet Vincent Corbet to be Lieuten ant, by purchase, vice Shelley, appointed to the 20th Foot ; Richard Henry Richard Howard Vyse, Gent. to be Cornet, by purchase, vice Corbet. oth Regt. of Dragoon Guards—Major James Yorke Seatlett, from the half pay, to be Major, vice Sir Trevor 'Wilder, Rut. who exchanges, receiving the difference. let or Grenadier Regt. of Foot Guards—Capt. William Burn, from the half pay 3d Light Dragoons, to be Lieutenant and Captain, vice Ed ward Burrard, who exchanges, receiving the difference. 20th Rep. of Foot—Lieutenant John Villiers Shelley, from the Royal Horse Guards, to be Lieutenant by purchase, vice Marlton, who retires. 66th Foot—Brevet Major William North to be Major, without pur chase, vice Gledstanes, deceased I Captain Robert Vivian, from the half-pay, to be Captain, vice North. 110th Foot—Paymaster Henry Yielding, from half.pay 96th Foot, to be Paymaster, vice Harry Alison, wbo retires upon half-pay. Commission la the Dorsetshire Regiment of Midi, signed by the Lord lAeutenant of the County of Dant. George Thomson Jacob, Esq. to be Captain, vice Gibs Diatom Barker, resiped. CROWN OFFICE, Nov. 30. XEsenisit NETIJIINZD TO SINT! IN ?Nls 1.11111 N? Borough of Portanouth.Liiiinels flionsbUl Baring, of New-strset, Spring.gardens, In the City of Westminster, Esq. Errata in the Supplementary Gasette of Saturday last.....Tbe name of Charles Marquis of Ailesbury was omitted to be inserted In the Com mission of Oyer and Terminer and Gaol Delivery for the County of Wilts; and also the name of John Campbell, Esq. one of his Ma. intro Counsel, was omitted to be inserted in the Commissions of Oyer and Terminer and Gaol Delivery for the County of Berke, also one of the quorum. DECLARATIONS OF INSOLVENCY. Pa tcr, Tnorts. Monmouth, coach-maker. CI Lov ea, SairueL, Portland-road, Portland-place, bricklayer. pool—Dee. 23, W. Evans. Liverpool. grocer, at three, at the office of Mr. W M. M'illiam.nn, Liverpool—Dec. 21, R. Diver, Great Yar mouth, Norfolk. chemist, at ten, at the Feathers Inn, 'Great Yarn °lath —Jan. 4. R. ScholefiSti. Pilkington, Lancashire, nankeen manufac turer, at ten, at the Star Inn, Manchester—Dee. 22, T. Fortune, Heigh. ington, Durham, cattle raletonan, at ten, at the haute of )Ir.T.Shepherd ihnkeepe , , Heighingion—D.e. 24, H. Ely, Great Yatmouth, Nor.' folk, blacksmith, at twelve, at the Star Tavern, Chest Yarmnuth— Dee. 24, 1.). Carr, Birming ham, grocer, at eleven, at the Royal Hotel, Birmingham—Jan. 1, J. Arden, Weaverham, Cheshire, farmer, at ten, at the Crown Inn, Northwleb, Cherldre Dec. 23, J. B Sonthtown. Suffolk, innkeeper. at ten, at the Star Tavern, Great Tar. mouth—Dee. 30, B. Colerick, Globe-street. Wapping, needle•m"- chant, at eleven, at the Albion Hotel, Birmingham. CERTIFICATES-- D•T 21. C. Smith and 0. Arnold, Bath, innholdera—W. Spencer Ma' cheater, cotton asaaufacteree—T. Diann and T. F. Diaon, ;tau! F.. -arm, allii.makers—J. Moore, Lendenhsll-.treet, woollen.draoet —T. 8. Petrie, Liverpool, wine-merchant—J. Birks i R..sai igton (harp, Doncas:er, cattle salesman—J. Fisher, Portrea, Southampton, mercer —W. Barlow, Well's-row, Islington, stone-maron—E. B ;tare, C pel. court, Bartholomcw.lane, stock-b roker—J. Cassa, Morley -street, Plymouth, builder —J Dickson, Liverpool, merchant—H'. H. Fradg- ley. Shacklewell-greeo, manufacturer of stocks J. Ormsby and W. S. Morgan, Royal Colonnade, Brighton, wine-merchants. PARTNERSHIPS DISSOLVED. 11. W. Keele and E. Bowden, Chdeca, surgeous— M. M'Kerrow and J. Alexander, Wigan, Lancashire. drape a—H. Kilrington and Co. Ilford, Essex. brick makers—A. Obicint and J. Marietti. Coleman-street—T. B. Harris and R. Harris, Leicester, hosiers—J. Rodgers and J. Loves, City-road, Finsbury-square, tailors —T. S. Elstob and D. Elstob, Wapping-street, shipwrights—W. Wilke and W. Farell, Huddenfield, Yorkshire, surgeons—W. H. May and T. V. Williams, Rio de Janeiro—R. Scholes and W. Huson, Liverpool, general brokers-8. Holl and ft. Heighatn, Lakenham, Norwich, beer brewers—S. Smethurst and J. Briggs, Salford, Lan cashire, brush makers. BANKRUPTS. Co,,E HENRY, North-stmt, klielend-toad, cattle-dealer, to our. render, Dec. 10, 17, at one, and Jan. 11, at eleven, at the Court of Commissioners. Attorney Mr. 8. W. Drake Red Lion. square. BROOKS, TUONAS, Jux. Hunter-street, Brunswick-square. mugic. seller, Dec. 10,14, and Jan. 11, at ten, at the Court of Commis stoners. Attorney, Mr. H. Aston, Old Broad-street. PVIIIIETT, OEOIOE, Peckham, surgeon, Dee. 7, 14, and Jan. 11, at eleven, at the Court of Commissioners. Attorney, Mr. Thoenbury, Chancery-lane. BELL, Museums**, Crown -court, Threadneedle-street, ship-owner, Dee. 7, of twelve, 10, at eleven, and Jan. 11, at ten, at the Court of Commissioners. Attorneys, Messrs. Nind and Cotterill, Throg- morton.street. laARIAN, STEPHEN, Greenwich, victualler, Dec. 7, at nine, 21, and Jan. 11, at eleven, at the Court of Coin Minimum Attorneys, Messrs. Downes and Gamlen, Fur:Avers-Inn. KETTEL, CHARLES, Tunbridge Wells, brewer, Dec. 3, at three, 14, and Jan. 11, at two, at the Court of Commissioners. Attorney, Mr. Davis, Devonshire.square, }Mbomou. NOLES, WILLIAM, Great Sunrey.street, Blackfriars, medicine. vender, December 3, at three, 14, and Jan. 11, at two, at the Court of Commissioners. Attorney, Mr. Bull, Holles.aucet, Cavendish. square. Foliate, SAMUEL, Itumford-court Milt-street, Cheapside, ware houseman Dec. 3 , at three, 14, and Jan. 11, at two , at the Court of Commissiihters. Attorney, Mr. W. Holt, Threadneedle-street. Snowy, Jogs, Green Man, Old Kent-road, victualler, Dec. 7, 14, at twelve, and Jan. 11, at one, at the Court of Commis- Moneys. Attorneys, Menus. Young and Ware, Blackman-street, Southwark. SHIPMAN, ROBERT, Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, grocer, Dee. 10, 11, and Jan. 11, at eleven, at the Bowl-in-Hand Inn, Mansfield. Attorney, Mr. Parsons, Mansfield. Titian cam. Wir.r.tass,•Willenhall, Staffordshire, butcher, Dec. 13, at two, 14, at eleven, and Jan. 11. at twelve, at the Four Ashes, firewood, Staffordshire. Attorneys, Mr. Hunt, Craven-street, Strand ; and Mr. J. Willim and Son, Bilaton, Staffordshire. BRAGG, Jonw, Aketon, Yorkshire, bleacher, Dec. 6,7, and Jan. 11, at eleven, ac Abbott's Hotel, Knareshorogh. Attorneys, Messrs. Dawson and Hawkins, New Bosaell-court ; and Mr. M. Gill, Knaresborough. WAVED/SON, Joist,. Manchester, calico-printer, Dec. 13, 14, and Jan. 11, at nine, at the Palace Inn, Manchester. Attorneys, Messrs. Perkins and Frampton, Gray's Inn-square, and Mr. Levine, Man chester. COMDEX, WILLIAM James, Manchester, warehouseman, Dee.l3. and Jan. 11. at two, at the York hotel, Manchester. Auorneya, Messrs. 11. Hindmarith and Son, alanchester ; and Messrs. H. Hindmarsh and Son, Crescent, Je4l-street, Cripplegate. T t mats, SAMUEL, Ashby-de-la-7tuch, I.eicesterkhire confectioner. Dec. 7. 8, and Jan. 11, at eleven, at the , Queen's Head Inn, Ashby de-la.Z iuch. Attorneys, Mears. Austen *and Holman, Raymond buildings, Gray's Inn ; and Mr. K. M. Green, Ashby-de-la-Zouch. Baiscot, RJCHARD, Denton, Lineashire, prov i sion-dealer , Dee. 13, 14, and Jan. at nine, at. the 'York Hail, Alinehester. Attor neys, Mr. T. Dean, Manchester ; and hiNNEI:. AOl i filton, Grallarit and Faulkner, Bedford-row. . •• , • DIVIDKNDtk Dee. 21, T. Wallington, 11. Oveyburf. ailtsoll,• T. Carter. Cates ton-street, wholesale drap ers . at twe l ve a t the Cohn Centmleelaners —Dec. 24. A. Corbett. Friday.street, warthog, Olin, at the Court 'of Commissioams--Dee. $4, W. R. Seeplaeheon, D. H. Remington, sad J. P Touhnin, I to blittitaats at two, at the Court of Cornmisalonera—Del, 21, J. Om, Vlibr-stleee. Lambeth, coal-merchant, at ten. at the Crag Coandoilohere—Doe 24, G. Thorpe and T. Thorpe. fled Lion.street. Cletkenwell, glass hers, at three, at the Court of Commisaioners--Dee. 22, W. Nangle, Liver- pool, seal engraver, at three, at the office of W. M. Williamson, Liver., A FEW WORDS ON BOOKS. " When all that is worldly turns to dross around us, these (books) only retain their steady value. When friends grow cold, and the son. verve of intimates languishes into vapid civility and common place, the.te only continue die unaltered countenance of happier days, and cheer ns with that true fliend.hip which never deceived hope, nor deserted me. row.".—WriswimoTox lavixo's " Sketch Book, i. 31. ed. 1820. help to the struggling, counsel to the doubtful, light to the blind, hope to the despondent,refreshment to the weary."—POTIARCH 1 " De Vita Solitaria." I. Copyright among the Atioirato.—Though the accounts left us of the condition of authors in antiquity are very obscure, it is quite clear, from many passages, and especially from one in MARTIAL, that they sold copies of their works ; but that what we call copyright was wholly unknown. The copyists (librarii) were altogether distinct from the book sellers (bibliopoles). The following, forming part of the 118th Epigram, is the passage referred to " Whenever I meet you, Luperus, you say to me, allow my slave to call on you for the purpose of getting your volume of Epigrams, and I will return It when I have read It. Do not give your slave the trouble, is my reply. My lodging is at a great distance, and I occupy the third floor. You will find what you want much nearer. You go'eften into the district of Argiletum. " There ;admix Casear's.plate you will find a shop, the doors of which are with the Domes of poets; enter and ask he me, giving your. self no mem about Atreetus, the shopkeeper; and from the first or snood shelf a Martial will be handed to you, polished and embellished with purple moments, for which he will demand of you 6 denarii.— Kb 1 you rejoin, you are not worth so much. Impereus you are 2100 ii. Forst Qf the ancient books. Books being written on parchment and similar flexible materials, were rolled round a stick ; and, if they were very long, round two, from the two extremities. The reader un rolled the book to the place which he wanted, and rolled it up again, when be had read it. The leaves thus rolled round the stick, and bound with a string, could be easily sealed. Those books which were inscribed on tablets of wood, kad, brass, or ivory, were connected together, by rings at the back, through which a rod was passed to carry them by. See Horn's Introduction to the Critical Shady of Inowkdye q/ . the Holy Scriptures, iii. 478. Who was the first philosopher that published books f Dto. amiss Losimisrs, ii. 2, says, " Anaxagoras was the first that pub lished a book." This however is controverted by ansssertion in Ants- TOTLE " Anaxagoras the Cluomenian, who was prior in age to Em. pedocles, Litt posterior in kis works, &e. Metaphysics, i. 3, p. 9 of the dart edition of the erudite THOMAS TAYLOR'S nrstudation. CLEMENS ALEXANDRINUS, SirONSHL ii. 308, says that some ascribe to Alarcon the lint book that was published, and that others maintain, that Anaxagoras was the Bret who offered a book to the pub lie. Alemeon was a disciple of Pythagoras, and his claim to priority is sanctioned by Phavorinus, see Dtoo. Legate. viii. Sr. Avonstrix, de Cioitak Del, viii. 2. p. 711, asserts that the first books were written by Tholes,. and Sumas (Eikataios) rays the same of the philosopher Pherecydes. iv. Ancient Libra•ies.—The Rev. Mr. Nlara ice speaks of an astronomical libtary in Noah's ark, and the Rev. Mr. Dams, of the regularity of Nosh's leg-book; while the Talmudism assert that Nosh had no other light in the ark than jewels and pearls to study his nau tical &maned and requisite tables by. ATHENAUS gives a cata log ue of illustrious ancients who were /mi. Dent for their collection of bo ok s. It is related that Plato bought three books of Philolaus, the Pythagorean, at the high price of 10,000 detrarfi ; and that Aristotle bought a few books belonging to Speu. sippus for three Attic talents. Ancient Greece contained many famous libraries. Clearchus founded a magnificent one in Haack& There was another in the island of Cnidos. The books of Athens, first col. keted by Pisistratus, were by Sylla removed to Rome. We are in. formed that there were no less than twenty-nine great public libraries in Rome. Many of the Roman patricians also possessed splendid libraries ; among these, that of Lucullus was remarkable, not only for the number and variety of the books, but for the liberal use to which it was devoted. " But the great expense, which he [Luadlus] incurred in collecting books, deserves our serious approhation. The I number of volumes was immense, and they were written in elegant I hands; yet the use, which he made of them, was still more honoutablel than the acquisition. His libraries were open to al! : the Gm ks re. paired at pkosure to his galleries and porticos, as to the retreat of the muses, and there sp e n t whole days in conversation upon subjects of li. terature, delighted to retire to such a some from other pursuits. lot. callus himself often joined these learned men in their walks, and con ferred with them, and when he was applied to about the affairs of their country, gave them his beat advice. So that his house was in fact a sanctuary and an asylum to all the Weeks who visited Rome."—Pis. TAROS, iii. 387. The Egyptian library collected by the Ptolemies amounted to nearly 7(0,000 volumes . V. First bates. The /int Mesnoria Technics extant, is a small folio, supposed of the date 1430, Ars Monomial, Nowbilis per J. i. gunk h'issnyelistaron, vet Ateworiale Qoutssor Heangefistaruw. The first edition of the Bible 'is a vulgate in 2 vols. folio , 1456; ant it is believed to be the fitst book also printed with metal types. The fi st book printed nib a dote is Peal:norms Codes, by Fun, folio, 1457 The firs! book printed in the English language, is WYLLTAM CAX TON'S Havre!' of the Ilist.ryes of Troye, by Raoul le Fevre, folio, Cohen. 1471 A copy of which was bought from the Roxburgh col. lection, by the D u k e o f Devonshire for £1000,18,0 !!! Toe firs: book printed on paper made in England, is BAITHO LOMAEUS de Proprietatibies Rsresm, translated into English asd printed by Wynkin de Word., folio, 1482. vi. Scarcity and high piias of books in former time. Private per sons, from the 7tii to the 110 century, seldom poosersed any books whatever. Even monastenes had only one missal. See Muratori, Anti, ix. 799. Lupus, Abbot of Ferrierrs. in a letter to the Pops, A.D. tsss, be. meeltes hint to lend him a Mil of Cicero de Ofiriker and Qvii.elfirso's baits:a:nu ; to., sayi•he, • although we 'hove pares Of shale books, there is no complete copy of them in all France." 11). iii. 338. The Cousins of Anjou paid for a copy of the Homilies of Baboon, Bishop of Halberstadt, 200 sheep, five quarters of wheat, and the same , quantity of rye and millet. See HistoireLitt.de France, vii. S. Even so late as um, sixty-sic pounds, thirteen shillings. and four pence was paid for transcribing a copy of the works of Nicholas de Lyra, in 2 vols. to be chained in the Wintry of the Grey Friars. An idea of the val to of this sum at the time may be formed, when it is stated that the tumid price of wheat was Ss. 4d. per quarter; the wages of a ploughman, one penny a day, anti of a sawyer, 4d. In a blank page of COXES TON'S .Nahehretie lieory, deposited in the British Museum, it is mentioned, that this MS. was taken from the King of France. at the battle of Puic tien ; it was afterwards purchased by the Earl of Salisbury fur pit. 13 s , 41 (100 marks.) and directed by the last will of his Countess to be sold for 40 lines. At this time the pay of the King's surgeon was LS 13s. 4d. per annum, and a shilling a day besides. The /loyal Library of France, which had been collected by Charles V. VI. and VII. consisted of about 900 volumes, and was purchased by the Duke of Bedford in 1423 for 1200 livres. The King" of r.oglatid were not so well provided with books. The Countess of '4 estinure. land presented a petition to the privy council in 1424. representing that Henry V. had borrowed front her a book containing the Chronicles ut Jerusalem. and the Expedition of Godfrey of Boulogne. and praying that an order night be given under the privy seal for the restoration of the said book ; which was granted with great formality. See HENIT'A Great Britain, a. 116. •iii. Boole-Censors.'; The earliest instance of a book printed with a pesmission from government occurs in the year 1478. See Bent- Wax/ea History of Inrentions, iii. M. vli E.rclneive privilege of printing books. The oldest instance of this kind, is that which was granted by Henry, bishop of Bamberg, in 1490, to the following book :—Liter missal& secundussordissese cede. sus Boadergensis. See Baca stattx, iii. 109. ix. Catalogues of looks. The oldest was printed at Frankfort in the year 1654. See BECKMANN, iii. 120. a. Tidos of books. See what Acute GELEive says on this sub ject in the preface to his Attie Nights. Simplicity is now the order of the day. What would the present leading-public -ay to such an KMIOIIOCMMIN as the following ? Cataracts of the Imo. burliest t Nods of neriallmeassia ; Literary Vomiting,; Ectoyeo. ;iodise Blooding* ; Monitor tif Monsters. By Epinsenicla the In. spired. In the cave of Trophonius, in the Country Visions." A book with the above title was published in French in 1776 XI. Supposed number of Books in the British Museums. It has been stated that the new catalogue of the Iltitish Museum will extend to fifteen quarto volumes Now, upon a moderate computation, we may calculate that each volume will contain the names of 3,000 book*, which, multiplied by 15, will give 46,000 volumes ! XII. Wicked Books. See p. 57 of Cinquieme deneeeiation do Peek. Philosophique for an account of the great benefit Al. Arnaud, a learned Doctor of the Sorban*, derived from reading bad books. XIII. Books of Tfurets written by Persons who 'serer travelled. That excellent book, known as MARCO PoLo's, is supposed to have been compiled from conversations and scraps of memoranda of the tra veller while in prison. The travels of honest Jonx BILL, of Auter. many, are said to have been compiled by Professor Baron, of the Uni versity of Aberdeen. It is still a matter of doubt whether OEMELL I CAREERS, who has published an enter aining account of his travels round the world, was ever out of Italy. tThe adventures and discoveries of 31ENGO PARK are said to have been drawn up by Bryan Edwards. The enterprising BELZONI could not write English ; and the amusing travels of M. LE VAILLAIfT, among the Hottentots, full of fiction and onnanc4 are the production of a French Abbe, who had probably never pas.cd the barriers of Paris. See the Quarterly B. view, xaxvii. 448. xiv. Buenos of books. An anecdote related by Castellon deserves repetition. The library of the Indian Kings was composed of so many volumes, that 100 camels w.-re necessary to remove it; one of these princes who loved books, especially books of travels, requested one of his learned men to extract what might be useful from all these volumes, that'the library might be rendtred more portable. He was obeyed, and now 10 camels suid to bear about the royal books. Another King, still finding the volumes too numerous, commanded a Brahinio to re. duce them to what was strictly neces.ary ; the Brahmin, oho undet. stood the prince's genius and t his avers on for reading, condensed the whole library into four maxims ! xv. How to preserve books front being worm.eaten.—The insects which do so much damage in libraries are the larva of the Ptinns fur, and the l'tus,u moilis, of Linnaeus. The latter perforate the leaves of a book in sinuous furrows, like those made ray a silk-worm, when de vowing &mulberry leaf: the former pierce them through almost iu a straight line. M. PEIGNOT, author of several excellent bibliographi. cal works, mentions an instance where, ha a public library, that was but little frequented, twenty.saven folio volumes were perforated in a ',might line by the same insect, in such a manner, that on passing a cord through the perfectly round hole made by the insect, these 27 vo. lumes could be lifted at once. A writer in the Gra&omit Magazine for February, 1754, asserts, that books may be effectually preerrar d from the attacks of all sons of worms and Innen, by mingling a a nail quantity of any mineral salt in the paste used by the bookbinders. J. J. Ve. SPOIiTING. STATE OF THE ODDS.—BETTING ROOM, Nov. 30. 14j to 1 ag't Mr. Chifney's Caleb (taken) 16 to 1 Mr. Beardswonh's Colwick 17 to 1 Lord Sligo's Bras-de Fer (taken) 17 to I Lord Jersey's Blonder's darn 17 to 1 Lord Jersey's Cobweb 20 to 1 Lord Ratter's Bohemian (taken) 20 to I - Lord Jersey's Filigree 25 to 1 - Lord Euler's Mamas (taken) 25 to 1 Duke of Grafton's Pastille 27 to I - Brother to Recruit 27 to 1 Verrone, SO to 1 Sir J. Sbelley's Cressida (taken) so to 1 Colonel Udny's Antiope 30 to 1 Mr. Petre's Rattler Late in the day, liras-de-Fer was offered to be backed against any thing. 600 to .500 on Bras de-Fer apt Cobweb (taken) 12 to 10 on ten agst the field. Na 5 to 1 apt Doke of Grafton's Oxygen 6 to 1 Mr. Houldswortb's Circassian, . Biers to take 12 to 1 Delight, offers to take. FASHIONS FOR DECRIIBEII. Dintra Degas.—Hat of scabious coloured velvet—the front of which is cut in three irregular divisions, and very tarettilly torottil. It rises high a,. the right side; and in the front, where it is lower, it placed a bouquet of pink ostrich feathers ; it is likewise ornamented with very brood cut ribbons of pink and striped goose. Drew nf gra. nite coloured satin, arranged in folds over the bosom, where they tatten in the centre under a large enameled jewel. The bcrrct sleeves are smaller than of late. Rich blonde sleeves, ala Donna Maria, tall over them about an ell deep at the back of the arm, but they opei in front, and fasten under a very large bow on the top of each shoulder. The petticoat is trimmed with a deep fall of blonde, which summit,. the skin at the height of the knees, excepting ea the left side, where both ends a►e brought up to the belt, and fasten beneath it. Shorter waists are talked of, but the corsage of this, which is taken from one of the Duchess de Dino's evening dresses, is rather longer than usual. White kid shoes and gloves; the gloves fringed or vandyked ut the elbow. Arena Dares.—Hair ale Clinoise, but more becomingly arranged than of late. Two large bows are brought very forward, anti three ,tufts of blue and white gauze, about seven inches in width, are put N. tween the bows of hair. A high vandyked comb, enamelled with blue and silva, is placed at the back of the bead; and a half garland of minute forget.me.note, very thick and elope, and made of clusters of blue and silver flower', alternately placed, is put low on the left bmw ; the ends are fastened between the bows of hair. Dress of white gem des lades, made • la vierge, and trimmed with a narrow walloping of line British lace, which sands up around the boom. As there is no trimming on the shoulders. the berret sleeves are very large, full and long A ruche of floss tuns, alternately blue and white, surrounds the drew at the knees. The opera cloak is pale blue gros de Naples lined with geranium coloured plush ' • it is elegantly embroider d with blue silk, broad braiding, and white ROSS silk leaves. The col at stands up in high rand) hen. and the deep rape is cut in an entire new uumian. A. great a variety of new abides of blue are making their appearance in fashionable dress as there were last year of green bees. BALL Daess.—flat of ruby-c slowed velvet, with white ostrich fea thers ; • scarf of gold gauze is tied round the mown—the ends hang down with deep gold fringes on one shaulder. Drees of white satin shot with mauve (mallow colour) blond pane bag sleeves, snd a deep fall of blonde round the bust—at the knees the skirt is rur• rounded by a wreath of marabouts. Violet satin desk, lined •t i white silk. The C 41411 and cloak are embeoidered with a rich patent) of black velvet leaves, cut out and worked on the cloak. Natural Mowers are now imitated so closely, by a newly ieveated compookke, as almost to deceive the botanist, and far surpass the moot finished French flowers. They are durable, will bear the hest of a crowded room, and are lighter'dian natural downs, brig aleuestd se elastic stalks. Some few Ladies of high rank, wheat Mete sad depose of mind lead them to adotn themselves with friers whose bum and ap. extensor have the delicacy of naturea-wliebt Ihnigratliin —have alone adopted these be utiful novelties. which me' lee d u •,, 1 Is accessory to the toilet. The Lady's Magasfois y in. d pendent of all coonesion wish trade, and " ' lies i b. t -re.sed motives , delights in makes known takes emm eqpitll ;ion, liked dierethre mentkes with Ilkeston the ameoif laT ii ii. di ra: smut, date to 111. 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