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A NEW PROFESSOR OF LANGUAGES.

A GENTLEMAN newly arrived in this Capital,
and who has for nearly twenty years devoted himself to Ow
Study and Teaching of the Lining Laug• :ages, tenders his servievs
to the Ladies ar.d Gentlemen who wish to be instructed in any 'of
them, especially in Spanish, French, and Italian. .
Fle oifeis himself likewise to litrents who wish to bare their
Children instructed at home, in the other essential branches of a
polite and liberal education, ais Grammar, Geography, &c. sad
indulges himself with the hope that his long experience both. tie
learning and teaching Languages, as well as other Arts and.Scie
ences; from which he derivoills speedy, plain and peculiar lite-
thod, will merit hint a general approbation.
Address to Mr. Ch", No. 24, Threadneedle-street, very near
the Exchango.

This ikiy was published, • - •
THE FIRST PART OF HISTORIC ANEC-
L I'ES and SECRET MEMOIRS of the LEGISLATIVE

UNION between GREAT BRITAIN and IRELAND.
By Sir JONAH BARRINGTON,

One of His Majesty's Council at Law Juglgt of the High Court
of Admiralty of Ireland, and Member of. the late Irish Parlia-
ment, fur the Cities of Tusni and Clogher.
This Work will comprise a Memoir of Irish Affairs principally
for the last twenty years—(from 1780 to 1800)--and particularly
of the Union, traced from its mast remote causes to those of its

anal completion. It will also comprise the interesting Ara of the
Irish Volunteers—the Declaration of Independence by the Irish
Parliament, in 1782—the Regency—aid the Rebellim—inter.
spersed with Anecdotes and Characters heretofore unpubtettd.
As this is intended to be as a curious Record of the causes and
effects of two repugnant Revolutions, in one. Country, within *
period of eighteen years, it will necessarily embrace many sub.
jests, and distinguish many leading cbaractets—tbe Author, there.
fore, will endeavour to authenticate this Memoir, by actual
proofs, when within his reach—and (when such are out of his
power) to direct the Reader to proper sources whence informa-
tion may be derived. so far as the nature of such a History, or
the course of such an undertaking, will admit. •
In the course of Publication will b: given a great numbcrof

traits of the remarkable Characters both of kngland and Irrland,
all engraved by Mr. Heath, from Original Paintings or Drawings
by Hamilton, Slice, Coinmerford, &c. with many F.:ie.-Simi s
I.titt ri and other curious Documents, and V igtic. t :s 0: remarkable
Dena.

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The whole will form an intt•resting Collection of PoliticalTrans-
actionsi in many of wlsich theAutho: bore a considerable part--and
will nuke known to Posterity the Characters and the Persons ui i he
most remarked Political Actors during these vcntful periods.
This Work, printed (in Parts) in imperial Quarto, on the finest
Vellum paper, hot-pressed, and executed in the very best-style, is
intended to be published everyl wo Months till the whole isconH
Octet!. The First Part is embellished with an elegantly engraved
fide Page and Vignette, also with Portraits of Marquis Corn.
vigils, Earl of Clare, Earl of Moira, Lord Edward_lizzgerald,
I. P. Curran, Esq and E. K Bush, Esq:
Each Part will contain Six or. Eight Engraviags, and a propor-

tionable quantity of Letter-press.
The exact Number of Iltrts cannot as yet be determined ; but
wia be continued so as to make two comp;ete Imperial Quart•
Volumes. -

With the last Part the Appendix and Index will be grat's

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The Price of each Part (on !wing delivered) will be One Guinea
and for Proof impressions (the first hunded), the Letter-press
printed on the finest elephant drawing pap..r,Two Guineas each.
All petal's.: send,ng their names to Mr. G. Robinaon, No. 45,
Paternoster-row, London, will have their Books and Prints deli-
vered according to the date and priority of such application.

LOUNGING BOOKS, OR LIGHT READING.

IT has long been a subject of complaint among the
lovers of Engtsh literature, that our Language has been defi-
cient in lounging, or parlour-window Books. The undermen-
tioned have, therefore, been printed chiefly with a view to supply
that deficiency, and it is presumed they will be found to coin.
blue elegance, goo.' taste, sound principles, and the requisite
erudition with their professed objects of variety and amusement.
OXONIANA, consisting of Anecdotes, Extracts from scarce
Books and MSS. Original Letters, and Historical and Biographi-
al Facts connected with the Uoiversity. of Oxford, or to be found
in the I.ibraries there, 4 volumes, plates, price 91s. boards.
The SPIRIT' of the FRENCH AN AS, consisting of transla-
tions of the ..hoicest passages contained in the French works well
known among the literati under the title of A2/16, in 3 volumes,
price lits. boards.
ADDISONIANA, consisting of Anecdotes, Original I.ettes..,
Curious Facts, &a &c. connected with the literary age of Addison,
iti 2 vols. with many plates, price 10s. 6d. in boards.
SWIFTIANA, consisting of Anecdotes, Original Letters, Bons-
Mots, ApoplAliegins, &c. relative to the Life and Writings of
Dean Swift, in 2 vols. with many plates, price 10s. 6d.
BROOKIANA, consisting of Anecdotes, Original Letters and
Remains, Bon Mots, &c. connected with the Life and Works of
H. Brook.:, in 2 WAS. with plates, price 1 Os. 6d. boards. '
NV A I . POLL k N A,consisting of Anecdctes, BonsrMots, Letters.
OtKervations, and Reflections of Horace Walpole, Earl of Orford,
2 vols. with Plates, price 10s. 6d. in boards.
The LIFE of SAMUEL FOOTE, the English Aristephanet,
accompanied by numerous Anecdotes, Bons Mots, Facts, Atc. re-
halve to the Life, Writings: and Times of that extraordinary chm
meter, by W.,Cooke Esq. in s vols. price 15s. in boards.
The BRITISH MARTIAL, consisting of upwards of One •
Thousand of the best Epigrams, in 2 vols. price le/s. 6d. •
j The ENCYCLOPEDIA of WIT.—On the plan of the Prep&
Encyclopediana consisting of several Thousand of thesisont boo
mourous Anecdotes, Bois• Mots, Epigrams, Shires, 3e. Std. Imp
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ture, price 6s. in boards.
CLASSICAL ENGLISH POETRY, consisting of all the best
short pieces in our Language, selemedisy Di. Mayor rprinted on
superfine post paper, puce Ss. in boards. • : . •
The CABINET of POETRY, oonsisdne of all the best works
of the English Posts, from Milton io Burns, with Biographical
*accounts of the Author, by Mr. and Partin is by Mims
Watson, in six elegant vols..price * inboards: • •
ANIMAL BIOGRAPHY, orkAcconntsan Anecdotes of the
habits, instincts, and OCOMMIIy of quadrapcds,.birdo, ashes, and
insects, by the Rev. W. Blogley.-3 vols. price 11. 11b. Id. boards.
AU the above may be bad on the shortest notice, of every
Bookseller in Town or Country, in boards, and in retry Wades?
of. plain and elegant binding.

READING SCHOOL, TRIENNIAL VISITATION.
ON Saturday the 14th, Monday, the 16th, and
Tuesday the 17th in.tan!, will be attempted
THE ALCES'rIS OF EURIPIDES.
To which will he aided, the Historical Play of
KING JOHN, _

From the Battle of Mirebeau to the Death of the King; altered
from Shakespeare.
Tickets to be had of the Treasurer at the School-Hosse.
The prat, will be applied to the relief of the wounded, and of
the families of the killed, at Ta!avera.
••• A Translation of the Greek Play may be hadiof the
R..acling Bcoksellers.

READING SCHOOL MEETII:G
WILL be held at the BEAR INN, Reading, on
THURSDAY, the 19th of OCTOBER.
Dinner at Fnur o'Clock.
• . GEORGE BOOTH TYNDALE, Esq.t Stewards.
HERBERT JENNER, D. C. L.

AMAJOR in an old established Regiment of Foot,
jost returned from Foreign Service, wishes to exchange
into a Garrison Battalion.—Applications to be made to Messrs.
Greenwood and Cox, Army Agents. Craig's-court.

In a few days will be published in Bvo. illustrated with plates,
LETTERS concerning the DISEASES of the
URETHRA.—By CHARLES BELL.
Printed for John Murray, 32, Fleet-street, London.

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