so competent a judge as our ingenious author, may serve to tranquillise the apprehensions of those who have doubted the security of our dominion over the important province of Bengal.

To the fourth work of Major Stewart, we shall call the reader's attention in the next number of our Journal, observing only, in this place, that it is entitled " An Introduction to the Anvari Soohyly of Hussein Vaiz Kashify"-published early in the present year, 1821; and we recommend it in the strongest manner to students of the Persian and Arabic languages.

Preparing for the Press, a "GRADUS AD HELICONEM, or Greek Gradus, to answer to the Gradus ad Parnassum,' by the Rev. J. W. Niblock, Master of the Grammar School, Hitchin, Herts.

Professor Hermann will soon publish a "Programma de Fragmm. Phaethontis illis, quæ nuper in Diario Classico tractavit Burgesius."

The Trachiniæ of Sophocles, by the same, is nearly ready. At Bonn, the University lately established in Russia, they are reprinting Eustathius on Homer.

Gulielmus Dindorf has in the press Scholia Græca in Aristophan., which are to appear in 2 Vols.; the first, containing the Scholia; the second, the Annotations of himself and others.

We are authorised to state that a Catalogue will soon be laid

before the public, describing one of the most ample and valuable collections of Sanscrit Mss. ever brought to Europe; having been formed at the expense of many thousand pounds, under circumstances peculiarly favorable, by the late Sir Robert CHAMBERS, Lord Chief Justice in Bengal. This collection comprehends the four Vaids with the Openishuds, or Commentaries on them, besides a multiplicity of works on History, Astronomy, Geography, Medicine, &c. with the most celebrated, rare and ancient poetical compositions. Considerable sums have been offered to the present proprietor, for portions of this noble collection, but it is determined that the whole shall be sold together. The Mss. in number amount to about seven hundred and twenty articles.

A Bibliographical Dictionary of English Literature, from the year 1700, to the end of the year 1820, containing the title of every principal work, which has appeared in Great Britain during that period, together with the date of publication, its price, aud the Publisher's name, as far as they can possibly be ascertained; alphabetically arranged under the names of their respective Authors, and under the subject matter of each anonymous publication, by J. H. Glover.

This work will be printed with a fine new type, on good demy paper; it will form 2 vols. 4to. price in extra boards, 51. 5s., or to Subscribers 41. 4s., to be paid on delivery.

To those Subscribers who intend patronising this expensive undertaking, and will please to communicate their name to the Publisher in writing, on or before the 1st of January, 1822, the price will be 31. 3s. to be paid on delivery; an advantage which will however positively close on the above date.

The work will appear in the year 1822.-A list of Subscribers will be inserted. Names received by J. H. BOHTE.

Shortly will be published, by subscription, The Elements of Anglo-Saxon Grammar, with copious philological Notes, from Horne Tooke, &c. illustrating the formation and structure of the English, as well as the Anglo-Saxon language.

A Praxis on the Anglo-Saxon will be added, as an easy introduction to reading the language.

By J. Bosworth, Vicar of Little Horwood, Bucks.

When it is recollected, that nearly 8 words out of 10 in English are of Anglo-Saxon origin, the utility of a work like the present will not be doubted. Take the following example from Locke's Essay, b. xi. c. 1.

Every man being conscious to himself that he thinks, and