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The Christian Monitor, No. IV, a religious periodical work, by a Society: for promoting christian knowledge, &c. containing Nine Discourses on Relative Duties, and Reasons for believing the truth of Divine Revelation. 12mo. pp. 192. wove paper. 30 cents, boards Boston, Munroe & Francis, A full Statement of the Trial and Acquittal of Aaron Burr, Esq. containing all the proceedings and debates that The Domestick Chaplain being fifty-two short Lectures, with appropriate Hymns, on the most interesting subjects, for every Lord's day in the year. Designed for the improvement of families of every christian denomination. By John Stanford, M.A. NewYork, T. & J. Swords. ។ Oration, delivered before the Officers and Members of Merrimack Lodge, Haverhill, on the Festival of St. John the Evangelist, December 27th, 1806. By M'Gregore Burnside, A.. preceptor of Franklin academy, Andoyer, Mass. 8vo. Haverhill, F.Gould. The duty and character of a gospel bishop illustrated. 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To which is added, a Letter concerning the Seasoning, or Yellow Fever of the WestIndies. By George Pinckard, M.D.New-York, T. & J. Swords. The World Unmasked, or the Philosopher the greatest cheat. In twenty-four Dialogues-Translated from the French, $1. Philadelphia, Thomas Dobson. A correct statement of the whole preliminary controversy between Thos. O. Selfridge, Esq. and Benj. Austin; also a brief account of the catastrophe in State-Street, on the 4th of August, 1806 with some remarks. By Thos. O. Selfridge. He takes my life, when he doth take the means whereby I live.Second edition. 8vo. Charlestown. The Christian Institutes; or, the sincere word of God. Being a plain and impartial account of the whole faith and duty of a christian, Collected out of the writings of the Old and New Testament: digested under proper heads, and delivered in the words of scripture. By the Right Rev. Father in God, Francis, late bishop of Chester. 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A part of the Works of the late Dr. Tappan, Hollis Professor of Divinity," in the University of Cambridge, consisting of a volume of his Sermons, and his Lectures on Jewish Antiqui- * ties: each volume to contain about 400 pages 8vo. on fine paper. Price to subscribers in boards, $1,75 each vol, or $2 neatly bound. A deduc.. tion of 12 1-2 per cent, will be made to all who take and pay for 6 vols. or more. A sketch of the author's lifeand character will be prefixed to one of the vols. The profits arising from the sales will be for the benefit of the.. widow. The MSS. which are in part prepared for the press, will be put into the hands of the printer, without delay, and published with all convenient dis patch. These vols. take the place of the single volume of sermons, proposed soon after the author's decease. A view of the economy of the church' ef God, as it existed in its primitive Messrs. John Conrad & Co. of NewYork, have announced their intention of publishing, under the direction of Mr Brown, an annual register of the United States. To commence with the present year. Mr. R. Field, of Boston, has issued proposals for engraving a likeness of Gen. Henry Knox, from a very excellent portrait by Stuart, taken but a few the plate to be 12 inches by 10. Price $3 to be delivered in two months from the commencement of the engraving. weeks before his decease. The size of Col. Trumbull, of New-York, has is sued proposals for publishing by subscription (early next summer,price $10) two small Prints, one presenting the death of Gen. Warren, at the battle of Bunker's-Hill: the other, the death of Gen. Montgomery, at the attack of Quebec. 4 FOREIGN. A new case in legislation.. We have heard of the degree of Doctor of Physick having been conferred in certain European universities, by royal mandate. This course of proceeding, although at first view it may appear a little irregular, is, however, on reflection, found to be perfectly consistent with the principles of a monarchy, which make the sovereign the fountain of all titles of honour. There is an instance in New-York, where the legislature interfered by an express statute to enable an individual, named William Firby, to practise physick and surgery. This law was passed in April, 1804, The preamble states, that a number of inhabitants of Suffolk county had attested the performance of extraordinary cures by him, príncipally We have already noticed the of the scorbutick kind; that he meritorious exertions of Dr. Harricould not comply with the terms son for restoring the dignity and required by the existing statute to character of the Medical Profesabtain a regular license; and that sion; the following has been com- › they hoped he might nevertheless municated to us as THE PLAN be authorised; whereupon it was which will be submitted at the en- 4 enacted, that the first judge of the suing session of the British parlia County, in case it should appear to ment.--No person shall practice his satisfaction, by three reputable as physician, unless he be a gradphysicians practising in the county, uate of some university in the united that the said person was qualified kingdoms, and has attained the age to practise physick and surgery, or of twenty-four years.-He shall either of them, to grant him a cer- have studied the different branches tificate thereof. And the filing of of physick in an university or other this certificate in the county clerk's respectable school or schools of office was declared to be a li- physick, during the space of five cence to practise in the State, any years, two of which shall have been law to the contrary notwithstand-passed in the university where he ing. This savours very much of takes his degree. No person shall obtaining the doctorate by popular practise as surgeon under three mandate. and twenty years of age, nor until he has obtained a diploma or licence from some one of the royal colleges of surgeons, or other chirurgical corporations of the united kingdoms. He shall have served an apprenticeship of five years to a practitioner in surgery, and afterwards have spent at least two years in the study of anatomy and surgery in a reputable school or schools during the space of at least one year, and shall have attained the age of twenty-one years. No man shall practise midwifery, unless he has attended anatomical lectures twelve months, and reeeived instructions for the same term from some experienced accoucheur, and shall have assisted at real labours.-And no female shall practise midwifery without a certificate of fitness and qualification from some regular practitioner or practitioners in that branch. No person shall follow the business of a retail chemist or druggist, unless he shall have served an apprenticeship of five years to that art. None of these restrictions to be construed to affect persons at present regularly practising, in the different branches of medicine. A register shall be kept of all medical practitioners in the united kingdom, and every person in future, entering upon the practice of any branch of the profession shall pay a fine on admission. Mr. M. HAUGHTON's series of engravings from Milton, Shakespeare, and Dante, after paintings by Mr. Fuseli, is forwarding as expeditiously as the nature of the work will admit. Five from Milton are already published, and the large plate of the Vision of the Lazarhouse is in hand. Mr. Haughton is distinguished for correctness of outline, and the mode of executing the fleshy parts of the figures is wholly original. Proposals are issued for publishing The genuine Works of William Hogarth; illustrated with biographical anecdotes, a chronological catalogue, and commentary. By John Nichols, F.S.A. Edingb. and Perth; and the late George Steevens, esq. F.R.S. and F.S.A. In 16 Numbers, each number contain ing 7 or 8 plates, and about 40 pages of letter-press-making, when complete, two handsome volumes in quarto. The letter-press will he executed in a suitable style, to accompany at least 120 plates, to be engraved by Mr. Cook. Price $3 per No. on demy paper; or $6 on royal paper, with proof impressions of the plates. Subscriptions received in New York by E. Sargeant. STATEMENT OF DISEASES, &c. from Jan. 20 to Feb. 20. The atmosphere has been generally clear and cloudless during the past month; yet we have had considerable snows, followed by heavy rains. The winds principally from the north-west. The east winds just begin to appear. The atmospherick temperature has been more equable than that of the last month. A very general epidemick disease has prevailed, which has commonly commenced with an inflammatory affection of the throat, succeeded by short, dry cough, pains in the thoracick region and symptoms of pyrexia. This complaint has yielded to medical applications, nor has it, that we know of, proved fatal. Cases of acute pneumonic inflammation distinct from the above mentioned disease, have been |