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HISTORY OF PRINTING

until the deatb of the latter, in 1820, since which time Mr. Cadell's name stood alone. Thus, for nearly half a century, Mr. Cadell followed his Other's example, and perserved the reputation the house had acquired for liberality, honour ,jand integrity.* In 1802 he married a daughter of Robert Smith, esq. of Basinghall-street.f by whom he had a numerous family; but we be- lieve the name of Cadell, which has been eminent among publishers for the last seyenty years, is no longer to exist in the list of London booksellers. Mr. Cadell died at his residence in Fitzroy- square, London, aged sixty-three years.

1836, Dec. 14. ZM«i, William Pine, formerly the proprietor and publisher of the Bristol Ga- zette. He died at London, aged sixty-eight.

1836. bee. 20. The Booksellers' Provi- dent Institution, established in London, for the mutual assistance and support of decayed booksellers and booksellers' assistants, being members of the trade, and of their widows. For the support of this very laudable institution, all the principal booksellers, printers, and book- binders of the metropolis became subscribers, either by donation or annual subscription.

1836. The New Testament, jmblisned in 1526, being the first translation of it by that eminent scholar William Tyndale, reprinted verbatim; with a memoir of his life and writings; together with the proceedings and correspondence of Henry VIII., Sir T. More, and Lord Cromwell. By George Offer. 8vo. London, 1836. This is a reprint of the first translation of the Neio Testa- ment into English, in the year 1526, by that enterprising bookseller, Mr. Bagster, whose Polyglott Bibles will long render his name celebrated.^

1836, Jan, 2. The North Derbyshire Chronicle. No. 1, printed and published by Thomas Wood- head and Richard Nail, Chesterfield.

1836, Feb. 3. The John O" Groat Journal, and Caithness Monthly Miscellany, No. 1, j)rinted and published by Peter Reid, at Wick, price 2d.

1836, April I. The Dublin Review, a quarterly Journal ofReligion, Politics, Literature, Science, and Art; No. 1, edited by Daniel O'Connell, esq. M. P. the very rev. N. Wiseman, D. D. professor of oriental languages in the university of Rome; and Michael J. Quin, author of A Steam Voyage down the Danube, A Visit to Spain, &c. price six shillings.

leee, Cunbridge, and rector of Trinity chureh, in tli«t nnlveralty, received «rom Mr. Cadell the sam ofj«5,000, (the Kreater portions of which he gave to charitable ineU- tntioDS,) and twenty copies upon larpro paper, firom the copyrieht of his -works, which were published in 1832, in twenty-one large and closely printed octavo volumes, of «00 or 700 pastes each, under the direction of the rev. Thomas HaitweU Home. These works consist of 2630 sermons, and skeletons of sermons, which form a com- mentary npon every book of the Old and New Talament. Mr. Shneon died at Cambridge, Nov. 13, IS36, aged 77.
 * The rev. Chwles Simeon, senior feUow of klnrt c»l-

t Sister to the Messrs. T. and H. Smith, solicitors, Lon- don, aothors of the Rejected Aidreaet, Hmo. 1810. Tenth edition, I8I8, and other works.

t Mr. Bagiter, with a spirit of liberality which we can. not safBdently commend, has, as we onderstand, prepared, at some expense, a copy on large paper, with iUomioated rapltals. &c. exactly as the original, which he has pre- sented to the British museum.

1836, June 1. The Magazine of Zoology eaU Botany, fio. 1, edited by sir William Jaxdine, bart.* P. J. Selby, esq. and Dr. Johnston.

1836, Sept. 15. 7%e Constitutional, No. 1. The first daily newspaper published in Loadoo after the reduction 01 the stamp duty.

1836, Nov. 26. The Newcastle Standard, No. 1, printed and published by Charles LaiUn, NewcasUe-upon-Tpe. It ceased April 16, 1837.

1836, Dec. 31. The Gardeneri Gazette, No. I. edited by Mr. George Glenny, London.

1836. The Singapore Free Press, published weekly, and printed on European paper.

1836. Chronica de Macao, and the MaemtU Imparcial. Two very respectable newspaper* in the Portuguese language, published at Macao, in the bay of Canton, and quite equal in contents and appearance to anything which has been seen in the mother country. The first appears twice a-month : the latter is published twice a-week.

1836. The Canton Press, a weekly newspaper published at Canton, in China, and strongly ad- vocates free trade.

1837, Jan. 21. Died, John Stkes, late • bookseller at Newcastie-upon-Tyne, and authw of a valuable compilation, which he published under the title of Local Records, in two vols. 8vo. Mr. Sykes died at Newcastle, aged fifty-six years.

1837, March 20. A fire broke out in the ware- house of the new printing-office of Mr. Spottis- woode, in New-square, Fleet-street, London, and literary property destroyed to the amount of £20,000: of^the origin nothing was known.

1837, AfarcA 21. Died, Joseph Bookei, bookseller, of New Bond-street, London. He had been for twenty-six years general secretaiy to the associated Roman Catholic charities is London. The business is now conducted by hit sister and nephew.

1837, March 21. Died, William Knight, LL.D., professor of moral philosophy in the university of Georgetown, Kentucky, North America. Mr. Knight, was a native of Aber- deen, in Scotland, and served his apprenticeship to the printing business. Having received • good education, and being well acquainted with the classics, he published several well written pieces in the Aberdeen papers. Twenty-five years ago, as a journeyman printer, he emigrated to America in quest of employment, and by his superior attainments and moral rectitude arrived at the honourable distinction in which he ended his useful and laborious life.

IS37, April 5. In the half year, ending on this day, the number of newspapers stamped in Great Britain, was 21,362,148; and the nrt amount of duty received, was £82,502. For the whole year the number of stamps issued wss

• The Library 0/ Natural Hittory, by sir Williaa Jardine, has absorbed 2^,400,000 impressions, eveiy one of which has been printed <"»i*iiWi«iH» by the hand. There are altogether about «80 ptatea of lUostrationB In the twenty volumes, foolscap, lamo, of which the work u composed, engraved by lizars. The work was commm- ced in 18SS, with 500 number of the volume, but ttes^ rapidly increased to as many thousands, and of the twen^ volumes, itmay safely be afflrmed, that 100,000 copies havs been sold.

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