THAT elegant work the Horticultural Repository, containing Delineations, according to nature, of the best varieties of English Fruit, by Mr. G. BROOKSHAW, is announced for completion in the present autumn. Ten Parts are already published. It is expected that the whole work will make about twenty-six.

Fine Arts in India.-Among the fine Arts of India its architectural monuments, erected when its Mohamedan conquerors were in the zenith of their power, deserve especial mention: and of these the TAUJ of AGRA is one of the most splendid. Of this many exquisitely beautiful and accurate drawings have been made. But the Tauj has, beside its size, a character of beautiful simplicity, both in unity of its design, and the purity and richness of materials, which it is utterly impossible to represent in a drawing. A model of this majestic pile, in ivory, on a scale of three inches to ten feet, was begun at Delhi, by the late Capt. Fordyce, but has been chiefly exe. cuted and completed by Capt. G. Hutchinson. This splendid and accurate work of art has arrived at Calcutta, previous to its being sent to England, where it will take the lead of all similar works, and be considered, as it is, the very first and most beautiful model of architectural skill, as well as of the skill, taste, and patient labour of those who have done themselves and their country honour by such work. The forming of this model occupied a period of twelve years, about the same time as that in which the original was constructed.

Travels through the Holy Land and Egypt, illustrated with engravings, are preparing for the press, by W. R. WILSON, Esq.

The chef d'œuvre of Rubens, the celebrated Chapeau de Paille, has recently been sold at Antwerp, for the immense sum of 76,000 francs, or 31914. 13s. 4d. sterling! It was purchased by Mr. Smith, of London; it is supposed, for the Marquis of Stafford's gallery.

Sir W. Congreve's Patent for destroying Whales. It appears that, in February, 1772, "a trial was made, under the inspection of a committee of the Society of Arts, opposite the Orchard House, near Blackwall, by discharging a harpoon at an artificial fore-part of a whale, constructed with hoops, canvas, &c. from a swivel gun, at the distance of forty yards. The first charge was only with half an ounce of powder, which proved too weak to throw the instrument home. The next proof was with an ounce charge, which carried the harpoon effectually through the work, which, in a real whale, must have done the intended execution." In what, therefore, does the originality of Sir W.'s patent consist?

A work on mineralogy is about to be published in Germany, by Professor Mons, of Freyberg. It will contain the terminology, the rules of the constructions of Mr. Moh's system, and the nomenclature, the characteristic and the descriptive part of natural history. The whole will be comprised in two volumes, 8vo. with plates. An English translation will appear at the same time, made under the inspection of the author, by Mr. Haidinger.

Dispatch in Printing.-The new novel, the Fortunes of Nigel, upwards of 500 pages, duodecimo, was put to press in New York on Thursday morn ing, completed the next day, and ready for sale on Saturday morning, at eight o'clock, by the different booksellers.➡ New York Post, July 18.

France. The Coquille, commanded by Lieut. Duperry, sailed from Toulon on the 11th of August, on a voyage of discovery round the world. She will proceed first to the Cape of Good Hope; thence she visits the western part of New Holland, and then the great Archipelago of Asia; and return to France by donbling Cape Horn. She is fitted up with every necessary and convenience for so long and arduous a voyage. Interesting results may be expected from this undertaking.