Ginseppc Baretti, an Italian writer, born in Turin, March 22, 1716, died in London, May 5, 1789. He was intended by his father for the bar, but, disliking the study, took to literature. After travelling in southern Europe he went in 1751 to London as a teacher of Italian, became intimate with Dr. Johnson, and published the "Italian Library," in which he gave an account of the principal authors of his native country. He afterward spent nine years on the continent, wrote an excellent book of "Travels through England, Portugal, Spain, and France," and established at Venice the Frusta lettera-Ha ("Literary Scourge"), which he made so personal that he was obliged to leave the city. Returning to London in 1769, he stabbed'a man in a street brawl and was tried for murder, but acquitted, Johnson, Burke, and Garrick testifying to his inoffensive character. He was for several years foreign corresponding secretary of the royal academy. He published an English-Italian and Italian-English dictionary, which is still in high esteem; an Italian and English grammar; a Spanish and English dic-tionarv; "Introduction to the most useful European Languages; " " Account of the Manners and Customs of Italy," etc.