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Arft 23 claffes, and the fecond being devoted entirely to cryptogamous plants.

The fourth and fifth fafciculi are published of Dr. ROXBURGH'S "Plants of the Coaft of Coromandel." It is fuffi cient to say that the engravings and colors are executed with the fame elegance and accuracy which diftinguished the former parts of this magnificent work.

We are happy to announce a third edition of Dr. LETTSOM'S "Naturalifts' and Travellers' Companion." This useful and scientific volume is now confiderably improved and enlarged. The fame gentleman has published a new edition of his "Natural History of the Tea-Tree, with Obfervations on the Medicinal Quality of Tea, and on the Effects of Tea-drinking." An anonymous tranflator has published the Abbé Spallanzani's "Tracts on the Nature of Animals and Vegetables." This work, which has but just made its appearance in the English language, was written many years ago, and fo long fince as the year 1777 was tranflated into French by M. Senebier, a Swifs philofopher. The prefent is fufpected not to be a translation from the original of Spallanzani, but from the French of Senebier, of whofe learned notes the editor has not availed himself. There are alfo numerous omiffions in the prefent volume, which confiderably detract from its value. PHYSICS.

Dr. BABINGTON has published "A New Syftem of Mineralogy, in the Form of Catalogue, after the Manner of Baron Born's Syftematic Catalogue of the Collection of Foffils of Madlle. Eleonore de Raab." This work is indeed a catalogue: it is much to be regretted, that the fcientific author has not expatiated more on the chemical properties, &c. of the claffes and orders, the genera and fpecies of the mineral bodies: fometimes even Dr. B. has given us merely the names of the varieties in the English, French, and German languages. We have no right, however, to expect from any one the performance of more than he propofes. Dr. Babington, in making public the fyftem which he adopted in forming from the late Earl of Bute's extenfive and valuable collection of minerals a more compendious and select cabinet, hoped that he might confiderably abridge the labor of thofe who fhould hereafter engage in a fimilar tafk. This he will certainly effect his work is compiled with great judgment, and will unquestionably be of ufe to those who wish to acquire a comprehenfive knowledge of minerals, but MONTHLY MAG, LXI.

who have neither leifure nor inclination, even if they have opportunity, to confult the numerous works through which the neceflary information lies fcattered," The prefent work is to be confidered as a continuation of the "Syftematic Arrangement of Minerals which Dr, Babington published in the year 1795.

That moft acute and indefatigable philofopher Mr. KIRWAN, has published a volume of "Geological Effays," in which he has difplayed that knowledge of che mistry, mineralogy, and natural philofophy in general, with which his capacious mind is fo abundantly furnished. It will not be expected that we should give the outlines of this theory of the original formation of the earth, and of its fubfequent various viciffitudes; we can only fay, in general terms, that the author feems particularly to have in view the reconciliation of the facts which geology teaches with those which are taught in the Mofaic hiftory, and the fubverfion of the Huttonian doctrine and that of the Volcanists.

The public is alfo indebted to Mr. KIRWAN for a most valuable "Effay on the Analysis of Mineral Waters." To afcertain the ingredients, and proportions of thofe ingredients, which enter into the compofition of mineral waters, has often baffled the fkill of the acuteft chemifts and mineralogifts. The art of analysing is yet but very imperfectly known. Mr. K. however, on this, as on every other fubject which employs his attention, has thrown confiderable light. After having made fome general remarks on the enlargement which has taken place within the last twenty years of the boundaries of chemical fcience, and of the improvements in particular which have been made in refpect to the analyfation of mineral waters, he thus unfolds the object of his publication: "To ftate, add to, and generalize thefe improvements, by propofing new tefts, and new limitations of the powers of thofe already known, in cafes where none were before determined, or where they were inaccurately affigned; alfo by fubftituting more direct methods of inveftigation, to the random methods before employed, and various new modes of eftimating the quantity of each of the fubftances difcovered, is the purpose of the following theets."

Meffrs. A. and C. R. AIKINS' Syllabus' of a courfe of lectures which they delivered, with honor to themselves and inftruction to their auditors, on Chemi try, evinces extenfive knowledge on the fubject.

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The fame may be faid of Mr. WM. HEARY'S General View of the Nature and Object of Chemistry, and of its Application to Arts and Manufa&tures.”

It will be learned with pleafure, that a fecond volume has been published of "The Philofophy of Nature," by the late Mr. SMELLIE. The writings of this gentleman have not ranked him with our moft profound philofophers; but the tafte, the knowledge, and the good feafe which they difplay, have juftly given him the character of a very elegant and refpe&tible author. The prefent volume. like that which preceded it, contains many curious facts it is replete with amufement, and by no means deftitute of inftruction.

CLASSICAL LITERATURE. An anonymous author has tranflated into English verfe," The First Book of Titus Carus Lucretius, on the Nature of Things," as a fpecimen of his abilities to complete the arduous task he has undertaken, of tranflating the whole poem. This task, it seems, is already in great forwardnefs, and the remaining books will foon be committed to the prefs in feparate and fucceffive parts, fhould the tranflator receive that encouragement of which he is fo naturally folicitous. The public, we understand, is indebted for this verfion of the great phi-' Jofophic poet, to the gentleman who fome time fince publifhed a tranflation of Catullus: the fame mediocrity attends his prefent labors which accompanied them on the former occafion. It will be recollected that in Dr. DRAKE'S "Literary Hours" were inferted fome fpecimens of an intended translation of Lucretius, by Mr. GOOD, in blank verfe: a comparison of parallel passages by these two gentlemen, makes us ftill more impatient for the completion of Mr. GooD's tranflation. "The First and Fourth Books of the Odes of Horace," have been tranflated into English verfe by an anonymous poet, who has in a confiderable degree transfufed into our own language the fpirit and elegance of his original. The great fault of the prefent tranflation, and indeed of every one from the fame poet, with which we are acquainted, is its expansion of the original in every other refpect it has great merit; the verfification is eafy, the lan. guage polished, and the metre various,

The controverfy on the fubject of the war of Troy, feems not to be yet ended: Mr. BRYANT has addreffed An Expoftulation" to the British Critic, on its reviews of his Differtation, in which he ufes language not to be tolerated even from a map of his years and his acquirements.

The British Critic has reviewed this bit ter and acrimonious Expoftulation with much fpirit, much temper, and much learning.

FINE ARTS.

Mr. KOLLMANN'S "Effay on Practical Mufical Compofition" bears a very high character among the profeffors and amateurs of that delightful art. Mr. K. is faid to be thoroughly mafter of his fub. ject, and to have treated it in a more feientific manner than any preceding author in the English language.

The Naval Atchievements of our gal lant feamen, which have caft such a fplen dor on the prefent war, are indeed most worthy to be recorded by fome national monument of high magnificcuce and taste. It is well known that fuch a commemoration has been contemplated, and that a fubfcription has been fet on foot for that purpoft-a private and precarious fubfcription to erect a public monument of national glory! Under the patronage of his Royal Highnefs the Duke of Clarence a committee was appointed, who gave to our artifts an invitation to exercise their genius, and fend in their defigns. Vas rious are the opinions as to the fort of monument which ought to be erected: Mr. FLAXMAN, in a "Letter to the Committee," &c. objects against an obelifk or column, and indeed against any architectural erection, and recommends a coloffal ftatue, 230 feet high, to be placed on Greenwich hill, near the Obfervatory, to be feen from the river and from the Kent road. He has given plates to illuftrate his idea; which is feverely reprobated by an architect, Mr. ALEXANDER DurOUR, who contends "that a monument of architecture, in which the talents of different artifts must neceffarily combine, is more durable and more proper than a statue, to tranfmit to pofterity the talents, the bravery, and the richness that diftinguifh the British nation." We have read in one of the public papers a letter from Mr. OPIE on this fubject, who prepofed (if we remember right) the eftablishment of a gallery of paintings, which fhould exhibit a series of our naval victories from former to the present and to fu ture times. This plan has at least one advantage over both the others, that it would provide a conftant fource of employment and emulation not only to artifts of the prefent day, but to thofe of the rifing, and of every future generation.

Mr. SAMUEL IRELAND (lately deceated) has published the fecond volume of his " Graphic Illuftrations of Ho, garth,"

garth," from pictures and drawings in his poffeffion. Many of the plates which this volume contains are well engraven, and fome of the defcriptions which attend them, animated and interefting. They are forty-nine in number.

Mr. ADOLPHUS has published the first volume of his "British Cabinet," containing portraits of illuftrious perfonages engraven from original pictures, with biographical memoirs. We cannot fpeak in commendatory terms of this work; the engravings are of very unequal merit; the names of the original painters are not inferted, and many of the perfonages, whofe features are here exhibited and tranfmitted to pofterity have not rendered themselves objects of gratitude or veneration by the celebrity either of their actions or their talents; it is to be hoped that Mr. Adolphus will evince a little more judg ment in the future volumes of this work.

Mr. PINKERTON, whofe honorable and perfevering zeal in the caufe of learning is known full well, has published a very curious and elegant volume entitled "The Scottish Gallery, or Portraits of eminent Perfons in Scotland, &c." To this work is prefixed an Introduction ou the rife and progrefs of painting in Scotland, which, like the biographical accounts of the characters reprefented, has only one fault, that of being too fhort. There are fifty-two portraits in this volume, most of which, are thofe of perfons who have rendered their names familiar to our ears by their eminence in arms. in honors, or in learning. Many of thefe portraits are taken from pictures by the celebrated Jamefon, a pupil of Rubens, and copied by Mr. Robert Johnfon of Newcastle, whofe miferable death is related by our. author in a moft affecting manner. Mr. P. ftates in his preface, that if encouragement fhould arife, another volume of the fize of the prefent would contain the most curious of the remaining portraits. It is much to be hoped that the completion of fo interefting and able a work will not be impeded by the want of public patronage.

ORIENTAL LITERATURE. The fifth and laft volume of the "Afiatic Refearches," printed from the Cal cutta edition, is now before the public. It is a degrading reflection that there are at this time feveral gentlemen who are deterred by the want of patronage from exercifing their skill in Eaftern languages in the tranflation of many curious and valuable works relative to the hiftory, civil and religious, of an ancient and a polished people.

Captain SCOTT, the ingenious tranflator of Ferifhta's Hiftory of Dekkan, and of the reigns of the late Emperors of Hindooftan, has just tranflated from the Perfic of Einaiut Oollah, an Oriental ro mance entitled "Bahar-Danush, or the Garden of Knowledge:" in the preface to thefe volumes he acknowledges his predilection for hiftorical fubjects, and tells us that by the advice of his friends and his bookseller he undertook the tranflation of a romance as more likely, from its amufing nature, to remunerate him by its extent of fale for the labor and expenfe of publication!" "Until the honorable Eaft India Company," fays he, "or the Univerfity, fhall extend their patronage of Eaftern literature to at least the gratuitous printing of its tranflations, we must not be furprised at Perfian and Arabian tales from Orientalifts, who in general, cannot afford to wait the flow return of a library book." Bahar Danush abounds with he roic atchievements, love intrigues, and marvellous adventures; the language and imagery have frequently all the glow and pomp of Oriental magnificence. Many excellent notes, illuftrative of obs fcure paffages, are added by the ingenious tranflator, to whom we are alfo indebted for an interesting volume of "Tales, Anecdotes, and Letters, tranflated from the Arabic and Perfian," in the selection of which are difplayed much judgment and tafte, and in the execution confiderable abilities.

"The Story of Al Raoui" is an Ara bian tale, mentioned in the preface to Vathek, very characteristic of Eaftern manners: it is tranflated into English and German; the typography is beautiful.

TOPOGRAPHY AND ANTIQUITIES.

"Iter Britanniarum; or that part of the Itinerary of Antoninus which relates to Britain, with a new Comment by the REV. THOMAS REYNOLDS, A. M." The commentators who have attempted an explanation of this Iter, at least of that part of it which relates to Britain, are numerous; although many, however, have incidentally touched upon it, not any we believe have exprefsly made it the fubje&t of inquiry, within the laft century, excepting Mr. Reynolds, who justly con ceives that the materials of elucidation are now more numerous than at any former period; many Roman antiquities, having been found in different parts of our island, our maps being improved, and the di ftances of towns being now accurately afcertained. With thefe advantages be fore him, Mr. Reynolds engaged in the 4 M

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undertaking which, fays he, "proceeds on the found and excellent foundation which the former commentators had laid, and will not be found to differ from them but where they feem not to have had it in their power to reach the truth." As to the execution of this work, we are not competent to offer any opinion: it has been loosely praised in one of our periodical journals; and in another, with much learning and much labor, feverely criticifed as an attempt which "fo rafhly made, to diflocate the whole body (as it were) of the Roman topographers in Britain, and to lead us back into the chaos from which we had emerged, required a firong hand of correction to baffle the attempt, and a keen fpirit of cenfure to reprobate the rashness +."

"Literary Antiquities of Greece; as developed in an an attempt to afcertain Principles for a new Analysis of the Greek Tongue, and to exhibit thofe Principles as applied to the Elucidation of many Paflages in the ancient Hiftory of that Country, &c. by the Rev. PHILIP ALLWOOD." This is a moft curious and learned work, in which the author has fucceeded in the very arduous attempt of difpelling the cloud which hung over the early history of Greece, and feemed to shroud it with dark nefs almoft impenetrable: that country, he obferves, no lefs than Egypt, may be styled the Mother of Monsters: monsters which have poffeffed themselves of the extenfive domains of antiquity, and effectually deterred the learned, till comparatively of late years, from any fuccefsful research. "It is with the view," he continues, "of exploring fome tracks in thefe infefted regions, which the foot of difcovery has never trod; and of afcertaining more perfectly the fituations and qualities of others which have been only fuperficially obferved; that I have ventured to digrefs from the ordinary paths of literature, and to attempt, by engaging fome of thefe terrific beings upon their own grounds, to oblige them by force to relinquith their pofletions." The author has difplayed a degree of ftrength and prowels in thefe conflicts equal to the bravery which prompted him to undertake them.

Monthly Review for April 1800, P. 349, et feq.

British Critic for December 1799, p. 639, and for January 1850, p. 21 et feq. They who feel interested in this fubject will doubtless read the learned and acute criticism from which the above extract is taken.

The Society of Antiquaries, in profecution of their defign of publishing defcriptions of the principal ancient churches of England, have given us "Some account of the Abbey-Church of Bath, illustrative of the Plans, Elevations and Sections of that Building." The Committee appointed to conduct this undertaking have ftated it as their opinion, that it would be more fatisfactory to select fuch churches for their firft fpecimen, as gave examples of the different ftyles of building in different ages, and of which at the fame time no good account was extant, than to follow any topographical or chronological arrangement. The firft, therefore, which they selected was the chapel of St. Stephen in Weftminster, as a fpecimen of the moft ornamental ftyle of architecture in the time of Edward III. The cathedral of Exeter was next chofen, both as being of uncommon elegance in a plainer ftyle about the fame period, and as being wholly unpublished with the exception only of the great weft window. The Committee ftate that they have now felected for publication the Abbey-Chapel of Bath, as being the laft building of any magnificence erected in this country in a ftyle purely Gothic, and almoft the only one which remains exactly in the state in which it was originally defigned. In this work, which from the elegance and accuracy of its execution does honor to the fociety, there are ten plates, to each of which is a copious and lucid explanation.

The Rev. JOHN MILNER has publifhed "The Hiftory Civil and Ecclefiaftical, and Survey of the Antiquities of Winchefter." In this work the writer difplays a strange mixture of ignorance and learning, and unites the ftrong fenfe of a man with the ftupid credulity of a crone. Mr. Milner, we fcarcely need tell our readers, is a Papift; his prejudices in favor of the religion to which he is attached, have in the courfe of this digreflive work, prompted him to a culpable palliation of the crimes of thofe English monarchs who have perfecuted the profeffors of the proteftant religion, and to an equally culpable calumniation of fome characters of high refpectability, who contributed to promote the Refor mation. The prefent work on the whole is by no means likely to add to the reputation of Mr. Milner as an antiquarian, a man of learning or of candor: we are indebted to it however, for fome admirable "Reflections on the Principles and Inftitution of Popery, with reference to Civil Society and Government, efpecially that

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of this Kingdom," bv Dr. STURGES, Prebendary of Winchester, &c. who afferts in plain terms, and with abundant evidence that the hiftory of Mr. Milner is in fact made fo much the vehicle of an apology for Popery, and a fatire on the Reformed Religion in general, efpecially that of the Church of England, that this feems to have been the object predominant in the author's mind; and the oftenfible fubject, the Hiftory of Winchefter properly fo called, fecondary only and fubject to it. Dr. Sturges's Reflections may not only be confidered as a refutation of the objectional parts of Mr. Milner's Hiftory, but as a comprehenfive and able defence of Proteftant principles in general.

The falfe and illiberal afperfions on the memory and writings of Dr. Hoadley, have called forth "A Letter to the Rev. John Milner," from the pen of Dr. RoBERT HOADLEY ASHE, who has defended his celebrated relation with much firmness, ardor, and fuccefs.

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GENEALOGY.

On a former occafion we noticed a general history of the Stuarts from the earliest period of their authentic hiftory to the prefent times, by a lineal defcendant from the ancient kings of Scotland, Andrew Stuart, Efq. A refutation of this genealogy has been attempted by an anonymous writer in a Letter to Mr. Stuart, who in his turn has published a Supplement to his former work, in reply to the anonymous Refutor. The few who feel interested in this fubject will themselves refer to the publication: although it is not for us to enter into the merits of the queftion we cannot avoid noticing in terms of fevereft reprehenfion, the petulance, the vulgarity and mifreprefentation which difgrace the pages of this anonymous Genealogift.

MEDICINE, &c.

Numerous as are the works perpetually iffuing from the prefs on this fubject, we have lately difcovered but very few which require to be noticed at any length. It gives us the greatest pleasure to remark that every new experiment on the cowpox is corroborative of its mildnefs, and of its efficacy in refifting the variolous contagion. Dr. JENNER, to whole ardent fpirit of investigation the public is under fuch deep obligations, has given us a "Continuation of Facts and Obfervations relative to the Variola Vaccine." The Doctor inftituted a freth ferics of experiments on this fubject in confequence of the unfavorable reports concerning it which had been made by Dr. Wood

ville, whofe patients, it feems, had many of them puftules fcattered over the body: in fome of these moreover, the puftules were confluent, and in one inftance the patient died. On examining Dr. Woodville's experiments, however, it appears that a confiderable number of his patients were inoculated with small-pox matter the third or fifth day after inferting the ichor of the vaccine! The patients therefore having been infected with the smallpox, it is not wonderful that those who were inoculated from them fhould receive the fame difeafe. Dr. Woodville's practice, and that of the other gentlemen who have adopted this new inoculation continue we learn with unvaried and unequivocal fuccefs.

Dr. PEARSON's "Observations on the Bilious Fevers of 1797, 1798, and 1799" do credit to his medical fagacity and mode of treatment, and will be read with much advantage by gentlemen of the profeflion.

The fame may be faid of a Medical Practitioner's fhort Account of an infectious malignant Fever as it appeared at Uxbridge, &c." In this little tract the good effects of yeaft and vital air in the different ftages of the diforder are infifted on.

Dr. ANDREE, has published "Some few Cafes and Obfervations on the Treatment of Fiftula in Ano, Mortifications, the Venereal Difeafe, and Strictures of the Urethra." Although this work contains but little that is new, it may be read with advantage by students in Surgery. We are happy to learn, from the Doctor's practice, that an operation for the fiftula in ano, is by no means fo generally neceffary as we imagined: various methods of cure are detailed, which the Doctor fuccefsfully pursued without having recourfe to the knife.

Dr. SUTTON, in his "Confiderations refpecting Pulmonary Confumptions," is of opinion that the fource of this disease is really in the inteftines, and that the lungs fuffer fecondatily: he fupports his opinion with fome degree of plausibility.

Mr. BURN'S " Anatomy of the Gravid Uterus" is fufficiently accurate; it cannot be expected that a work on this fubject should contain any novelty. Mr. SANDFORD and Mr. TWEEDIE have both of them given us lectures: the former gentleman in "A few Practical Remarks on the Medicinal Effects of Wine and Spirits," the latter in his «Hints on Temperance and Exercise:" thefe pamphlets though very useful and praifeworthy have very little novelty to recommend them.

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