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The patent which Mr. H. took out in Auguft relates to the invention of a machine that may be worked by men or any other power, and by means of which the registering may be commodiously and effectually carried on.

Without plates it will be impoffible for us to defcribe the peculiar contrivance. Thofe of our readers who are interefted, will in courfe confult the fpecification itfelf at the proper office.

MR. RAND'S TELESCOPE.

Mr. Cater Rand for his improved Military and Naval Telescope to afcertain Diftances and the Size or Extenfion of Objects at Sight, by means of a new Micrometrical adjustment.

This telescope is made refracting, achromatic or reflecting, and the micrometer has feur parallel hairs or wides fitted to filver, brafs, copper, or other well contrived converging and diverging plates, two of which parallel hairs or wires have a permanent and fixed value, and the other two are valued in proportion to their degree of divergency, measured in parts of a great circle, and are put into motion, governed and regulated by a proper mechanical movement which at one and the fame time acts upon the diverging or converging parallel hairs or wires, and gives a vertical motion to a scale by the fide of a ftationary verniers or nonius index, whofe refpective divifions are calculated to meafure the mimutes of a degree of a great circles the vernier or nonius at the fame time performing its proper office, fubdivides the minutes of the moving fcale into tenths, equal in value to 6" or feconds of a great circle read off from the bottom towards the top of the index fcale, placed to the right of the micrometer fcale, immediately oppofite to which is placed a fall lens of fufficient

magnifying power for reading of the divifions, and eafily directed to its proper focus to fuit the eye of the observer.

The whole of the above apparatus (except the lens which is fixed before the index at the distance of half an inch or thereabouts according to its focal diftance) is framed together and properly fitted on the eye tube of the telescope, which being brought to its proper focus in the ufual way for viewing objects, is then fitted for obfervation for measuring the angle fubtended by any object for finding its diftance by a fingle obfervation, if its height or fize be known, or by two obfervations and the intermediate diftance, when neither distance, fize, nor height are known but both required, in manner following. If the angle fubtended by any object be fought in the table of distances placed on the outfide tube of every telescope, and its correfponding-tabular number be multiplied by the known fize or height of the object in any measure, the diftance of the object will be found in the fame meafure. If the height be required from the known diftance the tabular number correfponding to the angle as before divided by the distance, will give the height or fize, and this by one oblervation. If the diftance and fize or height of an object, or both, be required when neither is known, the intermediate distance paced or measured between two ftations, multiplied into the larger angle fubtended by the object, and that product divided by the difference of the angles taken at each ftation or place of obfervation, will give the diftance from the furtheft itation or place of obfervation; from which if the interme diate diftance be taken, it will leave the diftance from the nearest place of observation to the object. Dividing the tabular number as before by either diftance correfponding with the fubtending angle, will give the fize or height of the object.Hence, at one ftation or place of obferva. tion, the distance of an object may be found if the angle fubtended by that object be truly taken, and the fize or height be known, and the height or fize if the diftance be known. Hence alfo, from two ftations, or from two places of obfervation, and the known intermediate diftance, both the distance and height or fize of an object may be fourd when neither of them is known.

MONTHLY

MONTHLY RETROSPECT OF THE PROGRESS OF THE

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FINE ARTS.

HE Mefrs. Boydells have publifhed the Portrait of Sir John Borlate War ren, with Representations of his Two Naval Victories. Price of the Three 11. 11s. 6d. The Portrait, defigned by Mark Oats, Captain of Marines, is faid to be a very ftrong resemblance.

The Woman taken in Adultery, and Tribute Money, by Facius, after Duart, are almost finished, and the print of The Ceremony of Swearing in the Lord Mayor at Guildhall, after the picture by Millar, will be ready for delivery in the courfe of

two or three months.

Of the firit and tafte with which MackIn's numerous publications have been conftructed, it is not eafy to speak in higher terms than they deferve. In fome cafes they have not only been creditable to the publisher, but an honour to the coun

try.

The Sixth Number of his Poets, Price 31. 35. is just published: the four prints are from the following artifts: Conftantia by Rigaud, Hamilton's admirable picture from Gray's Elegy; and Scenes from two oid Ballads by Bunbury. They are all engraved by Bartolozzi, and poffefs the ufual merit of the firft engraver in theworld. Rigaud's Conftantia is elegant and claffical. Hamilton's picture from Gray's Elegy we have ever confidered to be, if got his first in merit, unquestionably equal to any thing he ever painted. He has entered fully into the fpirit of the poet, and given to his picture that fober fombre hee which is fo highly characteristic of the fubject. The feenery is addreffed to the mund, and calculated to imprefs it with the fame fentiments that would occur on reading the poem. Bunbury's two defigns from cd ballads are marked with that fimple pathos which the fabject requires.

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ceived, and gives great intereft to the compofition. The clouds are crouded with celestial inhabitants, who, with songs and choral svmphonies, circle his throne rejoicing. We muft again repeat that in the engraving there is no fault; it is exceedingly rich and harmonious; a grand breadth of unbroken light difplays a ftriking whole, and renders it fo attractive that it cannot be paffed without notice. It is published by Schiavonetti.

The Apotheofis of Louis XVI. Hamilton, R. A. pinxit. Bartolozzi, R. A. fculpt.

11. 11s. 6d. In colours, 31. 35.

Price

This is precifely in the fame point of time as the print by Pelegrini, but in many refpects inferior. The female figure behind the king's chair, whether intended for Pallas or Minervá, has certainly no proper bufinefs in that fituation: it gives the idea of Minerva, who, among angels, does not feem in her proper place. Though the defign cannot be much praised, there is a certain fweetness in whatever BARTOLOZZI puts his hand to, which will lift even common place into fome confequence.

A whole length portrait of Suwarrow, painted by Singleton from a drawing ad vivum by Lieutenant Bifkeranini of the Waldeck dragoons. Engraved by H. Gillebank, 24 by 18. Price il. is. mezzotinto. Of this very remarkable character this is faid to be a striking likeness..

The Return off Camperdown; Whitcomb pinx, Hillyer fculpt is a very fine print in the chalk manner.

Going out for Milk, and Returning with Milk; painted by F.' Wheatley: engraved by C. Turner: mezzotinto; are a pair of very pretty prints. In thefe little fimple fubjects Wheatley is fingularly happy.

The painter Bury, at Rome, wishes to fell his two large Cartons of Rubens, at 100 ducats each, to extricate himself from fome pecuniary embarraffments; he is also defirous of difpofing of feveral original defigns, and numerous copies of generally admired paintings.

Prince Aldobrandini has fold his Chrift by Leonardo da Vinci, along with his whole gallery, to Mr. Day and Mr. Fagan, two English painters fettled at Rome, for 5000 fcudi. Mr. Fagan has alfo purchafed from Prince Altieri two beautiful pictures by Claude de Loraine.

Among the works of art which hav been carried from Turin to Paris, is the 1 2 famous

famous Table of Ifis, a monument of bronze, fo called from being believed to reprefent many of the ceremonies performed in honour of Ifis. It was originally difcovered at Rome by labourers employed in digging in the gardens of the house of Cafarelli. The learned Cardinal Bembo purchased it, and on his death bequeathed it to the Duchefs of Mantua, in whose poffeffion it remained until Mantua was taken by the Germans; when the foldiers who feized it as their booty, endeavoured to tear from it the filver threads of which the figures are compofed; but finding that impracticable, they refolved to fell the table by the pound to the Piedmontese, and by them it was purchafed, and afterwards prefented to the Duke of Savoy. For very many years it was thrown by neglected in a corner of the hall in the ducal palace at Turin, and considered as a common piece of furniture, until it was happily feen by the learned Montfaucon, who, infpecting it with the eye of genius and tafte, difcovered its beauties; and, by defcribing them, gave it fuch value to the proprietor, that he caufed it to be removed to a more tefpectable fituation in the palace, where, with the fanction of fo great a name as

that of Montfaucon, it attracted fo much attention, aud acquired fuch confequence, that feveral English travellers who saw it wifhed to purchase it, and at almost any price: it is even afferted that offers were more than once made of an equal weight in gold. The time when it was made has not yet been ascertained.

The Madona of Loretto (Our Lady of Loretto) has changed the Cafa fanta for a place upon a table in the cabinet of antiques at Paris, and is described by a traveller, who lately faw her in her new refidence, as a very fhapelefs figure, with fingers prepofterously long, black with fmoak, and mutilated and damaged in several parts.

The famous ftatue of Pallas, which was dug up in the vicinity of Veletri in Italy, has also been transported to Paris. By thofe travellers who have feen it (and many of them are men of judgment and tafte) it is defcribed as equal to the beautiful Apollo of the Vatican; it is uncommonly well preferved, having loft only two fingers; the head is exquifitely beautiful, and the general air in the very firft ftile of grandeur and elegance. It is 14 Roman palms high.

THEATRICAL RETROSPECT FOR JANUARY 1800.

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NEW Play, of five as, entitled Joanna of Montfaucon, was performed at Covent-garden Theatre on the 17th of this month. It is a piece altered by Mr. Cumberland from an unpublished Drama of Kotzebue; and, in the Prologue, it is stated to be, with the exception of the plot, the entire work of the English writer. We do not know how much, or how little, is meant to be included in that term of the Flot. But if no more of this Play is Kotzebue's than the mere out-line of the Fable, the German writer has not much to answer for. When the whole production is to be reviewed as fome ipecies of dia natic compofition, criticism justly difclaims it, as being a thing on which its rules cannot properly be exercifed. We may give an account of a monfter, compounded of various forms; but to apply the rules of dramatic writing to it would be as abfurd as gravely to criticife the impertinence of a man who, profeffing to make a garden for his employer, fhould cover his ground with baby-houfes filled with many forts of children's toys. When the writer of this play gave the public an

entertainment of this mixed character, it would have been fome compenfation to have occupied curiofity with a little novelty in its detached parts, and amufed the feeling with the delights of imagination. But this play, 'when it is a tragedy, reminds us of other tragedies; when a pantomime, of other pantomimes; and fo on through all its members: nor are the originals always remote; for in the main circumftances, thofe of the pageantry, it is a fickly reprefentative of a play performing at the fame time, in the very fame hour, at the other theatre.

With defects that pervade this piece almost wholly, there is one fcene in it of fuch exquifite beauty, that we readily express our unfeigned forrow for the task of touching upon its faults. This is the laft fcene of the third act. Here we find most faithfully executed one of the noble offices of dramatic art; here we fee the conflict of generous and powerful paffions, in a character of a degree of elevation highly interrefting. The character of Philip of Belmont, to which we allude, is at once chately and forcibly drawn; and it would

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be an unpardonable neglect, not to fay its features were as finely represented by Mr. H. Johnstone.

The music of this piece evinces a delicite tafte, and great knowledge of his art in the compofer. This gentleman's name is Baby; the composer of the admired oratorio of Prophecy.

A new Mufical Afterpiece, called The Ring, or Love Me for Myfelf, was performed on the day of this month, at Drury Lane Theatre. It is an alteration from a piece called The Pavillion, which did not fucceed. The faults of the original were infipidity in the dialogue, and heaviness in the mufic; and, though a good deal is done to counteract thefe de fects, it is ftill a poor performance in both

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The story is fingle, and conducted with fimplicity; the paffions, fentiments, and characters are accurately sketched, and in due harmony with each other, but a foul is wanting to this outward form; all things belonging to it are flight tracings from greater works. The second and third acts are the beft; and had the remaining acts been as fuperior to thofe as they ought to have been, the play might have been pronounced a pleafing production. But the two laft acts are feeble beyond the imbecility of thofe that precede. The language of this play is its greatest merit. It is every where beautiful, and frequently poetic in a very high degree.

There was little for the performers to do, that deferves notice. The part of Mrs. Siddons was the moft fignificant; at times, it communicated calm delight; and that was the highest gratification any part of the play could afford.

beautiful address to the Tragic Mufe. It was, however, fucceeded by as complete an inftance of the bathos as perhaps was ever exhibited. From a picture of the fublime powers and touching effects of the Tragic Mufe, the poet defcended to the atchievements of Sir Sidney Smith in Afia. The Epilogue at least attempted to be sprightly.

A New Tragedy, intitled Adelaide, the production of Mr. Pye, the poet-laureat, was performed at Drury Lane Theatre, on the 25th of this month. The fcene. The prologue commenced with a very Les at the Court of Henry II. of England, in his Norman dominions; and the chief perfonages are The King; his two fons, Richard (Coeur de Lion) and John (after. wards king of England); Adelaide, fifter of Philip king of France; Clifford, natural fon of Henry; and a Legate from the Court of Rome. The principal topics areRichard's vehement paffion for Adelaide, to whom he is betrothed; his rage at the fuppofed defign of his father to marry that princefs, and his belief of her treachery, which jealoufy and rage are excited by the practices of John; the final interruption of the intended nuptials of Richard and Adelaide, by the Legate; the taking of the vel by Adelaide; Richard's fuccessful revolt against his father; and the king's confequent grief and death.

This play is written on the true principles of the art, as far as thofe rules go, which may juftly be called mechanical.

The play was received with general ap. plaufe. We perceived no oppofition till towards the conclufion; and that was little.

We believe the piece owed much of its fuccefs to fome very pointed fatire on the infolence, oppreflion, and rapacity of the Church of Rome in former ages. The firit paffage of that kind brought down three or four fucceffive plaudits. think thofe perfons are utterly mistaken, who imagine this nation has of late acquired a love for the Roman Catholic rehgion.

(This Article will be regularly continued.

LIST OF DISEASES IN LONDON.

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Account of Difeafes in an Eastern District of London, from the 20th of December to the

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A confiderable proportion of the difeafes contained in the foregoing lift had their feat in the cheft; and, as it might well be expected, their number was increafed, and the 1ymptoms of them were aggravated, by the late feverity of the weather. The degree of cold, though not fo intenfe, nor of fo long duration, as in the last winter, yet gave rile to a large number of thefe complaints. Cough, dyfpnea, catarrh, and peripneumony, have been attended with very fevere fymptoms, and have proved, in niany inftances, unufually te dious and obftinate. Peripneumonia notha has very frequently occurred in persons far advanced in life, and in a number of cafes has proved fatal.

The fymptoms of phthifis pulmonalis have alfo been much aggravated, and have advanced fpecdily to a fatal termination.

The measles have lately been very prevaJent, and have proved fatal in a number of inftances. It appears by the weekly bills of mortality, that a large number have died of this difeafe during the months of November and December; a number amounting to more than one half of deaths by this difcafe during the whole year.

The fmall-pox has proved a lefs fatal difeafe during the last year, than in the preceding one, in which 2237 are stated in the general bill of mortality as the number of deaths, whereas in the last year they amounted only to IIII. - By recurring to a monthly Register we find that in January, February, November, and December, two-thirds of the whole number fell a facrifice to this diftafe.

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Gravel, Stone, and Strangury

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Paipitation of the Heart

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Rheumatism
Small Pox
Scurvy

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Sore Throat
Sores and Ulcers

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Stoppage in the Stomach
St. Vitus's Dance
Swelling
Teeth
Swine Pox
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Tumor in the Womb
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