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Geschichte der Medizin, &c. from the revival of letters to the History of Medicine, in Russia, by Dr. G. M. Richten, Moscow, in 3 vols.

Commentarii sopra la Storia le Teorie, &c.-Commentaries on the History and the Theories of Optics, by the Chevalier Venturi, Member of all the learned societies of Italy, 4to. with plates. A very curious and valuable work.

An Edition of the Fragments of the Iliad of Homer, drawn from a splendid manuscript of the highest antiquity, lately discovered in the Ambrosian Library of Milan, by Angelo Majo, Professor of Oriental Languages in that Library. Milan. 1814.

Pausanias' Description of Greece, a new translation, with the Greek Text collated on the Manuscripts of the Royal Library of Paris, by M. Clavier, Member of the Institute, and Professor of the Royal College of France.

Chinese Dictionary, French and Latin, made by order, and under the auspices of Government, by M. De Guignes. Paris. 1814.

A New Edition of the Dictionary of Natural History applied to the Arts, to Agriculture, and to Rural and Domestic Economy, by a Society of Naturalists and Agriculturists, Chaptal, Olivier, Thouin, &c.-This work is the most complete of its kind, and in the highest repute as one of general utility.

A History of the Cortes of Spain, by M. Sempere, of the Royal Academy of Madrid.

era of Kant, by Theophilus Buhle, Professor of Philosophy at Gottingen, 6 vols. in 8vo.

History of Literature, in a Course of Lectures, by F. Schlegel. Vienna.

Geneva and the Genevese in 1814, in French, by George Mallet.-A compendious history and description of that interesting community.

A History of the Administration of Cardinal Richelieu, by M. Jay. A work of great merit.

The History of Egypt under the Government of the Romans, by Prevost d'Iray.-This work obtained the prize from the French Institute in 1807, and has just appeared in print.

British Parliamentary Report on the State of Mendicity in London, 11th July, 1815.—A document of the greatest importance in the history of human nature.

The Art and History of Sculpture among the Ancients, with a Demonstration of their Mechanical Processes, by M. Quatremere de Quincy, of the French Institute.-A splendid and valuable work; grand in folio, with plates. Paris. 1815.

Savigni on Animals without Vertebrææ.-A work of consider. able interest.

Natural History of Animals without Vertebræ, by the Chevalier Delamarck, Member of the Royal Institute of France. 2 vols.

History of Modern Philosophy, large 8vo.

History of the Cossacks, by M. Le Sur. Paris. 2 vols. 8vo.-A complete authentic account of this extraordinary people, written with considerable force and elegance of style. The kind of republic which they form in the bosom of a great despotic empire, is a curious anomaly, like that of the political institutions of the Affghans in the wide waste of Eastern slavery.

Letters on Russia, by Christian Muller. Mayence. 1814.

Description of Egypt, made by the body of Savans who accompanied Bonaparte to Egypt, and published by his orders, in numbers; price 1800 francs, about 400 dollars, the number. 1814.

History of the Crusades, by Michaud; in 4 vols. 8vo. Paris. 1814. -The most complete work on the subject, with an additional volume, forming a bibliography of the Crusades.

Aviceptologie Francaise, or, a General Treatise of all the Devices which can be employed for catching Birds. 6th edition, with plates. Paris. 1814.

Works on Medicine and Surgery. The Works of Tissot complete, edited by his son; with a Life of him prefixed by M. Hallé, of the French Institute, 11 vols. 8vo.

Baron Boyer's Treatise of Chirurgical Diseases, and of the Operations which suit them; 4 vols. 8vo. 4th edition. Paris. 1816.

Considerations sur la Nature et le Traitement des Maladies de Famille, et des Maladies Here

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One of the most remarkable and valuable of the works which the Spanish press has afforded for some years past, is, "The Spanish Epidemiology, or, a Chronological Contagions, and Epizooties which History of all the Epidemics, have prevailed in Spain, from the period of the arrival of the Carthaginians, down to the year 1801, by Dr. Joachin de Villalba." 2 vols. 4to. The author is a physician of great eminence and erudition. He takes pains to show that medicine has been at all times cultivated by his countrymen with signal suc

cess.

Unité de l'art de Guérir.-Unity of the Healing Art, by the Che

valier Pelletin, Member of the first class of the French Institute, and first Surgeon of the HotelDieu Hospital. Paris. 1815.-The high rank of the author in his profession, is a still less powerful recommendation of his book than its intrinsic merit. No physician can read it without receiving instruction, although he may not be willing to adopt the ingenious theory of M. Pelletin.

dicine. It is the only complete history of the kind, and comprises a vast body of information on medicine, both as a science and an art. In erudition, the author could have no superior, and very few of his countrymen have ever, in any of their encyclopædical works, equalled him in arrangement and perspicuity. His history is the labour of 14 years.

Narrative of a Journey to Lon

Veterinary Pharmacy, by M. don in 1814, or, a Parallel between

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naturally, the musical sounds, for the words of a discourse.

putting it into contact with the teeth of the deaf and dumb, his pupils found that they were as sensible as himself, to the vibra-periments with the greatest suc

tion produced by a stroke upon it. Hence he concluded that an instrument could be made of the same materials, which they might fully enjoy. He also ascertained that it was not necessary for the teeth to be in contact with the instrument giving the sound, but that iron, wood, glass, &c. would answer as conductors. His experiments were entirely successful. The deaf and dumb, by holding one end of a wooden lath, ironrod, brass wire, or glass tube between the teeth, and applying the other, for instance, to the sounding-board of a piano, could hear and enjoy the music of the instrument, distinguishing between slow and lively airs. A single lath of wood would serve for as many as could apply their teeth to it at a time, and several of the pupils placed in file, the first holding his conductor between his teeth in contact with the musical instrument, the second resting his on the head of the first and so in succession, were found to be all equally sensible to the vibration.

The case was the same, whatever might be the age of the deaf and dumb. Nothing can be more touching than the account which M. Robertson gives, of the joy and surprise manifested by these unfortunate beings on finding a new sense, and experiencing for the first time the effect of melody. One of them, a youth of much intelligence, after making the first attempt, wrote down this question for the instructor-" Sir-This is a new language for me. Pray will the fiddling on the harpsichord teach me to understand what the tunes say?" Mistaking thus, very

M. Robertson repeated his ex

cess, in London, Genoa, Paris. In some instances the objects of his benevolence were thrown into a perfect delirium of joy, the children particularly displayed their satisfaction by bursts of laughter, the most animated gesticulation, leaping, &c. when a lively air was played for them.

It had long before been known that the deaf could be made to hear by the means in question, but M. Robertson asserts that these means have never been employed by any modern teacher. He draws the following inference from his experiments:-1. That there are instruments which enable the deaf, or the majority of them, to hear the tones of melody: -2. That they may be taught music, particularly on wind instruments:-3. That a musical and instrumental language may be formed for them:-4. That they may be made to hear and understand the human voice, and learn to speak, by imitation, as we learn.

Among the Lectures delivered at Paris during the winter of 1815, were the following:-1. A Course of Persian, by M. Langlès:-2. Of Arabic, by Baron Silvestre de Sacy:-3. Arabic pronunciation and dialogue, by D. Raphael:4. Of Turkish, by Amedeus Jaubert:-5. Of Armenian, by M .Citbred:-6. Of Antiquities, by M. | Millin:-7. Of Modern Greek, by M. Hase. All these belong to the "Royal and Special School for the oriental living languages of known utility in politics and trade." In the royal college, the following

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gratuitous courses:-1. Astronorny, by M. Delambre, perpetual secretary of the first class of the Institute: 2. Mathematics, by M. Lacroix, Member of the Institute:

-3. General and Mathematical Physics, by M. Biot, Member of the Institute:-4. General and Experimental Physics, by M. Lefebvre Gineau:-5. Medicine, by M. Hallé, Professor of the School of Medicine:-6. Anatomy, by M. Portal, Member of the Institute: -7. Chemistry, by M. Thenard, M. I.-8. Natural History, by Cuvier:-9. Mineralogy and Geology, by Delamétherie:-10. Law of Nature and Nations:-11. History, by M. Clavier, Member of the Institute:-12. Hebrew, Chaldaic and Syriac Languages, by M. Audran:-13. Arabic, by M. Caussin, Member of the Institute:-14. Turkish, by M. Ruffin:-15. Persian, by De Lacy:-16. Chinese Language and Literature, by M. Abel Remusat:-17. Sancrit Language and Literature, by M. Chezy:-18. Greek Language and Literature, by M. Gail, Member of the Institute:-19. Greek Language and Philosophy, by M. Thurot:-20. Latin Eloquence, by M. Gueroult: 21. Latin Poetry, by M. Tissot:-22. French Literature, by M. Andrieux.

Turkish Literature.

After the death of Selim III. the press of Scutari was wholly inactive, until at the expiration of three years from that catastrophe it was again set in motion under the direction of Ali and of Mahommed Emin Imam Sede. In the space of four years, from 1809 to 1813, only four works were published, two of them reprints. The

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A Committee of the Institute of Sciences of Warsaw which has published nine volumes of Memoirs on all subjects, has been for some years engaged without intermission on a great national work-a History of Poland.

The Class of Fine Arts is occupied with a body of National Airs founded on the History of Poland. The first artists of Dresden were engaged to execute the plates.— Poland is making important efforts in the arts and sciences, and the labours of her institute are quite respectable. The native works presented to it embrace almost all branches of the sciences and arts.

Swedish literature seems to

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