174 British mid French Books. 



Lempnere, William^ M.D., Author of a Tour to Morocco, Observations on 

 the Diseases of Jamaica, &c., and one of the Vice-Presidents of the Isle of 

 Wight Philosophical Society : Popular Lectures on the Study of Natural 

 History and the Sciences, Vegetable Physiology, Zoology, the Animal 

 and Vegetable Poisons, and on the Human Faculties, Mental and Corpo- 

 real, as delivered before the Isle of Wight Philosophical Society. London. 

 8vo, pp. 304. 7*. 6d. 



Few means will be found more effectual, for the general diffusion of a 

 knowledge of natural history, than the establishment of provincial 

 museums, libraries, and botanic gardens ; and the delivery of lectures and 

 demonstrations in them. Viewing the subject in this light, it will readily be 

 imagined that we are highly gratified with the present volume, which con- 

 tains six lectures, read also to the Philosophical Society of Portsmouth (for 

 an account of this and other natural history societies in Hampshire, see p. 190.), 

 in complimentary return for a discourse on light and vision, read by one of 

 the most distinguished members of that society, before the Institution of the 

 Isle of Wight. The lectures are six ; one on vegetable physiology, which 

 embraces a very extensive view of the subject, with a recapitulation in a 

 tabular form ; one on zoology, as it appears to us, exceedingly well drawn 

 up, and concluding with tabular views of the classifications of animals, by 

 Cuvier and Blumenbach. There are two lectures on animal and vegetable 

 poisons ; and one on the human faculties, mental and corporeal. In his 

 preface the author has the following remark : — " With respect to the 

 utility of scientific associations, which are now extending themselves 

 throughout the kingdom, we may be permitted to remark, that, as it has 

 been deemed of importance to bestow the light of science on the labouring 

 classes, it surely is still more essential that the middling ranks (upon whom 

 the welfare of society so mainly depends) should also partake of its bene- 

 ficial influence ; and we are not aware of any pursuit more calculated to 

 enlarge their minds, and to lay the foundation for useful knowledge, than 

 the contemplation of that subject which the societies above alluded to have 

 principally in view ; namely, the works of the creation, the laws by which 

 they are regulated, and the practical applications of which they are sus- 

 ceptible." 



France. 

 Kittelly Dr. B. M. : M^moires d'Histoire Naturelle. Paris. 8vo, 9 sheets. 



Lessouy R. P., Author of the Zoology of the Voyage round the World, by 

 the Corvet La Coquille, &c. : Complement des CEuvres de BuflTon, ou His- 

 toire Naturelle, g^n^rale et particuliere, de tons les Animaux rares et 

 pr^cieuse, decouverts par les Naturalistes et les Voyageurs depuis la mort 

 de Buffon. 8vo, 10 vols, atlas, of 120 pis. 5frs. 50c. each vol. 



Dupont, M. ain4 Naturalist : Trait^ de Taxidermie, ou TArt de conserver 

 et d'empailler les Animaux. Paris. Svo. pp, 114,4pls. 5/rs. 50c. 



LebreuxyF.L.: Histoire Naturelle des L^pidopteres, ou Papillons. Va- 

 lenciennes. 12mo. ^frs. 50c. 



Hanriy W. de. Doctor of Philosophy, &c. : Recherches sur PAnatomie et les 

 Metamorphoses de diff^rentes especes d'Insectes. A posthumous work of 

 P. Lyonet. 



Lecoi/y M. : Recherches sur la reproduction des V^getaux. Clermont. 4to, 

 pp. 30. 1 pi. lith. 



Cassiniy M.Henri: Opuscules Phytologiques. Paris. Svo, 2 vols. 12 pis. 

 ISfrs. 



