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Varieties. 



[APRIL, 



to Mr. Leslie. But we do conceive, that the 

 notoriety to the rest of the world that some 

 of the discoveries which he has announced 

 as new had been previously known, is a 

 proof that he has rediscovered them himself; 

 and if, in some instances, he have no title to 

 the claim of originality, he is certainly not to 

 be branded as a pirate. We appeal to the ex- 

 perience of ever}" individual who has thought 

 upon subjects connected with the arts, whe- 

 ther or not innumerable ideas and inven- 

 tions have not occurred to his mind, which 

 more extensive reading or more accurate 

 accounts have not proved to have been long 

 reduced to practice by others. Thecase of the 

 pemiulum is one in point, and we could cite 

 many similar instances. Intentional pla- 

 giarism deserves no pity ; but when two men 

 make the same discovery, if priority of inven- 

 tion be accorded to one, surely the other 

 is exempt from reproach. 



Physical Strength of Man. The result 

 of experiments with a dynamometer, insti- 

 tuted by Peron, in his voyage to Australia, 

 is expressed in the following scale : Manual 

 Strength. Inhabitants of Van Die-men's 

 Land, New Holland, Timor, France, Eng- 

 land. The ratio between the first and last, 

 being 5:7. Strength of the Loins. The 



order of the people is the same, but the ratio 

 between the extremities is as 5 to 8. 



Superficial Temperature of the Ocean. 

 A series of observations, made in the vicinity 

 of New Holland, has led to the same con- 

 clusions as those of Marsigli, in the Medi- 

 terranean, viz. At the surface, in the morn- 

 ing and in the evening, the sea and the air 

 have the same temperature. The sea is 

 colder than the air at noon, and warmer at 

 midnight. 



J'ivnciousncss of Sharks. The two fol- 

 lowing instances of tenacity of life in thn 

 shark are recorded by the French traveller 

 M. L. de Frejcinet. A fish of this species, 

 about ten feet long, and from which the head 

 and entrails had been removed, was left upon 

 the deck of a vessel, apparently dead. In 

 about ten minutes, the sailors who were pre- 

 paring to wash the deck, seized the fish by 

 the tail, to drag it forward, when the creature 

 made such violent efforts as almost to over- 

 throw the persons around it. In the other 

 instance, the animal had been completely 

 eviscerated more than two hours, but sprang 

 lip several times upon the deck, when a sai- 

 lor laid hold of its tail, designing to cut it 

 off with a knife. A hatchet was necessa- 

 rily had recourse to for the operation. 



WORKS IN THE PRESS, AND NEW PUBLICATIONS. 



WORKS IN PREPARATION, 



Captain Andrews, who went out as a Com- 

 missioner from the Chilian Peruvian Mining 

 Company, to engage mines in South Ame- 

 rica, has prepared a Narrative of his Journey 

 from the Rio de la Plata, by the United Pro- 

 vinces, into Upper Peru ; thence by the De- 

 serts of Coranja, to the Pacific, which will 

 shortly appear. 



The Historical and Biographical Commen- 

 taries, on which the Author of the Beauties, 

 Harmonies, and Sublimities of Nature, has 

 been so many years engaged, will be com- 

 pleted (unless other engagements imperiously 

 interfere) some time next autumn. They 

 will occupy three closely- printed octavo Vo- 

 lumes. 



Mr. Colnaghi will publish, in a few days, 

 a highly-finished engraving, by Cochran, 

 from a beautiful portrait by Ross, of the 

 Rt. Hon. Lady Chetwynde; being the 28th 

 of a series of portraits of the Female Nobi- 

 lity. 



A Print of Fishermen on the Look-cut, 

 from a picture in the possession of the Earl 

 of Liverpool, painted by W. Collins, R.A. 

 and engraved in the line manner by Joseph 

 Phelps, will be published in the spring. 



A Treatise on the Natural History, Phy- 

 siology, and Management of the Honey 

 Bee, by Dr. Bevan, will be published this 

 month. 



The Author of "Head Pieces and Tail 



Pieces, a series of Tales, by a Travelling 

 Artist," is preparing for publication a moral 

 tale, in one volume, to be entitled, " A Peep 

 at the World, or the Rule of Life." 



Nearly ready, a Historical, Antiquarian, 

 and Picturesque Account of Kirkstall Abbey, 

 illustrated with highly-finished Engravings 

 in the line manner, by John Cousen, from 

 drawings by Wm. Mulready, esq. R.A. and 

 Chas. Cope. 



A new work, by G. Poulet Scrope, esq. 

 F.R. and G.S.S. on the Geology of Central 

 France, and particularly the Volcanic For- 

 mations of Auvergne, the Velay, and Viva- 

 ray, in 4to. accompanied by an Atlas, con- 

 taining numerous coloured plates, and two 

 large maps, will be published in a few days. 



The copiousGreek Grammar of Dr. Philip 

 Buttman, is nearly ready for publication ; 

 faithfully translated from the German by a 

 distinguished scholar. 



The Rev. John BHrdsall is preparing for 

 publication, an edition of a scarce and valu- 

 able work, entitled, The Sinner's Tears, iu 

 Meditation and Prayer, by Thomas Fetti- 

 place. 



Theology ; or, an Attempt towards a Con- 

 sistent View of the Whole Counsel of God ; 

 with a Preliminary Essay on the Practica- 

 bility and Importance of this Attainment. 

 By the Rev. J. H. Hinton, A.M. oi Reading. 



Mr. John Hawkesworth is preparing a 

 History of the Merovingian Dynasty ; being 

 the first part of n new History of France. 



