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Critiettl Notices of Bopks of the Month. 



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' Mr. A.'T. Thompson has published the 



^liird edition of his €&n)ipectis of the 



PfiUrmacopaiias, being- a practical cora- 



pendlu^rA' "of^f afepia Medica aod Pharmacy. 



As a condensed view 'of the infoMnatipa 



. -scattered throug:h many and large wqrks, 



V^liife little volume must be found highly 



^/teiefnl to students and young practitioners, 



and, as such, it has been duly appreciated 



by the profession. 



\V« have read The Eve of St. Hyppolito, 

 a Play, in five acts, and should be glad if 

 we oould say it had rewarded our atten- 

 tion. Where we cannot bestow praise, it 

 would better suit our inclinations to be si- 

 lent ; but if the author will take our fair 

 and impai-tial. opinion, (and we give it 

 solely with a view to his own benefit) he 

 will save much time and labour, and escape 

 the vexation and disappointment arising 

 from their misapplication, by turning his 

 exertions into some other channel. 



A valuable work, printed many y^ears 

 — agoj-'butj from peculiar circumstances, 

 o'iilp^iifecently puWished, will be found 

 ^^t^ifheTElemeiits of the Art of Packing, 

 fxi 4iifh'applied to Special Juries, particu- 

 * ^iarlyih cases of Libel Law ; by Jeremy 

 '^^'^BbntBAM, esq^ The reputation of its 

 author will secure for this volume an at- 

 tentive and respectful perusal, and it will 

 be found to contain a triumphant exposure 

 of the abuses of the present system . The 

 purity and impartiality of the jury is the 

 very soul and essence of justice ; if these 

 ... b^fCoataminated, there is nothing but 

 " rtiockery in the trial. For the mode in 

 vhich a special jvirj' is nominated, we beg 

 to refer our readers to the note at page 85 

 of tliis Vvork. He will learn that, on such 

 ocfcasibns, there is always a struggle on 

 both sides, to introduce or exclude indi- 

 viduals, as they are supposed to adhere or 

 uot, to a particular line of politics. In 

 this contest, the prosecutor possesses a 

 great advantage in the nomination of the 

 jorois, which is made by the officers of the 

 court, to whom all the names are familiar. 

 Forty-eight iudividuals are thus selected, 

 whose sentiments are then minutely en- 

 quired into by both parties, and twelve 

 names are arterwai'ds struck out on each 

 side, the exclusion being guided by the 

 information obtained. How unworthy such 

 a 8yst«;m is of a nation which boasts of its 

 perfect laws, need not be pointed out. We 

 <tce no advantage atteudiug it, at all com- 

 mensurate to its evils; — the best remedy 

 would be eradication. The purport of this 

 publication acquires additional interest 

 from the proceedings of abody of men who, 

 under the title of the Constitutional Asso- 

 ciation, are endeavouring to crush iudivi- 

 duals with theirunited weight. They have 

 usurped the office of Prosecutor-General ; 

 and, in furtherance. of , their views, are sa- 

 g^acious enough to avail tbcmselvcs of all 



the.'< appliances and means to boot," which 

 etpccial juries can supply. We hope that 

 the general sense of the country, aWcady 

 loudly and indignantly expressed agsiturt: 

 the character iand conduct of this club, will 

 be sufficient to repress its further proceed- 

 ings ; and, if necessary, that a counter- 

 spirit of liberty and patriotism will be 

 raised against it, at least equal' to the ex- 

 tinction of such an obnoxious and illegal 

 nuisance. 



The Family Cyclopccdia^ by James 

 Jennings, contains a larg« mass of in- 

 formation, on subjects connected with the 

 domestic economy of life. In matters of 

 science and art, the author has made his 

 selections from sources of the best autho- 

 rity. The original materials supplied by 

 himself are creditable to his observation, 

 good sense, and benevolence. Almost 

 every topic of genernl interest will be 

 found in this comprehensive and judicious 

 compilation, treated in a clear and fami- 

 liar manner. As a book of daily reference 

 in the common concerns of life, it.viH be 

 found to afford important assistance, and 

 its great practical utility will, we have; no 

 doubt, ensure it a ready introduction, and 

 a favourable reception, in every intelligent 

 family. In addition to the great heads of 

 domestic economy, agriculture, and che- 

 mistry, this work points out the best 

 modes of curing diseases, and obviating 

 the effects of sudden accidents ; and pre- 

 sents aUo an outline of the mind and pas- 

 sions, with a view to the improvement of 

 morals and education. 



The lovers of literature and of nature 

 cannot fail to be pleased with the volume 

 of Time's Telescope for the year 1821. Its 

 merits, for several preceding years, have 

 been known to the public, and it is there, 

 fore scarcely neressaty to say, that the de- 

 sign of the work is to engraft upon the Al- 

 manack such information, whether histori- 

 cal, literary, or scientific, as suggests itself 

 to the mind in connection with the revolv- 

 ing seasons of the year. Ornithology, bo- 

 tany, and other branches of natural history 

 form a prominent and very interieslinj fea- 

 ture in this publication. The more serious 

 details are enlivened by the admixtore of 

 occasional anecdotes ; and very copious ex- 

 tracts from our best poets, adapted to the 

 subjects under discussion. gfve toihe whole 

 a pleasing air of variety and interest. To 

 young persons, either in town or country, 

 this volume will hi; very acceptable, as it 

 will furnish them, in one case, with much 

 novel aod amusing instruction ; and in the 

 other, will prove an agreeable '^ide to 

 many of those pursuits which are the pe- 

 culiar charm of a country re«ideucp. We 

 know not any publication of a similar na- 

 ture, iu Which there is' a better union of 

 pleasure with amusement. 



The Vicar of Iver, is a little tale of f\». 



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