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Literary and PJiiloJophical Intelligence. [Oct. 1 , 



to the pupils of St. Georije's Ilofpital, 

 ■will commence in October next, as ulual. 



Mr. GuivMNO, furgeon extraordinary 

 to his Royal Higimefs the Duke of Sulfex, 

 and I'urgeon to St. George's hofpital, will 

 commence his lectures on the principles 

 and operations of furgcry, on Monday, 

 the loth of (Jciober next, at his houfe, 

 No. 43, Conduit-ftrcet, Hanover-fquare. 



Dr. GiBiiES has from ai'erics of expe- 

 riments (hewn, that the Bath waters 

 contain a much greater portion of iron 

 tiian has hitherto been fnppofcd. He 

 fays, that " iron is depofited in three dif- 

 ferent ttates by the Bath waters: 1. It 

 tinges the glaflfes which ate made ufe of 

 for drinkuig the ^vater at the pumps of 

 a yellow golden colour, which can be 

 fcraped off. Tiiis portion ia what I ima- 

 gine was united with ciiibonic acid, and 

 is depolited on the gi;ifl"es, on the fides 

 and bottom of the baths, in tiie llate of 

 ochre. — 2. It forms pyi itical incruftations 

 about tl e relbrvoirs and channels of the 

 baths : in thefe the iron is, in its metallic 

 ftate, united with fulphur. — 3. It is de- 

 pofited in the fand of the bath in black 

 paiticles, which are attracted by the 

 magnet. Some of thefe particles appear- 

 ed in a ci^ftalline foini." 



Mr. Malcolm laid before the Society 

 cf Antiquarians, notes of the regilters 

 wnd ni'diptions found in the cluirch of 

 St. Helen's. 



A-r. .JAMES TIoRsBURcn has given an 

 enumeration of the feveral cafes of fliips 

 which hare been iLuck with lightning: 

 from his obfci vat ions lie remarks, 1. That 

 lightning always appears to embrace one 

 cf the nuiit jieads at firft, ami defcends 

 downwards ; !2. That the parts of malls 

 which arc covered with tar and blacking 

 are not fo liable to be rent by the light- 

 ning as the p:u-ts wliere they are clean 

 fcraped, or fcraped and co»-ered with 

 tallow ; 3. That the yards are feklom or 

 never damaged by lightning, although the 

 mads to which they are fixed may be 

 rent to pieces. 



Some principal inhabitants of that vaft 

 fub rb ot tile metropolis fituated on the 

 fouJiern banks of the Thames, ha\e de- 

 tcrmiiit'd to fet on foot a new public li- 

 terary ellabliflmient, to be called the 

 Siury Library Inliituticm. The balls and 

 primary object of thi^ excellent dcfign 

 ■wiJ! be to collect and accumulate a valu- 

 ab'e and extciilive library of general li- 

 terature, in the works of the bell Englilh 

 authors of ihe pall and prelent day, par- 

 ticularly including: all new pablications of 

 merit. Tiie books will be circulatory to 



fubfcribers at their own houfes, and the 

 library will alfo be open for refort and re- 

 ference. Newfpapers, magazines, pamph- 

 lets, &c. will be amply provided. The price 

 offhaies to a limited number of early fub- 

 fcribers will be fix guineas, with an annual 

 contribution of two guineas. Perfonsmak- 

 ing liberal donations may be elcrted by the 

 triiftces life members. The fituationof the 

 library will bechofen as centrical aspolli- 

 ble to Southward, Bermondfey, New^ing- 

 ton, Walworth, Camberwell, Kenning-- 

 ton, Stockwell, Clnpham, Vauxhall, Lam- 

 beth, and Blackfriars. At prefent, Ne\v- 

 ingtou Caufeway is contemplated as the 

 moft eligible fcite. The government will 

 be vefied in open committees, to be held 

 quarterly : — the oftenfibic and financial 

 management in the prefident, the vice- 

 preiidents,the treafurer, and £he truftces : 

 — the local direction and eliicicnt fupcr- 

 intendaiice in a librarian, atluary, ail^d 

 accountant, (in one perfcjn) with requifite 

 al'liftaiits. The firft preiident is Loitl 

 Grantley, and the vice prelidcnts conlill 

 of the county and borough memliers. 

 Lord Leilie and Ivobert Ba:-clay, Efq. 

 The fliaies are to be pioprietai-y ; alfo 

 inheritable, devifable, and transferable. 

 Siibfcriptions arc received by the trea- 

 fiwer, Sir John Pinhorn, Southwaik Bank ; 

 w here the ftatutes and regulations at large 

 are ready for delivery to fubfcribers. 



Mr. Beaty, furgeon of tlie \'i6lory, in 

 the battle of Trafalgar, is about to pub- 

 lifli a narrative of the molt intcrefting 

 occurrences on board, the \ ictory, from 

 her leaving Fortfnouth till the day of 

 battle incluiive ; with the particulars of 

 Ixird Nelfon's death, A:c. iSrc. 



A new edition of I Iol in shed's Chro- 

 ni<;les is in the pre.fs, and inteudod to be 

 the fiift of a feries of tiic old Knglilh 

 chronicles. 



A coilc'lion of imp'Ttant fit^fs on the 

 navigation fyltem O' Great Britain will 

 be fpeedily laid hefcrc the public. 



Tlie Jiev. W. L. Bowlls has under- 

 taken a new erlition of Pojic's Works, 

 including many unpublilhed letters, and 

 a new life of the poet. It wall appear 

 early in the winter, and be einbcllilhed 

 with numerous portraits. 



A new hiltory of Northumberland will 

 be fliortly publillied, under the direction 

 of ^Ir. livTciii.vsox, of Bernard caftle. 



The Rev. Wm. Bau jjwex is about to 

 publilli a tranllation nf tiie Doniefday 

 Book, f ) far as it relates to the county ni 

 York, and a certain diliria of Laiica- 

 fliire, with an iutrodutlion, notes, and a 

 gloffary. 



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