SAB. 
Dorsetshire magistratés possess argu- 
ments ten thousand tintes more ope- 
rative than those of Mr. Noble) When 
personal martyrdom ends, argument 
may begin to have weight; but the 
former utterly extinguishes ‘the force 
of the latter. The Inquisition may 
have terrified men, but it never con- 
vinced them. We cannot too ofien 
refer to the noble Petition of the 
dissenting ministers to both Houses of 
Parliament, published ih one of our 
Jate Numbers. 
Ih afew days will be published, ‘a 
Narrative of the Sufferings of a Frénch 
Protestant Fariily at the Period of 
the Revocation of the Edict of Nantes, 
written by Joun Macau t the Father, 
translated and now first published 
from the original manuscript, in the 
possession of a descendant of the 
family residing near Spitalfields, at the 
request of members of the Spitalfields 
Bertievolent Society. 
Dr. Cox will shortly publish, Re- 
marks on Acute Rhetiinatism, and the 
importance ‘of early Blood-letting in 
that Disease, as preventing Metastasis 
to the Heart. 
At the anniversary of the Royal 
‘Society, ‘on the Ist of December, ‘the 
Copley medal, which is directed “to 
be given to the person who shall have 
‘produced ‘the most important ‘expéri- 
‘méntal investigation upon'tiny subject of 
natural history during the year,” (these 
are their own words,) ‘was adjudged 
by ‘the council to Mr. Pond, the 
“Astronomer Royal. This adjudication 
has, we'learn, ‘created ‘thuch stirprise 
and dissatisfaction ; because, although 
no one presumes to question ‘the offi- 
cial industry ‘and scientific merits of 
Mr. Pond, yet ‘this medal is not sup- 
poséd to have been intended to reward 
official Sex‘vices, hor to mect the case 
of mere’ astronomical registers kept by 
‘public instruments. We have received 
‘some strong observations about the 
little coterie by which ‘this Sociéty is 
‘now so mismanagéd, as, in the opinion 
of ‘many, to render it necessary ‘to 
establish new societies in‘self-defence, 
but we forbear to become parties. 
We conceive, however, that the'exér- 
cise of ‘a free press can in no‘manner 
‘be better directed than ‘to the conduct 
of a élose corporation, invested With 
‘the guardianship of Science ;'and we 
will by no’ means refuse admittance 'to 
‘accredited observations On ‘a ‘Subject 
‘of so much national importance. We 
ave, however, no desire to give coun- 
Literary and Miscellaneous Intelligence. 
[Jan. 14 
tenance to perverse factions; thoagh 
it i8 manifest that, if the RoyalSocie 
continued equal to its original pur- 
pose, sonrany new societies, embracing 
its several objects, could not’be neces- 
sary! The blame, however, may not 
attach to the contemporary: “officers, 
but to the constitution; for,;itsomehow 
happens, that of 1000°or 1100 fellows, 
not more than a dozen or a'score are 
labourers in science, and not! more 
than a hundred, perhaps, ever wrote 
for the press @ paragraph on a ‘iséien- 
tific subject, or aré known in” the 
scientific world, except’by theirr.r:s.; 
while, on the other hand, ‘thisi*great 
and enlightened nation’ cohtains ‘at 
least 10,000 individuals Whose attain- 
ments ‘are ‘on a par with the twelve or 
twenty working fellows ofthis: Society. 
Under such circumstances, ‘something 
must be wrong and rotten’; and it is’a 
subject to which the ‘public attention 
ought to be directed. 
M.'de'la Becue will ‘sbortlyspablish 
a Selection of the Geological Membirs 
contained in the “ Annalesides Mines,” 
together with a Synoptical: table of 
equivalent formations, and M. Brong- 
niart’s table of ‘the ‘classification of 
mixed rocks. 0 
Mr. C. Cuatrrevp ‘has Yn ‘thie ‘press 
a Compendious View ‘of the ‘History 
of the Darker ‘Ages, with genealogical 
tables. At 
A work ‘is forthcoming 6n the ‘Anti- 
‘quity of the Doctririe of the Quakers 
respecting Inspiration; ‘with a brief 
Teview ‘of ‘that’ soéiéty, ts ‘religious 
teréts, practices, ‘and egal exemp- 
tions, dnd ‘a ‘eemparison "between the 
Jife ‘and ‘opinions of the Friends and 
those of ‘early Christiatis. Whi 
The Crimes of Kings ‘and ‘Priests, 
or Ex position ‘of “the ‘Effects'of Abso- 
lute Monarchy and‘the’ Domination of 
‘the Priesthood, will S6on’ appear. 
A volume of Poéms, ‘by Mr. Par- 
CIVAL, whose ‘fofther ‘work éxéited ‘so 
much attention, will appear in’ Febru- 
ary, and we have ‘heard ‘very -favour- 
able reports of their mérits: 
Recollections’ vf ‘an “Eventful Life, 
‘chiefly passed in ‘the Aymy,°is an- 
‘nounced by Mr. ‘M‘Pheen, ‘of: Glas- 
gow, and nearly ‘ready. “Among other 
interesting ‘chapter '-‘héads ‘are — 
Sketches of a:sailér’s* life; ofthe army ; 
operations at ‘Cadiz by ‘the “troops 
under’ Géneral Graham ; ‘grand varmy 
in’ Portugal, with sketches '6f ‘the va- 
nous’ éngagénients Where that division 
‘fought, ‘viz. Fuento de Orior, ‘Rode- 
rigo, 
