1826.] 



DunicsLic and lureigii. 



i I 



Future liistoilans must apply to it for infor- 

 mution on tliat terrific event. Tlie present 

 work is a translation from the l-'ieneh, by 

 Alexandre Volkof, and is only valuable 

 from its being an additional means of dif- 

 fusing a knowledge on the subject, since 

 the style is not considered worthy of the 

 original. 



GERMANY. 



Dcr Norwegische Storthing im Johre. — 

 This work consists of an historical exposi- 

 tion of the Diet of Norway, to which is 

 atlixed two authentic and official documents, 

 both of them more valuable than the tirst 

 portion of this important work. The first 

 of these documents is the " statutes of the 

 university of Christiana," the other " the 

 constitution of the kingdom." M. Stef- 

 fens, the author of this work, is a Norwe- 

 gian resident at Berlin, and a distinguished 

 professor at the university of Breslau. 

 Patriotism, and a laudable spirit of inquirj-, 

 induced him to revisit his native countr)', 

 and acquaint himself with the proceedings 

 of the Diet since the political changes which 

 commenced in 181 i. He details, with 

 clearness and precision, the important mat- 

 ters which were discussed, with uncom- 

 mon dignity, profundity and unanimity at 

 the sittings in 1824, and shews, that the 

 illustrious members of this assembly have 

 sternly performed their dnt)', and rendered 

 incalculable service to their country. M. 

 Steffens gives no opinion on the royal and 

 other propositions submitted to the Diet, 

 but contents himself with reporting the 

 substance of them : the professor, at a 

 Prussian university, may be compelled, 

 from prudential motives, to withhold his 

 opinion on the acts of kings. This work is 

 an important addition to the annals of 

 Norway. 



Gustav Adolph der Grosse, Kl'mig von 

 Schweden. E'm HisloricJies Genlilde — By 

 Louis de Rango, a captain in the Prussian 

 ser\ice. A well written narrative of the deeds 

 of this noble scion of Gustavus Vasa must 

 be acceptable to the world : the interest of 

 such a work is greatly enhanced by its ne- 

 cessarily embracing much relating to the 

 able Oxenstiern, who was at once the friend 

 and minister of Gusta\iis Adolphus. The 

 leading traits in the character of this mo- 

 narch render him a pleasing subject for the 

 liistorian, as he was pious, brave, and no- 

 ble, possessing imcommon t;dents, both 

 in the field and in the cabinet. Captain 

 Rango seems to love and admire his hero, 

 and has consequently written his book in a 

 lively and vigorous style. He might have 

 rendered his work more complete by con- 

 sulting the archives of Vienna, Munich, 

 Wolfenbuttel, Dresden, Weimar — which 

 contain many inedited documents, that, in 

 all human probability, would have illus- 

 trated many portions of the history. The 

 labyrinthine politics of Richelieu require 

 more research and more stern examination 



than Captain Rango lias bestowed on them ; 

 indeed, this part of the work is inferior to 

 tlie narrative. Notwitlistiinding, the work 

 is instructive, amusing, and faithful to his- 

 toric truth. 



ITALY. 



. AforismiMedlco-filitsofici suUa ScieiKn dt:lla 

 Vita, e Iliflessioni criliclir sullii tcoria dcW In- 

 Jlammazionc, S(c. — Austrians may try, with 

 unrelenting hands, to smother the genius of 

 Italy, but will never be able to do more 

 than stop her aspinitions for a season. Tlie 

 Italians are unable to ]>rint their oiiinions 

 on points of ])olicy, and so tiieir active 

 spirits are tunied into the channels of 

 science, lliis woik of Giusejjpe Agostino 

 Amoretti is of conse(|ucnce, since it is a 

 bold innovation on systems of medicine — 

 a science behind the age in every country 

 in Europe. 



Surinsegnamcnlo dcUeArti Mccaniche, ^e. 

 —Whatever is atteni])ted for the benefit of 

 those afflicted with natural deafiiess, and 

 who are consequently dumb, demands at- 

 tention and respect. We are not capable 

 of passing an o])inion on the merits of fiis 

 work, and therefore content ourselves with 

 saying, that it is inten<led to benefit the 

 afflicted, and increase, by mechanical con- 

 trivances, the means of instructing tlie 

 dumb. No man need desire greater fame 

 than to stand in the class \jjth Sicard and 

 his disciples. 



FllANCE. 



De la Religion cnnsideree dans sa Source, 

 ses Formes et ses Uevclnppemens ; par Ben- 

 JAJiiN Co.NSTANT. Tome ii. 



Every page of this work is stamped with 

 the love of tnith, justice, and humanity. 

 Wc do not profess, in so short a paragraph 

 as the limits of our review, to offer an opi- 

 nion on the results of the long and laborious 

 reflections of the able author ; to presume 

 to pass an opinion, it would be necessary 

 to enter into profound research, and to oc- 

 cupy weeks in the examination. From all 

 \ve have learnt, it appears that this work 

 has excited the attention of the clerg)', and 

 thinking men of France, and must do good, 

 by agitating subjects of vital consequence to 

 the religious opinions of individuals, and the 

 power and influence of the clergy. The 

 noble love of liberty predominant in the 

 character of Constant lead us to hope, that 

 his work will tend to free and uphold the 

 church of Christ from the bond.ige and so- 

 phistry of Jesuits and knaves. 



De t Administration de la Justice et de 

 V Ordre Judiciaire en France. Par M. M. 

 D'EvRAUD. — This is considered, in France, 

 a well arranged and important work. Consi- 

 dering the imperfect condition of the legal 

 courts of that country, and the want of 

 experience in all public debates and exa. 

 mlnations, we may hail such a work with 

 more than ordinary pleasiu-e, since it is only 

 by such appeals that the public mind is 

 roused to demand improvement in these 



