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bf a general meeting of the coal trade,-allow me to propose, 



Seriatim, the following query j 



Has Mr. Langmire made experiments '''f .^^JJf-^l''^^_ 

 safe-lamp -under what circumstances,— and what wete the re- 

 sit ? If in the mine, has it been submitted to that ordeal 

 Xich it is required to pass, and has it been found wanting ? If 



The latter p'osition iu. L. should answer affirmatively, thea 

 he is required to detail the phenomena connected with t that 



mav Ve corroborated or negatived by other espenmen alists 



Meantime our faith stands undismayed, for it is seated on a 

 rock - \ mere ipse dixH, or bare assertion, unsupported by the 

 ;;ro;fs;of exILinent, the philosopher rejects as " trifles light 



as air." 



I am again, with every respect, sir, 



Your obliged and very obedient humble servant, 

 Surry Institution, Dec. U, 1816. J- MURRAY. 



XCIV. Notices respecting New Books. 



Mr Andrew Horn, author of ' The Seat of Vision determined 

 [.theDUro^-^ry of anewFunction ih theOrgan, int.^^^^^^^ 

 a" work upon which he has been long engaged,--lllus Uations ot 

 th MoX Cosmogony and Naochian Deluge. It - ^mded jnto 

 three parts. The>5/ part contains an Inquiry into the origin 

 TtJuoaon pre4lent' among mankind concerning superior 

 beings ; comprising four chapters. 1. Concerning an "tuitive 

 Si of the'^Deit?. II. On the argument a prtort >or the being 

 of a God 111. On the evidence for a hist cause arising from the 

 i rse of nature. IV. Revelation proved to be ^-^^^^^^ 

 from ulience mankind have derived their notions -""^ '"'"§ ^^^ 

 beiu'.- of a God, and a creation. Part second, concernmg Phi o 

 ■ ,: ncalCosnmlogv,cousistsoftwocbapters. I. ^""ISa Ind 

 most celebrated aiuicnt philosophers concernmg '"^^^^TZt 



co>^stitutiou of the wurld.-ll. I'^'^^-'P'^'^ ^''^T.^'^.'i^'' ' ^^n 

 distinguished modern philosophers, to account "^/^e forinat o„ 

 ind niechanism of the world.— Part third. On the Or g.n ot tne 

 WorS Forl^^ -d Revolutions of the Earth accordmg to the 

 prihciples of Moses; this comprises fifteen chapte ..-1. Con 

 c ning the anticpiit; of the worhl an.l ^^f-^Vf^^'^^-^l 

 Of^pa^ce-lll. Concerning creation and tl- ex ent of he ^^^^^ 



saiai cusmo«.,nv.-lV. On matter, 't\P^'>P^'^^'7 ,*^ f ^'X ^ 

 state.- V. Oi. the reduction of the atomic mass ot tb earth to 

 a sphere.-Vl. .^n inquiry into the existence -f-^'^l'^l^^ 



unlermljluid.-k l- ^""^^^^"^ '^^^ f ;^' ^ W.on ^^^^^^^^ 

 and e^■idcnce that it operates under a Iwojold modification.-^ -• 



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