54 Notices respecting New Books. 
Persian. By James Ross, Esq.—Account of the Origin, History, — 
and Manners of the Race of Men called Bunjaras. By Capt. 
John Briggs.—An Account of the Parisnath-Gowricha, worshipped 
in the Desert of Parkur; to which are added a few Remarks 
upon the present Mode of Worship of that Idol. By Lieut. 
James Mackmurdo.—Observations on two Sepulchral Urns 
found at Bushire in Persia. By William Erskine, Esq.—Account 
of the Cave Temple of Elephanta, with a Plan and Drawings of 
the principal Figures. By William Erskine, Esq.Remarks on 
the Province of Kattiwar ; its Inhabitants, their Manners and 
Customs. By Lieut. James Mackmurdo.—Remarks on the Sub- 
stance called Gez or Manna, found in Persia and Armenia. By 
Capt. Ed. Frederick.—Account of the Cornelian Mines in the 
Neighbourhood of Baroach. By John Copland, Esq.—Some Ac- 
count of the Famine in Guzerat in 1812 and 1813. By Capt. 
James Rivett Carnac.—Plan of a Comparative Vocabulary of 
eee Languages. By Sir James Mackintosh, President of the 
ociety. 
Dr. Spurzheim is preparing for the press a Treatise on the. 
Education of Youth, founded on the Discrimination of individual 
Character by the Form of the Head. 
One of the most useful observations made by Dr. Spurzheim 
in his late physiological work on the Brain, is that on the na- 
ture of Hydrocephalus, and of the state of the brain in that dis- 
ease. This is a subject in a great measure unconnected with 
his Craniology ; it is one which is duly appreciated by most ana- 
tomists, as having been handled by him; and the anatomists of 
various countries who have written on the same disorder, have 
borrowed their most useful observations from his elaborate dis- 
sections. The anatomical reader is particularly referred to 
** Spurzheim’s Reply to the Reviewers,” recently printed at 
Edinburgh, and to the Physiog. Syst. article Hydrocephalus. 
A small tract has been circulated lately respecting the oppo- 
sition which the Doctrine of the Brain met with in England, 
wherein the author represents the opposition as proceeding on 
the selfish principle of envy, and the fear of personal observation ; 
and makes the shrewd observation, that ‘‘ those persons who are 
most strenuous against Spurzheim’s doctrine are conscious of not 
having the most intellectual heads.” 
An amusing Work has just issued from the press, from the 
pen of Thomas Bewick of Newcastle, the celebrated wood- 
engraver. It is a collection of ancient fables principally from 
‘Esop, illustrated with numerous wood-cuts done by Mr. Bewick 
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