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friend calling and sending for another, that to me it seemes an ab- 

 surdity- in the least to doubt the truth ; the chiefe occation of obser- 

 vation being the extreame ^■iolence of it, one wherof I heard being 

 in a house, being talking with one, we had much pittj- for a ketch 

 there riding in the road, we thinking of a verY great and suddent 

 storme of wind, but looking out of doores found noe \nnd att aUe, but 

 saw the sea at a distance fuU of ravelling waves with much noyes. 

 If not of worth to you, pray take the wnM for the deed. I ayraed at 

 the best. The thing to aU persons of this town was and stiU is 

 wonderfull, and I thought it worthy of publique note, to which 

 end I sent it to London preferring' you before Mr. Gadbury, who 

 other^vise had had the account. However, Sir, if you wiU not afford 

 me no other account of it, you let me begg you to give me a few lines 

 that you have received mine, that I may know that it came to your 

 hand ; and if by WTiting so presumptuously to you, strangers to each 

 other, I have offended you, pray pardon me ; it is but the second 

 offence ; I hope I then slaall not committ the third : yet in the meane 

 while shall remaine. Sir, 



" Your friend in what I may, 



" Christopher Sawtell." 

 " For Mr. William Lilly, Astrologer, at the 



corner-house, over against Strand-bridge, 



these in London. Post paid, 3d." 



Independent of its more weighty and important attractions, there 

 is much in the volume that will be found to be interesting to the 

 general reader ; and, what is verj' unusual with works of a scientific 

 nature, some parts of it are reaUy entertaining. It only remams for 

 us to say, that the editor appears to have performed his task care- 

 fully and judiciously. 



LXVI. Intelligence and Miscellaneous Articles. 



ORTHODOX GEOGRAPHY, 



" Azimghur School. — The Local Committee brought to our notice 

 a prejudice which existed amongst some of the Hindus at this place. 

 An unwillingness existed amongst some of the pupils to receive geo- 

 graphical instruction according to the English system, from an idea 

 that the Christian, as well as the Hindu rehgion, had certain peculiar 

 geograjMcal tenets. 



" We recommended to the Local Committee to act with caution, 

 until the jealousy should subside, which we doubted not it soon 

 would, and we suggested that geograj)hical instruction should be 

 given orally with the aid of maps. We instanced the readiness mth 

 which geography had been studied in the Sanscrit College from the 

 English books, and pointed out that learned Brahmins did not hesi- 

 tate to study the Hmdu astronomy, according to the Sidhantas, tliough 

 they are as opposed to the conceits of the Puranas as is European 

 geography." — Report of the Committee of Public Instruction of the 

 Presidency of Fort William, Bengal. 



