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lence, and fine taste, they are beyond any thing 1 have seen. One of these is 

 called the Pomona, because, among other figures, there is a woman sitting 

 crowned with fruits and blossoms. The other is Theseus, having just killed 

 the Minotaur, who lies dead at his feet; a figure of a youth is kissing his right 

 hand; Ariadne and another figure stand at his left. The figures in both these 

 are as large as life. There is a third, somewhat less, of Chiron teaching 

 Achilles on the harp, if possible, still beyond the two former. There are above 

 50 other pieces, some whole figures, some heads, some mascheras, some land- 

 scapes, some architecture. 



I went to visit the ruins under-ground, where I saw several pieces that were 

 taking down; particularly one 15 feet wide, and 8 high; it consists of the front 

 of a large temple, with buildings of the same architecture projecting on each 

 side, in the nature of the wings of a house. There are houses also adjoining 

 to this temple, with windows divided into squares, which squares are painted of 

 a greyish colour. In this architecture the perspective is very exact; the archi- 

 tecture is very rich and noble: the clare-obscure likewise in the other pictures, is 

 well understood: particularly in the Pomona, where there are d figures, which 

 are very agreeably grouped, and the eye is immediately pleased and reposed. 



They have dug up a good many statues, but not above one or two that are 

 tolerably good. There is, however, a perfect bust of Agrippina, mother of 

 Nero, which was found standing in its niche, it is as clean as if just finished, 

 has not the least damage, and is equal to most things of that kind in the world. 

 I should not stick to say, it is altogether as fine a portrait as the Caracalla of 

 the Farnese. There are two equestrian statues in bronze, broken all to pieces, 

 but which, by the parts, one may judge to be as large as the Marcus Aurelius: 

 they are soon to be put together. They have found several antique rings, with 

 cameos and intaglias set in them; a fork, a silver spoon, made in the handle 

 like a modern one; the bowl is pointed like an olive-leaf; a case of surgeon's 

 instruments; several kitchen utensils; mouse-traps, vessels full of rice, a tri- 

 umphal car of bronze, &c. 



j1 remarkable Cure performed by John Cagua, Surgeon, Plymouth, of a Wound, 

 of the Head, complicated with a large Fracture and Depression of the Skull, 

 the Dura Mater and Brain wounded and lacerated. N° 458, p. 495. 



The patient was a boy 10 years of age, who fell down from the top of a high 

 wall, June 1 1, 1729. Mr. C. found him speechless, comatose, his eyes bloated, 

 his face wan, there was a bleeding at the nose and ears, and a great hemor- 

 rhage and vomiting; on examination, a large, long, deep, and contused wound 



