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of Sciences of Petersburgli, M. Sokolow presented a part of his 
translation into Russian of Livy; Mr Schukowsky^ a fragment 
of his Russian translation of Ovid ; and M. Von Karamsin^ the 
ninth part of his History of the Russian Empire. 
53. Jamesoii's ‘Elementary Worli on Geognosy. — This work, 
we understand, will he published early in the ensuing summer. 
54. Wernerian Memoirs. — The third volume of the Me- 
moirs of the Wernerian Natural History Society will probably 
appear next month. 
55. Edinhurgli Transactions. — The first part of vol. IX. 
of the Transactions of the Royal Society of Edinbui'gh will be 
published in a few weeks. 
56. GriffillCs Geological Surveys in Ireland . — We have late- 
ly seen Mr Griffith’s Survey of the Connaught coal district, but 
delay speaking of it, until we have an opportunity of procuring 
Mr Griffith’s other mineralogical writings, and those also of 
Weaver, when we shall give an account of the labours of these 
gentlemen, and of the present state of Geology in Ireland. 
57. Mr Watt and M. Prony . — We have observed, with deep 
regret, an article in the Phil. Mag. containing the most unjust 
aspersions on the character of M Prony, in relation to his writr 
ings respecting the steam-engine. Discussions of this kind we 
have a particular wish to avoid ; but it is only because we pos- 
sess particular information on the subject in question, that we 
feel it a duty to rescue a distinguished name from calumnies, 
which do more discredit to the. country in which they are tole- 
rated, than to the person whom they are intended to injure. 
During the last ten years of Mr Watt’s life, the writer of this 
notice enjoyed many opportunities of conversing with him re- 
specting the history of the steam-engine ; and he can confident- 
ly state, that Mr Watt considered M. Prony as having com- 
mitted only a trifling mistake, in stating that Mr Watt’s invention, 
called the Parallel Motion, originated in Suardi’s pen. When 
the writer of this notice went to Paris, in 1814, he received from 
Mr Watt a letter of introduction to M. Prony, whom Mr Watt 
considered as one of his most sincere and valuable friends. 
