154 Literary and Philosophical Intelligence, [Sept. 1 ? 
Portraits, containing ten beautiful en 
gravings in the line manner, eacli of 
which will be by a different artist. The 
portraits will be accompanied by con-v 
cise biographical notices in English and 
French, and will consist of the follow¬ 
ing eminent persouages:— 
Albert Prince Aremberg.— Oliver 
Cromwell.—Thos. Cromwell, Earl of 
Essex. — Desiderius Erasmus. — Diego 
Philip de Guzman.—Philip Herbert, 
Earl of Pembroke.—John Pym.—Sir 
Richard Steele.-Charles Edward 
Stuart.—Thos, Wentworth, Earl of 
Stratford. 
The Rev. Dr. Cracknell will soon 
publish an Essay on the Dying Confes¬ 
sions of Judas Iscariot, as found in the 
Greek records. 
The Rev. Johnson Grant is print¬ 
ing a Course of Lent Lectures, on the 
last seven sentences uttered by our Sa¬ 
viour from the Cross. 
A History of the Literature of Spain 
and Portugal, by Frederick Bor- 
terwek, translated from the German, 
is printing. 
The Rev. T. H. Horne’s Introduc¬ 
tion to the Critical Study and Know¬ 
ledge of the Holy Scriptures, will be 
ready in the course of October next, in 
four large volumes, 8vo each containing 
not less than 650 pages, closely but hand¬ 
somely printed, with fifteen plates of 
maps and fac-similies, besides numer¬ 
ous other engravings inserted in the 
body of the work. The delay in the 
ublieation has been occasioned, partly 
y theaccession of new matter, (amount¬ 
ing to considerably more than one third) 
and partly by the author’s desire that 
the supplementary volume (of which 
a limited number of copies only is 
printed,) may appear at the same time, 
for the accommodation of purchasers of 
the first edition. This supplementary 
volume will comprise the whole third 
volume of the new edition, besides all 
such other historical and critical mat¬ 
ter, as can be detached to be useful, 
together with all the new plates and 
fac-similies. Vol. I. contains a full 
enquiry into the genuineness, authen¬ 
ticity, and inspiration of the. Holy Scrip¬ 
tures ; with refutations of the infidel 
objections lately urged against, them.— 
Vol. II. treats on Scripture criticism, 
and on the interpretation of the Scrip¬ 
tures, with select lists of the best books 
on every subject therein discussed.— 
Vol. IIT« contains a summary of bibli¬ 
cal antiquities, including so much of 
Greek and Roman antiquities as is ne¬ 
cessary to elucidate the Sacred Writings, 
together with a geographical index of 
the principal places mentioned in them. 
—Vol. IV. comprises historical and cri¬ 
tical prefaces to each book of the Old 
and New Testaments, and three in¬ 
dexes—1. Bibliographical—2. Of mat¬ 
ters—And 3. of the principal texts 
cited and illustrated. 
The observations of Sir Everard 
Home, that the black substance in the 
skin of the Negro has great influence in 
preventing the scorching operations of 
the sun’s rays, are combated in the 
Newcastle Magazine. Sir Everard had 
said, that the rete mucosum of Negroes 
is a provision of nature against the 
scorching effect of the sun’s rays.— 
First., as a provision against the rays of 
the sun, black is the very worst colour 
that could possibly be chosen.— Second¬ 
ly, why should nature be so partial to 
black men ? There are black men in 
New Holland, and very dark-coloured 
skins near the north pole.— Thirdly , 
there is no such thing as a pigment in 
the rete mucosum . In the eye, indeed, 
there is a pigment. The colour of 
the skin, in truth, depends not upon 
any pigment, but upon its texture ; the 
texture of that of the Negro is thicker, 
but coarser wove. This would be a 
better preventive against the sun’s rays 
than any pigment. It was decided as 
long ago as the days of Buffon, that it 
is the obtundity of the nervous system 
of the Negro which renders him callous 
to the most scorching heat. 
Some intelligent persons in Edin¬ 
burgh have imitated the Parisians by 
an establishment to teach the connect¬ 
ing arts and sciences to persons eugaged 
in particular trades. In France eveiy 
working carpenter can draw with the 
hand, and also geometrically, and per- 
sue their tasteful productions and ele¬ 
gant forms. 
Mrs. Sidney Stanhope, author of 
Montbrazel Abbey, &c. &c. has in the 
press an Historical Romance, in four 
vols. called the Festival of Mora, 
which will be published in the month 
of September. 
Speedily will be published the His¬ 
tory of the Literature of Spain and Por¬ 
tugal, by Frederik Bouterwek, 
translated from the German. 
Dr. Pearson’s Lectures on the Prac¬ 
tice of Physic, and on the Laws of the 
Animal Economy, also on Therapeutics 
with Materia Medica, and Professor 
Braude’s Lectures on- Chemistry, will 
commence the first week in October. 
New 
