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nets, which find similar matter, and make similar 
appearances every where. 
It is inconsistent with the propagation of light, 
and other known communication-in space. 
It is inconsistent with the notion of an omni¬ 
present Deity, who is at the same time omni¬ 
potent. 
My limits permit me to extract only a pa it of 
the objections to the dreams of the Newtonian 
school ; but I agree entirely with Sir Richard, 
that “ each of these features of the Newtonian 
school is to the last degree improbable, gratuitous, 
and visionary.” 
Matter having been thus divested of the imagin¬ 
ary qualities attributed to it by Newton, and re¬ 
duced toan inert substance, incapable of acting till 
it has been acted upon, our system is surveyed ; 
and, first, we find an Earth moving with a double 
motion, one round its axis, the other in its orbit; 
a Sun in the centre, round which several planets 
revolve in a similar manner with the Earth, the 
Sun itself having a two fold motion, the one round 
its axis, the other in, comparatively speaking, a 
very small orbit. The space between these planets 
and the Sun is filled, according to Sir Richard, 
with a gazeous medium, on which the Sun is con¬ 
tinually acting, and the impulse is felt by all bodies 
in the system, according 10 the squares of their dis¬ 
tance from the central body. 
We have to notice a small work which 
we think extremely well calculated for the 
iasf ruction of youth in the principles of the 
iudispensible science of Arithmetic. We 
allude to The Young Ladies' and Gentle- 
men's Arithmetic, by K. White. It con¬ 
tains all the fundamental rules, illustrated 
by the clearest examples as far as com¬ 
pound division. One material difference 
between this and all other works of the 
kind we remember ever to have fallen within 
our notice, consists in introducing- decimals 
in each rule throughout the work. 
We can with confidence assert that a 
clearer and more interesting- account of 
that noble and useful science, architecture, 
in so reasonable a compass, as Lectures on 
Architecture , comprising the History of the 
Art from the earliest times to the present 
day , by Mr. James Elmes, Architect , has 
never before been published. The lectures 
were delivered at the Surrey and Russell 
Institutions, London, and the Philosophi¬ 
cal Institution, Birmingham. The author 
displays great research and knowledge of 
his subject in his accounts of the various 
eastern architectural styles and their com¬ 
parative features. He has not entered 
too fully into the practical part of his 
subject, so that to a general reader this 
book loses none of its interest, by convey¬ 
ing instruction suited only to a student of 
the art. The style of the work itself is not 
so good as might have been expected from 
one of Mr. Elmes’s literary attainments. 
The Life and Adventures of Guzman 
IT Alfar ache or the Spanish Rogue , are 
too well known to require any remarks 
from us. We are led to advert to them, 
at this moment by a new translation, from 
the French edition of Le Sage, by Mr. 
John Henry Brady, which is executed 
with considerable spirit, and great fidelity. 
To render acceptable the work of the divine 
Spaniard, as the author of Guzman was 
called by his countrymen, retouched by 
the exquisite pen of Le Sage, nothing more 
than a plain and faith ful version is required; 
and for this, treed from the inaccuracies 
with which former editions have abounded, 
we are indebted to the present translator. 
We are happy to observe a second edi¬ 
tion of Mr. Mawe’s Travels in the Inte¬ 
rior of Brazil, the merits of which have 
been duly appreciated by the public. Since 
tl.e publication of Mr. Henderson’s ela¬ 
borate account of these regions, noticed 
by us in a late number, there is little occa¬ 
sion to refer to any other work for general 
information on the subject. Mr. Mawe’s 
previous work, however, is rendered par¬ 
ticularly interesting by the minute descrip¬ 
tion which it contains of the gold and dia¬ 
mond districts, and of the mode in which 
they are worked, illustrated by very strik¬ 
ing engravings. These precious stones 
are found in considerable numbers in the 
beds of rivers, which are partially laid 
dry, and the soil subjected to a close ex¬ 
amination. The river Abaiti is particularly 
celebrated for its rich productions. The 
workmen are negroes, who labour in 
gangs of two hundred each, under an 
administrator and other officers, amongst 
whom are a clergyman and a surgeon. 
Diamonds of uncommon magnitude are 
occasionally met with. Three offenders, 
who had been banished into the de¬ 
sert interior, employed themselves in this 
search, in the hopes of meeting with a 
prize which might purchase their pardon. 
They were so fortunate as to discover a 
fine stone of near an ounce in weight in the 
Abaiti, which easily reconciled them to 
justice. It is singular that in a country 
abounding in real gems, Mr. Mawe should 
have been the first person to undeceive the 
government respecting an immense stone, 
supposed to be a diamond, and weighing- 
almost a pound, but which he proved to be 
merely a chrystal. There is a gieat deal of 
interesting matter in this portion of his 
work, and we think the author has done 
well in dwelling on a branch of natural 
history, in which this part of the world 
so far surpasses all others, and on which 
Mr. Mawe, by his various publications, 
has proved himself so well qualified to 
treat. 
May You Like it , by a Country Curate , 
we like very well, with the exception of 
the title, which is a foolish one, and the 
affected and mysterious way in vhich its 
publication was announced, in imitation of 
the advertisements of Don Juan. We were 
rather prepared not to like the reverend 
author at all; but a few minutes perusal 
of his pages, which form a very neat little 
volume, altered our feelings. It turns out 
to be a series of very pretty and simole 
stories, intended chiefly for the use of 
young grown up persons, and well adapted 
to 
