Retrofpect of French Literature —Mifcellanics. 
the mammiferz, the birds, reptiles, fithes, 
mollutce, infeéts, &c. 
The firft volume of thefe very po- 
pular leGiures contains an account of the 
organs of motion; the fecond 1s dedi- 
cated to the organs of fenfation. ‘The 
author treats in fucceffion of the bones 
and mufcles which compofe each portion 
of the body; the brain, the nerves, and 
the organs of found, which are compa- 
ratively eftimated with regard to man, 
and all the various claffes of animals. In 
that leffon which has the eye for its ob- 
jest, Cuvier examines each of the mem- 
branes, and all the humours, as well as 
the nerves, the mufcles, the glands, &c. 
Every leéture is preceded by a phyfiolo- 
gical differtation on the particular or- 
gans, &c. while, on the other hand, the 
anatomift takes occafion to enter into ge- 
neral views relative to the animal ceco- 
nomy and its laws. 
The feéts contdined in thefe two 
volumes exceed, in point of number, all 
thofe hitherto collected on the fcience of 
comparative anatomy. The firft volume 
is terminated by a variety of fynoptic 
tables of the various claffes of animals, 
and the gevera are arranged according to 
the author’s own peculiar method. 
«‘ Connoiffance de la Mythologie, &c.”’ 
—A Mode of obtaining a Knowledge of 
Mythology, by queftion and an{wer, 
1 vol. 12mo. Abana 
This is the tenth editicn, and there- 
fore merits notice on account of its po- 
pularity. 
Voyage dans l’Empire ce Flore, &c,”’ 
—A Journey through the Empire of 
Flora; or, Elements of Botany; 2 vols. 8vo. 
Tre firft volume contains-a defeription 
of the various fyfiems of Tournefort, 
Linneus, and Jufficu: and the fecond 
prefents us with an account of the im- 
menfe colleétion to be found in the na- 
tional garden of plants. 
<¢ Diétionnaire Raifonné de Phyfique, 
&c.”-—A Diétionary of Natural Philo- 
fophy, by M. J. Brisson, Member of 
the Natural Inftirute of Sciences and 
Arts, and Profeffor of Natural Philoto- 
phy and Chemiftry in the Centra! Schools 
of Paris: fecond edition, revifed, cor- 
re&ted, and augmented by the author, 
6 vols. 4to. with one 4to. volume of 
plates. Paris. 
This is a work of great reputation, and 
is now rendered ftill more valuable than 
before, in confequence of the recent aug- 
mentations and correétions of the author. 
"« Encore un Tableau de Paris, &c.” 
635 
—Another Piéture of Paris, by HEN- 
ZION: I vol, 12mo. : 
Weare told that Paris is an immenfe 
city, fhapelefs in retpeét to figure, 
abounding with whatever is marvellous 5 
impofing, on account of its extent, and 
-poffeffing all the majefty of chaos it 
ig an abridgment of the univerfe, and 
a monftrous mixture of fublime beauties 
and revolting defeéts.. The prefent 
volume contains forty-eight chapters, 
fome of which are very ihort, and the 
whole is deftitute of either order or ar- 
rangement. lt may be confidered as aien- 
timental journey through Paris ; but the 
author is not always lucky enough toequat 
our Sterne. While fpeaking otf Madame 
Tallien, he obferves quaintly enough, 
that ‘* fhe refembles oi], which always 
{wims at top!’ | 
« Traité elementaire et complet d’Or- 
nithologie, &c.”—-An elementary and 
complete Treatife on Ornithology; or, 
the Natural Hiftory of Birds. By F. M. 
Daupin, Member of the Society of 
Natural Hiftory of Paris: 3 vols. 4to. 
with plates. 
Of this fplendid work, which appears 
in numbers, three volumes have been 
already publifhed, containing no lefs 
than one hundred and forty engravings. 
The author, F. M. Daudin, propoles a 
new plan of arrangement to Naturalifis, 
by which the claffification is made to de- 
pend on the conformation of the organs, 
as pointed out by him in a preliminary 
difcourfe. “Paris. 
‘© Procés de Frangois Duval, &c.”— 
The Trial of Francis Duval, born deaf 
and dumb, who was accufed of a Bur- 
glary, and tried ‘and acquitted for the 
fame. Taken literally in fhort-hand, by 
J. B. J. BE TON, ‘Stenographer. 
Francis Duval, who was brought up 
under the care of the celebrated Sicard, 
defended himfelf by means of a friend 
on the following grounds : 
iff. That his conduét, in general, was 
irreproachable ; and 
2d. What he was ignorant of ciyil ine 
ftitutions. - 
This acquittal oceafioned a geaeral 
expreiiion of Joy. 
‘© De ?Efprit des Chofes; ou, Coup. 
d’ceil Philofophique fur la Nature des 
Etres, et fur ?Objeét de leur Exiftence, 
&c.”?—On the Spirit of Things, and the 
Obje& of their Exiftence ; a work in 
which man is confidered as the refolu- 
tion of all enigmas. By the Unknown 
Philofopher. i 
This 
