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minifhes the value and importance of the 
provincial papers. 
Mr. NICHOLS hag almoft fihithed the 
third volume of his large Hiltory of 
Leicefterthire. 
Mr. Munco PARK propofes to pub- 
lifh, by. fubfcription, under the patronage 
of the African Affociation, aes p. 
the interior Parts. of Africa, by way o 
the River Gambia, performed in the years 
3795, 1796, and1797, by the direGtion, 
and at the expence, of that affociation, 
.to form one volume in 4to, and to be 
ready for Se in the month of April 
next. 
A Hiftory le Mauritius, or ite Ifle of 
France, is announced, to be compofed 
principally from the papers and memoirs 
of Baron Grant, who refided twenty 
years in that ifland, byC CHARLESGRANT, 
Vifcount de Vaux, fon of the above ba- 
ron. It is to contain interefting details of 
its natural and civil eee its maritime 
and military fituation and eftablifhments, 
with obfervations on the iflands of Bour- 
bon; Madagafcar, &c. The work will 
‘be compr ifed in four vols. $vo. illuftrated 
with maps, Sc. 
The ‘laft public fitting of the Na- 
tional, Infittute, in Paris, attracted an 
amazing concourfe of fpeftators, “and 
excited ‘the moft lively curiofity. ea NA- 
PARTE, the hero of italy, | having been 
chofen an affociate of this learned body, 
and tnis being the day fixed on for taking 
his feat in the afiembly, the benches, 
appr ule for the fpeétators, were fill- 
ed at an early hour with a very Mere 
audien Atfive o clock, the member 
of the Tafti ite entered the hall; Buowna- 
PARTE was among the reft, habited in 
a grey frock, without any marks of dif- 
tinGior to announce the hero, who had 
alternately fuby verted, fupported, and 
created flates and republics, and whoie 
protection had been coveted by four mo- 
mrarchs, and a whole tribe of foyercign 
pr inces.- Neither his figure, his ftep, nor 
his equipment, were characterifed by any 
aifectation of fingularity,. and yet, the 
moment he made his appearance, the eyes 
‘ef the whole affembly were eagerly di- 
‘reéted towards his perfon, and the hall 
refounded in every quarter with reiterated 
plaudits, which were repeated whenever 
“the difcourfes prefented a fingle idea that 
might be applied tothe valiant chief *. 
The Secretar ies of each refpective clafs, 
gave notices“6f all the memoirs read in 
the Inftitute during the laft quarter: after 

* Decade Philojephique, &c- 
Proceedings of the National Inftitute. 
which, Lane es interefted the com- 
pany with the fragment of a tranflation of 
a journey from Perfia to India’ 
FouRcROY commented on the various 
procefies which have hitherto been difco- 
vered for painting on porcelain, ahd gave 
an account of the feveral experiments 
made to procure colours, which will. net 
change in the furnace. He noticed, the 
fuccels which had attended the experi- 
ments of DiLL¥ in this line. 
CHENIER. recited. a _poem,; entitied, 
“© Le Vieillard. da’ Aucenis,” ‘(dedicated to 
the memory of General Hoche) which 
was received with unbounded applaufe, 
on account of its animated allufions to the 
war between the Republic and the Eng- 
lifh nation, of which the poet predicted 
the fpeedy downfal, and the deliruétion 
of the empire which they have ufurped 
over the fea. The baahe Oe of Buoxa- 
PARTE, to whom the accomplifhment.of. 
this important event is to be entrufted, 
of courfe, added uncommon intereft to the 
piece, and at the following pafiage: — 
‘© La yrande nation, a vaincre per ee: 
<G Eee Le Be general, guidant ta poy 
armée,”’ ea 
the whole af flembly rofe from their feats, 
and fixing their eyes on ‘the young con- 
querer of Italy, made. the, hall re-echo 
with thundering peals of, acclamation... 
Do.omiEv communicated fome,imter- 
efting geclogica al obfervations .made, on 
the ON of the mountams, in) the de- 
pare of Cartal and Puy- de-Dome. 
MONGEzZ imparted a projeét for enabling 
the foe Gotan te take a fhare in,theydil- 
courfes and mufical entertainments.of the 
national feftivals.. GaRA® concluded the 
fittings, with an analyfis of the disferent 
memoirs: an imites to the Inftitute, on 
the fubjeét of the influence of figns in. the 
formation of ideas. But as none of thefe 
eflays appeared to deferve the prize, the 
fame fie: was announced: for, the, en- 
fuing year. 
GaRat ‘preceded this Analyfis witha 
very ingenious_differtation on metaphy- 
lics, which he concluded with-an- “elegant 
compliment to the new-ele&ed member 
(BUONAPARTE), who, he obferved, in 
confideration of his tafie for the tranquil 
fhades of peace, the extent and .multifa- 
rioufnefs of his knowledge, and his talent 
for reflection and inquiry, would, on the 
confummaticon of his military duties,) be 
“regarded asa philofopher, whe, at, the 
call of his country, for a momait, quitted 
the groves of academies to fhine at the 
head of armies. 
PROGRAMMA of the premium, pro- 
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