B20: 
The numerous patrons of foreign lite- 
rature will be pleafed to learn that the va-. 
. Juable and extenfive ftock of foreign books 
belonging to Mr. REMNANT has been pur- 
chafed by Mr. VaucHan GRIFFTHSy 
and removed to Nor, in Paternofter-row, 
where the Foreign Bock Trade will be 
carried on with fpirit, and orders exe- 
cuted with punctuality. 
Mr. HaLeY.of Wimpole ftreef, who 
has long been diftinguifhed by the accu- 
racy of his Time-keepers, ‘has lately ac-- 
eomplifhed an improvement in the con- 
ftruction of thofe machines, which is fim- 
ple and efficient, and promifes to bring 
them to that degree of perfection, beyond 
which the imperfections of matter never 
can proceed. A model and a defcripti@s 
of this curious machine are preparing by 
the artift. 
Among other confequences which are 
likely to refult from the prefent increafed 
ptice of books, the opening of a, confidera- 
ble numbers of new Reading-rooms in 
various parts of the kingdom is probably 
not the Jeaft important to general litera- 
ture. Influenced by this confideration, 
the truftees of the Lonpon Lisrary, 
which formerly occupied Reading-rooms 
on Ludgate-hill, have removed their Li- 
brary to Mr. Cuartes Taybor’s in 
Hatton-garden, near Holborn, where it 
will be re-opened. for the advantage of 
the public, on the 1ft day of July, on the 
fame terms as before. This Society was 
eftablifhed in 1785, and has to boaft of 
many, names celebrated in the annals ot 
literature, as its founders and patrons. 
A gold medal was lately prefented by 
the Medical Officers of the Navy to Dr. 
Jenner; Promulgater of the Vaccine 
Mode of Inoculation. ‘The medal repre- 
fents Apollo, as the God of Phyfic, in- 
troducing a young feaman recovered from 
the fmall pox by the n:w inoculation, to 
Britannia, who, in return, extends a civie 
crown, on which is written JENNER. 
Above appears ** Alba nautis fiella reful- 
fit." Below * 1801.’ On the reverfe is 
feen an anchor ; over it, “* Georgio Teriio 
Rege ;” and under it, ** Spencer Duce’ ex- 
prefling the naval adminiftration of Earl 
Spencer in the reign of George III. Near 
a bundred names of furgeons, on the 
homesfation, accompany the phyficians’ 
addrefs on prefenting this well-timed 
compliment to one of the greateft bene- 
factors of the human race. 
Mr. Evaws, of Radnorfhire, has in the 
prefs a, fplendid work intitled, “ The 
Cambrian Itinerary,” It is intended to 
contain a complete hiftory and defcription 
Literary and Philofophical Intelligence. 
ing fer books by writin 
[July t 
of the Antiquities and Beauties of Wales; 
arranged according to its modern divifion 
into counties; including a delineation of 
the Britifh, Roman, Saxon and Norman 
camps and ruins. 
A book is to be opened at the Britif 
Mufeum, in which every perfon may enter 
the works wanted in that famous -collec- 
tion, that they may be procured. It were 
to be withed that the old praétice. of afk- 
for them were 
changed ; and that at leaft one of the Li- 
brarians, were expected to be prefent, as 
in other public libraries. 
Mr. Rossi, a Frenchman, is employed 
at London in ar:anging the Journal of his 
Voyage round the World with Mr. d’En- 
trecalteaux, who went in fearch of La Pey- 
roufe, but died in his voyage. Mr. La- 
grandiere, another officer belonping to the 
{ame expedition, has alfo a Journal which, 
as Mr. Lalande fays, he has communi- 
cated to the Britifh government. 
The change of colour which Harry 
Moss underwent from black to white, has: 
been publifhed fo often, tnat few perfons 
are ignorant of it. In the town of North- 
ampton a fimilar phoenomenon is now to be 
feen. A negro, named Maurice, aged 
35 years, began about feven years ago 
to lofe his native colour. A white {pot 
appeared on the right fide of his belly, 
which is now about as large as the palms 
of two hands. Another white fpot has 
appeared on his breaft, and feveral more 
on his arms and other parts, and the; fa- 
ble cloud is plainly difappearing on his 
fhoulder. The fkin of thefe fair {pots is 
not furpaffed by the European complexion. 
His general health is and has been good, 
and he has fuffered no fcalding ulceration, 
fcabbinefs, or other local difeafe. ‘The 
change is not to the dead white of the Al- 
binos, but to the good wholefome carnation’ 
hue. 
The 18th century, ,obferves Dz LA 
LaNnbDE, has furnifhed us with at leaf 
twelve points as important in aftronomy 
as any of thofe of the preceding century. 
A new fuperior planet and eight fatellites 
difcovered—the periodical return of co- 
mets known and demonftrated—fxty- 
eight new comets obferved and deter- 
mined—the aberration and nutation of the 
ftars—the tranfit of Venus, and ¢he true 
diftance of the fun and all the planets— 
the figure of the earth and its irregulari- 
ties—calculations of the inequalities pro- 
duced by attraction, and above all in re- 
fpect to Jupiter and Saturn—correct ta- 
bles of all the planets and their fatellites— 
tables of the moor, carried to a esr 
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