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of great merit: the fame may be faid of 
his ‘* Eafy Grammar of Geography,” 
which is intended as a companion to it. 
Mr. PaircHarp’s ** Englifh Intro- 
duction the Latin Tongue,” isa very ule- 
ful book. Whether it is preferable to the 
Eton Grammar, experience only can decide. 
‘© Latin Dialogues, Gc.’ This little 
work is faid to come from the pen of Dr. 
Valpy : it will be found extremely fervice- 
able in our {chools. 
It is high time that we fhould clofe our 
retrofpeé with noticing a few ) 
MISCELLANIES. 
“© A Treatife on a Matnematical and 
Mechanical Invention for Chimney-Sweep- 
ing; with a Difquifition on the different 
Forms of Chimncys, and foewing how to 
cure Smoky Ones. By G. ORR, Efg.” 
We are ftruck with the plaufibility of 
the plan here fuggeiled, and do moft fin- 
cerely hope that by its praétical efficacy it 
may render the employment of childrea in 
{weeping chimneys altogether unneceflary. 
Mr. Orr propofes that a fmall bar of 
wrought iren fhou'd be placed acrofs the 
chimney at top, fecuied in the brick-work: 
the undermoit edge of this bar being 
thinned cff very fine to avoid any refi- 
tance againft the current of air: to the 
centre of this bar is fixed a pulley, mov- 
ing round on its axis, and over the pulley 
is fixed a brafs or iron rotatory or revolv- 
ing chain, peffing double down the chim- 
ney and coming out below about a yard 
double. This chain is to have no inter- 
rup'ion, but, like a jack-chain, to revolve 
continually when in ule, and when not 
ufed, there is a nail infide of the chimncy, 
at about a yard from the bottom, on which 
it may be hung. When abcut to be ufed, 
it is taken down, and to one fide of ita 
bruhh is to be faitened, the wood work of 
which is fomething of the fhape of a flue, 
but lefs by between two and th:ee inches : 
the bruh is to be filled on ail the four 
fides with the ftrongeft, ftiffeft, and beft 
briftles, extending wider by about two 
inches on all the four fides than the flue. 
By a little very fimple machinery, which 
Mr. Orr defcribes, it is kept in a proper 
even pofition, while fome one below takes 
hold of the chain and hauls away like a 
failor hauling a repe.” Tne bruh is thus 
drawn up and down, a yard or two at a 
time, and effectually clearsthe flue. Mr. 
Orr recommends that chimneys fhould be 
built with curved bricks, in a cylindrical 
form; then a fmaller aperture would fuf- 
fice, and the chimney lefs liable to {moke. 
We are happy to fee a fourth volume 
publifhed of the Bibliographical Dic- 
4 
Retrofpedt of Domeftic Literature.— Mifcellanies, 
tioxary, containing a Chronological Acs 
count, alphabetically arranged, of the moft 
fearce, curious, ufeful, and important 
Books in all Departments of Literature, 
which have been publifhedin Latin, Greek; 
Coptic, Hebrew, Samaritan, &c.” 
‘© Bibliographia Poetica: a Catalogue 
of Englifh Poets of the 12th, 13th, 14th, 
15th, and 16th Centuries, with a joort 
Account of their Works.” 
This valuable work is the producticn 
of the late laborious Mr. Ritfon: the in- 
formation contained in it is uncommonly 
minute and extenfive. This gentleman 
had prepared for the prefs a ‘* Catalogue 
of Scotti/h Poets,” intended as acompanion 
to the prefent work, and we underfiand 
there is a defign of giving it to the public, 
“< Women: their Condition and Influence 
in Socicty.”* ; 
This amufing little work is tranflated 
from the French of-Jofeph Alex. Segur. 
Mr. Dizprin has publithed a very enter- 
taining account of his ‘* Profefional Life,” 
with the words of fix hundred fongs, and 
fixty fmall prints taken from the fubjeéts of 
the fongs, by his daughter, Mifs DizpDin. 
Mr. Dibdin is a man of extraordinary ter- 
tility of imagination, and all his fongs, 
&c. are conducive to the caufe of morality 
and virtue. Webope.his book will, as it 
delerves, have an extenfive fale. 
‘© The Hiftory of Free Mufonry, draw 
from authentic Sources of Information, 
avith an Account of the Grand Lodge of 
Scotland, from its Inftitution in 1736 to 
the prefent Time, compiled from the Re- 
cords ; and an Appendix of original Pa- 
ers? 
The laudable objes&t of the firt part of 
this book is to refute the afleverations 
which have been fo ignorantly or maleva- 
lenily brought againft the: fraternity, and 
to fhew that the principles of free-mafon- 
ry are as oppofite as pofiibie to any thing 
conneéted with. revolutionary anarchy. 
The fecond part ‘s occupied with the Hil- 
tory of Scottith Fiee-mafonry, from its in- 
ftitution in the year 1736, to the prevent 
time. The laft is entirely new, and com- 
municates fome important and interefting 
fa&ts. The reader will alfo find two an- 
cient charters from the Scottifh Mafons to 
the Sinclairs of Roflin, taken from Hay’s 
MS. in the Advocate’s Library. 
Our readers mut be content with the 
title of the following book, the merits of 
which we are unabie to appreciate: “ “rt 
of Univerfal Correfpondence, peculiarly 
adapted to the Ufe of the Commercial 
World, and Travellers,in foreign Coug- 
tries; which, with the Aid of a peeing 
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