G54 Retrofpeét of Domeftic Literaturee—Topagraphy and Antiquities. 
In four Parts. 
son, Efq.” 
Mr. Dickinfon, like moft topographers, 
as a very diffule writer ; his ftyle, howe- 
ver, unlike moft topographers, is clear 
and occationally animated. This work 
difplays a vait fund of hiftorical know- 
ledge and antiquarian refearch, and as it 
deferves, wil no doubt be highly efteemed. 
The prefent volume, hovever, is but in- 
troductory, and is confined to a differia- 
tion on the architecture and account of the 
church and town of Southwell. 
“© The Hiflory and Defcription of Col- 
chefter (the Camulodunum of the Britons, 
and the firft Roman Colony in Britain) 
with an Account of the Antiquities of 
that moft ancient Borough.” 
This work is prefented to the public 
without preface, advertifement, or the 
mame of its author, who has collected a 
great deal of curious and interefting in- 
formation concerning that ancient town. 
Mr. CoaTa’s ** Hiftory and Antiquities 
of Reading’’ is entiiled to great praile: 
the author has been indefatigable in col- 
lecting curious facts ; judicious in the ar- 
rangement of them, and faithful in re- 
lating them. 
«© Memorabilia Cantabrigia 3 or, an 
Account of the different Colleges in Cam- 
bridge ; Biographical Sketches of the Foun- 
ders and eminent Men; with many Ort- 
ginal Anecdotes, Views of the Colleges, 
and Portraits of the Founders. By Jo- 
sEPH WILsON, of the Inxer Temple.” 
This is an interefiing work which we 
are happy to find will, if the prefent re- 
ceives that patronage which it merits, he 
follawed by a fimilar account of the col- 
leges and learned men who have illuftrated 
Oxford. The plan is clear and natural. 
‘The colleges are deferibec in order, ac- 
cording to the antiquity of their founda- 
tion; and prefixed to the account of cach 
isa fmall but neat view of the coliege, 
with the head of the founder fubjoined. 
The date of the foundation is firft given ; 
the name accounted for; and the build- 
ings, and other peculiar features flightly 
de{cribed ; “ith a proper ftatement of the 
nature of the eftablifhment. Then fol- 
lows a lift of the principal benefactors, 
with a biographical fketch of the moft re- 
markable; and, laftiy, a lift of the emi- 
ment men there educated, with a fimilar 
account of thofe who be# deferve notice. 
“ Coins of the Seleucida, Kings of Syria; 
from the Eftabiifoment of their Rega un- 
der Seleucus Nicator, to the determination 
of it under Antiockus Afiaticus; with 
Hiftorical Mensirs of each Reign. Illuf- 
By Wiitiam DIcKkiN- 
trated with twenty-four Plates of Cons 
from the Cabinet of the late MaTTHEW 
Duane, F.R. AS. Engraved by ¥. 
BaRTOLOzzI.” 
The curious feries of medallic reprefen- 
fentations here given to the public were 
drawn and engraved by Bartolozzi under 
the aufpices of Mr. Duane, who {pared. 
neither trouble nor expence ia collecting a 
complete feries of the Macedonian, as well 
as Syrian kings. This gentleman, how- 
ever, went no further than to engrave 
them ; thofe that refer to the Seleucid 
are now publifhed by the careful and 
learned antiquary, Mr Gough, who thus 
foeaks of his own publication :—‘* The 
editor of this work flatters himfelf he is 
doing to the literary world at large, and 
to the lovers of numifmatic fcience in 
particular, an effential fervice, in laying 
before them a fet of plates which they 
have beea eagerly expecting near half a 
century ; and which, by a revolution of 
circumftances, have become his property, 
though not at an inconfiderable, yet at a 
price far below what they muft have coft 
their original proprietor, who {pent nearly 
five hundred pounds on them. What rea- 
fons induced Mr. Duane to keep back this 
treafure from the public till it was out of 
his power to give it them, is not for the 
editor to fay. Had Mr. Duane lived to 
execute his own defign, we cannot doubt 
he would have performed. his part in a 
manner more worthy of the fubject. Un- 
der the prefent circumftances, all that can 
be done is, to accompany thefe fine plates 
with a fiort view cf the reigns of the re- 
fpective princes. Ancient hiftory fur- 
nifhes but fcanty materials for thofe wha 
reigned longeft and figured moft, and 
fcarce any particulars of feveral of the 
reft, though it fhould feem every reign 
had once its hiftotian. 
Mr. Hurcuins’s * Hiftory and Antiqui- 
ties of Dorfet’” has reached a fecond edi- 
tion, which is ‘*corrected, augmented, 
and improved.” “i 
The ‘* Sqwanfea Guide’? is a mokt ufe- 
ful and comprehenfive little work. The 
Rev. Mr. OcprsworTHu is faid to be the 
author of it. 
The ‘© Gloucefler New Guide" is alfo 
a very. excellent little volume, faid to be 
the production of Mr. RupGE, a re- 
fpectable clergyman of the city, who has 
announced for publication a Hiftory of 
Gloucetterfhire. 
Dr. Cririz, will perhaps be offended 
that we place his ¢* Scotti/h Scenery” un- 
der the divifion of Topography rather 
than of Poetry; but really it may isl 
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