634 Retrospect of French Literature—H. astory and Biography. 
been wern within the memory of man. 
Bat the King of Collectors is a gentleman 
im one of the provinces, who with great 
pains and expense procures the halters 
which have been used at executions: 
these he arranges round his museum in 
chronological order, labelling each with 
the name of the criminal to whom it 
belonged, the history of his offence, and 
the time and place of his execution. In 
the true spirit of virtue, he ought to 
hang himself and leave his own halter: 
to complete the collection.” 
The second part of the Philosophical 
Transactions for. 1807, consists of ten 
Memoirs; beginning, in continuation of 
the former part, with No. VII. On Fairy 
Rings, by Dr. Wottasten. VIII. Ob- 
servations on the Structure of the Sto- 
machs of different Animals, with a view 
to elucidate the Process of converting 
asimal. and vegetable Substances into 
Chyle, by Everarp Home, esq. IX. 
Experiments for investigating the Cause 
ef the-coloured concentric Rings, dis- 
covered by Sir Isaac Newton, between 
two Object-glasses laid one upon another, 
by Dr. Herscuett. X. On the Eco- 
nomy of Bees, in a Letter from Tuomas 
ANDREW Kwicut, esq to Sir JosEPH 
Baynxs, bart. XI. Observations and 
Measurements of the Planet Vesta, by 
Mr.Scniorrer. XIil. Ona New Eudi- 
HALF-YEARLY RETROSPECT OF FRENCH LITERATURE. 
ve ee reciprocal interdict which has 
B taken place on the part of Great 
Britain and France, prevents us at pre- 
sent from giving our wonted variety to 
this article. On the other hand, we 
have enlarged our plan, so that a com- 
plete analysis will be found of some in- 
structing works. 
HISTORY AND BIOGRAPHY. 
« Memoirs de Henri de Campion Seig- 
neur da Feuguerei, de Boscferei, de la 
Lande, &c. &c.”—-Memoirs of Henry 
Campion, Lord of Fuguerei, Boscferei, 
&c. formerly in the service of Francis 
de Bourbon Vendome, Duke de Beau- 
fort, and colonel-leutenant of the regi- 
ment of infantry of Henry d’Orleans, 
Duke de Longueville; containing a va- 
riety of facts hitherto unknown relative 
to the reign of Louis XIII, and the ele- 
ven first years of the reign of Louis XIV. 
particularly several interesting anecdotes 
concerning the Dukes of Vendéme and 
Beaufort, as well as the Cardinal de Ma- 
zarin, from the year 1634 until 1654, 
ometer, ‘accompanied with Experiments 
elucidating its application, by WrLtiam 
HazLeDINE Pupys,. esq. XIII. Obsers 
vations on the Nature of the new celestial 
Body discovered by Dr. OLpers, and 
of the Comet which was expected 
to appear last January on its return. 
from the Sun, by Dr. Herscuety. XIV. 
On the Quantity of Carbon in Carbonic 
Acid, and on the Nature of the Diamond, 
by Messrs. Auten and Pepys. XV. 
An Account of the Relistian Tin-Mine, 
by Mr. JosrpH Carne. And XVL, 
An Analysis of the Waters of the Dead 
Sea and the River Jordan, by ALex- 
ANDER Marcet, M. D. communicated 
by Smithson Tennant, esq. Of these 
the second and third Memoirs occupy 
the largest space. The volume is alto- 
gether, one of the most important that 
has appeared of late years. ; 
The “ Reasons for Rejecting the Pre- 
sumptive Evidence of Mr. Almon, that 
Mr. Hugh Boyd was the Writer of 
Junius,” appear cogent; although the 
passages selected to prove the real author 
of the Letters, are as little convincing: 
as the numerous and varying testimonies 
which have been heretofore adduced. 
By this writer they are ascribed to 
General Lee, who is asserted, once in 
his life to have owned, them as his pro- 
ductions. 
ee 
Printed at Paris in 1807, and imperted 
by J. De Boffe, French bookseller, Nas- 
sau-street, Soho-square. 
We are told in the Preface, that note- 
withstanding the multitude of histories of 
France, and memoirs of distinguished in- 
dividuals, the explanation of many me- 
morable events is still desirable, and that 
the work now before us is calculated to 
resolve a variety of political enigmas 
during the period of which it treats. It» 
is at the same time well adapted, it is 
added, to make us acquainted with many 
of the principal personages who flourish- 
ed durmg the reigns of Louis XII. and 
Louis XIV. 
M.deCampion commences his labours 
by telling us, that the displeasure he ex~ 
perienced when a young man, at finding 
no account of the exploits of his ances- 
tors, determined him te act a different 
part in respect to his posterity. He then 
traces his family up to a Nicol de Cam- 
pion, who accompanied Robert Court- 
Heuze, the eighth Duke of Normandy, 
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