344, 
of various excursions. It is printing in a 
middle-sized octavo, in double columns, 
s@ as to include a mass of interesting 
particulars in a small compass. 
Mr Ricenarp Waker, of Oxford, 
will shortly publish, Experiments and 
Observations on the Productien of Arti- 
ficial Cold, a new edition, with consider- 
able additions. : 
Dr. WeRNINCK, pastor of the Dutch 
church in Austin Friars, who has success- 
fully employed himself in translating the 
Life of Washington into Dutch; has also 
undertaken a translation of Mavor’s Bri- 
tish Tourist, into the same language ; 
both works being to be published at Ley- 
den, without loss of me. 
The second part of Hints to the pub- 
lic, on the Nature and Effects of Evan- 
gelical preaching, by a barrister, is in a 
state of great forwardness. Report as- 
cribes this work to the able and learned 
author of the Critical and Miscellaneous 
Remarks on Blackstone’s Commenta- 
nes. 
There will speedily be published in 
two volumes quarto, illustrated by a great 
number of copper-plate engravings, select 
works of Antony Van Leeuwenhoek, 
containing his wonderful discoveries; 
translated by Samuret Hootz, from the 
original Dutch and Latin editions. 
Mr. Giicurist is printiug an Exami- 
nation of the Charges maintained by 
Messrs. Maione, Chalmers, and others, of 
Ben Jonson’s enmity towards Shake- 
speare. 
In November last, a geological society 
was formed in London. Its objects are 
to make geologists acquainted with each 
other ; to stimulate their zeal; to induce 
them to adopt one nomenclature; to fa- 
cilitate the communication of new facts ; 
and contribute to the advancement of 
geological science, particularly as con- 
nected with the mineralogical _his- 
tory of the British Isles. The patron 
is the Right Honorable Charles F. 
Greville, FSR.S. &c.—The president, 
G.B. Greenough, esq. M.P.F.R.S. 
—And the vice-presidents, Wiliam Ba- 
bington, M.D. F.R.S.; H. Davy, esq. 
Sec. R.S. Prof. Chem. R.I.;—The trea- 
surer is, W.H. Pepys, esq.—And the 
secretary, J. Laird, M.D. 
A society has been established at 
Edinburgh for the cultivation of the dif- 
ferent branches of natural history. It is 
denominated the Wernerian Natural 
History Scciety, in honour of Werner. 
The following gentlemen have been 
Literary and Philosophical Intelligence. 
[May 1, 
elected its. officers.—President, Rober¢ 
Jameson, esq: F.R.S. Prof. Nat. Hist. 
Edin.—Vice-presideuts, William Wright, 
M.D.F.R.S.; — Rev. T. Macknight, 
F.R.S.;—John Barclay, M.D. F.R.S.; and 
Thomas Thompson, M.D. F.RS.—Pa- 
trick Walker, esq. treasurer.—Patrick 
Neil, esq. secretary. 
Mr. John Ayrton Paris, of Caius col- 
lege, Cainbridge, and fellow of the Royal 
Medical Society, Edinburgh, has now in 
the press a Compendium of Modern 
Chemistry, in the Latinlanguage; a small 
work intended as the fidus Achutes of the 
medical as well as chemical philosopher. 
It treats not only of the principal subjects 
in chemistry, but unfolds the processes by 
which the different compounds of the 
London and Edinburgh Pharmacopeeie 
are prepared, aud the theories upon which 
such operations are founded. The an- 
alyses also of animal and vegetable bo- 
dies are as fuliy given as the prescribed 
limits of a compendium will allow. This 
work will also afford easy instructions for 
the disciple of the Stahlean school to 
become the proselyte of Lavoisier. The 
language in which it is written, will, it is. 
hoped, render it no inconsiderable assis- 
tant to those desirous of writing or speak= 
ing medical Latin. And if it be remem- 
bered that no such publication has ap- 
peared in the chemical department sub- 
sequent to Boerhaave, the hope may not 
be presumptuous. 
Mr. Rosertson Buenanay, of Glas- 
gow,has in the press an Essay on the Teeth 
of Wheels, accompanied by 2 Practical 
Enquiry respecting their Strength; and 
by Practical Observations relative to 
making patterns of Cast Iron Wheels. 
The experiments of Mr. Davy on the 
alkalies have been repeated before the 
Askesian and Mineralogical Societies, 
by Mr. Pepys, with a very large galvanic 
apparatus, consisting of one hundred and 
twenty pairs of plates of 36 inches sur- 
face each, containing nearly seven hun- 
dred weight of copper and zinc. The 
solid caustic pot-ash was used, slightly 
moistened by the breath. The metailoid 
obtained was highly inflammable, swam 
in rectified naptha, but was with difiiculty 
separated from the pot-ash, in which it 
is plentifully imbedded, after bemg ex- 
posed to the galvanic action, ;Water 
being dropped upon it, the particles 
explode similarly to grains of gunpowder 
thrown into the fire. The metalloid 
obtained from soda is not so highly in- 
flammable, and can therefore be col- 
lected 
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