6032. 
very similar to many parts of ** Londinium 
Redivivum.” It is illustrated by fifty En- 
gravings, 
To enter ‘minutely into ees opinion 
expressed in Mr. Stock pa.e’s “ Leciures 
on the truly eminent English Poets,” 
would occupy at least a workas large 
as that which ‘he has published, Jn 
perusing them we must own that some 
passages have occurred which we could 
wish had been expunged; and we were 
sorry to see so much written on the pre- 
jedices and the errors of Dr. Jobnson. 
On a general view, however, it appears 
that they cuntain a great deal which the 
lovers of poetry, and the younger students 
in belles lettres will rejoice to read. eC 
Stockdale’s opinions are, for the most par 
candid, his disernpuabiens generally ac 
curate; and his language good. The se- 
ries of poets-is commenced with Spen- 
ser. 
As a preliminary to what may be said 
in a future retrospect, we shall here only 
notice the title of a ‘* Prospectus of a 
New Analysis of Antient Chronology ; 
in which an attempt is made to explain the 
History, Antiquities, and Prophecies, of 
the Nations recorded in the Scriptures, on 
Principles tending to remove the Imper- 
fection and Discordance of ell preceding 
Systems of Chronology. By Wu LLiam 
Hates D).D. Rector of Killesandra, und 
Jormerly Professor of Oriental Languag ges 
an the University of Dublin. 
One of the latest publications which 
have appeared is the first part of the 
“< Philosophical Transactions” for 1808: 
containing the following papers. 
¥. The Bakerian Lecture, on some new - 
phenomena of chemical Changes pre- 
duced by Electricity, par ticularly the De- 
coinposition of the fixed Alkalies, and 
the Exhibition of the new substances 
which constitute their bases; and on the 
general Nature of alkaline Bodies. By 
Hompury Davy, Fosq. 
II. On the Structure and Uses of the 
Spleea. By Everarp Home, Esq. 
iil. On the Composition of the Com- 
Retrospect of French Literature—Hustory. 
pound Sulphuret from Huel Boys, and an 
Account of its Crystals. By James 
SMITHsoN, Esq. 
- IV. On Oxalic Acid. By Tomas 
THompson, M.D. 
-V. On Super-Acid and Sub-Acid Salts. 
By Witct1am Hype Wootraston, M. D. 
VI. On the Inconvertibility of Bark 
into Alburnum. By Tsaomas ANDREW 
Knicut, Esq. 
VII. Some Account of Cretinism. 
By Henry Reeve, M. D. of Norwich. 
VIII. On a New Property of the Tan- 
gents of the three Angles of a Plane 
Triangle. By Mr. Wittram GEeRRarRD, 
Quarter Master of Instruction at the 
Royal Naval Asylum at Greenwich. 
IX. Ona new Property of the Tan- 
gents of three Arches, trisecting the Cir- 
cumference of a Circle, by NeviL Mas- 
KELYNE, D.D..F.R.S. and Astronomer 
Royal, y 
X, An Account of the Application of 
the Gas from Coal to economical Pur- 
poses, by Mr. WiLttiam Murpoca. 
XI. Further’ Experiments on the 
Spleen, by Everarp Homr, Esq.— 
followed by the Meteorological Journal, 
kept at the apartments of the Society. 
Of these papers, Mr. Davy’s Lecture 
1s by far the most interesting, containing é 
his discovery of the bases of potash and 
soda. But we must not pass entirely 
unuoticed, Dr. Reeve’s Essay on Creti- 
nism, a species’ of mental imbecility 
not uncommon among the villages of 
Valais. To the authorities of other wri- 
ters on the nature and causes of Creti- 
nism, Dr. Reeve has added his own ob- 
servations, trade principally in the sum- 
mer of 1805, when he had an opportu- 
nity of seeing several Cretins at Mar- 
tigny and Sion. He also procured from 
the Anatomical Museum at Vienna two 
drawings from the skull of a Cretin who 
died at the age of thirty: both of which 
are engraved: and in which several de- 
viations from the natural structure are 
observable. 
HALF. 
YEARLY RETROSPECT OF FRENCH LITERATURE. 
Ee 
* 
HISTORY. 
ISTOIRE Critique de la Repu- 
blique Romaine, Ouvrage dans 
equel on s'est propose de. detruire des 
préjugés invétérés, &c.”—A Critical His- 
tory of the Roman Republic, im which it 
i$ proposed to destroy the inveterate pre- 
s 
judices which have hitherto prevailed 
relative to the first ages of the republic, 
the morals of the Romans, their virtues, 
their external politics, their constitution, 
and the characters of their most celebra- 
ted men. By Peter Charles Levesque, 
a member of the Institute, and of the 
legion of honyur; also professor of ag 
rals, 
