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variation, the fame features, cuftoms, 
character, and religicus myiteries which 
hiftory has recorded of theik anceltors, at 
‘a time when few other parts of the globe 
were in a tate of civilization, and Shich 
will be found to bear a ftriking refemblance 
*to the-records of Holy Writ ; while it ts 
vnqueiticnable that their premitive man- 
ners have been preferved amongtt them by 
au immutable attachment to their ancient 
religion. ° 
The inveftigation into the natural difpo- 
fition of the natives of Hindofan, which 
is the primary cbjeét of the inflitution 
eftablithed at Bengal*, by the Marquis of 
Wellefley (which has already had the ef- 
fe&t of abolifhing the extremes of a preju- 
dice that has prevailed for ages, relative 
to thofe pedple) will, it is prefumed, in- 
creafe the value of the prefent publication, 
which will henceforth be a neceflary-ac- 
‘cCompaniment to whatever may appear re-. 
lative to Indian charaéteriftics. 
‘The ‘original drawings having been 
made in Bengal, the different figures which 
they reprefent are diftinguifhed by the ap- 
‘peilations peculiar tothat province ; though 
the deferiptions will be found appropriate 
to every other part of India. 
This fplendid publication, conffti ae of 
fixty plates coloured to reprefent the differ 
‘ent calts of the Hindoos, with defcriptive 
Jetter-prefs in Englifh and French, was 
originally publithed in eight parts, ‘each 
part containing {even or eight ccloured 
engravings, printed on fine welll hot- 
prefled: paper, imperial ato. ize, at rl. 4s. 
each -part. 
The complete work” confifts of fixty 
printsof unequal merit, generally engraved 
by Mr. Scot, and though the drawing of 
the. limbs and extremities of the figures is 
not generally entitled to much praife, yet 
as the draperies are copied onthe fpot, and 
therefore (as it a. be prefumed) exhibit 
a corre view of the various habits of the 
different cafis, tt is both curious and inte- 
reRting ; and the figures being coloured. in 
a very pleafing Aly ie, renders it extremely 
rigiurefque; to many of-them there are 
hitcle landicapes in the back-ground, which 
‘though flizht are pretty. ie 
. The .deleriptions are in French and 
Englifh, and. might fometimes have been 
more diffule:is8 both languages the idiems 
are in fome -cafes. violated, from which 
there 1s occaiional obfcarity 5 it is how- 
ever on the. whole: a. publication that we 
Bi See Effays ae the Students of Fort-Wil- 
liam. 
Monihly Retrofpedi of the Pine Arts. 
* 
{ March 1, 
can fairly recommend to the attention of 
all our readers,.who afe at all curious 
about the affairs of that great empire, in ** 
a mar territory of -which we are now fo 
materially interefted. 
Al Series of Prints, illufirative of a Ciuntry 
Life, by George Morland, engraved by 
Thou: as William “ifort To be completed in four 
Numbers. 
No 1.“ Firft Love.”—In this print there 
is a franknefs of nature that mekes a 
direct appeal to the mind, and ts very 
creditable to the tafte and talents of the 
artit. It exhibits a beautiful country 
girl, who is come to fill her tin-kettle at 
the pump, and there meets her rulftic lover, 
who locks at her with delighted eyes. 
The motto, “ Well, I fhall have my 
mother me” is not ill cholens . 
No. 2. The Young Dealer.”—i.e. The 
young dealer in pigs is here reprefented 
as offering his hogs to a young chapman, 
with the motte of, “ Well, what will you 
give.” This, though coarfe, is natwal, 
but inferior to the preceding, 
No. 3. °* Lazy Shepherds.’ "Of the fame 
defcription as the foregoing ; but neither 
fo characteriftic in the Agures, or fo inter= 
efting in the fiory, as the two which pre- 
cede it. 
Morland’s Cottager, and Morland’s Woodman, 
engraved by Thomas Williamfon, from the Ori- 
ginal Paintings ; publifbed by Williamfon, 21 
_ Charlion-fireet, Somer’ s-town, “and Barrow, 
Wefion-place, Pancras. 
In Morland’s defigns, we wfually fee 
nature, as in a mirror, but in both thefe 
we think the figures are too young and too 
fmart, if we may be allowed the expreffion, 
for either a Cottager or a Woodman. 
They are however very neatly engraved, 
and form a pair of very pretty furniture 
prints. 
The appa of our navy to that of 
every other country, has long been the 
boait of Britain; and the contemplation 
of our thipping leads every native of this 
ifland to exuit in the profpeét of our re- 
taining that fuperiority ; and as naval 
views may by a fkilful marine painter, be 
rendered extremely picturefque, we feel 
pleafed to announce any publication in 
which the arts either commemorate any 
great achievement of ovr naval heroes, 
or reprefent any leading veflels of our 
navy in an interefting point of view. For 
the latter purpofe, Mr, Ackermann has 
jut delivered out propofais for publifhing 
by fubfeription, a moft beautiful naval 
feéne, teprefeniing his Majefty’s fhip. Fit- 
bernia, of one hundred and twenty guns, 
being 
