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excite some interest with almost every 
reader, Itts accompanied by a fac simile 
of an ancient Greek inscription, which 
furmed the chief subject of the protes- 
sor’s last literary conversation, 
Nor must we here forget to mention a 
posthumous publication of Mr. Gr1- 
rIN’s, whose writings, both on the pic- 
turesque, and in biography, have been 
so long valued by the world. It is a 
small volume, containing, ‘ Memoirs of 
Josias Rogers, esq. Commander of his 
Majesty's Ship Quebec: and presents 
the lile of a gallant sailor, who would 
unquestionably have risen to higher 
honours in his profession, had his lite 
been spared. The narrative is simple 
aud impressive; worthy the pen of him 
whose name it bears. 
NATURAL HISTORY, MINERALOGY, &c. 
Since our last Appendix, but few ar- 
ticles have occurred on the subject of Na- 
tural History. 
Of Dr. Sraw’s “ Zoological Lec- 
tures,” delivered at the Royal Institu- 
tion, it may be sufficient ‘to announce the 
title, The author is well known by his 
former works, and as a public lecturer. 
If they contain but little novelty, they 
are neither destitute of order, interest, 
or correctness, the principal objects in 
works of Naturai History. 
“© Depe’s English Botanical Pocket 
Book, and Donovan’s Natural History 
of British Insects,” are bothuseful compa- 
nions for those who carry with them lei- 
sure, taste, industry, and a love of science, 
into their country retreats, and most of 
all, for those who are secluded a consi- 
derable part of the year. 
“ The Alphabetical List of the Mineral — 
Names, in English, French, and German,” 
can only interest those who are in some 
measure adepts, or who wish to make 
collections. 
We have found ourselves much inter- 
ested in Mr. Cottrer’s ** Thoughts on 
Reanimation, from the Reproduction of 
Vegetable Life, and the Renewul of Life 
after Death to Insects.” This work 1s 
so replete with the different views in 
which nature fulfils her benevolent de- 
signs in each system, that we cannot fail 
to recommend it to our young readers 
for the novelty they will meet with; and 
to their elders, for the comfortable as- 
surances it points out of a future state, 
from every analogy. 
** While the insect and the plant have 
been passing through one stage of sen- 
tient hfe, at the same time preparations 
have been, in a regular train, going on 
for another, which death at length un- 
folds. 
“ Does all this foresight and contriv- 
ance end with these interior systenns— 
is theirs, and theirs only, the distinguished 
privilege of living always? : 
“All of it did not die.” Life and death 
appeared, however, in alternate succese 
sions. “Lhe wither and death of the plant 
having taken place, a re-organized body, 
retainiug the resemblance and qualities 
ofthe former, fills up its place, and passes 
through its several stages to maturity— 
perfection, 
‘*' The insect, on the close of its first 
stage of animation and life, some short. 
pause is seen to take place, and it ap- 
pears to die, while yet, life is only again 
renewing, and to be passed in some new- 
created body which 1t now enters into— 
clad and fashioned as itimay. Thus is 
Nature bringing about ail her purposes, 
as they respect succession and reproduce 
tion, throughout these two systems. 
“Ts one stage of active life all we have 
to pass—no surely! the two systems we 
have here investigated, from analogy, at 
least, assure us, that we also live again—= 
that we partake somehow, together with 
them, in the blessings of renewed exist- 
ence somewhere. | 
“Under the intelligent will of the Power 
at work, one regular persevering process 
is going On—assuredly, in some way, it 
may implicate us—or, do we deny the 
probability, that the grant of life after 
death extends beyond the two systems of 
insect life and vegetable? It is impossi- 
ble to conceive of some not dissimilar 
mode adopted for the renewal of life after 
death tothe human race. We have con- 
Stantly seen the preparations going on, 
during one life for another in the plant; 
isit too much to expect, that at some pe- 
riod, (affixed or not) is it too much to 
suppose, that the envelopement of some 
particle (of dimension whatit may) should | 
take place inus, Death unfolds a some- 
thing. We every day trace it in both 
systems.” 
On the subject of Anatomy, we have 
to announce one of those splendid per- 
formances which have long been come 
mon in arival nation, but which rarely 
appear among us. A Hunter, a Baillie, 
a Cooper, a Saunders, have indeed in- 
troduced us to engravings, imitating, if 
not real life, at least that state of parts 
which the anatomist only can demons 
strate. Mr. Warts has undertaken an 
* Anatameco-Chirurgical Review of’ the 
Nose, Mouth, Larynx, and Fauees,” with 
appropriate 
