$810.) 
and terms, used by the Greeks, found 
some such method as that proposed by 
Mr. Hall, they would not have made so 
anany blunders respecting the terms, 
the accent, the spelling, and pronuncia- 
tion, of ne words they adopted. Had 
they, for instance, known how the 
Greeks pronounced the word Awyus, a 
hare, they never would have translated 
and pronounced it fepus. Had they 
known the force of the spiritus asper, 
as it is termed among the Greeks, they 
would not have put s before pnw, to 
creep, and made serpo of it. 
Burt, in the early part of their history, 
the Greeks themselves seem to have 
deen in a similar situation with \the 
Romans. From the term Jupiler Am- 
snon, and a variety of others in their 
mythology, the Greeks appear to have 
Sorrowed many things fram the Jews: 
they seem, however, to’ have been as ig- 
norant of the pronunciation and mean- 
ing of many of the terms of arts, law, 
religion, &c. which they borrowed, as 
we are at this day, respecting the tunes, 
nadences, musical instruments, instruc- 
‘tions, &c. mentioned in the titles of 
many of the Psalms of David. In a 
word, were it not that some of the 
Greek and Latin poets have made cer- 
tain of their lines and verses clink 
and «orrespond with each other, we 
should have been at a loss to know, not 
only how their words, but even show 
sany of the letters of their alphabet, are 
sounded. The rhyme, and corresponding 
sounds, introduced into the poetical 
compositions of modern times, will be of 
some use in informing posterity how the 
languages of the present day are sound- 
ed; but, as some words, considerably 
different in sound, are made to clink 
with one another, 
posterity will be at aloss as to the true 
prouunciation of many. The adoption 
of some sech plan as Mr. Wall pro- 
poses, might, undoubtedly, partly help 
tiem in this particular. I am, with a 
high sense of the value of many of your 
numbers, an old friend, though 
Clapham. A New CorrisponDent. 
¥o the Editor of the Monthly Magazine. 
SIR, 
N the last number of the Microcosm 
| of London, there is some account of 
the Surry Institution, part of which ts 
apparenily designed toshold up one pub- 
lic character to notice, at the expense of 
another. In pages 158 and 159, it is 
stated: “Nor, when we menuon Mr, 
it may happen that. 
Surry Enstitution.—Names in Antoninus. 227 
Frederic Accum as the professor of che- 
mistry and mineralozy, shall we be ac-: 
cused of any undue preference, if we 
represent him as affording great delight, 
as well 4s instrection, to Tie numerous 
auditors who attend his lectures. 
There are also very highly qualified pro- 
fessors of natural and moral philosophy, 
&c. The reading-rooms were opened for 
the proprietors on the ist of May, 1808. 
Lectures on chemistry, mineralogy, na- 
tural philosophy, and other subjects, 
were commenced by Mr. Accum, and 
Mr. Jackson, in November following.” 
Now the truth is, that some months be- 
fore the opening Be the establishment, 
and before the theatre was fit to receive- 
an audience, Mr. Jackson gave three 
lectures on different subjects, betore the 
managers and a number of the pro- 
prietars, as specimens of his abilities as 
a public lecturer; and so much were 
these lectures to their satisfaction, that 
he was immediately engaged to give a 
course of thirty on natwi2 : philosophy, 
and thirty on chemistry. This course he 
commenced in the theatre of the Surry 
Institution, some time in October 1808; 
and completed, in due time, with great 
credit to himself, and with apparent sa- 
tisfaction to the managers. And it is 
but justice to state, that all the lectures 
on natural and experimental philosophy, 
astronomy, and chemistry, given that 
season at the institution, were by Mr. 
Jackson. 
delivered before 1t was known that Mr, 
Accum was to lecture at the same in- 
stitution; and Mr. Accum’s caurse, 
which was on mineralogy, and delivered 
gi ratis, did not commence till the fullow- 
ing year. I wish this true statement 
to be made public, that, ic-may coun- 
teract any eilects of the other, which 
might be injurious to the reputation of a 
respectable and industrious lecturer. 
Nov. 6, 1809. A Lover or Trutnu. 
Se ES 
To the Editor of the Monthly Musacine, 
SIR, 
N one of your late numbers, I pro- 
mised explanations of such names of 
stations 1D Antoninus, as have never been 
rationally explained. In the following 
examples, as in my former letters, 1 
shall endeavour to explain our old Celric 
terms. A great number of these, Mr. 
Editor, have hitherto been totaily un. 
known in their imports, others have been 
imperfectly rendered, and inany so ridi- 
culously derived, that it is scarcely cre- 
: dible 
Twenty of this course were 
