cable to the purpose of a new building, amount, however, at this time, to little more than 27,000l. while the cost of a new hospital, upon the scale proposed, can hardly be estimated at a smaller sum than 100,0001. To effect therefore so desirable a purpose as that in view, it will be obvious that nothing short of a liberal subscription on the part of the public at large can suffice.

An eye-glass micrometer has been recently contrived to measure the diameter of the filaments of wool from different fleeces, to the 10,000 h part of an inch. This instrument promises to be of considerable use in determining the comparative fineness of wools.

In pursuance of a petition to the House of Commons, from the trustees of the British Museum, Mr. GREVILLE'S Collection of Minerals has been valued by Drs. Babington and Wollaston, C. Hatchett, esq. and four other gentlemen, who report, that the whole collection consists of about 20,000 specimens; that the series of crystallized rubies, sapphires, emeralds, topazes, rubellites, diamonds, and precious stones in general, as well as the series of the various ores, far surpass any that are known to them in the different European collections; and that the value of the whole is 13,7271. including the cabinets, which cost 1600l.

Harriet Wilson, a poor girl in Marshlane, Leeds, some time ago had both her arms torn off by some machinery. By the aid of some kind friends she was lately conveyed to town, introduced to Mr. MORRISON, who obtamed the silver medal and forty guineas at the last meet ing of the Society of Arts, for inventing implements by which persons having lost their hands, may usefully assist them selves. By the use of these implements this unfortunate can now feed herself; and incredible as it may appear, there is a prospect of her writing legibly, at no distant period, and of her being other wise employed, so as to be able to contribute to her own support.

SWEDEN.

M. VIBORG, professor in the Royal Veterinary School, has published a dissertation on the use of horse-flesh. This publication is said to have had the effect of introducing the use of this article as food throughout Sweden, in consequence of which the butchers' shops are now supplied with the carcases of horses, in addition to those of oxen. M. Viborg assures his readers that the flesh of the horse, when roasted, is preferable to that of the ox.

GERMANY.

A German chemist bas, by the aid of various substances, extracted from the green shells of nose chesnuts very beautiful yellow and brown colours, and the › latter in the greatest diversity of hues. They are to stand both on woollens and silks, though the stuffs have been wetted and wrung out, and some of them e ven washed in caustic liquids.

The present state of politics did not lessen the number of typographical productions exposed for sale at the last Leipsic fair; but it is remarked, that the intrinsic value of the works is yearly decreasing. Political troubles having oc casioned a great decrease in the sale of. books, writers and booksellers no longer dare publish solid works, but eagerly contend for several kinds of frivolous productions which have some vogue. Some works, however, have been noticed of superior merit, and worthy the atten. tion of Europe. The Mithridates of the late Mr. Adelung has been just finished; Mr. Becker has published two new num bers of his Augusteum, or Description of the Dresden Gallery; Mr. Boettiger. has given the public a Commentary on the Aldobrandine Nuptials. The Universal History of Literature, by Eichhorn, is drawing towards its conclusion; that of the Christian Church, by Hencke, is finished. The German Encyclopedia, begun by Krumitz, Las reached the 144th volume; Mathison the poet, has published, under the title of Recollections, some sentimental and picturesque Journies. The Universal History, a posthumous work of Johannes von Müller, forms the first number of the complete works of that author: most of the sovereigns of the confederacy of the Rhine have forbidden spurious editions, under severe penalties. There has appeared a fifth volume of Nestor's Russian Annals, by Schlötzer. M. Wiebeking has given important Memoirs on Hydraulic Architecture, especially concerning bridges, quays, and piers. Six numbers of an cient Basso Relevos, by the late M. Zoega, are published; and lastly, M Cotta has been generous enough to publish all the proceedings of the Art of Engraving on Stone, the secret of which he has purchased.

In belies lettres very few works have been published; and the run after Mr. Goethe's new novel entitled Elective Affinities, is a good deal slackened by the severe criticisms to which it has been exposed. Forty new editions or translations of Latin and Greek authors were offered

offered for sale. marked an edition of a Gerinan poem of high antiquity, and highly interesting for the history of European languages; it is entitled the Song of the Nibelunges; but its author, and the age in which it was written, are equally unknown.

The learned also re

Several writers have undertaken to write the history of Arts and of Artists, especially that of Musicians; but few of their productions have so much merit as the History of Painting in Italy, by Ripenhausen; and the Almanack of the Fine Arts, which contains letters and memoirs of artists residing in Rome, and edited by M. Sickler, a learned antiquarian.

The Berlin newspaper had announced that the late Mr. Ritter had, previous to his death, retracted his opinions on the Rhabdomancia, or the art of finding water and metals hidden in the bosoin of the earth, by means of a wand. These papers have since contradicted their for mer assertion, and declared that this otherwise learned man had persisted to the last in those absurdities, despised by all truly learned men.

Mr. D'Aretin has been discovered as the author of a literary trick, which was announcing in a newspaper a pretended History of Academies, a work which does not exist, but by which means he had an opportunity of attacking the Dresden Academy, of which he is a member.

Augustus la Fontaine has given six or eight volumes of novels, in which he still reproduces his family pictures, even to satiety. Ini, a novel of the 21st century, by Julius Voss; Novels by Renbeck; and Comic Stories, by Laun, have occasioned some talk. Comic Stories have the nost vogue. Still, however, there will be found in the Fair catalogue, a competent number of banditti, conjurors, and secret associations. In theatricals, there is nothing remarkable.

ITALY.

For several days towards the end of May, prodigious crowds of people thronged the banks of the Tiber at Rome to wit ness a singular phenomenon. A wind from Africa had brought thither au immense swarm of locusts. These insects, having laid waste the country, began to nake war upon and devour one another. The weaker party betook themselves to flight, and being pursued by the conque rors, threw themselves in myriads into the Tiber, which, at times, was quite Covered with them.

AFRICA.

By vessels arrived from Goree and Sierra Leone, we are enabled to state, that so late as the month of March last, considerable hopes were entertained that the celebrated and enterprising Mungo Park, so often reported to have lost his life, was still alive. The ship Favourite, of London, Captain Truman, is arrived at Plymouth from Goree. Previous to the departure of that vessel, information had been received at Senegal by a native of the Mandingo country, who accompanied Mr. Park as far into the interior as Sego and Sansanding, that he was alive in the month of January. Colonel : Maxwell, the governor of Senegal, had, in consequence of this information, directed that a decked boat should immediately be fitted out to proceed up the river Senegal, for the purpose of giving assistance to Mr. Park in his indefatigable exertions in exploring the continent of Africa. This account is further corroborated by a letter, dated in March last, received by a vessel from Sierra Leone, from Dr. Douglas, who writes as follows: "Permit me to lay before you some information respecting Mr. Mungo Park, which I was favoured with from an intelligent Mahomedan, whom I met at Goree, and who had acted as a guide to Mr. Park, from the time of his landing on the continent of Africa to his embarka tion on the Niger. He states, that the king of Sego had shewn much favour to Mr. Park, and that the report of his assassination there was untrue. He had passed far along the Niger without any molestation whatever from the natives. My informant could not recollect the date of his embarkation on the Niger, but thinks it must be about three years ago. Mr. Park had taken four months' provisions for himself and two followers, with whom he intended to proceed to the eastward, and onwards as far as the Red Sea. Some travellers, who had fallen in with his guide, informed him, that about two or three months subsequent to Mr. Park's embarkation, he had been severely scorched in his breast by the bursting of a gun while firing at some birds, but that he passed Tombuctoo in the night by water."

NEW HOLLAND.

Several persons at Sydney, have begun to cultivate the hop vine. A Mr. Squires, in the year 1808, planted two acres, from which he gathered five hundred cwt. of clear hops. Last year he had four

acres

Sir John Stevenson is always easy and graceful in his melodies, but in no instance has, perhaps, been more so than in that now before us. The passages are remarkably smooth and flowing, and the sentiment of the words is given with no less simplicity than truth and force. The Persian Dance, a favourite Air, Composed and Arranged as a familiar Rondo for the Pianoforte, by J. Parry. 1s. 6d.

This little exercise for the piano-forte is skilfully arranged, and will not fail to be acceptable to young practitioners on that instrument. The passages lie well for the juvenile hand, and the pleasingness of the effect is upon a par with the ease of the execution,

"Little Winny Wilkin;" a favourite Song, sung aib unbounded applause at the Theatres Royal, Covent Garden and Haymarket, by Mrs. Liston. Composed by Mr. Whitaker. is. 6d. This little ballad is intended as an effort of humour, of which quality it is by no means destitute. Mr. Whitaker has given to it a melody perfectly appropriate, and has accompanied it with a part for the piano-forte, which does much credit to his taste.

"I will not have you, Herry;" a favourite Comic Ballad, sung with great applause at Vauxhall Gardens, by Miss Acres. Composed by Mr. W. T. Parke. 15.

This is so pleasing a trifle, that we will ensure it the suffrage of all the lovers of light and airy melody, in combination with gay and sprightly words.

We have to announce that John Staf ford Smith, esq. (organist to his Majesty) is distributing proposals for publishing by subscription, a curious and interesting collection of ancient music, chiefly consisting of melodies in canto fermo, pro-, vençal lays, and other pristine pieces, produced antecedent to the invention of counter point; to which will be added, hymns and anthems, by the celebrated Orlando Gibbons, and other distinguished masters of "the good old school." The publication, we understand, will be further enriched by selections from the Mass; l'Homme Armé; some very scarce madrigals by Adrian Willeart, Orlando de Lasso, Stradella, &c. up to the time of Bonoucini; and also with two Italian songs, by Geminiani. The whole is to form a view of music, from the 7th to the 18th century; and is intended to be illustrative of the Histories of Burney and Hawkiifs, and to trace the sources and progress of melody in the British isles. To further this latter object, the whole will be accompanied by remarks, biogra phical and critical; and every effort is promised to render the work worthy the

notice of the curious and refined. The publication is to be dedicated to the earl of Dartmouth; and from our knowledge of Mr. Smith's high professional qualifications, we doubt not of its doing every honour to the talents of the editor, and fully justifying his lordship's patronage.

THE

HE writer of this article finds that some expressions have been misunderstood which he has made use of in former reports, with regard to the hopeless nature of consumption. In the passages alluded to, he has been far from meaning that every affection of the lungs is necessarily fatal; or even that there can be no wound in their structure which is not irreparable. There is a number of gradations in pulmonary disorder; and it is perhaps only in the last or penultimate stage of the disease, when it is fully

formed, that the signet of death is marked upon it beyond the possibility of era sure or removal. There is an important distinction between the state of being consumptive, and that of being in a con sumption. One who is in the posture of leaning over a precipice, may yet escape a fall.

With regard to this malady, and more particularly at this season of the year, it may not be improper once more to repeat a caution which has been often inculcated, but which can never be suffi

ciently