the principal curiosity of this place, however, is the Belzoni Sarcophagus. Nail Making.-It is stated in the Buffalo Bulletin, that Mr. F. Palmer, of Buffalo, has invented a new method of making nails for shoeing horses and oxen, for which he has obtained a patent. It is an invention which promises to be of great value to the community and to the inventor, who is at present the principal proprietor. Some idea may be formed of its importance from the fact, that one man can manufacture nails in this way at least as fast as fifty men can in the usual way. The nails have been proved to be equally as good in quality, and far superior in point of form. Ancient Literature, -A curious work, being an account of the British Island prior to the invasion of Julius Cæsar, has lately been discovered in the possession of the Brahmins of Benares. In this va luable treasure of antiquity Britain is called by a name which signifies the Holy Land; the Thames, the Isis, and other rivers, are called by names similar to the present ones; and Stonehenge is described as a grand Hindoo temple! The Asiatic Society of Calcutta are said to be preparing for publication a translation of this interesting manuscript. -- Italian Devotion. · It is well known to the friends of Mr. Cary, the translator of Dante, that two Italians, just arrived in London, went to Chiswick, where Mr. Cary resided, to inquire very anxiously for his house. They asked for the house, and were accordingly directed to that of the Duke of Devonshire. They soon, however, were apprised of their mistake, and took care to make it known that they were looking for the translator of Dante, who, they thought, must be an infinitely greater man than any Duke in the nation. The New Dramatic Property Bill. -The author of any dramatic piece shall have as his property the sole liberty of representing it, or causing it to be represented, at any place of dramatic entertainment in Great Britain and Ireland, provided the same be composed, and not printed and published by the author thereof. The author of any such production, printed and published within seven years before the passing of this Act, shall, from that time (at which the act is passed), or for twenty-eight years from the time of publication, and at the end of that period, (if the author be living) for the residue of his life, have as his own property the sole liberty of representing, or causing to be represented, at any place of dramatic entertainment as aforesaid, but subject to anything contained in this Act which may prejudice or affect such right. The penalty for the performance of pieces the property of another, contrary to the Act, to be 507. to be recovered, with double costs of suit, by the author or proprietor whose property may have been infringed upon. 2 3 VOL. I. (1833) No. IV. LITERARY NOTICES. Life, Times, and Correspondence of Isaac Watts, D.D., with Notices of many of his Contemporaries, and a Critical Examination of his Writings. By the Rev. Thomas Milner, A.M. Poetic Vigils; containing a Monody on the death of Adam Clarke. By W. B. Baker. Sermons (the 2d vol.) preached on Public Subjects and Solemn Occasions. By F. Scurray, B.D. No. I. of a Collection of Doorways from Ancient Buildings in Greece and Italy. 4to. By Thos. L. Donaldson, Architect. Memoirs of the Life and Correspondence of the Rev. Wm. Lavers, late of Honiton. By I. S. Elliot. With a Portrait. My Ten Years' Imprisonment in Italian and Austrian Dungeons. By Silvio Pellico. Translated from the original by Thomas Roscoe. In one volume. A Compendious History of Modern Wines; together with Directions for their Cellaring and Preservation, &c. In one vol. 8vo., with Engravings. The Tyrol. By the Author of Spain in 1830," In two vols. Waltzburgh; a Tale of the 16th Century. In three vols. Shipwrecks and Disasters at Sea. By Cyrus Redding, Esq. With several Engravings. In two vols. forming Nos. 78 and 79 of Constable's Miscellany. The Book of Butterflies. Spinxes, and Moths. By Captain Brown, F.R.S.E., &c. Volume III. with 60 Engravings, 48 of which are coloured. The Narrative of Two Expeditions into the Interior of Australia, undertaken by Captain Charles Sturt, of the 39th Regiment, by order of the Colonial Government, to ascertain the nature of the country to the west and north-west of the Colony of New South Wales.This work is dedicated, by permission, to Lord Goderich, and will throw a new light on the whole of the country that was explored. An Historical Sketch of the Princes of India; Stipendiary, Subsidiary, Protected, Tributary, and Feudatory. By an Officer in the Service of the East India Company. Prinsep's Journal of a Voyage from Calcutta to Van Diemen's Land, 2d Edition. Illustrations to Prinsep's Journal, 1st Number. The Library of Romance, 4th vol. containing The Stolen Child, a Tale of the Town; founded on a highly interesting fact. Parent's Cabinet of Amusement and Instruction; contains 7th No. Preparing for Publication. Under the superintendence of the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge. Poor Laws and Paupers Illustrated. No. I. The Parish, a Tale. By Hariet Martineau. A Translation of the Practical Treatise on the Diseases of the Uterus and its Appendages, of Mme. Boivin and M. Duges. By G. C. Heming, of Kentish Town, Member of the Royal College of Surgeons. With Additions. A Series of Geographical Tables, designed for Youth. By the Rev. Ebenezer Miller, A.M. To simplify the work of Tuition, and to secure, as far as possible, the progress of the Pupil. Cyclopian, or Pelasgic Remains in Greece and Italy; with Constructions of a later Epoca. From Drawings by Edward Dodwell, F.S.A., and Member of several Foreign Academies. In one volume folio, with numerous Plates. INDEX TO THE FIRST VOLUME OF THE MONTHLY REVIEW FOR 1833. NEW AND IMPROVED SERIES. 198. Agriculture in England and France com- Al, the name of puerperal fever in Persia, Allan Ramsay, that popular book traced to Albemarle, the first Duchess of, account of Alexander, Rev. M. S., his lecture on the system in, 512-imperfections of this sys- Anecdotes, of Wm. Gifford, 543—of Mos- Anson, son of Lord Anson, melancholy Antipathy, instance of one, 47. Arian heresy, 17. Army, a standing one in America, 73- 2 T justification of its maintenance, 74-bad Arrago, M., his account of comets, 461. Assizes, the institution of, eulogized and Astronomers, longevity of, 461. Auburn in America, the site of the first 206. Badajoz, melancholy account of the siege Baden, poor of, how supported, 48. Ballot, the military ballot of France, de- Banana, the tree, remarks on, 107. Bar, the, of the United States, account of, Barbers, account of the personages called Barrere, notice of, 44. Bas bleu, Societies of, 31. Bath the ceremonies of the, in Persia, 496. on tithes, 130-average amount of livings Battle, Napoleon's mode of fighting one, 83. Battle of Tournay, account of the, 359- Bayonet, the history of its use, 357. Belzoni Sarcophagus, 610. Belinda, the name explained, 545. Bell, G. H., his Treatise on the Liver, 298. Beethoven, some popular notions respecting Benevolence, an eccentric act of, 32. Bernays, Mr., account of his German Berri, Duchess of, sentiments of the French Bible of Mayence, notice of, 468. Billeting, oppressive nature of, in former Biography, the Annual, 257. Bird, a curious one, described, 100. Bishop, the slavish principles of one, 550. Blue Stockings, Societies called, origin of Boiling, comparative loss of meat by, 464. Bonn, remarks on the University of, 40. members to Parliament, 141. Book Borrowers, Lines addressed to, 549.- 30. Boston, remarks on the City of, 94-oppo- Branches of trees, account of their growth, Bread, Mexican, how made, 107. Brothers, the, a legend of the Rhine, 127. Buccaneer, a novel, by Mrs. Hall, 109, Bunker's Hill, true name of the place so Buonaparte, military maxims of, 83-his Burgage tenure, explained, 140. Burke, Right Hon. Edmund, description of Burke, Edmund, his patronage of Crabbe, Burns, the poet, some remarks upon, 281. 19 his birth and early years, 22-his Butler, Charles, account of his life, 278. C. Calculation, a strange one, 149. Canning, Mr., his conduct with respect to Capital, why it is at present withheld from Catholics and Protestants, amity of, in Cargueros, the Chairman of South America, Cattle, method of slaughtering, in New Catherine, Empress of Russia, early life of, Cats, cruelty used towards, in London, 481. Carne, John, Lives of, Eminent Mission- Cash payments, suspension of, by the Bank, Censors, the ancient ones of Rome, their Chaptal, the French chemist, notice of his Chaperon, recollections of a, by Lady Charnock, the first writer on, naval history, Chancery Suit, a long one, 457. 465. Chambers, Representative, those of Ger- Charter, the first and last grant of, that which conveyed the right of election, 140. Children, education of, in England, praised, Chouans, a notice of the, 473. Christians, treatment of, by the Turks, at Church, reform of the, considered, 371- Church, Protestant, in America, 86-its Circassians, sale of, in Constantinople, 70- Cities, number of, in England and Wales, Clarke, Dr., account of his life, 605--anec- Clarke, Dr. Adam, account of his life, 270. Clergy, remuneration of, in Germany, 37-- Clergy, their claim to tithes conditional, Clergyman, picture of a parochial one, 373 |