irregular-built houses, that used to rupted your enquiries might perafford warm corners half-tender fhrubs, protected haps appear rude; but I was : 1 uni are demo on demo-willing lifhed and it is for the fame reafon that we hardly ever fee a fig now, for flat walls and fquare houfes do not afford fhelter fufficient. Neither do the dwarf aromatics, fuch as hyffop, fweet marjoram, &c. &c. furvive very fevere winters as they ufed to do in walled courts adjoining antient houfes; and fince a greater variety of exotics have been introduced, rofemary, bays, &c. have become neglected. A SOUTHERN FAUNIST. before the Ruffian embaffador." He Affecting Anecdote of STANISLAUS I CANNOT omit adding an interefting anecdote which delicacy prevented me from difclofing during the lives of the perfons to whom it relates, as it difplays the. extreme fenfibility of the king, and the reftraint under which he la boured in the prefence of the Ruffian ambaffador. The king having condefcended to fhew us his villa, as he was conducting us through the upper fuite of apartments, in company with Count Slackelberg, I noticed a book on the library table, which contained the principal documents on the partition of Poland *. Expreting my curiofity to examine a publication on that interefting event, the king interrupted me by placing his finger on his lips as an indication of filence, and paffed into another apartment. At the conclufion of fupper, one of his Majefty's officers conducted me to the door of the library. On entering, I found the king alone, ftanding by the fide of the table. "I obferved," he faid, pointing to the book, "that you teftified great cufiofity to examine this work. The abrupt manner in which I inter Recueil des Declarations," &c. 1773 àદ્ર "If I had time," he faid, " expatiate on the fecret hiftory of that eventful period, and could defcribe the menaces of the Ruffian embaffador, the perfonal mortifications which I endured, and the certainty of involving my family in ruin, had I refuted my fignature, it would perhaps extenuate my apparent want of firmness, which has been fo much calumniated. This book contains the principal documents relative to that unfortunate tranfaction, and is the only juftification of my conduct. You will find therein the declarations of the minifters of the three powers, the anfwers of the Polifh minifters, and the four fpeeches which I addreffed to the Diet, in which you will perceive that I did not conceal my fentimy repugnance to the act of difments, and that I openly teftified memberment." He then recapitulated the heads of his celebrated fpeech on the 10th of May. He dwelt with peculiar emphafis on that part where he appealed to the nation at large, if he had ever broken a fingle article of the Pacta Conventa.." I demand of you with the confidence of the prophet, my people, what have I done? Behold here I am, witnefs against me. Whofe ox have I taken, or whom have I defrauded; whom have 1 oppreffed, or of whofe hand have I received any bribe to blind mine eyes, and I will reftore it to you.". Here," he added, I fat down, and had I been guilty of oppreffion or fraud, doubtlefs numbers would have accused me; for I was without fupport, and almoft without a fingle friend to fpeak in my favour. A dead fi lence lence for more than ten minutes enfued, I then rofe again, and concluded my juftification." During this fcene, the violence of his emotions almoft ftifled his voice, and tears ftreamed down his cheeks. Haftily taking up the book, he put it into my hands, adding, "This is my only apology; read it, and judge of my conduct; and I am happy in prefenting it to an Englishman whom I efteem." He then bowed; and I retired. The impreffion of this affecting fcene will never be erased from my memory; and I keep this work as a relic of this amiable and unfortunate Monarch. Mr. URBAN, THE March 19. HE following article appeared in Aris's Birmingham GaZette at the time of the illuminations on account of the preliminaries of peace being figned; and the infertion of it in the Gentleman's Magazine is requested by A CONSTANT READER. It must always be painful to men of liberal minds to differ in fentiment and conduct from their refpectable neigh bours, especially at a time of fuch univers fal rejoicing as the prefent, for the happy return of Peace; and this we have reafon to believe has been the cafe with the fociety of Friends in this town and elsewhere; but whoever attentively confiders their general religious principles, which have a particular tendency to lead them out of all excefs of joy or grief, and to preferve that thankful tranquillity which keeps the paffrons un ruffled, muft fee that illuminations and fuch like tumultuous expreflions of joy are inconfiftent with thofe principles, and more efpecially as they too often are attended with exceffes of various kinds. If any circumftance could induce them to illuminate their houfes, it would be the return of peace, at which they moft cordially rejoice; but, even on this occafion, they think thankfulness to Divine Providence is bel difcovered by heartfelt gratitude and amendment of life. It fhould alfo be confidered, that, were they to illu minate on fonie occafions, it would be almost impoffible for them to avoid do ing it on others, and as their well-known principles against war do not allow them to join in public rejoicings for victories obtained by the effufion of blood, which are the general occafions of illuminations, this is another reason for their thinking it molt confiftent to decline the practice altogether; and it is much to the credit of this town, that thefe fcruples of confcience have been treated with fo much kindness and moderation." Mr. URBAN, THE Conduit-ft. Hanover-fq. March 25. HE general folicitude, not only amongst aftronomers but all ranks of people, excited by the discovery of a new Planet, induces me to fend to your excel. lent Magazine the lateft fituation of it that the month will admit, that it may be difcovered by any of your readers who are furnithed with a common night glass, or even a pocket telescope. If an imaginary line is drawn from Theta Leonis through Beta, or the Lion's Tail, and continued to the fame distance on the left, a little above where this line would end will be perceived an equilateral configuration of fmall stars; the two Wefternmoft being the largeft, about the fourth magnitude. The Ceres Ferdinandia on the 15th inft. was a little-to the Eaft of the fmalleft ftar, which forms the other point of the triangle. I have obferved it regularly with a 3 feet achromatic, magnifying about 50 times (which I find beft fuits it), and with a might glass of large field, magnifying about eight times. On the roth, 20th, 21ft, 22d, and this evening, the 25th, I have feen it regularly país through this fmall conftellation; and to-night at eleven I find it arrived between the two larger, or Westernmoft ftars. By a little attention it will be easily difcovered, as being retrograde at prefent, its motion is very readily per ceived from one night to the next. It is by no means difficult to be feen with fuch inftruments as I have pointed out, although invifible to the naked eye. The planet appears appears about the fame fize as the ftars in its neighbourhood; and when magnified to 1000 times, has not to me any affignable difc or decifive magnitude, although moft readily perceived in the Georgium Sidus. The Planet is about half as large as the Moon, one third of the diftance between Mars and Jupiter, and performs its period round the fun in about four years and a half. It was difcovered by M. Piazzi, at Palermo, on Jan. 1, 1801, and by most honourable perfeverance ré-difcovered by Dr. Matkelyne early in this year. It is named Ceres Ferdinandia, in honour of the goddess patronefs of Sicily, and the reigning monarch of that inland and Naples. The following is the right afcenfion and declination of the planet, by Mr. Zach, at Gotha, for the commencement of the next month; and a map of the stars defcribed in the preceding paper. I Mr. URBAN, March 18. AM rather furprized that Mr. fhould be ignorant of the contents Tailby, vol. LXXI. p. 1183, of the tall found in the ftomach of a cow at Newbold Saucey, in Leicefterfhire. As Mr. T. requests to have fome fatisfactory account of it, I have expected that fome of your numerous correfpondents would have gratified him, as the thing is not very uncommon. Buffon thus defcribes it: Bulls, cows, and oxen, are very apt to lick themselves, but mofily when they are quiet and at reft; and as it is thought that it prevents their fattening, it is ufual to rub all the parts of their bodies which they can touch with their ding. When this prevention is not taken, they raife up the hair of their rough, and they fwallow this hair in coats with their tongues, which are very large quantities. As this fubfiance cannot digeft, it remains in the fo mach, and forms round nooth balls, which are fometimes of fo confiderable a fize, that they incommode then, and prevent their digeftion, by remaining in the ftomach. Thefe knobs in time get covered with a brown cruft, which is fomewhat hard; it is, notwithstands ug, only a thick mucilage, which, by rubbing and co-action becomes hard and fhining; it is never found any where but in the paunch, and if any of the hair gets into the other ftomachs, it does not remain any more than in the bowels, but feems to pafs with the ali ment. B. E. Norfolk. 2ly, to Mits Whichcote, article Ox. I have paffed many pleafant hours, fet an excellent example to his reverend brethren. Proud he was (and well he might) of his Cathedral, which he kept in a good state during the whole time of his being Dean. It was highly gratifying to fee him, when eighty years old, attending his duty in that noble ftructure twice every day, during his rofidence, of at least three months in the year. I do not recollect, my refpected friend, feeing that learned and inftructive work, "Milner's History of the Church of Chrift," reviewed in any of the Gentleman's Magazines; which I am much furprited at. The Univerfity of Cambridge, much to its honour, has fupported the publication of that learned work in the maft liberal manner, Neither do I recollect any notice taken in your review of "Practical Sermons by the late Rev. Jofeph Milner," published last year by the Dean of Carlile, to which is prefixed an account of the life and character of the author. I nut therefore request that the works of this eminently pious and learned divine may be noticed by your Reviewer. I cannot help obferving, that "Evangelical" is a word which too many in the prefent day, either from ignorance or malice, feem to have a particular pleafure in ridiculing. When the late pious and learned doctor aac Watts, publifhed a volume of Sermons, which he chofe to entitle "Evangelical Difcourfes," he fent a copy to his noble friand Frances, Countess of Hartford, (afterwards Dutchefs of Somerfet, and mother to the late Dutchefs of Northumberland), Her Jadyfhip acknowledged the receipt of the book in the following words: "I have received the valuable book you were fo good as to fend one, and though from neceffary interruptions I have been able to read only about half of it, I am fo pleafed with thofe admirable difcourfes, that I cannot be caly any longer to defer my fincere thanks for the fatisfaction I have already received from them. It is much to be lamented, that the modern preachers in our church indulge themfelves, and their hearers, with cold, though well-penned effays of morality; as it were forgetting that the only anchor of our Salvation is the merits of Jefus Christ. 'Tis by this fashionable way of preaching that I am afraid many ferious people are led into the unhappy mistake of trufting to their own righteoufnefs." It was not, Mr. Urban, till to wards the end of the 17th century that any clergyman of our church thought of preaching doctrines directly contrary to its Articles, Ho milies, and Liturgy; and, I am confident, had not the precious doctrine of falvation by grace, through faith in the Son of God, (which alone produces the Evangelical fruits of a holy and religious life,) boen in a great measure through the pride of human na¬ ture difcarded from our pulpits, and man's merit, dignity of human nature, fincere though imperfect obedience, and other fuch falfe unferiptural doctrines introduced in its flead, not a Methodist would have been in the kingdom. Yours, &c. G. W. O. P. S. It is faid to have been an obfervation of Sir George Savile, that the Methodists acted as a bliftering platter upon the backs both of the clergy and people. They have, no doubt, contributed to the revival of practical religion, and of many of thofe exploded doctrines of the Reformation which feem neceffarily connected with it. But the reproach they have juftly incurred on account of the enthufi afin and fchifm which difgrace their difpenfation, has fallen upon all the clergy of the Church of England, who preach her peculiar doctrines, and are in carneit to promote the power of Godliness. This crofs they endeavour to bear with patience; but it has proved a frumbling fumbling-block in the way of fome well-difpofed young men, who have been hindered from preaching and living as the Gofpel requires, for fear of incurring an opprobrious name. Mr. URBAN, March 9. WISH I may not be too late for I infertion in your next, as it is upon a fubject of much importance to the future health and happiness of the people at large. I find by the public pa pers that the Vaccine Inoculation is brought forward in a parliamentary way, with a rapid application for reward for the difcovery of an old, long, and well-known medical matter. I doubt not but the wisdom and tempemate proceedings of that honourable body will paufe upon this bufinefs; and learn, from established and regular Practitioners, the propriety of its application. In writing on this matter, I am ftimulated by the moft confciennous motives and I announce myself as a regular Doctor in Phyfic, of the University of Cambridge, and a long experienced practitioner in a large and populous city. The regular mode of Inoculation for the Small-pox is now fo cafy, fo familiar, and general, and fo fafe and fecure, not one in one hundred reputed to be unfuccefsful, that it is abandoning a fafe eftablifhed practice for a practice novel, and cannot be afcertained, as to its fafety, from future infection of the Small-pox, under twenty years trial and experience. VERAX ET BENEVOLUS. In the outfet of this important bufinef, we thought it our duty to panfe; but have fince yielded to almost univerfal conviction. Nevertheless, the authority on which the preceding letter comes to us demands its infertion. EDIT. Mr. URBAN, tranflating Cicero's letter to Atticus, XVII. 52, to render homines vifi fumus "we have fee the man?" In Dr. Middleton's Life of Cicero, vol. II. p. 219, 4to. it is more properly rendered "I have acquitted my felf A QUEIKST. like a man." With the fpirit of candour Mr. SHAW had a right to expect, we inferted, in p. 186, his unanfwerable refutation of MISREPRESENTATIONS which we had unwittingly been inftrumental de in propagating. With the fame can dour we repeat, that, not having enter tained the lighteft fufpicion of any ceipt on the part of our informant, not the leaft recollection remains of the quarter whence it eame. Joining, however, with Mr. S. in "honeft indignation,” and “ an inviolable attachment to the Established Church," we merely believe that he has been in ftrumental in faving the worthy and refpectable Curate of Blagdon from premeditated ruin by Non-deferipts.". Explanation of Dr. G-ll's Theory of Skulls, extracted from a French paper. "The doctrines of the celebrated German Dr. Gall, are not only curious, on account of 'he celebrity given to them by the prohibition against their being publickly taught in Vienna, but they are likewife remark ble for their refults. As the brain thinks he has found in the conformation of is moulded by the fkull, Dr. Gall, who moral and intellectual faculties of man, esthe brain an explanation of the different tablishes the convexity of the skull as the rule from which he is to form his judg ment; and contends, that the more convex the fkull, the greater the capacity of the individual, which he fupports by the ex-. amples of the skulls of many celebrated men. This convexity is generally remarkable in every great man; but handsome men, whofe heads are more round and gracefully formed, have feldom much ge TIUS. He likewife believes himself able to determine the place of each of our mental faculties in the brain: the faculty of obfervation, for inftanoe, lays juft-behind the forehead. This part is very convex in children, who, as is well known, are remarkable for this faculty. This con vexity diminthes infenfibly, and even becomes a concave, unless in great obfervers; and Dr. Gall concludes that liberty and custom may induce great changes in this faculty in man. He is in poffeffion of the fkulls of many celebrated perions, particularly thofe of Bulmaner, Alxinger, and Wurmfer. In the brain of the latter, he to courage, which has its place about an irch above the ear. The fkulk of animals furnith him with important difcoveries. He has found in the skulls of finging birds, in thofe of celebrated musicians, and, above all, in that of Mozart, the organ of mufic. Finally, the wily brain of the fox and the car, as well as thofe of men whom he had known remarkable for craft, point out to him the organ of cunning. It is but justice to fay, that the doctrines of Gall are very curious; how far they are well founded is not for us to examine."-Claf du Cubinet and Journal du Soir. Mr. |