Voltaire has fomewhere faid: "Rien n'est plus aifé que d'outrer la nature; rien n'eft plus difficile, que de l'imiter. On fait de l'Offian quand on veut, et du Virgile quand on peut."

We should be very forry that our young authors fhould adopt Schiller for their model; but it is proper that they fhould read him, that they may fee to what exceffes they may be carried by the desertion of approved models. Ibid.

ITALY.

ART. 49. Idea di un repertoris per i risultati d'offervazioni o esperienze relative alle materie combuftibili. Florence.

A feries of useful experiments on combustible matters.

GERMANY.

ART. 50. Der beforgte Forfmann, eine Zeitschrift über Verderbnifs der Wälder durch Thiere, und vorzüglich Infekten überhaupt. Gefammelt und herausgegeben von Joh. Jac. Freyherr von Linker, H. S. Weim Kammerrathe.-The careful Forefler, a Journal relative to the Deflruetion caufed in Forefts by Animals, and principally by Infects; compiled and published by Baron de Linker, &c. Vol. I. No. 1-4. 530 pp. in 8vo. with 6 plates. Weimar.

The fcarcity of wood becomes every day more and more a fubject of complaint in different countries; which is partly owing to the ravages made in the forefts by infects. To counteract them is the object of this periodical work, which is divided into four parts; the firft will contain the history of fuch ravages made by different animals, and by infects; the fecond, the natural history of these animals, with the means of preferving forefts from their devastations; the third, the hiftory of the measures adopted by the magiftrates of different countries for their extirpation; with refearches into their utility, and the occafional indication of others confidered to be more effectual; and, laftly, the fourth will point out the moft profitable application of wood fo injured; as alfo the means of speedily replanting the forefts thus laid walte. Jina ALZ.

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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS TO CORRESPONDENTS.

To Clericus Londinenfis we can only fay, that the circumftances mentioned by him was occafioned by an accident, which we can neither explain nor remedy. Nor can we promife that any further fteps will be taken in it, though our with is ftrongly on his fide.

As we cannot at prefent fatisfactorily answer the questions of B. D. we fhall referve them for future notice.

7. S. is informed, that the work mentioned by him has not been defignedly overlooked, and that enquiry will immediately be made for it, that it may have due notice.

We have received Mr. Sedgwick's letter, and fhall pay attention to it.

We fhall alfo attend to what is mentioned by "a Firm Friend to the Principles of the British Critic."

LITERARY INTELLIGENCE.

A new edition of Mufgrave's Euripides, fimilar in form te the late Oxford edition of Sophocles, has lately been undertaken at the Clarendon Prefs.

The first part of Profeffor White's Egyptiaca, containing about 120 pages, will be publifhed in January.

A Collation of the Hebrew and Greek Texts of the Pfalms has been printed, and is ready for publication, by Mr. Reeves. As this gentleman has now an intereft in the office of King's Printer, we are happy to know that he is likely to employ, to the very best advantage, the privilege of printing Bibles and Prayer-Books. Every fcholar muft hail with great fatisfaction this reunion of learning and printing, which will produce undoubtedly fome very improved editions of the moft important books.

We are authorized to say, that the Bishop of Rochester is about to publish a new tranflation of the Prophet Hfea. It will probably appear early in the fpring.

Dr. Hall is tranflating a work by Spallanzani, on the Circulation of the Blood, which will foon appear, with notes.

Some experiments and obfervations on Sig. Velta's Electrical Pile, will fpeedily be published by Dr. Harrington; who undertakes to elucidate all the phænomena.

Mr. Barrow, who accompanied Lord Macartney to China, and afterwards to the Cape, is about to produce a Hiftory of Caffraria.

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