"providence to govern our passions, 66 yet, it seems that in two points of "the greatest moment to the being "and continuance of the world, God "hath intended our passions to pre"vail over reason. The first is the pro"pagation of our species, since no "wise man ever married from the "dictates of reason. The other is

"the love of life, which, from the "dictates of reason, every man would "despise and wish it at an end, or "that it never had a beginning." Swift Vol. XI. p. 265. Edinburgh edition, 1778.

Mr Pinkerton has taken no notice of the inscription in golden letters on a black marble upon the bridge Notre Dame, although written by Santeuil, and expressed with much elegance. As of our readers may many not have met with it, we take this opportunity of presenting them with a copy :

Sequana cum primum Reginæ allabitur urbi,

"Tardat præcipites ambitiosus aquas. "Captus amore loci, cursnm obliviscitur anceps,

Quo flurat, et dulces nectit in urbe mo

ras.

"Hinc varios implens fluctu subeunte canales,

"Fons fieri gaudet qui modo flumen e

rat.

"Anno 1676."

Upon the whole, we are of opinion that there is but little amusement, and hardly any instruction to be reaped by a perusal of the "Recol. "lections of Paris."

New Works published in EDINBURGH.

BALLADS, and other Lyrical ALLADS, and other Lyrical pieces. By Walter Scott, Esq. 8vo. 7s. 6d.

Popular Ballads and Songs, from tradition MSS. and scarce editions, with translations of similar pieces, from the ancient Danish language, and a few originals, by the Editor,

R. Jamieson, A.M. and F.A.S. 2 vols. 8vo. 11. 1s. boards.

The Evidences of the Christian Religion, with additional Discourses. Collected from the writings of the Right Hon. Joseph Addison, 8vo. Theological Lectures, by Joseph Robertson, D. D. 8vo.

The Leading Features of the Gospel delineated, by the Rev. N. Sloan, Minister of Dornok, Dumfries-shire, 8vo. 7. 6d.

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Scottish Literary Intelligence.

DR EDMONSON of Edinburgh has nearly ready for publication

a treatise on the varieties, consequences, and treatment of Ophthalmia, with a preliminary inquiry into its contagious nature. Mr Brewster, who has been so successful in editing Ferguson's Lectures, has now in the press a new edition of that writer's Treatise on Astronomy.

De Fouquier has translated into French Dr John Brown's Elements of Medicine from the Original Latin, with those additions which the author made in his English edition. The Earl of Buchan is collecting all the MSS. and drawings of the late Mr Barry, with a view to publish them for the benefit of some indigent relations of that celebrated artist.

LITERARY INTELLIGENCE, ENGLISH and FOREIGN.

THE Journal of Modern and Contem

porary Voyages and Travels is now giving to the public, Translations of Durand's Voyage to Senegal, and of Depons' recent and highly curious Travels in the Carracas. The next ensuing volume will contain Sarykschew's Voyage

in the Northern Ocean, translated from China, and new Travels in the Crimea. the Russian, an unpublished Voyage to

The following account of the number of copies said to be regularly sold of the

How striking is the contrast of the sale. of similar publications in France, of the most popular of which not more than 500 copies are regularly circulated! The periodical press of Germany is in a better condition, 4000 copies being sold of the Jena Literary Gazette, and nearly as many of some other literary and scientific Journals.

Mr Rogers, author of the Pleasures of Memory, has nearly finished an epic poem on the Horrors of Jacobinism.

Mr Jones, the translator and publisher of Froissart, is engaged in a new version of Joinville.

Dr Toulmin, editor of the last edition of the History of the Puritans, and author of several original Theological works, is printing at Birmingham the Life of the Rev. Samuel Bourne, with Sketches of the Lives of Ministers and others contemporary with him.

In the course of the next year a great alteration in the established worship is expected to take place in the Danish dominions. The present liturgy, which was framed under Christian V. and published so long since as 1685, has long been felt to be little adapted to the liberal and enlightened principles of the nineteenth century. With a view to bring about a suitable reformation in this branch, the Right Rev. P. O. Boisen, Bishop of Loland and Faister, has composed a plan of Improvement in Public Worship, which in the latter end of last year he submitted in manuscript to the consideration of Government, desiring, however, that before any resolution should be taken

upon it, it might be printed, and intelli. gent divines called upon to give their opinions with respect to it. This has accordingly been done, and the Bishop of Zealand, Professor Munter of the University of Copenhagen, and Mr Laffen of the Royal Chancery, have been appointed Commissioners for examining and digesting the whole, the results of whose discussions are ordered to be laid before the King, before the end of December in the present year.

A Danish Dictionary, on a plan similar to that of the Dictionaire de l'Academie Francoise, which is intended to fix the orthography and form the standard of the language, has for some time been in hand, and is already in some degree of forwardness. It is undertaken at the expence, and conducted under the direction, of the Royal Danish Society of the Sciences, and the most distinguished literati of the country are engaged in the execution of it, having divided among them the different letters of the alphabet.

The tobacco-plantations at Fredericia in Jutland are now in a very flourishing state. The last year 83,363 pounds of tobacco, of different qualities, were produced by fifty-six planters.

The literary productions of Holland during the year 1805, inclusive of translations, were very numerous. Theology is the department of science which has furnished the greatest quantity of original works, the number amounting to 130, besides the Journals which treat chiefly of theological subjects. A weekly paper, which contains nothing but dissertations on the Bible, and is supported by many contributors and subscribers. Medicine, physics, and natural history, likewise continue to be cultivated with considerable zeal in that country, where they have already given celebrity to the names of so many eminent scholars. In 1805, 114 works were published on various parts of these sciences. Of the journals peculiarly devoted to the sciences, the Geneeskundig Magazin, (Magazine of the Healing Art), and the Memoirs of the Society of Harlem, are the most esteemed. The number of new pieces which were brought out on the Dutch stage is 58, tragedies as well as comedies, of which, however, only six were originals. Holland can boast of several academies and literary societies, more or less celebra

ted, which are always ready to reward the talents of poets and orators. That which is known by the name of Felix Meritis has lately elected Mr Geysbeck, author of a translation of M. Esmenard's Poem on Navigation, one of its members. Another poet, M. Kinker, has sung the charms of M. Ziezenis and Kantian philophy! There likewise appeared in the course of that year seven or eight original Dutch novels, and some accounts of travels, among which M. VANDER WILLENGEN'S, in France, are favourably spoken of. That a taste for literature is generally diffused throughout Holland, appears likewise from the speculation of a company of merchants at Amsterdam, who have there established an office for the arts and belles-lettres. They do not confine their views to the productions of their country, their aim being to form a point of union for Dutch and foreign literature. They have already completed a considerable collection of the best Dutch, English, French, German, and Italian works. In the city of Amsterdam a society of German Jews have acted comic operas with consider able success for more than twenty years. Only one piece, however, is mentioned as having been written expressly for this society it is intitled Mardocheus, or the Jews saved. The music how. ever is not original, being borrowed from several known operas.

The Imperial printing establishment at Paris affords constant employment to 400 workmen, besides, a number of women, who fold and stitch the pamph. lets and laws printed there.

A splendid edition of the Poems of Petrarch has been published at Pisa, in two volumes folio, under the superintendance of a literary society. It is a dorned with a portrait of Petrarch, engraved by Morghen.

Demeter Alexandrides, M. D. of Tyrnawa, in Thessaly, has translated Goldsmith's History of Greece into modern Greek. The first volume, accompanied with a map of ancient Greece, has already been published.

Two Greeks, the brothers Zozima, are applying pert of their fortune towards a new edition of all the ancient Greek Classics from Homer down to the time of the Ptolemies, under the superintendance of their countryman Coray. This collection, which is to be printed by Didot, is intended for such of their countrymen as wish to learn the ancient language of their forefathers. It will be delivered gratis in Greece to diligent scholars and active teachers; and a considerable discount will be allowed to such wealthy patrons of learning as buy copies for the purpose of presenting them to poor students.

The Literary Society of Bombay, of which Sir James Macintosh is President, will shortly publish a volume of Transactions. The public library of Bombay has been transferred to the Society; and they are about to form a collection of specimens of the natural history and of the remains of antiquity of the country.

The College of Fort William, in Bengal, has opened new sources of informa. tion on all Oriental subjects, There are in that College, at this time, upwards of one hundred learned men from different parts of India, Persia, and Arabia.

Under the auspices of the Marquis of Wellesley, a version of the Holy Scriptures was promised, not in one language alone, but in seven of the Oriental tongues,-in the Hindoostanee, Persian, Chinese, Malay, Orissa, Mahratta, and Bengalee.

name;

To all the winds the bards will give his fame.

In peace's bosom, or the storm of war,
His form august will guide the jovial tar;
He'll see him o'er the bowl, or in the blast,
Or hear him cheery from the rocky mast;
The daring spirit ever in his eye,
Will tell him how to live, and how to die.
Fair of my Isles: ye too your charms will
bring,

The laurel'd honours of eternal spring;
And ye their sons in latest ages tell,
He rose in glory, and in glory fell.

Drink about merrily,--Health to sage MELVILLE, and long may he live.

Our King too,-our Princess,...I dare not say, more, Sir,...

May Providence watch them with mercy and might;

While there's one Scottish hand that can wag a claymore, Sir,

They shall ne'er want a friend to stand
up for their right.

Be damn'd he that dare not,
For my part, I'll spare not,

To beauty afflicted, a tribute to give;
Fill it up steadily,

Drink it off readily,... Here's to the Princess, and long may she live,

And since we must not set Auld Reekie in glory,

And make her brown visage as light as