ART. VII. ENGLISH ORTHOEPY, Johnson's English Dictionary, as improved by Todd, and abridged by Chalmers; with Walker's Pronouncing Dictiona VIII. FRANKLIN'S SECOND EXPEDITION, Narrative of a Second Expedition to the shores of the Polar Sea; in the years 1825, 1826, and 1827. By Captain Franklin, R. N., F. R. S., &c. Commander; and Dr. Richardson, F. R. S., &c.; Surgeon and Naturalist to the Expedition. Published by authority of the Right Honourable the Secretary of State for Reise Seiner Hoheit des Herzogs Bernhard zu Sachsen- Weimar-Eisenach, durch Nord-Amerika, in den Jahren 1825 und 1826. Herausgegeben von Heinrich Luden. Travels of his Highness Bernard, Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach, through North-America, in the years 1825 and 1826. Edited by Henry X. CONTROVERSY RESPECTING THE PRETENSIONS OF MARCUS BULL TO THE RUMFORD PREMIUM, Transactions of the American Philosophical Society, held at Philadelphia, for promoting useful knowledge.-Vol. iii. part 1; new series-Containing-"Experiments to determine the comparative quantities of heat evolved in the combustion of the principal varieties of wood and coal used in the United States for fuel; and, also, to determine the comparative quan- tities of heat lost by the ordinary apparatus made use of for their combustion."-By Marcus Bull. A Defence of the Experiments to determine the compara- tive value of the principal varieties of Fuel used in the United States, and also in Europe; containing a correspondence with a committee of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences; their Report and Remarks thereon; and animadversions on the manner in which the trust confided to the Academy, by Count Rumford, has been managed. By Marcus Bull, Member of the American Philosophical Society, &c. A short reply to a Pamphlet published at Philadelphia; en- titled, "A defence of the Experiments," &c. By one of the Committee of the American Academy. An Answer to "A short reply," &c. &c. &c. By Marcus Bull, M. A. P. S., &c. &c. &r PAGE CONTENTS OF No. VIII. ART. I. HEBER'S PALESTINE, Palestine and other Poems. By the late Reginald Heber, D.D., Lord Bishop of Calcutta. Now first collected. With a Memoir of his Life. II. MALARIA, An Essay on the Production and Propagation of this Poison, and on the Nature and Localities of the places by which it is produced. By John M'Culloch, M. D. F. R. S. Physician in ordinary to his Royal Highness Prince Leopold of Saxe Cobourgh. III. EARLY SPANISH DRAMA, PAGE 271 Seleccion de Obras maestras dramaticas por Calderon de la Barca, Lope de Vega, y Moreto. Por F. Sales, Instructor en la Universidad de Harvard, en Cambridge. Selections from the dramatic master-pieces of Calderon de la Barca, Lope de Vega, and Moreto. By F. Sales, Teacher in the University of Harvard, Cambridge. IV. MARITIME EXPEDITIONS OF THE NORMANS, 286 Histoire des Expéditions Maritimes des Normands, et de leur établissement en France au dixième siècle; par C. P. Depping. Ouvrage couronné en 1822 par l'Académie Royale des Inscriptions et Belles Lettres. History of the Maritime Expeditions of the Normans, and of their establishment in France in the tenth century; by C. P. Depping. A work which obtained the palm in 1822 from the Royal Academy of Inscriptions and Belles Lettres. V. NIEBUHR'S ROMAN HISTORY, The History of Rome, by B. G. Niebuhr. Translated by Julius Charles Hare, M. A. and Connop Thirlwall, M. A., Fellows of Trinity College, Cambridge. VI. AFRICAN COLONIZATION, The Eleventh Annual Report of the American Society for Colonizing the Free People of Colour of the United States, with an Appendix. 308 350 367 395 ART. VII. ANIMAL MAGNETISM, Du Magnétisme animal, considéré dans ses rapports avec diverses branches de la Physique générale. Par A. M. J. De Chastenet, Ms. de Puységur. Histoire critique du Magnétisme animal. Par J. P. F. Deleuze. Du Magnétisme animal en France, &c. Par A. Bertrand. Le Propagateur du Magnétisme animal. Par une Société de VIII. SIAM AND COCHIN-CHINA, Journal of an Embassy from the Governor-General of India, to the Courts of Siam and Cochin-China; exhibiting a View of the Actual State of those Kingdoms: by John Crawfurd, Esq., late Envoy, &c. IX. NEW MARITIME ARTILLERY, Nouvelle Force Maritime et Application de cette force a quelques parties du Service de l'Armée de Terre; ou Essai sur l'état actuel des Moyens de la force Maritime; sur une espêce nouvelle d'Artillerie de mer, qui detruirait promptement les Vais. seaux de haut-bord; sur la Construction de Navires à voile et à vapeur, de grandeur modérée, qui, armés de cette artillerie, donneraient une Marine moins Couteuse et plus puissante que celles existantes; Et sur la force que le système de bouches-a-feu proposé offrirait a terre, pour les batteries de siége, de place, de côtes et de campagne. Par H. I. Paixhans. Ancien élève de l'Ecole Polytechnique; Chef de bataillon au Corps Royal de PArtillerie; Chevalier de l'Ordre Royal et Militaire de SaintLouis; Officier de l'Ordre Royal de la Legion-d'Honneur. New Maritime Force, and the application of it to certain parts of the Land Service; or an Essay on the actual System of Maritime Force; on a new species of Marine Artillery, which would promptly destroy ships of the line; on the construction of both sailing and steam vessels, of moderate size, which, being armed with this New Artillery, would furnish a less costly and more powerful force than the present marine; and on the advantages which the New System of Artillery would offer by its employment on shore, either in battering or field pieces, or in the defence of Towns and Coasts. By H. I. Paixhans, Pupil of the Polytechnic School; Chef de Bataillon of the Royal Artillery; Knight of the Royal and Military Order of St. Louis; and Member of the Legion of Honour. X. TRAVELS TO RUSSIA, St. Petersburgh. A Journal of Travels to and from that Capital; through Flanders, the Rhenish Provinces, Prussia, Russia, Poland, Silesia, Saxony, the Federated States of Germany, and France. By A. B. Granville, M. D. F. R. S. F. L. S. M. R. A. F. S. S. & M. R. A. S. PAGE 426 448 480 507 AMERICAN QUARTERLY REVIEW. No. VII. SEPTEMBER, 1828. ART. I.-Lectures on the Philosophy of the Human Mind, by the late THOMAS BROWN, D. D., Professor of Moral Philosophy in the University of Edinburgh. 2 vols. 8vo. Boston. 1826. Stereotyped. "KNOWLEDGE is Power." It may seem superfluous to insist on this truth at the present day, when every department of material science is crowded with new discoveries, and when the beneficial and splendid results of this vast accession of knowledge are so apparent. And yet there is one department of science, the philosophy of mind, which it might be thought would be regarded as the most important, still believed by many to be incapable of furnishing any results which could have a practical bearing on our present or future interests, but on the contrary, is supposed to have a tendency to mislead us from more useful paths of knowledge. The cause of this prejudice is to be sought, not less in the history of philosophy, than in the nature of the science itself. That the science is far behind all others that have engaged the attention of mankind, cannot be denied; but this is no proof that the study is not highly interesting and important. That knowledge which is requisite for the support and improvement of the animal and social principles, has been of necessity the first object of pursuit; while those studies which tend to the development and gratification of the intellectual powers, though equally essential to the perfection of our whole nature, are the last to obtain attention. The reason of this order is so obvious, that it needs not to be pointed out. And yet the fact, has given |