CALOTHAMNUS quadrifida. A handsome shrub of the natural order of myrti, and nearly related to Melaleuca. The genus was first established by M. Labilardiere, or rather the name for Mr. Brown's definition of the genus, given in the Hortus Kewensis, includes sevetal species, which that of the former would not, of which this is one. BILLARDIERA longiflora. Another elegant New Holland climber. The fruit of this spe cies is very different both in shape and colour from B. scandens, to which the plant is otherwise in many respects like. PLATYLOBIUM triangulare. Another beautiful shrub, from the same country, and never before figured. ASTER liratus. A new species, now first described, from the same country. POMADERRIS elliptica; the Ceanothus discol r of Ventenat, by whom there is a figure of it published in the jardin de Malmaison. This being a native of Van Diemen's Island, Dr. Sims remarks, would probably, in a sheltered situation, bear the cold of our winters very well. BIGNONIA uncata. Native of the West India islands, and an ornamental stove climber. It was introduced by Lord Seaforth not long since, governor of St. Vincents, and a great promoter of the science of botany. Communicated from the magnificent collection of Madame the Comtesse de Vandes. SATYRIUM carneum. ORCHIS carnea of the first edition of Aiton's Hortus Kewensis, and one of the most beautiful of the genus; communicated by Mr. Griffin, who has a capital collection of Cape plants at South Lambeth. JEFFERSONIA dphylla; the Podophyllum diphyllum of Linnæus, which name is continued to it in the last edition of the Hortus Kewensis, notwithstanding Dr. Barton and Michaux had long before separated it from that genus, between which and Sanguinaria it seems to balances Dr. Sims thinks that, of the two, it would unite best with the latter, but its fruit is remarka bly different from both. Isis desertarum of Pallas, which Mr Ker considers as a variety only of Iris spuria. This is at present a very scarce plant, but recommends itself by the extreme fragrance of its flowers. Communicated from Mr. Middlemist's nursery at Shepherd's-bush. Ixis stenogyna of Ridouté. Mr. Ker considers this likewise as a variety of Iris spuria. Communicated by Mr. Donn from the Cambridge botanical garden. GALAXIA ovata, var. purpurea. This is altogether a smaller plant than the yellow var riety before figured in the Magazine; and we should be much inclined to consider it as a distinct species. In the drawings there are some remarkable differences in the foliage, and in the comparative length of the tube of the corolla; but, without comparing the living plants, we cannot pretend to determine. LACHENALIA racemosa; a species now first described, nearly related so L. pustulata. It is with pleasure we announce to our readers, that the fourth volume of the new edition of the Hortus Kewensis is printed, although its publication has not yet taken place, and perhaps may be deferred till the fifth shall be finished, which will complete the work. MONTIILY AGRICULTURAL REPORT. THE farmers are still employed in land-ditching or draining, hedging and manuring. Pianting of pease for podding, has been several weeks in operation; but bean setting his not yet commenced. Some wheat has been sown in the present month, and much remins to be sown, both of the autumnal and spring species. Turnips and cattle cabbage remain good, and still in the ground: the spring cattle crops, of every kind, have a healthful and promising appearance. Wheats are backward for the season, in general, and make an indifferent show ; in many parts they have been much eaten off by the slug, of which the autumn produced a most mischievous brood. The frost, although beneficial to the earth, has been scarcely severe enough to have much effect upon the vermin. The straw-yard stock are doing remarkably well-hay and straw abundant, and store beasts of uncommon weight for the season. Fat stock, of every kind, much dearer; particularly sheep, on account of the rot, which prevailed, more or less, during last year, in all low and wet situations. Preventive care in such case, is seldom adopted, notwithstanding long-continued cautions. Smithfield: Beef 6s. to 6s. 8d -Mutton 6s. 84. to 7s. 4d. Veal 73, to 85. 64.-Lamb 25s. per quarter.-Pork 65. 44. to 7s. 41.-Bacon 7s. 8d.-Irish ditto 63. 8d.-Fat 55. 8d.—Skins 20s. to 60s-Oil-Cake 201. per thousand.-Potatoes 61. to 81 per ton. Corn Exchange: Wheat 82s. to 132s.-The quartern loaf is 63d-Barley 50s. to 73s-Oats 30s. to 55s.-Ray 31. to 51. 12s.-Clover 51. 10s. to 71. 12s.-Straw 11. 168. to 21. 6s. METEOROLOGICAL Middlesex, Jan. 87, 1815. METEOROLOGICAL REPORT. Observations on the State of the Weather, from the 24th of December, 1812, to the 24th of January, 1813, inclusive; Four Miles N. N. W. St. Paul's. This variation, which is by much the largest in the month, occurr ed between the mornings of the 28th & 29th of Dec when tire mercury rose from 28° to 40° The month has been The quantity of rain fallen this month is too trifling to be noticed. very dry, excepting three days, on which there has been a little rain, and three or four others en which there have been slight falls of snow. We have had very few (six only) brilliang days, several cloudy days, and some toggy weather. The average height of the barometer being 29-663, we might have expected more rain or snow. The mean temperature for the month is 34 nearly. The wind has come chiefly from the eastern points, viz. in the propor tion of 18 to 31, four days it has blown from the north, and seven from the west. Anticipations. The month on which we are entering is distinguished by two eclipses, of which, however, one is only visible in this country, and that but partially. On the ist the moon changes, or is new, at 36 minutes past eight in the morning, and she crosses the ecliptic in the night of course the sun rises eclipsed at about half past seven; its greatest obscu ration is at eight o'clock, but the eclipse does not end till about 12 minutes past uine. In this instance the sun's northern limb is eclipsed almost 74 digits. The other eclipse, which is not visible here, is that of the moon, on the 14th of February. The moon is full on the 15th, at three quarters past eight in the morning. Of the several planets Jupiter is the only one visible in the evening; that brilliant body may, on clear evenings, be seen soon after sun-set, in the east, and consequently affords the lovers of astronomy ample opportunities for observation. Mercury is a morning star, but in a situation not at all favourable for notice, being on the first only 70 above the horizon. Venus is likewise a morning star, at a considerable distance from the sun: on the 1st she is on the eastern side of the head of Arcturus; Saturn is above her, within the distance of seven minutes, and the rapidity of her progress will be observed by her daily recess from this planet. Mars is a morning star, and may be seen on the meridian, at seven in the morning of the 6th his motion is direct. Jupiter will be on the meridian on the 1st, at 20 minutes past eleven, and on the 19th, at 10 o'clock, his motion is retrograde. The moon passes him on the 13th. To READERS AND CORRESPONDENTS. At the commencement of a THIRTY-FIFTH l'olume, SIR RICHARD PHILLIPS, the Editor and Proprietor of the Monthly Magazine, has simply to refer to the pages of the current Number, for proud evidence of its great and decisive ascendency. The same testimony evinces that the favors of its Friends and Correspondents enable the Monthly Magazine to challenge every Journal in Europe in regard to the value, varicly, and originality, of its contents. A liberal and enlightened Public have however done ample justice to his labours; and he verily believes that an intercourse of above SEVENTEEN YEARS has in no degree diminished the esteem and confidence which ought ever to exist between the Readers, Correspondents, and Editor, of a Literary Journal, In performing the various, onerous, and delicate duties which devolve on an Editor, who correctly feels the responsibility and importance of his station, the conductor of the Monthly Magazine feels no pain except in regard to the continual trespasses, which he is compelled to make on the patience of many able and ́intelligent correspondents. His arrears are now considerable, but he pledges himself to discharge all those obliga tions as soon as possible, consistent with the variety which is necessary to the character of the Magazine. Our Correspondent, who furnished us with a short Memoir respecting Mr. Smart, in our Magazine for July lust, having used an expression, which, it appears, has conroyed a serious misapprehension to some of our readers, who, it seems, have been led to believe from it, that part of the Notes to Mr. Hewlett's Bible were furnished by the late Mr. Smart: whereas, in truth, he was employed, as Mr. H has stated in his Preface, to collate different editions of the University Bibles, in order to ob'ain a cor rect copy of the authorised Text; and had no opportunity of seeing the Notes, Intro duction, &c. till after they were printed, SIR, Y absence from the country has your valuable Miscellany any further extracts from the Imperial Library at Paris, till the present time. Inow enclose you several letters, which are all I have from those persons; other matter I shall occasionally send you, and submit it to your judgment as to its propriety for insertion. C. SHARPE, F.S.A. No. 1. From Henry VIII. to Anne Derlyng I hartely recomande me to you assertayneyng you that I am not a lytyll perplexte wth shusathe thynge as your brother shall on my part declare unto you to home I pray you gyffe full credence for it were to long to wryte in my last letters I wrotte to you that I trustyd shortly to se you whyche is better known att London than wh any that is abought me weroff I nott a lytyll mervell, but lake off dyscrette handelyng must nedes be the cause thereoff-No more to you att thys tyme, but that I trust shortly our metynge shall not depende uppon other menys lyght handyllynge but uppon your owne. Wrytten wh the hand off hys that longyth to be yours. 2. From the Same, (though in French.) Toute fois ma mestres quil ne vous pleu. de souvenir de la promesse que vous me fites quant je estoy deronirement vers vous, cest a dire de savoire de vous bones novelles et de savoire responce de ma derniere lettre, neumoins il me semble quil appertient au vray serviteur (voiant que autrement il ne peut rien savoir) denvoire savoire la salute de sa mestres et pur me acquitre de loffice du vray serviteur Je vous envoye cest lettre vous suppliant de me avertire de ore psperite leg l je prye adieu quil soite ausi long come je voudray la mien et pur vous faire encorps plus sovant sovenire de moy.-Je vous envoye per ce porteur *Our readers and the public at large will feel highly obliged to Mr. Sharpe. MONTHLY MAG, No. 238. [2 of VOL. 35. ung bouke tue her soire bien terde de ma main esperant que quat vous en mangeres il vous sovendra du chaseur, et ainsi a escripte de la main de bien sovent vous souhait fre. a ma lettre re serviteur qui au lieu de vre 3. Henry VIII. to Anne Bulleyn. I ensure you me thynkyth the tyme longer syns your departyng now last then I was wonte to do a hole fortnyght I' thynke your kyndness and my ferveness off love causyth it for otherwyse-I wolde not have thought it possyble that for so littyll a wyle it shulde have grevyd me but now that I am coying toward you me thynkyth my painnys bene halfe relysed. 14. Extracts from different Letters of Henry VIII. to Anne Bulleyn. La maladie de ma mestres la quelle je estime plus que tout le monde la sante du-q.lle. Je desire autant come la mien et voloye volentieres porter le moylye du re pour vous avoire geri. 5. Wryttyn wh the hand of hym that was, is, and shal be yours by hys wyll. 6. Et ainsi a faulte de temps fay fin de mu rude lettre vous suppliant de doner foy a ce porteur en ce que vous dira de ma part escrypt de la main du toute dre serviteur. 7. Letter from Henry IV. of France, to the Marchioness of Verneuil. ie Mes cheres amours, celuy quy vous à dyt que yl mavoyt veu à la messe, vous à manty, car yl y à troys jours que je nun ouys, tout aujourduy je me suys treuvé ancores mal, mays ce soyr." Dieu mercy me porte mycus, toutefoys foyble, ie vous voyirè bien-tost car ie ne puys plus vyvre sans cela, ie suys sy tryste que ie mymportince moy mesme bonsoyr le cœur à moy, je te bese & rebese un mylyon de fois ce xiime. Octobre. 8. From Henry IV. of France, to the Marchioness of Verneuil. Mon cher cœur, nous venons de dysner ceans & sommes fort sous. Je vous voy. eré devant que partyres de Parys, et vous cheryré non comme yl faut mes comme ie pouré-ce porteur me huste sy fort que je ne puys fayre que ce mot-bonsoyr le cœur à moy. Je te bese un mylyon de foys ce xime Octobre, 9. From 9. From the Same. Mes cheres amours L'espere vous voyre dans catre jours pour le plustart, demayn je doneré audyance aus ambassadeurs, & tyenderé conscyl, Jeudy cest la tousceyn, vandredy Jyré voyr mon fylz & samedy mon menon que jayme plus que tout le monde ansamble. Jay pryns troys cerfs aujourduy de quoy je suys bien enouyJe suys fort las quy me fayt fynyr vous besunt un mylyon de foys. 10. Letter from Mary Queen of Scots, to the Duchess of Nemours. Ma tante iay este bien manie dentendre par mon chanselier present porteur qua son partement esties malade sans cela ieusse espere que mussiez desparti de voz bonne nouvelles & de celles de mon cousin Monsieur de Nemours mays ie vous supplie que ce soit pour la premiere commodité qu' aurez & cependant me continuer tousjours en voz bonnes graces comme celle qui vous respecte & desire obeir comme bonne niepce sur quoy ie vous priray donner credit a ce porteur qui par mesme moyen vous pourra randre bon compte de voz nouvelles ici & speciallement de ma santay qui depuis un an & plus a este assez mauvayse mays commence un peu asaníander & pour ne vous enniuer sans meilleur subiect ie priray dieu vous donner ma tante en sante tres heur heuse & longue de schefield ce xxii. de May. Votre tres obeissante & affectiounee bonne niepce, MARIE. 11. Letter from Henry IV. of France Mes cheres amours Faure le contente met de vous voyr demayn sans fayllyr, je le desyr plus que vous, cur je vous ayme plus que vous ne maymès daujourday ie ne bougeré du cousey pour avoyr la journee de demayn & vandredy lybre, certes les fayres macablent ie pryns hyer le serf mes je ne fus a la mort. Je remets toutes choses a demayn, que je tyenderé mes amours antre mes bras, cheremant fetez la malade & ayès un munteau blanc & vous resoluès de payer la bien venue des larryvèe, sur cette veryté ie fynyre besant mes petys guarsons un mylyon de foys 12. From the Same. Mes cheres amours, mes que ie soys a Parys ie sauré ce que cest de cest home de pcregueses d ́re recommandatyon le luy peut aporter que bone fortune. Jay receu troys lettres de vous aujourduy, sans celle que jespere recevoyr ancores devant que dormyr...croyès que cest le seul tamps ou juy receu du contantement, car hors de zire presance ou de vos nouveles—Je nay nonplus de joye quyl y a de salut hors leglyse, soyés mardy sans fayllyr a marcousy & sy vous pansyes que vre dynie fut a propos a Myleroy ie vous y feroys bonne chere Yrys avec vous a Marcousy.... [vous pretant la moytye de mon carosse, le vre seroyt descharge & en eschange au logys vous me preteryès la moytyê de vre lyt] bon jour lame a moy, Je te bese un my lyon de foys ce xxiiime. Octobre. To the Editor of the Monthly Magazine. I SIR, HAVE anxiously waited for the discussion of a subject in your Maga zine which interests the country at large, but particularly the farmer and grazier, whose losses will be great, and severely felt in the counties of Warwick, Leices ter, and Northampton, and other parts of England. What I allude to is the disease in sheep termed the rot; which complaint was very prevalent when the fields were open; bat, since the land has been enclosed, it has been but little known in this part of the country, and by some of the farmers never experienced till these two last wet seasons. The disorder which the animal is at tacked with is a complaint in the liver, occasioned by a living creature preying I have been present upon that organ. when several sheep have been slaugh tered which were thus attacked; and, on examination, found a number of those creatures on the liver, in the ducts, and vena-lacteæ. It appears to me they live lactea to the liver, impoverishing the on the chyle, which passes in the venahepatic organ, by robbing it of its juices liver till it becomes scirrhous. or nourishment, and even wounding the Sheep thus attacked become very weak, wasting very fast of their flesh; but the juices of their body appear to be first through a deficiency of blood. diminished, and they evidently decay Now, Sir, what astonishes me is, how these living creatures come to have an existence on the liver and in the ducts adjoining; but such is the fact! The existence of worms in the human body, and botts in horses, &c. &c. is principally confined to the alimentary canal; but these living creatures, denominated by the farmer splays or flouks, are only to be found existing on the liver and adjoin. ing ducts. I should like to see the subject at large discussed by some of your learned correspondents. JOHN LEE. Kilsby, Jan. 26, 1813. For the Monthly Magazine. PROCEEDINGS and OCCURRENCES which have taken place, on the INTRODUCTION of MESSRS PETER MOORE AND CO.'s VERTICAL-BRICK BOND. DURING the year 1811, various pri vate experiments were made, to ascertain the most perfect mode of placing bricks, vertically, in the inside of a wall, in order to unite the horizontal courses together and form a solid mass; in which the merit of the invention consists. These experiments were attended with various success; but, as in each instance the walls containing the vertical bond were uniformly found to possess great superiority over those built in the usual method, it was finally determined to apply for his Majesty's Letters Patent; not merely to enable the Company to repay themselves the expenses incurred by these experiments, and those which would naturally result in the course of introducing into general practice an invention fraught with great public benefit, but also to establish the best method of executing the work, and thus to render the object complete. The Patent was therefore solicited and obtained, and a specification enrolled *. To manifest this improvement practically, the Company have exhibited a Course of public experiments as follow: In the month of January 1812, there was built two walls, each eight feet in length, six feet six inches in height, and one and a half bricks thick. The one of these contained four vertical columns of bricks, placed in a zig-zag direction; the other was built in the usual method. These walls were erected at the same time; by the same workman; and with bricks and mortar of a quality generally applied in buildings about London. Upon the 17th of March these walls were drawn down, in the presence of various impartial spectators, in the following manner. There was placed at a due distance from these walls an horizontal roller, over which two ropes were thrown, connected at one end with the wall, at the distance of one foot from the top, and a pendant scale-board at the other. At the height of eighteen inches above the foundation of the wall, viz. on the surface of the ground, there was placed a wooden frame to preserve the due situation of that part of each wall. In this experiment the vertical-bond See our article New Patents, Sept. 1812. wall exhibited an encreased strength; but, as the walls had not stood a sufficient time (the season of the year considered) to allow the mortar to become duly set, it was considered proper to rebuild the walls. Therefore, in the early part of April, the former walls having been taken to pieces, the bricks cleaned, and a further quantity of mortar provided, two walls were built agreeably to the former dimensions; the one vertical, and the other common, care being taken to adinit a free circulation of air to the foundation of the work. Upon the 14th of May these walls were drawn, down, in the presence of Mr. Charles Beezeley, an eminent districtsurveyor, and various other builders and scientific persons. The common wall sustained only the weight of The vertical wall required to draw it down Making a difference in fa Cwt. grs. lbs. 4 1 23 5 2 24 vour of the improvement of 1 1 1 These experiments confirming the favourable opinion of the Company, it was determined to introduce the Invention to more public notice in the following manner. The bricks of the last experiment being again cleaned, and a further quantity of mortar provided, on the 15th of June there was completed, upon the open green, opposite to the chapel, at Kentish Town, two walls, corresponding with those of the last experiment. There was also completed, on the 18th of the same month, a wall of similar dimensions. And on the 10th of August there was completed one wall of like dimensions; the distance between the columns being five bricks in breadth. By this erect, strong, simple, and expeditious mode of introducing the vertical columns, the intermediate part of the wall can be formed much firmer than is practicable in the common method, and that without any waste in ma terials. In this public situation the walls continued exposed until the 25th of October; a frame to preserve the due situation of the top, as well as the bottom, of the brickwork, and a powerful apparatus to draw the walls forward (as hereafter particu larly described) was then provided, and the middle of the wall was drawn forward four and a half inches to the side frame, by the application of 31cwt. Sqrs. 12lbs.; upon withdrawing the weights with which |