“Olla Podrida*, a Periodical Work, complete, in Forty-four Numbers. The Second Edition," 8vo. "Morsels of Criticism; tending to illustrate some few Passages in the Holy Scriptures upon Philosophical Principles, and an enlarged View of Things. By Edward King, Esq." 4to. "The History and Antiquities of Canonbury, with some Account of the Parish of Islington, by John Nichols." 4tos. The Fourth Volume of " Dr. Kippis's Edition of the Biographia Britannica," Folio. "An Account of the Culture and Use of the Mangel Wurzel, or Root of Scarcity. Translated from the French of the Abbé de Commereil. The Fourth Edition, corrected and enlarged," 4to. "Deliverance from Reduction of the Consumption of Wheat." Enemies, a Sermon preached on the Day of general Thanksgiving, Dec. 19, 1797, in the Chapel of the Asylum for Female Orphans."-" The Faithful Soldier and True Christian; and the Miseries of Rebellion considered; in Two Sermons, preached at the Parish Church of All Saints, Northampton, Sept. 9, 1798.” "On the Difference between the Death of the Righteous and the Wicked; illustrated in the instance of Dr. Samuel Johnson and David Hume, Esq.; a Sermon preached before the University of Oxford, at St. Mary's Church, on Sunday, July 23, 1806.” *Edited by the Rev. Thomas Monro, M. A. (of whom hereafter); assisted by Bp. Horne, Messrs. Headley, Kett, Gower, &c. Of this Work, and its learned Author, see vol. VIII. p. 57. "Mr. Nichols, after that pause which works of so much investigation as his Topographical Numbers require, has, in this, his XLIXth Number, done ample justice to the Mansion of the Abbots of that wealthy Monastic Foundation, the Priory of St. Bartholomew in Smithfield." Gent. Mag. vol. LIX. p. 339. § That this Tract is now become exceedingly scarce, is the less to be regretted, as the substance of it has since been incorporated by Mr. Nelson in his "History of Islington." Dr. Lettsom, the Translator, in a Preface to the First Edition, dated Aug. 1, 1787, says, "In the Midsummer of 1786, a few seeds were given me, said to be those of a Vegetable known in France under the name of the Racine de Disette. Those seeds, which had been first introduced into this country by Sir Richard Jebb, and by him presented to the Society of Arts, and by their Secretary to Dr. Lettsom and other Members, were fairly tried by that benevolent Physician; who calculated, from the produce of his garden," that a square yard of ground, planted with the Mangel "Essay towards a System of Mineralogy. By A. F. Cronstedt, Mine-master, or Superintendant of Mines in Sweden. Translated, with Annotations, by G. Von Engestrom, Counsellor of the College of Mines in Sweden. The Second Edition, greatly Mangel Wurzel, will yield fifty pounds in weight of salutary food." The rapid sale of the first Edition having called immediately for a second, and Dr. Lettsom having obtained more seeds from the Continent, he says, Sept. 5, 1787, " Since the first Edition was printed, I have seen the Mangel Wurzel in flower, and am convinced that it is a species of Beet. The affinity, however, does not detract from the value of the Mangel Wurzel, every part of which is edible and salutary, affording a supply for the table both in winter and summer. The leaves exceed spinach in the pleasantness of their taste. The stalks, and ribs of the large leaves, divested of the leafy part, and peeled, eat like asparagus; and may be used in soups, which they greatly improve. The leaves, tied up in a bag or net, with slices of meat interlaid, and boiled, make a dish both pleasant and salutary." After farther descanting on the virtues of the plant, and recommending its culture to the possessors of small gardens-to those who have a little land, scarcely sufficient to feed their single cow-and more especially to the affluent-he adds, "All these, as long as I possess seeds, may be immediately supplied, upon application, with a portion of them."-In the Preface to a Third Edition, Nov. 15, 1787, the Doctor gives a scientific history of this curious species of Beet, and an account of its introduction into this Kingdom. "In this short period," he observes, "about 2400 applications have been made for the plants and seeds, and I believe no person has been disappointed. Of letters upon the subject of this Vege table, and its cultivation in particular, I have received about 700, most of which have been answered."-A Fourth Edition, with a coloured Engraving, is thus concluded: "After having given the Publick every useful information in my power, respecting the Mangel Wurzel, or Beta Hebryda; and after having, at much labour and expence, distributed many millions of seeds, for the purpose of experiment, Time must determine how far my endeavours, directed to the good of the community, will prove so eventually. It remains with me, however, publicly to thank my numerous Correspondents; among whom I may include many of the first in National rank, who have condescended to favour me with their approbation. To those invectives which some of the public prints have exhibited against me, I make no reply. However estimable the regard of virtuous characters may be, he will involve himself in disappointment and remorse, who acts merely to gain the applause even of the good, or to deprecate the censure of the envious. If my conduct have ac enlarged and improved by the Addition of the modern Discoveries, and a new Arrangement of the Articles. By J. H. de Magellan, Talabrico-Lusitanus, Member of the Royal Society of London, of the Imperial Academy of Sciences at St. Petersburg and Bruxelles, of the Royal Societies of Sciences at Lisbon, Madrid, and and Berlin; of the Literary and Philosophical Societies at Philadelphia, Harlem, and Manchester; and Correspondent of the Royal Academy of Sciences at Paris." 2 vols. 8vo. "Sonnets and Odes, by Henry Francis Cary, Author of An Irregular Ode to General Eliott **; 6 quired the former, my motives render me indifferent to the latter. I should conclude this Letter with regret, in being under the necessity of informing the Publick, that I am now exhausted of all the seeds of the Mangel Wurzel which I raised myself, or procured from abroad, were it not in my power to add, that the Seedsmen in London are now in possession of a quantity to dispose of. As I wish fully to appreciate the value of this Vegetable, any future information respecting it will be acceptable to JOHN COAKLEY LETTSOM; April 12, 1788." As a conclusion of the subject, I transcribe the following Advertisement: "The superior advantages of cultivating the Mangold Wurzel, or Root of Scarcity, having been ascertained by experience, where the genuine Seeds have been tried; I acquaint the Publick, that I have ordered a considerable quantity of them from Paris, which I expect to arrive in the course of this month; and have appointed W. Chamberlaine, Surgeon and Apothecary, No. 29, Aylesbury Street, Clerkenwell, to sell them; to whom Orders and Letters (Post paid) may be directed, and of whom Packets of any size may be had, with which will be given printed Directions for cultivating, and applying to the best advantage, this valuable Vegetable.-Each pound of this Seed will be sold at Eight Shillings, and the single Ounce at Nine Pence.-The Profits arising from the Sale will be divided between the Society for the Discharge and Relief of Persons imprisoned for small Debts, and the Humane Society of London. J. C. LETTSOM; Sambrook-court, March 1, 1789.” Though the cultivation of this useful and very productive Vegetable did not become very general, these benevolent exertions cannot be too highly commended. For a more particular account of this Plant, see Gent. Mag. vol. LVIII. pp. 871, 1042. * "We should be fastidious indeed, were we not to give much commendation to a young Bard whom the Muse of Lichfield thus beautifully introduces to public notice : 1 'Prais'd "The Memoirs of Sir Hugh Cholmley, Knt. and Bart.; addressed to his two Sons. In which he gives some Account of his Family, and the Distresses they underwent in the Civil Wars, and how far he himself was engaged in them. Taken from an Original Manuscript in his own Hand-writing, now in the Possession of Nathanael Cholmley, of Whitby and Howsham, in the County of York, Esq." 4to.; a very entertaining and interesting Work, of which only 100 copies were printed*. "Botanical Description of the Benjamin Tree of Sumatra. By Jonas Dryander, M. A. Libr. R. S. 'Prais'd be the Poet, who the Sonnet-claim, Distinct and separate to the Delphic Song, From him deriv'd who shunn'd the city throng, Wov'n on this arduous model, clearly shown, Deserve the name of Sonnet, and convey "The description above given is not exaggerated. The Reader will here find XXVIII Sonnets, exquisitely beautiful, the production of a Writer whose sixteenth summer' has yet scarcely dawn'd'." Gent. Mag. vol. LVIII. p. 993. "This book, printed for private use by the present worthy Representative of the Family, is one of those many curious Family Histories which we have reason to believe were compiled during the 18th, and, perhaps, preceding century; a regular deduction of private life for six generations, from Sir Roger Cholmley, of Flamborough, knighted by Henry VIII." Ibid. p. 618. + Librarian to Sir Joseph Banks, and to the Royal Society, and a Vice-President of the Linnæan Society. His eminent attainments in that branch of science which he chiefly cultivated, had long placed him in the first rank among the Naturalists of Europe; and his Catalogue of the Banksian Library, which is before the publick, will be a lasting monument of erudition, perseverance, and sound judgment, and can scarcely be surpassed. He died, in Soho Square, Oct. 19, 1810, æt. 62; and the following Epitaph was written by his Friend and Admirer, Mr. Stephen Weston, to whom he gave the last book in Sir Joseph Banks's Library, before he left it for ever. "Be and Member of the Royal Academy of Sciences at Stockholm," 4to. "The Progresses and Public Processions of Queen Elizabeth*. Among which are interspersed, other Solemnities, Public Expenditures, and remarkable "Beneath this humble tomb-stone lie The mouldering bones of honest Dry, Full many an author well he knew, Where struck, and when, he knew them all. * "Bishop Percy, in his Reliques of Antient English Poetry, has expressed a wish that a select detail might be published of some of Queen Elizabeth's excursions to the houses of her Nobility; he observes, that the Diaries which we have of this kind strongly paint the magnificence of her Reign, mark the spirit of the times, and present us with scenes very remote from modern manners. Mr. Nichols, indefatigable in the pursuit of what is curious and antique, here offers us a collection, agreeing with the |