THE

QUARTERLY REVIEW.

VOL. XXII.

NOVEMBER & MARCH.

LONDON:

JOHN MURRAY, ALBEMARLE STREET.

1820.

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No. XLIII.

ART. I. 1. An Enquiry into the Probability and Rationality of

Mr. Hunter's Theory of Life, being the Subject of the first

two Anatomical Lectures delivered before the Royal

College of Surgeons of London. By John Abernethy,

F.R.S. &c. Professor of Anatomy and Surgery to the

College.

2. An Introduction to Comparative Anatomy and Physio-

logy, being the two Introductory Lectures delivered at

the Royal College of Surgeons on the 21st and 25th of

March, 1816. By William Lawrence, F.R.S. &c.

3. Physiological Lectures, exhibiting a General View, &c.

delivered before the Royal College of Surgeons, 1817.

By John Abernethy, F.Ř.S.

4. Lectures on Physiology, Zoology, and the Natural His-

tory of Man, delivered at the Royal College of Surgeons.

By William Lawrence, F.R.S.

5. Sketches on the Philosophy of Life. By Sir T. C. Mor-

gan.

6. Remarks on Scepticism, being an Answer to the Views

of Bichat, Sir T. C. Morgan, and Mr. Lawrence. By

the Rev. Thomas Rennell, A.M. Christian Advocate in

the University of Cambridge.

7. Cursory Observations upon the Lectures, &c. By one

of the People called Christians.

8. A Letter to the Rev. Thomas Rennell. From a Gra-

duate in Medicine.

II. Mémoires sur la Marine, et les Ponts et Chaussées de

France et d'Angleterre, contenant deux Relations de

Voyages faits par l'Auteur dans les Ports d'Angleterre,

d'Ecosse et d'Irlande, dans les années 1816, 1817 et 1818;

la Description de la Jetée de Plymouth, du Canal Calé-

donien, &c. Par Charles Dupin.

III. British Monachism, or Manners and Customs of the

Monks and Nuns of England; to which are added, 1.

Peregrinatorium Religiosum, or Manners and Customs.

of Ancient Pilgrims.-2. The Consuetudinal of Anchorets

and Hermits.-3. Some Account of the Continentes, or

Persons who had made Vows of Chastity.-4. Economy of

Monastic Life, &c. &c. By Thomas Dudley Fosbrooke,

M.A. F.A.S.

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IV. Radical Reform, Restoration of Usurped Rights. By

George Ensor, Esq.

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V. Narra-

V. Narrative of my Captivity in Japan, during the years

1812 and 1813; with Observations on the Country and

People. By Captain Golownin, R. N. To which is added

An Account of the Voyages to the Coasts of Japan, and

of the Negotiations with the Japanese for the release of

the Author and his Companions. By Captain Rikord - 107

VI. An Elementary Treatise on Astronomy.. Vol. II. Con-

taining Physical Astronomy. By Robert Woodhouse,

A.M. F.R.S.

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VII. Eastern Sketches, in Verse. By Henry Gally Knight,

Esq.

VIII. Political Essays, with Sketches of Public Characters.

By William Hazlitt.

IX. Essays on the Institutions, Government, and Manners of

the States of Ancient Greece. By Henry David Hill, D.D.

Professor of Greek in the University of St. Andrews.

X. 1. The Importance of the Cape of Good Hope, as a Colony

to Great Britain, independently of the Advantages it pos-

sesses as a Military and Naval Station, and the Key to

our Territorial Possessions in India. By Richard Bar-

nard Fisher, Esq. Third Edition, with Additions.

2. Considerations on the Means of affording Profitable Em-

ployment to the redundant Population of Great Britain

and Ireland, through the Medium of an improved and

correct System of Colonization in the British Territories

in Southern Africa.

3. Hints on Emigration to the Cape of Good Hope. By

William J. Burchell, Esq.

4. The Cape of Good Hope Calendar, and Agriculturist's

Guide. As compiled by G. Ross, Superintendent of the

Government Press in that Settlement.

5. An Account of the Colony of the Cape of Good Hope,

with a View to the Information of Emigrants.

6. A Guide to the Cape of Good Hope, describing its Geo-

graphical Situation, Climate, &c.

7. The Emigrant's Guide to the Cape of Good Hope, con-

taining a Description of the Climate, Soil, and Produc-

tions of the Colony. By John Wilson.

8. Journal of a Visit to South Africa in 1815 and 1816,

with some Account of the Missionary Settlements of the

United Brethren near the Cape of Good Hope. By the

Rev. C. J. Latrobe.

XI. De l'Administration de la Justice Criminelle en Angle-

terre et de l'Esprit du Gouvernement Anglais. Par M.

Cottu, Conseiller à la Cour Royale de Paris.

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THE

QUARTERLY REVIEW.

JULY, 1819.

ART. I. 1. An Enquiry into the Probability and Rationality of Mr. Hunter's Theory of Life, being the Subject of the first two Anatomical Lectures delivered before the Royal College of Surgeons of London. By John Abernethy, F.R.S. &c. Professor of Anatomy and Surgery to the College. 1814. 2. An Introduction to Comparative Anatomy and Physiology, being the two Introductory Lectures delivered at the Royal College of Surgeons on the 21st and 25th of March, 1816. By William Lawrence, F.R.S. &c.

3. Physiological Lectures, exhibiting a General View, &c. delivered before the Royal College of Surgeons, 1817. By John Abernethy, F.R.S.

4. Lectures on Physiology, Zoology, and the Natural History of Man, delivered at the Royal College of Surgeons. By William Lawrence, F.R.S. 1819.

5. Sketches on the Philosophy of Life. By Sir T. C. Morgan.

1819.

6. Remarks on Scepticism, being an Answer to the Views of Bichat, Sir T. C. Morgan, and Mr. Lawrence. By the Rev. Thomas Rennell, A. M. Christian Advocate in the University of Cambridge. 1819.

7. Cursory Observations upon the Lectures, &c. By one of the People called Christians. 1819.

8. A Letter to the Rev. Thomas Rennell. From a Graduate in Medicine.

WE

1819.

E find our attention called by the pamphlets before us to a subject of no ordinary importance, the discussion of the doctrine of materialism: an open avowal of which has been made in the metropolis of the British empire, in lectures delivered under public authority, by Mr. Lawrence, Professor of Anatomy and Surgery, in the Royal College of Surgeons.

In the year 1814, Mr. Abernethy, who has long been known as a medical gentleman of the highest eminence, and one of the professors of that college, delivered two lectures on the Probability and Rationality of Mr. Hunter's Theory of Life. It can scarcely be necessary to remind our readers, in limine, that the nature of the living principle is among the subjects which are manifestly beyond the reach of human investigation. The effects

and