of Master of Arts. His bursary obliged him to study divinity, and he felt a superior propensity to the study of anatomy and physic, to which he yielded: these he studied under the Professors Hamilton and Stevenson. After having remained eight years at the university of Glasgow, he in 1771 came to London, recommended by Dr. Moore, then surgeon at Glasgow, under whom he had for some time had the opportunity of seeing the practice of physic and surgery. By the recommendation of Dr. D. Pitcairn, Mr. Cruikshank became librarian to the late Dr. Hunter. He attended his lectures, the lectures of Dr. Fordyce, and became perpetual pupil to St. George's Hospital. The year following he became anatomical assistant, and then partner in anatomy with Dr. Hunter. On the death of Dr. Hunter, Mr. Cruikshank and Dr. Baillic received an address from eighty-six students, then attending the lectures in Windmill-street, full of attachment and esteem; and, about the same time, the university of Glasgow, of their own accord, conferred on Mr. Cruikshank the degree of Doctor of Physic. Mr. Cruikshank was also lately elected a member of the Imperial Academy at Vienna, honorary member of the Lyceum Medicum, Leicester-fields, and of the Royal Medical Society at Edinburgh. Mr. Cruikshank and Dr. Baillie continued to teach the anatomical school, begun and long taught, with high and merited distinction, by the late Dr. William Hunter. In 1779 Mr. Cruikshank, at the desire of Dr. Hunter, wrote a letter to Mr. Clare, on the absorption of calomel from the mouth: he was then spitting blood, and, as he did not expect to recover, he introduced some experiments on respiration, and several of his principal doctrines respecting the absorbing powers of the human body; but that letter has never beco reprinted. In 1786 Mr. Cruikshank published the "Anatomy of the Absorbent Vessels in the Human Body." Dr. Hun ter and he were to have published this work conjointly, and accordingly a great many drawings of these vessels, in almost every part of the body, had been made year after year, till they amounted to that number, that, when laid before an eminent engraver, he said they could not be engraved for MONTHLY MAG. No. 385. less than 8007. As Dr. Hunter died before any other step than merely collecting the drawings had been taken; and as he had made no provision in his will for the expense of such a publication, Mr. Cruikshank reduced the drawings to one, in a general figure of the human body, where the different parts are seen in outlines, whilst the absorbent vessels are ongraved in their natural appearance. This makes his first plate. Mr. Cruikshank was one of the most indefatigable characters ever known. He rose every morning about seven o'clock, when his hair-dresser was ready to attend him; and, even during that short interval, he was always reading. He never took any regular breakfast, or ate any thing in the morning; a bason of tea was his only nourishment before he went out. Generally from eight o'clock to ten he stopped in his house, and attended the poor people who waited on him, very often in such a crowd as to fill the lower apartment, and some of them to remain outside of the street-door. From ten till one in the afternoon, he visited his patients in the several parts of the metropolis and its environs. From one to two he was performing surgical operations at home; from two till four he was giving his anatomical lectures in his theatre in Windmillstreet: his usual dining hour was at four o'clock, but he was often so interrupted by a crowd of patients, even at this time, that he was prevented from taking any dinner before six ; from seven o'clock till about ten, he usually walked for his exercise, and generally he employed that time in visiting such of his patients as required a second visit in the day; lastly, from ten to twelve he was always intent on anatomical dissections, on sundry nice experiments, or in writing letters and notes for the next day. The beautiful preparations in his Museum in Windmill-street were all of his making. They display exquisite taste and ingenuity of performance; and the Museum is unquestionably one of the best of the kind in Europe. His anatomical lectures continued eight months in the year,-from Octo ber till May. In the remainder of the twelvemonth, every moment which was not occupied in visiting patients was bestowed in composition of works. He died June 27, 1800. H ORIGINA ORIGINAL POETRY. OXFORD PRIZE POEM; BY T. S. SALMON. Stonehenge. 'Tis gone! e'en now the mystic horrors fade From Sarum's loneliness and Mona's glade ; WRAPT in the veil of Time's unbroken Hush'd is each note of Taliesin's lyre, gloom, Obscure as death, and silent as the tomb, Where cold Oblivion holds her dusky reign, Frowns the dark pile on Sarum's lonely plain. Yet think not here with classic eye to ground; Firm, as implanted by some Titan's might, Each rugged stone uprears its giant height, Whence the pois'd fragment, tottering, seems to throw A trembling shadow on the plain below. Here oft, when Evening sheds her twilight ray, And gilds with fainter beam departing day, With breathless gaze, and cheek with ter ror pale, The lingering shepherd startles at the tale, How at deep midnight, by the Moon's chill glance, Unearthy forms prolong the viewless dance; While on each whispering breeze that murmurs by, His busied fancy hears the hollow sigh. Rise from thy haunt, dread genius of the Sheath'd the fell blade, and quench'd the fatal fire. On wings of light Hope's angel form appears Smiles on the past, and points to happier years; Points, with uplifted hand and raptur'd eye, To yon pure dawn that floods the opening sky? And views, at length, the Sun of Judah pour One cloudless noon o'er Albion's rescued shore. Tho' Heaven has taken back what first it gave, She bows in humbleness her beauteous LA FETE DIEU. [The following lines were written at Paris, immediately after witnessing the procession of La Fête Dieu, in which prince, priest, and soldier,-with the assistance of gold lace, feathers, tallow candles, and black velvet,-did all in their power to fill the canaille with awe; whilst the houses of that enlightened metropolis exhibited a motley display of carpets, rugs, sheets, and blankets, to the great gratification of the ruling powers, and the astonishment of the enquiring stranger.] WITH one accord, let all believer's praise The great Creator, and our offerings raise; Hang out our carpets, decorate our streets With virgin blankets and unspotted sheets; Come, let us bow with meekness to the rod Of priests to gain the blessings of our God, Who looks with mercy from on high, Well pleas'd he sees our carpets from the sky. Enlighten'd Christians! when we now reflect Upon the darkness of each Pagan sect, Well Well may we glorify our God, and say Delighted listens to the holy song; Must be most pleasing to the Lord of Lords. Inspir'd priests and soldiers! goodly band,Mercy and murder marching hand in hand! This is the work of Europe's potent kings, Whose armies have reviv'd these holy things: France has her Bourbons and her priests again; Their blood,- their money,-was not spent in vain. Britons rejoice! such things are cheaply bought; It was for this that you so bravely fought; And on the page of history will be told How British valour, join'd to British gold, Combin'd to raise the lilied flag on high, Triumphant o'er philosophy. M R. TO CHARLES NICHOLSON; Occasioned by hearing him Play a Concerto on the Flute, at one of the recent Oratorios. Nemo vir magnus, sine aliquo afflatu divius, unquam fuit. Cicero. O THOU! Whose soul-enliv'ning flute In praise of thy transcendant skill, Of pathos and voluptuous tone, I deem thee of that starlight sphere Where none but angel-forms appear, And demigods are known! "Tis not the rapid tide of sound, Wherein all feeling must be drown'd, Which ev'ry tuneful dunce may reach, 'Tis not the foreign Flautist's bound From depth to height of music's speech, Nor all the tricks and quirks of art, That charm the tasteful ear; Drouett. NEW MUSIC AND THE DRAMA. A Second Grand Military Divertimento, for the Piano-forte; composed by A. V. Forster. 38. 6d. THIS divertimento comprises an Tintroductory movement in triple time of three crotchets, a march, an andante in common time of two crotchets, an andante in triple time of three crotchets, and an allegretto in compound common time of six quavers. In the first of these we do not trace what we should have expected; something annunciative of the declared cast of the composition; something of a martial air; so, at least, in a sensible degree; and by no means of that general kind, that it might as well serve for a leading movement to a calm as to a storm, to a pastoral fête as to a battle-piece. The march by which it is succeeded is manly and spirited; and the two following andantes, and the concluding allegretto, are good in their kind. The publication, therefore, regarded in its totality, is respectable, if not of the first order of excellence; and ought to encourage Mr. Forster to proceed in his ingenious labours, as an instrumental composer. Analyzing his composition, we find many felicitous turns of thought, and some instances of harmonical evolution and contrivance, which never proceed from mean talents, or superficiality of science. Five-Finger Airs; including some Popular Melodies, for the Study of Young Performers; by J. Green. 6s. The principal object of this little publication is that of affording diversity to the study and practice of juvenile performers. Its variety of exercises on one position of the hand,-all of which may be executed with or without the aid of the chiroplast, or hand-director,-forms a valuable feature in the work; while many of the pieces are as pleasing to the ear as they are facile to the finger, and not less calculated to promote improvement than to gratify the generality of auditors, especially those who are partial to short, simple, and unlaboured movements. "Awake, my love, .ere morning's ray," a Glee for three Voices. 28. This song, or rather harmonized ballad, is but an inartificial composition. The parts are disposed with little of that skill necessary to the best 4 effect of combined voices; nor is the deficiency of the union compensated by the succession of the intervals. The words are so prettily poetical, that we have to wonder at the apparent non-inspiration of the composer. No freshness, no sweetness, pervades the melody. It moves onward with an unappealing tameness, and is rather endured than enjoyed. But perhaps our ears have been spoiled by the compositions of this species from the taste and science of the Drs. Cooke and Calcott, and the happy fancy and contrivance of the late Mr. Samuel Webbe and the ingenious John Stafford Smith. Calantha's Song, from " Glenarvon," as sung by Mrs. Ashe; composed by F. J. Klose. 1s. 6d. "Calantha's song" is a ballad of two verses. We have not with any great success sought for that novelty and expression which should always characterize this species of composition. The features of a ballad should be few, but striking; simple, yet fraught with effect. But we should fear that the present article is not sufficiently marked by those characteristics, to delight the generality of its hearers. We are far, however, from meaning to exclude it from that class of productions which has often pleased a large portion of vocal practitioners, or to say that many amateurs are not likely to listen to it with pleasure and satisfaction. "Lassie wi' the bonny e'e," a Scotch Ballad ; composed and arranged, with an Accompaniment for the Piano-forte, by William Rogers, 18. The melody of this ballad is of a common-place description, and far from being calculated to impress either the feelings or the ear. The ideas, instead of being the voluntary effusion of a prompt and ready fancy, are evidently constrained. Hence they are as awkward as unconnected, and incapable of moving the heart or of conciliating the external sense. THE DRAMA. The summer theatricals, confined as they are to one house, (except we include as theatricals the performances of the Coburg, Astley's, and the other minor theatres,) are so inferiorly interesting, after the rich treats lately presented. presented to us at Drury-Lane and Covent-Garden, that we had nearly determined to suspend our dramatic remarks till the re-commencement of the winter season. But the various and striking powers of Liston, Terry, and Cooper, Madame Vestris, Mrs. Chatterly, Miss Paton, and Miss Chester, as exhibited in Pigeons and Crows, the Rivals, the Way to keep him, the Beggar's Opera, the new operatic comedy of Sweethearts and Wives, the pleasant little musical piece of the Padlock, and the new and lively farce of Mrs. Smith, are too worthy observation not to claim our acknowledgment of the pleasure we have derived from their exertion; and our thanks in advance, for the gratification we anticipate from their further display. "Sweethearts and Wives" is the production of Mr. Kenny. As an operatic comedy, (that is, a dramatic vehicle for music,) this piece is entitled to the favourable reception with which it has been honoured. The characters, though not very novel, are variable and well sustained; the dialogue is terse and animated; and the plot, though, we must say, not very skilfully conducted, is far from being bad in itself. The development of the whole gyst of the business, before the end of even the first act, was highly inartificial, and proved so dangerous to the piece, that we trembled for its existence; which certainly, but for the hearty zeal of Liston in the author's cause, would have been of short duration, admitting even that, without his exertion, it would have been heard through. However, it is due to Mr. Kenny to say, that, had that unfortunately been the case, the public would have debarred itself from the enjoyment of some interesting scenes, and much easy and pleasant dialogue,-features with which "Sweethearts and Wives” as much abounds as any drama whatever of recent production. NEW PATENTS AND MECHANICAL INVENTIONS. TO WILLIAM DANIELL, of Aborcarne, Monmouthshire, for certain Improvements in the rolling of Iron into Bars, used for making or manufacturing Tin-Plates. THIS HIS invention consists of an improvement in the mode of rolling iron to be used for tin plates, and consists in rolling the iron (to be used for tin plates) perpendicularly between a pair of rollers, with grooves of different grada tions, the iron being previously cut with a pair of shears, or any other instrument, into pieces of four inches and a half square, more or less (but Mr. D. generally prefers that size), the first groove in the rolls being so cut or formed as to admit each of the pieces of iron (singly) to pass through perpendicularly, and the successive grooves in the rolls being such that the pieces of iron may come out of the last groove reduced to a proper thickness for the future stage of the manufacture of iron for tin plates. By the means of rolling the iron perpendicuJarly, in the manner described, the inside of the piece of iron is brought to the surface, and the imperfection it contains, instead of being dispersed and intermixed throughout, is forced to the edge and ends. The quality of the iron for tin plates is thereby much improved, and the number of tin-plate wasters are thereby reduced.-Repertory. To JOHN GLADSTONE, of Castle Doug las, Engineer and Millwright; for an Improvement or Improvements in the Construction of Steam vessels, and Mode of propelling such Vessels by the Application of Steam or other Powers. This invention consists in axles or shafts passing through the sides of the vessel; to these axles or shafts motion may be communicated in the usual way by steam or other moving powers; second, that upon each of these axles or shafts, on the outside of the vessel, there be fixed one or more male or female stud-wheels, drums, or cylinders, adapted for one or more endless chains, which chains are to pass over wheels or cylinders near the other end of the vessel, and are so constructed as to form a considerable curve on the side applying in the water, and to be completely kept from sliding on the wheels; thirdly, across these chains, floats, or paddles of wood, or any other suitable material, are fixed at such distances, as will freely permit the application of the chains to the surface of the wheels or cylinders, and in such a manner, as to retain the floats or paddles in a position nearly perpendicular to the position of the chains to which they are attached; fourthly, the progressive motion is given the vessel by the action of the floats or paddles in the water, during the revolution of the |