MEDICAL AND PHILOSOPHICAL REGISTER. FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC. Medical Graduation in the University of Pennsylvania. A Ta public commencement, held on the 6th of June 1804, in the University of Pennsylvania, the following gentlemen, were admitted to the degree of doctor of medicine, having refpectively prefented, and defended their inaugural differtations, annexed to their names. 1. John Rush, of Philadelphia. On the causes of fudden death, and the means of preventing it. 2. Stubbins Ffirth, of Philadelphia. On malignant fever, with an attempt to prove its non-contagious nature. 3. William Shaw, of Philadelphia. On the autumnal epidemic fever, which prevailed in Philadelphia in the year 1803. 4. Phineas Jenks, of Pennsylvania. On the analogy of the Afiatic and African plague, and the American yellow fever, &c. 5. Elijah Griffiths, of Philadelphia. On the ophthalmia. 6. William Darlington, of Pennsylvania. On the mutual influence of habits and disease. 7. Peter Miller, of Philadelphia. On the means of leffening the pains of parturition. 8. Edwin A. Atlee, of Pennfylvania. On the influence of mufic in the cure of difeafes. 9. James Archer, of Maryland. On the effects, and modus operandi of the carbonates of lime, magnesia, and potash; in the cure of general and local diseases. 10. James Cocke, of Virginia. On the extenfive inflammation, which attacks wounded cavities and their contents. 11. John Hofkins, of Virginia. On that form of disease nofologically called Dyfentery. 12. John H. Camp, of Virginia. On the use of mercury in fevers. 13. Austin Brockenbrough, jun. of Virginia. A botanico chemical effay on two native fpecies of laurus. 14. John Parker, of North Carolina. On fractures of the leg. 15. Whitmell H. Pugh, of North Carolina. On the supposed powers of nature in the cure of diseases. AT a meeting of the college of Physicians, held on Tuefday, the 3d of July, the following perfons were chofen officers for the enfuing year. Prefident-Dr. John Redman. Vice Prefident-Dr. William Shippen. Cenfors-Dr. Caspar Wiftar, Dr. Samuel Duffield, Dr. Thomas Parke, Dr. Samuel Powell Griffitts. Treasurer-Dr. Benjamin Say. Secretary-Dr. Thomas T. Hewfon. AMERICAN PHILOSOPHICAL SOCIETY. AT a stated meeting of "The American Philofophical Society held at Philadelphia for promoting useful Knowledge," on the 20th of July, 1804, the following perfons were duly elected members: Le Baron Alexandre de Humboldt, of the Royal Academy of Pruffia. Jofeph Willard, D. D. President of Harvard College, Maffachusetts. William Short, of Virginia. Zaccheus Collins, of Philadelphia. The thanks of the fociety are presented to the following perfons, for the communications and donations prefixed to their refpective names. COMMUNICATIONS. Meteorological obfervations made at Loyalfock, Lycoming, 1803. Richard Ecroyd. On the Miffiffippi and its Delta, alfo, Meteorological Obfervations made at the Natchez, 1801-2-3. William Dunbar, Efq. On the fascination of ferpents. Dr. Hugh Williamfon. Obfervations on fome foffil bones, &c. William Lewis, Efq. of Virginia. Facts and obfervations relative to the turkey. Dr. B. S. Barton, Account of the discharge of two worms from a child's ear; with the worms preferved in fpirits. Dr. Hofack and Mr. Gillefpie, of New York. Obfervations on gypsum as a manure, alfo on the climate of Virginia, in a letter to Dr. Barton, from R. P. Barton, Esq. Account of the Magotty-Bay bean or caffia chamæcrista, as a manure, in a letter to Dr. Barton, from P. Cuftis, Efq. Some account of the amelioration of climate in Maffachufetts, from James Winthrop to F. Nichols. Demonftration of a theorem propofed by Simfon. Mr. Jofeph Clay. FOR THE CABINET. 1. A fine Italian marble bust of Franklin, executed at Floence. J. R. Smith, Efq. 2. A profile of Dr. Priestley. Mr. Robert Patter fon. 3. A profile caft of Lavoifier. Dr. J. R. Coxe, 4. A fpecimen of curious mofs from Montgomery county, J. B. Smith, Efq. FOR THE LIBRARY. Tranfactions of the Royal Society of St. Petersburg, 13th volume. The Society. Tranfactions of the National Institute, 4th vol. in three parts, 4to. Camus's memoir on the voyages of De Bry and Thevenot, 4to. The Institute. Flora Batava, ninth, tenth, eleventh and twelfth numbers. The Batavian Council of the Interior. Collection of maxims and advice to intendants, &c. &c. Don Val. de Foronda. Warren's addrefs on Vaccination. Account of Margate fea-bathing Infirmary. Account of the Literary Fund Society. Dr. Glass's and Dr. Barry's annual Sermons before the Royal Humane Society. Plan of the receiving-houfe of the Royal Humane Society at Hyde Park. Account of Goldfmith's last illness by Dr. Hawes. The above from Dr. William Hawes, treasurer to the R. H. Society. Lathrop's difcourfe before the Society for propagating the Gospel. Thatcher's funeral Difcourfe on the death of Samuel Adams. Rev. John Elliot, Boston. The Conftitutionalist. William Barton. Rev. Dr. Smith's works, vol. ift and 2d. Hugh Maxwell, publisher. Carver's travels. Ramfay's oration on the ceffion of LouifiDr. Barton. ana. Brief Retrospect of the 18th century, 2 vols. 8vo. by the Rev. Samuel Miller, D. D. The author. Kramner's Dutch and German Dictionary. Michael Hillegas, Efq. The inaugural differtations, of the gentlemen who graduated in June laft, have likewife been received, either from the authors, or the profeffors. Philad. July 26, 1804. J. VAUGHAN, Librarian. PROGRESS OF IMPROVement at NATCHEZ. By a pamphlet lately published, we learn, that in October, 1803, an affociation was formed at Natchez, under the title of "The Miffiffippi Society for the Acquirement and Diffemination of useful Knowledge." They have framed a Constitution, and enacted bye-laws for their government; and the Legislature of the Miffiffippi Territory, in November laft, paffed au act of incorporation in their favour. It is declared to be a public act, and is fo liberal as to have no limitation either of time for which it fhall continue, or of property which it may hold. The prefent officers of this fociety are, ISAAC BRIGGS, Prefident, } WILLIAM C. C. CLAIBOURNE,Vice Presidents, JOHN HENDERSON, Treasurer, LEWIS KERR, Secretary. There are between thirty and forty regular members; and the fociety has chofen the following gentlemen corresponding members; viz. Samuel L. Mitchill, James Madison, Robert R. Livingston, William Lattimore, Thomas Moore, Henry Tooley, John Sibley, and Silas Dinsmore. THE FINE ARTS. Mr. Peale is now preparing for the public eye, a number of ftatues, of the full fize, from the antique, fuch as the Apollo de Belvidere, the fighting and dying Gladiators, the Antinous, &c. We are indebted for thefe cafts to the taste and liberality of Mr. Smith, the brother of William Smith, Efq. of Carolina, who depofites them with Mr. Peale, until they become part of an American Academy of the fine arts. To every lover of these it must be extremely gratifying to know, that several of our citizens, noted for taste, are active in the commencement and foundation of fuch an Academy, which, under peculiarly favourable circumftances, may render Philadelphia the centre of the arts in our western hemifphere. We are informed by Mr. Rembrandt Peale that this is the fentiment of our celebrated countryman Benjamin West, who has expressed an opinion, of the probability of his coming to affift in this laudable plan, ere he ends his days, in his native state. |