who had received their education at Oxford, were no less liberal than appropriate. They subscribed a fum to be given as a prize for the beft differtation on his character and merits, by any of the ftudents at that University; and the propofal, with the fanction of the heads of the University, having been carried into execution, the premium was adjudged to Mr. Henry Philpotts, A. M., Fellow of Magdalen College.

The expectations of my readers would be disappointed, if I were not to mention the folicitude of Lady Jones, and the means adopted by her, for perpetuating the fame of a husband, with whom he had lived in the clofeft union of esteem and affection. Without dwelling upon the elegant monument erected to his memory at her expense, in the anti-chamber of Univerfity College, Oxford, her regard for his reputation was more effectually evinced, by the publication of his works in an elegant edition of fix quarto volumes, in ftrict conformity to his opinion, that “ The best monument that

can be erected to a man of literary talents, " is a good edition of his works.

On the 27th of January 1795, Sir William Jones was unanimously elected a correfponding member of the Hiftorical Society of Maffachusetts. The fociety had foon the mortification to learn, that, nine months before the date of their vote, the object of their intended diftinction was no more. The following letter, notifying the resolution of the society, was addressed, by the president of it, to Sir William Jones:

SIR,

Boston, Feb. 7, 1795.

As prefident, and by the direction of the Massachusetts Historical Society, I have the honour to inclose you a vote of that corporation, by which you are elected a member of it.

You have also by this conveyance a few publications, and a copy of our charter: by the latter you will fee, as well the legal date, as the design of our inftitution. We poffefs a large hall in the centre of Bofton, where'

we depofit thofe books, publications, and other matters, which may have a tendency to fix and illuftrate the political, civil, and natural history of this continent: and we have. been very fuccessful in our attempts to collect materials for that purpose.

Your character, and the attention which the world allows you to have paid to learning of this kind, have induced us to purfue fuch measures as we hope will obtain your good wishes, and friendly regard; and we fhall have great pleasure in forwarding to you, from time to time, fuch other books and publications, as we may fuppofe to be acceptable to you,

Any observations from you, or any member of the fociety, in which you prefide, illuftrating those facts which compose the natural history of America, or of any other part of the world, will be received as valuable marks of your attention.

As the correspondence of literary and philofophical focieties, established in different nations, is an intercourfe of true philanthropy,

and has a manifeft tendency to increase that
friendship, and to fupport that harmony in
the great family of mankind, on which the
happiness of the world fo much depends, it
can never folicit your aid without fuccefs.
I have the honour to be,

With fentiments of the higheft refpect,
Your most obedient, humble fervant,
J. SULLIVAN.

It is certainly to be greatly regretted, that Sir William Jones did not live to tranflate the digeft of Hindu law, in the compilation of which he had bestowed fo much time and attention. It is however fatisfactory to know, that his benevolent intentions in this laborious work have not been disappointed, and that Mr. H. T. Colebrooke, in the civil fervice of the Eaft-India Company at Bengal, from motives of public fpirit, and a laudable hope of distinction, has completed a tranflation of it, with an ability which does him the highest credit. This voluminous work was undertaken and executed by Mr. Cole

brooke, under the preffure of unintermitted official occupations, and is a proof of literary industry rarely exceeded.

For the gratification of the reader's curiofity, I insert the short but characteristic tranf lation of the Preface of the Hindu Compilers of the Digest.

PREFACE BY THE COMPILERS.

Having faluted the Ruler of Gods, the Lord of Beings, and the King of Dangers, Lord of Divine Claffes, the Daughter of the King of Mountains, the venerable Sages, and the reverend Authors of Books, I, JAGANAT'HA, Son of Budra, by command of the Protectors of the Land, compile this book, intitled, The Sea of controverfial Waves, perfpicuous, diffufive, with its islands and gems, pleafing to the princes and the learned.

What is my intellect, a crazy boat, compared with the facred code, that perilous ocean? The favour of the Supreme Ruler is my fole refuge, in traversing that ocean with this crazy veffel.