teem; attaining preferment, agrecably to the quality of birth and other circumstances, with facility and pleasure.

The Moon in Gemini denotes a person of a well composed body, tall, brown hair, good complexion, neither sanguine nor pale; yet in disposition not very praiseworthy, but rather offensive; very ingenious, remarkably cunning and subtle, generally unfortunate, if no testimonies to the contrary are manifested; that is to say, if the Moon be not befriended by the benefics, or the Sun and angles, viz. ascendant and tenth house be not irradiated in a favourable manner.

The Moon in Cancer indicates a middle statured person, well proportioned and fleshy, of a round, full face, brownhair, pale complexion, but duskish; of a pleasant, jocular, and flexible disposition, often inclined to the charms of sociality; harmless and inoffensive, generally beloved and respected, fortunate in the management of affairs, but changeable and dubious in resolves; not prone to passion, nor precipitate and rash.

The Moon in Leo denotes a person rather above the middle stature, well proportioned, strong and large boned, of sanguine complexion, light brown hair, of a full face, and large eyes; of a lofty, proud, supercilious, aspiring disposition; extremely ambitious of honour, and to bear the sway over others; abhorring subjection or servitude, and seldom fortunate.

The Moon in Virgo represents a person rather above the middle stature, brown or black hair, an oval face, complexion rather ruddy or sanguine, an ingenious disposition, reserved and pensive, and, if the Moon be unaspected by the benefics or otherwise, befriended; covetous, unfortunate, and rarely doing what is laudable and becoming.

The Moon in Libra indicates a person of a well composed body, neatly compacted, moderately tall, smooth light brown hair, complexion ruddy, but intermixed with white; in

disposition, exceedingly agreeable and jocular, loving mirth and sociality; and, in general, very much respected and beloved, whether male or female; but, if the latter, she will be highly admired, and receive the smiles of courtship from numbers; yet be subject to evils, if Venus be not favourably situated, and in good configurations, either to the Moon and Jupiter, or befriended by the Sun.

The Moon in Scorpio denotes an ill composed person, short, thick, and fleshy; of very obscure complexion, brown or black hair, of very ill disposed mind, seldom endowed with good qualities, and, unless ameliorated by education, or the Moon be favourably irradiated by the benefics, of of sottish, treacherous and malicious inclination, whether male or female; if the latter, she will be subject to much severe censure; and, it is feared, not without deserving it.

The Moon in Sagittarius represents a person of an handsome, well proportioned body; of an oval face, bright brown hair, and ruddy or sanguine complexion; of a free and generous spirit, passionate, but quickly forgiving; ambitious, and aspiring to do great things; of an obliging temper, and gaining respect and estimation.

The Moon in Capricorn denotes a person of a low stature, an ill complexion, the body and face thin and spare, brown or black hair, sometimes some defects in the knee, at best not much strength; no great share of either activity or ingenuity; and, if the Moon be not befriended by Jupiter, Venus, or the Sun, disposed to mean actions and vicious gratifications; and thereby forfeiting all claim to respect, and wholly abandoned to opprobrious reflections.

The Moon in Aquarius represents a middle-statured person, neither tall nor short; well proportioned, rather corpulent; brown hair, clear sanguine complexion, ingenious, very courteous and affable, inoffensive, loving curiosities, and moderate diversions; of an inventive and active mind, and seldom guilty of an unbecoming act.

The moon in Pisces gives a mean or low statured person, of rather a pale complexion, bright brown hair, plump or corpulent, not delighting in action; and if the moon be not befriended by the benefics or placed in a laudable position, the person is addicted to habits and inclinations of the worst kind, and is very unfortunate.

Of the Georgium Sidus or Herschel H.
Beyond moves Herschel; man decrepid grows,
Ere his vast round the distant traveller goes*.

C. T.

This planet is considered the most elevated, though not the largest; it is distant from the Sun one thousand eight hundred millions of miles; revolves in his orbit at the rate of thirty seven thousand miles an hour, and completes his annual period round the Sun in three hundred and forty eight thousand, one hundred and five days; and although he is scarcely discerned without a good telescope, yet his diameter is computed to be no less than thirty five thousand one hundred and nine miles, and therefore four times the size of the earth; but with regard to his diurnal rotation on his axis, that point remains to be ascertained.

With respect to his specific nature he is found to be most like the planet Saturn, and therefore similar influences are to be expected from him in the Genesis.

*We beg to refer the reader to page 12 of number 1, Monthly Correspondent, where the notes to the introductory poem abound so copiously with particulars relative to Georgium Sidus, that further accounts in this place would be a repetition.

Of Saturn h.

remote from solar ray,

Moves Saturn, spreading sorrow and dismay,

Seven circling moons cheer the slow wanderer on,
Girt with the glories of a radiant zone

*

The planet Saturn is placed between the spheres of Jupiter and the Georgium Sidus, at the distance of about seven hundred and eighty millions of miles from the Sun; and revolves in his orbit at the rate of eighteen thousand miles every hour, and completes his annual revolution round the Sun in twenty-nine years, one hundred and sixty seven days and five hours of our time, a period of one year to this planet; although it appears to us not larger than a star of the third magnitude, yet his diameter is found to be not less than sixty seven thousand English miles, and therefore near six hundred times the size of the earth. The planet Saturn is encircled by a thin broad ring, not unlike the horizon of an artificial globe, and which seems double when seen through a good telescope. It is inclined thirty degrees to the ecliptic, and is about twenty one thousand miles in breadth, and which is equal to its distance on all sides from Saturn. It is reasonable to think that the ring turns round its axis, because, when almost edge-ways to us, it appears rather thicker on one side of the planet than on the other; and the densest edge has been seen on different sides at different times. But Saturn's length of days and nights and the position of his axis, are points totally unknown, no spots on his body being visible, by which the time of his rotation round his axis might be determined. He has two degrees forty eight minutes, * We beg to refer the reader to No.1 of the Monthly Correspondent, page 10, for very interesting particulars relative to Saturn, which supercede a detail here of them, otherwise so necessary an information would not be omitted.

north latitude, and two degrees forty-nine minutes south. His retrogradation is one hundred and forty days, and before and after that he is stationary five days. His orb is nine degrees before and after any configuration, viz. his influence begins to operate and continues to have effect within nine degrees of his perfect aspect; nor ceases till separated nine degrees from the perfect or partile ray, or bodily union. The planet Saturn is exalted in twenty-one degrees of Libra, and is in his fall in twenty-one degrees of Aries, and in his detriment in the signs Cancer and Leo.

Saturn is a diurnal planet, cold and dry, he being far remote from the sun. He is the author of moist vapours, of melancholy, solitariness, suspicion, and malevolence. He is earthly and masculine, and is termed the greater infortune.

When he is well dignified at birth, the native is profound in his imagination, painful and persevering in study, and solicitous in obtaining the goods of this life; in all his actions grave and austere; grave in disputing and arguing, and in labour patient; an affectionate and tender father, and where he has once placed his friendship, steady and sincere; but in his hatred implacable.

When ill placed, the native is never contented, but continually repining and coveting the possessions of others; he is envious, jealous, mistrustful, timorous, and guilty of all manner of sordid actions; full of wiles and dissimulation, inflexibly stubborn, a contemner of the fair sex, and is never, without the greatest caution, to be believed or trusted. In conception he rules the first and eighth month.

The form of body Saturn gives is cold and dry, of a middle stature; the complexion pale, swarthy, and obscure; small and black eyes, which are continually