CLAUDE, a distinguished writer, born in 1661, became a Jesuit in 1679, and died at Paris in 1737. There are many works by this author, showing deep penetration and accurate judgment. The principal of these is entitled Un Cours des Sciences, or a Course of Sciences, upon principles new and simple, in order to form the language, the understanding, and the heart. Paris 1732, in folio. This collection includes an excellent French grammar upon a new plan, a philosophic and practical treatise upon eloquence, an art of poetry; which, however, is not reckoned the best part of the miscellany, elements of metaphysics, an examination into vulgar prejudices, a treatise of civil society, and an exposition of the proofs of religion; all full of reflections, just as well as new. He was the author of several other works, particularly, 1. Pratique de la Memoire artificielle, Paris, 1715, 4 vols. 12mo; 2. Some historical works, an Introduction to the History of the Sovereign Houses of Europe, an