ta, and the other three will embark at Leg. horn with the archduchess. M. Schreiber, director of the imperial cabinet of natural history, is appointed to write the account of the voyage. Messrs Spix and Martens, members of the Academy of Sciences at Münich, have joined the expedition.

By an agreement concluded by the courts of Weimar and Gotha, the clear revenues of the university of Jena have been augmented to more than £3,500 sterling, so that, with the other resources which it possesses, it will in future enjoy an income exceeding £5,500.

On the 3d of July the Royal Academy of Berlin celebrated, by a public meeting, the anniversary of Leibnitz, its founder. The class of History and Philology resolved to offer a prize of 100 ducats for the best his torical and juridical account of the proceedings of the Athenian courts of justice, both in public and private causes. M. Bode read a memoir on the newly discovered planets, Ceres, Pallas, Juno, and Vesta, and produced a brass model, shewing the true position of their orbits in the solar system: and M. Uhden communicated some observations on the mortuary lists of the ancient Etruscans.

The Journal of Augsburg of the 8th ult. has published the following observations made in the observatory of that city "On the 7th inst. at 42 minutes past eight in the evening, Professor Stark observed, in a serene sky, a luminous band, of a colour similar to the Milky Way, in the direction of the head of Serpentarius, in the constellation Hercules; and which, passing below the Northern Crown, and then between the tail of the Great Bear and the head of the Little Bear, ended in the star Alpha of the Dragon. Its length was 71 degrees, and its breadth, almost every where uniform, was two apparent diameters of the Moon. This phenomenon, which had a great resemblance to the prolongation which rapidly took place on the 13th of September 1811, in the tail of the great comet, disappeared at 58 minutes past eight. From this moment until one o'clock in the morning, the Professor observed that the nebulous part No 8 of the constellation of the Buckler of Sobiesky, when the luminous band had commenced, seemed to be surrounded with an aurcola greater, more lively, and more sparkling, than usual.

The great spot or crevice, which appeared on the 23d of July last on the sun's disk, disappeared on the 4th of August. There were afterwards formed a great number of small spots, arranged in several groups, which Professor Stark intends to describe in a work which he proposes to publish very

soon.

RUSSLA

Letters from Constantinople of the 13th September 1816, announce the death of the celebrated Russian traveller, Mr J. Richter.

He had not been long returned from his tour in Egypt, Syria, and other southern regions. He has left many very curious an tiquities and interesting manuscripts. His death was occasioned by a putrid fever, caught while examining the environs of ancient Ephesus.

At the end of May the Bible Society of St Petersburg held its fourth general meeting at the palace of Tauride, under the presidency of Prince Gallitzin. From the report read on the occasion, it appears that there are already more than a thousand so cieties engaged in distributing the Holy Scriptures among the lower classes of socie ty; of these there are upwards of 700 in Europe, and more than 200 in the other parts of the world. America contains about 150, thirteen of which were founded by fe males.

The university of Dorpat in Livonia now numbers 300 students, some of whom come from very remote parts of the empire, as well as from the provinces bordering on the Baltic. The buildings for the university are finished. One is occupied by a philo sophical cabinet, and another by the library, containing nearly 30,000 volumes. In these buildings have also been provided halls for public orations and other solemn acts of the university. The professors hold their lectures in a fine and spacious edifice situated on the Dornberg; the anatomical theatre is arranged with taste. From amidst the ruins of the ancient cathedral rises anoth er superb structure, one part of which con tains the museum, and the other serves for the university church. Professors Jäsche and Morgenstern are distinguished by their worth and erudition. In the Lounge, or reading room, a stranger meets with all the scholars of Dorpat, and also the foreign literary, political, and philosophical, journals.

ITALY.

M. Fontani, librarian at Florence, alnounces the speedy publication of the in edited Letters of Poggio, in two or three 8vo volumes. He also purposes publishing the catalogue of the MSS. of the Riccardian library. This catalogue will occupy three or four folio volumes, each of which will cost the subscribers a ducat and a half.

A letter from Rome, dated the 15th May last, gives the following interesting particulars relative to the antiquities lately discovered in that city: "You have pro bably heard of the discovery near Albano, of an ancient burial-place, covered with the lava of the volcano which afterwards produced the lakes of Albano and Nemi. At this place were found a great quantity of vases of terra cotta, containing others of a peculiar form of the same material, also utensils, fibula of bronze, small wheels, and ashes of the dead. M. Alexander Visconti, in: dissertation read before the Archeological Academy, attributes them to the Aborigines

It is certain, that as these vases were covered with the lava, they must be anterior to the foundation of Alba Longa, which was built after the extinction of the volcanoes. The excavations are continued at the Forum, as also, on the declivity of the Capitol facing it. The Portuguese ambassador, the Count de Funchal, a very intelligent man and zealous antiquary, has caused the ancient Clivus Capitolinus or street which ascended from the Forum to the Capitol, to be cleared at his own expense. The ancient pavement was found constructed in the usual manner of Roman pavements, of basaltine lava, which they called siler. The street ran from the arch of Septimus, between the temples common. ly called those of Jupiter Tonans and of Concord; and in the distance of 140 feet between those two temples and the arch, there is a difference in the level of 13 feet, which must have rendered the ascent very inconvenient. By the side of the temple of Jupiter Tonans, towards the Mamertine prison, the government has just cleared the remains of an edifice hitherto totally unknown, and highly decorated. It seems to have been destroyed by fire; but there is still an ancient pavement formed of slabs of Numidian, Phrygian, and African marble; and many fragments and blocks of marble which formed the decorations. They are of the most exquisite workmanship, very delicate and very rich, which leads me to believe that the building wa of the age of the Vespasians; and since it is known, that near the arch of Septimus stood the temple of Vespasian, I am inclined to attribute these relics to that edifice, especially as the trunks of two colossal statues have been found there, one of an emperor, and the o ther of a female having the air of a Juno, but who might possibly be an empress under that form. This however is but conjecture. Among these relics have been found fragments of columns of Numidian and Phrygian marble, which decorated the interior of the cella. The walls were also faced with Phrygian and Carystian marble. It is to be hoped that some inscription will remove all doubts on the subject, and determine the use of the edifice.-The column of Phocas is almost entirely cleared, at the expense of the Duchess of Devonshire, and under the direction of our mutual friend, M. Akerblad. Two sepulchral inscriptions have been found here. They do not belong to the column, and must have been brought hither in the middle ages. A very interesting discovery has however been made respecting this column, namely, that it was erected on a pyramid of steps, one of the four sides of which is in good preservation. It has been erroneously stated, that the discoveries made near the edifice commonly called the temple of Jupiter Stator, or the temple of Castor and Pollux, corroborate the idea, that these are the remains of the Museum. There was no edifice at Rome VOL I.

known by that name; but the most likely opinion is, that it was the Comitium, or place to which the people resorted to vote for the acceptation of the senatus consulta, and the election of priests; and this opinion, first advanced by Nardini, is daily rendered more probable. There is every appearance that the Forum will be entirely cleared-al work of very great interest for the topography of Rome. Without the gate of St Sebastian, near the Via Ardeatina, in a farm belonging to the Duchess of Chablais, called Tor Marancio, have been found a considerable number of ancient Mosaic pavements, antique paintings, and fragments of sculpture. Inscriptions on the leaden pipes which conveyed the water thither, seem to indicate that this was the villa of the Manu tia family. The pavements represent nothing but trellises or compartments, only one of which displays different colours; the others generally are white or black. One of these pavements is very remarkable: up. on it are seen the ship of Ulysses and the Syrens, one of whom with birds' feet, is playing on a lyre. In another part of it is repre sented Scylla, half woman and half fish, enfolding two men with her two tails, and striking the water with a ship's rudder. The paintings decorate a small chamber, and are remarkable for the subject alone; they represent three females of infamous celebrity, but in the most decorous attitude. They are inscribed beneath: Pasiphae, Myrrha, and Canace. A fourth, whose name is effaced, appears to be Scylla."

M. Michele Leoni has lately translated Goldsmith's Traveller into Italian verse. In the preface to this version, which was published at Florence, the translator endeavours to vindicate Italy against what he terms the prejudices of the British poet.

UNITED STATES.

An American journal states that Mr David Heath, jun. of New Jersey, has made a very important improvement in the steam engine, by which all accidents may in future be prevented. It consists in a new contrivance of the boiler, by which a high temperature of the steam is obtained without the use of the condenser. The balance wheel and the beam are rendered unnecessary, so that a whole engine of four horse power is reduced to the small space of 60 cubic feet.

A remedy for the stone is stated to have been discovered in America by the following circumstance: A physician, who for twenty years had been afflicted with this painful disorder, repaired two years ago to the medical springs at Bedford, in Pennsylvania, to make use of the waters. After taking them some time to no purpose, an African negro offered to cure him for a few pounds. This offer he treated with contempt; till at length finding that he could not long survive without relief, he sent for the negro, who disclosed the secret as the price of his 4 N

freedom, and the patient was cured in four weeks. A quarter of a pint of the expressed juice of horse-mint, and a quarter of a pint of red onion juice, are to be taken evening and morning till the cure is perfected. White onions will not have the same effect as red. To obtain the juice, cut them in

thin slices, salt and bruise them between two pewter plates. The horse-mint, however, possesses the chief virtue, and a strong decoction of that alone will in general effect a cure, but the dose must of course be considerably larger.

Messrs Cadell and Davies will shortly publish The History of the City of Dublin, Ecclesiastical, Civil, and Military, from the earliest accounts to the present period; its Charters, Grants, Privileges, Extent, Population, Public Buildings, Societies, Charities, &c. &c. extracted from the National Records, approved Historians, many curious and valuable Manuscripts, and other authentic materials; by the late John Warburton, Esq. Deputy-keeper of the Records in Birmingham Tower; the late Rev. James Whitelaw; and the Rev. R. Walsh, M. R. I. A. In 2 vols 4to, illustrated by numerous views of the principal Buildings, ancient and modern, maps of the City, &c.

Dr Robertson, who has resided some years in the Ionian Islands, is printing a Concise Grammar of the Romaic or Modern Greek Language, with Phrases and Dialogues on familiar subjects.

The Official Journal of the late Captain Tuckey, on a voyage of discovery in the Interior of Africa, to explore the source of the Zaira or Congo, with a complete survey of the river beyond the cataracts, is in the press, and will speedily be published, in one volume 4to, printed uniformly with Park's, Barrow's, Adams', and Riley's Travels in Africa; with a large map, and other plates and wood cuts. This work will consist of an Introduction, stating the motives and objects of the Expedition, the preparations for it, the persons employed, some account of their literary biography, their unfortunate death, and a summary deduction from the facts obtained on the voyage. This will be followed by Captain Tuckey's Journal, which is complete as far as the cataracts of the Congo; and his Notes are carried on to the farthest point of his progress. The Journal of Professor Smith will next be given; and the work will conclude with some General Observations on the Society, Manners, Language, &c. of the people of the Congo Regions, and a General Account of the Natural History.

Lord Amherst's Mission to China.-In the press, A Journal of the Proceedings of the Embassy to China; by H. Ellis, Esq. Third Commissioner of the Embassy. In 4to. with plates, maps, &c.

Mr Clarke Abel, Physician and Naturalist to the Embassy to China, has in the press, Personal Observations made during the pro

gress of the British Embassy through China, and on its Voyage to and from that Courtry in the years 1816 and 1817. The work will be published in one volume 4to, illus trated by maps and other engravings

The Transactions of the Literary Society of Bombay, Vol. I. in 4to. illustrated by numerous engravings, will appear shortly. We have again to announce the com mencement of another of those useful collections which are honourable testimonies of the present general thirst of knowledge, by the title of the Oxford Encyclopædia, or Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and General Literature. It will be published in 25 parts, forming, when complete, five 4to volumes.

One of the most important undertakings in literature, which has for many years claimed public attention, is on the point of being completed: we alludes to the twenty years' labours of Mr John Bellamy, on the Hebrew Scriptures. That gentleman has now so far proceeded in this great work, that the first portion is about to be printed, and will be delivered to the subscribers at one guinea per copy, before the conclusion of this year.

The Dramatic Works of the late Mr Sheridan, prefaced by a correct Life of the Author, derived from authentic materials, are preparing for publication.

Miss Lucy Aikin is preparing for the press, Memoirs of the Court of Queen Eliza beth; comprising a minute view of her domestic life, and notes of the manners, amusements, arts, and literature of her reign. The present work is composed upon the plan of uniting with the personal history of a celebrated female sovereign, and a connected narration of the domestic events of her reign, a large portion of biographical anecdote, private memoir, and tracts illus trative of an interesting period of English history. Original letters, speeches, and occasional poems, are largely interspersed.

An Essay on the Chemical History and Medical Treatment of Calculous Disorders, with plates, by A. Marcet, M.D. F.R.S. is in the press, and may be expected shortly.

Mr Richard Hand, glass-painter, pro poses to publish by subscription, a Practical Treatise on the Art of Painting compiled and arranged from the original manuscripts of his late father, Richard Hand, historical glass-painter to his Majes

ty. The discoveries of modern chemistry, which have brought to our knowledge various new metals and oxydes, which produce by vitrification many beautiful colours necessary for painting on glass, and which were unknown to the ancients, will be duly noticed, to correct an erroneous idea that they excelled in the art; and, in opposition to the mistaken notion, that the art has been lost, it will be clearly shewn that it has been continued to the present day, and that in former times it was never brought to the perfection it has now attained. The mistaken grounds on which the ancients are supposed to have excelled in the art will be pointed out, and such positive proofs of their inferiority adduced, as will leave no further room for misconception on the subject. Dr Bancroft has in the press, and nearly

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Zapolya, a dramatic poem, from the prolific pen of Mr Coleridge, is now in the press, and will appear in a few days.

In October will appear, a Universal History, translated from the German of John Müller, in 3 vols 8vo. It contains a philosophical inquiry into the moral, and more especially the political causes which have given rise to the most important revolutions.

A History of St Domingo, from the earliest period to the present time, from the best authorities, is in preparation.

Miss Lefanu, the authoress of Strathallan, has in the press, a new Novel, entitled Helen Montergle.

The Theological Works of Dr Isaac Barrow are printing at Oxford, in six 8vo vols.

The Poems of Ossian, in Gaelic, are in the press. They are reprinted from the splendid Edition, in three volumes 8vo; but without either the English or Latin Versions.

The Lovers of Scottish Melody and Vocal Poetry will be pleased to learn, that the second volume of Albyn's Anthology is in the press, and will be ready for delivery carly in the ensuing winter.

Dr Buchanan will immediately put to press an Account of the Kingdom of Nepaul. Dr Buchanan resided for several years in that interesting country, during which time he was indefatigably employed in collecting information relative to its Natural, Civil, and Political Condition. The value and accuracy, as well as vast extent of Dr Buchanan's Researches concerning India, are too well known not to make this work a welcome present to the public.

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