ift)2 SCIENTIFIC NEWS. 



rights of Germany, which was pirated by Krauzfelder, & 

 dealer in fueh tranfactions, and has betides compelled Krauz- 

 felder to pay 1o the legitimate editor, the price of the copies 

 which he had fold* 



Ruffian marine 



Initiation. 



THE "Ruffian government have formed at Petersburg, art 

 Inflitution, whofe deiign is the perfecting of all that belongs 

 to naval armaments, and which is to be called the Marine 

 Mufeum. This infiitution is not merely to be a fchool : all 

 the fciences neceflary to a naval officer will be there taught 

 and the Mufeum will befides publifh a journal which will treat 

 of every thing relative to the marine. It will have alfo a 

 cabinet of natural hiftory, which will be open to all the 

 pupils. This eftablifhment will be under the direction of the 

 miniiter of the marine, and its members are to wear the 

 naval uniform. » 



Ruffian efta- 

 Hi foments for 

 education. 

 Numbers of 

 matters and 

 pupils* 



ACCORDING to the report of the minifter of public in- 

 struction, there is at prefent in Kuflia 494 inftilutions for educa- 

 tion, direcled by J 475 matters, and attended by '334S4 

 fcholars. The expence of thefe eftablifhments cods government 

 annually almoft two millions of Rubles. Among thefe are 

 not reckoned thofe for the corps of cadets, or for pages, the 

 Academy of Arts, the Schools of Commerce, nor the Infiitu- 

 tion for Female Education. Thofe who know the ftate in 

 which Ruffian education was at the acceffion of Alexander, 

 may judge by this detail what he has done towards enlightning 

 his vaft empire. 



The Ruffian catholics earneftly concur in feconding his 

 views. At an ecclefiaftical affembly, convoked by the bithop 

 of Lufk and Shetomir, various meafures have been taken in 

 favour of the eftablifhments for education. 



Theatre in the 

 Crimea, 



IN the town of Odefla in the Crimea, a theatre is building 

 with much activity, according to the plans of M. Thomas de 

 Thomon architect to the Emperor, and a profeffor of the 

 Peteitburg academy*' 



This 



