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MISCELLANEOUS INTELLIGENCE. 



The Emperor of Russia has presented a magnificent vase of Aventurine 

 to Baron Humboldt. The Aventurine, a kind of Quartz, has hitherto been 

 found only in Siberia. 



New University in New York It is in view to establish an institution 



in New York on the plan of the London University. 



Tijiis, Georgia In 1829, the population amounted to 17,000. There 



are at the present time three journals published there, in three different 

 languages, the Russian, Georgian, and Persian. 



Swan River A newspaper, "in manuscript," was established on the 



18th of February last, in Freemantle, on the Swan River; the editor is a 

 Mr John Gardiner, formerly of London. 



A literary, zoological, and botanical institution, is about to be formed for 

 Surrey. 



His Majesty has graciously signified it his pleasure to become the patron 

 of the Linnsean and of the Astronomical Societies. 



M. Bory St Vincent, has collected many materials for a history of exotic 

 ferns, and especially for the elucidation of their synonymy. He is in 

 hopes of having it in his power shortly to prosecute new researches on the 

 ferns of tropical countries, after which he will commence the publication of 

 this work. He is now engaged in preparing the account of his travels in 

 the Morea, of which he himself superintends the maps, plans, the crypto- 

 gamy, and the vertebrated animals From a Correspondent. 



King^s College, London — Mr Rennie, the author of Insect Architecture, 

 and Conversations on Geology, has been appointed Professor of Natural 

 History and Zoology in King's College. 



The Zoological Society of London have very handsomely voted some of the 

 duplicates arising from his Majesty's munificent donation of the Sandpit- Gate 

 collection, to the Zoological Society of Dublin, recently established. 



Lectures on Geology. — A course of lectures on geology, adapted to a 

 juvenile auditory, is now in progress, by Mr Webster, at the Royal Institu- 

 tion of London. 



Davy Monument The Geological Society of Cornwall, originally estab- 

 lished by Dr Paris, has resolved to erect a monument of granite upon the 

 highest hill in the country, to commemorate the splendid scientific attain- 

 ments of their countryman. Sir Humphrey Davy. 



The Society also intends to reward their founder by the presentation of a 

 handsome service of plate, manufactured from silver dug jfrom their native 

 mines, for the admirable manner in which he has executed the Life of Davy. 



