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‘dent, M. de Lasteyrie, arnounced the 
‘Chinese text, and the Latin translation 
of a Philosophical Discourse of Meri- 
‘ceus, who lived in the fourth century 
prior ‘to the Christian era, as being 
nearly completed in its lithography and 
printing, and that it would speedily be 
ready for publication. The Asiatic 
Journal of this Society is proceeding 
successfully. 
At the Asiatic Society of Caleutta, on 
the 8th of March last, Mr. Bayley pre- 
sented some webs of a woollen cloth, 
fabricated by the women of Rhote, the 
wool of which is very little inferior to 
the fleece of the she-goats of Cache- 
mire. Rhote is a vast mountainous 
‘country, bounded on the east by the 
Indus, on the west ‘by the Burhampoo- 
ter, and on the north by the Himalay 
mountains, covered with perennial snows; 
on the south appear no natural boun- 
daries. The sheep, whose wool is thus 
furnished, is a native of Rhote. This 
animal is large and stout, and the only 
beast of burden that can traverse those 
‘frightful regions; in the valley-of Ne- 
paul, he is valued at two rupees, or 
‘eight annas. The fleece differs in quality, 
as the climate varies ; in the southern 
parts it does not excel the common 
kind, but improves in fineness, more 
. northerly, 
the Sndws, the wool is at its perfection. 
Among other recitations, was a geo- 
graphical, statistical, political, and arche- 
ological memoir, on the country, pro- 
perly called Orissa, or Cuttack, by Mr. 
Andrew Stirling. It contains, together 
with a general description of the pro- 
vince, an account of its ancient and 
raodern limits, the soil, productions, 
geology, rivers, towns, commerce, :popu- 
lation, revenues, political institutions, 
&c. One part treats of its chronology 
and history, and another of the religion, 
antiquities, temples, and civil architec- 
ture. 
A letter was read from M. de Ham- 
mer, announcing the discovery of some 
new Mithriac monuments, in Transyl- 
vania, more remarkable than any known 
at present. He proposes giving a de- 
‘cription of them. 
Notice was taken of an aerolite or 
meteoric stone, which fell in the zittan 
of Allahabad. Mr. Nisbet has six frag- 
‘ments in his possession, that weigh above 
twenty-one pounds. : 
A letter from Mr. Moorcroft, now on 
a deputation to Turkistan Ousbeck, and 
dated from Lah, the capital of Lada- 
kion, was accompanied with a convoy 
‘Proceedings of Public Societies. 
In the immediate vicinity of 
[Sept 
of skins of lynxes, leopards, bears, 
foxes, &c. differing in aspect and colour 
from any known to Europeans in the 
other parts of Agia. 
Honourable mention was made of the 
date Miss Tytler, who enriched the mu- 
seum with a number of rare articles, 
and by her extensive knowledge in the 
sciences and literature, had promoted 
the progress of Indian civilization. Her 
relations presented a model of a cu- 
rious carriage of antique construction, 
from the interior of India. 
UNIVERSITY of MOSCOW. 
At the last General Assembly of the 
University of Moscow, its annual re- 
port makes mention of different aequi- 
sitions to the museum and the library. 
Also, among other particulars, a litho- 
graphic press has been established in the 
University. During the preceding twelve 
moxths, the Committee of Censorship 
had examined and approved 156 MSS., 
and the’ Committee of Enquiry had ex- 
amined fifteen persons. Notice is taken 
‘of four district schools, five seminaries,, 
and four private schools being set ap in. 
the course of the year. The number 
of students in the University was 605 ; 
that of young persons under instruction, 
in the district schocls of Moscow, 
amounted to 10,914. One doctor, four 
masters, 12 candidates, and 37 students 
had quitted the University, into which 
had entered 141 students, 12 voluntary 
auditors, and 26 individuals, attached to 
the study of Medicine. The professors, 
either members or associates of the 
University, are, innumber 48, A dota- 
tion,, or endowment of 5,000 roubles 
has been made to the Foundling Hos- 
pital, to defray the University charges 
of two young persons that shall be found 
most proficient in Russian literature. 
COLLEGE of LAUSANNE. 
During the last twenty years, a sort 
of revolution has taken place’in the Col- 
lege of Lausanne. It was founded at 
the reformation, with a view of raising 
up evangelical pastors, duly qualified, in 
point of learning. Fora long time, how- 
ever, the progress of knowledge, in gene- 
ral, was-cramped, by obstructions, almost 
exclusively, restraining it to theology. 
The independence of this Swiss canton 
has, progressively, changed the seminary 
into a more general and national institu- 
tion: new branches of instruction, added 
to the ancient, have diversified the 
studies, so as, in some measure, to ren- 
der this academy a common mart of 
learfiing. 
