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a 
as a source of National Income, ibys Webber 
Tiibingen, was written in| consequence ef 
a question, proposed by the Academy of 
Sciences at Tiibingen. | It displays much) in- 
formation on political economy, and advo- 
cates unrestricted commerce. 
Summanv observationem Anatomicarwm. ac 
Physico-chemicarwm.), Padua. By M. Lti- 
enne, Gallini—reviews, the various anato- 
mic¢al and physico-chemical opinions of dit- 
ferent’ physiologists) since 1792, in their 
attempts, to explain, the phenomena of life ; 
and states)some views of his own. 
Annales de UV Academie Gandavennis. Gan- 
davi. The various annals of the univer- 
sities of Belgium are designed for the 
reception of the acts of the Senatus Acade- 
micus, and of the inaugural discourses, 
with the answers of those’ students who are 
successful. Each of the six universities of 
the kingdom regularly produces a yolume 
yearly,, The government defrays the ex- 
penses of publication, and the major part 
of the copies are sent to the public libraries, 
and to the establishments for instruction. 
’ Philosophiske’ og - Historiske Afhandlinger. 
Philosophical and Historical Memoirs of’ the 
Royad Society of Sciences, Vol. 1. Ato, with 
4° Engravings. The Royal Society of 
Seiénces at Copenhagen, founded in 1743, 
has published’several volumes, in which the 
different memoirs on philosophy and history 
were combined with those on ‘mathematics 
and physics. The philosophical and histori- 
cal memoirs are now published separately. 
Among the most valuable, in the present 
vol. are those by M. Thorlacius, on some of 
the ancient divinities; by M. Munter, 
Bishop of Lelande, explaining the inscrip- 
tien on an ancient Etrusean altar found at 
Cortona, as well as a description of some 
old oriental coins, and one by M. Kamus, 
on. several national pieces of money of 
the time of St. Canute. These notices 
are accompanied with engravings. MM. 
Oersted, professor of physics, and perpetua 
secretary to the society, asserts, from the 
observations of the latest travellers, that 
Greenland possesses more than two hun- 
dred plants of a perfect. organization; several 
learned naturalists having maintained that 
only twenty-four varieties could be met 
with, 
Archiv for Historie og Geographie, Sc. 
Archives of History and Geography. By M. 
J. Chr. Rise, 4 vols. 8vo, Copenhagen—is a 
judicious compilation, equally entertaining 
and instructive. A number appears each 
month, three of which form a volume. 
Most of the valuable histoxical works, 
English, French, and especially German, 
are laid under contribution, and the sources, 
whence the articles have been obtained, 
generally. indicated. 
Travels in Nubia. —The celebrated Prus- 
sian traveller, Baron Riipple, though frus- 
trated in the-plan of his route, suggested by 
his last’ communication, bythe reverses in 
the affairs ‘of Mohamet*Ali* Pasha, has at 
Literary and Critical Proemium. 
[Jane 1, 
length-been énabled, under an! eseortehomh 
the! army of sthat ‘chidttainy toticress! the 
eastern’bank ‘of ‘the Nilevfromo thw ovieihity 
of Kurgos, and proceeding evéptasdesert 
plain near the viliage ‘of Durkah, formed 
chiefly of alluyial-mud, and: covered:With 
brambles. and: rushes; discovered anvamany 
places the remains) of -canals, )&e.,.indieas 
tive of former culture and populations: |e 
also discovered, in the neighbourhood of )a 
deserted village, lately occupied) by, the 
Arabs, some shafts of columns,whose;capi+ 
tals, adorned with heads of  Isisy: &e.j-tidi- 
cated them to haye been a ‘portion of seme 
ruined temple. He discovered, also, to/the 
east of these, groups of sepulehres of va- 
rious forms, one of which he describes as 
distinguished by its peculiar figure, having a 
base of protecting stone, twenty feet square 
and six high, surmounted by a tower of 
prismatic form fifteen, feet. highs, adored 
with Egyptian. sculpture, representing the 
apotheosis of the defunct ; the attit d 
drapery of some of the figures in which,the 
considers as far superior to every thing .he 
had previously seen in. Egypt, or Nubia, 
and approaching. so. near. to, the Greci 
style, that, contrary to generally cae 
opinion, he conceives them to be of more 
recent date than those of Mero’... The 
Baron has also been very assiduous. in 
making astronomical observations, for which 
the fine atmosphere of Nubia is very fa- 
vourable ; but he found the great heat of 
the climate affect the accuraey of his astro- 
nomical instruments very materially. “His 
progress has been attended with great'dan- 
ger; and the fate of his companion, Mr 
Hey, who preceded him in ¢he’ ascent of 
the river, is very doubtful.) The eourage; 
zeal, and. perseverance of ‘Baron Ripple} 
should he survive the perils of his ventarous 
travel,’ promise important obligations “to 
science. io © 131 
RUSSIA, t Jam bes Jem 
Russian Poetry. —The young poet; Pusch 
kin, has completed a new *work “of ‘about 
600 lines, “ The Fountain” of Baktschis+ 
saaral,”’ which is eonsidered’ as surpassing 
all his former, productions.’ M. ‘Ponama- 
rew, a bookseller of Moscow;  has.givea 
3,000 rubles forthe copyright. Puschkin 
is a literary phenomenon, who, in. his sthir- 
teenth year, while a pupil in the Lyceum 
Zarskoe-Selo, composed his _first.distin- 
guished poem, ‘* Remembrances: of Zar- 
skoe-Selo.”” He is now. scarcély twenty-~ 
five, yet has composed, besides. a number 
of smaller pieces, three considerable poems, 
which do honour to the Russian, muse: 
and are quite original. ‘The first of these, 
“ Russlau and Ljtidmilla,” isa species of 
epic, in six cantos, which carries’ us back 
into’ the romantic age’ of Russian’ chivalry 
and’ magic. The second,’ “Kaw Koskoi 
Plennik,”” describes; in’ smaller “eémpass, 
but in lively colours, the rude nimners* 6f 
the banditti of Caucasus. “Of this, ‘a pias. 
terly translation hasbeen: made into” the 
rye 
