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air in higher regions, which is known to 
be lighter and more penetrable than near 
the earth. 
But the reverse takes place; for almost 
immediately above the clouds no other 
heat is perceptible than what might be 
Owing to the nature of the climate. 
This circumstance may be accounted 
for by the diminished density of the air 
in the lower parts of the country, pro- 
duced by the heat of the season, which 
would naturally cause the wind to rush 
thither, with all its contents, and with 
greater impetuosity. The coolness of 
the atmosphere on elevated situations 
may be ascribed also to the evaporation 
of the uppermost strata of the clouds, 
which accompany the land-winds. 
Many arguments I have dispensed 
with, which might have been produced 
to elucidate and to establish my theory, 
as they were chiefly such as could be 
» collected from simple inference, and from 
afirmative application of doctrines ad- 
vanced before. 
I will only add, that both the sirocco 
and samiel may be owing to simiiar 
causes as those which appear to be pro- 
ductive of the pernicious, or rather dis- 
agreeable, effects of our land-winds. 
REPORT of the BRITISH and FOREIGN 
SIBLE SOCIETY, 
ResuminG the narrative of their fo- 
reign correspondence from the informa- 
tion in their last report, the committee 
state, that the measures adopted by them 
for promoting an edition of the Scriptures 
in the Polish language, through the 
agency of the Bible Society at Berlin, 
have proved successful. By the latest 
intelligence from the Bible Society at 
Berlin, respecting the progress of this 
work, it appears, that the propased edi- 
tion, comprising 8,000 copies of the 
whole Bible, and 4,000 extra copies of 
the New Testament, had then been ad- 
‘vanced to the beginning of the Prophecy 
of Daniel. © 
In another letter from Berlin, dated 
the 27th of February last, it is stated, 
that the Lithuanian nation contains up- 
wards of a million of people, many of 
whom are truly pious, but very poor; and 
that one of the prineipal clergymen has 
caused it tobe published from all the 
pulpits belonging to Prussian Lithuania, 
that a new edition of the Lithuanian Bi- 
ble was about to be printed. 
The committee report also the receipt 
of two letters from the German Bible 
Society at Basle. The first confirms the 
probability of a second edition of the 
Proceedings of Learned Societies. 
[Feb. 1, 
German Bible, by stating that it had 
been actually completed, and a third 
begun. y 
Four thousand copies of the New Tese 
tament, in French, had been purchased | 
and sent to different depots in Montbes 
lard, Nismes, and other places in France, 
From several parts in the south-eastern 
provinces of that country, authentic ac- 
counts had been received, that many 
Roman Catholics requested copies of the 
New Testament, and had perused them 
with great eagerness aud gratitude. 
The committee, anxious to encourage 
these important undertakings, both with 
respect to France and the Grisons, re- 
solved to assist the Society at Basle with 
a grant of 300l, for the first object, an 
of 2001. for the second. : 
The committee next advert to their 
correspondence with the Evangelical So» 
ciety at Stockholm. In their last report, 
they stated, that the sum of 3001, had 
been remitted to that Sociegy for the pur- 
pose of enabling it to undertake an edi- 
tion of the Swedish New Testament on 
standing types. Encouraged by this re- 
,Mittance, the society proceeded imme, 
diately to the execution of the work. 
It appeared that in the diocese of 
Tornea, which comprises the north of 
Sweden and Swedish Lapland, there were 
about 10,000 Laplanders unacquainted 
with any language but that of their own 
country. ' 
The safe arrival, and due distribution, 
of the Bibles sent by your committee for 
the use of the German colonists on the 
banks of the Wolga, have been acknows 
ledged. 
The committee have learnt that the 
edition of the Arabic Bible, printing un- 
der the patronage of the bishop of Dur 
ham, is considerably advanced. 
The number of natives of Ceylon subs 
ject to the British government, is com- 
pated at a milion and a half; their lan- 
guages are the Cingalese and Tamul, 
Nearly the first three books of the Old 
Testament, and the whole of the New, 
have been translated into the Cingalese, 
and:printed xt Columbo, at the charge of 
government. 
T's domestic occurrences, with a view 
to a clearer elucidation of them, may be 
conveniently arranged under the follow- 
ing beads: ‘ 
First, New editions of the Scriptures 
printed in England. 
Second, Auxiliary Bible Societies ins 
stituted since the last general meeting. 
Third, Distribution of Bibles and Tess 
taments; and, 
Fourth, 
