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cleared, and the aperture of the moun- 
tam on each side enlarged to give more 
airand light; the road up the hill to be 
widened and cut im steps tm the rock, as 
is usual, in the ascent to other religious 
places in Hindostan (at present the ac- 
cess to the Elephanta is very difficult, 
being through nearly a mile of steep and 
painful road) the old elephant himself, 
on the side of the hill, to be renewed, 
and a young elephant placed on his back, 
agreeably to the first drawings ; and, 
lastly, an appropriate building to be erect- 
ed on the beach at the entrance of the 
valley, for the accommodation of the visi- 
tors. Here may be deposited, for the im- 
mediate reference of travellers, those vo- 
fumes which contain the notices and opi- 
_nmions of the learned concerning Ele- 
phanta. This building might be occu- 
pied by the military guard, which the 
Bombay government has recently station- 
ed on the island, to preserve the cavern 
from further injury. ‘To preserve to fu- 
ture ages this grand monument ofancient 
sculpture, perhaps the most ancient in 
the world, and to exhibit it to mankind 
in somewhat of its pristine beauty, is a 
noble undertaking, and worthy of the 
countenance of every man who loves to 
embellish science'and human life. The 
temple of Elephanta is, perhaps, a gran- 
der effort of the ingenuity of man than 
the pyramids of Fgypt. Every christian 
traveller can assign a reason for wishing 
that the emblem of the Trinity in unity 
at Elephanta may remain entire during 
the ages of the world.” 
AMERICA. 
The legislature of Maryland have pass- 
ed an act for founding a medical college 
in the city or precincts of Baltimore, for 
the instruction of students in the dif- 
ferent branches of medicine. This in- 
Stitution is established upon a liberal 
plan, and incorporated in perpetuity. 
It consists of a board, called the Re- 
gents of the College of Medicine of 
Maryland, formed from the existing 
board of medical examiners for the com- 
monwealth, and the president and pro- 
fessors appointed by the act. It may 
ho!d property toa value not exceeding 
thirty thousand dollars, exclusive of a 
lot of buildings. The regents may ape 
point professors and lecturers, who shall 
form one learned body, under the name 
of the Medical Faculty, with power to 
chuse their dean, and to do what is ne- 
cessary for conveying instruction, and 
supporting discipline. The regents must 
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meet at least once ayear. The faculty’ 
shall hold at least one term annually, 
to begin on the first Monday in Novem-" 
ber, and continue not Jess that four, nor” 
more than six months. At’ colivenient 
times commenceinents may be held, and 
degrees in surgery and medicine may be 
granted, after dae examination and other’ 
proofs of sufficieticy. Each student must 
have attended each course of lectures at’ 
least once, and frequented the classes of 
the college for two terms: and he must 
also have been privately and publicly 
exainined, ‘and have printed and defend- 
ed a thesis, before he can be admitted to 
the honours of the college. 
One of the most zealous cultivators of 
mineralogy in the United States, is Co- 
Jonel Gibbs, of Rhode ‘Island, whose 
taste and fortune have concurred in make 
ing him the proprietor of the most ex- 
tensive and valuable assertment of mi- 
nerals that probably exists in. America. 
This rich collection consists of the ca~’ 
binets possessed by the late Mons, 
Gigot D’Orcy of Paris, and the Count 
Gregory de Razumowsky, a Russian 
nobieman, long resident in Switzerland, 
to which the present proprietor has ad- 
ded a number, either gathered by him- 
self on the spot, or purchased in different 
parts of Europe, The collection of M. 
D’Orcy is particularly rich in the pro- 
ductions of the French mines: such ‘as 
the phosphates, carbonates, and molyb- 
dates of lead; the iron ores of Bangory, 
Fiamont, and the isle of Elba; the silver 
of St. Maria and d’Allamont ; the mer- 
cury of Deuxponts; a great variety of 
marbles, calcedonies anc agates, quartz, 
calcareous and other spars, from France 
and different parts of Europe. The col 
lection of Count Razumowsky consists 
chiefly of the minerals of the Russian 
empire. Jt is particularly rich in gold 
and copper ores, chromates of lead, the 
native iron of Pailas, beryls, jaspers, 
&c. The Russian specimens alone are 
about six thousand in number, The re- 
mainder are chiefly German and Swiss, 
To these Mr. Gibbs has added all the 
newly discovered minerals, a complete 
collection of English, Swiss, and Italian, 
specimens, including the ancient mar- 
bles, porphyries, &c. the muriates and 
carbonates of copper from Chili; the 
spinell and oriental rubies, of which this 
is the third collection existing. To these 
are also attached a large geological col- 
lection, so that the whole consists of 
about twenty-thousand specimens. 
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