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Moxirnn people previous to tlic disco- 

 viry and conc|uest of the fine portion of 

 Anurica which they inliabit, by the 

 Spaniards. Favoured hy tlie political 

 revolutions of tiie present times, Mr. 

 Ihillock, in his late visit to tliat coun- 

 try, has been enabled to collect many 

 curiosities of jireat interest, hitherto 

 sealed from European research. These 

 consist ('!iic(ly of original S|)ecinieiis of 

 iincicnt sculpture and painting ; of 

 casts of the enormous and monstrous 

 idols of the supreme tcm[)ic; of tlie grand 

 altar or sacrificial stone, on which lliou- 

 sands of victims were annually immo- 

 lated ; of a cast of tlic famous Kallendcr 

 Stone (recently disinterred, and placed 

 by the side of the Cathedral) ; of a 

 inodel of the immense Pyramid of the 

 Sun; of the original map of the ancient 

 city, made by order of Montezuma for 

 Cortes; of remarkable manuscripts and 

 ])icturc-\vritings ; and of anti(iuities in 

 arts, manufactures, &c. of this abori- 

 ginal (icopic. The assistance which 

 Mr. Bullock received fnmi the existing 

 government, has principally contributed 

 to enrich this collection; and he offers it 

 to the public, as perfectly unique upon 

 the subject which it embraces. Inde- 

 pendently of the satisfaction which he 

 trusts its general arrangement, agreeably 

 to the plan of the Mexican Tem|)le in 

 the Egyptian Hall, will afford to all 

 visitors; it seems eminently calculated 

 to throw a light upon the antiquities of 

 the ancient world, by placing in one 

 am! a distinct point of view so many of 

 the antiquities of the new. 



As a companion to the Exhibition of 

 Ancient Mexican Memorabilia, Mr. 

 IJulloek has prepared (also on the spot) 

 a representation of Alexico in its present 

 appearances. This exiiibilion consists 

 of a panoramic view of the celebrated 

 city and beautiful valley of that name, 

 taken by Mr. W. Bullock iu 1823, and 

 the first ever offered to the public eye. 

 In the foreground is an Indian hut, 

 completely furnished, and inhabited by 

 the only Mexican Indian who has visited 

 JLurope since the natives sent by Cortes 

 to the King of Spain. The hut is sur- 

 rounded by a garden, modelled from the 

 most extraordinary trees, shrubs, flowers, 

 fruits, and vegetables, produced in the 

 country, besides many of the living 

 plants; and conveying a correct idea of 

 all the luxuriancy of a tropical climate. 

 In the room are also displayed the most 

 interesting objects belonging to the na- 

 tural history of Mexico : quadrupeds. 



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vegetable life, finished in a manner so 

 as not to be dislinguishablo liom the 

 singular aud rich |)roductii)ns of the 

 earth itself. To these arc added a c<)l- 

 Icction of minerals; a series of the 

 nmdels of the various classes of tho 

 people of New Spain, and examples of 

 their habitations, costumes, manufac- 

 tures, and useful arts. 



A Supplement to the London Cata- 

 logue of Books published since October 

 1822 to the present time, will appear 

 about August. 



Tiie Rev. T.Arnold, m.a. late fellow 

 of Oriel College, Oxford, has been for 

 many years employed in writing a 

 History of Rome, from the earliest 

 Times to the Death of the Emperor 

 Marcus Aurelius. The first volume, 

 from the Rise of the Roman State to 

 the formation of the second Triumvirate, 

 A.t'.c. 710, B.C. 44, will soon be pub- 

 lished. 



The Butterdy-Collector's Vado Me- 

 cnm, or a Synoptical Table of English 

 Buttcrtlies, illustrated with coloured 

 plates, in a pocket volume, is in the 

 press. 



Shortly will be published, in two 

 volumes, uniform with the French 

 Classics, and with an authentic portrait 

 of M. Jouy, engraved by E. Scriven, 

 Le Petit Hcrmite, ou Tableau des 

 Moeurs Parisieiines, extracted from 

 "LTIermite de la Chauss6 d'Antin," 

 " Le Franc-parleur," " L'Hermitc de la 

 Guianc," and " L'Hermite en Prison," 

 with explanatory notes, and an essay on 

 the lile and writings of M. Jouy, by L. 

 T. Ventouillac, editor of the " Choix 

 des Ciassiqucs Francais." 



Mr. Bates, of Kettering, finds that 

 the method ascribed to the Chinese of 

 preparing their tea, by heating it in a 

 pan, and rubbing it hot between their 

 hands, is incorrect. He has prepared 

 sage-leaves, as a trial, without rubbing 

 in the hands, and has sent us a small 

 quantity of it, as delicately rolled as the 

 best Chinese tea. 



The Dean and Theological Faculty 

 of the University of Halle, have been 

 pleased to confer on the Rev. Samuel 

 Lee, m.a. professor of Arabic in the 

 University of Cambridge, the dignity 

 and degree of Doctor of Divinity and 

 Sacred Literature. 



Steam-navigation will be shortly ex- 

 tended, in an extraordinary degree, on 

 the coast of Scotland. A steam-boat, 

 very superior in her size, construction, 

 and accommodation, will be established 



binls, fishe.s, reptiles; and specimens of in the month of July between Loch 



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