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marbles, now deposited in the British 
Museum, consisting of twenty-three 
tablets, the designs are made by vari- 
ous young artists of rising eminence in 
the British school, and are to be en-' 
graven in exact imitation of the draw- 
ings, in the lithographic manner, by 
Mr. F. O..Finch. 
object of universal admiration in the 
most splendidiage of Grecian perfec- 
tion (that of Pericles,) for its architec- 
tural. and sculptaral magnificence ; 
these designs, in the originai, are pecu- 
liarly spirited and diversified, and pro- 
cJaim the very high degree of sculp- 
tural perfection then obtained among 
the first artists of that justly cele- 
brated people.) The subject of each 
plate is intended to be illustrated on a 
separate leaf, facing the plate, by read- 
ings collected from the classic authors 
of antiquity who have written upon 
these subjects, and from which~ the 
original artist is presumed to have 
obtained the idea for his design. 
Mr. J. Berpert, a gentleman re- 
siding at Ottery, St. Mary, Devon- 
shire, has written with the naked eye 
the following pieces in a square of 3% 
inchcs:—Goldsmith’s Traveller, De- 
serted Village, Essay on Education, 
Distresses of a Disabled Soldier, the 
Tale Assem, Lissay on Justice and 
Generosity, on the Irresolution of 
Youth, on the Frailty of Man, on 
Friendship, on the Genius of Love, and 
the national anthem of God save the 
King, without the slightest abbrevia- 
tion, the whole comprising upwards of 
one hundred thousand letters! Within 
the square Mr. Beedell has described 
two circles; in the inner one (which is 
the compass of a sixpence,) Mr. B.- 
has delineated the beautiful building of 
Ottery St. Mary church, the shades and 
lines of which form part of the writing. 
Mr. Beedell has also written in the 
circumference of a pea, the Lord’s 
Prayer and the Belief, without abbre- 
viation ; itis exquisitely written, and in 
the centre is formed, by the writing, a 
dove with an olive-branch. 
M. Beuzont, the enterprising travel- 
ler, is now on anotlicr journey of dis- 
covery in Africa. A letter from him, 
dated Fez, May 5, gives an interesting 
account of the progress he has made, 
and of his future views. He says, “I 
informed you that I had gained per- 
mission from his Majesty the Emperor 
of Morocco to enter his country as far 
as Fez, and that I had great hopes of 
obtaining his permission to penetrate 
L 
Literary and. Philosophical Intelligence. . 
This temple was an’ 
standing the great charges upon my 
purse, unsupported as I am, and rely-. 
ing entirely on my own resources, that 
nothing should be left undone before I 
quitted my attempt. I have now great 
pleasure in acquainting you, my dear 
friend, of my safe arrival at Fez, after 
further south.—I stated also, notwith- 
having been detained at Tangier till a’ 
letter had been forwarded from Mr. 
Douglas, his Britannic Majesty’s con- 
sul at Tangier, to the minister at Fez, 
to obtain permission from the emperor 
for me to approach his capital. As 
soon as a favourable answer was re- 
ceived, we started for this place, and in’ 
ten days arrived here in safety with 
my better half, who, having succeeded 
in persuading me to take her as far as 
Tangier, has also enforced her infla- 
ence to procced to Fez; but this, 
though much against her will, must be. 
Yesterday Thad the ° 
her ne plus ultra. 
honour to be presented to his Majesty 
the emperor, and was highly gratified 
with his reception of me. He was 
acquainted that I had letters of intro-' 
duction from Mr. Wilmont-Horton, ta 
the consul in Tangier, from whom [- 
received the greatest hospitality, and 
who did all in his power to promote my 
wishes. The fortunate circumstance 
of my having known the prime minister 
of his Majesty whilst at Cairo, on his 
return from Mecca to this country, is 
also in my favour: and, though a great 
deal has been said against my project’ 
by the commercial party, particularly 
by the Jews of this country, who mono- 
polise all the traffic of the interior, I 
obtained his Majesty’s permission to 
join the caravan, which will set out 
from Timbuctoo within one month. If 
nothing should happen, and if promises 
are kept, I shall from this place cross 
the mountains of Atlas to Taflet, 
where we shall join other parties from 
various quarters, and from thence, 
with the help of God, we shall enter 
the great Sahara to Timbuctoo. Should 
I succeed in my attempt, I shall add 
another ‘ votive-tablet’ to the Temple 
of Fortune; and if, on the contrary, my 
project should fail, one more name 
will be added to the many others. 
which have fallen into the River of 
Oblivion. Mrs. Belzoni will remain at 
Fez till she heats of my departure from 
Taflet, which place is eighteen or 
twenty days’ journey from hence ; and, 
as soon as that fact is ascertained, she 
will return to England.” 
RUSSIA, 
