1825.] 
the Reformed Religion, in the 16th Century. 
Born of humble parents, and pursued by 
adversity, throughout his life, Gessner, ne- 
vertheless, found the means of cultivating 
and employing’ his talents; and, though 
worn with attending the sick couch of a 
beloved wife, gave to the world many va- 
luable works ; the principal are his Giuvres 
Botaniques; Bibliotheque Universelle ; 
Histoire des Animaux; Lettres Médici- 
nales; Mithridates de differentiis Lin- 
guarum, &c. 
ITALY. 
~ Dr. L. Stulli has published Sulle Detona- 
ziont dell’ Isola di Meleda. On the Detonations 
of the Isle of Meleda ; in which he relates, 
that on the 20th March 1822, at the vil- 
lage of Babinopoglie, situate in the midst 
of a valley in Meleda, loud detonations 
were heard, which were, at first, taken for 
the report of cannon, and which strongly 
shook the doors and windows of the vil- 
lage. During two months, these same de- 
tonations continued to be heard, and so 
many as twenty or thirty have been 
counted in a day. The author attributes 
this to'the effect of subterranean air pas- 
sing through the sea, and communicating 
with the atmosphere. 
Opere di Torquato Tasso. Works of Tasso, 
( forming part of the collection of Italian 
Classics). In five volumes, comprising the 
Jerusalem liberated, preceded by a Life of 
‘Tasso, by M. Fabroni: the treatise on the 
heroic poem, which Tasso himself preferred 
toall his other works; his poeticletters and 
his allegory ; his Aminta and Prime; and 
lastly, his dialogues and some other of his 
best prose writings. 
There has also appeared Saggi Sopra il 
Petrarca. Essays on Petrarch, published in 
English, by Ugo Foscolo and translated into 
Italian, by M. Camillo Ugoni. 
AMERICA. 
New-York.—The prospectus and pro- 
gram of an institution about to be formed 
here, in imitation of the Athénée of Paris 
and of some of our English institutions, 
have just appeared. The founders are 
composed of professors, literary men, 
Theatrical Review ; and Music. 
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ministers of religion, physicians, lawyers, 
&c. They appeal to the patriotism of their 
countrymen, and offer to them as a model 
for imitation, the town of Liverpool, the 
commercial rival of New-York, but where 
literature and the arts and sciences have 
met with the most liberal encouragement. 
The Athénée of New-York will com- 
mence with the year 1825: fifty-nine sub- 
scribers have already signed their names. 
The proposed courses of Lectures embrace 
the whole circle of Sciences, Philosophy, 
literature and Arts. There is to be a 
library and reading-rooms. At stated 
meetings, the different propositions and re- 
ports are to be submitted to the general 
assembly of the society. 
The National Calendar, published at 
Washington, contains some valuable no- 
tices respecting the United States. The 
partrelating to emigration is curious enough. 
In the years 1821 and 1822 there arrived 
in different ships 20,201 passengers; of 
whom 3,969 were citizens of the United 
States; of the other 16,232 emigrant fo- 
reigners, 8,284 were English, 685 French, 
486 Germans, 400 Spaniards, 112 Hol- 
landers. It is a question of great import- 
amice to settle the advantages which the 
United States do or might derive from these: 
emigrations. ‘The compiler of the Calen- 
dar mentions some facts which aid the so- 
lution of this question. He divides the 
emigrants into four classes: the first is the 
usefully productive, and comprizes 4,964 
individuals, all engaged in some sort of 
trade or profession. The other classes are 
unproductive but useful, 5,069; unpro- 
ductive, 450; and all other sorts of unpro- 
ductive (as old men, women, children, &c.) 
9,721.. The Calendar contains a list of all 
the new works or new editions deposited 
in the Secretary of State’s office in the 
same year: they amount to ninety-five— 
twenty of which are dictionaries, gram- 
mars, or elementary books ; nine theologi- 
cal and moral; fourteen of physical and 
mathematical science; eight law; eleven 
statistics and geography, &c. &c. Altoge- 
ther, the work presents a curious and in- 
structive picture of this rising country. 
THEATRICAL REVIEW; AND MUSIC. 
—=—— 
HE Curisrmas Pantromimes have 
constituted, of course, at both houses, 
the principal attractions of the preceding 
month; and, at both houses, they have 
been, as might be expected, splendid in 
scenery, dresses, and decorations. We 
cannot, however, compliment them for any 
other improvements. We want (and we 
see no reason in the nature of the thing 
why we should not have it) a little more 
novelty and imagination—a little. dumb 
poetry, inthe harlequinading business. and 
conduct of the story; and the romantic 
fables generally selected, seem to invite the 
expectation. Thus, at Drury-lane, The. 
Talking Bird; or the Singing Trees and Gol- 
den Waters, is a title that transports our 
recollections all at’ once into the magical 
regions and fascinating marvels of “ The 
Arabian Nights ;” and so long as we are 
detained there, we continue to be amused ; 
but Harlequin’s dagger of lath rather dissi- 
pates than confirms the enchantment 
The tricks are mostly stale, and from 
want of skilful management in the ma- 
chinery, rather wearying than surprising. 
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