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ing, and in a week’s time not a aeewring.s in the collection re- 
mained to be copie 
46. Sculpture-—Canova has just finished a work which 
is said to ma superior to every other production of his chis- 
el. Itis a group of collossal statues, one of which represents 
Theseus killing a Centaur. The hero grasps in his left 
hand the neck of his enemy, whose human part is still mak- 
ing useless struggles against his formidable Opponent, who 
lifts in his right hand the massy club of Periphates. This 
group is destined for the imperial court of Vienna. 
47. Lancasterian Schools in France.—At the Society in 
Paris for the amelioration of elementary instruction, M. Jo- 
mard read on the 24th of March last a detailed report of 
the actual state of those schools in France. From this it 
appears there were then 1550 schools of ayer instruction 
in activity in France, which is more than 200 above the 
number of last year. 170,000 pupils Laeatvial instruction in 
those schools. 
48. Russta.—The whole number of births in the Russian 
Empire during the year 1817, is stated to have been 786,810 
boys, and 711,796 girls. The number of deaths was 
under 5 years of age. “Increase of population, 670,045. 
The wana? of individuals wha had Ey the age of 
68 
0 years was V3 
: 38,764 
80 - - - - 16,175 
a « ais ae 108 
2 alia SE EE aE SR 
CF saealypitetedlopein sae 83 
120 - . - - 51 
Rasta ate 21 
130 - - - . 7 
13k. om, jac - - 1 
140 + - . - 1 
Total, 126,717, about the 
seventh of the deaths. 
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