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 LV. InieHigcM^e and MiscAlaneous Ar tides. 



ANTiaUITIES. 



A LETTER from Italy, dated August 10, says : ^^ Mr. 

 Hayter, who obtained permission from the kiny; of Naples 

 to unroll the manuscripts found in Ilcrculaneuni, begins now 

 to reap the fruits of his labours and patience. The eleven 

 young men whom he employs for this purpose have become 

 very expert, and labour with more dexterity than their pre- 

 decessors. AJr. Hayter entertains hopes that he has found 

 a whole Menander, Ennius, and Polybius. He has found 

 a Greek writer named Colotos, whose philosophical works 

 were before totally unknown. A valuable discovery is an 

 entire copy of Epicurus, of which we had before onlv frag- 

 ments. There are still COO manuscripis in the Museum of 

 Portici." 



Naples, June 25. — According to the reports made to eo- 

 vernmcnt of the state of the famous ruins of the anticnt 

 city of Pacstum ; and particularly the largest of the three 

 temples, which having been damaged by lightning was \i\ 

 danger of falling down, orders were given for its restoration. 

 This design, however, having been prevented by different 

 obstacles, the counsellor of state charged with the depart- 

 ment of the fine arts, M. Scralli, sent to Pacstum, at the 

 end of the la-st vear, don Felix Nicolassi, supcrintendant- 

 general of the search for antiquities throughout the king- 

 dom, in order to remove the rubbish from the largest of 

 the three temples, to examine it, and draw up a plan for 

 its restoration. When the superintendant arrived along 

 with Antonio Buoiuicei, lie drew up a plan for the restora- 

 tion of this monument of antiquity ; which, beuig approved 

 by government, was carried into exccfttion in the course of 

 the present year. During his stay at Pa^.sium, while super- 

 intending the works undertaken for removing the rubbish 

 which disfigured this anticnt monument, M. Nicolassi 

 caused researches by digging to be made in several places, 

 which were attended with the best success. He found^. ia 

 different tombs into which he entered, bronze arms, the 

 sculpt'-.re of which was perfect, and which were highly in- 

 teresting on account of the very remote period to which they 

 belonged. He found there also bronze urns of the most 

 elegant form ; some of baked clay, exceedingly curious, 

 both in regard to their forjn, the subjects represented on 



them. 



