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nearly in the zenith of Arbroath. The periphery of this 

 circle passed directly through the centre of the sun : on the 

 eastern part of this circle two beautiful parhelia were di- 

 stinctly visible, as also two much more resplendent on the 

 western part. 



Professor Aldini of Bologna, the author of several works 

 upon Galvanism, was introduced as a member of the new 

 academy at Turin, by the princess Elizabeth. 



Lalande, the astronomer, has presented to the emperor 

 Napoleon, his History of Astronomy for the year 1805. 



M. Laurent, of Paris, has invented a flute of flint-glass, 

 which for the fineness of its tone far surpasses those of wood. 

 The Imperial Conservatory of Paris have examined it, and 

 declared themselves highly pleased with the invention. 



M. Escher, so well known on account of his lucubra 

 tions in Bergman's Journal, is at present engaged on a geo- 

 logical tour through the Tyrol and the Western Alps be- 

 tween Dauphiny and Savoy. 



Abbe Stasic, celebrated for his extensive acquaintance 

 with Polish literature, has made a present of 5000 du- 

 cats to the Society of the Friends of Literature at Warsaw, 

 for the purpose of enabling them to erect a hall, &c. in 

 which to hold their sittings. 



M. Meyer, a celebrated landscape-painter of Germany, 

 has published the prospectus of a new work, under the title 

 of M Views on the Rhine." They are to be engraved after 

 the best English manner : and areto be thirteen inches by 

 eighteen, each, in size, accompanied with descriptive letter- 

 press ; one of these engravings will appear periodically 

 every three months. 



MEDICAL REFORM. 



A most important scheme of this description is in con- 

 templation. No one who is at all an observer of what 

 is passing in society can be ignorant of the abuses com- 

 mitted, and impositions practised, by persons of inadequate 

 or no education assuming the rank of those who have 

 been duly educated ; depriving them of those emolu- 

 ments to which they are entitled, as well as injuring society 

 by their ignorance of medical science. Dr. Harrison of 



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