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of observations, and then proceed to the eastern coast of 

 Greenland, intending to make their way to the most northern 

 part of that unexplored coast, as far as the obstruction of per- 

 manent ice would permit the ship to pass. It is intended to 

 land the instruments for observation at the highest pomt they 

 should reach in Greenland, and afterwards to navigate down 

 this hitherto almost unknown coast southwards. On quitting 

 Greenland, they would visit Iceland, and then cross to Dront- 

 heim, in Norway, when a fourth series of observations would 

 be completed, previous to their return in the month of No- 

 vember. 



STATISTICS. 



The following is the official return of births, marriages and 

 deaths in Paris in the year 1822 : — 



Male. Fem. Total. 



^/rM5.— Legitimate 8,671 8,4.58 17,129 



Illegitimate known ... 1,126 1,144 2,270 

 ■ — unknown.. 3,765 3,716 7,481 



13,562 13,318 26,880 



MaiTiages. — Young men and maids 5,933 



widows 329 



"Widowers and maids 685 



widows 210 



7,157 



Deaths. — Males unmarried 7,968 



married 2,755 



Widowers 914 



Aiihe Morgue 203 



11,850 



Females unmai-ried 6,537 



married 2,597 



Widows 2,244 



A.tihQ Morgue 41 



11,419 



Total 23,269 



Dead born. — Males 795, Females 626, = 1421. 



CHESNUT-TREE BARK. 



It is stated in the Aimales de V Industrie (vol. vi.), that this 

 bark contains twice as much of the tanning principle as that of 

 oak, and nearly twice as much colouring matter as logwood. 

 With ii'on it fonns an intensely black and durable ink. Its co- 

 louring matter has a stronger affinity than sumach for wool, 

 and is not affected by air or by light. 



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