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15. Leipsic Fair.—The catalogue of the late Easter Fair 
(1823) at Leipsic, contains the titles of 2957 new works, 
which have appeared since the September fair 1822! Of 
this vast progeny of continental intellect, 190 are Roman- 
ces, 484 on theological subjects, 136 on jurisprudence, 
*155 on medicine, 398 on education, 184 on. belles lettres, 
#50 on history, 137 on natural sciences, 378 poetry and 
literature, 215 on politics, 159 periodical works, 30 on 
ilosephy, 32 on the military art, 95 arein the French 
language, 62 in Danish, 58 in Polonese, &c. 
works in foreign languages, many have been sent by the 
publishers in France, Poland &c. Of these 2957 works, 
exhibited at the last fair, 214 were written by princes, 
counts and other nobles, and 24 of the authors were females. 
O 354 booksellers who sent their works to this fair, 
8 have titles of nobility.. In Germany there is nothing in 
the business of a bookseller which is derogatory to rank. 
' 93 Rev. Ency. 
16. SwirzERLanp.—The Society for the encouragement 
of Agriculture, Industry and ihe arts, established at Sé. 
Gall, has celebrated its third anniversary. The reports of 
the past year, read by the president Doctor Steinmuller, 
has just been printed. It occupies 75 pages in 8vo. and com- 
prehends a great variety of objects which attest the useful 
activity of the society, whose labours extend to all the 
branches of rural economy. The society appears to have 
had particularly in view during the last year, the per- 
fecting of all the arts which relate to the care and man- 
vantages which the cause of science and civilization, may 
derive from the labours of societies, established upon lib- 
eral and philanthropic principles, and the great utility 
which such societies have already been of, to S nd. 
BIG 4 Rev. Ency. 
17. The Canton of Argow, is perhaps, of all the Swiss 
Cantons that which enjoys the greatest share of liberty, in- 
sdustry, ease and general extension of knowledge. This 
canton has now 312 primary schools, (exclusive of those 
