78 New Scientific Books. (Jury, 
Mercury) a periodical Greek work edited at Vienna by Anthimos 
Gazy. 
“| have opened,” says he, “ a literary concourse, and collected 
in the school the inhabitants of the first and second class, to hear 
the reading of different pieces in prose and verse, composed by the 
pupils in ancient and modern Greek. The applauses were unani- 
mous, not only of the Greeks but of the French and English who 
assisted at the meeting, and who were loud in their praises of the 
scholars and of the professor who had directed them. The success- 
ful pupils were rewarded by the Society of the Philomuses,* which 
has been just formed, some with gold or silver rings, each accord- 
ing to his merit, some with money. ‘The poor children were even 
supplied with clothes.” . 
A Greek college has even been lately established at Melios by 
Anthimos Gazy. A school existed already in the same place, but 
it has been greatly enlarged, and the number of professors or teach- 
ers increased, 
XIII. Werner’s Collection of Minerals. 
Werner has disposed of his invaluable collection of minerals to 
the Academy of Mines at Freyberg. It was valued by the Saxon 
Government at 56,000 dollars; but Werner declared that in the 
present impoverished state of his country so great a sum ought not 
to be taken, and therefore most patriotically reduced the price to 
40,000 dollars. He parted with his collection to the Academy under 
the following conditions: 1. That he should receive immediately the 
sum of 7,000 dollars. 2. That he should receive during his life the 
interest of 33,000 dollars, at the rate of five per cent. 3. That at 
his death the capital of 33,000 dollars should fall to the funds of the 
Academy. 
Articte XVI. 
Scientific Books in hand, or in the Press. 
In consequence of the numerous important discoveries that are daily 
making by Berzelius and others in the science of chemistry, Mr. 
W. Henley is induced to delay his promised series of Chemical Tables 
some time longer, in order to render them as perfect as possible ; par- 
ticularly as the composition of many of the vegetable bodies is not at 
present correctly determined. 
Dr. Henry, of Manchester, is preparing for the press a new edition 
of his Elements of Chemistry. 
Mr. Huish’s Practical Treatise on Bees will be ready for publication 
in a few days. 
The new edition of Dr. Hutton’s Philosophical Dictionary is nearly 
ready for publication. 
The Eighth Volume of Shaw’s Zoology, under the superintendance 
of Dr. Leach, is in considerable forwardness. ; 
* The object of this Society is to furnish the funds necessary for the propagation 
of learning in Greece, for the publication of classical works, for supporting indi- 
gent young persons educated to the sciences, and for researches into antiquity of 
every kind, a 
