496 On the Breed of Horses and 



and character, as well as talents and accomplishments, 

 and capable of rendering essential service to the state, 

 at all public examinations of the pupils, the heads of all 

 the public departments are invited to be present, in 

 order to witness the progress of the pupils, and to mark 

 those who discover talents peculiarly useful in any par- 

 ticular department of public employment. 



How far the influence of this establishment may ex- 

 tend, time must discover. It has existed only six years; 

 but even in that short period we have had several in- 

 stances of very uncommon talents having been called 

 forth into public view, from the most obscure situa- 

 tions. I only wish that the institution may be allowed 

 to subsist. 



An Account of the Means used to improve the Breed 

 of Horses and Horned Cattle, in Bavaria and the 

 Palatinate. 



THOUGH many parts of the Elector's dominions 

 are well adapted for the breeding of fine horses, 

 and great numbers of horses are actually bred,* yet 

 no great attention had for many years been paid to the 

 improvement of the breed ; and most of the horses of 

 distinction, such as were used by the nobility as saddle- 

 horses and coach-horses, were imported from Holstein 

 and Mecklenburg. 



Being engaged in the arrangement of a new military 

 system for the country, it occurred to me that, in pro- 



* The number of horses in Bavaria alone amounts to above 160,000. 



