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It results from this enumeration, that the number of students in 

 these ten universities has increased rather more than one fourth. It 

 may therefore be inferred that a proportionate increase has taken 

 place in all the universities of Germany, the foregoing seventeen be- 

 ing justly regarded as an evidence of the general progress. The di- 

 minution in the number of students of Greisswald, Gottingen, Heidel- 

 berg and Wurzbourg, is attributed to local causes. — Idem. 



2. The city of Berlin. — The history of this city by W. Mila, 

 Berlin, 1829, furnishes the following facts relative to its progressive 

 rank and greatness. It was probably founded by Albrecht II, who 

 reigned between 1202 and 1220. In 1640 it contained but 6000 

 souls 5 but in 1688 the number of inhabitants had risen to 20,000, 

 and at the beginning of the 18th century the population was 30,000. 

 At the death of Frederick I, in 1713, his capital contained 50,000; 

 in 1741 the number had risen to 90,000, including the military. In 

 1773, the population was 133,580, and in 1797, it was 183,960, 

 comprehending 45,574 soldiers. At the end of 1827, the number 

 of inhabitants, including 16,909 militaires, was 220,277, distributed 

 among 851 1 houses and 5000 back buildings, insured together against 

 fire for 250 millions of francs. The electoral library contained in 

 1687, 1618 manuscripts and 20,600 volumes. In 1827, it num- 

 bered 4611 manuscripts, and 250,000 printed volumes. The ex- 

 tent of the city embraces a circumference of 20,475 paces, and a 

 surface of 973,743 square perches, and within the southern wall of 

 the city a space is left destined for the projected enlargement, in which 

 are laid out thirty one new streets, eleven large public places, and 

 six smaller ones. — Rev. Ency. Fev. 1831. 



3. St. Petersburgh Academy of Sciences. — The annual public 

 session of this Academy was held on the 10th of January, 1831. 

 The Vice President, M. Storch, the celebrated economist, in the 

 chair. M. Fuss, perpetual secretary, read in French a statement of 

 the labors of the Academy during the year 1830. Death had de- 

 prived it, within that period, of the following members : M. Mer- 

 TENS, adjunct in zoology ; M. Ewers, profe'ssor at Dorpat ; Soem- 

 mering, of Munich ; Fourier, of the French Institute ; Dr. Mun- 

 ter, bishop of Copenhagen ; and Major Rennell, of London. All 

 the museums of the Academy have received considerable acces- 

 sions. The hall for magnetic observations, commenced in 1829, 



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