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senators of Colombia, explained the sentiments of their respective 

 compatriots, in relation to the means of extending the physical and 

 moral improvements of the American people. — The United States 

 of America were worthily represented by their consul general, J. C. 

 Barnet. — M. Labarraq,ue gave an account of the new and happy 

 apphcations made in Syria and Egypt of the chloride of lime, as a 

 preservative against pestilence, and paid a just tribute to the medical 

 deputation conducted by Dr. Pari set. Other communications of 

 interest were made by gentlemen present, and the evening entertain- 

 ment appears to have closed highly to the satisfaction of the party 

 assembled, and honorably to the president of the banquet, M. A. Jul- 

 LiEN, founder of the Journal, whose establishment furnished the pri- 

 mary occasion of the meeting. — Rev. En. JYov. 1829. 



4. Comparative number of books ivhich appear in France and 

 Germany. — The comparison of the catalogues of the fairs of Leip- 

 sig with the Bibliographical Journal of France, proves, that in the 

 lapse of thirteen years, from 1814 to 1826, many more books have 

 appeared in Germany than in France. The total number for France 

 is thirty three thousand seven hundred and seventy five, and in Ger- 

 many fifty thousand three hundred and three. The progression how- 

 ever, is rnuch more rapid in France. The number of new works 

 which appeared in 1826, is more than quadruple that of 1814, while 

 in Germany, the number of 1826, is not even double that of 1814. 



The number of authors may be estimated at half the number of 

 works, which would give in round numbers thirty five thousand au- 

 thors. But as thirteen years are not the half of a generation, (fixed 

 at thirty years,) we must at least doubt the number for the remaining 

 seventeen, and say that Germany has now seventy thousand authors 

 who write, have written, or will write. In allowing to that country 

 forty millions, it makes one author for every five hundred and eleven 

 inhabitants. — Rev. Ency. Dec. 1829. 



5. Vauquelin. — To fill the place made vacant by the death of 

 this distinguished member of the French Academy, M. Serullas 

 was elected on the 28th of December, by a ballot of thirty two 

 votes out of fifty six. M. Clement had twenty four votes. 



To fill the chair of chemistry in the garden of plants, M. Chev- 

 reul united fifty three votes out of fifty four. — Idem. 

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