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provision of instruments, seeds, he. supplied by the committee at 

 Paris. Capo D'Istria has placed at his disposal a national domain, 

 situated between the village of Dalamanara and the ruins of the an- 

 cient Tirynthus, for the purpose of a model farm. His first care will 

 be the sowing of the grain brought with him, the creation of a nursery, 

 and the tillage of the ground by instruments unknown in that coun- 

 try. Prospects of extensive benefit attach themselves to the institu- 

 tion of Palailogue. It must become a focus of light, which will dis- 

 tribute throughout Greece the knowledge requisite to the successful 

 cultivation of a soil so long watered with human blood. But many 

 years must still elapse before this desirable object can be completed. 

 Europe, in delivering Greece, has not finished its work. Enriched 

 by the arts of peace, is it not our duty to devote a portion of what 

 they have furnished us to enable our brethren of the east to enjoy 

 their benefits? — Rev. Encyc. Mars, 1830. 



4. Science in Madrid. — It appears, by a letter from Professor 

 Casaseca, addressed to the editors of the Revue Encyclopedique, 

 that there are in the city of Madrid three distinct establishments for 

 instruction in the sciences, supported at the expense of the govern- 

 ment. The Jirst is the Museum of JYatural Sciences, which is di- 

 vided into two parts ; the Museum, which contains a beautiful cabi- 

 net of natural history, including one of the richest collections of 

 minerals in the world. In this institution are given courses of lec- 

 tures on mineralogy, zoology and mathematics, well attended ; the 

 botanic garden, containing a rich collection, among which is the Flora 

 of Bogota, Santa Fe, &,c. Connected with the garden are pubhc 

 lectures on botany and agriculture, attended by a numerous auditory. 

 At the termination of each scholastic year, prizes are distributed to 

 the most meritorious students. The Museum of Natural Sciences 

 is under the direction of a learned committee, and the king has given 

 his hearty sanction to a proposition from the committee to establish 

 three additional courses, viz. general chemistry, physics and as- 

 tronomy. 



Second, the Conservatory of Arts and Trades, including models 

 of the various kinds of machinery. In this institution are given three 

 courses, viz. geometry, physics, and applied mechanics ; drawing, 

 with a particular reference to the delineation of machines; and chem- 

 istry, applied to the aits. 



