380 Loreign Literature and Science. 
and the different points of resemblance which, exist between 
them.” ‘This work will serve as a supplementto the Dic- 
tionary of all languages, which was undertaken under the 
auspices of the Empress Catherine, and to which M,.D’ 
Arndt was one of the most zealous contributors. The ex- 
planations of this scavant prove that many nations, now en- 
tirely separated, have been formerly united. It throws 
great light upon many obscure parts of Ancient. history. 
‘The first volume comprehends all the languages of Europe, 
Asia, and some of Africa; the second contains notices rela- 
tive to the origin of languages and people, extracts from the 
best historians who have treated the same subject, and a 
very curious comparison of fifteen words in two. hundred 
different languages. The style is remarkable for its simpli- 
city, and alistiinneeass or : 
a7, The Museum of the Me atican at Seana which posses- 
es already so many riches, has just been augmented,.by a 
piece of antiquity unique in the world. It isa bathing tub 
formed of a single piece of Rouge Antique. Its length, is 
‘six feet, its width rather more than three: feet, and its ‘depth 
about the same. — It has no*vein of calcedony nor any. other 
mixture, and is in good preservation. » Its form is very ele- 
“gant, and-it is ornamented on the sides with four lion’s heads 
“which are of the most’ perfect age of sculpture, and accor- 
- ding to-custom hold each a ring imits'mouth. [twas found 
in a private house in Florence,*which has>inall probability 
“belonged to the family of De Medici.» Some Roman,.work- 
_man who: knew the value of this piece; bought it ata twifling 
price and sold-it to the government for. 9000 ‘Roman pine 
ters, (tieatly 10,000 dollars. } Ge 19 itis @ 
29. The Biiaiary Society of Anteadeg Ps ob its session. of 
the 21st of August 19821, will decide the prize. of.a.gold 
' medal for the best poetical essay in the national language on 
“Paul Rubens, and a similar medal for the best essay on the 
question, ‘ whether the maternal language ought to! serve as 
“a basis for the study ‘of foreign languages and» science, and 
to what ‘extent it ought to be carried.” \Lastly,»a'silver.med- 
~al ‘to the author of ‘the best piece of one hundred and fifty 
to four handred verses on the re-union in 1614 of thesev- 
enteén provinces-of the- Low Countries under the) form. of 
a kingdom. 
