194 Domestic InteWgence. 



47. Society of christian morals. — This society, quite new 

 in France, held its tisst general sitting on the 20th of De- 

 cember last, in the room of the society for the encourage- 

 ment of national iniliistry. The Duke de la Rochefoucault 

 Liancourt j peer of France, presided And pronounced a dis- 

 course in which he explored with a mild and persuasive el- 

 oquence, the objects and plan of the society. A report 

 was afterwards read by M. Wilm, one of the Secretaries 

 relative to the origin and progress of the association. Its 

 formation has been much encouraged by the example of 

 the Peace Societies of England, but the society of christian 

 morals is founded on a more extended plan. No moral 

 scheme, no philanthropic institution will be foreign from its 

 objects. We doubt not that almost all persons in France 

 and even in Europe, who connect in their own minds, 

 sound political opinions with a proper idea of the influence 

 of moral and christian virtue, will be anxious to unite with 

 the new society. 



The meeting was composed of distinguished characters. 

 We remarked among them peisons of the three christian 

 communions which exist in F>ance, members of both cham- 

 bers, ecclesiastics, members of the Institute, &ic. &c. 



The regular meetings, which every subscriber will have 

 the right to attend, will be held the first Monday of every 

 month at 7 in the evening. It is expected that the first 

 number of the journal which the society intend to publish 

 will appear before the end of January, 1 822. Letters and 

 subscriptions are received by Treuttel and Wurtz, Rue 

 de Bourbon, p. 17, and by the same house, No. 30, Soho 

 Square, London. 



II. DOMESTIC. 



1. Two singular cases of the effects of the nitrous oxid, or 

 exhilarating gas. 



For several years the medical class, and the two senior 

 academical classes in Yale College, while attending the 

 chemical lectures, have been in the habit (each class by it- 

 self) of preparing for themselves, and administering to theii 



