HUB 



we paiL-d feveral appoggiaturas, which we remember Mrs. 

 Cibber to have introduced, who learned to fing the air from 

 the compofer himfeli ; and who, though her voice was a 

 thread, and her knowledge of mufic very inconfiderable, 

 yet from her intelligence of the words and native feeling, 

 fke fung this admirable fupplication in a more touching 

 manner, than the finelt opera finger we ever heard attempt 

 it; and Mmiticelli, Guadagni, Guarducci, and Pacchierotti, 

 were of the number. 



He remained here only one feafon ; for in 1 787 we find 

 him finging at Brefcia and Venice; and in 1788 he likewife 

 performed in that citv ; in 1 709, at Rome and at Milan ; in 

 1790, at Genoa. He was fucceeded in England by Mar- 

 cheli. 



RUBINUS VbruSi from ruber, a true carbuncle. 



RUBIO, Cape, in Geography, a cape on the N.W. coaft 

 of the ifland of Ivica. N. lat. 39° 5'. E. long. i° 21'. 



RUB 



RUBIS, in Ornithology, guainumbi or humming-bird. 

 See Trochilus Colubris. 



RUBLACEDA, in Geography, a town of Spain, in Old 

 Caflile ; 18 miles S. of Frias. 



RUBLE, in Commerce, a money of account in Ruflia, con- 

 taining 100 copecks, or kopeeks. The ruble is alfo divided 

 into iogrievens, 33; altins, or yogrofchen ; and the copeck 

 is likewife divided into 2 denufhkas, or 4 polufhkas. 



The gold coins are the imperial and half imperial, of 10 

 and 5 rubles ; double and (ingle ducats, formerly worth 

 4^ rubles and 2 J rubles, but raifed in value, in 1764, the 

 double ducat to 5 rubles 60 copecks, and the fingle to 

 2 rubles 80 copecks. The filver coins are rubles of 100 

 copecks ; alfo poltins of 50 copecks ; polpoltins of 25 co- 

 pecks ; double and fingle grieven of 20 and 10 copecks; 

 and pieces of 5 altins or 15 copecks; and peyte-copecks, 

 of 5 copecks each, now out of circulation. 



AfTay and Value of Rubles. 



Gold Coins. — The ruble, and alfo the double and half 

 ruble, bear the fame impreffions as the ducat, viz. the 

 head of the reigning emperor or emprefs, with the name 

 and titles in Ruffian characters, thus tranfiated : " Peter 

 by the grace of God emperor, or Elizabeth by the grace 

 of God emprefs, and fovereign of all the Ruffias ;" but on 

 the revcrfe of the ruble the value is written, " New coin, 

 2 rubles or 1 ruble ;" and the half piece bears on its reverie 

 the cypher of the emprefs Elizabeth, with the word " Pol- 

 tina," which means half a ruble. Thefe coins, as well as 

 the ducats, are now nearly out of circulation. 



The imperial has the head of the reigning fovereign, with 

 name and title as above ; reverie, a crofa formed by live 

 efcutcheons, witli the four figures of the year of coinage in 

 the four angles; legend, " Imperial Ruffian coin, value 

 10 rubles;" and on the half imperial, " Value 5 rubles." 



Vol. XXX. 



But the half imperials of Paul I. have on one fide a fquare, 

 with ornaments, containin ription, " Not unto us, 



not unto us, but unto thy name ;" 1 croft) ami four 



crowns, with a capital 1 ill tin- centre, and the figure 5 in 

 the four angles of tin crofs. 



Silver Coins The ruble lias the head of the reigning 



fovereign, with the name and title as on thi old coin ; re- 

 verfe, a two-ln'.;'' (I ea fie crowned, with an efcutcheon on 

 its bread ; legend, " New coin, value 1 ruble," or limply 

 "Coin 1 ruble," and the date. Some rubles >>f Peter 1. 

 and Catherine I. bear on the revi rfe a I rofg and four crowns, 

 with four ['a, or four double [I'l in the four angles, and 

 the date within the croft. 



The ruble of Paul I. (1709, &c.) bean the far 

 preffiona as thi tl ■ • ' ■ epl 



that the legend on the I •'Coin, value 1 ruble." 



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