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s,ssociated by experience with the differ- The early Numbers, (which have been 
ent qualities of sound ; and on some of long out of print) of that valuable and com- 
the more remarkable differences in the preheii'ive work, the “ Encyclopaedia 
sense of hearing, both original and acci- Lo.\ dinensis,’^ are now ready for delive- 
dental, wliich are occasionally observed ry. We are happy to observe that the pro- 
amoug individuals, and in particular, on prietors are exerting themselves in a very 
the musical ear. - spirited manner to the completion of this 
Tlie Royal Medical Society of Edin- extensive work, which has already cost up- 
burgh will give a sec of books, ora medal wards of one hundred thousand pounds, 
of five guineas value, to the author of A comet lately in:«le its appearance 
the best essay, in answer CO the following at Jamaica, and was much larger than 
question.—“ Docs any decomposition of the last. Tire train was not so brilliant 
acids and alkalies take place in their as that, but tire last .comet was past its 
uniting to form neutral salts, according perihelion before seen, but not many de- 
to an opinion advanced by Dr. Davy, grees. This couiet was coming towards its- 
in respect to the muriates Ffie dis- perihelion, and therefore iiicreasing in 
sertationS are to be written in English, splendour every night. Its nucleus, was 
Latifi, or French, and to be delivered to very large, but its diurnal progress very 
the secretary on or before the 1st of De- slow. Its trajectory crossed that of the 
cember, 1812. last comet, nearly at right angles. About 
The Harveian Society of Edinburgh, seven o’clock in the evening, on the 1st 
resuming its accustomed plan of giving a of June, it was about 18 degrees from 
copy of tlie4to edition of Harvey’s works, Sirius, and nearly perpendicular to it, 
published by the college of physicians ot ^ 
London, for the best dissertation on a 
subject proposed by the society, has 
published the following questions for 
competition.—For this year, 1811. An 
Experimental Analysis of Diabetic 
about 15 S.W. 
The committee of the London Fem^e 
Penitentiary, Pentonville, for deserted 
and miserable females, have just circu¬ 
lated an account of thallaudable asylum. 
It appears that from the counnencemeuit 
Urine.—For the year 1812. An Expe- of the charity in 1807, to May 1811, 
ri.mental Essay on the best method of the number of 
preparing a Soporific Medicine from the 
Lactuca Sativa.—For the vear 1813. 
■—An Experimental Essay on the Efiects 
of the Succus Spissatus LactuciE sativts 
on the Huincn Body. 
In addition to the former translations 
of the Scriptures, the Indian missionaries 
have begun another in the language of 
Casiimere, in which direction Messrs. 
■ Chamberlaine and Peacocke set out 
on the 21sc of January, with passports 
from the governiuent for Agra. It ap¬ 
pears that the number who, iu 1310, had 
been baptised, and joined the several 
churches of India, amounted to 105 
persons, besides six baptised at Calcutta, 
since January 1811, and six also during 
that time baptised at Jessore, by Cara- 
pett. 
who labours there among rue ua- 
tives indefatigably, in a circuit of about 
100 miles. About 60 miles beyond 
Cutvva, a wealthy native merchant has 
renounced idolatry, committing the car 
of his God to the flames, and converted 
his temple into a warehouse for black 
pepper and other commodities. He as¬ 
sembles vvith several or his neighbours 
tvery Lord’s day, reads the Scriptures, 
and will soon be baptised by ^Ir. Wil- 
hain Careyj 
Applications w'ere 
Ot which were received 
And unavoidably refused for want 7 
of PvOUiM and FUNDS ! - 3 
Of those received there have been 
Put out to service 
Reconciled to their friends • 
Dischai ged for various causes 
Left the hospitals to which they 7 
were sent - - 3 
Left the house . _ - 
And deceased - . « 
And there are r.ow in the house 
Total received 
523 
133 
390 
SO 
26 
11 
10 
5 
85 
48 
133 
We are concerned to find that Mi. 
Laavrence’s Farmer’s Journal did not 
succeed. Agricultural iiteiature is a 
barren field; and it is disgraceful to that 
interest, tiiat even tlie invaluable feporis 
of the Board meet with very slender and 
inadequate patronage. Yet no hodv of 
men have ever been more essentially 
served than country gentlemen and .ar« 
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