270 Literary and Philosophical Intelligence^ [Oct. 1, 
aented soirje n-ax lights to the late Lord 
^lelviile, made from the vegetable wax 
of Africa. 
M. De Luc’s celebrated electric co¬ 
lumn,oracria! electroscope,iscomposed ot 
great number ot small circular and very 
iJim plates, about the diameter of a six¬ 
penny piece, of silver, of paper, and of 
zinc, alternately arranged, torming a co¬ 
lumn. The two ends are made to ap¬ 
proximate, and to each ot them is at¬ 
tached a small bell. A metallic clapper 
is huno; between the bells, and the whole 
apparatus is insulated on glass stands. 
One end of tlie column is then observer! 
to become eleeti ified plus, and the other 
minus’, consequently one of the bells be¬ 
comes pZ-trs, and the otherand, 
the metalhc clapper moving rapidly from 
one to the other, a blow is given, and the 
tells ring. Neither the heat or cold, dry¬ 
ness or moisture of the atmosphere, 
appear to have any considerable influ¬ 
ence on the action of this instrument; 
Lut it is considerably altered by the elec¬ 
tric state of tlie atmosphere. The preva¬ 
lence of Cirri* ramifying about the sky, 
and accompanied often by other modifica¬ 
tions,by dry easterly and changeablewinds, 
and by numerous small meteors in the 
evening, indicates a disturbance in the 
atmospherical electricity; and such kind 
of weather is accompanied by an irregu¬ 
lar action of the electric column of iM. De 
Luc. The bells then ringat intervals, and 
with a kind of hurried pulsation. When 
such weather is followed by rain, the 
bells have become silent. There are 
other varieties in the pulsation of the 
bells; sometimes they ring weak and re¬ 
gularly, sometimes weak and irregularly, 
sometimes strong and regularly, at others 
strong but irregularly, and the intervals of 
quiescence are sometimes of longer du- 
aation than at others. When the wea¬ 
ther is settled, when only diurnal Cumuli 
prevail with westerly winds, then tl e 
action of De Luc’s column is the most 
regular. 
Among the precious MS. of the Ori¬ 
ental library of Mo^TE Casino, wiiich 
may be considered as the cradle of sci¬ 
ences and letters, after the barbarism 
which followed the destruction of the 
Roman empire.there has just been found 
a Greek MS. of Apollonius Evander, the 
nephew of Apollonius of Rhodes. 
Amongst otlier imnortant objects which 
this MS. contains, t’o a very detailed ac¬ 
* See Dr. Geo. Gregory’s Cyclopsedia, 
count of the eruption of Vesuvius, ia 
the reign of Titus. 
A mission from the Dilletanti Society 
is on the eve of departing, under the 
sanction of Government, in a Turkish 
frigate, destined for Smyrna. Its object 
is to make diligent search for antiquities 
and ancient relics, in Asia Minor and 
tlie Ionian Isles. A young architect and 
a draftsman, ot very superior talents, has 
abandoned a lucrative oiiice, to aid the 
views and objects of this society. 
Mr. Boothkovo has just finished the 
Third Parc ot Biblia Hebraica, or He¬ 
brew Bible, without Points, in 4to. 
Hie Fourtii Parr, which will complete 
tlie Pentateuch, is at press, and may be 
expected in the course of the moniii. 
Mr. Frey has completed the Second 
Part cf \ aiulerhooghts Hebrew Bible, 
with Points, in 8vo. and is going on with 
the subsequent parts. The work will 
not be advanced to subscribers, though 
trorn its increased expences it must be 
raised to non-subscribers after No. 1. 
Sir Frederic Foppling F. F. F. lias 
m the press, a Looking-glass for tlie La¬ 
dies, which possesses the singular pro¬ 
perty ot showing Ladies as they are. 
Contrasting them at the same time with 
what they ought to be. 
A New History or Dictionary of En¬ 
gravers, who have practised the Art in 
its difterent B.'^anches, either in Wood, 
Metal, or other Substances, from its 
Appearance during the Fifteenth Century 
progressively to the present Time, is an¬ 
nounced by ?Jr. Thomas Dodd, of St. 
Martin’s-Jane. 
A Review of the History of the Mili¬ 
tary Sc onces and Politics of War, from 
the earliest Period to the Year 1809, is 
announced in monthly parts, at 5s. It 
will contain, a complete History of the 
Organization and Formation of Armies; 
ot Artillery; of Engineering; of Fortifi¬ 
cation ; ot Pontonier Sciences; of Tac¬ 
tics; of Grand Tactics; of Castrame- 
tation; ot Logistics; of the Attack and 
Defence of Fortresses ; of the Dialectics 
of War; of Reconnoitring; of the War 
ot Partisans; ot Stratagem; of Military 
Topography ; and of the Politics of \Var*. 
Also Critiques on all remaikable Opera¬ 
tions, Battles, Engagements, Sieges, and 
of all the English, French, German, 
Dutch, Italian, and Latin, Works, which 
have been published on the Military Sci¬ 
ences; the whole to be illustrated by luip 
nierous engravings, representing the dif¬ 
ferent iiiventiorij} which have been made 
