1822.] Literary and Philosophical Intelligence. 541 
The Rev. J* Dakins, Editor of a 
Selection of Tillotson’s Sermons, in 
two volumes, just published, has in the 
press, a second Edition of his Selection 
of Beveridge’s Sermons, which will 
appear in February. 
The Chronology of the last Fifty 
Years, including the year.1821, will be 
published on the 5th of January. This 
useful volume within two years, has 
been several times at press, and appears 
likely to become a permanent work. 
In a few days will be published in 
8vo, the second edition of Views of 
America, in a Seiies of Letters from 
that country, to a Friend in England, 
during 1818-19-20, by Mrs. Frances 
Wright, whose name as the authoress 
of this ingenious work; we are grati¬ 
fied in being able to nresent to tbe 
world. 
Doctor Roche will publish on the 
1st of February next, the first number 
(containing fourteen songs) of a New 
Seiies of Ancient Irish Melodies, with 
appropriate words, and accompani¬ 
ments for the Piano Forte, &c. 
Mr. W. H. Ireland will shortly 
publish France for the last Seven Years, 
containing many facts, and much valu¬ 
able information hitherto unknown, 
with anecdotes, jeux d’esprits, &c. &c. 
According to advices dated Septem¬ 
ber, fromCapt. Dundas Cochrane, of 
the British navjr, he had reached the 
chain of Mount Altai, on the confines 
of Chinese Tartary. His object is 
to explore the straits which separate 
Asia from America, and if possible, pro¬ 
ceed by land to Hudson’s Bay. A pass¬ 
port and other facilities have been pro¬ 
vided for him by the Russian govern¬ 
ment. 
The Society of Arts, of London, 
have adjudged a silver medal to Mr. 
Cooke, for the discovery of a substi¬ 
tute for alcohol now used for the pre¬ 
servation of anatomical objects. It 
consists of a saturated solution of mu¬ 
riate of soda or common salt, taking 
about three pounds of salt for four pints 
of water. Where spirits of wine are dear, 
this discovery is likely to be of great 
utility. 
FRANCE. 
The lighting of Paris costs, for the 
year, £19,811. 8s. and the cleansing of 
the streets, bridges, &c. £16,110. 4s. 
M. Henry, an engineerof the French 
Royal corps of roads and bridges, has 
presented to the Academy of Sciences 
a plam for a new hydraulic machine; 
the object of which is to weigh loaded 
rjj\ 1 
boats in the same manner as carriages 
are weighed, by means of loaded scales. 
The machine, it is said, will operate 
under water without preventing the 
boats from continuing to float. 
The Zodiac of Tintira has arrived at 
Marseilles. Besides this monument, 
M. Lelorrain has sent seme boxes of 
mummies, and a great number of ob¬ 
jects of antiquity. Tbe planisphere 
has been skilfully detached from the 
vaults of the ancient temple, and is no 
less interesting to the history of the arts 
than useful to astronomy and geo¬ 
graphy. 
M. Lengrmand, Professor of Tech¬ 
nology in Paris, author of several va¬ 
luable books, and M. Be Molegx an 
ancient eleve of the Polytechnic School, 
who has likewise published several 
works upon the useful arts, are con¬ 
ducting, in Paris, a very interesting 
periodical publication, under the title 
of Annales de IS Industrie. This work 
has already given many details upon the 
last public exhibition of French indus¬ 
try, and it contains a description of se¬ 
veral of the discoveries and improve¬ 
ments which have taken place either in 
France or in other countries, 
M. Game A, banker, of Paris, has 
terminated his journeys through the 
provinces of Caucasus and Georgia, 
undertaken by order of the French go¬ 
vernment hi 1820 and 21. The nume¬ 
rous documents and articles which he 
has collected, are valuable in their re¬ 
lation to science as well as to commer¬ 
cial and manufacturing interests. He 
was constantly attended in his travels 
by his son, M. J. Gauaba, lieutenant 
of dragoons, Who has just arrived in 
Paris from St. Petersburg!!. 
ITALY. 
Canova's Statue of Washington re¬ 
presents him as writing his farewell ad¬ 
dress. He is seated in an ancient Roman 
chair, with his right leg drawn up and 
his left carelessly extended ; holding in 
one hand a pen and in the other a scroll; 
at his feet lie the baton of a field mar¬ 
shal, and a sword like that of the 
ancient Roman. The costume is 
also Roman, the head and neck bare, 
a close vest and braceae, with a girdle 
round tbe waist, upon which are dis¬ 
played Medusa’s bead and other clas¬ 
sical emblems. The statue is of white 
marble of the finest kind, as is likewise 
the pedestal; upon the four sides of 
which are four bas-reliefs, commemo¬ 
rating important circumstances in the 
life of the hero. 
The 
