1796. ] 
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FOREIGN LITERARY INTELLIGENCE. 
rue: Emprefs of Ruffia has made a 
prefent of a confiderable fum of mo- 
ney to Meff. Nemnich and Roeding, the 
worthy authors of the Polyglott-Lexicon, 
of Natural Hiftory, and Univerfal Diction- 
ary of the Marine, both to encourage and 
affit them in their very ufeful labours. 
The Auftrian government is making 
great improvements in the medical de- 
partment, at Vienna. Many excellent 
regulations haye been introduced into 
their hofpitals ; the mode of ftudy, with 
the privileges and ftatutes of the academy, 
- will fhortly be laid before the public. 
The Imperial college of phyficians, at 
Peterfburg, has. eleéted the privy coun- 
fellor Loder, of Germany, one of its ho- 
norary members. This is the firft in- 
tance of fuch an honour being conferred 
ven a foreigner. 
The council of health at Bern, opened 
their public medical library, with the be- 
ginning of this year. From the great 
zeal with which this inftitution was un- 
dertaken, and the excellent regulations 
made for the introduétion of the beft me- 
dical books into this library, it 1s pre- 
fumed, that the council of health will con- 
tinue to give it aétive fupport, as it pro- 
mifes to be of very great utility to tne 
whole canton. : 
Profeffor Paulus, of Jena, well known 
to the learned world, by his works on 
univerfal literature, has publifhed fome 
remarks on th¢ refurrection, under the 
title Meleremata ad bifteviam dogmatis de 
Refirreionc. The work contains two 
parts, in the firft, De cuftodia ad fepul- 
chrum Jefu difpofita quid philologico-cri- 
tice quid philofophico hiftorice Judican - 
dum fit, de noyo expenditur. In the fe- 
cond, Pharifgorum de Refurreétione fen- 
tentia ex tribus Jofephi Archzologi loris 
explicatur. The freedom with which he 
difcuffes this fubjeét, has not been plea- 
fing to fome of the orthodox in Germany, 
and may make the work a fubject of 
greater curiofity tothe Englifh readers. 
The pofthumous works of 
have ju@ been publifhed at Vienna, in 
three editions, one in la ge quarto, fecond 
in large o€tavo, the third in duodecimo, 
“under the following title, ‘ Opere pof- 
tume del Signor Abate PietroMetaftafio, 
date alla luce dell’ Abate Conte d’Avala. 
In Vienna nella Stamperia Alberti, 1795.’ 
The firft volume contains Metaftafio’s 
refic&tions on the. Greck theatres the 
fecond, a very judicious selection of . his: 
letters and the third) the life of the-au? 
thor, by the editor. The work is very 
correétly printed, and the quarto and oc- 
tayo editions are elegant, and may becon- 
fidered as: the beft {pecimen: of the: Vienna: 
prefs. 
The profeffors of divinity: in. the-unt- 
verfity of Wurzburg have been forbid= 
den to give private lectures on:theologi- 
cal fubjeéts, without: an exprefs permif-- 
fion obtained forthat purpofe. They-are 
particularly charged to: take care imtheir 
public leétures, to beware.of innovation: 
and originality, andto recommend 'to their 
hearers thofe things only, which:may/be: 
of ufe to them, in their future call. 
GERMANY. 
State of the univerfity of Goettingen, , 
from Eafter 1793 to Eafter 1795. 
Departed. Remained.Came. Total. 
1793 — 156 — 560 — 150 — 710- 
1794 — 205 —= 505 —— 183 —= 688 
1794.-— 152; — 530-—- 16% G67, 
19795 — 187 — 510 — 165 —= 672 
above ftudents, there were during th. 
fame periods, in 
Divinity. Law. Phyfic. Philofophy. 
160 ——= 340 ——- 116 ———— 94 
Mich. 
Fatt. 
Mich, 
Batt. 
Of the 





162 —— 321 108 97 
17f —— 335 ——— 102 89 
156 3338 —— 102 oa 
State of the univerfity of Jena, during 
the laft fix years. There were refident, 



in 
Dec. Divinity. Law. Phyfic.. Total, 
1790 390 273 ——=n 136 804. 
1791 364 302 —— 145 ——— Si 
1792 399 ——= 328 ——— 162 ——- 88g 
1793 384 ——= 324 —— 184 —— 892 
1794. 363 ——= 292 ——= 206 = 86T. 
Igos 299 301. = 203 803 



The philofophy of Kant begins toe 
make fome progrefs in Holland. A trea- 
tife on this fubject has juft made its ap- 
pearance, under the following title: Be- 
ginzels der Kantiaanfcbe Wylgeerte, near 
bet Hoogduitfthvryelyk gevolgd, cn met Aan= 
teekeningen, en céne voorreden wilgegeven, 
Metattafio g door Paulus van Hem-rt, Hooglecraar by de 
Remonftranten te amficrdam.  Eerfle Deel. 
Te Amperdam, by de Weduave F. Doll. 1796, 
The following Latin verfes were com- 
pofed on the late ereétion of the tree of 
liberty, in Holland : 
_ Arbor Lizertatis ad Batavos. 
Illa ego, Nympharum quondam celeb: ata choreis, 
Nob lis Arcadii Pinus amica dei, 
Quam dursm expertus, furbundi more tyranni, 
Threicius mifere ftravit tumi Boreas, 
Laetivs 
