1800. | 
The Univer fal Geographical Ephemerides, 
&c. by M, Zacn, the celebrated attrono- 
mer of Gotha, which may be confidered as 
one of the moft learned and accurate jour 
nals in Europe, after being contioued for 
two years, are no longer publifned by this 
author under this title: M, Zach has fub- 
ftituted that of Monthly Correfpondence to 
perfect the Knowledge of the Celeftial and 
Terettrial Globe. This work continues 
to excite as much intereft as the former. 
The Ephemerides are however again conti- 
nued under the direétion of Melis. Gas- 
PARI and BERTUCH; the former is one of 
the mott efteemed geographers in Germa- 
ny, and the latter-is alfo known by his’ 
profound knowledge, and by the very ex- 
penfive correfpondence which he kee, s us. 
Count DE Mussin PuscHkin has. in- 
vented a new way of forging platina, 
much fuperior to the old method. He 
has made fome fatisfagtory experiments in 
prefence of commiffioners trom the Acade- 
my of Peterfburg, and propofes to commu- 
nicate his fecret tor 150 pounds of platina. 
The King of Sweden has written to tie 
Ecclefiattical Senate, enjoining them to be 
attentive that the dcStrines ef Luther be 
taught in all its primitive purity, and with- 
out any mixture of new principles of phi- 
lofophy and morality. 5 
The printing of Lalande’s Hi/foire Cé- 
lefie, and Bibliographie Aftronamique has 
been interrupted, ‘* becaule,”’ faysithe ve- 
nerable aftronomer,”” the Englith minifter 
will not have peace, and we want the mo- 
ney for the profecution of a war, which 
will at laft bring a peace ;—but I can yet 
wait, for I am in perfeét heal:h, and hope 
to live to fee the completion of the works 
I have begui.—In the meeting of the 
- National Inititute, on the 26th of January 
(adds he), Bonaparte chanced to fit at my 
fide, with the fame fimplicity, modetty, 
and plainnefs of drefs as formerly, before 
he was the faviourof France. The court 
and all the adjoining places were filled with 
horfes, guards, and a crowd of peop e, 
who had accompanied the Chief Contul ; 
Dut-in the hall of the Infticute, where-he 
was, we perceived noching of all this 
pomp. I told bim, *¢ that the printing of 
the Hifloire Célefie was ftopped ; that I well 
knew that the funds were infofficient ; but 
that Carnot, ona fimilar occafion, when 
he was Dire&tor, had advanced to me-s200 
francs out of his own pocket."——-I hope 
that this hint will produce a good effeét.”’ 
The miffionary Hanna, an éleve of 
Lalande, died fome time ago at Pekin: at 
prefent then there is no European afirono- 
mer refiding in China. 
The French fecretary of ftate has writ- 
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ten to the members of the National Infti- 
tute, that it is the with of the government, 
that in future they would publihh all their 
l.terary and {cientific articles 10 the Mozz- 
teur. ‘This is the paper of which the late 
PanCKOUCKE was the proprietor, and 
which has been publifhed without inter- 
ruption during the whole period of the Re- 
volution. 
A Danith officer of engineers, of the 
name of Bourn, has prefented to the Royal 
Academy of Copenhagen, a writing-ma- 
chine invented by him, by means of which 
feveral cop es of a manufcript may be taken 
at the fame time, and in different fizes, as 
folio, quarto, &c. It is on the principle of 
the pantograph. 
On the 22d of April, an Imperial Ukafe 
was publifhed at Riga, by which it is or- 
dered, that no books or mufic of any kind 
fhall in future be imported into the Ruffian 
empire: all books which are found on 
board of any fhip, are, till it returns, to 
be lodged and fecured in the cuftom-houfe, 
The Board of Longitude in Paris, au- 
thorifed by the government, has propofed 
a premium of 6000 francs forthe belt Lu- 
nar Tables founded on a great number of 
obfervations. ~The diflertations and tables 
will be received till the latt day of the 15th 
month, reckoning from the rft of Meffider, 
that is, till the tt of Vendemiaire de J’an 
10 (23d Sept. 1801) 3 and the prize ad- 
judged on the following rf of Nivofe, or 
22d-of December. 
The Royal Library at Copenhagen con- 
tains 250,000 volumes, and 3000 rixdol- 
lars are annually allotted for the purchafe 
of books. Befides this, there are in that 
capital three other public libraries. Public 
li>raries are common encugh on the conti- - 
nent: but in the proud capital of thefe 
Imperial Ifles we know of none to which 
a poor literato can have accels, without 
much trouble and 1o{s of time.’ 
We have fen a copy of the extraordi- 
nary trial of Mr. Tuomas Cooper, for 
an alleged libel, in the Circuit Court of 
the United States, held at Philadelvhia, 
on the 11th of April 1800. ‘The fellow. 
ing copy of the inoiiment will, no doubr, 
much intereft our readers: 
CIRCUIT COURT of the United States for 
the Pennyfylvania diftri€t, April term, 7800, 
The United States werfus Thomas Cooper, 
indiétment for a feditious libel, 
: INDICTMENT. 
The grand inqueft of the United States of 
America, in and for the Pennfylvania diftrict, 
upon their refpective oaths and affirmations, 
do prefent, that Thomas Cooper, late of the 
diftri& of Pennfy!vania, attorney, at law, be- 
ing a perfon of a wicked and turbulent difpo- 
fition, defigning and intending to defame che 
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