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at the time of the diffolution, were only 
novices, or at moft magifiri, have, by a 
clofer connexion with the world during the 
lapfe of 26 years, fo far loft fight of the 
end for which the order was inftituted, 
that they will not eafily again be brought 
to direct their efforts to one objeét—the 
- diffufion of darknefs and fuperftitious igno- 
rance over the face of the earth.—Befides, 
there is already fo much light in Bavaria, 
(more than in perhaps any other Roman 
Catholic country), that the united efforts 
of the Jefuits will never be able to extin- 
guith it. The new Eleétor, likewife,too 
well knows to whom he is indebted for the 
empty treafury which he found at his ac- 
ceffion, again to beftow his confidence on 
men, who under his predeceffor conduéted 
affairs fo badly and with folittle attention to 
economy.——l’o confider the order of the 
Jefuits as a prop of the throne anda fhield 
againit religious and political libertinifm, 
is an idea which can occur only to a luna- 
tic, who is, ignorant of the treafons, diftur- 
bances and infurrestions produced by their 
infidious arts, and of the corrupt morality 
with which they poifoned the minds of their 
pupils and adherents. 
Profeffor J. J. C. Timaus, of Lune- 
burg, has announced -a German tranflation 
of Dr. Vincent’s Voyage of Nearchus, 
&c. M. Tineus has received from the 
author important: manufcript correétions 
and additions. Ano fmall recommenda- 
tion likewife to the Germanvedition is, 
that Bithop Horsiey, and Mr. Jones, 
(14 years refident at Abufhar and Bafra) 
critically examined the original, and com- 
raunicated their remarks to M. Timeus. 
A new Royal Academy of Architegture 
has been inftituted at Berlin, the object of 
which ts to form, by theoretical and prac- 
tical infiru€tions, able land-furveyors and 
architects, 
In a letter from Vienna, dated the 27th 
December +799, we are informed, thatthe 
eitablifhment of the Society of the Faith of 
Féfes, which many there had fo much at 
heart, will probably not take place in the 
Asuitrian fiates.. The petition which the 
fuperior Baccanari had_prefented relative to 
the fociety, had been referred by the em- 
peror to the Bohemian-~Auftrian chancery, 
whence it was fent to the government of 
‘Lower Aufiria, and to. the Commiffioners 
of Scholattic Affairs for their opinion ; the 
relult was, that«the projected erder was 
unanimoufly rejetted. ‘This decifion was 
then laid before the council of State, and 
- here likewife the fociety met withthe fame 
fate. As however it has powerful patrons 
at court, lome apprehenfions are fill en- 
Literary and Philofophical Intelligence. 
[May 1, 
tertained left they flould fucceed. As 
they have been foiled in their attempt te 
_eftablith themfelves in the German here- 
ditary dominions of the emperor, it is 
thought that they will fix their habita- 
tion in Italy, and efpecially in Naples. 
Extraéis of letters from BAVARIA, 19th 
and 30th O¢iober, 1799. In this country, 
the literary horizon daily becomes brighter. 
The liberty of printing, reading and think- 
ing is now reftored: men of genius and 
learning, who under the late government 
had been cruelly perfecuted; and who ei- - 
ther voluntarily, or by compulfion, had left 
their native country, are recalled and placed 
in a fphere of action where their talents 
‘may be beneficially employed. —It is like- 
wife intended to give to the gymnafia and 
Lyceums the degree of public utility for 
which they were founded. By a regula. 
tion-of the late eleGtor, Charles Theodore, 
who had beftowed on the branch of the ~ 
order of Malta, newly eftablithed by him 
in Bavaria, the fund of fix millions of flo- 
rins, which had before that period been 
appropriated to the fupport of the Latin 
{chools, thefe {chools had becoime a mond- 
poly of the monks; the abbeys, &c. of 
the different religious orders, being-obliged 
to fupply them with teachers, and defray 
- { 
the expences. - The prefent eleétor, foon 
after his acceffion, fupprefled the order of 
Malta in Bavaria, with the defign to em- 
ploy their revenues, as formerly, more ufe- 
fully for the good: of ‘the public fchools. 
Here indeed the Emperor of Ruffia, who 
had. affumed the title of Grand-Matter of 
the Order of Malta, interpofed his fuperior 
power, and forced-the eleétor to leave the 
knights in Bavaria in the quiet pofleffion 
of their eftates and revenues. However, 
he found means to put in execution his moft 
laudable plan refpeting the public fehools. 
The abbots and fuperiors of religious 
houfes are ordered to pay their contribu- 
tions, as formerly, towards the fupport of 
the {chools: but the profeffors are in fu- 
ture to be nominated by the elector him- 
felf. Many) of the fmaller {chools me 
been fhut up, and the revenues applied” 
to the increafe of the falaries of the pro- 
teffors, and to the purchating of neceflary 
philofophical apparatus’s, &c. Another 
beneficial regulation is that Lkewife, by 
which the Latin fchools- im the monatte- 
ries are fupprefled. Laurence Wefien- 
rieder, a man, who by an aydent and un- 
conquerable zeal. for the ggod caufe, and 
by feveral works publifhed by him, has 
long ago acquired well-merited repu- 
tation, is appointed direfor general of all 
the. Latin {chools, that of the univerfity 
excepted, 
