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mirrors, which refle% the mott ftriking ob- 
jets that are not inclofed under lock and 
key. Yon allo perceive the equeltrian 
ftatues and the bulls of King Angoftus, 
one of the Ele&tors, to whom Drefden 
owes the greateft part of its treafures, and 
of its different embellifhments. 
The fecond chamber contains all forts 
of works in ivory, fuch as a fhip of war 
completely fitted ont; the cordage isof gold, 
the fails (as thin as fine paper) are of ivo- 
ry, and the guns (abouta finger in length) 
are of brals. 
An immenfe pile of filver furniture, 
ranged in pyramids againft the walls, the 
pillars, on the tables, and the windows, 
occupy the third apartment. 
The vafes of gold, of vermillion, the fnuff- 
boxes, watches, &c. make. the ornament 
of the gthapartment. Iheman of taftewill 
dwell with pleafure on a great clock of fil- 
ver gilt, of an exquifite finifh; the cy- 
phers are of diamonds, rubies, emeralds, 
and fapphires ; it ftrikes every quarter of 
an hour; there is a {mall ball of cryftal, 
which marks the minutes by running round 
the dial-plate. 
The fitth and fixth chambers are enrich- 
ed with precious ftones, porphyry, jafper, 
agate, calcedony, onyx, carnelian, ame- 
thy(t, lapis-lazuli, mother of pearls, &c. 
Here are likewife fpecimens of very beauti- 
ful marbles produced in Saxony, and which 
fearcely yield to thofe of Italy. On the 
tables and windows fhine a quantity of 
vafes, enamelled after the antique, and 
furpaffing gold itfelf in value, as the art 
of compofing thefe enamels is loft. One of 
the mot valuable pieces, both for the ma- 
terials and workmanhfhip, is the Great Mo- 
gul, placed on his throne, encircled with 
courtiers who bring him prefents, and with 
foldiers, officers, and minifters; in the 
court you fee the body-guards, the ele- 
phants, and ali the pomp of attendants ofan 
Afiatic prince; the whole is in gold, fil- 
ver,or enamel, Another very beautiful pro- 
dudtion of the art is a pyramid of precious 
ftones, of the height of a cubit and a half, 
in the midft of which rifes the buft of 
Auguftus II. The other faces are adorned 
with antique bufts. This fingle piece has 
been valued at 100,000 crowns. 
The richeit of thefe chambers is the 
eighth and laft—it contains {carcely any 
thing but jewels. 
During the laft ten years, a manufato- 
ry, or houfe of induftry, has been eftablith- 
ed at Dreiden, where a great number of in- 
dividuals are kept at work, according to 
their refpective Rrength and talents: this 
eitablifhment is on a plan calculated to 
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extirpate mendicity or beggary, and after 
the models in the cities of Hamburgh, 
Kiel, &c. 
Here are a number of public fchools, 
where children are inftru&ted gratis, as 
likewife many other houfes of charity. 
The {chool founded by the Free-mafons 
is one of the principal. The military- 
{choo] has been eftablithed for one hundred 
and fifty Saxon young gentlemen, who are 
educated at the expence of government. 
The library is open to the public fcveral 
days in the week, and individuals may 
eafly obtain permiffion to carry home 
books out of the library, which they want 
to ufe for any length of time. 
Among the inftitutions of eminent utili- 
ty, we muft not omit that of the Veteri- 
nary-{chool, where, as well as at Vienna, 
all pupils are obliged to attend a courfe of 
lectures. | 
Drefden has no academy of {ciences.as 
at Berlin, and no univerfity as at Vienna ; 
but we muit not therefore infer, that the 
capital of Saxony does not include, among 
its inhabitants, a number of men of fer 
ence and ere We fhould expect the 
contrary from acity, which is the center 
of the Graces, and of Germanic trbani- 
ty—it is here that the fine arts are culti- 
vated with the greateft fuccefs. The Aca- 
demy of Painting and Sculpture has a 
number of dire¢tors and profeflors of high 
reputation. 
Here are many clubs, but all for the 
purpofes of conviviality, none for poli- 
tics. There is alfo a literary mufeum, 
where all forts of journals are taken ins 
and a number of reading rooms, &c. 
Hofpitality towards firangers is one of 
the virtues inherent to every inhabitaneé 
Drefden who lives in eafy circumftances. 
With fo many eftablifhments favourable 
to the inftrugtion of youth, it may be ea- 
fily conceived, that both the men and the 
women are diftinguifled by an agreeable 
cultivated mind ; the ladies efpecially are 
in poffefion of a language and a pronun- 
ciation, which have inexpreffible charms 
for any one that has lived in the fouthern 
parts of Germany; their manners and 
converfation are replete with the moft fe- 
du&tive graces, and, although great lovers 
of pleafure, see cheertully and fuccefs- 
fully apply themfelves to all the occupa- 
tions of their fex. The men are, in ge- 
neral, very well-informed; many {peak 
with facility, and even agreeably, feveral 
foreign languages. 
We fhail conclude, with remarking, 
that, for fome years paft, an air of dif- 
content, a fort fo vague diitruft, has cif- 
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