anid Skalholt; but-since 1801, one only 
remains, which has been transferred to 
“Bessesstedt. The government has caused 
many Important works to be printed, 
Beth in the Dantsh and Icetandic lan- 
guages: the Society of Public Instruc-> 
tien has followed this example; a-press 
has been established at Leiraaegard, 
whence has issued a gazette, called 
“¢ Minisverd Tidendi.” a 
The maximum of the population 
during the eighteenth century, consisted 
of 50,000 mbabitants. In 1801, - but 
47,207 individuals were comprehended 
a 7401 families. In 1788, a iree com- 
merce to all the Danish states was per- 
mitted. 
There are but very few cities in Ice- 
jand; for Reikevig, Isesiord, Oefjord, 
Lransactions of Foreign Academies, §c. 
and Eskefiord, do not merit the name. 
The first of these pretended cities dic 
not contain more than 300 inhabitants, . 
towards the conclusion of the eighteenth _ 
century. In veneral, the administration 
of justice, and the police, is very faulty ; 
but several petty tribunals were sup- 
pressed in 1800, in order to form a su- 
preme court tor the whole country. The 
author has*added}; 
4. A list of all the public function- 
aries ; 
2. Tables of importation ; 
3. Tables of exportation ; and, 
4. A description of the internal state 
of the island in 1804. 
The following is’ the title of the ori- 
ginal: “ Island 1 det attende Aarhunm 
arede,” &e. 
TRANSACTIONS OF FOREIGN ACADEMIES, LITERARY SOCIETIES, 
Cc. 
SOCTETY OF SCIENCES AL GOETTINGEN.. 
T the Sitting of November 1809, a 
A prize of fifty ducats was offered for 
Ehe best Menioir on the Constituent Prin- 
tiples-of Human Urine, by the Class of 
Piysieal Sciences. This class demands 
“. A chemical analysis of the principal 
products ef the morbiferous and eritical 
Seerctions; 2. Precise and accurate re- 
arches om the influence exercised over 
these secretions, by aliments of all sorts 
#s well as by the derangement of other 
secretions, and ether functions; aud 3. 
the development and treatment of those 
diseases produced in the urinary pas- 
sages, or other parts of the’bedy, by a 
twoubled seeretion ef Urine. 
EOYAE SOCIETY OF SCIENCES AT WARSAW. 
On the i0th of November, 1808, this 
Society held the first public session, in its 
new hall, m which is placed the bust of 
the King of Saxony, and four statues of 
celebrated Poles, viz. those of Kocha- 
nowsky, Copernicus, Kromer, and An- 
drew Zamoiski. Aiter a discourse pro- 
nounced by the president, M. Stasic, 
the Count Jules Niemcevicz delivcred 
an ewogium on John Keehanowski, the 
father ef Polish Poetry. He afterwards 
read another on the grand Chancetior 
Andrew Zamoiski, which was followed 
by that of the listorien Kromer, pro- 
nounced by M. D. Horodyski and M. 
_Osinski., The business of the day was 
closed with the recital of a. peecia on 
Copernicus. sinh 
SCANDINAVIAN SOCIETY OF COPENEIACEN. 
aii the Session of December 23, 1803, 
&e. 
Bishop Munter read a Memuir on the 
Religion of Gdin. 
RURAL AND ECONOMICAL SOCIETY. OF 
COPENHAGEN. ; 
On the 21st of December, was read 
a Letter from M. Drewsen, on the Cul- 
tivation of Potatoes by means of a spe- 
cies ot the Alga Marina (Zostera 8. Po- 
tainogeton Maninum). On the 11th of 
January, 1809, a Report by M. Scheller, 
was read, which had for its object the 
consideration of the contagious nature 
of the Smut in Corn. 
SOCIETY OF MEDICINE AT COPENHAGEN. 
On the 22d December, Dr. Klengs- 
beta read his’ Observations on the An- 
_ ging Poluposa; and on the 19thof Ja- 
nuary, 1809, Dr. Simonsen presented 
Two Memoirs on the Pestilential Ep 
demic which reigned in the [sland of 
Fyen, until the end of the sixteenth 
century. He also detailed a variety of 
remarks on the epidemics which had 
prevailed in the other Danish states. 
SUSITETY OF THE SCIENCES AT COPEN- 
HAGEN. 
The Commander Loewenoern recited. 
a Memoir relative to the Marine Cieck, 
invented by M. Sparronge. 
RGYAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES AT BER- 
| LIN. 
Gn the 26th January, this Academy 
celebrated the anniversary of its foun- 
dation, by means of a public meeting. 
On this occasion, M. Klapreth read a 
Notice relative to the Aerolites which 
feil at Lissa, in Bohemia, Sept. 3, 1807. 
M. Borja then delivered a Report, rela- 
tive 
