1809.] 
Srernaewer has found, that this vegeta- 
ble contains green fecula, an odorant 
S ea 
gaseous substance, which he suspects 
to be virulent; muriate of ammonia, 
carbonate of lime, and phosphate of lime. 
The Jablonowski Society, at Leipzig, 
has proposed the following prize-ques- 
tions, for the year 1810:—In history, the- 
origin of cities, and civil economy in Po- 
land: in mathematics,. to analyze the 
various theories, on which, according to 
Leibnitz, Newton, d’Alembert, la Grange, 
Viuiler, and others, the infinitesimal 
calculus depends; and to determine 
which of them deserves the preference : 
in natural philosophy, a comparative, 
consideration of the grounds, for and 
agaist admission of peculiar substances 
in light, heat, electricity, and magne- 
tism. 
M. Apramson, of Berlin, has exe- 
cuted a medal, allusive both to the re- 
turn of their Prussian Majesties from St. 
Petersburg, and also to their expected 
arrival in their own capital. The idea 
was furnished by the privy counsellor 
Wolf. It has received the approbation 
of the royal pair, on account of the ad- 
mirable execution, and the resemblance 
of the portraits, .On one side, the 
heads of the king and queen are repre- 
sented in the same manner as those upon 
ancient coins. On the reverse, is seen 
the altar ef the country, upon which a 
sacrifice is offered to Fortuna reduv, 
who holds the helm in her right hand, 
and a cornucopia in her left. The de- 
sign of the medal is explained by the in- 
scriptions, whicl: are as follow: Fortune 
reduci desideratissimorum -Friderict Gu- 
fielmi TLL. et Lovise. On the exergue 
are the words, Vota soluta claloccevili. _ 
Dr. Micnaex Frreptanver, of Paris, 
has presented to the Gymnasium of Ber-- 
- Jin, a cabinet of minerals, containing up- 
wards of 200 specimens. 
Several German artists have of Jate 
turned their attention to the art of paint- 
ing on giass. Professor Frick, of Ber- 
fin, has made great 1inprovements in the 
burning of pictures in glass, and has re- 
cently finished a beautiful painted win- 
dow for the catholic church in that city. 
M. Bouter, of Urach, in Wirtemberg, 
also burns colours in glass so exquisitely, 
that his worksare not to be distinguished 
from the best of the ancients. 
The Prince of Cottorepo Mansrerp, 
has caused the collection of paintings, by 
the most eminent Italian masters, left 
him by bis father, to be arranged in his 
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palace at Prague; and directed that, be- 
sides the gallery, a convenient apart- 
ment should be prepared for such ar- 
tists as wish to copy any of the pictures 
or prints. 
The new edition of Winckelmann’s 
works, commenced by the late Professor 
Vernow, of Weimar, will be continued 
by Professor Meyer, of the same place. 
All the smaller pieces, oriinally wmt- 
ten in German, together with M. Vers 
now’s observations aud additions, occup¥ 
the two first volumes, which terminate 
with the Essay on Allegory. The suc- 
ceeding volumes will consequently com- 
preheud Winckelmann’s grand work, 
the History of the Arts, and a transla- 
tion of the Discorso preliminare to the 
Monumenti gintichi vneditt. 
M. Gerster, the engraver, of Leip- 
zig, is engaged upon a new botanical 
work, by the celebrated Pallas. It con- 
tains descriptions and delineations of 127 
beautiful, and, for the most part, new 
vegetables, of Russia and SiBeria, on one 
hundred folio plates, and forms an indis 
pensible supplement, or third volume, 
to the Flora Rossica. Tbe drawings 
were executed under Pallas’s direction, 
by M. Geisler, the faithful companion 
of his travels, and the descriptions are 
from the masterly pen of the former. 
RUSSIA. 
The Rev. Mr. Beresronp, the transe 
lator of several collections of German 
poetry into English, who went some 
years since from Berlin to Dorpat, as 
professor, has lately been appointed 
preacher at Moscow. 
AMERICA. 
By letters recently received from Mr. 
Mawr, from Rio de Janeiro, we are in- 
formed, that he has received permission 
from the Prince Regent, to travel and 
make observations in the mining district 
of the Brazils. He has already passed 
some months in the government of St. 
Paul, where he discovered_a variety of 
fine clays, fit for making porcelain, and 
other purposes; and is lately returned 
from the mines of Canto Gallo, The 
gold mine of Santo Rita is situated bes 
tween two rocks of sparry lime-stone, a 
circumstance not before known to exist 
in that country. TheSe districts, of a 
country so rich in valuable productions, 
until now unexplored by any mineralo- 
gist, cannot fail to prove highly interest- 
ing to the lovers of natural history. 
The following extract of a letter, disco- 
vers the progress made iw the dae 
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