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office of Secretary of State for the Home 
Departinent, in the French Government, 
for the avowed purpose of devoting him- 
self exclusively to science, hes te com- 
pleted a capital work, on the Applica- 
tion of Chemistry to the Arts. A Trans- 
fation has been undertaken in London, 
and will appear in the course of the 
mronth of June. 
_ Dr. “Mayo, Dr. Srancer, and Mr, 
RamspeEn, have revorted to the Commit- 
tee of the Pounprine Hosritat, that 
twenty-one of the cluldren who were vac- 
inated on the 10th of April, 1801, and 
moculated with Small-pex matteron the 
Sth of August, 1802, and again on the 
43th of November, 1304, were re-inocu- 
lated with Small-pox matter, on the 23d. 
of F ebruary ¥, 1807, without any conse- 
quence, except sligh t inflammation of the 
meculated part, m a few instances; and 
3 these cases a small pustule on the part 
where the matter was inserted. 
A Classical Collection of Sonnets, 
made by Mr. Carex Lorrr will speedily 
appear under the title of Laurana. 
Mr. Nicuorsox, to whose scientific 
jabours this country ts under so many 
obligations, has undertaken an entirely 
new Chemical Pictionary, to be printed 
ur one large volume octavo; and it Is in 
such forwardness, that its publication may 
be expected in three or four months. 
Dr. Apams, physician to the Small- 
Pox-Hospital, will publish in a few days, 
« Popular View of the present State of 
Knowledge in the Practice of Vaccine 
Inoculation. 
The Grammar of Philosophy, on the 
approved plan of Goldsmith's Grammar 
of Geography, and Robinson’s Grammar 
of History, may be expected to appear 
Before Mi idsununer. 
An Exposition of the Historical Books 
ef the New Testament, with Reflections 
subjomed to each Section, fed the late 
Rev. Trmotuy Keyricsk, will appear in 
the course of the summer. It will form 
three volumes in royal 8yo. 
A Palestine Association has 
been formed, on the plan of the African 
Society ; the object of which is to promote 
the ends of learning, in forwarding and as- 
sisting discoveries in the interior “of Syria 
and Palestine. The following are the va- 
Fious subjects te which the attention of 
the travellers, selected by the cominittee, 
to be sent into Syria, and other recions 
of the east at the expense of the Associa- 
tion, Is to be directed :— 
 4.—Astronomical observations to ascertain 
Literary and Philosophical Intelligence. 
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the situations of the, most rane 
places. 
@ —Ranges and héights of mountains. 
3.——Breadth and depth of rivers, with their 
courses, fords, and bfidges: wells and foun- 
tains; whether of sweet, salt, or brackish 
water. 
4.—Times and extent of inundations, 
5.—Every other observation relative’ to 
the geography and topography of Palestine, 
which may be of use in the formation of a 
more accurate map of the country than has 
hitherto appeared. 
6.— Process of agriculture in all parts. 
7.—To compose a meteorological journal 
according to a form prepared for the purpose 
in England, and in which shall be comprised 
an accurate statement of the winds and.tem- 
perature for the whole year, mentioning the 
place, time, and exposure. 
8.—A list of the natural productions of 
Palestine, with a description of the soil and 
situation of those that are more rare 5 parti- 
cular attention to be paid to the cultuee and 
use of the date and the palm trees. 
9.—To observe the uses, of any kind 
whatever, the other botanical productions of 
the country are applied ; whether these uses 
are publicly known or kept secret in particu- 
lar families, and what is their medicinal or 
- chemical value. 
10.-—To detect the errors of former tras 
vellets. 
11.—To make accurate drawings of the 
implements of masonry, carpenter’s work, and 
other handicrafts. 
12.—Substance and quantity of food con-~ 
sumed in the families of the inhabitants: in 
different situations in life. 
13.—Whence the neighbourhood of | Jeru- 
salem is supplied with fuel and timber for 
building. 
14.—To endeavour to trace the progrest of 
the Israelites under Moses and Joshua xn their 
operations against the possessors of the Pro- 
mised Land, and the subsequent distribution 
of the tribes ; verifying characteristic epithets 
given to the perce aie mentioned in the 
Scriptures, and to continue the same observa~ 
tions throughout the whole of Palestine with 
reference to the latter periods of the Jewish 
history. 
15.—To write in Arabic and English cha- 
racters the name of every town, village, ri- 
ver, mountain, &c. by which the traveller 
may pass ; and to observe the greatest accu- 
racy in marking down their respective bear- 
ings, and their distances, in computed miles, 
and in hours. 
16.—the ‘strictest attention must be paid 
to the draughts, plans, and sketches of the 
country ; and drawings will be made of these 
buildings which appear to be of importance 
from their undoubted antiquity, or. architece 
tural peculiarities. 
17.—-It would be extremely geeunle to 
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