-1806.] 
Napoleon, one of the principal produc- 
tions of the chifel of Canova, She is 
feated ona chair of antique form, witha 
diadem on her head ; her hair flows graces 
fully : fhe has a double garment, the tu- 
nic and the ffola, like the Roman Em- 
prefies, The drapery is treated with ex- 
quifite art, and the likenefs is faid to be 
particularly ftriking. 
M. SILVESTRE DE SACY, a member 
of the: Inftitute of France, has arrived at 
Genoa. Heiscommiffioned by that learn- 
ed body to examine all the antique mo- 
numenis of Liguria, and particularly the 
manufcripts relative to the eftablifhments 
and the commerce of the Ligurians in the 
Levant. 
Madame Lavoisier has collested in 
two volumes, under the title of Memoirs 
on Chemifry, all that is left of a work 
which her hufband was printing when 
France and the {ciences had the misfortune 
to lofe him. 
Jection the following preface :—** In 1792 
M. Lavoifier conceived the defign of form- 
ing a collection ef all his Memoirs which 
he had read to the Academy for the laft 
twenty years ; which would, in a man- 
ner, have compofed the hiitory of modern 
chemillry. To render this hifory the 
more interefting and the more complete, 
he purpofed to introduce into it the Me- 
moirs of perfons, who, having adopted 
his fyftem, had made experiments in fup- 
port of it. This collection was expe&ted 
to form about eight volumes. Europe 
knows the reafon that prevented the ac- 
complifhment of this delign, Almoft the 
whole of the firftvolome has been found, 
tovether with .the whole. of the fecond, 
and afew fheets of the fourth, Several 
men of f{cience have exprefied adetire that 
they fhould be made public, but I long 
hefitated to comply. © It-is fearcely pole 
fible for a perfon not to experience a cer- 
tain fear when he undertakes to publifh 
works which have not been completed, by 
aman who enjoys with juftice a high re. 
putation. It is after tne lcfs of him that 
friendfhip fhould begin to be fevere, and 
not fuffer’ any thing to appear which is 
not calculated to. add to the glory of a 
charaéter beloved and revered. Thefe 
fragments would not have feen the light, 
had they not contained a Memoir by M. 
Lavoifier, who, in confequence of the 
facis» which are there ftated, claims the 
new theory of chemiitry as belonging to 
him. The indulgence of men of fcience 
is requefied for the errors which may have 
crept into any other parts of this collec- 
tion. This they will be difpoded to grant, 
Literary and Philofophical Intelligence. 
She has prefixed to this col. . 
- order : 
Qt 
when they are informed that mot of the 
proofs were revifed in the Jaft moments of 
the author, and that in thofe moments, 
M. Lavoifier, courageous and compofed, 
engaged in a work which he thought ufe~ 
ful to the {ciences, afforded a fublime ex- 
ample of the ferenity which knowledge and 
virtue are capable of preferving even 
amid{t the moft trying fituations.”*” This 
collection has been prefented to all the 
{cientific focieties. 
COLLEGE OF FORT-WILLIAM, JULY 
26, 1805. 
LITERARY NOTICES. 
In THE Press.—An Elementary Ana- 
lyfis of the Laws and Regulations enaéte 
ed by the Governor General in Coun 
cil, at Fort William in Bengal, for the 
Civil Government of the Britifh Terri- 
tories, under that Prefidency, defigned 
for the Ufe of the Students in the Col. 
lege of Fort William, by J. H. Hare 
RINGTON, Efg., Piofeffor of tne Laws 
and Regulations of the Britith Govern- 
ment in India. 
The following extraét from the Intro- 
dustion will explain the plan of the 
work. | 
Vhe three principal branches of the 
public adminiftration committed to the 
agency of the Eaft India Csmpany’s fer- 
vants at this prefidency are, the judicial, 
revenual, and commercial. “Fhis analyfis 
is thrrefore divided into parts, having res 
ference to each of thofe departments ; and 
as the prefcribed period ot: fludy in the 
College of Fort William is three years, 
and two public examimations are directed 
to be holden annually 5 the entire work 
will confilt of fx parts, in the following 
Parts I. and II. to have reference to the 
judictal department, civil and criminal. 
Parts Il[. and LV. to have referetuce to 
the revenue department. 
Part V. tovefer to the commercial des 
partment. 
Part VI. to be mifcellancous, relating 
to all matters of importance in the regulae 
tions, which flrall not have been included 
in the preceding parts. ee 
The firft part of the above work is al. 
ready printed. t 
READY FOR THE PRESS. 
1 A General Hiftery of the Hindoos, 
from the earliet Ages to the prefent 
Time 5 compiled: entirely from. Oriental 
Au-horities, and particularly. from the: 
Shanferit R cords; an original Work in 
the Bengaiee Language, written by 
MrRiroonjoy Vipy Lunkar, Head 
Pundi¢ 
