M. DE PRADT. The prolific pen of the Ex-Archbishop chives and libraries of the kingdom. The Bishop spent of Malines has just completed another work, calculated to ten years in his investigations, and on his death, the excite great attention at the present moment; intituled Ex-King, then Prince Royal, presented the collection to **On the Colonies, and the present Revolution in America." the Upsal University. It is now about to make its apThis is not a new edition of his former work, called "The pearance under the auspices of the present King, Three Ages of the Colonies," which was published in 1800, when the troubles in the Colonies were beginning, and which is now become extremely scarce. The present is a continuation of that work, and consists of two large

octavo volumes.

AGRICULTURAL HINT.-M. Tessier, of the Royal Academy of Sciences and Agriculture, recommends the large bean called fere de marais, in its half ripe state, as an article of human subsistence.

It has been ascertained that this bean, when ground in a mill and reduced to flour, is easily mixed with wheat, and, taken in a certain proportion (perhaps one fifth, pro duces a good and wholesome kind of bread.

ANTIQUARIAN DISCOVERIES.

ROME. The excavations in the Campo Vaccino and round the three columns of the Temple of Jupiter Stator, begin now to grow more interesting as the plan of the building itself becomes intelligible, which lay on the extreme declivity of the Palatine Hill. After the late researches this temple will hardly retain the name of Jupiter Stator, but exchange it for that of the Temple of the Dioscuri, which stood on the Palatine Mount. The plan of ancient Rome fixed in the wall on the steps of the Capitol), can decide nothing here, because it is defective exactly at this place. To judge by the Lions' heads, on the edge of the Cornice of the three celebrated pillars now existing, and which served to mark the channels by which the rainwater ran off, those three Columns were situated on one side of the building. The front of the Temple looked towards that of Antonius and Faustina. The Via Sacra ran close by the Temple, and was there joined by another side street, the pavement of which has been discovered. On DOUBLE WRITER.- A new improved Double Writer, the sub-basement were pilasters, each of which served as with two pens, has lately been constructed by M. de la the base of an upper column. The Temple that is the Chabeaussicu, which the inventor describes as much su-foot of the columns) may have been about 20 feet above perior to the instrument formerly used for that purpose the Via Sacra, by which the triumphant Generals proin London, but which fell into disuse in consequence of ceeded to the Capitol. A few weeks ago a fragment of the extraordinary trouble necessary in its application to practical purposes. From the description given of it in the Bulletin de la Societé d'Encouragement, it seems likely to answer, and may perhaps be rendered capable even of multiplying copies by one operation.

M. Bertier, an experimental farmer in La Meurthe, during the present year has obtained 24 hectolitres from 45 litres of seed, planted in rows, upon 30 acres (60 perches of ground;) he has likewise gathered 500 double decalitres in 2 hectares ( arpens) and at Roville the beans are at present sold at the price of barley,

ELECTRICITY-A recent discovery by Hay (Annals of Philosophy, January 1817. p. 59.) that certain varieties of Electric Calamine, or Silicated Zinc, are constantly electric at the common temperature of the air, may lead to some curious analogies in the Theory of Magnetism; a theory more intimately connected with Electricity and Galvanism, than the present fashionable rage after Che mistry permits our philosophers to attend to.

EFFECTS OF FROST.-The French Chemists have lately been making experiments on the effects of frost with respect to plants. By their observations it appears that the frost is most destructive after the sap begins to rise; because the fluid, when frozen, expands with a force which their tender structure is unable to resist, except in those species whose power of expansion counteracts that of the frozen icicle.

the Fasti Consulares was found, which fills up some chasms of those already known, and corrects them; the consuls inscribed upon it belong to the republican æra nearly between the years 290 and 300, from the building of the city, towards the times of the Decemvirs, as the very learned Signor Borghese has shewn in an Essay on the subject.

On the 9th of January the Pope went in person to the Campo Vaccino, where a fine bust of Cicero was dug up in his presence.

Mr. Henry Hope has purchased the beautiful statue of Psyche, by the masterly hand of Thorwaldson.

The Villa Mather continues to be enriched by new monuments of the arts, by the care of its new proprietor, the Prince of Peace. The Princess Alerija, his daughter, has passed some days there, to examme the results of the new excavations. Sarcophagi, urns, vases, bas-rehefs, all are of the greatest beauty, and enhance the value of this villa, which has already so many recommendations in the eyes of amateurs.

THE STUART PAPERS

M. Joanny, the provincial Talma, is now at Nismes. Rome, Jan. 10, 1817.- Latterly the Stuart Papers The Gard Journal states, that this actor produced so have been the chief subject of conversation here. The whole great an effect in Hamlet, when be proceeded to stab the of those which had been in the possession of the late CarKing, that frightful screams issued from the boxes, and se-dinal York, forming a Supplement probably to those in veral of the audience made their escape from the house. the Scotch College at Paris, had been traced and pur. SWEDEN. —A most interesting work, for the lovers of chased by a Scotch gentleman of the name of Watson, a Hyperborean History, is now in progress, from the pen of resident here during part of the last war. They have M Fant, Historical Professor at Upsal; being a complete since been secured and scaled by order of Government; election of all the chronicles, diplomas, and literary mo the person from whom they were purchased is arrested, maments of the middle ages of the Swedish annals. The and at this moment a Papai Gens d'Armes keeps guard in druga ongmated with the father of the dethroned mon- the house. Myself and -- had a short view of them be arch, who had employed M. Nordin, Bishop of Her-fore they were seized, in company with Mr. and tosand, in the primary researches, throughout all the ar-Lord. How the papers first got out of the cabinets

elucidated.

Oriental and Polynesian Islands may be satisfactorily | the unfortunate Major Andre with a passion which she was not permitted to reward. The fact of this lady's ANIMAL MAGNETISM.-As the fashionable world has being the mother of Miss Edgeworth, the reader will find. for some time been without any thing very attractive, a authenticated in an appendix note in her admirable treaknowing female has thought proper to revive the exploded tise ou female education, where she corrects an illegal missubject of Magnetism. She boasts also of an extraordi- representation in Miss Seward's monody on the death of nary skill in alchymy, in addition to her Messmerian Major Andre.-Mr. E. founded a town in N. C. at the powers. She will, no doubt, be able to attract some gold, head of the navigation of the Pedeer, which in honor of as she dashes off in a handsome house in a fashionable Maria's mother, is named Sueydsborough. street, and has already converted one lady well known in high life. It seems that her finger is the magic wand, to enforce obedience on all nervous and hypochondriac subjects who try her influence; and who are literally shocked by her incantations! So are we!

SPONTANEOUS FIRE.-A curious species of Pyrophorus, or spontaneous ignition, has been discovered by the solution of a portion of grey cast-iron in strong acid, when a porous, spongy substance was left untouched. This was easily cut off with a knife, and was of a dark grey colour, having a slight resemblance to plumbago. Some of it was put on blotting paper and, in the course of a minute, it spontaneously heated and smoked. In one instance, when a considerable quantity had been heaped together, it ignited and scorched the paper; nor were its properties destroyed by being left for days and weeks in

water.

GALVANISM. Repeated experiments in this branch of science may be productive of extraordinary discoveries. with respect to the action of mind upon matter, if the position of Bichát be correct, that Galvanism will operate upon the voluntary muscles of an animal recently killed, but not upon those whose motion is unconnected with the will!

METEOROLOGY.-The present mildness of the season. naturally calls forth our attention; and we are inclined too frequently to declare, there has not been a similar season. The buds of the whitethorn are in many places burst, and some leaves on young shoots are expanded. The following is the state of the Thermometer from Thursday, the 13th, to this morning. Lowest 41

Friday, 14th
Saturday, 15th

Sunday, 16th

Monday, 17th

Tuesday, 18th

Thursday, 20th

Highest 54

Wednesday, 19th ... 48

......

54

The range of the Barometer, from 30, 40. to 29, 65. about midnight, when it hailed, rained, and snowed vioWe fear the effect of the storm of Saturday, the 15th, lently from W. by N. has been severely felt.

PARISIAN CRITICISMS.

"Ever since Messrs. Fievée and Chateaubriand have been condemned to politics, the dominion of Romance has been decidedly abandoned to the fair sex. It is a fief beld by the distaff, an estate descended to heirs female. Its new possessors cultivate it with ardour and success. Great Britain is distinguished for this class of literature. A new mode of giving additional strength to iron and In London there is no girl of good family who cannot steel, is proposed by Mr. Daniell, in a paper in the Journal arrange an intrigue or dress up a romance. The fecundity of Science and Art. His plan is to twist the metal in of their imagination has only been surpassed by that of the same manner as strength and compactness are given to Madame de Genlis, who, supported by her ninety volumes, hemp and flax. The idea originated in a course of ex-raises a haughty head above her rivals, caressing with one periments upon the solution of metals in acids. hand her charming Battuecas, and with the other her interesting Alphonso, or the Natural Son.

The Prayer Book of Queen Mary of Scotland, which, with other valuable effects, was removed at the beginning of the French Revolution from the Scotch College at Douay, is now in the possession of Count Strogonoff, at St. Petersburgh. It is in good preservation, and has in it the name of the unfortunate Queen and several notes in her own hand-writing.

The family of the heroes and heroines of romance is innumerable among our neighbours. These children of Old England are not all successful in the world; they are, as well as the vulgar, subject to the caprices of fortune. Those are most lucky which fall into the hands of some good translator who dresses them elegantly, and places From an American paper. -Maria Edgeworth is one of them in a state to make an honorable figure in the drawa constellation of female geniuses which now adorn En-ing-room or boudoir. This service, a French Lady, well gland, and illumine the literary world. She probably known for her amiable disposition and talents, has renderholds an equal rank with Jane Taylor, and is second only ed to a romance by Miss Jane Porter, entitled: The to Hannah More. We are informed that a brother of Pastor's Fire-side. Miss Jane Porter, whose Romance of her's, named Richard Lovel Edgworth, (the name also of the Scottish Chiefs is so justly esteemed in England, will their father) resided a few years since in Lancaster or doubtless rejoice that the Pastor's Fire-side, has tempted Chesterfield district, in this State (South Carolina); and the elegant pen of Madame Elizabeth de Bon. that his widow now lives in Anson county, N. C. He This Lady has herself recently published a collection appears to have been an imprudent and dissipated man, of French novels, in two volumes, entitled: les Douze whom parental authority could not govern, nor sisterly Siècles. These novels justly merit the success they have affection restrain. Several of Maria's letters to him are experienced. The manners of the different ages are faithnow in possession of his widow, who is said to be a worthy fully and agreeably delineated. Each of the novels is a and amiable woman, in straitened circumstances.

This little Romance conceived and executed with talent. There family is rendered more interesting to us from the circum-is variety in the characters, and even in the style, which stance, that Maria Edgeworth is the daughter of the cele- is modified by the different periods, and which is neither brated Honora Sneyd (afterwards Mrs. E.) who inspired wanting in facility nor correctness."

M. DE PRADT. The prolific pen of the Ex-Archbishop | chives and libraries of the kingdom. The Bishop spent of Malines has just completed another work, calculated to ten years in his investigations, and on his death, the excite great attention at the present moment; intituled Ex-King, then Prince Royal, presented the collection to "On the Colonies, and the present Revolution in America." the Upsal University. It is now about to make its apThis is not a new edition of his former work, called "The pearance under the auspices of the present King. Three Ages of the Colonies," which was published in 1800, when the troubles in the Colonies were beginning, and which is now become extremely scarce. The present is a continuation of that work, and consists of two large

octavo volumes.

AGRICULTURAL HINT.-M. Tessier, of the Royal Academy of Sciences and Agriculture, recommends the large bean called feve de marais, in its half ripe state, as

an article of human subsistence.

It has been ascertained that this bean, when ground in a mill and reduced to flour, is easily mixed with wheat, and, taken in a certain proportion (perhaps one fifth), produces a good and wholesome kind of bread.

ANTIQUARIAN DISCOVERIES.

ROME. The excavations in the Campo Vaccino and round the three columns of the Temple of Jupiter Stator, begin now to grow more interesting as the plan of the building itself becomes intelligible, which lay on the extreme declivity of the Palatine Hill. After the late researches this temple will hardly retain the name of Jupiter Stator, but exchange it for that of the Temple of the Dioscuri, which stood on the Palatine Mount. The plan of ancient Rome (fixed in the wall on the steps of the Capitol), can decide nothing here, because it is defective exactly at this place. To judge by the Lions' heads, on the edge of the Cornice of the three celebrated pillars now existing, and which served to mark the channels by which the rainwater ran off, those three Columns were situated on one side of the building. The front of the Temple looked towards that of Antonius and Faustina. The Via Sacra ran close by the Temple, and was there joined by another side street, the pavement of which has been discovered. On DOUBLE WRITER.-A new improved Double Writer, the sub-basement were pilasters, each of which served as with two pens, has lately been constructed by M. de la the base of an upper column. The Temple (that is the Chabeaussieu, which the inventor describes as much su-foot of the columns) may have been about 20 feet above perior to the instrument formerly used for that purpose the Via Sacra, by which the triumphant Generals proin London, but which fell into disuse in consequence of ceeded to the Capitol. A few weeks ago a fragment of the extraordinary trouble necessary in its application to the Fasti Consulares was found, which fills up some practical purposes. From the description given of it in chasms of those already known, and corrects them; the the Bulletin de la Societé d'Encouragement, it seems consuls inscribed upon it belong to the republican æra nearlikely to answer, and may perhaps be rendered capable ly between the years 290 and 300, from the building of the even of multiplying copies by one operation. city, towards the times of the Decemvirs, as the very learned Signor Borghese has shewn in an Essay on the subject.

M. Bertier, an experimental farmer in La Meurthe, during the present year has obtained 24 hectolitres from 45 litres of seed, planted in rows, upon 30 acres (60 perches of ground;) he has likewise gathered 500 double decalitres in 2 hectares (4 arpens) and at Roville the beans are at present sold at the price of barley.

ELECTRICITY. A recent discovery by Haüy (Annals of Philosophy, January 1817. p. 59.) that certain varieties of Electric Calamine, or Silicated Zinc, are constantly electric at the common temperature of the air, may lead to some curious analogies in the Theory of Magnetism; a theory more intimately connected with Electricity and Galvanism, than the present fashionable rage after Chemistry permits our philosophers to attend to.

Ön the 9th of January the Pope went in person to the Campo Vaccino, where a fine bust of Cicero was dug up in his presence.

Mr. Henry Hope has purchased the beautiful statue of Psyche, by the masterly hand of Thorwaldson.

The Villa Mathei continues to be enriched by new EFFECTS OF FROST. The French Chemists have monuments of the arts, by the care of its new proprietor, lately been making experiments on the effects of frost with the Prince of Peace. The Princess Alerija, his daughter, respect to plants. By their observations it appears that has passed some days there, to examine the results of the the frost is most destructive after the sap begins to rise; new excavations. Sarcophagi, urns, vases, bas-reliefs, all because the fluid, when frozen, expauds with a force are of the greatest beauty, and enhance the value of this which their tender structure is unable to resist, except in villa, which has already so many recommendations in the those species whose power of expansion counteracts that eyes of amateurs.

of the frozen icicle.

THE STUART PAPERS.

M. Joanny, the provincial Talma, is now at Nismes. ROME, JAN. 10, 1817.-" Latterly the Stuart Papers The Gard Journal states, that this actor produced so have been the chief subject of conversation here. The whole great an effect in Hamlet, when he proceeded to stab the of those which had been in the possession of the late CarKing, that frightful screams issued from the boxes, and se-dinal York, forming a Supplement probably to those in veral of the audience made their escape from the house. the Scotch College at Paris, had been traced and purSWEDEN. A most interesting work, for the lovers of chased by a Scotch gentleman of the name of Watson, a Hyperborean History, is now in progress, from the pen of resident here during part of the last war. They have M. Fant, Historical Professor at Upsal; being a complete since been secured and sealed by order of Government; collection of all the chronicles, diplomas, and literary mo- the person from whom they were purchased is arrested, numents of the middle ages of the Swedish annals. The and at this moment a Papal Gens d'Armes keeps guard in design originated with the father of the dethroned mon- the house. Myself and had a short view of them bearch, who had employed M. Nordin, Bishop of Her-fore they were seized, in company with Mr. and nosand, in the primary researches, throughout all the ar-Lord. How the papers first got out of the cabinets

of the Cardinal I have not heard; but they came into the home and abroad. He died in the 74th year of his age, with possession of Tassoni, auditor of the Pope, and were con- his faculties and activity unimpaired and undiminished, though fidentially entrusted to a priest of the name of Lussi. Baron Schuckmann, Minister of State, had for a year past Watson heard of this, and, after assuring himself of the He enjoyed all the esteem and employments, which a just apforbidden him to read lectures, in order to spare his health. authenticity of the information, applied for them to the preciation of his merit had procured as Chief Counsellor of the Priest. Lussi required the permission of Tassoni, and it Medical Department in Prussia, Knight of the Order of the is understood, that by well-directed douceurs his concur- Red Eagle, Member of the Academy of Berlin, and of almost rence was obtained. A receipt was given for two hun- all the learned Societies in Europe. He had also formerly dred crowns, and the papers secured in Watson's lodgings. received from the French Institute one of the very few places The new possessor of them talked and would take no ad- which it had to confer on foreigners. In his branch of science he had served from the lowest rank, and rose by his merit to vice. The circumstance at length transpired. Tassoni the highest. He was free from the disease of the Germans, regretted the affair, and applied to the Secretary of State, the vain spirit of speculation and system-building; and was who interfered, on the ground of a fraudulent misrepre- therefore chiefly a practical chemist, but was for that very sentation by Lussi. The latter and the papers were imme-reason more certain and useful, as he was not blinded by any diately seized. This is the exterior state of the case: what previously adopted hypothesis. other motives may have prevailed in the affair is still a matter of discussion."

NEAPOLITAN OPERA HOUSE.

He was born Dec. 1, 1743, at Wernigerode, on the Harz. His parents being in but moderate circumstances, his education was very defective, and he was obliged to retrieve it at a later period. He applied to pharmacy, and particularly to the laboMr. Barbaja engaged to rebuild this edifice, after its ratory, and by his genius and the instructions of the once conflagration, at his own expence, within a year, and also celebrated Markgraf, in Berlin, in whose laboratory he was to provide it with every thing necessary, on the condition engaged, he succeeded so far, that he was considered as the of having his privilege to keep a gaming-house, prolonged leader of the practical chemists, and was generally called the for five years. He has kept his word. Nicolini, with the German Fourcroy. His forte as a chemist consisted partly in assistance of some able artists, directed the architecture, his perfect knowledge of all the auxiliary sciences, partly in a a happy talent of combination, in which he was assisted by and the interior construction, in which various improve-quick and judicious view and diagnosis of bodies, partly, and ments and ornaments were introduced, according to the this in a very great degree, in his incredible readiness, premodel of the most celebrated Theatres in Europe. An cision, and neatness in making experiments. If he met with hundred and forty-two boxes, without the gallery, (which any thing new, he rested neither day nor night till he had forms the sixth tier,) run round the Theatre, besides the analysed it, and decompounded it into its least elements. The eight boxes of the Proscenium, between handsome Corin-deceased Karsten was enabled, only through his experiments, to introduce a more exact classification. Klaproth's writings thian pilasters, (or half columns,) which support an elegant are extremely numerous: he contributed to a great many arch. The external ornaments are all in bas-relief, gold or Journals, and was acquainted with all the new discoveries, silver, on a white ground. The inside of the boxes, researches, and discussions in his branch of science, all over which are separated from each other by a partition, and Europe. He assisted in revising the useful Dictionaries of according to the fashion of the Italian Theatres, serve Green, John, &c.; and, in conjunction with Wolf, published their possessor as rooms for company, is dark blue. On himself one of the most approved Chemical Dictionaries, a sethe ceiling, Guiseppe Camerani, an artist of this city, has of his essays and lectures were translated into English, French cond supplementary volume to which appeared last year. Many painted Apollo presenting to Minerva and the Muses, the and Italian, and so made known abroad. Of his various dismost distinguished Poets of ancient and modern times. coveries and analyses, we need but mention the Zirconium, The principal curtain, by the same artist, represents Jupi-Tellurium, Titanium, Uranium, the Analysis of Meteoric Stones, ter sending from Olympus a beam of light on the Genius &c. His eminent merits as a man of science were heightened by of the kingdom of Naples, on whose shield is the bust of the uprightness and unaffected simplicity of his character. The King Ferdinand. Minerva presents to this Genius the esteem which he enjoyed was clearly expressed at his funeral Provinces of the Kingdom, allegorically represented-tinguished men of letters, and the most respectable characters on the 5th of January, which was followed by the most disCommerce, Agriculture, Plenty, and Justice seem prepar-in Berlin, in 38 carriages. He has left considerable property; ing to crown the Monarch. The river Gods, Sebeto on a son, Heinrich Julius Von Klaproth, celebrated for his travels one side, and Trinacria on the other, complete the picture. and his knowledge of the Chinese language; and, very accomThe curtain let down between the acts represents a race plished daughters, one of whom is married to Mr. Abicht, of Cupids. The boxes, pit, &c. may contain in all 2500 Counsellor of the department of the Mines, resembling the spectators. It is to be regretted, that the new Theatre, death of Karsten and Wildenow, he, too, has occasioned, Stannary Courts. But, that which excited so much regret at the (and this problem in architecture has never been satis-having left no scholar entirely formed by himself, as the heir factorily solved,) is not so harmonious as the old one, of his knowledge and views. which the deceased Paesiello declared to be the first in the world in this respect. Some persons attribute this to the orchestra lying lower, which was done that the spectators in the pit might see better.

BIOGRAPHICAL MEMOIRS.

MARTIN HEINRICH KLAPROTH. THE first day of the new year was distinguished by the death of this celebrated chemist, who has been for many years considered as the first in his department of science in Germany, and whose merits have been universally recognized both at

ORIGINAL POETRY.

THE IDEALS.

FROM THE GERMAN OF SCHILLER.
1.

So! wilt thou faithless from me part
With all thy fairy dreams of joy?
With all that sooth'd or pain'd my heart,
With all inexorably fly?

Can nought thy fleeting course detain,
Oh! of my life the golden prime?
In vain-thy waves descend amain
Down to the gulph of endless Time.