fortable asylum for the unfortunate? Might not each house be divided into two or more compartments, and the poor, under the direction of the overseers, churchwardens, &c. distributed into them according to their character? Were the deserving placed in better apartmenis, with rooms for eating, sleeping, and working, separate from those of the worthless; were the latter not only secluded from the society of the good, but treated with more strictness; and were some intermediate probationary rooms allowed to those of a middling character, and the hope of promotion held out as a stimulus to good behaviour, the institution would not only give more satisfaction to the public, but might serve to diminish the sum of profligacy, which in its present state it seems calculated to augment." Our limits now compel us to close the volume; the latter division, therefore, namely, the "Statistical Survey," which comprises a vast mass of information on the topography, antiquities, mineralogy, zoology, fisheries, and biography of the district, to the distance of twenty-five miles around the town, we do not dwell upon, though abounding with interesting matter. We can only say, in general terms, that great industry in collecting the materials, and ability in arranging them, are obvious throughout the whole work; and possessing such merits, its cheapness as a topographical production will be a further recommendation with those who relish antiquity. Mineralogy.- Mr Laidlow, the naturalist who left Scotland about a year ago, and accompanied Sir John Malcolm to India, has, we are informed,commenced his scientific labours in the East. Immediately on his arrival at Calcutta, he was appointed by the Marquis of Hastings to investigate the natural history, and particularly the mineralogy of Nepaul, and was ordered to connect his investigations and operations with those of the gentlemen now employed in constructing maps of that striking country. Mr. Laid low's appointment is, we understand, extremely liberal, and reflects the highest honour on the India Directors, and the illustrious Governor-General. We consider the grand career of mineralogical discovery as thus most auspiciously opened in our Indian empire. But in so great a field there must be many cultivators; we therefore trust, that the highly honourable and liberal views entertained by the Governor of India, will induce those destined for that country to study with zeal and ardour the different branches of natural history, in order that they pay be prepared to assist in the grand and magnificent plans which must be in agitation for the investigation of the physical condition of that colossal empire. Civil Engineers.-A Society has recently been instituted in London, by some young men following the profession of civil engineers, for the purpose of mutual communication on the many important topics immediately, or more remotely, conuected with their professional pursuits. The principle of their association is the diffusion of useful knowlege among all the members; on which account the Society is restricted to practical engineers, and to such stu dents of general science as have especially directed their attention to those subjects which particularly concern the civil engineer. The meetings are held once a week during the winter season; business commences with the reading of an original essay, to which succeeds the discussion of a topic previously agreed upon at a former meeting information relative to projects, inventions, public works in progress, &c. closes the sitting. A Society so constituted and sustained with spirit, cannot but prove of great advantage, both to the individual members and to the public at large. Interesting Remains.― About six weeks Hicks, bart. while digging up the roots of ago some men, in the employ of Sir W. an old ash tree, at Cooper's Hill, about four miles from Gloucester, struck on a large stone; and on removing it they discovered a flight of steps, leading to an apartment, in the centre of which was a cistern about a yard square; in cleaning the room the skulls of a buffalo and a bullock, with horns, and the remains of a fireplace, with a quantity of wood-ashes, were likewise found. Last week four more apartments were discovered; in one of which is a very curious tesselated pavement, also the remains of several urns and figured tiles of Roman pottery. The walls of one of the apartments, and also the passages, are painted in fresco, with alternate stripes of purple, yellow, and scarlet, all of which are beautifully shaded, and curiously ornamented with scrolls, and a border. Roman Villa in Oxfordshire. -(Extract from a Letter.)-"A few days ago I made an interesting excursion to the Roman Villa, discovered near Stonesfield, 11 miles from Oxford. It was first pointed out in 1816, by the Rev. Mr. BROWN, the Vicar of that parish. By the assistance of that gentleman, and of the Duke of MARLBOROUGH, on whose estate the villa stands, extensive discoveries have been made. The building en closes about three acres of land; the peristyle, on every side of the quadrangle, is very evident, as are the divisions of forty-seven rooms. The pave ments are tesselated, and in good condition. One of them in a large room is perfect. The tessere are so exactly laid together, so beautifully varied, and the pattern so correct and elegant, that the best floor-cloth is not painted with more accuracy or Beauty. The pattern is one, which frequently appears on our modern floor-cloths. The baths are completely excavated, and the hypocausts and flues, by which they warmed the rooms, in the manner we have adopted for hot-houses, are apparent. The largest rooms seem to be about 30 or 25,- one is exactly 28 hy 24; a proportion, in which the length exceeds the width much less than in modern rooms. Nothing has yet been found to fix the precise date of the villa; the coins collected are those of CONSTANTINE the GREAT, who was CÆSAR in 306, and AUGUSTUS from 308 by 337. The Duke of MARLBOROUGH shows a due regard to these valuable remains of antiquity. At present, the remains of pillars and the tesselated pavements are covered with mould, to protect them from frosts, which are particularly injurious to the latter by loosening the tessera. LITERARY ANNUNCIATIONS. Mr. D. B. Warden has issued proposals for a Statistical and Historical Account of the United States of America, from the period of the first establishments to the present day, on a new plan. The work will be illustrated with engravings, and comprised in four octavo volumes. Dr. Spier will shortly publish, General Views relating to the Stomach, its fabric, functions, &c. Baldwin, Cradock and Joy propose to publish a Compendium of the Holy Scriptures, intended for the use of families; by a Layman of the Church of Engtand. This work will be published in seven or eight parts, medium 4to. price eight shillings each. Mr. Morrison, of the Mercantile Academy, Leeds, will publish ahout midsummer, a Key to the "Commercial Arithmetic." A full and authentic Life of the late Mr. Curran, by his son W. H. Curran, esq. of the Irish bar, is in preparation. A Narrative of a Voyage to Senegal in 1816, undertaken by order of the French government, comprising an account of the shipwreck of the Medusa frigate, the suf ferings of the crew, and the various occurrences on board the raft, in the desert of Quassa, at St. Louis, and at the camp of Daccard, &c., by J. B. H. Savigny and A. 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The project was ordered to be printed and distributed, previous to its being referred to the bureaux.-The Paris papers relate some of the destructive effects of the tempest which happened in the earlier part of the month, and which extended it ravages to several parts of Flan ders. Spain. - The Madrid papers confirm the capture of Mina, and mention the honors conferred on those who had contributed to the defeat of his gallant troops. In a letter from Mexico, it is positively stated, that Mina was shot on the 13th of November, before the fort of San Gregorio. With the fall of their leader, the cause of the patriots, we fear, must fall also. The Gazette of the 1st of March contains an edict relative to the Spanish exiles. It banishes for ever, from their country, all those who have acted under the usur. per, in quality of counsellors, ministers, &c. all military officers down to the rank of Captains, and generally, all who in any way abetted the cause of the usurpation. With these exceptions, all other fugitives are permitted to return under prescribed conditions, one of which is, that they shall fix their residence in a determined place. His Majesty has put an end to the sequestration of property, which took place in consequence of late events. Germany.-Preparations are making at Frankfort for the reception of the three sovereigns, who will arrive together from Vienna, and remain there for some weeks, after which they will proceed to Dusseldorff, where the Congress will meet. The Emperor of Russia will afterwards proceed to Brussels. The noblesse of the duchy of Holstein have presented a new petition to the King of Denmark, in which they demand the constitutional institutions which were promised to them by the fendal act, and which, for two years, have been the object of the labours of a commission. The Prussian minister has made a declaration to the Germanic diet of the highest interest, respecting the 13th article of the treaty agreed upon at the Congress at Vienna, that the King of Prussia is firmly resolved to fulfil his promise of a new constitution to his people, which has only been delayed from unavoidable causes that still continue to operate, Hamburgh. The papers which arrived from this quarter at the latter end of last month, brought the intelligence of the decease of Charles XIII., King of Sweden, who died on the evening of the 5th of February; immediately after which, the Crown-Prince Charles John (Bernadotte) was proclaimed, and received the oath of fidelity and allegiance from all the grand officers of state. It is worthy of remark, that at the time when these important events were happening in Sweden, Gustavus, the legitimate heir to the throne, was entered as a citizen of the Swiss republic, at Basle. |