Star.
London, England, 1811-11-28 00:00:00

public at Utrecht the Itelt of lag' October, new works
on a very extended scale are about to be commenced,
in our city. The following are the principal
New barracks for 20,004) men and 2000 horses are
to be built as well on the right hank- as the left
(where the new city is situate). The tribunals, the
prisons, and the barrack of the gendarmerie, are to
be. all comprised within the old convent of the An
nonicades. The places under ground are .to contain
2000 men in the event of a siege. The citadel will
be subjected to the contrnal of the Naval Comman-
dant, with the exception of the apartments of whoso-
ever may command tke land forces. The burnt
barrack within the citadel is to be rebuilt. There are
to be three hospitals. An hotel is to be purchased,
or built for the accommodation of the General com-
manding the garrison, his staff, and suite. The great
arsenal and the foundery are to be - on the left bank,
and the ropery in the entrenched camp. The powder
magazines are to contain 1,200,0001h.5. , The naval
arsenal will be enlarged, the, houses now standing on
the ground which is to be occupied by the addiuonal
building being purchased. A basin is to be con-
structed for the reception of merchantmen. The gate
of Slyk will henceforward be opened only for mili-
tary purposes ; the inhabitants are to pass through
the Rcdsgate. Roads are to be constructed without
from the gate of Slyk to that of Malines. Two flying
bridges are to ply, one for the tide of flood, the other
for the .'bb. All the quays are to be paved in 1812.
The spiracles of fort Meri are to be stopped, and two
vents are to be opened, which will be vaultei in 1812.
In order to defray the expence of these works, which
is to be borne by the city, the sinking funi will ad-
vance in the course of three years 1,900,000 francs.-
STRASBURGH, NOVEMBER Is.
Winter has commenced, and yet vegetation is not
checked. It was.formerly not uncommon to gather
ripe grapes of the second or third sap ; but one is
surprised to observe in our gardens in a season so far
advanced as the middle of November, the flowers of
Summer, of Winter, and even of Spring, such as the
Balsamine, the Christmas Rose, the Hepatica, or
Trinity Grass, in sintuitaneous blow. The Poppy,
which according to the usual order of nature is never
seen after harvest time, is still twin found in our
fields. The flax seed, which. fell while they were
taking the crop, and which has germinated and
sprung up to a considerable height, bungs us back to
the Summer months, as it Were by illusion.
Messieurs Weiss and Nauss, the one an inhabitant
of Rugperweiller, the other of Liderscheidt, tried, in
1809, the-culture of vines in this country, the tem-
perature of which is cold and the winters long. To
the astonishment of every one' the experiment suc-
ceeded, and a tolerable produce has been obtained.
MILAN, OCTOBER 26.
The celebrated philosopher Saccho, says the official
Journal, spares neither labour nor expence to forward
the benevolent views of the Government. He has
been the cause of vaccination being introduced into
this country ' • and Tor these some years past he has
been engaged in researches with respect to such indi-
genous plants as might supply the place of sugar.—
It is well known that he has established a large ma-
nufactory, in which very good sugar is drawn from
the beet root and the chesnut. He has just discovered
another plant which can also furnish it, and which
grows in abundance in almost every uncultivated
.district of the..kingdom of Italy. The fruit of this
plant yields seveety parts out of a hundred of white
flour of a very good quality, and twenty of a syrup,
superior to any which has been yet extracted from
any vegetable substance. It is obtained without any
mixture of sulphur or lime, chrystallises easily, and
furnishes sugar of a very fine quality. The process is
neither expensive nor troublesome. Dr. Saccho pro-
mises to give the name of the plant soon to the pub-
lic, to make them acquainted the whole of his
discovery, and to furnish rruofs of its results. The
intimation has mated a very lively sensation, and a
very general curiosity here, the Doctor being gene-
rally esteemed for his great learning, and the posses.
sion of a character free from all tinge of quackety.