The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1805-03-21

Alexandria, and now ~ the Brltiih NIu!euin; with
an introductory D.liertaton the Apothenlis aud
| Portrait OF Alexander, AID Brief Account OF the
! Ruins of Sais
In = lew days viii appear two elegant volumes OF
ORIclNAL ESSAYS, BY DR.. MAyoR, under the title
| ct Il Eatjo''J ON IL, Citizen" This is proper.
| ~ the iecond edition of ANONYMOUS work which
| appeared few years ago, under the name OF the
'ahs Ay,eN'fny," and which was very favourA5y
received bat 1t is 10 much improved and enlarged
as TO conititute publication.
charitable lnltitutiOn, embracing an intricate
elais oil diieaies, thOie OF the EYE and the Ear
about to be inltituted in this metropolis by Mr. G.
SAUNDERS, the demonhrator of Practical Anatomy
at St Ihomas's HoIptal. A perlon contributing an
annual iubicrpon OF One Guinea is 70 he governor
and to have the right cf recommending, and keenny
under the care of the charity, one out. Patient or
two II ms iubitription amounts to Two Cureas
ouch charity cannot fail receive powerful and ne-
neral iupport, and it has already been lrouqlv re-
connsnded 10y the teitinonals of fevera of tn n,n
ditnSuithed ply icans and iurgeons of the metro, o.
| lis.
Mr. l.. W. DILLwYN, Of Swanfea, and MIR
| DAWSON TURNER. of Yarmouth, are engaged IL
! preparing Ndturaiits Guide through England ard
| Wales, dehgned 10 aif Naturaliifs bv prefentinn
them at one view with the Plants Sc thar they ma,
expect to find in the different Countries and they
VIII be Obliged by any information as to the loci -
tales OF any OF the rdrer animals or plants addreaeI
to either ofthem, as above
MIR: EpLlN, OF Uxbridge, has JUN completed a
lreat'ie on the Art of Bfead-nal.ng. The intention
ri the author has been to concentrate into one ror
OF view every thing that sat preient known refpet
ing the manufacture of Bread in order thar the know
euse Oh an intricate and ntereitng fubjea, which
mas hithert" been very imperfe6}y explored, might
be diluted through every clafs Of fociety
| The arrangement of the ChriRinas COURT. of Iec
lures at the Royal lnltitntion which commences 90
'he ,, i3'n OF November is as follows, viz Mr. DAvY
VIII deliver twelve Lectures on Chemical AnalvGs-
MI. fLE rcHER twenty-four Lectures on Natural
| Phioiophy-Mr. LANDsEER three Lectures on Fr
! ic. =" WIZ
I MT -" iNDsoR, the patentee ofthe new Coke is e.
very Monday, Wedneiday, and Friday exhibitiug the
curious and very beautiful effects of this new diicov
ry'a the Lyceum, in the Strand, To the economic.
a'We' as TO the natural philosopher, the exhibition
VIII be deemed OF the utmon importance Mr.. w
demonItrates very satisfactorily to thofe who arc ~
all acquainted with the principles of chen,iflr, tb,
all combuitibe iubances, lnch as the wood and co,
which we commonly uie, will WELD at a GnaU ex
pence i"e coitly products viz. oil, pitch acid coke.
ana hnan'maoe gas that the latter proirta alone
not only, when properly maraged furui0,es tba s
'7fegfe beat, but the pureR light. Hence h.. ,1rers
and apparently with great jufice that the 3fcover,
nlut' II properly encouraged, be the nlon nroifr
iource OF the wealth Of ratons.-We mean IN orr
cefs. ''''s p'"-
Inc ditoovery fad to have been lately made. b,,
Earn SfaH1o'e, oi a particular mecLanifin bv which
the Keys OF muica inltruments are made to print ~
notes when they are touched has been clair,sd -, :;
nua IN cafes Oft this kind, by certain cont;n,-3l n,o
chanics A Berlin Journal .fIirms -hat 4 Gr,;I,r :;
Veneon was produced at Berlin, by Hahield, fif,,,
OF hXty years ago. PfeiHer, an orgln-buildre. At
D. mas ai'o given out that he Is preent con-
trutting machine by which whatever is nla,.sd -
the keys of an nlrument will be ,rinfed H., -
movement. This mechanic profefes TO have b,d ,La
idea from 8regal, mathematician, of Bberact W.
tate taeie claims, but, at the Can,e time ;;7frr ~
ieveral claimants that the method was known and DEF
eoTd III one OF the early volumes of the Phiiofophi
cal ran'aSions of the Royal Society IF o,l,,
! Several new editions of the Clafics have I,..1.
made their appearance in Germany, where polte y
terdture IS very much cultivated. ScHMIrnrp b,s ;a
P"hhhed Ouintius Curtus, with notes and elaboys,e
commentaries. ''"Oo'4'e
| WAGNER is about to prefent the public with =,
new edition of Cicero de Ieglbus '''
SCHUrz, well known as the edi,o. or rc,,
Cicero. 'rNS "'
And koN1G has lately publilhed Commentary Of
the Satires of Perlius. y"
FhRRE D'OLrvET has lately publhed at Par. .,
'r%nHaton OF 5he Poetry the l3th Century in two
E"'u"es' ne work Is entitled the Tyoy6ada.r. or
oefifa"Ie Poetry of the 3th century. The wo-1 Or
ctanic is formed from the o. language /l,grv, g0, ,
III which the Provengal Troubadours wrote ~
French enligrant, Of the name or PAprn- h..
lately, by means of a Gubrcription, been enabie -,
commence iearch for antiquities at the vIlaoe of
Augu' Formerly Roman colony of Auopfa P,,,-.
corum) near BAIL His labours, at preCsnt bavs +;
theTto been only rewarded by few coins and o,bo-
relics OF little value. Another fubfcription ;s re ~,
foot to continue the work. VI
Nothing can be more grateful tn he fr;e,ds ofL,,
manity than the information which we receive r,,
time TO time, refpeang the rrogrefs of n1ruI;o j.,
me wait Ruiiian Empire. The inperors m t:yor,i
Laiian monafteres have engaged for then,feyes 49,,
'heiF iuccellors, pay comfortable fn1s on, Of ,be
revenues, tor the erection ofchools in their
dloeeies M. SrwERcIN has prefented the TnH;,n,o
oil Public lnllruction, at ST. Peterfburg. witb C,L
net OF Minerals, collected by himfef The F,nneror
mas ordered the revenues Of the CITY of rCberngo,
10 De appropriated to the erection and maintenspc.
OF ueiui lnitltutors in that place In eonCocnce If
"hGh houie Tor the education Of fftv orphans and
another tor the intru9ion of 1o8 fchoIsrs :, ~
meal arts have already been opened AT Odsr, ,
commercial ichool has been lately eHabliGed I'll.
81. Feteriourg Free Society ofBe Lo0e,t oF Ljoro,
1e'c''e' ami Ayf have publihed the fra volun,e of
their traniactons, which contains the regulations n
their iocieJ its tranla5}ious during the fra .,,a
years. and productions of various writer's in proC and
Verie. AT Moicow lefs than four rer;odi.,I
works have in very Mort fpace of time made tbe;
appearance the following are the ref,. - ;,..