Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1828-09-27
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 27. 1928.
Selections from late Foreign Journals,

Selections from late Foreign Journals,
Received at the National Gazette Office:
The French expedition to The Morea has, no
doubt for object 10 secure Greece, properly SO
called, from falling under the dominion OF Rus
STA. II were, perhaps, to be wished, that an
indrpendept state could be formed Of Greece;
but the experience of the las, few years has not
been calculated TO strengthen our hopes IN the
pos.ibili,y of this. II the Russians obtain
secure footing in Constantinopie, and recreaIe
Greek empire out of Turkey in Europe, it
will be a matter of no small difficulty 10 prevent
Greece proper from going with the rest. The
Greeks cannot be Indifferent, to the apathy with
a., which both the French and English govern.
ments regarded, for so MANY years, the war oil
extermiuation waged again them, aud they are
equally well aware that The efforts at last mace
in their behalf, were a mere pre'exs, and thai
the real object was 10 Illustrate the views oi
Russia. We fear, therefore, that the feelings
Of the people will not lead them TO second the
plans Of England and France.
There are few cities which enjoy the unen>
viable distinction Of having been more frequent
Iy besieged than Constantinople. From the
time of Alcibia6es 10 that of Mohammed IL. 1t
has undergone four and twenty sieges; the hrs'
and the last, with those of Severus; Constantine,
Dandolo, and Michael Psleologus, were, how>
ever. the only occasions Oh which the assailan's
were not repulsed.
We understand tina, the enterprise for drain
ing the marshes, lakes, etc. al The head Of which
is NJ. LATTE, seems likely 10 turn out prohra-
BILE speculation. II appears that there are not
less than four hundred square leagues Of land
in Franse, at present lost To cultivation or any
useful purpose, which il is the object OF the
present Association 10 reclaim. Should they
be successful, Of which :here appears no reason
able doubt, the undertaking win be the most
beneficial to the country, and lucrative TO its
projectors, that has been started in modern,
times.
Chess-Mqich 6ci,ceen the London ana
Edinburgh Ciu6S. This extraordinary match,
which commenced on the oath April, 1924, has
terminated in favour OF the Edinburgh play
ers; he Fifth game, on the result OF which the
match lauerl, depended, having been resigned
by the London CLUBS on the SIS, July. There
does not appear 10 be any decided error IN this
game. Tie o:hsr games resulted as tolows:-
The frst was drawn at the s6lh move; the Sc
cond was won by the Edinburgh Club al the
SD move; the third, which las'ed upwards OF
three years, and is perhaps the huest game OF
the match, was drawn at The e9th move: and the
fourth was won oy the London players on the
SSH move. We understand that the greatest
cordially has prevailed betwe, the Clubs dur
ing the match Caledonian Mercury.
Professor jaeger, of Stuy gard,, has publish.
ed curious paper on the variety OF spotted
REPTILES found in Nirtemburg. He states that
they are only found in three different layers OF
earth, and there are different species OF reptiles,
seven or eight speces have b en- found there,
which differ from all formerly known, and are
quite new species. He likewise states that two
sprcics Of croc odile have been found in the Las
formation in Wirtemburg; which have mol been
found before in that country.
At the sitting Of the Geographical Society in
Paris, on the 4lh August, letter was read
from NJ. Muller, daIed 81. Louis, in Senegal,
confirming the report Of the death OF Major
LANG.
The first Police Regulations in Paris, for The
Theatres, were made in the year l6o9. when,
upon the complaint OF the public that the MAJ
nagsrs took more money than was proper as
the prize Of ad, .sssion, and continued the per-
formarce "unlil an unaeasooabie hour IN the
winter season." i; was ordered that In future
the performance should be over by hail past
four O'Clock in the afternoon in summer, and
by hall past two o'clock IN winter; and that the
price Of admission should be 10 sous each per-
son to the Boxes, and sous TO the PIT.
A student OF medicine al Paris, NJ. Iettel-
lier, has Just published work containing de-
.scriptions ofedible md delelerous mushrooms,
with photographic figures drawn by himself
II would appear that NJ. Le'ellier tesed the
qualities OF all the mushrooms which he has
described by eating of them himself, taking
care to no,e, with impossible sang jroid, all he
circumstances Of pain and other effects produc-
ed We cannot but lock upon such dang ro"s
experimenis with 2roduc ions Of TINS class as
very unwarran,ably sporting with health, if not
with life. .dihen&um.
Mr.. Somme,ing, celebrated German ply
siolosist, has given the following as the result
OF his numerous dissecuons Of he brain TIE
weight Of the brain. he says, 10 that # The boz
dy, ,orDs, in mSn, from % TO l.3S part; apes
(Smf&l, %; dogs, loi; .leprapts, l so0;
spa. rows, las; canary binds, LA; gee Sc; $50;
turtles (smaleStl l.56SSpa VI. Sonme,ing
.,ss hem. fnrra In, Arr