, 1876-01-03

.... III MEMOHlAM.
A tablet In memory of Jeremiah Horrocks has
recently hem placed In Westminster Abbey. II
consists at marble ecrool aasrod 10 The pesles-
Ia! oe tho monument o. John Conduit, nephew
OF Biz Isaac Noutou, winch stands at Tho cx-
tremo ~est on1 Of The north side Of tho nave.
c1actiy opposito the monument of Newton. At
tho extreme cnst end. Tho inscription reads as
follows:
In ,nsnnrt Of
ItteInt ail Hotrtscks.
Curste 1f 1!ooi', In fsnrashtte,
VII" died on fl' ID Of 5,naa,y 'S'i IN or ns'r his
IiaFtnE Ia ~ Ehun q it!a
Desscted tho long Inequality n ,he me"n motion Of
discovered the orbit Of the nloon to bc ~ efpse;
D'trsnnea tho sEo:snn Of s1c 1nnsr aprs;
fuYHestrl the thyalc.i cuHr>e IT its ruvDlt!eh:
And predicted from III. own olstrrssioa tbs rEAns:
-.. Il! Frrna.
On saat,y, The 2s'l, o' November 70: g. ies9:
TlIts table, facing tho monument of Se~tnu.
s3ec. 19, 1875.
The erection OF tho memorial Ia duo In great
measure to the exertfou Of two ladira Mrs. Ormo
hnl Mrs. lthtmoro. who originated tho idea and
contributed largely 10 its execution.
sTENooRApHic EXHIBITION.
A stenoRraphlc Exhibition wan opened Nov. i
in tho city OF Romp. It's object was the en-
couragcmcns Of stenogsaphy bya representation
OF !ts most important renults. 4 list OF tho
itntfan td~ns that htlstaIn school or society Of
htcnography was hung on tho walls OF tho room,
and on tables were displayed asonographIc works
Of every sort. Among thcso uaB Daute's "Divino
Comedy copied iuto book OF miniature size.
md q postal-card on which scnographcr bad
written $3.50 words. It Is tho intent Of tho Com
milton to reproduce on q wax tablet tho stono-
Hpeeciies Of Cicero. THIS would provo hls-
toricai work oi grest valno.
On the day aftur tho opening Of Tho Stcno-
graphic Exhibition Prof. Scalz1 read before tho
University Of Hone---it being the frat tny Of
tho scholastic yenr-a paper describing coiter-
tIoh Of surgical apparatus hclonginE IL ltlIoton-
i1sr and oculists Of The sIxteenth md uiglteoth
centuries. which had been preserved among tho
fatni'tes OF Gmbria. Tie collection embraced
eighty Instruments, n,nny OF which have a close
resemblance To tfiuso found at Fompen and 1aa-
VIENNA. In revitinR thu history Of Burgerv in
Italy, Prof Rcalzi ellowcd that these instgnmenis
were of Italian, and not foreign Invention an
has been suppressed. 1fis rnpor proved thnt tho
study uf Original Instruments greatly aida right
understanding Or tic hislofy OF the surgical ars.
A DISCOVERY.
The ruins Of lous-buriot1 ani unknown sfo-
hamtEodan city Aaso been lately discovered by
the Russians III tue territory OF tho Atrek. They
arc situated On tho bteppe east of tho CaHpian
6ca, in region onru famous for lta fertility.
Tho country WAS irrigated By canal eonnocted
With Atrek aud tho remains Of large tanks and
Of nu extensive system Of pipes attest tho caro-
with which the inhabitants Of tho city Secured
an abundant water-Bupply. Broken mtnnretb Of
Saracenio architecture betoken The rolleton and
tho raro prevailing In the city. which Ind esi-
'iont1Y beeH Of largo extent and 1ccupic.i by q
humorous population. 4 detailed description of
tbt f1rnrnry wltlt thNth1 nj thu jn6ctirttnuH