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The Ruſfian Academy for thè fine arts at St. Peterſburgh, enjoys an annual revenue of about$0,900 roubles. Mr. A4ckimof, an eminem hiſtorical painter, is Direétor of the inſtitution. Doyen, Lewitzky, Marthos the ſculptor, Kauber the engraver, are profeſſors. M. de Choiſeul-Gouſfſicr is preſident of the acade- my. Mr. Schikaleffiki is perpetual ſecretary.—An Italian of the name of Bre zna, and another of more genuine merit, whoſe name is Giacomo Guaridghi are the moſt eminent architects belonging to the academy. Guaringhi has been lately engaged in the conſtruétion ot a noble palace at Moſcow for the Great Chancellor Bedfboroko. Count S/regonoff has the beſt colle&ion of paintings, that is known to be in the poſſeſſion of any Ruſſian ſubjedt.

Mr. J. CaRY of the Strand, London, has recently- publiſhed the firſt num- ber of 4 ew COLLECTION of DISTINCT MAPs of allthe principal ftates and Kingdoms of the world, compiled from the lateſt and moſt corre& geographical authorities; and executed with great accuracy and elegance of delineation and engraving. The publication will be completed in 16 numbers,

At UPsSAL, there has been recently printed the firſt volume of the FAUNA SuUECICA by Mr. PAYKULL; a work deſtined to ſuperſedéthe Fauna Suecica of Linnæus. This volume contains the inſe&s. Mr. PaYKULL follows the prin- ciples‘of arrangement of the celebrated FaBRICIUs. He has added ſeveral new Genera, whith the writings of Fzbricins had not made known. The ſubſe- quent part of this work will be ſpeedily publiſhed. All the great naturaliſts on the Continent have received the firſt volume with eagerneſs and warm applauſe.

MusICc is, at preſent, very much cultivated, in Peterſburgh and“Moſcow. The native wild muſic of the Ruffians, is ſuſceptible of improvement to the molt enchanting excellence, by the regularity of art./ There ts in the effet of their bunti(fic, ſomething more grand and magnificently harmonious, than has, as yet, bee exemplified in otber parts of Europe. It is probable, that this muſic will ſoon be imitated with pafionate enthuſiaſm,among other nations,

Sir C. P. THUNBERG, the celebrated traveller, is, alſo engaged, at preſent, in the publication of a.Deſcriptiox of thè Animals of SWEDEN, a work deſtined

to rival that of Mr. Paykull.

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the inftitution of a fund for the benefit of the commodorés, writers, and la- bourers în their warehouſes. Each contributor to this fund, is to pay into it threepence a week. In diſtreſs from illneſs, each is to receive out of it ten ſhillings and ſixpence.a week. If without employmei of the con- tributors ſhall be intitled to receive from the‘fund ſeven ſhillings, weekly, Any of them, who ſhall happen to be priſoners for debt, may have three ŒMil- lings a week. The weekly allowance to thoſe who are ſuperannuated, ſhall be one fhilling. Five guineas ſhall be paid for the expence of the funeral of any ſubſcriber: and to each of his ſurviving children, not otherwiſe provided for, there ſhall be made an allowance of one guinea. His widow fhall have two guineas. For the funeral of a deceaſed wife, a contributor ſhall receive from the fund, five guineas: and for the funeral of a child not leſs than fix months old, two guineas.“Loſſes by fire to the amount of five guineas, ſhall be paid from the fund.;

The Society, at HAMBURGH, for ameliorating the. condition of the poor,—by fin ing work and wages to ſuch as were able to labour for their ſubhiſtence,— by mking regular allowances in monéèy, to thoſe vho were entirely helpleſs,— by educating the children of theſe people, and ſending them to work,—hav& abſolutely aboliſhed the claſs of wandering beggars in that populous city»

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