INTELLIGENCE. IN the "General Gazette" of October, 1821, we find a notice of several American productions. As that journal has for its contributors some of the most eminent German scholars of the age, it cannot but be interesting to the American public to learn how favourably the literary efforts of our countrymen are regarded by them. "Worcester, Massachusetts, printed by Manning: Archæologia Americana; Translations and Collections of the American Antiquarian Society. Vol. I. 1820. 436 pages in 8vo. The conviction that the preservation of the monuments of antiquity and of the researches of learned men respecting them, are worthy objects of a national institution, occasioned the foundation of the American Antiquarian Society. A new impulse has thus been given to the spirit of inquiry. The president of the society, Isaiah Thomas, LL. D. has given it considerable collections, and the learned Dr Bentley increased their collection of books with nine hundred volumes of the works of the best German authors, the most valuable works printed in New England, and rare and valuable Persian, Arabic, and other manuscripts; individual members are constantly sending books and curiosities. Institutions commenced under such auspices come to maturity. "This Society, which was first established in Massachusetts in 1812, and of which the origin, act of incorporation, and laws are contained from page 13 to 59 (directly after the preface, table of contents, and the list of the members), offers in this first volume of its transactions a multitude of remarkable materials and well-digested investigations, which have an interest not only for the history of this part of America, but for the history of man. Here follows, in the original review, an abstract of all the communications of the gentlemen just mentioned. Their essays are called interesting and worthy of attention. The researches of Moses Fiske are also commended for their acuteness; and the "excellent map of the river Ohio" is mentioned. The reviewer laments that so few of the Indian songs are made public. A desire is expressed "to announce soon the continuance of these valuable la bours." 13 every obstacle in the way of scientific exertion, sisting of ballets and pieces of other kinds. Here follows in the review Mr Pickering's account of the manuscript dictionary of Seb. Râle, which is in the library of the University at Cambridge. No. 2 is spoken of as a work, in which many useful observations on the pronunciation of the several Greek letters have been collected by a scholar who understands the subject. "THE VESPERS OF PALERMO." A new tragedy with this title, founded upon the well known Sicilian Vespers, has lately been brought out at Covent Garden theatre, but has met with an unfavourable or at best a doubtful reception from the public, and been withdrawn for revision. It is the production of Mrs Hemans, who is already known as the author of some poetry of acknowledged merit. The critics allow to this tragedy great merits of style and sentiment, and great poetical beauty. They in fact seem to attribute, in part at least, its failure on the stage to the too highly elevated strain of poetry and sentiment which is maintained throughout the piece; but which injures its effect as a theatrical exhibition. KENILWORTH. The tragical romance of Kenilworth has been dramatized both in London and Paris. In the English drama the catastrophe is altered, and Varney is made to undergo the "1. Cambridge (in America), by Hilliard & Met- fate which in the original befals Amy Robcalf: An Essay on a Uniform Orthography for sart. What new disposition of the charthe Indian Languages of North America; by acters is made in adapting it to the ParisJohn Pickering, A. A. S. 1820. 42 pages in ian stage, we do not know; it may be pre"2. At the same place: An Essay on the Pronun- sumed however that there is some imciation of the Greek Language; by John Pick-portant change in the personages or inciering. 1818. 70 pages in 4to. dents, since the title under which it is "It is very pleasing to observe the literary acti- announced is-Leicester or the Castle of vity which is now awakening in the free states of Kenilworth, A Comic Opera, in three acts! 4to. North America. The increasing culture of the soil and improvement of its productions employ not only many hands but also many minds. When their civil prosperity shall have long been established, many will be devoted to the pursuits of profound science. But even now there are on all sides symptoms of such a tendency in that happy country. On all sides societies are formed to advance the sciences (No. 1 and 2 belong to the Memoirs of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences). It has been said, that scientific culture will emigrate from Europe to America; that must not be. We desire rather to remove still more FRENCH DRAMA. It appears from some of the French Journals, that in the course of the year 1823, the Parisian Theatres have exhibited not less than 217 new pieces. Of these, eight were tragedies, twenty-two comedies, one hundred and twenty-two vaudevilles, nineteen melodrames, fourteen comic operas, and four grand operas; the remainder con NEW THEATRICAL SPECTACLE. The Christmas pantomime at Covent Garden theatre for the present season is entitled the "House that Jack built," and is founded upon the old nursery tale of the same name. In the course of the exhibition one of the personages is represented as making an aerial voyage in a balloon from London to Paris, and during the excursion, the audience as well as the traveller are gratified with a view of the country over which the balloon passes, the Thames, the channel, &c. &c.; night comes on, and the balloon, emerging from the clouds, alights in the garden of the Thuilleries. It is said that this spectacle is the most brilliant and splendid in scenery, and the most complete in mechanical execution of any which has been presented at either of the theatres. MUSICAL PHENOMENON. A young Hungarian, named Leist, only eleven years of age, is astonishing the musical world at Paris, by his wonderful per formances. He is remarkable both for great rapidity of fingering on the piano forte, and for a union with it of great delicacy and firmness of touch, whilst at the same time he exhibits a beauty of expression which is equalled by few performers. He also composes in the style of the greatest masters with the most wonderful facility. Since the time of Mozart, who at eight years of age astonished several of the European courts by his performances, nothing has appeared so surprising as the exhibition of the talents of the young Leist. CONDENSATION OF GASES INTO LIQUIDS. Mr Faraday, Chemical Assistant at the Royal Institution in Great Britain, has lately performed some very important and interesting experiments on the condensa tion of the gases into liquids. In these experiments he has been favoured with the There is considerable risk from explosions in conducting these experiments, particularly on those gases which require a great number of atmospheres to reduce them to the liquid state, such as carbonic acid and nitrous oxide. TEMPERATURE OF THE CARIBEAN SEA AT countenance and advice of Sir Humphrey Materials employed for procuring the gases. Muriate of Ammonia and Sulphuric Acid. Muriatic Acid and Sulphuret of Iron. 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