LITERARY INTELLIGENCE. Cambridge, Feb. 2.-The subjects for the Prizes given by the Representatives in Parliament for this University, for the present year are-for the Senior Bachelors: Antiqua Musica species et natura.-Middle Bachelors: Inter Græcos et Romanos Historia Scriptores comparatione facta, cujusnam stylus imitatione maxime dignus esse videtur ? The subjects for Sir William Browne's gold medals for the present year arefor the Greek Ode: In Obitum Illustrissimæ Principissæ Caroletta Augusta, Georgii Walliæ Principis Filiæ. - For the Latin Ode: In Memoriam Ricardi Vice-comitis Fitzwilliam, Musei Fitzwilliam Fundatoris munifici. — For the Epigrams: Magna Civitas, Magna Solitudo. Porson Prize: The passage fixed upon is Shakspeare, Henry VIII. Act 3, sc. 2. beginning with "Cromwell, I did not think to shed a tear," and ending with "He would not in mine age Have left me naked to mine enemies." which is to be translated into Iambic Acatalectic Trimeters, according to the laws laid down by the Professor in his Preface to the Hecuba of Euripides. Cambridge, Feb. 6. Dr. Smith's Prizes to the two best proficients in Mathematicks and Natural Philosophy, amongst the commencing Bachelors of Arts, are this year adjudged to Mr. J. G. S. LEFEVRE, of Trinity College, and Mr. J. HIND, of St. John's, the first and second Wranglers. Nearly ready for Publication: Poems, Latin, Greek, and English: to which is added, an Historical Enquiry and Essay upon the Administration of Government in England during the King's Minority. By NICHOLAS HARDINGE, Esq. M. A. Fellow of King's College, Cambridge, &c. Collected by his Son, GEORge Hardinge, Esq. M. A. F. R. S. and F. S. A. In one volume 8vo. A Second Part of Mr. CHAFIN'S Anecdotes of Cranbourn Chace. Numbers III. and IV. of the Improved Edition of STEPHENS'S GREEK THESAURUS. The vacancies yet open have been occasioned by the decease of Subscribers. The price, to such as were not on the original list, has been already raised; and the Editors, according to the advertisement to No. III. mean, it should seem, shortly to raise it again. An Historical and Topographical Description of the Parish of Tixall, in the County of Stafford, and of the most remarkable places in the immediate Neighbourhood. By Sir THOMAS CLIFFORD, Bart. and ARTHUR CLIFFORD, Esq. Embellished with five Engravings, of which three are from original paintings: 1. Of the famous Judge Littleton; 2. Of Viscount Stafford, who was beheaded in 1682; 3. Of Walter first Lord Alston. In 4to.-Also, Collectanea Cliffordiana: In three parts, 1. Anecdotes of Illustrious Personages of the name of Clifford; 2. Historical and Genealogical Notices respecting the Origin and Antiquity of the Clifford Family; 3. Clifford. By ARTHUR CLIFFORD, Esq.-These two Works have been printed at Paris; and besides their intrinsic merit, afford a favourable specimen of the present state of Printing and Engraving in France. 8vo. The Rev. GEORGE YOUNG'S History of Whitby, and Streoneshalh Abbey; with a Statistical Survey of the Vicinity to the distance of Twenty-five Miles. A new History and Description of York, in two 8vo volumes; comprising the valuable part of Drake's Eboracum, and much entirely new matter, from authentic documents. By W. HARGROVE. The Introduction to 66 The Beauties of England and Wales." With an Appendix of Additions and Corrections; and a List of the principal Books relating to Topography and Antiquities. By JAMES NORRIS BREWER. The First Part of a Series of Engravings of the most remarkable Remains of Antiquity or Curiosity in Southampton; forming a complete illustrationo Sir H. C. Englefield's "Walk." An Aquatinta Engraving of a Design for a Cenotaph to the memory of the Princess Charlotte of Wales and Saxe Cobourg; with a View of Claremont in the distance.-Size, 20 inches by 15. Observations on Greenland, the adjacent Seas, and the North-West Passage to the Pacific Ocean, illustrated by numerous Drawings; 4to. By Mr. BERNARD O'REILLY, who in the Summer of 1817 undertook a voyage to Davis's Straits as Surgeon on board a whaleship, for the express purpose of scientific pursuits. Narrative of a Voyage to Senegal in 1816, undertaken by order of the French Government; comprising an account of the Shipwreck of the Medusa Frigate, the sufferings of the Crew, and the various occurrences on board the Raft, in the Desert of Zaara, at St. Louis, and at the Camp of Daccard, &c. &c. By I. B. H. SAVIGNY and A. CORREARD. A Volume of Sermons, by the Rev. JOHN MARRIOTT, M. A. of Exeter. Introductory Lecture to a Course on the Anatomy, Physiology, and Diseases of of the Ear, as delivered at the Royal Dispensary. By Mr. CURTIS. A Collection of the Poems of ARTHUR BROOKE, esq. of Canterbury. A descriptive Poem, by Mr. S. P. THOMPSON, of Liverpool, intituled, "Birkenhead Priory," a beautiful Ruin on the opposite shore. Harvest, a Poem, in two parts, illustrated by an Engraving; to which will be added a few other Poetical Pieces. By CHARLOTTE Caroline RicHARDSON. Antonia, a Tale, with other Poems; chiefly written in Malta during the interesting period of the Plague. The First Volume of a complete Translation of Ovid's Epistles. By EDWARD D. BAYNES, Esq. Preparing for Publication. A Selection from the Writings, in Prose and Verse, of the late Mr. Justice HARDINGE; many of them never before printed. A Geological Survey of the Yorkshire Coast: with numerous Engravings. 8vo. La Scava; or, some Account of an Excavation of a Roman Town on the Hill of Chatele in Champagne, discovered in 1772; with the addition of a Journey to the Simplon, by Lausanne, and to Mont Blanc, through Geneva. By the Rev. Stephen Weston. Notitia Architectonica Italiana; or, concise Notices of the Buildings and Architects of Italy, arranged for reference of the Traveller and Architect. By JOSEPH GWILT, Architect, F. S. A. and Author of a Treatise on the Equilibrium of Arches.-The same gentleman has for a considerable time past been engaged on a Translation of Vitruvius, which will shortly appear. A Work on Pompeii, in Eight Parts, from original Drawings taken on the spot in 1817 by GEORGE TOWNLEY, esq. accompanied with Plans and Elevations, and a Map of the Campagna Felici. A new Picture of Rome; or, an interesting Itinerary, containing a general description of the Monuments and most distinguished Works in Painting, Sculpture, and Architecture, both Antient and Modern, of that celebrated City and its Environs. By MARIEN VASI, Roman Antiquary of the Etruscan Academy of Cortona, &c. With Views of Buildings, and a large Plan of Rome. The Scripture Testimony of the Messiah. By Dr. J. P. SMITH. A Volume of Sermons, by Dr. D. DEWAR, of Aberdeen. A Translation from the Greek of Jamblichus' Life of Pythagoras, or Pythagoric Life; accompanied with a Translation of the Pythagoric Ethical fragments in the Doric dialect, preserved by Stobæus; and also of many Pythagoric sen tences, which have escaped the notice of modern Editors. By Mr. T. TAYLOR. The First Volume of the "Transactions of the Literary Society of Bombay." A Life of the late illustrious Patriot and Philanthropist, GRANVILLE Sharpe. By Mr. PRINCE HOARE. An Essay on the Origin and Operation of the Dry Rot; in which the source of the disease is investigated, with a view to establish the modes of prevention and cure on rational principles. With Suggestions on the Cultivation of Forest Trees; and Abstracts of the Forest Laws. By Mr. ROBERT M'WILLIAM. The Suffolk Garland; a Collection of Poems, Songs, Tales, Ballads, &c. relative to that County. A Poem descriptive of Southill, near Bedford, the seat of the late Mr. WHITBREAD. By Mr. ROBERt Bloomfield. Cawood Castle, and other Poems. By Mr. PERCY. With Engravings by Finden, from sketches by the Author. Poems and Tales in Verse, by Mrs. ENEAS LAMONT, of Liverpool. "The Question-Who is Anna?" A Novel. By Miss CROKER. It appears from the Report of the Russian Bible Society, dated the 18th of June last, that the Committee of the Society had entered into engagements to circulate 40,000 copies of the Holy Scriptures in 17 different languages, making a total of 196,000 copies. The Committee completed in the course of 1816, an edition of 10,000 Sclavonian Bibles, 10,000 ditto New Testaments, 5,000 Finlandic, 5,000 French, 5,000 of the New Testament in Samoyede. They were occupied at the date of the Report, with the printing of the following editions, to be completed in the present year:--20,000 Selavonian Bibles; 5,000 ditto New Testaments; 5,000 Armenia Bibles; 3,000 ditto New Testaments; 2,000 Tartar ditto; 3,000 Greek Bibles 5,000 ditto New Testaments; 2,000 Georgian, ditto; 5,000 Moldavian Bibles; 2,000 ditto separate copies of the Gospel of St. Luke; 2,000 ditto Psalms; 5,000 ditto New Testaments; 5,000 Bibles for German Catholics; 5,000 New Testaments in Latin; 5,000 Esthonian Bibles; 2,000 Calmuc Gospel of St. Matthew.-The number of copies of the Bible and Testament distributed in 1816, was 19,431. Arrangements were making for an edition of the Holy Scriptures. in stereotype characters, in five different languages, Translations were also making of the Bible into the Russian vulgar tongue, the Tartar and the Carlesian languages; and arrangements were likewise making to obtain translations into the Turkish-Armenian, and Burat-Mongul languages. ARTS ARTS AND SCIENCES. Voyage of Discovery.-Government, with a laudable desire to promote the interests of Science, is equipping four vessels for the purpose of exploring the Greenland Seas, which, according to the reports of persons employed in the fishery, were never known to be so free from ice as in the last season. Two of these vessels, under the command of Capt. BUCHAN, late of the Pike sloop of war, just returned from Newfoundland, will endeavour to penetrate to the North Pole; while the other two, under Capt. Ross, will proceed up Davis's Straits, the extent or termination of which is still utterly unknown. The ships are to be ready for sea by the beginning of March. A brilliant Meteor was observed at Ipswich on the 8th Dec. at three minutes before one o'clock in the morning, about midway between the Bull's Horns: a fiery body was perceived resembling a red-hot ball of iron, four or five inches in diameter, which having passed three or four degrees in a direction between the principal stars of Capella and Canis Minor, burst into a spherial body of white light, nearly as large as the full moon, of so great lustre as scarcely to be borne by the eyes, throwing out a tail about three degrees in length, of a beautiful rose colour, tinged round the edges with blue. It thus proceeded in its course, without apparent diminution, towards the principal star in the head of Hydra (very near the ecliptic), a little beyond which it suddenly disappeared, (it is believed) with an explosion; rumbling noise being distinctly heard, like that of cannon discharged at a distance, about ten or twelve seconds afterwards. Its duration, as nearly as it could be estimated, was about five seconds, during which it traversed a space of nearly sixty degrees. a The Fine Arts.-An Academy of Art is to be immediately built at Plymouth; the money has been subscribed, the ground purchased, and Mr. Foulstone, the Architect, has presented a Design to the Committee: the exterior of the building will be a pure Greek temple. This is the first example in the kingdom of a building exclusively to be built for Students in Art: may its example be followed! The following easy, simple, and infallible Method of forcing every Fruittree to blossom and to bear Fruit, has been translated from the German of the Rev. GEORGE Charles LEWIS HEMPEL (Secretary to the Pomological Society of Altenburgh in Saxony), by George Henry Noehden, LL. D. F. L. S. &c."In my early years I saw my father, who was fond of Pomology, and skilled in that science, cutting a ring on several branches of trees, which already were in blossom, for the purpose of producing, by that means, larger fruit than usual. This was not his own invention, but, as far as I recollect, derived from a French journal. Thirty years ago, when I was a boy, I practised this operation, in imitation of him, and thereby obtained larger pears and plums. In repeating this operation of ringing the branches, which I did merely for the purpose of getting larger fruit, I observed that the branches so operated upon always bore the next year. By this reiterated appearance I was led to the idea, that perhaps this mode of ringing the bark might be a means of compelling every unproductive branch to yield fruit. With this view I cut rings upon a considerable number of branches, which as yet showed no blossom; and found, by repeating the experiment, the truth of my supposition indisputably confirmed by experience. The application of this experiment, whereby upon every bough or branch fruit may artificially be produced, is very simple and easy. With a sharp knife make a cut in the bark of the branch which you mean to force to bear, and not far from the place where it is connected with the stem, or, if it be a small branch or shoot, near to where it is joined to the larger bough: the cut is to go round the branch, or to encircle it, and to penetrate to the wood. A quarter of an inch from this cut you make a second cut, like the first, round the branch, so that, by both encircling the branch, you have marked a ring upon the branch, a quarter of an inch broad, between the two cuts. The bark between these two cuts you take clean away with a knife, down to the wood, removing even the fine inner bark, which immediately lies upon the wood; so that no connexion whatever remains between the two parts of the bark, but the bare and naked wood appears white and smooth. But this bark-ring, which is to compel the tree to bear, must be made at the right time, that is, when in all nature the buds are strongly swelling or are breaking out into blossom. In the same year a callus is formed at the edges of the ring, on both sides, and the connexion of the bark, that had been interrupted, is restored again without any detriment to the tree or the branch operated upon, in which the artificial wound soon again grows over. By this simple though artificial means of forcing every fruit-tree, with certainty, to bear, you obtain the following important advantages: 1. You may compel every young tree of which you do not know the sort to show its fruit, and decide sooner whether, being of a good quality, it may remain in its first state, or requires to be grafted. 2. You may thereby, with certainty, get fruit of every good sort of which you wish to see the produce in the next year. 3. This method may probably serve to increase considerably the quantity of fruit in the country. The branches so operated upon are hung full of fruit, while the others, that are not ringed, often have nothing, or very little, on them. This effect is easy to be explained from the theory of the motion of the sap. For, when the sap moves slowly in a tree, it produces fruit-buds, which is the case in old trees; when it moves vigorously, the tree forms wood, or runs into shoots, as happens with young trees. Though I arrived at this discovery myself in consequence of trying the same process with a different view, namely, to increase only the size of the fruit, but not to force barren branches, that were only furnished with leaf-buds, to bear, this latter application being before quite unknown to me; I will, on that account, by no means give myself out for the first inventor of this operation; but I was ignorant of the effects to be produced by this method, and only discovered them by repeated experiments of my own, which I made for the promotion of Pomology. Frequent experience of the completest success has confirmed the truth of my observations. Nor do I think that this method is generally known; at least, to all those to whom I showed the experiment, the effect produced appeared new and surprising." Effect of Hot Water on Flowers.-By the following process the lovers of flowers will be enabled to prolong, for a day, the enjoyment of their short-lived beauty. Most flowers begin to droop and fade after being kept during 24 hours in water a few may be revived by substituting fresh water; but all (the most fugacious, such as the poppy, and perhaps one or two others, excepted) may be completely restored by the use of hot water. For this purpose, place the flowers in scalding water, deep enough to cover about one third of the length of the stem; by the time the water has become cold, the flowers will have become erect and fresh; then cut off the coddled end of the stems, and put them into cold water. Moveable Axle.-Mr. ACKERMANN has taken out a Patent for a most useful and ingenious invention, viz. a Moveable Axle applicable to all Four-wheeled Carriages. Its advantages over the stiff axle are numerous :-A carriage with the Moveable Axle will turn in a much more limited space:-It permits a carriage to be built shorter, and of course diminishes the draught. It affords complete security against upsetting, and is, in like manner, a safeguard against accidents in turning, the wheels never changing their position, but only their direction. With the Moveable Axle the forewheels can be made much higher, while the body may be hung lower. A high fore-wheel adds much to the beauty of a carriage, while it also greatly reduces the draught, and surmounts obstructions with much greater facility. It is by no means so liable to break as the stiff axle; and the breaking of the perchbolt is rendered next to impossible.-A carriage with the Patent Moveable Axle requires but six pieces of timber, including the pole, instead of twenty. This gives the carriage an airy appearance, and reduces the rattling noise. Lithography.-The art of Lithography continues to make most rapid progress in France, from the rival exertions of Count LASTEYRIE and M. ENGLEMANN: their spirited emulation has done for it what a monopoly would not have accomplished in a century. Under Count Lasteyrie's care, it rivals copper in almost every line of engraving; and possesses, besides, advantages peculiar to itself. A series of Lithographie prints, by Count Lasteyrie, is now publishing at Paris; the second number of which, containing six plates, has just appeared; the sixth plate is written music, or, as the Lithographers denote it, autographed music. The method by which this plate is executed displays one of the most important advantages of Lithography: a person writes a letter, composes music, or makes a drawing on paper in the ordinary way, excepting that he uses a peculiar ink; this is transferred to the stone by simply passing it through the press, and the stone, without further preparation, is ready to print off thousands of proofs, all equally perfect. It is this quality of Lithography that has secured its admission into all the French public offices; by its means 60,000 or 70,000 proclamations, in the autograph of the Minister, may be taken off and dispatched before the plate even could be engraved. SELECT SELECT POETRY. Mr. URBAN, Dublin, Feb. 7. THE following Lines were written by a young Lady of sixteen, after having been present at a conversation, the subject of which was the great, and philanthropic charities of Mr. THOMAS PLEASANTS (see p. 113). Your giving them an early insertion will oblige many of your Readers. TO bless mankind, alleviate their woes, Kind Heaven one bright excelling spirit chose; Enwrapt that spirit in a mortal frame, To shine on earth, yet shine avoiding fame; Bade the kind gift on ERIN's shores descend, [friend. And named it PLEASANTS, human nature's He feels the power divine which plac'd [care. him there, And makes his fellow-men bis constant What though we raise the monumental stone, To Heroes dead, for deeds of valour done! What though we celebrate th' inspired Bard, And deem his honours a deserv'd reward! Oh can such honours, PLEASANTS, e'er excel Those thou receivest, and deserv'st so well? Can sculptur'd marble such bright joy impart As the sweet blessings of a grateful heart? Yet he has rais'd his own * Memorial here, Her counter-part in PLEASANTS she had found. No longer now resounds the anguish'd moan, Nor struggling Virtue dies forgot, alone. Now honest Labour lifts his drooping head, No longer forc'd to beg for daily bread. Nor starving Industry in rags is seen ; But joys with grateful heart, and alter'd mien; And feels the wealth bestow'd by gracious Heaven, To aid the human race was kindly given ODE, Written in the year 1817. SWEET, when the strife of time is past, Lies lightly on his breast: No orphan there may urge his cry, Far sweeter-when the glorious toil Shall sweets perennial bloom; Here meek-eyed Peace shall love to dwell, To fix her gentle reigu: While History yields her brightest gem When World's foundation, strength confirm'd, I plac'd? And Ocean with a zone of deeps I bound? And with attractive sympathy of MoonStruck the returning Tides? At thy com mand, O Man, their starry power do Pleiads shed? Know'st thou the womb of Winter, preg |