tistical, 1 Travels, and 1 Scholastical. All of which, with the exception of four, were written in the Russian language. The second prize was awarded to several, for only two were selected for the highest honour, viz. a Chinese Grammar, by the monk Hyacinth, and a work on Military Tactics, by Major General Medem. An Armenian Professorship has been added to the University of Kasan, which has already made great progress in Oriental Literature, by its learned Mongolian and Chinese Professors. The salary attached to the Armenian chair is 4500 rubles (£180) annually. A literary society at St. Petersburg have taken up the publication of the Russian Conversations-Lexicon, which had been delayed in consequence of the failure of Pluchart, the late publisher. Fifteen volumes of this work have already appeared, which will be very voluminous; it having only reached the letter G. The best annual is the Jutreniaja Zarja, "the Morning's Dawn;" it has several very excellent papers, and is embellished with four engravings. A literary Russian newspaper has appeared in monthly parts at St. Petersburg. It contains many valuable sketches on Russian literature and history, and is edited by Krajewski, while in the list of its contributors are ranked some of the best Russian writers. A few translations are also occasionally inserted, some scenes from Göthe's Faust, and one of Tieck's novels were the most recent. A very comprehensive catalogue of Russian works, and in particular those referring to the history of the Russian empire, has been published recently by Tschertkow of Moscow. A continuation of Strahl's Russian Religious Historians is in the course of publication, by Professor Snegirew, of Moscow. The first part contains a biography of the author by himself, who intends including the lives of ALL great Russian historians, by which it will comprise a biography of more than 250 individuals. SCLAVONIA. The several sclavonic nations forming the southern boundary of the Austrian empire, and comprehending the countries or districts of Dalmatia, Illyria, Croatia, Servia, Kainen, Karten and Steyermark, with a population of five millions, have always been distinguished by a language peculiar to themselves; this language is comprised of seventeen distinct dialects, and from which Dr. Ludewit Gai, of Agram, has grounded one common language, and has brought it into general use since 1836, in the Illyrian national newspaper, which he publishes twice each week: entitled Ilirske Narodne Nowine. This paper, and its extra weekly sheet, entitled Danica Ilirska (Illyrian Morning Star), is written in the Illyrian dialect, as spoken by the inhabitants of Croatia, Dalmatia, the Hungarian coast, Servia, Bosnia, &c., but it is readily comprehended by all the other Sclavonic tribes. A printing establishment has been formed since 1838, at Agram, with new types, under the direction of Dr. Gai, and has already issued several interesting works. Among others the "Dramatic Attempts," Dramaticka Pokusenja, by Dr. Demeter, the first part of which contains two dramas, founded on old Ragusian tragedies; they are entitled Ljuba i Duznost (Love and Duty), and Karvna Osveta (Revenge for Bloodshed). Another drama has also appeared at Agram, entitled Juran i Sofia (Juran and Sophia), or the Turks at Essek, by J. Kukuljewitsch Saktschinski, giving a faithful display of the old Ragusian classics, to which is prefixed an episode of the fight with the Turks; and "Delightful Tales," Ugodne Pripoviesti, by A. Russi, in one volume, printed by the Dr. Gai above mentioned, are translated from the Italian. Viekoslaw Babukitsch has laid the first foundation of a comprehensive grammar, by the publication of Osnova Nariecja Ilirskoga, an Illyrian grammar, printed and published at Agram. A dictionary of the Illyrian language will also shortly appear, and a society for the diffusion of the new language has been formed at Agram, of which Count Draskowitsch is the president. He has written a work entitled A Word to Illyria's Daughters, to which a most important article is appended by Schaffarik, upon the early Illyrian history and regeneration of the modern literature of the country. The first Illyrian kingdom, according to Draskowitsch's account, was formed by Cadmus, 1443 years B. C., near to where Dubrownik (Ragusa) now stands. Feared by the Greeks and Romans, they were warred upon by the tyrant Dionysius, the Macedonian kings, and Alexander the Great; the latter had many of the brave Illyrians with him in the Persian war, and at his death they became so powerful under their kings Plevrat and Ogram, that Rome tried every method to weaken them. Upon the fall of Carthage, the throne of the Illyrian king Gencius and the country fell into the hands of the Romans, who called it Iliria (Illyricum). Two thousand three hundred and twenty-six years after the foundation of the first Illyrian kingdom, then A.D. 883, the Magyars took possession of Illyria, with the exception of Croatia and Dalmatia, who protected their king, Beda IV. and his family, but the Tatars were ultimately driven back and the Hungarian dynasty restored. From the end of the 14th century learning gradually sprung up in Dalmatia, and several poets, and among others Zlataritsch, Palmotitsch, and Katantzitsch, became known to the world by their learned writings and their poetry; to these followed the most celebrated Illyrian poet of former times, Iwan Gundulitsch, who was born in 1588. He wrote twelve dramas compiled from old Greek tragedies, and the celebrated epic poem Osman Spiewan, in twenty songs. Some few of his works have been reprinted lately, but the greater part was lost in the earthquake of Ragusa, in 1667, and which probably destroyed many other highly important documents. SICILY. The earliest records of the literature of Sicily are contained in the Biblioteca Siciliana, by Antonio Mongitore, and the Elogi d'illustri Siliciani scritta dal Ragusa. In the reign of Alfonso, Salvadore de Blasi commenced the history, with the origin and progress of Sicilian literature, collecting his materials from the writings of Domenico Schiavo, and Rosario Gregorio; but this necessary work has never been completed, and what had been written by Francesco Vesco, the Greek professor of the university of Palermo, and a great writer on literature, was never printed, and is consequently lost. From an early period, the Greek, Latin and Hebrew languages were taught at all the Sicilian schools. In the 12th century, the Italian was first used by the native poets in simple and agreeable strains; from the 13th to the 15th centuries it gradually fell into disuse, and all the learned authors wrote in Latin. During the 17th and greater part of the 18th centuries, French became the prevailing language of all their authors. The first to break this rule were Antonio Cesari and D. Salvagnini, who produced Segni's Storie Fiorentine, and several other excellent works in Italian. Giannagostino de Cosmi laid the foundation of the general Italian grammar, and published three volumes Degli Elementi di Filologia, and afterwards Cesari's Dissertazione sulla lingua Italiana. These were succeeded by Gregorio's Discorsi intorno alla Sicilia, and Tommaso Gargollo's Viaggio in Grecia, published in London, and his Memoire sulle belle Arti. Count Sebastiano Ayala da Castrogiovanni published his Dizionario della Crusa at Vienna. Of all the early Sicilian poets, Giovanni Meli must be noted as the most celebrated. His songs soon became national airs, and the people acknowledged him as their national poet. Among his numerous writings, his Anacreontic odes were considered as superior to those of other poets. Ignazio Scimonelli, C. F. Gambino, and O. Tercio, all rose to great favour through their national poems. A. Galfo published his Saggio Poetico in four volumes, during his residence at Rome; his drama of 1l Socrate met with especial favour. C. Gaetani, Count de la Torre, gained considerable fame by his poems Sui Doveri dell' Uomo, and Ecloghe Piscatorie, in addition to his translations of the Greek authors. To these must be added T. Gargallo, whose fame still spreads throughout all Sicily and Italy, while his odes and his Anno Poetica published at Venice amply prove his perfect acquaintance with the ancient classic historians and other celebrated writers. SWITZERLAND. The first part of a work, forming a valuable addition to the history of Switzerland, has just appeared at Lausanne, "Memoires et Documents publiés par la Societé d'histoire de la Suisse romande." It contains the rules of the society, a list of the members, a Memoire sur le rectorat de Bourgoyne, the Statuts inédits de Pierre de Savoie, and an historical notice of the Counts of Gruyères. NEUCHATEL-Dr. Agassiz, the celebrated Geologist and author of Recherches sur les Poissons Fossiles, which has already reached the 13th part, has just published the first number of an Histoire naturelle des Poissons d'Eau Douce, to be complete in two volvmes of letter-press and 90 plates. The first part of his Monographies d'Echinodermes has also appeared. MISCELLANEOUS. Frank Hall Standish's work, entitled Seville and its Environs, is nearly ready, and will be embellished with a portrait of the author. A translation of the Second Part of Göthe's Faust is in the course of publication from the pen of Jonathan Birch, Esq., the talented translator of the First Part of Göthe's Faust, and several other works. The superior manner in which the first number has been got up leaves no doubt of the ultimate success of the work. One of the most perfect instances of "the pursuit of knowledge under difficulties," is displayed in a clever little work entitled The Autobiography of Thomas Platter, who figured in the sixteenth century. The narrative is simple and unpretending, and savours of a pure religious spirit, consonant to the times in which it was written. Gatherings from Grave-Yards, with a History of the Modes of Interment among different Nations, by G. A. Walker, affords another proof of the vicious folly of interring the dead within the walls of a densely populated city. Our continental friends will be really surprised, on the perusal of this work, to find the citizens of London, in this particular, so far behind the rest of the world. Notes on South African Affairs, by W. B. Boyce, recently published, contains some valuable remarks as to Kafferland, and excellent hints on the best and most approved systems of border policy. Chartism, by Thomas Carlyle, is a work containing ten short and concise chapters on the condition of the labouring classes in this country and Ireland. The fourth and concluding chapters in particular embody some very apt and shrewd remarks. LIST OF THE PRINCIPAL NEW WORKS PUBLISHED ON THE CONTINENT, FROM OCTOBER TO DECEMBER, 1839, inclusive. THEOLOGY AND ECCLESIASTICAL LITERATURE. Berlage, Christkatholische Dogmatik. Vol. I. 8vo. Münster. 6s. Bayle-Moullard, Du Progres social et de la conviction religieuse. 8vo. Paris. 9s. Bruch, Etudes philosophiques sur le Christianisme. Vol. I. Part I. 8vo. Strasb. 5s. Bible, La, traduction nouvelle, avec l'hébreu en regard. Vol. X. XVIII. Paris. 8vo. 7s. Vellum paper, 10s. 6d. Boulland, Histoire des transformations religieuses et morales des peuples. 8vo. Paris. 7s. 6d. Cacheux, Essai sur la philosophie du Christianisme, considérée avec la philosophie moderne. Vol. I. 8vo. Paris. 7s. Corpus scriptorum historiae Byzantinae, containing Codini Curopalatae de Officialibus Palatii Cpolitani, et de officiis magnae ecclesiae liber, recog. Im. Bekker. 8vo. Bonn. 10s. Vellum paper, 16s. De l'état actuel du clergé en France, et en particulier, des curés ruraux appelés desservans. 8vo. Paris. 6s. Die Heilige Schrift des Alten und Neuen Testaments, von W. M. de Wette. 3 parts. 8vo. Heidelb. 18s. Fuchs, Annalen der Protestanischen Kirche im Königreich Bayern. Part I. 8vo. Munich. 4s. 6d. Gladde, Du progres Religieux. 2d ed. 3 vols. 8vo. Paris. Goulianof, J. A., Archeologie egyptienne, ou Recherches sur l'expression des signes hieroglyphiques, et sur les élémens de la langue sacrée des Egyptiens. 3 vols. 8vo. Leipz. 21.17s. 6d. Guerike, H. E. F., Evangelische Zeugnisse in Predigten auf das ganze Kirchenjahr gehalten vor Lutheranern. 8vo. Leipz. 7s. Hävernick, Dr. H. A., Handbuch der historischkritischen Einleitung in das Alte Testament. Part II. Sect. I. 8vo. Erlangen. 6s. 6d. 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