Horace Vernet, the celebrated French painter, is about to proceed
to Egypt, and thence to Syria, in order to paint on the spot a picture of the battle of Nezib, for which Ibrahim Paella is to supply him with the necessary information. The picture has been ordered by Mehemet Ali.
Rome, as appears by the il'otizie del Giorno of the 3d instant, had not escaped the violent storms at the close of the last month. On the 29th, a tempest greater than any recollected by the oldest inhabitants raged from five in the morning till two in the afternoon : several buildings were struck by lightning : the neighbourhood of the Pantheon, and the lower quarters of the city, were inundated. In the Campagna, several bridges were carried away by torrents.
It is contemplated in Switzerland to lower the level of the lakes of Neufehntel, Menne, and Morat, by improvements in the rivers Thielle and Aar. Should this project he realized, more than 50,000 acres of land will be gained, and the periodical innovations which desolate the Cantons will be at an end. The project has existed for some years, but it has been resumed only within a short period.
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