DENMARK. The Northern Antiquarian Society has published a Supplement to the Antiquitates Americana. The volume is edited by the learned secretary, C. C. Rafn. The discovery of an ancient building in Newport, Rhode Island, supposed to belong to the Ante-Columbian Scandinavian discoverers, could not but be of the highest interest, as it would tend to confirm Rafn's conjecture that the Northmen had not only established a colony in Vinland, but had lived on the island for several generations. The recently discovered building, which is in a style corresponding with that of the ancient remains in Jutland, Scotland, and Ireland, is supposed to have been a vestry or christening chapel, as similar round buildings are still extant in Greenland, in the vicinity of old churches. It is to be hoped that the Americans will not fail to make the necessary researches on the spot. The Society intend to publish an Atlas of the Discoveries and Colonies of the ancient Scandinavians. Two maps, A General Map of the Discoveries of the Northmen in the Arctic Regions and in America from the tenth to the fourteenth century, and A Map of Vinland from accounts in Northern Manuscripts, both by Rafn, have been appended to the Supplement above-mentioned. MISCELLANEOUS. Messrs. Bagster and Sons intend publishing a Complete Polyglot Bible, embracing all such Languages of the Holy Scriptures (whether entire or fragmentary), with such Critical Addenda, and such Grammatical and other Apparatus, as may be considered necessary for a Polyglot Bible of the most perfect description; including all that is valuable in the four celebrated editions-The Complutensian Polyglot, produced under the patronage and at the expense of Cardinal Ximenes, in six volumes folio, 1514-7; The Antwerp Polyglot at the charge of Philip II. of Spain, eight volumes folio, 1569-72; The Paris Polyglot, by Le Jaye, in ten volumes folio, 1645; and the London Polyglot of Brian Walton, published by subscription, in six volumes folio, 1653-7. Nearly two centuries have passed since Bishop Walton finished his great work. In this long period, much that will add to the value and interest of a Polyglot Bible has been brought to light by the researches of scholars at home and abroad; and from the liberal readiness with which the general erudition of the present day is spent in the public service, many advantages may now be secured which were unknown or inaccessible to the learned Editors of that and earlier works, and seem to distinguish the present as an auspicious and fitting time for the arduous undertaking above alluded to. "The English Hexapla," from the same publisher, is nearly ready, and the "Biblia Polyglotta Ecclesiæ," is preparing for publication, under the superintendence of the Rev. Frederick Iliff, D.D. One of the most interesting and instructive Exhibitions that have ever visited London is Mr. CATLIN'S Exhibition of the Red Indian or North American Museum, now exhibiting at the Egyptian Hall. Mr. CATLIN has been traversing the vast wildernesses and prairies of North America, in the British, American, and Mexican territories, during the last eight years, with the view of reaching all the tribes of those remote regions, and with the hope of producing a more complete and just history of their manners and customs than has yet been published. He was led into this arduous and perilous pursuit from a full conviction that these very numerous and interesting branches of the human family are rapidly making their exit from the earth; that they are passing under the sod at the approach of cultivating man; that (to use their own very beautiful phrase)," they are all going to the shades of their fathers, towards the setting sun;" that their race is soon to be extinguished, and their deeds and their history to be heralded to future ages only by their enemies, ("pale faces,") who have dispossessed them, and are ploughing the fields over their dead bodies. During the eight years of his travels and researches he was enabled to visit forty-eight different tribes (the greater part of whom were found living in their primitive state), consisting of 400,000 souls. Being professionally an artist, he took his canvass and brushes with him to the remotest tribes, by which means he has supplied himself with many curious and valuable illustrations for the work; and has returned with 500 paintings in oil, made in every instance by his own hand, from nature; 300 of which are portraits of chiefs, warriors, &c. of the different tribes, and the most of them at full length, armed and costumed in their primitive style; and the remaining 200 consist of groups of their dances, ball-plays, and other games, landscapes of the country, views of their villages, buffalo-hunts, religious ceremonies, &c. containing more than 3000 figures. Mr. Catlin has nearly ready for publication in two volumes royal octavo, his Manners, Customs and Condition of the North American Indians, with 400 Illustrations of their Manners, Customs, Costumes, &c., Etched and Outlined from his Original Paintings now Exhibiting in London. The work will be delivered to subscibers only. SCIENTIFIC INTELLIGENCE.-The principal inventions and discoveries in science which have attracted attention in England during the last three months consist,-1st, of the discovery of an enormous destructive power capable of instantly shattering to fragments any vessel against which it may be discharged; the Government intend securing the secret of the composition of this extraordinary power. 2nd, The successful application of the electro-magnetic power to printing. The machine is very ingenious, and exhibits the extraordinary power of directing the typographical process at a great distance from where it is actually performed. 3rd,-A valuable discovery by which lithography can be effectively used for the purpose of transferring any lithographic drawing to china, porcelain, delf, &c. This discovery has been made by Mr. Day, and has been secured by patent. The composition he uses for the transfer has not been made known. A great improvement in all articles of crockery will shortly manifest itself, as one of the best artists of the day has been especially engaged. 4th, The discovery by a Belgian paper-maker that a fine white paper can be manufactured from asparagus ends; and also that a paper of inferior quality can be manufactured from beetroot. LIST OF THE PRINCIPAL NEW WORKS PUBLISHED ON THE CONTINENT. FROM APRIL To June, 1841, INCLUSIVE. THEOLOGY AND ECCLESIASTICAL HISTORY. 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