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Atheneum.

\ ' This literary institution situated No. 68 in Ostcr- I gade was formed in the year 1825 by the most scienti­ fic characters in Denmark for facilitating the general introduction of useful literature. Alllio it is yet in its infancy, it has at the present period, 450 regular subscribers, and the arrangement of this establishment is directed by a committee of thirty two of the members. The reading rooms arc fitted up most commodiously, and supplied with every description of litcratftro, that can not only interest every resident of Copenhagen, but every traveller frequenting this Capital. These rooms arc open from 10 O’clock in the morning, until 11 O’ clock at night. The regular members arc ballottcd for, nnd each of them has the privilege of an introductory ticket for the admission of trdvellers for eight days (gratis) after which time they are subject to tbc payment of one Dollar silver the month. Since the commencement of this establishment 1,100 travellers from every quarter of the globe have been ad mitted ; and independant of the periodical papers, the rea