86* Tjinnean Society of Londo?i, &c, 



LINNEAN SOCIETY OF LONDON. 



On Tuefday, the nth of May, this fociety held their firft 

 meeting under a royal charter of incorporation, wherein tho 

 following firft fifteen fellows are appointed to form the council 

 for the year enfuing, viz. 



George earl of Dartmouth, F. R. S. 



James Edward Smith, M.D. F. R. S. prefident, 



Thomas IVIarfham, efq. treafurer. 



Alexander M'Leay, efq. fecretary. 



Jonas Dryander, efq. 



The Rev. Samuel Goodcnough, LL. D. 



A. B. Lambert, efq. F.R.S. 



R. A. Salifburv, efq. F.R.S. 



W. G. Maton, M.D. F.R.S. 



William Lewis, efq. 



Thomas Furley Foriter, efq. 



Charles Hatchett, efq. F, R. S. 



The Rev. Thomas Rackett, M. A. 



John Symmons, efq. F.R.S. 



Thomas Young, M. D. F. R. S. 



LITERARY AND PHILOSOPHICAL SOCIETY, NEW- 

 CASTLE. 



This fociety, inftituted only a few years ago, is now in h 

 flouri flung a ftate, that it has at this time under confederation 

 a plan for eftablifhing a leclurefhip on the fubjt-cl: of natural 

 and experimental philofophy. A paper on the fubjecl;, drawn 

 up by Mr. Thomas Biggs, one of the members, has been 

 printed and circulated by the fociety; and fuch exertions are 

 making, that we hope foon to be able to announce that a 

 fufficient fund has been obtained for carrying this deflrable 

 meafure into eftecl. 



PHYSIOLECTICAL SOCIETY. 



A fociety under the above title has jufl been inftituted at 

 Birmingham " for the purpofe oi improving its members in 

 natural philofophv by lecture, experiment, and dtfeuflion/* 

 A fuiiable apparatus is to be provided at the expenfe of the 

 members, each of whom during the feffions is to lechirc, in 

 his turn, upon a fubjecl: in natural philofophy chofen by him-* 

 felf, bul approved by a quorum of the fociety, and vifiting 

 auditors are to be admitted to the fittings under certain re- 

 gulations. This is as it ought to be, and does much credit 

 to th,oie fcientific gentlemen who planned and have united 

 for fuch objects, This will not only infure their own im- 

 provement, 



