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50 and 60 fathoms below the surface of the earth, in Corn- 

 wall, is an additional stimulus to pursue our researches. 

 This mineral is of a pale yellow colour ; two specimens of it 

 were analysed by Mr. M c Gregor, one of which contained 

 69. —of arsenic acid, and 2(3. — copper; the other 72. — acid, 

 and 28. — copper. Some muriate of iron and silica were also 

 found, but they are deemed not essential to the mineral. 



April 20. — The President in the chair. Dr. Chisholm 

 laid before the Society some particulars respecting, a raceof 

 pygmies, said to exist as a nation in the centre of the island 

 of Madagascar; A M. Baudin, who had visited that island 

 and spent 50 days among them, and who was in the French 

 West Indies, had one of these beings preserved ; it w as a 

 man about 33 years of age, measuring only 32 inches, but 

 perfectly proportionate in all his parts. A child of a year 

 old was also preserved in spirits, and measured one foot. 

 These people are represented as beiug much fairer than the 

 other natives, and of a bright copper colour ; they are also 

 said to be very ingenious, to be expert with bows and ar- 

 rows, or javelins; and to be hospitable, humane, and gene- 

 rous. One account states them to have long hair, and an- 

 other short and woolly. They are also very numerous, 

 M. Baudin having seen above 8000 in one town. The wo- 

 men are said to have little breasts and almost no milk, so 

 that the children are fed with that of cows. Dr. Chisholm, 

 who personally inspected and measured these preserved bo- 

 dies, concludes, that a pygmy race should no lunger be con- 

 sidered as fabulous, and that such has now been discovered in 

 Madagascar. Some other French voyagers have likewise 

 mentioned the existence of these singular people. 



SOCIETY OF ANTIQUARIES. 



Monday, April 24, (St. George's day falling on a Sunday,) 

 the Society of Antiquaries met at their apartments in So- 

 merset-place, in pursuance of their statutes and charter Of 

 incorporation, to elect a president, council, and officers of 

 the Society for the ensuing year : whereupon — 

 . The Most Noble George Marquis of Townshend and Earl 

 •f Leicester; F. A. Barnard, Esq.; W. Bray, Esq.; Nich. 



Carlisle, 



