HISTORT of the SOCIETY. 



ding in the competition along with the Academy of Sciences, 

 and the other Academy to be yet named. 



Mr SMITH fignified to the meeting, that although he enter- 

 tained great doubt whether the problem of the Count de WIN- 

 DISCHGRATZ admitted of any complete and rational folution, 

 yet the views of the propofer being fo highly laudable, and the 

 object itfelf of that nature, that even an approximation to its 

 attainment would be of importance to mankind ; he was there- 

 fore of opinion, that the Society ought to agree to the requetl 

 that was made to them. He added, that it was his intention 

 to communicate his fentiments on the fubjecl to the Count, 

 by a letter, which he would lay before the Council at a fubfe- 

 quent meeting. The Council were of opinion, That the So- 

 ciety mould acquiefce in the Count de WINDISCHGRATZ'S pro- 

 pofal, but fhould decline to accept of the recompence offered. 

 The farther confideration, however, of the affair was poftpo- 

 ned, till Mr SMITH fhould communicate to the Council the 

 draught of his intended letter to the Count, on the fubjedl of 

 his problem. 



Phyf. CL Dr GREGORY read a paper communicated by Dr 

 HOPE, giving an account of a remarkable cafe, attended with 

 anomalous -fymptoms, and terminating fatally ; in which, on 

 cliffeclion, the difeafe appeared to have proceeded from a large 

 gall-flone flicking in the neck of the gall-bladder. 



Lit. CL Dr GREGORY read a continuation of his Effay on 

 Caufe and Effect. [See>/>, Nov. 15. 1784.] 



Phyf.Cl. Mr WILLIAM SMELLIE read an Effay on Inftind. 

 As this Effay makes a part of a larger work, which the author is 

 preparing to lay before the Public, he did not wifh it mould ap^ 

 pear at full length among the Differtations printed in this vo- 

 lume* 



1785* 



Aug. i. 



Cafe communi 

 cated by Dr 

 Hope. 



Nov. 11. 

 Dr Gregory on 

 caufe and effedl. 



Dee. 5. 

 Mr Smellie on 



