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Clajs 11. Natural Phllofophy. Beauchamp, Berthollet, Champi, Conte, Deliflcj Defcotils, 

 Defgenettes, Dolomieu, JDubois, GeofFroy, Savigny. (There is one place vacant.) 



Clafs III. Political Economy. CafFarelli-Dufalga, Gloutier, PoufTielgue, Sulkowfky, Sucy, 

 Tallien. (Six places vacant.) 



Clafs IV. Literature and the Arts. Denon, Dutertre, Nery, Parceval, Redoute, Riegel, 

 Venturi, Raphael, a Greek prieft. ' (Four places vacant.) 



On the 6th Fruclidor, in the year VI. (Aug. 23, 1798), at feven in the morning, the Infti- 

 tute of Egypt held its firft fitting, at which Buonaparte prefided. The officers were eleifted : 

 Monge, prefident ; Buonaparte, vice-prefident ; and Fourier, perpetual fecretary ; in whofe 

 place, on account of his abfence at Rofetta, Coftaz was provifionally appointed. 



In this firft fitting Buonaparte made the following propofitions : 



1. What are the bejl methods of Improving the conJlruSilon of ovens to bake bread for the army? 

 The commiffaries named to examine this queftion were, Berthollet, Caffarelli, Say, and 

 Monge. 



2. What produEl can be fuhjlltuted Injlead of hops In making beer? Commiflaries, Berthollet, 

 Malus, Coftaz, Gloutier, and Defgenettes. 



3. How may the waters of the Nile be clarified, and rendered pure ? CommifTaries, Monge, 

 Berthollet, Coftaz, and Venturi. 



4. Are wind, or water mills, to be preferred ? fin the prefent ctrcuhiftances). Commiflaries, 

 Caffarelli, Malus, Say, and Coftaz. 



5. What are the refources fir procuring gunpowder ? CommifTaries, AndreofTy, Malus, and 

 Venturi. 



6. What Is the fate of leglfiatlon in Egypt, and how can it be meliorated ? CommifTaries, Say, 

 Sulkowflcy, Tallien, and Coftaz. 



7. A projeEi of regulation (of the Infltute ? ) CommifTaries, Monge, Caffarelli, Tallien, 

 Geoffroy, Coftaz. 



(To be continued). 



Cafes of the Diabetes Mellitus, with the Refults of the Trials of certain Acids, and other 

 Subftances, in the Cure of the Lues Venerea. By John Rollo, Surgeon-General, Royal 

 Artillery. Second Edition, with large Additions. 



THE fecond edition of thjs treatife was announced at p. 427 of the prefent volume, but 

 time did not then permit me to give an account of the additions and fa£ts now firft publifhed. 



The additional cafes and communications on this diabetes, appear to eftablifh the author's 

 opinion refpe£ling the efficacy of diet confifting entirely of animal food, when rigoroufly 

 perfevered in. The difledtions likewife prove, that the fweet urine does not proceed from 

 any organic afFeclion of the kidneys, but moft probably from fome vitiated ftate of the 

 ftomach, and organs of digeftion. 



The additional cafes are, two from Dr. Gerard of Liverpool; a continuation of Walker's cafe, 

 by Dr. De la Rive; four from Dr. Cleghorn of Glafgow, with a continuation of his former 

 cafes; fome remarks and cafes by Dr. Storer of Nottingham, with a continuation of Dr. 

 Aldricli's cafe; one from Dr. Jamefon, furgeon of the Royal Artillery; one from Mr. 



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