284. Scientific News, &c. 



Prefident, the Earl of Winchilfea. — Vice-sprefidents : the Earl of Morton; the Earl of 



Egremont; and the Right Honourable Sir J. Banks, Bart. K.B. P.R.S Committee of 



managers. — For three years: Earl Spencer; Count Rumford; and Richard Clarke, Efq. 



Chamberlain of the City of London. For two years: the Earl of Egremo!:t; the Right 



Honourable Sir J. Banks; and Richard Jofeph Sulivan, Efq. For one year : the Earl of 



Morton ; the Right Honourable Thomas Pelham; and Sir J. C. Hippifly, Bart.— Treafurer, 



Thomas Barnard, Efq.--Sccretary, the Rev. S. GlafTc, D.D. RR.S Committee of vifi- 



tors. — For three years: the Duke of Bridgewater ; the Lord Bifhop of Durham ; and Thomas ^i^ 



Bernard, Efq. ^For two years : the Lord Vifcount Palmerfton ; Lord Teignmouth ; and 



Rowland Burdon, Efq. For one year : the Earl of Bcfborough ; Lord Somerville ; and 



Samuel Thornton, Efq. State of the fubfcription lifts, the 6th of July, 1799:— 138 



perfons had given in their names as fubfcribersof 50 guineas each, and hereditary proprietors 

 of the inftitution ; 103 perfons, as fubfcribers for life, at 10 guineas each; and 97 perfons 

 as annual fubfcribers, at 2 guineas each; — 338 fubfcribers. 



As many ingenious tradefmcn and artificers may be defirous of having their inventions 

 and their work exhibited in the repofitory of the inftitution, the managers, defirous of 

 bringing forward into public view all fuch mechanical inventions and improvements as arc 

 worthy of the public notice, have refolved : 



That the gratuitous affillance of fuch refpe£table and wealthy artlfts, tradefmen, and 

 manufafturers, as deal in any of the articles that will be wanted in the arrangement of the 

 inftitution, or as are proper to be exhibited in the repofitory, be accepted by the managers ; 

 and that the articles fo furniflied gratis, be marked with the names and places of abode of 

 the donors. The managers have alfo refolved : 



That the affiftance of fuch ingenious and well-informed perfons be accepted, as may 

 offer their gratuitous fervices in the capacities of draughtfmen, artifts, artificers, overfeers of 

 the work, &c. in the arrangement of tlse various details of the inftitution; and that perfons 

 fo wiving their voluntary affiftance for a certain time, be permitted to have free accefs to the 

 inftitution, and to attend, gratis, all the philofophical ledlures during a certain period. 



Perfons who are defirous of availing themfelvcs of cither of thefe refolutions, are requefted 

 to fend in their propofals in writing, to the managers of the inftitution, ftating Jpecifically, 

 what they are willing to undertake. 



' Mr. Kirwan's Eftay on the Analjfis of Mineral Waters, and his Geological Eflays, will 

 both appear early this month (September). 



