HIS TORT of the SOCIETK 



27 



1788. 



April 7. 

 Sir James Hall 

 on Lavoifier's 

 chemiftry. 



At the fame Meeting, Sir James Hall read the concluding 

 part of his View of M. Lavoisier's Theory of Chemiftry. 

 [See/upra, Feb. 4. and March 3. 1788.] 



Lit. CI. Mr Henry Mackenzie read an Account of the April 21. 

 German Theatre, with Remarks upon Dramatic Performances en the cermatj 

 in general. This paper is printed in this volume. [No. V. 

 Lit. CI. 



Phyf. CI. Dr Hutton read a paper on Phloglfton, in an- 

 swer to the 

 of M. Lavoisier's Chemiftry. 



May 5. 



fwer to the Obfervations of Sir James Hall, in his Account pwoguion" "" 



Thyf. CI. The Society met this day extra ordinem. Dr Hut- 

 ton read fome further Obfervations on Phlogifton ; and Sir 

 James Hall read a paper in reply to Dr Hutton's former 

 Obfervations on that fubjedl. 



A GENERAL Meeting of the Royal Society was held for the 

 eledion of Members. [See Lift in the Appendix to the Hiftory 

 of the Society.] 



May c«. 

 Dr Hutton and 

 Sir James Hall 

 on phlogifton. 



June 25; 



General Meet- 

 ing. 



Phyf. CI. An Account was read by Dr James Anderson, 

 of thirteen letters from James Anderson, M. D. Phyfician at 

 Madrafs, to Sir Joseph Banks, F. R. S. Lond. refpeding the 

 Difcovery of a new fpecies of Cochineal. [See fuprn^ Aug. 6. 

 1787.] 



Lit. CI. Mr Dalzel read a Diflertation by Mr Thomas 

 Robertson, Minifter of Dalmeny, on the Charafler of 

 Shakespeare's Hamlet. This paper is printed in this vo-^t 

 lume. [No. VII. Lit. C/.] 



(D 2) Phyf 



July 7- 



DrAnderfbnon ' 

 a new fpecies of 

 cochineal. 



July 21. 



Mr Robertfon 

 on the charatfler 

 of Hamlet. 



