IV NOTICE TO READERS AND CORRESPONDENTS. 



We are much indebted to our " Old Correspondent" for liis ob- 

 servations on Electro-magnetism, but he is evidently unacquainted with 

 all that Oersted has achieved in this department of science. Palmam 

 qui meruit, ferat. 



F. R. S. has reached us, but we cannot, either directly or indirectly, 

 interfere in the subject of his letter. 



We are much flattered by the proposal. of a " Proprietor of the 

 London Institution," but cannot afford the space which his plan 

 would require. 



The Letter of " Bibliophilus," respecting the destination of the 

 King's Library, reached us too late for insertion, and we fear that, be- 

 fore our next publication, its doom will be fixed. Should the subject 

 not fall into abler hands, which we hope it will, we shall, upon a future 

 occasion, offer a few remarks upon his proposal for a National Museum. 



In consequence of the extent of several papers in this Number hav- 

 ing exceeded our expectation, we have been obliged to omit the article 

 on the Progress of Foreign Science, and have incorporated the most 

 important parts of it with the Miscellaneous Intelligence. 



On referring to the Notice to Correspondents, prefixed to our Twen- 

 ty-Seventh Number, Mr. John Reid will find that he has entirely 

 mistaken our motives for withholding his paper. We have now dis- 

 posed of it according to his directions. 



The communication from Bu*mingham we have again been obliged 

 to postpone, in consequence of want of room for the plate. If the 

 author wishes it returned, it shall be leflt for him at Mr. Murray's. 



We are sorry to decline the communication, signed S. Perhaps tlie 

 author will see our motive in an article in the present Number. His 

 paper is iireserved, and shall be disposed of as he may direct. 



B. N. D. must excuse us. 



" Electro-Magneticus " requires some]^consideration. We shall 

 endeavour to reply to him in our next Number. 



If our Correspondent at Rouen will refer to Sir H. Davy's paper, 

 " On the Fallacy of the Experiments in which Water is said to have 

 been formed by the Decomposition of Chlorine," in the Phil. Trans. 

 for 1818, he will find answers to all his queries. 



Several papers have reached us too late for insertion, and will be 

 disposed of according to the notice in our last Number. As we only 

 publish quarterly, many subjects of temporary interest, which our Cor- 

 respondents are kind enough to rommunicate, are thus rendered useless. 

 This is especially the case with Mr. Sutherland's paper, which was 

 only received last night. — March 25. 



