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PROCEEDINGS OF LEARNED. SOCIETIES. 
FOREIGN. 
Paris Institute.—Academy of Sciences, 
July 1, 1826.—M. William Brandes pre- 
sented his work, De repentinis variationibus 
impressione atmosphere observatis; for fur- 
thering the object of which M. Arago 
communicated the result of numerous ba- 
rometric observations. Professor Simonoss 
forwarded his “ Memoir on the cause of the 
difference of temperature in the two hemi- 
speres of the terrestrial globe,” founded on 
some thermometric observations made by 
the author in a voyage round the world. 
M. Arago communicated many results of 
his researches on the action of different 
Substances on the magnetic needle. M. 
Poigron announced his having completed a 
theoretic memoir on questions of this sort, 
and that it should be delivered at the next 
sitting. The minister of the interior sent a 
memoir, which had been addressed to him 
by the minister for foreign affairs, entitled, 
“Memoir on the calculation of the move- 
ments of comets,” by Mamof, councillor of 
state in Russia. Through the same chan- 
nel, an account of an earthquake felt at 
Saint-Brieux, was received. In a letter of 
M. d’Arcet is a refutation of the assertions 
contained in a pseudonymous letter read at 
a former meeting, in which a claim of prio- 
rity of invention relative to some disco- 
yeries in the solution of stones in the blad- 
der, had been urged in favour of M. Mas- 
cagni. M. Magendie confirmed the truth 
of M. d’ Arcet’s statements. M. Deshayes, 
author of a work on the fossil shells in the 
neighbourhood of Paris, requested the Aca- 
demy to support his application to the 
minister of the interior for relief, misfor- 
tune having obliged him to suspend the 
publication. M. Berard read, in the name 
of M. Balard, druggist and apothecary at 
etcott inca a memoir on a substance con- 
tained in sea-water, and which he denomi- 
nated muride: referred to M. Vauquelin, 
Guy Lussac, and Thenard. 
July 10.—A second memoir of M. Mont- 
livault, on cosmology, was referred to M. M. 
Arago and Fresnel. Messrs. Ampere and 
Frernel’s report onthe letter of M: Gaudin 
relative to the nature of caloric’; that his 
hypothesis is not new, at least in its essen- 
tial part, viz. that caloric is’ the product of 
the reunion of the two -electricities! (disco- 
vered by Berselius); >that’ the reasons he 
employs are inconclusive ; his’ experiment 
useless; the result being known before, and 
oné from which no consequence, pro or con, 
can be deduced: (adopted).—M. Bisson 
read his memoir on the theory of magnetic 
movement. ‘M. Civiale read a note of his 
improvements on the instruments for break- 
ing the stone ;—referred to Messrs: Chaus- 
sier, Dumeril, and Dupuytren. 
July 17.—The minister of the interior 
sent a fragment of an aérolite recently fallen 
in the neighbourhood of Cartres (Tarn. )— 
M. Amussat declared in a letter that the 
instrument presented at the last sitting by 
M. Civiale had been previously constructed 
by himself, of which he offered the proofs ; 
the whole referred to the commission on M. 
Civiale’s memor. M. Meirieux advanced 
a similar claim: disposed of in a similar 
way.—M. Magendie presented, in the name 
of M. Amussat, a new machine for recog- 
nizing by the sound the presence of stones 
in the bladder. M.Humboldt communi- 
cated the discovery of M. Boussingaut of 
the true situation of platinum. The first 
part of a memoir, entitled “* Researches on 
the parts denominated organs in vegeta- 
bles,’’ was read by M. Dupetit Thours. 
July 24.—M. Timoleon Taillefer, phy- 
sician, sent a memoir on the new treatment 
of lacrymal fistula. M. Raymond, clock- 
maker, read a memoir entitled ‘* Exposi- 
tion and development of a new system of 
balances, without compensation, appli- 
cable to clocks, and better adapted to be 
an uniform measure of time.” 
July 31.—M. Bruin presented a manu- 
script entitled “A steganographic vocabu- 
lary, or the art of communicating quidkly, 
by night and by day, at considerable dis- 
tances. No other communications of in- 
terest. were made. 
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BIOGRAPHICAL MEMOIRS OF EMINENT PERSONS. 
THE BISHOP OF CALCUTTA. 
In recording the early decease of the 
late Bishop of Caleutta, we would wil- 
lingly enter upon a critical analysis of his 
numerous writings, poetical, miscellaneous, 
and theological—we would willingly offer 
a full tribute to the memory of departed 
genius, of profound learning, of exemplary 
piety, of general worth, of indefatigable 
perseverance in the great cause of chris- 
tianity—but all this is precluded by the 
narrow limits of our obituary department ; 
and we are consequently under. the neces- 
sity of confining ourselyes to little more 
than a statement of dates and facts... 
The Right. Reverend. Reginald, Lord 
Bishop of Calcutta, was the second .son 
of the Rey. Reginald Heber, of.Marton 
Hall, York, and brother of Richard. Heber, 
Esq., late one of the representatives in 
parliament of the university . of. Oxford. 
He was born about the year 1780; and, at 
the usual age, he was sent, to. Brazen-nose 
College, Oxford; whence-he was elected a 
fellow of All Souls. Previously to that 
election, however, he had paid a visit to 
Russia, in company with Mr, Thornton. 
