2*4 London InsiUnilon. 



as may icnil to tiic elucidation of this subject, by giving 

 them a place in our wnrk. 



A letter from Snnthson Tennant, esq. to the President, 

 Was read, announcing his discovery of native minium in a 

 vein of galena in Devonshire. A small quantity of this 

 native minium was found in the centre of a piece of cubic 

 galena, accompanied with crystals of spar. This ingenious 

 chemist promises to forward specimens of the mineral to his 

 mineralogical friends, for their personal inspection. 



LONDON IXSTITUTIOX. 



A general meeting of the proprietors of this institution 

 was held on the Clth of April, at its house in the Old Jewry, 

 to receive a report from the manao-ers on a royal charter pro- 

 posed to be applied for, to obtain for the society the rights' 

 of a corporate body. 



A draft of the proposed charter was read to the meeting, 

 ■which, after some discussion, was ordered to be printed for 

 the use of the proprietors, and to be taken into their consi- 

 tleration at a future meeting. 



The meeting tlien proceeded to elect, by ballot, the first 

 officers, &c. of the institution, preparatory to the insertion 

 of their names in the pi'oposed charter ; when the following 

 gentlemen were elected : 



President — For One Year. 

 Sir Francis Baring, bart, M. P. 



Vice-Presidents — For Four Years. 

 Su- Richard Neave, bart. F.R.S. and F.A.S. 



For Three Years. 

 Becston Long, esq. 



For Tito Years. 

 George Hibbert, esq. F.L S. 



For one Year. 

 John Julius Angerstein, esq. 



ISIanagers — For Four Years. 

 Richard Clark, esq. F.A.S. chamberlain. 

 Rev. Matthew Raine, D.D. F.R.S. and F.A.S. 

 Richard Sharp, Esq. F.A.S. 

 John Smith, esq. M.P. 

 Henry Thornton, esq. M.P. 



•For 



