Society of Antiquaries. — Imperial Academy of Genoa. 1 83 

 >equel to, his former papers on the figure of Saturn. The 

 present observations are designed to illustrate and correct this 

 astronomer's former opinions, as well as the outline of the 

 figure of Saturn, given in the Philosophical Transactions of 

 last year*. He now considers the diameter of that planet 

 to be much greater at the equator than formerly, but still 

 admits that it is much flatted at the poles. 



The society then adjourned till Thursday, the 6th of No- 

 vember next. 



SOCIETY OP ANTIQUARIES. 



June 26. The right honourable the earl of Leicester, pre- 

 sident, in the chair. — Mr. Malcolm furnished notes of the 

 registers and inscriptions found in the church of St. Helens, 

 London . 



Lord Ecrremont produced a copv of another order issued 

 in the 5th of Henrv VIII., directing and arranging the equi- 

 page and state splendour of the duke of Northumberland on 

 his embarkation for France. The publication of these his- 

 torical documents must tend to render luxury and pageantry 

 more contemptible. 



Three numbers of the engraved drawings taken from the 

 paintings discovered in St. Stephen's chapel, Westminster, 

 in 1SOO, v. ere presented to the members; after which the 

 society adjourned till Thursday, the 6th of November. 



IMPERIAL ACADEMY OF GENOA 



(Formerly called the Institute)'. 

 The two classes of this academy, according to their new 

 regulations, are in future to hold a meeting every month : the 

 class of Physical Science on the 1st, and that of Moral 

 Science on the 15th, of every month. 



POLISH SOCIETY OF THE FRIENDS OF LITERATURE, 

 AT WARSAW. 



On the l"th of May last the above society held their 

 public meeting. Bishop Albertrandi, as president, opened 

 the business with an appropriate discourse, in which he paid 

 some elegant compliments to prince Alexander Sap. bra, 



• 'Pti'duwpliicul Mlgf&iue, vol. xxiii -p. 153. 



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