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Inftllute, each of them prefented the names of three candi- 

 dates; from which the Inltitnte, on the 5th Nivoje (36lh De- 

 cember) \\tere 10 chonfc a lirll aliociatc for each clals. 



The three candidates prclented by the clafs of the Mathe- 

 matical and Phylical Sciences are. Sir Jofeph Banks, Dr. Maf- 

 kelvne, and Dr. Herfchel. 



The three candidates of the Moral and Political Sciences — ■ 

 Mr. JeHeri'ju, Frelidcnt of the United States, Major Kennel, 

 Coimt Ruin ford. 



The tl.ree candidates named by the Clafs of Literature and 

 the Fine Arts are, M. Ha\un, Mr. Sheridan, and Klopdock. 



Each clafs, in order to prefent its three candidates for 

 eledion to the three clafle- united, was itfelf obHged to eleA 

 from a greater nunil)er of candidates prefented to it by a com- 

 million conipofed of a member from each feftion. The lift . 

 of the candidates propbfed to each clafs by the commiflioa 

 was as follows : — 



For the firft clafs— Dr. Malkelvne, Mr. Watt, Dr. Her- 

 fchel, Dr. Prieftley, Mr.Cavendilb, Profeflor Vo'.ta, Sir Jo- 

 feph Banks, Profeifor I'allas, Mafcagni, Arthur \ oung, Efq. 



For the fecond clafs — Mr. Jefl'erfon, Count Rumtbrd, 

 Norman, Kant, Herder, Sir John Dalrymple, Profeifor Du- 

 gald Stuart, Sir John Sinclair, Ebling, Arthur Young, Efq. 

 Khabec, Marini, Gactano, Librarian of the Vatican, Cham- 

 pomann, Lardizobal, David Kamfay, Niebuhr, Home Tooke, 

 Mr. Fox. 



For the third clafs — Arnold, Cannova the Italian fculp- 

 tor, Calderari, Cefarotti, Italian poet; H^ydn, celebrated 

 mufician ; Hcvne, Klopflock, Merian, of the Academy of 

 Berlin; Sergellc, a Swede; Sarti, celebrated Italian mufi- 

 cian ; Mr, Sheridan, Home Tooke. 



In the General Sitting, on the 26th of December, the In- 

 flitute proceeded to the eleftion of the three aflbciatod mem- 

 bers ; when Mr. Jcffcrfon, Prefidcnt of the United States of 

 America, was chofcn for the Clafs of Moral and Political 

 Science. Major llcnnel had 157 voles, and Count Runi- 

 ford 169. 



For the clafs of Phyficaland Mathematical Science, Sir 

 Jofeph Banks, Prcfident of the Royal Society of London, 

 was nominated ; and for the Clafs of Literature and the 

 Fine Arts, M. Haydn. 

 A:c'i7i):l of the. hibuurs of the Clafs of the Mathematical and 



Pbyfical Sciences during the Jirjl quarter of the year 10. 



Rtiid by C. Delambre, fccretary. 



Ajlronomy. — 'Ihe Uar difcovered about a year ago by Pi- 

 azzi at Palermo has hitherto efcaped the relcarches of all 

 aftronomers. Similar, in regard to the fplendour of its light, 



to 



