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INTELLIGENCE, 
AND 
MISCELLANEOUS ARTICLES, 
ELECTORAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES AT MANHEIM,; 
On the 16th of April laft the Electoral Academy of Sci- 
ences at Manheim held a public fitting in commemoration 
of its deceafed founder the Eletor Charles Theodore, who 
died on the 17th of February. On this occafion Mr. M. Col- 
lini, a member of the Society, read a printed oration on ihe 
viciffitudes of the Academy. The moft flourifhing period of 
this inftitution was that between the time of its eftablith- 
ment and the year 1777, when the Palatinate family got pof- 
feffion of Bavarja, and Charles Theodore transferred his re- 
fidence from Manheim to Munich. It was not, however, 
left deftitute of fupport; but its diftance from the cleétoral 
court rendered many things impoffible, which, under other’ 
circumftances, might have been accomplifhed. Still more 
prejudicial to the Academy, as well as the whole Palatjnate, 
was the war which broke out afterwards, between France 
on the one fide, and the German Empire and Aufirig on the 
other. Manheim was bombarded three times, viz. in De- 
gember 1794, November 1795, and January 1798; and as 
often was it neceflary to remove the library of the Academy, 
as well as its papers, &c. to a place of fafety, and to arrange 
them. The fittings and labours of the members were inter= 
rupted 5 the palace, affigned to them for holding their meet- 
ings, was in part burnt; and as the revenues deftined for the 
fupport of the inftitution arife from pofiefl ons on the left 
bank of the Rhine, if thefe remain in the hands of the 
French, it is to be apprehended, that, like many other efta- 
blithments of the fame kind on the right bank of that river, 
which had their revenues on the other fide, it will decline 
pnlefs fupported by the new regent, Among its moft diftin- 
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