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INTELLIGENCE 



AND 



MISCELLANEOUS ARTICLES, 



LEARNED SOCIETIES. 



ROYAL SOCIETY OF LONDON. 



JxT the meeting of this learned body on the 21ft of 

 February, a work of great utility to aftronomers was read — 

 Dr. Herfchel's 4th catalogue of the fixed ftars, with their 

 comparative brightnefs. 



On the a8th of February a meteorological paper by Mr. 

 Hutchinfon was read ; and a curious paper on the fub- 

 merged forefts on the coaft of Lincolnfhire, endeavouring 

 to afcertain the epoch of the phenomenon, and containing 

 geological obfervations on the different ftates in which trees 

 are found in the earth, by Mr. Jofeph Serra de Correa. 



The meetings of March 7th and 14th were occupied in 

 reading a curious paper on hermaphrodites; which contains 

 alfo an account of fome fingular experiments on human 

 generation, fimilar to thofe made by Spalanzani on the 

 canine fpecies. 



INSTITUTION 



For diffufing the Knowledge, and facilitating the general 

 Introduction of ufeful Mechanical Inventions and Im- 

 provements; and for teaching, hy Courfes of Philofophical 

 Lectures and Experiments, the Application of Science to the 

 common Purpofes of Life. 



OUR readers will be happy to learn that a new Inftitution 

 under the above title, which promifes lo be of great public 

 utility, has been fet on foot in this capital, and is expected 

 Shortly to be eftablifhed by Royal charter. The Right 

 Hon. Sir Jofeph Banks, who has fo long, and with fo much 



honour 



