3 1 8 Learned Societies. 



and to depofit their collection of minerals and books in the 

 mufeum of Charles Auguftus . 



In the public fitting of March 3d, the dire&or, Profefior 

 Lenz, read a fhort view of the lateft difcoveries in mine- 

 ralogy ; Dr. Von Gerftenberg explained the reafons which 

 occafioned the regality of mines to be eftablifhed; M. Panf- 

 ner, of Arnfladt, controverted the grounds adduced for the 

 Meifner f being of a volcanic nature ; and M. Theil of Iglo, 

 in Hungary, illuftrated the influence which natural philofo- 

 phy has on mineralogy. 



BRITISH MINERALOGICAL SOCIETY. 



The want of a Society in this kingdom, whofe attention 

 fhould be directed to the analyfis and reduction of our native 

 ores and minerals, has been felt for a considerable time. It 

 is with pleafure, therefore, we announce that a Society un- 

 der the above title has recently been inftituted, which pro- 

 mifes to be of confiderable public utility ; as it propofes to 

 analyfe, free of expence, for the proprietors of mines or 

 landed eftates, whatever fubftances they may meet with in 

 iufneient quantity to render a knowledge of their component 

 parts a defirable object. We hope, in our next Number, to 

 be able to lay the plan of the Society before our readers. 



f The Meifner is a mountain three miles from Caffel, which, according 

 to meafurernent by the barometer, rifes 19^9 Paris feet above the furface of 

 the neighbouring river, and 21S4 feet above the level of the fea. Its up- 

 per part con fills of mafies of bafaltes, fome columns of which are 20 feet in 

 length, and from 5 to 8 inches in thicknefs. It contains alfo coal. It has 

 been declared to be of a volcanic nature by Fau;as de St. Fond and Van 

 .M;t'.:i:. who both examined ; l. For;- 



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