296 . S^cieti^ of Antiquaries of London, 



$tructure of the eountrj' round Nice. It is chiesfly composed of 

 Umestone, disposed in irregular strata, containing shells of the 

 same description with those of the sea beneath. 



Sir George Mackenzie re;id an essav On the Theory of Asso- 

 ciation in Matters of Ta-ste. It is of considerable kngth, and 

 occupied the whole time of three meetings of the Society. 



SOCIETY OF ANTIQUARIES OF LONDON. 



On the 23d of April, being St. George's Day, the Society of 

 Antiquaries met at their apartments in Somerset-place, in pur- 

 suance of their statutes and charter of incorporation, to elect a 

 President, Council, and Officers of tlie Socit-ty, for the year e\\- 

 suing ; whereupon 



George, Earl of Ai)erdeen, [ Henry Ellis, Esq. 



Right Holi. Sir J. Banks, Bart. \ Hugh Leycester, Esq. 



F. A. Barnard, Es(|. 



William Bray, Esi|. 



Nicholas Carlisle. Esq, 



Taylor Combe, Esq. 

 eleven of the Council, were re-chosen of the New Council; and 



Samuel Lysons, Esq. 

 Mat. Raper, Esq. 

 Robert Smirke jun. Esq, 



Samuel, Lord Bp. of Carlisle, 

 Hon. Rev. H.C.Cust, 

 George Dance, Esq. 

 Thomas Lord Grantham, 



Thomas Mur^ och, Esq. 

 Sir John NichoU, Knt. 

 .lohn Rennie, Esq. 

 Colonel R. E. Roberts, 



Charles Hatched, Esq. [ Rev. S. Weston, 



ten of the other members of the Society, were chosen of the 

 New Council, and were severally declared to be the Council for 

 the year ensuing. 



And, on a Report made of the Officers of the Society, it ap 

 peared, that 



George, Eiirl of Aberdeen, was elected President; 

 William Bray, Es(|. Treasurer; 

 Taylor Combe, Esq, Director ; 

 Nicholas Carlisle, Esq. Secretarv; and 

 Henry Ellis, E'-q. Secretary for the year ensuing. 

 The Society iiftervvards dined together at the Crov/n and Anclior 

 Tavern in the Strand, according to annual custom. 



BATH LITERARY AND PHILOSOPHICAL SOC IF/l V. 



March 17. Mrs. Grose favoured the Society with some spe- 



■ "eimens of the Cicada maiuiafereiis, or locust of New South 



■ ''Wales, and likewise of the v.ild honey or manna deposited by 



^ -ihat animal on a large forest tree called the Eucalyptus. This 



insect continues but a short time in its winged state : it was first 



li- Johseryed in November 1800, by Colonel Paterson, in the pupa 



state, and on the same day it appeared with its wings through 



• - an op«ain§ in- the back of the outer covering j it was then in a 



very 



