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Among the physiological publications of this month, we have 

 to announce Mr. Curtis's Introductory Lecture to his Course on 

 the Anatomy, Physiology and Pathology of the Ear, as delivered 

 at the Royal Dispensary 1816. This lecture contains much 

 ingenious reasoning on the structure of the Ear, from which the 

 author has deduced important practical conclusions, rendering 

 the lecture both interesting and amusing. 



XXXIX. Proceedings of Learned Societies, 



ROYAL SOCIETY. 



March 5. J. he remainder of the paper by the Rev. J. Brinkley, 

 professor of astronomy in the University of Dublin, On the Pa- 

 rallax of the Fixed Stars, was read. 



March 12. A paper, by B. Bevan, Esq. On Belemnites 

 and Orthocaratites, was read. The principal object of the 

 author appeared to be that of demonstrating the proper con- 

 nexion subsisting between these two fossils, which had been by 

 many persons considered as distinct genera. The paper referred 

 to a fine specimen presented by the author some years since to 

 the British Museum, discovered between 90 and 100 feet be- 

 neath the surface of the ground, in a navigable tunnel on the 

 Grand Union Canal in the pari^rh of Crick, in the county of 

 Northampton, and about 430 feet above the level of the sea. 



ROYAL ACADEMY. 



Sci/lfjt2ire. 

 Lectures ly Mr. Flaxman, R. A. Feb. 23d. — The Professor com- 

 menced with ;i general introductory view of the progress of the 

 art in ancient and modem times. He observed, that in rude 

 times, before the art of printing was known, and for a consider- 

 able time after, the bas-relievo ornaments on churches formed 

 the great source of instruction to the people ; and that even at 

 this (lav many thousands in Roman Calholic countries derive 

 their diief information from them. The Professor, in alluding 

 to the advantages afforded to students at the Academy, men- 

 tioned the valuable collection of casts presented to it by the 

 Prince Regent, and expressed great satisfaction at the restoration 

 of the originals to the I'oman states, where they had been raised, 

 at a great ex pen.se, from the earth under which they had been 

 bmied. The discovery of the celebrated Mosaic, comprehending 

 the battle of the Centa\irs and Lapithae, and the Tritons and Sea 

 Monsters, had alone cost 30,000/. sterling. Mr, Fuseli was in 

 ^he chair, and the Lecture was well attended. 



Feb. 



