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of Dr. Sicklci's experiments, and an attentive consideration of 

 the same, in connexion with the seveid niesnoirs, containing his 

 observations, presented from time to time to the Committee, they 

 regret to observe, that Dr. Sickler has totally failed in his en- 

 deavours to satisfy the Committee, that his method of unrolling 

 the Herculaneum manuscripts is available, and such as can war- 

 rant them in recommending to His Majesty's Government a 

 fuither perseverance therein. 



In closing their Report upon this inquiry, the Committee must 

 observe, that they had reason to be satisfied with the zeal and 

 assiduity which Dr. Sickler continued to manifest throughout the 

 whole of the operations in which be was engaged, under their 

 inspection ; and that, although bv the letter of his original pro- 

 positions, and the agreement ratified by him, previously to his 

 departure for England, he could not consider himself entitled to 

 any pecuniary aid beyond the expenses of his return to his own 

 Kountry ; yet, inasmuch as he had been engaged in this country 

 from the 1 2th of June to the 1 1 th of October, they have thought 

 proper to recommend that such a remuneration should be made 

 to him, for the time which has been devoted to his experiments, 

 as in the judgement of the Committee, from the information be- 

 fore them, would be sufficient to cover his actual loss of salary 

 and emoluments, by his absence from his professional duties; 

 and they fixed the amount of remuneration to two hundred pounds. 

 This sum, together with one hundred and fifty pounds for the 

 expenses of his return to Hiklburghausen, conformably to the 

 agreement before referred to, Dr. Sickler received, previously to 

 liis departure from England ; the expenses of his residence in 

 tluj) coimtry having from time to time been discharged, under 

 th.e direction of the Committee, out of the sum which His Royal 

 Highness the Prince Regent has been pleased to direct to be 

 placed at their di-^posal for that purpose ; the amount of which 

 issue and expenditure is hereto annexed. 



By order of the Committee, 

 London, Dec. 31, 1817- James Pulman, Secretary. 



placement of the Expenditure vf the Committee charged with 

 the Super in ie/idence of Dr. Sickler's Eaperimevts for the 

 Purpose of proving the EJficacy of a Method, proposed by him, 

 for unrolling and deciphering the Herculaneum Manuscripts. 



Travelling expenses consecpient upon the negotiation 

 with Dr. Sickler's Journey to England with his fa- 

 mily, including the sum allowed to him for his out- 

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