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and other distingaished persons. His remains were deposited 

 in the cemetery of P. La Chaise; and three of his colleagues, — 

 M. Cuvier on the part of the Academy of Sciences, M. Biot 

 in the name of the College of France, and M. Arago in the 

 name of the Bureau of Longitude, — expressed, in three dis- 

 courses listened to with emotion, the grief which his loss has 

 caused to all friends of science. M. Delambre leaves vacant the 

 place of perpetual Secretary to the Academy, that of Member 

 of the Board of Longitude, and of Professor of Astronomy to 

 the College of France. M. Fourier and M. Biot are men- 

 tioned by their fi-iends as successors to the place of Secretary. 

 The election is adjourned tdl November next. 



LECTUUES. 



Surnj Institution. — The following Courses of Lectures will 

 be delivered in the ensuing season : 



On the History and Utility of Literary Listitutions ; by 

 James Jennings, Esq. 



On Chemistrjf ; by Goldsworthy Gurney, Esq. in the Course 

 of November. 



On Music ; by W. Crotch, Mus. D. Professor of Music in 

 the University of Oxford ; and. 



On Pneumatics and Electricity; by Charles Woodward, 

 Esq. early in 1823. 



LIST OF PATENTS FOR NEW INVENTIONS. 



To David Mushet, of Coleford, Gloucestershire, iron- 

 maker, for his improvement or improvements in the making 

 or manufacturing of iron from certain slags or cinders pro- 

 duced in the working or making of that metal. — Dated the 

 20th August 1822. — 6 months allowed to enrol specification. 



To William Mitchell, of Glasgow, silversmith, for his pro- 

 cess, whereby gold and silver plate and other plate formed of 

 ductile metals may be manufactured in a more perfect and ex- 

 peditious manner than by any process which liath hitherto 

 been employed in such manufacture. — 2ith August. — 6 mo. 



To Thomas Sowerby, of Bishopwearmouth, Durham, mer- 

 chant, lor a chain upon a new and improved j)rinciple suitiible 

 lor shijjs' cables and otlier pui-poses. — 29th August — 2 mo. 



To Robert Vazie, of Chasewater Mine, in the parish of 

 Kenwyn, Cornwall, civil engineer, for his improvement in the 

 compounding of diflerent sj)ecies of metals. — 3il Sept. — 6 mo. 



To Henry Burgess, of Miles-lane, Cannon-street, London, 

 merchiint, for liis miprovenients on wheel carriages. — 3d Sept 

 — G months. 



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