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stituting the quantity, as their rapidity constitutes the inten- 

 sity, of the electrical current. 



Dr. Aquilla Smith exhibited to the Academy, an ancient 

 Irish bell, of a square form, found near Fintona in the county 

 of Tyrone. 



It was resolved, (on the recommendation of Council,) 

 " that any Member of the Academy, who proposes the name 

 of a candidate, shall give, in writing, the grounds on which he 

 recommends such candidate for admission; and that such 

 statement shall be read by the President from the chair pre- 

 vious to the ballot." 



It was resolved, (on the recommendation of Council,) 

 " that the following shall, in future, be the mode of balloting 

 in the election of Members : — 



" Members balloting are to mark with an asterisk the 

 name of the candidate or candidates whom they desire to 

 admit ; to draw a line through the name of the candidate or 

 candidates whom they wish to reject ; and to leave the name 

 unmarked when they do not vote at all." 



DONATIONS. 



Comptes Rendus Hebdomadaires des Seances deVAcademie 

 des Sciences. Par MM. les Secretaires Perpetuels. No. I. 

 Premier Semestre, 1839. Presented by the Academy. 



An original Portrait of General Vallancey, by Chinnery. 

 Presented by George Smith, Esq. 



