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limited, and a caution is given against depending too ranch 

 on manuscripts, the writers of which were often very careless, 

 and committed gross mistakes. This is especially the case 

 with funeral MSS., on which no dependence whatever should 

 be placed in reference to the present object. An opinion is 

 expressed that all these MSS. are of a late age, and that the 

 famous one at Turin, of which Dr. Lepsius has published a 

 copy, is not earlier than the second century before Christ. 

 It is shewn, too, that it was transcribed from a hieratic origi- 

 nal, or from a hieroglyphic one which had been copied from a 

 hieratic one. At the end of this part suggestions are given as 

 to the aid which may be derived from the Indo- Germanic 

 languages in determining the powers of Egyptian characters 

 in some particular instances. The whole of this part is pre- 

 paratory to the third, in which the principles laid down here 

 will be applied to the practical determination of the powers of 

 the letters. 



Mr. Mallet presented his Translation of the Report of the 

 Institute of France upon M. ArnoUet's System of Atmos- 

 pheric Railways. 



February 23, 1846. 

 GEORGE PETRIE, Esq., Vice-President, in the Chair. 



Thomas Butler, Esq., John T. Evans, M.D., Richard R. 

 Madden, M.D., Robert C. Williams, M.D., and Henry W. 

 Massy, Esq., were elected Members of the Academy. 



The Secretary of the Council having read to the Academy 

 the following Resolution of the Council of the iGth of Febru- 

 ary, 



" That the Council are of opinion, that it is not expedient 

 that the same person should be elected to the office of Presi- 

 dent more than five times in succession :" 



