HIS TORT of the SOCIETY 



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At the fame Meeting, Sir James Hall read the concluding 

 part of his View of M. Lavoisier's Theory of Chemiftry. 

 [See fupra, Feb. 4. and March 3. 1788.] 



178S. 



April 7. 

 Sir James Hall 

 on Lavoifier's 

 chemiftry. 



Lit. CI. Mr Henry Mackenzie read an Account of the Apriui. 



IV1 r jVIsckcnzic; 



German Theatre, with Remarks upon Dramatic Performances en the German 

 in general. This paper is printed in this volume. [No. V. 

 Lit. CI. 



Phyf. CI. Dr Hutton read a paper on Phlogifton, in an- 

 rev to the Obfervations of Sir 

 of M. Lavoisier's Chemiftry. 



May 5. 



fwer to the Obfervations of Sir James Hall, in his Account pwogiftm" ° a 



Phyf. CI. The Society met this day extra ordinem. Dr Hut- May t%. 



ton read fome further Obfervations on Phlogifton; and Sir sir jameTHaii 



James Hall read a paper in reply to Dr Hutton's former on 1)hioglfton - 

 Obfervations on that fubject. 



A general Meeting of the Royal Society was held for the June 23. 



eledion of Members. [See Lift in the Appendix to the Hiftory gj^ 1 Meet " 

 of the Society.] 



Phyf CI. An Account was read by Dr James Anderson, 

 of thirteen letters from James Anderson, M. D. Phyfician at 

 Madrafs, to Sir Joseph Banks, F. R. S. Lond. refpecting the 

 Difcovery of a new fpecies of Cochineal. [See fupra y Aug. 6. 

 1787.] 



Lit. CI. Mr Dalzel read a DifTertation by Mr Thomas 

 Robertson, Minifter of Dalmeny, on the Character of 

 Shakespeare's Hamlet. This paper is printed in this vo-^t 

 lume. [No. VII. Lit. CI.] 



(D 2) Phyf 



July 7- 



Dr Anderfbn en 

 a new fpecies of 

 cochineal. 



July 21. 

 Mr Robertfon 

 on the character 

 of -Hamlet. 



