CONTENTS. 
XIV. New Difcoveries relating to the Hiflory of 
Coral, by Dr. Vitaliano Donati. Tranflated from 
the French, by Tho. Stack, M. D. F. R. S. 
' P* 9f* 
XV. A Dijfertation upon the Clafs of the Phocas 
marina:, by James Parfons, M. D. F. R. S. p. 109. 
XVI. An Account of an Iliac Paflion, from a Falfy 
of the large Intejlines j communicated to Dr. De 
Caftro, F. R. S. Tranflated from the Latin by 
Tho. Stack, M. D. F. R. S. p. 123. 
XVII. A Letter from the Secretary of the Royal 
Academy of Sciences in Sweden, to Cromwell 
Mortimer, M. D. & R. S . Sec. concerning the 
Variation of the magnetic Needle, 4 p. 126. 
XVIII. An Extract of a Letter , dated May 2. 
1750. from Mr. Freeman at Naples, to the Right 
Honourable the Lady Mary Capel, relating to 
the Ruins of Herculaneum, p. 13 1. 
XIX. A Letter to the Prefident, concerning the 
Hermaphrodite Jhewn in London. By James Par- 
fons, M. D. F. R. S. p. 142. 
XX. An Account of a very fmall Monkey, commu- 
nicated to Martin Folkes, Efq, LL.D. andBiz- 
fident of the Royal ^^Antiquarian Societies, Lon- 
don. By James Parfons. M. D. F. R. S. p. 146. 
XXI. Extract of a Letter from Naples, concerning 
Herculaneum, containing an Account and De- 
fer ipt ion of the F lace, and what has been found 
in it p. 150. 
XXII. An Occupation of the Vianet Venus by the 
Moon, in the Day-time , obferved in Surrey- 
ftreet, London, April 16, 1751. O . St. by Dr. 
John Bevis, p. 1 59. 
XXIII. 
