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prefide, for their fentiments and diredllons on this 
fubjedt, and are, with much regard. 
Sir, 
Your moft obedient, 
humble fervants. 
To James Weft, Efquire, Pre- 
lidcnt of the Royal Society. 
Thomas Briftol, D, 
Chr. Wilfon. 
S. Barrington. 
J. Lich. 6c Cov. 
In confequence of this application, it was dehred 
that John Canton, M. A. Edward Delaval, Efquire, 
Benjamin Franklin, LL.D. William Watfon, M. D. 
and Mr. Benjamin Wilfon, be a Committee to con- 
fider the above letter, and report their opinion there- 
on to the Society i and, accordingly, June 8, 1769, 
Dr. W^atlbn, at the meeting of the Society, read, in 
his place, a report from the Committee appointed to 
confider the application from the Dean and Chapter 
of St. Paul’s, relating to the prefer vation of that ele- 
gant ftrufture from damage by lightning j for which 
report, thanks were ordered to the Committee, and re- 
turned to Dr. Watfon : and it was alfo ordered, that a 
copy of the faid report be tranfmitted to the Dean and 
Cliapter of St. Paul’s, ligned by the Secretary. 
VoL. LIX. 
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