55  4«  Papers  relathe  to  an  Accident 
be  very  little,  and  incapable  of  producing  any  fatal  con- 
feauences. 
JL 
I have  now  only  to  add,  that  I did  not  propofe  to  have 
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troubled  this  Society  any  more,  had  I not  thought,  upon 
this  great  occafion,  it  was  my  duty  to  hand  forth,  and 
give  my  opinion  againft  the  prefent  report;  as  I know  of 
-no  poffible  advantage  to  be  derived  from  fuch  con- 
ductors ; at  lead:  none  that  are  confident  with  true  phi- 
lofophy,  and  a fincere  regard  to  the  welfare  of  fociety. 
June  19,  1777.  b.  Wilson. 
4,  A Letter  from  the  Board  of  Ordnance  to  Sir  John 
Pringle,  Bart.  P.  R.  S.  enclofing  a Letter  from  Mr . 
Wilfon  to  his  majesty,  and  an  Account  of  his  Experi- 
ments on  the  Nature  and  life  of  Conductors. 
TO  SIR  JOHN  PRINGLE,  BART.  P.  R.  S. 
q -r  r>  Office  of  Ordnance, 
' Nov.  18,  1777. 
MR.  Wilson  having  laid  before  this  Board  a copy  of 
the  report  made  by  him  to  His  Majefty  upon  fome  expe- 
riments in  confequence  of  the  accident  by  lightning,  in 
May  laft,  to  one  of  the  buildings  belonging  to  the  royal 
magazine  of  gun-powder  at  Purfleet : 
We 
