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M.A. and Fellow of Queen's College, Cambridge; com- 
municated by the Rev. Dr. Shepherd, F. R. S. p. 505 
XXXIII. An Examination of various Ores in the Mufeunt 
of Dr. William Hunter. Ry George Fordyce, M. D. 
F. R. S. and Mr. Standby Alchorne. p. 527 
XXXIV. On fome new Methods of fufpending Magnet ical 
Needles. By John Ingen Houfz, Body Phyfician to their 
Imperial Majejlies , and F. R. S. p. 53 7 
XXXV. AbfraSi of a Regijler of the Barometer , thermo - 
meter, and Rain, at Lyndon, in Rutland, 1778. By 
Thomas Barker, Efquire. Communicated by Thomas 
White, Efquire, F. R. S. p, 547 
XXXVI. Extract of a Meteorological Journal for the Tear 
1778, kept at Briftol, by Samuel Farr, M. D. p. 551 
XXXVII. A Ereatife on Rivers and Canals. By Theod. 
Aug. Mann, Member of the Imperial and Royal Aca- 
demy of Sciences at Bruffels ; communicated by Jofeph 
Banks, Efq. P. R. S. p. 555 
XXXVIII. Extract of two Meteorological Journals of the 
Journals of the IVeather, obferved at Nain, in 5 7° 
North latitude, and at Okak, in 57 0 30' North latitude , 
both on the Coajl of Labradore. Communicated by Mr. 
De la Trobe to the Prefiden t, and by him to the Society. 
P- 657 
XXXIX. Improvements in Ell Nr icily. By John Ingen 
Houfz, Body Phyfician to their Imperial Majejlies , and 
F. R. S.; who - was nominated by the Prefident and 
Council to profecute Difcoveries in Natural Hifory, 
purfuant to the Will of the late Henry Baker, Efq. 
F. R. S. p, gc;g 
