Prize of the Royal Medical Society, Edinburgh. 
lity of reafoning and judging for them- 
felves, even in the minds of the moft in- 
experienced; and they are encouraged in 
this hope, by feeing that the numbers who 
withdraw themfelves conliderably letien 
every year, In the mean time, however, 
in order to attach thefe young people by 
a principle which applies to their prefent 
- feelings, the honorary members join them 
in a proceflion, once in two years, to the 
cathedral here, in which they walk at 
their head, giving each a green ribbon to 
place in their hats, as a mark of diftine- 
tion, and wearing the like themfelves ; 
and after the return of the proceflion, re- 
gale them with tea and cake, addreffing 
each member perfonally, and inquiring 
into their refpeCtive fituations. It deferves 
to be remarked, that not one inftance has 
occurred of a young perfon’s withdrawing 
herfelf from the fociety, who has been in- 
troduced by an honorary member. 
The plan adopted by the ladies at 
Witbeach, mentioned in your Magazine 
for February (p. 83), ot allowing an 
annuity to aged members, who have re- 
mained fingle, or who, being married, 
have not received any contribution during 
their lying-in, is, I think, an effential 
improvement, and goes far to obviate the 
difheulty ariling from the inequality of 
benefits received by married and unmar- 
ried members, where pecuniary aflittance 
is allowed from the fund, in diforders inci- 
dent to child-bearing. May not the rea- 
fon, however, be atked, why a member 
removing from Wifbeach is not entitled ° 
to any further weekly allowance? . May 
not many circumi{tances arife, to maxe 
fuch removal matter of neceflity? and will 
fuch poor member be lef likely to ftand 
in need of pecuniary affiftance, becaufe 
fhe is no longer under the immediate eye 
ot her generous, and. benevolent patro- 
nefles ? 
_ Tam forry to have Jengthened this arti- 
ficle far beyond what I had intended ; 
batas the hints refpe€ting a charity-{chool 
education, &c. arofe out of the fubjeét, 
and are the refult of fome obfervation 
and experience, I have hoped that they 
might not be without their ufe. If, by 
sulerting them in your valuable Magazine, 
it fhould appear that you, Mr. Editor, 
are of the iame opinion, I may perhaps, 
in a future number, trouble you with 
fome account of the rife, progrels, and 
prelent regulations of the two particular 
tehools, with aview to the future benefit 
of the girls educated in which, the friendly 
fociety above deferibed was. principally 
formed. I.am, Sir, your humble fervant, 
dark, April 2, 1798, C, CAPPE. 
Rar 
To the Editor of ihe Monthly Magazine. 
SIR, 
HE following article of intelligence 
will probably prove interefting to 
fome of your philofophical readers. 
In the year 1794, the Royal Medical 
Society of Edinburgh offered a prize for 
. the beit experimental eflay which fhould be 
prefented to them, in reply to feveral que- 
ries propofed on the fubject of animal 
electricity. Some unavoidable caufes of 
delay have deferred the final determina- 
tion till the prefent time, when the pro- 
feflors, who were nominated as judges, 
communicated to the fociety the following 
decifion, 
«¢ The effay to which the motto zemo 
ultra poffe teneturr is prefixed, containing 
new and ingenious experiments, and an- 
{wering all the queftions propofed, is the 
belt experimental eflay which has been re- 
ceived, and is therefore entitled to the 
prize; at the fame time the judges unani- 
moufly declare, that they cannot coin- 
cide with the author inhis theoretical de- 
duétions.”’ i 
Upon opening the letter which accom- 
panied this eflay, it was found to have 
been written by Dr. CREVE, profeffor,) at 
Mayence. 
By order of the Committee, 
G.C. DELARIVEy; Ms D. 
GEORGE BIRKBECK. 
Joun BOSTock. 
Edinburgh Medical Hall, Feb. 231793. 

For the Monthly Magazine. 
ALETTER froma MERCHANT of TOM~ 
BUCTOO, a capital City en the Medt- 
terrancan Sea, in the Center of Africa, 
to his FRIEND there. 
(Tranflated from the Original Tombuétan by a 
Mosrifp Dragoman.) 
London, the2z2d of the Moon of the Lion, 
: Year 50, 751. 
EEE, the merchant of Tombuétoo, 
| metropelis of the world,, to, his 
friend Cooo, the feribe;. a found mind in 
a found body... Joy, my friend! while 
thefe favages. are endeavouring to difcover 
our city, I am in the midit of theirs, 
Their whole manners. are fo remote from 
thofe of the civilized world, that- Iam 
overwhelined with ftrange particularities, 
and hardly know where to begin. I fhall, 
therefore, content mylelf, at prefent, with 
a few obfervations ; referving further. in- 
formation for future opportunities. = > 
In the firft place, I fhall, as-in, duty 
bound, confider the important, project 
Tiz2 | which 
