"faire fonder. M. DURANDE lui a adminiftré l'alkali caufti

que dans un bouillon de veau, qui contenoit à peu près une "livre d'eau. Il a commencé par dix gouttes, et a fini, en augmentant la dose, par l'administrer jusqu'à quarante gouttes. Au bout de six semaines, les accidens avoient tellement ceffé que le malade a dit n'avoir plus befoin de rien. y a dix mois, et il fe trouve très bien.

Un verre

"UN autre malade a commencé le même remede. "de fon urine le cinquieme jour de traitement, tems auquel "il prenoit douze gouttes d'alkali cauftique, a été essayé. Le "papier de Fernambouc s'eft très legerement altéré. L'eau

chargée d'air fixe a troublé un verre de cette urine, et y a oc“cafioné un très leger dépot. On fait que l'eau gaseuse reprend l'alkali à la matiere du calcul.

"ON s'etoit affuré par le papier teint avec le jus de mauve "6 que le bouillon ne dénaturoit point l'alkali cauftique. Il faut "avoir foin que l'alkali foit bien cauftique, et n'aye pas perdu “fa vertu par le contact de l'air.

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"IL s'eft prefenté à moi un fait en Angleterre, qui, je crois, (6 n'a pas été encore obfervé. C'est une éfpece de bafalte artifiEn examinant, auprès de Sheffield, des matériaux pour réparer la route, je caffai plufieurs de ces morceaux de terre "cuite dont on fe fert dans plufieurs endroits de l'Angleterre pour réparer les chemins. Ces morceaux fe caffoient en prifmes hexagones très réguliers, tels que ceux des bafaltes. "Les differentes perfonnes à qui je les ai montrés, notamment "M. WATT, ne les connoiffoient pas. Je n'en avois jamais vu non plus. Je vous ferai obligé Monfieur, de communiquer ce fait à Mons. le Dr HUTTON, qui a fait beaucoup d'obfer"vations, dont on verra furement la publicité avec grand plai"fir. J'ai l'honneur d'étre," &c.

Lit. Cl. Dr GREGORY read the continuation of his Theory of the Moods of Verbs, published in this volume. [No. IV. Lit. Cl.]

Phyf

1787.

Of an artificial bafaltes.

July 16. Dr Gregory on the moods of verbs.

1787. August 6.

New fpecies of cochineal.

Count de Windifchgratz's problem.

Nov. 5.

Mr Lochead on the nat. hift. of

Madeira,

Nov. 19. Mr Dalzel on the Greek E.

Nov. 26.

General Meet

ing.

Dec. 3. Dr Hutton's answers to M. de Luc.

Phyf. Cl. Dr JAMES ANDERSON laid before the Society a fpecimen of a new fpecies of cochineal, lately discovered on the coaft of Coromandel by JAMES ANDERSON, M. D. Physiciangeneral at Madrass.

Ar the fame Meeting, Mr Commiffioner SMITH acquainted the Society, that the Count de WINDISCHGRATZ had transmitted to him three Differtations, offered as folutions of his Problem, [See Transactions, Vol. I. Hift. of the Soc. p. 37. & 45.] and had defired the judgment of the Society upon their merits. The Society referred the confideration of these papers to Mr SMITH, Mr HENRY MACKENZIE of the Exchequer, and Mr WILLIAM CRAIG, Advocate, as a Committee to peruse and confider them, and to report their opinion to the Society at a fubfequent Meeting

Phyf. Cl. Dr WALKER, Profeffor, of Natural History, read part of a Dissertation, written by Mr LOCHEAD, on the Natural History of Madeira.

Lit. Cl. Mr DALZEL read the continuation of his Dif fertation on certain Analogies obferved by the Greeks in the ufe of their Letters; and particularly of the Letter . [See fupra, Dec. 19. 1785.]

A GENERAL Meeting of the Royal Society was held for the election of General Office-bearers for the enfuing year; when all thofe of the preceding year were re-elected.

Phyf. Cl. Dr JAMES HUTTON read Anfwers by him to the Objections of M. DE LUC, with regard to his Theory of Rain, (published in Tranfactions, Vol. I. No. II. Phyf. Cl.) Thefe Answers are printed in this volume. [No. VIII. Phyf. Cl.]

Lit. Cl. Mr DALZEL read an Effay on the Standard of Taste, and on the Nature and History of Criticism. . He did not incline that this Effay, or any abstract of it, should be printed in this volume.

He also read a short Effay by the Reverend Mr ROBERTSON, Minister of Dalmeny, on the Subjunctive Mode in English Verbs, and on shall and will. The author did not incline that any account of this Effay fhould be given in this volume.

Phyf. Cl. Dr WALKER read a continuation of Mr LOCHEAD'S paper on the Natural Hiftory of Madeira. [See fupra, Nov. 5. 1787.]

Lit. Cl. Mr MACONOCHIE read a paper containing Obfervations refpecting the Country, Religion, Political Institutions, and Sciences of the Hindoos.

Ar the fame Meeting, Mr Commiffioner SMITH reported the opinion of the Committee appointed to examine the three Differtations offered as Solutions of the Count de WINDISCHGRATZ's Problem, [See fupra, Aug. 6. 1787.]; which was, That none of the three Differtations amounted, either to a folution, or to an approximation towards a folution of that problem. The Committee, however, intimated their opinion, that one of these Differtations, fuperfcribed with the following fentence, Si quid novifti rectius iftis, &c. though neither a folution of the problem nor an approximation to it, was a work of great merit. The Royal Society, hereupon, pronounced their judgment in terms of the faid report; and they requested Mr FRASER TYTLER to tranfmit this judgment, and the opinion of the Committee, by a letter to the Count de WINDISCHGRATZ.

A GENERAL Meeting of the Royal Society was held for the election of Members. [See Lift in the Appendix to the History of the Society.]

VOL. II.

1787.

Dec. 17.

Mr Dalzel on the ftandard of tafte.

Mr Robertfon on the fubjunctive mode in English verbs.

1788. Jan. 7.

Mr Lochead on the nat. hift. of Madeira.

Jan. 21.

Mr Maconochie on the Hindoos.

Report and judgment rela tive to the Count de Windischgratz's problem.

Jan. 28.

General Meeting.

1788.

Feb. 4. Sir James Hall on Lavoisier's theory of chemistry.

Feb. 18.

Dr Hill on fynonymous words.

March 3. Sir James Hall on Lavoifier's chemistry.

Spirits diftilled from carrots.

March 17. Biographical account of the Lord Prefident Dundas.

Mr Ramfay on

the funeral rites of the Highlanders.

April 7.

Mr Robifon on the motion of light.

Phyf. Cl. Sir JAMES HALL, Baronet, read part of a paper entitled, A View of M. LAVOISIER's new Theory of Chemistry. He did not incline that this paper, or any abstract of it, should be printed in this volume.

Lit. Cl. Dr JOHN HILL read part of an Effay on Synonymous Words. As this Effay forms part of a larger work, which is not yet completed, the author did not chufe that any abstract of it should be given in this volume.

Phyf. Cl. Sir JAMES HALL read a fecond part of his paper on M. LAVOISIER's new Theory of Chemistry. [See fupra, Feb. 4.]

AT the fame Meeting, the Secretary read a communication from Dr HUNTER and Mr HORNBY of York, refpecting the Distillation of Ardent Spirits from Carrots. A fpecimen of the Spirits had likewife been fent to the Royal Society. The Society appointed Dr BLACK, Dr HUTTON, and Mr JAMES RUSSELL, furgeon, to examine this account, together with the fpecimen of the spirits, and to report upon the fame.

Lit. Cl. Mr FRASER TYTLER read a Biographical Account of the late Lord Prefident DUNDAS; which is published in this volume. [Appendix to the History of the Society.]

Mr Profeffor FINLAYSON read a Differtation by JOHN RAMSAY, Efq; of Auchtertyre, on the Funeral Rites of the Highlanders.

Phyf. Cl. Mr PLAYFAIR read a paper by Mr Join Robison, Profeffor of Natural Philosophy, on the Motion of Light, as affected by Refracting and Reflecting Subftances, which are also in motion. This paper is published in this volume. [No. XI. Phyf. Cl.]

AT

AT the fame Meeting, Sir JAMES HALL read the concluding part of his View of M. LAVOISIER's Theory of Chemistry. [See fupra, Feb. 4. and March 3. 1788.]

Lit. Cl. Mr HENRY MACKENZIE read an Account of the German Theatre, with Remarks upon Dramatic Performances in general. This paper is printed in this volume. [No. V. Lit. Cl.

Phyf. Cl. Dr HUTTON read a paper on Phlogiston, in answer to the Obfervations of Sir JAMES HALL, in his Account of M. LAVOISIER'S Chemistry.

Phyf. Cl. THE Society met this day extra ordinem. Dr HurTON read fome further Obfervations on Phlogiston; and Sir JAMES HALL read a paper in reply to Dr HUTTON's former Obfervations on that fubject.

A GENERAL. Meeting of the Royal Society was held for the election of Members. [See Lift in the Appendix to the History of the Society.]

Phyf. Cl. An Account was read by Dr JAMES ANDERSON, of thirteen letters from JAMES ANDERSON, M. D. Phyfician at Madrafs, to Sir JOSEPH BANKS, F. R. S. Lond. refpecting the Discovery of a new fpecies of Cochineal. [See fupra, Aug. 6. 1787.]

Lit. Cl. Mr DALZEL read a Differtation by Mr THOMAS ROBERTSON, Minister of Dalmeny, on the Character of SHAKESPEARE'S HAMLET. This paper is printed in this volume. [No. VII. Lit. Cl.]

(D 2)

Phyf.

1788.

April 7. Sir James Hall on Lavoifier's chemistry.

April 21. Mr Mackenzie on the German theatre.

May 5.

Dr Hutton on phlogiston.

May 12.

Dr Hutton and Sir James Hall on phlogiston.

June 23. General Meeting.

July 7.

Dr Anderson on a new fpecies of cochineal.

July 21.

Mr Robertfon on the character of Hamlet.