Show THE ROYAL noy z SOCIETY M f U society of london prof draper says 11 we have only to turnover r the pa pages of it actions to discan how much tah society lias has dono for the progress of humanity it wis was incorporated iu in igge and has inhere interested aed itself in all the scientific movements and discoveries co veries that have since been made it published newtons New N tons principia pia ij ft promoted balleys Hal leys voyage the fira scientific expedition undertaken by any government it made experiments on the transfusion I of P blood and accepted Ilar veys discovery of the circulation the encouragement e coura oura gement it gave ave to inoculation led queen caroline to beg six six condemned criminals for experiment and then to submit her own children to that operation through its encouragement bradlay accomplished his great discovery the ab errati in n f trw fixed stars find that of the tile iju tation of the earths axis to these two discoveries Dela delambre siy says ve we oo owe 00 tile exactness of modern astro astronomy noray it promoted the tile improvement of the thermometer the measure ot of temperature and in Hor Ifor rions match watch the chronometer the measure of time through it the georgian calendar was introduced into england in 1752 against a violent religious opposition t some of its members were arc klirs pursued u ed through the streets by an ignorant and infuriated mob who believed it nad gad robbed them of 11 days of their lives I jfe if I were to attempt to do justice to this reat society I should have to devote many pages to such subjects as the achromatic telescope of do land the tile dividing engine of ramsden which first gave precision to astronomical observations the measurement su of a degree on the earths surface by mason and bixon dixon the expeditions of cook in connection with the transit of venus N enus his circumnavigation cum navigation of the earth his proof that scurvy the curso curse of a long sea voyage may boa be avoided by the use of vegetable substances the polar expeditions the determination of the density of the earth by I mas k belines kc ke lines experiments at and by those of cavendish TIM CHICAGO papers of today to day have long specials and editorials on n the be star route matter matte the general tenor of all seems to be that the termination liou is absurd and weak A hope is expressed that the government will prosecute to conviction the remaining criminals there seem little doubt that some species of bribery or anticipation of reward has done its work merrick said Dick sons claim was that a roan man named bowen boiven had tried to bribe him for a government me nt verdict he denies that any such man is connected with the government or in any vay way represents it bl errick scoff the idea merrick vouched couched for dickson to his associates when the jury was being selected that he lie was only taken on merricks Merric ls representation the other coins cl objecting to I him merrick says dickson bear betrayed a v ed them and combined to prevent a L f fair air verdict all the counsels are now flow confident of convicting the darleys and brady their baskis much easier than before |