Hence the times of the Nautical Almanac corrected and reduced to the effect of a 3 feet telescope, and compared with the observations made at Corke, to find the difference of meridians of Greenwich and Corke, are as follows: Hence the difference of meridians of Greenwich and Corke is 33' 57" of time, and the longitude of Corke is 8° 29′ 15′′ West of Greenwich. The latitude of Corke, as determined by Dr. LONGFIELD, by a, mean from two │ quadrants is 51° 53' 54" North. By Mr. NEWENHAM's obfervations compared in like: manner the difference of meridians of Greenwich and his obfervatory is 34' 11", which, according to Dr. LONGFIELD's obfervations, allowing 8" for the difference of meridians, meridians, owing to the distance of the two obfervato-ries, should be 33′ 49′′, which latter refult is most to be depended upon. The latitude of Mr. NEWENHAM's obfervatory being 18" greater than that of Dr. LONGFIELD'S, according to the measured distance, is 51°54'12" North.. XVII. The Latitude of Madrafs in the East Indies, deduced from Obfervations made by William Stephens, Chief Engineer. Communicated by John Call, Esq. F. R. S. Mean latitude 13° 4′ 54′′ North. The above observations were taken with an astrono mical brafs quadrant on the top of the house usually inhabited by the chief engineer. XVIII, Account of an Infant Musician. By Charles Burney, Doctor of Mufic and F. R. S. SIR, A Read February 18, 1779. TO DR. WILLIAM HUNTER, F. R. S. St. Martin's-firect, S your curiofity feemed much excited by the extraordinary accounts of the Norwich mufical child, and as you expreffed fome desire to know in what particulars his performance was wonderful, and disposition to mufic fuperior to that of other children of the fame age: after making all the inquiries my leifure and opportunities would allow, and repeatedly hearing and studying him, I have drawn up the following account, which, if it does not appear too trivial, I fhould be glad you would do me the honour of presenting to the Royal Society, as a mark of my respect and veneration for that learned Body, who, as their inquiries extend to all parts of Nature, will perhaps not difdain to receive a narrative of the uncommon, exertions of the human faculties at a more early period of life than they ufually develope., THAT reason begins to dawn, and reflexion to opeI rate, in some children much sooner than in others, must be known to every one who has had an opportunity of comparing the faculties of one child with those of another. It has, however, feldom been found, that the senses, by which intelligence is communicated to the mind, advance with even pace towards perfection. The eye and the ear, for instance, which seem to afford reason its principal fupplies, mature at different periods, in proportion to exercise and experience; and not only arrive at different degrees of perfection during the stages of infancy, but have different limits at every period of human life. An eye or ear that only ferves the common purposes of exiftence is intitled to no praise; and it is only by extraordinary proofs of quickness and difscrimination in the use of these senses, that an early tendency to the art of painting or mufic is discovered. Many children, indeed, feem to recognize different forms, perfons, founds, and tones of voice, in very early infancy, who never afterwards endeavour to imitate forms by delineation, or founds by vocal inflexions. As drawing or defign may be called a refinement of the fenfe of fight, and practical music of that of hearing; and as a perfection in these arts at every period of life, from |