The London ' Times' of August 22 publishes the names of the forty-nine men who became the first Fellows ijf the British Academy, to which His MajeMv the lias just granted a royal - charter. At the head of the list stands the Ear) of lioscbery, who is followed by Viscount Dillon and Lord Rcay; then" coma Mr Arthur Balfour, Mr John Morlcy, Mr James Brycc'; ■ and Mr Lecky. the gredt majority of the remainder are professor-.* in various universities. The charter states that the Academy aims at promoting the Btady of moral and political sciences, in-' eluding history, philosophy, law, polities and economics, arclueology, and philology." 1 How utterly dead is the '• bi-laetallic '' erase, which, a few years ago was forced upon the world*.? notice by a few silver mine owners, is evident from tho fact that Mexico now contemplates adapting the goid »Uo-. daid.
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Evening Star, Issue 11701, 6 October 1902, Page 1
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144Page 1 Advertisements Column 5 Evening Star, Issue 11701, 6 October 1902, Page 1
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