The Continuation of the Bibliography Chairman.-Professor H. McLeod. of Spectroscopy. The Action of Light on the Hydracids of the Halogens in presence of Oxygen. To inquire into the Proximate Chemical Constituents of the various kinds of Coal. Secretary.-Professor Roberts-Austen. Mr. H. G. Madan and Mr. D. H. Nagel. Chairman.-Dr. W. J. Russell. Chairman.-Sir I. Lowthian Bell. Secretary.—Professor P. Phillips Bedson. Professor F. Clowes, Mr. Ludwig Mond, Professors Vivian B. Lewes and E. Hull, and Messrs. J. W. Thomas and H. Bauerman. 2. Not receiving Grants of Money-continued. Subject for Investigation or Purpose To report on recent Inquiries into the Members of the Committee Chairman.-Professor H. E. Armstrong. The Teaching of Natural Science in Chairman.-Dr. J. H. Gladstone. The Rate of Erosion of the Sea-coasts of England and Wales, and the Influence of the Artificial Abstraction of Shingle or other material in that action. The Volcanic Phenomena of Vesuvius and its neighbourhood. To consider the best Methods for the Registration of all Type Specimens of Fossils in the British Isles, and to report on the same. The Circulation of the Underground Waters in the Permeable Formations of England, and the Quality and Quantity of the Waters supplied to various Towns and Districts from these Formations. And that a Digest of the eighteen Reports should be prepared by the Committee, and sold in a separate form. To report on the present state of our Knowledge of the Zoology of the Sandwich Islands, and to take steps to investigate ascertained deficiencies in the Fauna, with power to co-operate with the Committee appointed for the purpose by the Royal Society, and to avail themselves of such assistance in their investigations as may be offered by the Hawaiian Government. To make a Digest of the Observations on the Migration of Birds at Lighthouses and Light-vessels. Secretary.-Professor H. E. Armstrong. Chairman.-Mr. W. Whitaker. Messrs. J. B. Redman and J. W. Woodall, Chairman.-Mr. H. Bauerman. Chairman.-Dr. H. Woodward. Chairman.-Professor E. Hull. Chairman.-Professor A. Newton. Chairman.-Professor A. Newton. Mr. John A. Harvie-Brown, Mr. R. M. Communications ordered to be printed in extenso. Dr. S. P. Langley's paper on ' Recent Researches in the Infra-red Spectrum.' Professor G. Quincke's paper on the Formation of Soap-bubbles by the Contact of Alkaline Oleates with Water.' Professor W. Förster's paper on the Displacements of the Rotational Axis of the Earth.' Professor A. Cornu's paper on a Lecture-room Experiment to illustrate Fresnel's Diffraction Theory, Babinet's Principle.' Professor J. J. Thomson's paper on the Connection between Chemical Combi. nation and the Discharge of Electricity through Gases.' Mr. H. Brereton Baker's paper on the Electrification of Molecules and Chemical Change.' Professor O. Henrici's report on Planimeters. Sir Andrew Noble's paper on Methods that have been adopted for Measuring Pressures in the Bores of Guns.' Resolutions relating to the Constitution and Titles of Sections. That the title of Section B in future be 'Chemistry.' That the title of Section D be 'Zoology.' That a separate Section of Botany be established. That the title of Section I be Physiology, including Experimental Pathology and Experimental Psychology.' That Section I be next constituted independently for the Liverpool Meeting in 1896. Resolutions referred to the Council for consideration, and action if desirable. That the Council of the Association be requested to give their full support to the efforts being made to induce the Government to send out a fully-equipped expedition for the exploration of the Antarctic and Southern Seas. That the Council be requested to call the attention of the Civil Service Commissioners to the report of a Committee of Section F on the Methods of Economic Training, and especially to the recommendations (contained on page 2) with regard to the position of Economics in the Civil Service Examinations. Synopsis of Grants of Money appropriated to Scientific Purposes by the General Committee at the Oxford Meeting, August 1894. The Names of the Members entitled to call on the General Treasurer for the respective Grants are prefixed. Mathematics and Physics. *Foster, Professor Carey-Electrical Standards. *Symons, Mr. G. J.-Photographs of Meteorological Phe nomena *Rayleigh, Lord-Mathematical Tables (unexpended balance) *Symons, Mr. G. J.-Earth Tremors ..... *McLaren, Lord-Meteorological Observations on Ben Nevis 50 .... 100 ... ..... 50 Rücker, Professor A. W.-Comparison of Magnetic Standards 25 8. d. 25 0 0 75 01000 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 Thompson, Professor S. P.-Uniformity of Size of Pages of 500 Chemistry. *Roscoe, Sir H. E.-Wave-length Tables of the Spectra of *Thorpe, Dr. T. E.-Action of Light upon Dyed Colours *Tilden, Professor W. A.-Isomeric Naphthalene Derivatives *Reynolds, Professor J. E.-Electrolytic Quantitative Analysis 30 0 40 0 Geology. *Hull, Professor E.-Erratic Blocks *Horne, Mr. J.-Shell-bearing Deposits at Clava, &c. Evans, Sir John-Nature and Probable Age of High-level 50 0 0 10 0 0 Green, Professor A. H.-Examination of Locality where the Carried forward........ * Reappointed. |