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Mr. BERTRAM F. HARTSHORNE on the Rodiyas of Ceylon

Captain J. S. HAY and Commander CAMERON on Horned Men of Akkem, in

Mr. W. J. KNOWLES on the Classification of Arrow-heads

Mr. H. v. HUMBOLDT V. D. HORCK on the Laplanders and People of the North

Mr. HECTOR MACLEAN on the Gaelic Inhabitants of Scotland

on the Anglicizing and Gaelicizing of Surnames

Mr. KERRY NICHOLS on Explorations in the Islands of the Coral Sea...

Mr. W. PENGELLY on an Urn from Chudleigh, Devon....

Mr. J. S. PHENE on Relics of Totemism in Scotland in Historic Times...

on the Arthurian Apple and the Serpent of the Ancients

Mr. JAMES SHAW on Right-handedness

on the Mental Progress of Animals during the Human

Dr. ALLEN THOMSON on two Skulls from the Andaman Islands.

Address by F. J. EVANS, C.B., F.R.S., Captain R.N., President of the Section 169

Mr. A. BOWDEN on a new Route to the Sources of the Niger...

Mr. J. Y. BUCHANAN on the Specific Gravity of the Surface-water of the Ocean,

as observed during the Cruise of H.M.S. Challenger'

on a new Deep-sea Thermometer..

Commander V. L. CAMERON on his Journey through Equatorial Africa
.... 181

Signor G. E. CERRUTI on his Recent Explorations in N.W. New Guinea.... 182

Lieutenant W. H. CHIPPENDALL on the White Nile between Gondokoro and

Mr. W. BARRINGTON D'ALMEIDA on Perak and Salangore..

Mr. SANDFORD FLEMING on the Conventional Division of Time now in use,

and its Disadvantages in connexion with Steam Communications in different

parts of the World; with Remarks on the desirability of adopting Common

Time over the Globe for Railways and Steam-Ships....

Professor FORBES on the Site of the Grave of Genghiz Khan

Dr. LITTON FORBES on the Samoan Archipelago

Captain J. S. HAY on Akem and its People, West Africa

Mr. J. MURRAY on the Geological Distribution of Oceanic Deposits

Mr. KERRY NICHOLS on the Islands of the Coral Sea ...

Rev. J. PATERSON on a Journey across Finland, from Ellenborg to Archangel

Colonel R. L. PLAYFAIR on Travels in Tunis in the Footsteps of Bruce...... 183

Professor PORTER on some Points of Interest in the Physical Conformation and

Antiquities of the Jordan Valley ...

Mr. A. SIMSON on the River Putumayo or Içá, South America

Mr. OCTAVIUS STONE on his Recent Journeys in New Guinea....

Staff-Commander TIZARD on the Temperature obtained in the Atlantic Ocean

during the Cruise of H.M.S.' Challenger'

ECONOMIC SCIENCE AND STATISTICS.

Address by Sir GEORGE CAMPBELL, K.C.S.I., M.P., D.C.L., President of the

Economic Section

Mr. WILLIAM BOTLY on Agricultural Statistics...

Rev. JOHN S. BURT on the Economy of Penalties.

Rev. AARON BUSACOTT on the present extent of Slavery and the Slave Trade,

with a reference to the Progress of Abolition since the close of the American

Mr. ALEXANDER M'NEEL CAIRD on some Special Evils of the Scottish Poor

Mr. HYDE CLARKE on the part in the Operation of Capital due to Fixed or

Limited Amounts invested in Trade......

Mr. ST. JOHN V. DAY on recent attempts at Patent Legislation

Dr. W. NEILSON HANCOCK on the Importance of extending the British Gold

Standard, with subordinate Silver Coins, to India as a remedy for the incon-

venience in India of a rapid Depreciation of Silver

on Savings' Banks as a State Function developed

by Charity Organization..

Mr. J. HEYWOOD on the Memorial of Eminent Scientific Gentlemen in

favour of a Permanent Scientific Museum

Dr. WILLIAM JACK on the Results of Five Years of Compulsory Education . 200

Mr. HENRY JEPHSON on the Valuation of Property in Ireland

Mr. W. JOLLY on Physical Education and Hygiene in Schools

Rev. Dr. M'CANN on the Organization of Original Research

Don ARTURO DE MARCOARTU on Spanish Mining

Mr. STEPHEN MASON on the Depreciation of Silver and a Gold Standard for

Mr. J. MATHESON, Junr., on the Silver Dilemma

Mr. R. W. PITCHER on Overcrowding in Liverpool

Rev. W. Ross on the Educational Value of their Native Language to the

Gaelic-speaking Population of Scotland

Mr. F. RUSSELL on Sheriff Courts and Relative Judicial Statistics

Mr. JAMES STEPHENSON on the Civilization of South-Eastern Africa

Mr. P. M. TAIT on the Theory and Practice of Accident Insurance by Sea and

Mr. W. TULLACK on the Boarding-out of Pauper Children in England.

Rev. R. THOMSON on the Prevention of the Pollution of Rivers....

Rev. F. S. TURNER on the Statistics of the Indian Opium Revenue

MECHANICAL SCIENCE.

Address by CHARLES W. MERRIFIELD, F.R.S., President of the Section .... 211

Major BEAUMONT on the Removal of Subaqueous Rocks by the Diamond

Mr. M. BERGERON on the Removal of Sand-bars from Harbour-mouths

Mr. J. B. BEYNON on a Hand-machine for Shaping and Finishing Metal Sur-

Mr. A. B. BROWN on a Flanging-iron and Steel Plates for Boiler purposes .. 219

on an Engine for Starting and Reversing large Marine

Mr. J. J. COLEMAN on a Machine for the Liquefaction of Gases by combined

Cold and Pressure

Mr. A. CRUM-EWING on Drainage Outlets through Slob Lands

Mr. ST. J. VINCENT DAY on recent Attempts at Patent Legislation

Mr. G. F. DEACON on the Form of Blocks for Testing Cement

on the Strength of Concrete as affected by delay between

mixing and placing in situ..

Mr. J. DEAS on Stobcross Docks

Mr. THOMAS DOBSON on Improved Safety-Apparatus for Mine-Hoists and

Warehouse-Lifts.....

Mr. MORTIMER EVANS on the Application of Spring Fenders to Pier-heads.. 223

on a Safety-Lock for Facing-points.....
223

Mr. J. B. FELL on the Experiments made at the Camp at Aldershot with a

new form of Military Field-Railway, for rapid construction in war time .. 223

Captain DOUGLAS GALTON on Railways on Three-foot Gauge in the United

Mr. J. H. GREENHILL on an Improved Grain-sieve

Mr. R. R. HARPER on Improvements in Railway Appliances.

Mr. T. S. HUNTER on Dock- and Quay-Walls, Foundations, &c.

Professor A. B. W. KENNEDY on Reuleaux's Treatment of Mechanisms .... 226

Mr. BALDWIN LATHAM on the Importance of Hydro-Geological Surveys from

a Sanitary point of view

Mr. R. MANSEL on the Direct Motion of Steam-Vessels

Mr. W. J. MILLAR on the Strength and Fracture of Cast Iron

Mr. JAMES NASMYTH on a Spherical Pendulous Safety-Valve..

Professor OSBORNE REYNOLDS on the Steering Qualities of Ships .

Mr. R. LAVENDER on a New Form of Lamp ...

Mr. F. J. RoWAN on Boiler Incrustation and Corrosion.

Mr. JOHN LANG on an Apparatus for Cleaning Filtering-Sand

Mr. W. D. SCOTT-MONCREIFF on a Pneumatic Tramway Car.

Mr. WM. SIMONS on an Elevating Steam Ferry..

Mr. JAMES STEEL on the Brake Problem

Mr. W. STROUDLEY on Communications between Passengers and Guards in

Railway Trains ...

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In the Table, p. 174, eighth line from bottom, for 14 read 41.

NOTE. The figures in the third and fourth columns in the Table represent

feet and inches.

LIST OF PLATES.

PLATE I.

Illustrative of a Report on the effect of Propellers on the Steering of Vessels.

PLATES II., III.

Illustrative of a Report on the present State of our Knowledge of the Crustacea.

PLATE IV.

Illustrative of a Report on Observations of Luminous Meteors.

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