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Dr. DICKIE on the Structure of the Shell in some Species of Pecten
Mr. JOHN GOULD on the Varieties and Species of New Pheasants recently
introduced into England...........
on some New Species of Birds.............
Mr. JOHN HOGG, Account of a Species of Phalangista recently killed in the
County of Durham.....
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147
148
149
Mr. T. F. JAMIESON, List of the Birds of the North of Scotland, with their
Distribution.......
150
Dr. JAMES M'BAIN, Notice of a Skull of a Manatee from Old Calabar ......... 150
Notice of the Duration of Life in the Actinia Mesembryanthemum
when kept in confinement.............
152
Notice of the Skull of a Wombat from the Bone-Caves of Aus-
tralia
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Notice of the Skull of a Seal from the Gulf of California......... 153
Dr. R. KNOX on the Classification of the Salmonida
Mr. ANDREW MURRAY on a New Species of Galago (Galago murinus) from
Old Calabar.......
153
Mr. W. E. C. NOURSE on the Habits and Instincts of the Chameleon............ 153
Mr. C. W. PEACH on the Zoophytes of Caithness...
.... 155
Notes on different subjects in Natural History, illustrated
by Specimens....
Mr. JOHN PRICE on the Genus Cydippe......
Mr. H. T. STAINTON on the Distribution of British Butterflies..................... 156
Rev. W. S. SYMONDS, Account of the Fish-rain at Aberdare in Glamorganshire 158
on Drift Pebbles found in the Stomach of a Cow .......... 158
Mr. JAMES TAYLOR, Note on Falco Islandicus and F. Grænlandicus............... 158
Professor GEORGE WILSON on the Employment of the Electrical Eel, Gymno-
tus electricus, as a Medical Shock-Machine by the Natives of Surinam
Dr. JOHN ADAMSON on a Case of Lactation in an Unimpregnated Bitch
Mr. BERNARD E. BRODHURST on the Repair of Tendons after their Subcutane-
ous Division.........
160
........ 160
Dr. MICHAEL FOSTER On the Beat of the Snail's Heart..................................
Dr. RICHARD FOWLER'S Second Physiological Attempt to unravel some of the
Perplexities of the Berkeleyan Hypothesis....
..... 160
Mr. A. GAGES on the Comparative Action of Hydrocyanic Acid on Albumen
and Caseine.......
..... 162
Mr. ROBERT GARNER on Reproduction in Gasteropoda, and on some curious
Effects of Endosmosis...
...... 162
Dr. A. B. GARROD on Specific Chemical and Microscopical Phenomena of Gouty
Inflammation.........................
165
Mr. G. H. LEWES on the necessity of a Reform in Nerve-Physiology............ 166
Demonstration of the Muscular Sense.......... .... 167
on the supposed Distinction between Sensory and Motory
Nerves........
168
Mr. J. D. MACDONALD on the Homologies of the Coats of Tunicata, with re-
marks on the Physiology of the Pallial Sinus System of Brachiopoda.......... 170
Dr. W. MARCET's Experimental Inquiry into the Action of Alcohol on the
Nervous System ......
.... 170
Mr. W. E. C. NOURSE on the Organs of the Senses, and on the Mental Percep-
tive Faculties connected with them........
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Dr. OGILVIE on the Genetic Cycle in Organic Nature ......
Dr. PETER REDFERN on the Method of Production of Sound by a Species of
Notonecla.......
171
172
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on the Admixture of Nervous and Muscular Fibres in the
Nerves of the Hirudo medicinalis and other Leeches
on the Structure of the Otoliths of the Cod (Gadus
....... 174
Morrhua)
174
MISCELLANEOUS.
Mr. ANDREW MURRAY on the Disguises of Nature ....
GEOGRAPHY AND ETHNOLOGY.
M. A. AMEUNEY (a Syrian) on the Arabic-speaking Population of the World ...
Baron DE BODE on the Country to the West of the Caspian Sea ......
Mr. W. BOLLAERT on the Geography of Southern Peru
Dr. W. CAMPS on the Laws of Consanguinity and Descent of the Iroquois
Mr. J. CRAWFURD on the Relation of the Domesticated Animals to Civilization 177
Mr. JOSEPH BArnard Davis, Remarks on the Inhabitants of the Tarai, at
the foot of the Himalayas.........
Admiral FITZROY on Meteorology, with reference to Travelling, and the Mea-
surement of the Height of Mountains....
177
.... 177
Colonel J. FORBES on the Ethnology and Hieroglyphics of the Caledonians.... 178
Consul S. FREEMAN, Description of Ghadames.........
178
Sir A. L. HAY, Notes on the Vitrified Forts on Noth and Duunideer............ 179
Dr. HECTOR, Description of Passes through the Rocky Mountains ............... 180
Mr. John HOGG on Gebel Haurân, its adjacent districts, and the Eastern Desert
of Syria; with Remarks on their Geography and Geology...................
On the Application of Colonel JAMES'S Geometrical Projection of two-thirds of
the Sphere to the Construction of Charts of the Stars, &c.
183
Colonel HENRY JAMES on the Roman Camp at Ardoch, and the Military Works
near it........................
Extracts from a Letter of Dr. Kirk to Alex. Kirk, Esq., relating to the Living-
stone Expedition. (Communicated by Dr. SHAW)......
185
Hon. T. M'COMBIE on the Aboriginals of Australia........
.... 186
Dr. M'GowaN on the Native Inhabitants of Formosa
..... 186
on Chinese Genealogical Tables ......
...... 186
Mr. THOMAS MICHELL on the Russian Trade with Central Asia
Mr. J. LYONS M'LEOD on the Resources of Eastern Africa ......
...... 188
Mr. LAURENCE OLIPHANT, Notes on Japan
......... 194
Captain SHERARD OSBORNE on the Yang-tse-kiang, and its future Commerce 196
Major PHILLIPS on some curious Discoveries concerning the Settlement of the
Seed of Abraham in Syria and Arabia..........................
... 197
Major J. STOKES, Notes on the Lower Danube
Mr. JOHN STUART on the Sculptured Stones of Scotland..........
Major SYNGE on the Rapid Communication between the Atlantic and the Pacific
via British North America
STATISTICAL SCIENCE.
197
200
Introductory Address by Colonel SYKES, President of the Section ...... ..... 200
Colonel Sir J. ALEXANDER on the Arts of Camp Life .............
......... 200
Mr. G. B. BOTH WELL on the Manufactures and Trade of Aberdeen..........
Rev. W. CAINE on the Progress of Public Opinion with respect to the Evils
produced by the Traffic in Intoxicating Drink, as at present regulated by Law 205
Mr. J. CRAWFURD on the Effects of the recent Gold Discoveries....... ....... 205
- on the Effects of the Influx of the Precious Metals which
followed the Discovery of America ....
....... 205
Mr. HENRY FAWCETT on the Social and Economical Influence of the new Gold 205
Sir JOHN S. FORBES on Popular Investments...............
Mr. ARTHUR HARVEY on the Agricultural Statistics of the County of Aberdeen 210
Mr. J. POPE HENNESSY on some Results of the Society of Arts' Examinations 214
Mr. R. L. JOHNSON on Decimal Coinage. . ...............
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215
Mr. J. POPE HENNESSY on some Questions relating to the Incidence of Taxation 216
Mr. THOMAS LAWRANCE, Statistical Account of the Whale and Seal Fisheries
of Greenland and Davis Straits, carried on by Vessels from Peterhead, N.B.,
from 1788 to 1858, a period of 71 years......
216
..... 217
Mr. J. T. MACKENZIE on the Trade and Commerce of India.........
Hon. THOMAS M'COMBIE on the Statistics of the Trade and Progress of the
Colony of Victoria........
......... 218
Dr. MACGOWAN on the Trade Currency of China (with specimens of the coin-
age).............
....... 223
Dr. W. MOORE on the Statistics of Small-Pox and Vaccination in the United
Kingdom........
Colonel SHORTREDE on Decimal Coinage.......
Dr. JOHN STRANG on Church Building in Glasgow.....
223
.... 223
Colonel SYKES on the Past, Present, and Prospective Financial Condition of
British India........
...... 223
Mr. JAMES VALENTINE on Illegitimacy in Aberdeen and the other large Towns
of Scotland..
224
Professor GEORGE WILSON on the Statistics of Colour-Blindness.......
228
MECHANICAL SCIENCE.
Mr. J. ABERNETHY on the Rivers "Dee" forming the Ports of Aberdeen and
Chester.........
Captain J. ADDISON on Coal-pit Accidents.........
Mr. ALEXANDER ALLAN on an Improved Method of maintaining a True Liquid
Level, particularly applicable to Wet Gas-Meters.
Mr. ROBERT AYTOUN on a Safety Cage for Miners........
Mr. DONALD BAIN on Harbours of Refuge.........
.... 228
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229
Mr. A. BALTEN on a Boat-lowering Apparatus.
Mr. J. F. BATEMAN on an Artesian Well in the New Red Sandstone at the
Wolverhampton Waterworks
Description of the Glasgow Waterworks, with Photo-
graphic Illustrations taken at various stages of the work
Mr. D. K. CLARK on Coal burning without Smoke, by the method of Steam-
Inducted Air-Currents applied to the Locomotive Engines of the Great North
of Scotland Railway.
230
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Mr. RICHARD DAVIS, Description of a Patent Pan for Evaporating Saccharine
Solutions and other Liquids at a temperature below 180° Fahr..........
233
Mr. J. ELDER on the Engines of the Callao,' ' Lima,' and 'Bogota'............ 231
Dr. WILLIAM FAIRBAIRN and Mr. THOMAS TATE'S Experimental Researches to
determine the Density of Steam at various Temperatures......
Mr. ALEXANDER GERARD'S experimental illustration of the Gyroscope
Mr. ALEXANDER GIBB, Description of the Granite Quarries of Aberdeen and
Kincardineshire .
......... 235
235
Mr. G. HART on Gas Carriages for lighting Railway Carriages with Coal-gas
instead of Oil..........
Mr. ANDREW HENDERSON on Indian River Steamers and Tow Boats ........... 235
Mr. HENRY JOHNSON on a Deep-sea Pressure Gauge
.. 236
Dr. J. P. JOULE on Surface Condensation ...........
Mr. KETTIE on a Submarine Lamp ......
236
237
Abbé MOIGNO on a New Gas-burner......
on an Automatic Injector for feeding Boilers, by M. Giffard
on a Helico-meter, an Instrument for measuring the Thrust of
the Screw Propeller
..... 237
on an Application of the Moving Power arising from Tides to
Manufacturing, Agricultural, and other purposes; and especially to obviate
the Thames Nuisance.....
Vice-Admiral MOORSOM on the Performance of Steam-vessels..................... 237
Admiral PARIS on the Manoeuvring of Screw Vessels .......................
............ 240
Mr. W. J. MACQUORN RANKINE, Condensed Abstract of a First Set of Expe-
riments, by Messrs. Robert Napier and Sons, on the Strength of Wrought
Iron and Steel......
Mr. JOHN ROBB on the Comparative Value of Propellers
Mr. PETER SPENCE on Robertson's Patent Chain Propeller
242
243
...... 243
Mr. G. JOHNSTONE STONEY on the Nomenclature of Metrical Measures of
Length..........
244
Mr. A. TAYLOR on the true Action of what are called Heat-diffusers ............ 244
Mr. ADAM TOPP, Description of various Models of Fire Escapes, Boat-lower-
ing Apparatus, &c.........
Mr. E. A. WOOD on a Mode for Suspending, Disconnecting, and Hoisting Boats
attached to Sailing Ships and Steamers at Sea.......
245
APPENDIX.
MATHEMATICS AND PHYSICS.
Sir DAVID BREWSTER on a remarkable specimen of Chalcedony, belonging to
Miss Campbell, and exhibiting a perfectly distinct and well-drawn landscape 245
Sir DAVID BREWSTER on the Connexion between the Solar Spots and Magnetic
Disturbances....
Professor J. D. EVERETT on a Method of reducing Observations of Underground
Temperatures.......
....... 245
Sir WILLIAM ROWAN HAMILTON on an Application of Quaternions to the
Geometry of Fresnel's Wave-surface
.......... 248
Mr. J. POPE HENNESSY on certain Properties of the Powers of Numbers....... 248
Mr. FLEEMING JENKIN on Gutta Percha as an Insulator at various Temperatures 248
on the Retardation of Signals through long Submarine
Cables..........
251
Mr. CROMWELL F. VARLEY on some of the Methods adopted for ascertaining
the Locality and Nature of Defects in Telegraphic Conductors.....
252
CHEMISTRY,
Mr. JAMES BRAZIER on the Action of concentrated Sulphuric Acid on Cubebin in
relation to the test for Strychnine by Bichromate of Potash and Sulphuric Acid 256
on Distilled Water
Notice of Dugong Oil
Laboratory Memoranda
256
257
258
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Mr. WALTER CRUM on the Ageing of Mordants in Calico Printing...............
Mr. THOMAS GRAHAM on the Molecular Movements of Fluids.........
Dr. LYON PLAYFAIR on a Symmetrical Arrangement of Oxides and Salts on a
Common Type.......
M. NIEPCE DE ST. VICTOR on two new Photochemical Experiments ......
Mr. JAMES BRYCE on the Discovery of Silurian Fossils in the Slates of Down-
shire........
.......
Professor THOMAS H. HUXLEY on the newly discovered Reptilian Remains
from the neighbourhood of Elgin
260
..... 261
Rev. Dr. LONGMUIR on the Section of the Coast between the Girdleness and
Dunnottar Castle, Kincardineshire ...
.... 261
on the Remains of the Cretaceous Formation in Aber-
deenshire.......
262
- on the Restoration of Pterichthys in 'The Testimony of
263
the Rocks'
Rev. JAMES MORRISON on Fossil Remains found at Urquhart, near Elgin.
(Communicated by the Rev. Dr. LONGMUIR) ....
Mr. C. MOORE on the supposed Wealden and other Beds near Elgin ... ......... 264
on Brachiopoda, and on the Development of the loop in Tere-
...... 265
bratula.......
Professor H. D. ROGERS on some Observations on the Parallel Roads of Glenroy 265
Rev. Professor SEDGWICK on Faults in Cumberland and Lancashire ............ 265
BOTANY AND ZOOLOGY.
Dr. DYCE on the Identity of Morrhua vulgaris and M. punctata, hitherto described
as distinct species......
Mr. JOHN MOORE, Notice of Syrrhaptis paradoxus
Professor MACDONALD on the Osteology of Lophius piscatorius.......
265