yantea, with remarks on its form and
rate of growth, as compared with the
Cedrus Libani, 100; on two British
wasps and their nests, 101.
Holland (F. W.) on the peninsula of
Sinai and its geographical bearings on
the history of the Exodus, 135.
Hollow wedge, Dr. J. H. Gladstone on
the value of the, in examining absorp-
tion spectra, 18.

*Hong Kong, description of, by Gran-
ville Sharp, 141.

Howorth (H. H.) on the nomade races
of European Russia, 136.
Huntingdonshire, fens of, W. D. Hard-
ing on the drainage of the, 166.
*Hutchinson (T. J.) on the rivers and
territories of the Rio de la Plata,
137; on the Tehuelche Indians of
Patagonia, 137.

*Huxley (Prof. T. II.) on some organ-
isms which live at the bottom of the
North Atlantic, in depths of 6000 to
15,000 feet, 102.

Hydrogen, nascent, W. H. Perkin on

chloride of methylene obtained from
chloroform by means of, 40.
Hypnum Bambergeri, a new British moss,
Dr. John Fraser on, 96.

Iguanodon, Rev. W. Fox on the skull
and bones of an, 64.
Incrustation, Samuel Sharp on a remark-
able, in Northamptonshire, 78.
India, Dr. Hugh Cleghorn on the distri-
bution of the principal timber-trees of,
and the progress of forest conservancy,

91.

Southern, Sir Walter Elliot on the
sepulchral remains of, 134.
Indian Ocean, Charles Meldrum on sy-
noptic weather-charts of the, 28.
Indians, James Heywood on the sanitary
state of the, in the settlement of Kan-
yeageh, 167.

"Insertion" of the leaf-organs of the
flower, Dr. A. Dickson on some of the
principal modifications of the recep-
tacle, and their relation to the, 94.
International coinage, Prof. Leone Levi

on the present state of the question of,
173.

*Inventors and inventions, G. B. Gallo-
way on, 165.

Ireland, Prof. Hennessy on the possible
introduction of South European plants
in the south and west of, 98.

A. G. More on the discovery of

Scirpus parrulus in, 106.

Iris in vertebrate animals, Dr. Edwards

Crisp on the relative weight and form
of the eye and colour of the, 114.
Iron, John Jones on some points affect-
ing the economical manufacture of,
192.

- nodules, spherical, Dr. John Lowe
on the occurrence of, in the Lower
Greensand, 72.

Iron basins of Western Asia Minor, Dr.
Hyde Clarke on the coal and, 61.
Irrigation of Upper Lombardy, P. Le
Neve Foster, jun., on the, 190.

*Jackson (Dr. Hughlings) on the phy-
siology of language, 120.

Jecks (Charles) on some ferruginous
sandstone in the neighbourhood of
Northampton, 69.

Jenkins (H. M.) on the tertiary depo-
sits of Victoria, 70.

*Jenkins (S.) on the noted slate-veins
of Festiniog, 70.

*Jeula (Henry), a brief statement of the
recent progress and present aspect of
statistical inquiry in relation to ship-
ping casualties, 168.

Jones (John) on some points affecting
the economical manufacture of iron,
192.

Jones (Sir Willoughby) on the arterial
drainage of Norfolk, 168.

Kanyeageh, Canada, James Heywood on
the sanitary state of the Indians in the
settlement of, 169.

Kekulé's model to illustrate graphic for-
mula, J. Dewar on, 36.

Kent's Cavern, Torquay, W. Pengelly
on the condition of some of the bones
found in, 76.

Kiltorcan Hill, co. Kilkenny, W. H.
Baily on some fossils from the Old
Red Sandstone of, 58.

Koch (Dr. Karl) on the necessity of
photographing plants to obtain a
better knowledge of them, 102; on
the specific identity of the almond
and the peach, 102; on the classifica-
tion of the species of crocus, 102.
Kohn (Ferdinand) on the recent pro-
gress of steel manufacture, 193.

Land, Rev. J. Gunn on the alternate
elevations and subsidences of the, and
the order of the succession of strata in
Norfolk and Suffolk, 66.
Language and mythology as depart-
ments of biological science, Edward
B. Tylor on, 120.

Dr. Hughlings Jackson on the
physiology of, 120.
*Languages, Prof. Paul Broca on the
seat and faculty of articulate, 120.
Lankester (E. R.) and H. N. Mosely on
the nomenclature of mammalian teeth
and the teeth of the mole, 117; on the
oldest beds of the Crags, 70.
Lastrea rigida, George Maw on the oc-
currence of, in North Wales, 105.
Lawson (Prof. M. A.) on the flora of
Skye, 103; on the discovery of Bux-
baumia aphylla near London, 104.
Leaf-organs of the flower, Dr. A. Dick-
son on some of the principal modifica-
tions of the receptacle, and their re-
lation to the "insertion" of the, 94.
Learned societies, Prof. Leone Levi on
the progress of, illustrative of the
advancement of science in the United
Kingdom during the last thirty years,
169, 196.

Learning and teaching, Joseph Payne
on the relation between, 175.
Levi (Prof. Leone) on the progress of
Learned Societies, illustrative of the
advancement of science in the United
Kingdom during the last thirty years,
169, 196; on the present state of the
question of international coinage, 173.
Life-boats, G. Fawcus on improvements
in the packing of, 189.

Light, Dr. Richardson on the transmis-

sion of, through animal bodies, 118.
Liquid and solid substances, Dr. Otto
Richter on a new theory of the specific
volumes of, 42.

Liquids, W. Fletcher Barrett on sources
of error in determinations of the ab-
sorption of heat by, 14.

Frederick Guthrie on the thermal
resistance of, 15.
Lobley (J. Logan) on the range and
distribution of the British fossil Bra-
chiopoda, 71; on the topography of
Vesuvius, with an account of the
recent eruption, 137.

*Login (T.) on the abrading and trans-
porting power of water, 193.
Longmynd Rocks of Sweden, Prof. Otto
Torrell on some new fossils from the,

80.

Lothingland, notice of rare fishes occur-

ring in Norfolk and, by T. E. Gunn,

97.

Lowe (Dr. John) on the occurrence of
spherical iron nodules in the Lower
Greensand, 72.

Lowne (Benjamin T.) on type-variation
and polymorphism in their relation to
Mr. Darwin's theory of the origin of
species, 104.

Lumière, Prof. Morren sur une action
particulière de la, sur les sels d'argent,
19.

Macalister (Alexander) on the homolo-
gies and comparative anatomy of the
atlas and axis, 117.
M'Intosh (Dr. W. C.) on the proboscis
of Ommatoplea, 105; on the boring of
certain Annelids, 105.

Mann (Horace) on some statistics rela-
ting to the Civil Service, 174.
Mann (Dr. R. J.) on the resemblance
and contrasts of the climates of the
Mauritius and Natal, 21; abstract of
meteorological observations made at
Pietermaritzburg, Natal, 24; on the
coal-field of Natal, 73; on the gold-
field of South Africa, 137.
Markham (Clements R.) on the physical
geography of the portion of Abyssinia
traversed by the English expedition-
ary force, 138.
Matthiessen (Dr.) and Dr. W. J. Russell
on the vesicular structure of copper,
38.

Mauritius and Natal, Dr. R. J. Mann on
the resemblance and contrasts of the
climates of, 21.

C. Meldrum on storm-warnings in,

30.
Maw (George) on the sequence of the
deposits in Norfolk and Suffolk supe-
rior to the Red Crag, 73; on the oc-
currence of Lastrea rigida in North
Wales, 105.

Meldrum (Charles) on synoptic weather-
charts of the Indian ocean, 28; on
storm-warnings in Mauritius, 30.
Men and women, Miss L. E. Becker on
some supposed differences in the minds
of, with regard to educational neces-
sities, 155.

Merrifield (Charles W.) on the necessity
for further experimental knowledge
respecting the propulsion of ships, 193.
Meteor shower of August 1868, G.Forbes
on the, 13.

Methyl, acetate of, W. Dittmar on the
vapour-tension of formiate of ethyl
and, 36.

Methylacetonamine, F. Guthrie on, 38.
Methylene, W. H. Perkins on chloride
of, obtained from chloroform by means
of nascent hydrogen, 40.
Meusel (Dr. E.) on a physical property
of two coloured compounds, 39.

and C. Haughton Gill on paraffin
and its products of oxidation, 39.
*Mitscherlich's law of isomorphism, A.
R. Catton on, 35.

Moggridge (M.) on the "Muffa" of the
sulphur-springs of Valdieri in Pied-
mont, 106.

Mole, E. R. Lankester and H. N. Mosely

on the nomenclature of mammalian
teeth and the teeth of the, 117.
Molluscan fauna of the Red Crag, Alfred
Bell on some, 59.

Mond (Dr. Ludwig) on the manufacture
of sulphur from alkali waste in Great
Britain, 40.

Moon's surface, W. R. Birt on the ex-
tent of evidence which we possess
elucidatory of "change" on the,

11.

Moore (Charles) on new discoveries
connected with quaternary deposits,

74.

More (A. G.) on the discovery of Scir-
pus parrulus in Ireland, 106.
*Morren (Professor) sur une action par-
ticulière de la lumière sur les sels
d'argent, 19.

Morris (Rev. F. O.) on the difficulties of
Darwinism, 107.

Mortar, Roman, John Spiller on an
analysis of the, of Burgh Castle,
Suffolk, 43.

Mosely (H. N.) and E. R. Lankester on
the nomenclature of mammalian teeth
and the teeth of the mole, 117.
Moss, Dr. John Fraser on a new British,
96.

*Motion, Dr. Thompson Dickson on vi-
tality as a mode of, 114.

Mouth, Dr. W. Kenceley Bridgman on
electrolysis in the, 112.
"Mutfa" of the sulphur-springs of Val-
dieri in Piedmont, M. Moggridge on
the, 106.

Muhammed II., great cannon of, F. A.
Abel on the chemical composition of
the, 34.

Mulberry trees, Prof. E. Faivre on annu-
lar incisions on mulberry trees, 95.
*Muscles, Prof. Rolleston on the pecto-
rales, 120.

Mythology, Edward B. Tylor on lan-
guage and, as departments of biolo-
gical science, 120.

Nascent hydrogen, W. H. Perkin on
chloride of methylene obtained from
chloroform by means of, 40.
Natal, Dr. R. J. Mann on the resem-
blance and contrasts of the climates
of the Mauritius and, 21; meteorolo-
gical observations made at Pieterma-
ritzburg, 24; on the coal-field of, 73.
Natural system of coinage, G. Johnstone
Stoney on the, 177.

Neison (Francis G. P.) on the influence
of occupation upon health, 174.
Newton (Prof. Alfred) on the zoological
aspect of game laws, 108.
Nicolay (Rev. C. G.) on the geology
of the Chapada Diamantina in the
province of Bahia, Brazil, 74.
Nitro-glycerine, A. Nobel on dynamite,
a recent preparation of, as a blasting-
agent, 194.

Nobel (A.) on dynamite, a recent pre-
paration of nitro-glycerine as a blast-
ing-agent, 194.

Nomade races of European Russia, H.
H. Howorth on the, 136.

Norfolk farming, C. S. Read on the re-
cent improvements in, 177.

Rev. O. Fisher on the denudations

W. D. Harding on the drainage of
the fens of Cambridgeshire, Hunting-
donshire, Suffolk, and, 166.

Sir Willoughby Jones on the ar-
terial drainage of, 168.

C. B. Rose on the thickness of
the chalk in, 77.

and Lothingland, notice of rare
fishes occurring in, by T. E. Gunn, 97.
Norfolk and Suffolk, Rev. J. Gunn on

the alternate elevations and subsi-
dences of the land, and the order of
the succession of strata in, 66.

and Suffolk, George Maw on the
sequence of the deposits in, superior
to the Red Crag, 73.

and Suffolk, H. Stevenson on the
extinction of the Great Bustard in, 111.

and Suffolk, S. V. Wood, jun. and
F. W. Harmer on the glacial and post-
glacial structure of, 80.

Northampton, Charles Jecks on some
ferruginous sandstone of the neigh-
bourhood of, 69.

*Norwich Crags, J. E. Taylor on the,
and their relation to the mammalife-
rous bed, 78.

Nuclei, Charles Tomlinson on the action
of, in inducing crystallization, 45.

Occupation, Francis G. P. Neison on the
influence of, upon health, 174.
Old Red Sandstone of Kiltorcan Hill,
co. Kilkenny, W. Hellier Baily on
some fossils from the, 58.

J. W. Salter on a new Pterygotus
from the lower, 78.
Ommatoplea, Dr. W. C. M'Intosh on the
proboscis of, 105.

Organic functions, Dr. Richardson on
effects of extreme cold on, 119.
Origin of species, B. T. Lowne on type-
variation and polymorphism in their
relation to Mr. Darwin's theory of the,
104.

Oxalic ether, A. R. Catton on Löwig's
researches on the action of sodium
amalgam on, 35.

*Pain, Prof. Rolleston on the physiology
of, 120.

Palgrave (W. Gifford) on the north-east
Turkish frontier and its tribes, 140.
Paraffin, and its products of oxidation,
Dr. Meusel and C. H. Gill on, 39.
*Patagonia, Consul T. J. Hutchinson on
the Tehuelche Indians of, 137.
Patent monopoly, Henry Dircks on, as
affecting the encouragement, improve-
ment, and progress of science, arts,
and manufactures, 159.

*Payne (Joseph) on the relation between
learning and teaching, 175.
Peach (C. W.) on the fossil fishes of
Cornwall, 76; on a new Eschara from
Cornwall, 109.

Peach, Dr. Karl Koch on the specific
identity of the almond and the, 192.
Pengelly (W.) on the condition of some

of the bones found in Kent's Cavern,
Torquay, 76.

Perkin (W. H.) on chloride of methylene
obtained from chloroform by means of
nascent hydrogen, 40; on the prepa-
ration of some anhydrous sodium de-
rivatives of the salicylic series, 41.
Phipson (Dr. T. L.) on sulphocyanide of
ammonium, 41.

Physiological activity, Dr. A. Crum
Brown on the connexion between
chemical constitution and, 113.
Piedmont, M. Moggridge on the “Muffa”
of the sulphur-springs of Valdieri in,
106.
Pietermaritzburg, Natal, Dr. R. J. Mann's
meteorological observations made at,

24.

Plants, Dr. Karl Koch on the necessity
of photographing, to obtain a better
knowledge of them, 102.

sapindaceous, Prof. Radlkofer on
the structural peculiarities of certain,

109.

South European, Prof. Hennessy
on the possible introduction of, in the
west and south of Ireland, 98.
*Platinum, C. W. Siemens on the elec-
tric conductivity of, as affected by the
process of manufacture, 20.
Polymorphism, B. T. Lowne on type-
variation and, in their relation to Mr.
Darwin's theory of the origin of
species, 104.

Porter (Henry J. Ker) on the extension
of the Contagious Diseases Act, 175.
Postglacial structure of Norfolk and
Suffolk, S. V. Wood, jun., and F. W.
Harmer on the glacial and, 80.

*Prairie Indians, W. Hepworth Dixon on
the great Prairies and, 134.
Prairies, R. Brown on the formation of,
134.

*Prison-labour, Sir John Bowring on the
moral and pecuniary results of, 156.
Proboscis of Ommatoplea, Dr. W. C.
McIntosh on the, 105.

Projectiles, Joseph Whitworth on the
proper form of, for penetration under
water, 195.

Propulsion of ships, Charles W. Merri-
field on the necessity for further ex-
perimental knowledge respecting the,
193.

Pterodactyle, H. G. Seeley on the re-
lations between extinct and living
reptiles, and the present state of our
knowledge of, 78.

Pterygotus, J. W. Salter on a new, from

the Lower Old Red Sandstone, 78.
Pulse, Dr. Francis E. Anstie on certain
effects of alcohol on the, 111.

Russia, European, II. H. Howorth on
the nomade races of, 136.

*Refraction, double, A. R. Catton on
certain facts bearing on the theory of,

17.

equivalents and chemical theories,
Dr. J. H. Gladstone on, 37.
*Reptiles, H. G. Seeley on the relations
between extinct and living, and the
present state of our knowledge of Pte-
rodactyle, 78.

Reptilian remains, James Thomson on
certain, found in the carboniferous
strata of Lanarkshire, 79.
Richards (Captain), Address as President

of the Geographical and Ethnological
Section, 121.

Richardson (Dr.) on the transmission of
light through animal bodies, 118; on
effects of cold on organic functions,
119.

Richter (Otto) general outline of an
original system of chemical philosophy
comprising the determination of the
volume-equivalents, as also a new
theory of the specific volume of liquid
and solid substances, 42.
Rigidity, résumé of experiments on, by
Prof. J. D. Everett, 8.

*Rio de la Plata, Consul T. J. Hutchin-
son on the rivers and territories of the,
137.

Rivers, intermittent, R. Brown on the
formation of, 134.

Rocking-stones, artificial, an experiment
by W. R. Grove, 65.
*Rolleston (Prof. George) on pectorales
muscles, 120; on the physiology of
pain, 120; on sixteen Eskimo crania,

120.
Rome, Padre Secchi on some meteoro-
logical results obtained at the obser-
vatory at, 30.
Rose (C. B.) on the Crag at Aldeby, 77.
on the thickness of the chalk in
Norfolk, 77; on the conchoidal frac-
ture of flint as seen on flint-faced
buildings in Norwich, Yarmouth, &c.,
77.

Russell (W. H. L.) on the division of
elliptic functions, 10.

Salicylic series, W. H. Perkins on the

preparation of some anhydrous sodium
derivatives of the, 41.

Salter (J. W.) on a new Pterygotus from
the lower Old Red Sandstone, 78.
Sandstone, ferruginous, Charles Jecks on
the, in the neighbourhood of North-
ampton, 69.

Sapindaceous plants, Prof. Radlkofer on
the structural peculiarities of certain,
109.

*Schools, T. B. Grierson on education in
natural science in, 97.

Science, W. Brown on arboriculture as
a, 90.

Prof. Leone Levi on the progress
of learned societies, illustrative of the
advancement of, in the United King-
dom during the past thirty years, 169,

196.

, physical, Lieut.-Colonel A. Strange
on the necessity for State intervention
to secure the progress of, 6.
Scirpus parvulus, A. G. More on the
discovery of, in Ireland, 106.
Scottish flora, Prof. Balfour on some
additions to the, 89.

Sea-water, Prof. J. A. Wanklyn on, 46.
Secchi (Padre) on some meteorological
results obtained in the observatory at
Rome, 30.
*Secondary strata of England, H. G.
Seeley on the classification of, 78.
Seely's (Mr. C., M.P.) and F. P. Fel-
lows's new scheme for Admiralty esti-
mates, 159.

*Seeley (II. G.) on the relations between
extinct and living reptiles, and the
present state of our knowledge of
Pterodactyle, 78; on the classification
of the secondary strata of England, 78.
Selkirkshire, Prof. Balfour on the occur-
rence of Hieracium collinum (Fries)
in, 89.

*Sels d'argent, Prof. Morren sur une
action particulière de la lumière sur
les, 19.
Sepulchral remains of Southern India,
Sir Walter Elliot on the, 134.
*Sessile-eyed crustacea, C. Spence Bate
and Prof. Westwood on the geogra-
phical distribution of the British
genera of the, 89.
*Seychelle group of islands, Prof. E. P.