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xiii.

Places and times of meeting, with names

of officers from commencement, xvi.
Members of Council from commence-
ment, xviii.

Treasurer's account, xx.
Officers and Council, xxii.
Officers of Sectional Committees, xxiii.
Corresponding members, xxiv.
Report of Council to General Committee
at Hull, xxiv.

Report of the Kew Committee for 1852-
53, xxix.

Report of Parliamentary Committee to
General Committee at Hull, xxxi.
Recommendations adopted by General
Committee at Hull, involving grants of
money, xxxiii; not involving grants
of money, or application to Govern-
ment or public authorities, xxxiv.
Synopsis of grants of money appropriated
to scientific objects, xxxv.

General statement of sums paid on ac-
count of grants for scientific purposes,
xxxvi.

Extracts from resolutions of the General
Committee, xl.

Arrangement of general meetings, xl.
Address by William Hopkins, M.A., xli.

Bell (Dr. J. P.) on the character and
measurements of degradation of the
Yorkshire coast, 81.

Birt (W. R.) on shooting stars observed
August 9, 1853, 34.

Boreham (W. W.), on meteors seen by,
at Haverhill, 34.

Daubeny (Prof.), thirteenth report on
the growth and vitality of seeds, 67.

theory of, 66.

Earth, on the physical character of the
moon's surface as compared with that
of the, 84.

Earthquakes, catalogue of recorded, from
1606 B.c. to A.D. 1850, 118.
Earthquake phænomena, third report on
the facts of, 117.

Earthquake wave-transits, on, 86.
Edinburgh, on a luminous object seen
near, 32.

Fairbairn (William), experimental re-
searches to determine the strength of
locomotive boilers, and the causes
which lead to explosion, 53; on the
mechanical properties of metals as
derived from repeated meltings, ex-
hibiting the maximum point of strength
and the causes of deterioration, 87.
Flax, on the gases evolved in steeping,
and on the composition and œconomy
of the plant, 67.

Henslow (Prof.), thirteenth report on the
growth and vitality of seeds, 67.
Hodges (Dr.) on the gases evolved in

steeping flax, and on the composition
and œconomy of the flax plant, 67.
Hull, on the rise, progress, and present
position of steam navigation in, 45.
Humber, on the physical features of the,
36.

Hunt (Robert), second report on the
chemical action of the solar radiations,
68.

Lindley (Prof.), thirteenth report on the
growth and vitality of seeds, 67.

Locomotive boilers, on the strength of, and
the causes which lead to explosion,53.

Mallet (R.), provisional report on earth-
quake wave-transits, and on seismo-
metrical instruments, 86; third report
on the facts of earthquake phænomena
(continued), 117.

Metals, on the mechanical properties of,

as derived from repeated meltings, 87.
Meteors, on luminous, 2; catalogue of,
continued from Report of 1851-52,ib.
Moon's surface, on the physical character
of the, as compared with that of the
earth, 84.

Myrtle (Dr.) on a luminous object seen

near Edinburgh, in 1839, 32.

Oldham (James) on the physical fea-
tures of the Humber, 36; on the rise,
progress, and present position of steam
navigation in Hull, 45.

Phillips (Prof.), first report on the phy-
sical character of the moon's surface,
as compared with that of the earth, 84.
Powell (Rev. Prof.), sixth report on
observations of luminous meteors,
1852-53, 1; appendix, 32.

Rankine (W. J. M.) on meteors ob-

Arago (M.) on the distribution of electri-

cal currents in the rotating disc of, 5.
Arctic regions, on contributions to the
ancient geography of the, 91.
Arracan, on late surveys in, 92.
Astronomy, 12.

Atlantic, on the surface temperature
and great currents of the north, and
northern oceans, 18.
Atlantic and Pacific, on the proposed
new route between the, by the River
Maulé in Chili, 82.

Atmospheric pressure during long periods
of time, on a proposed barometric pen-
dulum for the registration of the mean,
26.
Auriferous quartz, on the comparative
richness of, extracted at different
depths from the same lode, 50.
Australia, on the interior of, 89.
Ayrshire fossils, on some, 61.

Balfour (Dr.), exhibition of British
Lichens, containing dyeing lichens,
37; on some new plants, 63.
Balkan, on a journey to the, from Con-
stantinople, 84.

Ballyrizora, on refracted lines of cleavage
seen in the slate-rocks of, 61.
Banking and currency, on an improved
system of, 97.

Bate (Spence) on the morphology of the
Pycnogonidæ, and remarks on the de-
velopment of the ova in some species
of isopodous and amphipodous crus-
tacea, 66.

Bateman (J. F.), description of some of
the large valves and other machinery
which have been employed for the dis-
charge of water at the Manchester
Waterworks, 113.

Beckett (Charles) on the dialects north
and south of the Humber compared,
73.

Bennoch (Francis), some suggestions for
an improved system of currency and
banking, 97.

Bilingual town, on the traces of a, in
England, 88.

Birds, on some living aquatic, at Santry
House, near Dublin, 66; on a curious
exemplification of instinct in, 71.
Bismuth, on the magnetism of rotation
in masses of crystallized, 6.
Blake (Dr. J.) on the comparative rich-
ness of auriferous quartz extracted at
different depths from the same lode,
50; on the physiological action of in-
organic substances introduced directly
into the blood, 66.

Blood, on the physiological action of in-
organic substances introduced directly
into the, 66; of the influence of the
circulation of the, on the mental func-
tions, 66.

Bone, on the connexion between cartilage
and, 71.
Botany, 62.

Boulders, on the formation of, 54.
Brewster (Sir David) on the optical pha-
nomena and crystallization of tourma-
line, titanium, and quartz within mica,
amethyst, and topaz, 3; on the pro-
duction of crystalline structure in
crystallized powders by compression
and traction, ib.

Britain, palæozoic rocks of, classification
and nomenclature of, 54.

British Empire, electoral statistics of the,
107.

Brough, analysis of deposit from the
Humber at, 49.

Buckman (Prof.) on the cornbrash of
Gloucestershire and part of Wilts, 50;
on the growth of Symphytum offici-
nale, 63.

Buist (George) on the currents of the
Indian seas, 12.

Burgoyne (Lieut.-Gen. Sir John), com-
munication regarding the progress
made in the publication of the Trigono-
metrical Survey, 37.
Bursaria, on the structure of, 65.

Calcium, on the employment of penta-
sulphate of, as a means of preventing
and destroying the grape disease, 46;
pentasulphate of, as a remedy for grape
disease, 63.

Carpentaria in N. Australia, on the cli-
mate of the gulf of, 91.

Cartilage and bone, on the connexion
between, 71.

Census, on the results of the, of Great
Britain in 1851, 98; summary of the,
of Switzerland, 102.

Chaix (Prof. Paul), summary of the cen-
sus of Switzerland, 102.
Charlesworth (Edward) on the curious
spiral body in certain fossil sponges,
and of several other remarkable fossils
from the Yorkshire strata, 51.
Chemistry, 37.

Cheshire (Edward) on the results of the

census of Great Britain in 1851, with
a description of the machinery and
processes employed to obtain the re-
turns, 98; statistics relative to Nova
Scotia in 1851, 102.

Chesney (Colonel), on the tubular or

Richardson, 113.

Chick in ovo, on some discoveries relative

to the, 68.

Chili, on the proposed new route between
the Atlantic and Pacific, by the River
Maulé in, 82.

Danes and Scandinavians, on the in-
fluence of the invasion of the, in early
times, on certain localities in England,
73.

Decimal coinage, on a proposed plan for,

112.

mining the amount of available, con-
tained in hypochlorites of lime, soda,
or potash, 48.
Choanites Konigi, 51.

Ciliary motion, on the nature of, 66.
Clarke (B.) on a new system of classify-
ing plants, 63.

Claudet (A.) on the practice of the Da-
guerreotype, 4; on the angle to be
given to binocular photographic pic-
tures for the stereoscope, ib.
Claussen (Chevalier) on the effect of the
sulphate of lime upon vegetable sub-
stances, 38.

Coal-field, on a singular fault in the
southern termination of the Warwick-
shire, 62.

Coal-gas, on the advantages arising from
the purification of, by the application
of water, 45.

Cocoa leaves, on the properties and com-
position of the, 43.
Colours, homogeneous, on the mixture
of, 5.

Cometes, new species of, 68.

Conferva Linum, on the structure of the
endochrome in, 62.

Cooper (Henry) on the mortality of Hull
in the autumn of 1849, 102; on the
prevalence of diseases in Hull, 103.
Cornbrash of Gloucestershire, and part
of Wilts, on the, 50.

Crime, on the causes, extent, and pre-
ventives of, 112.

Crosskill (A.) on reaping machinery,

114.

Crustacea, on the development of the ova
in some species of isopodous and am-
phipodous, 66.

Crystalline bodies, on the elasticity of
stone and, 36.

Crystalline structure in crystallized pow-
ders, on the production of, by com-
pression and traction, 3.
Crystallization, on the optical phænomena
and, of tourmaline, titanium, and quartz
within mica, amethyst, and topaz, 3.
Crystals, from the sea-coast of Africa, on,
45; pseudomorphous, in new red sand-
stone, 61.

Currency and banking, suggestions for
an improved system of, 97.

from strata currents, with suggestions
for their investigation, 22.

Denny (Henry) on the remains of the
Hippopotamus found in the Aire Valley
deposit near Leeds, 51.

Dialects, on the, north and south of the
Humber, 73.

Diatomaceæ found in the neighbourhood
of Hull, 63.

Disc of M. Arago, on the distribution of
electrical currents in the rotating, 5.
Domville (W. C.) on some living aquatic
birds at Santry House, near Dublin,
66.

Duncan (P.) on the nature of ciliary
motion, 66.

Dwerhagen (Herman C.), substance of a
topographical essay on the navigation
of the rivers Plata, Parana, Paraguay,
Vermejo, and Pilcomayo, 73.

Earl (G. Windsor) on the progress of
discovery in the western half of New
Guinea from the year 1828 up to the
present time, 76.

Education, on progressive, practical, and
scientific, 107.

Edwards (James), electoral statistics of
the British Empire, 107.

Electrical currents, on the distribution
of, in the rotating disc of M. Arago, 5.
Electricity, 3; on the cause of the trans-

mission of, along conductors generally,
38; on the conduction of, by flame
and gases, 42.

Emigration, excessive, and its reparative
agencies, 107.

Endochrome, structure of the, 62.
Ethnology, 73.

Exley (The Rev. Thomas) on the cause
of the transmission of electricity along
conductors generally, and particularly
as applied to the electric telegraph
wires, 38.

Fairbairn (William) on the progress of
mechanical science, 116.
Findlay (A. G.) on the currents of the
Atlantic and Pacific oceans, 76.
Fish, on the habits of, in relation to certain
forms of medusæ, 70.
Fishes, notice of jelly, 69,

Flowers, on lime, 45.
Forster (J.A.) on improvements in organ
machinery, 117.

Fossils, on some Ayrshire, 61.

Fowler (Dr.) on the influence of the cir-
culation of the blood on the mental
functions, 66.

Galitzin (Prince Ern.), manners and cus-
toms of the Yacoutes, 80.
Galvanic battery, on the decomposition
of water under pressure, by the, 39.
Galvanic batteries, on some new kinds
of, invented by M. Kukla of Vienna,

44.

Gas, on the advantages arising from the
purification of coal, by the application
of, 45.

Gases, on the conduction of electricity by
flame and, 42.

Gassiot (John P.) on the decomposition
of water under pressure by the gal-
vanic battery, 39.
Geography, 73.

Geography of the arctic regions, on con-
tributions to the ancient, 91.
Geology, 50.

Gladstone (J. H.) on the spontaneous
decomposition of xyloidine, 41; on the
corrosion of iron-built ships by sugar
cargoes, 41.

Glass tubes, on a simple instrument for

graduating, 37.

Gloucestershire, on the cornbrash of,
50.

Gold, on new supplies of, 110.
Gould (John) on a new species of Cometes,
a genus of humming-birds, 68.
Grape disease, on the employment of
pentasulphate of calcium as a means of
preventing and destroying the, 46; on
a pentasulphide of calcium, as a remedy
for, 63.

Gray (William, Jun.) on a concentric iris,
as seen from the ridge of Snowdon, 26.
Great Britain, on the results of the census
of, in 1851, 98.

Grimsby, analysis of deposit from the
Humber at, 50.

Grove (W. R.) on the conduction of
electricity by flame and gases, 42.

Halichondria suberea, on the mode of
growth of, 72.

Hall (Captain Walter) on the new route
between the Atlantic and Pacific by
the River Maulé in Chili, 82.
Harrison (R.) on the Diatomaceæ found
in the neighbourhood of Hull, 63.
Heat, 3.

Helmholtz (Prof.), on the mixture of
homogeneous colours, 5.

Hessle, analysis of deposit from the
Humber at, 49.

Hippopotamus, on the remains of the,
found in the Aire Valley deposit near
Leeds, 51.

Hogg (John) on the artificial breeding of
salmon in the Swale, 68; on Iceland,
its inhabitants and language, 82.
Holderness, on changes observed in wood
from the submerged forest of Wawne
in, 45; on the waste of the coast of,
53.

Homogeneous colours, on the mixture
of, 5.

Hopkinson (Joseph) on the steam-engine
indicator, 118; on an improved com-
pound patent safety valve for steam-
boilers, 119; on a patent safety alarum
for steam boilers, ib.; on an improved
patent steam-engine boiler designated
the greatest resistance steam boiler,

120.

Horner (Dr. F. R.) on some discoveries
relative to the chick in ovo, and its
liberation from the shell, 68.
Huggate, Yorkshire, meteorological sum-
mary for 1852 of observations at, 32.
Hull, on the meteorology of, 27; ana-
lysis of deposit from the Humber at,
49; Diatomaceæ found in the neigh-
bourhood of, 6c; on the mortality of,
in 1849, 102; on the prevalence of
diseases in, 103; on the causes, extent,
and preventives of crime, with especial
reference to, 112.

Human species, ethnological remarks
upon some of the more remarkable
varieties of the, represented by indi-
viduals now in London, 88.

Humber deposits, on the chemical con.
stitution of the, 49.

Humber, on the dialects north and south
of the, 73.

Hume (Rev. A.) on the education of the
poor in Liverpool, 103.
Humming-birds, new species of Cometes,
a genus of, 68.

Hunt (Robert) on a method of accelera-
ting the germination of seeds, 63.
Hydra viridis, on the structure of, 64, 66.

Iceland, its inhabitants and language, on,

82.

India, on the partridges of the great
water-shed of, 71.

Indian seas, on the currents of the, 12.
Ireland's recovery; or excessive emigra-
tion and its reparative agencies, 107.