O. MISCELLANEOUS. 671 



MEETING OF THE BRITISH ARCH^OLOGICAL ASSOCIATION. 



The British Arch?eological Association held its annual 

 meeting at Sheffield on the 18th of August last, under the 

 presidency of the Duke of Norfolk. The papers read were 

 of local antiquarian interest, and were listened to by large au- 

 diences. 12 A, August 14, 1873, 333. 



AWARD OF MED^ILS BY THE ROYAL SOCIETY OP LONDON IN 



1872. 



Of the medals in the gift of the Royal Society of London 

 during the year, the Copley Medal has been awarded to Pro- 

 fessor Wohler, of Gottingen, for his contributions to the 

 science of chemistry. Another medal has been given to 

 Professor Thomas Anderson, M.D., also for chemical investi- 

 gations, and for papers in physiological and agricultural 

 chemistry. Mr. Henry John Carter has received a medal for 

 long-continued and valuable researches in zoology, and es- 

 pecially into the natural history of the sponges. The Rum- 

 ford medal, awarded biennially, has been given to A. J. Ang- 

 strom for his researches in spectral analysis. 12 A, JVbvem- 

 ber 28, 1872. 



BRITISH NAVAL COLLEGE FOR OFFICERS. 



An important movement has lately been started in Great 

 Britain in the shaj^e of a naval college, the object of which is 

 to impart instruction in all the higher branches pertaining to 

 the nautical profession to such as require it, and to be es- 

 pecially open to captains and commanders, lieutenants and 

 navigating officers, naval instructors, officers of the marine 

 artillery, and of the marine and engineer branches of the 

 navy. Instruction will also be given to a limited number of 

 persons in naval architecture and marine engineering; offi- 

 cers of the mercantile marine will also be received. 



This does not cover the ground of the naval college at 

 Greenwich, where graduates are instructed in the primary 

 branches of their profession ; but it is intended for posting 

 officers of the higher grades in those subjects with which 

 they are not familiar, and to enable them to take worthy 

 parts in the scientific movements of the day. The course in- 

 cludes pure mathematics, co-ordinate and higher pure geom- 



