168 General Monthly Meeting, [Dec. 5, 1859. 



The Secretary announced that the following Arrangements had 

 been made for the Lectures before Easter, 1 860 : — 



Six Lectures on the Various Forces of Matter (adapted to a 

 Juvenile Auditory) by Professor Faraday, D.C.L. F.R.S, &c. 

 Fullerian Professor of Chemistry, R.I, To be delivered in the Christ- 

 mas Vacation, 1859-60. 



Twelve Lectures on Fossil Birds and Reptiles, by Professor 

 Owen. 



Twelve Lectures on Light, including its Higher Phenomena, 

 by Professor Tyndall. 



Ten Lectures on the Relations of the Animal Kingdom to 

 THE Industry of Man, by Dr. Edwin Lankester, M.D. F.R.S. 



The Presents received since the last Meeting were laid on the 

 table, and the thanks of the Members returned for the same ; viz. 



From 



Actuaries, Institute o/— Assurance Magazine, No. 37. 8vo. 1859. 



Arts, Society o/*— Journal for Nov. 1859, 8vo. 



Astronomical Society, Royal — Proceedings, No. 10. 8vo. 1859. 



Bombay Geographical Society — Transactions, Vol. XIV. 8vo. 1859. 



JBoosey, Messrs. {the Publishers) — The Musical World for Nov. 1859. 4to. 



Brettell, Thomas, Esq. — Thomas Smith, Recollections of the British Institution for 



Promoting the Fine Arts in the United Kingdom, 1805-59. 8vo. 18G0. 

 British Architects, Institute of— Proceedings for Nov. 1859. 4to. 

 British Meteorological Society — First, Second, Third, Fourth, and Eighth Reports. 



8vo. 1851-59. 

 Chambers, G. F. Esq. M.R.I. — R. Jameson's System of Mineralogy. 3 vols. 



8vo. 1816. 

 Dublin Royal Society — Journal, No. 15. 8vo. 1859. 

 Editors— AxWzdia, for Nov. 1859. 4to. 



Athenaeum for Nov. 1859. 4to. 



Engineer for Nov. 1859. fol. 



Horological Journal, No. 16. 8vo. 1859. 



Journal of Gas-Lighting for Nov. 1859, 4to. 



Mechanics' Magazine for Nov. 1859. 8vo. 



Medical Circular for Nov. 1859. 8vo. 



Practical Mechanic's Journal for Nov. 1859. 4to. 



Revue Photographique, Nov. 1859. 8vo. 

 Faraday, Professor, D.C.L. F.R.S. — Repertoire de Chimie, par C. Barreswil et 

 A. Wurtz. Nos. 13, 14. 8vo. Paris 1859. 



Th. Du Moncel, Expose des Applications de I'Electricite. 4 vols. 8vo. Paris, 

 1856-9. 

 Franklin Institute of Pennsylvania — Journal, Vol. XXXVIII. No. 4. 

 Geographical Society, Rami — Proceedings, No. 6. 8vo. 1859. 

 Glaisher, James, Esq. F.RS. — Various Meteorological Papers. 8vo. 1856-8. 

 Hamilton, Capt.A. M.R.I. — Lepsius, Denkmaler aus ^gypten. Letzte Lieferung. 



fol. 1859. 

 Manning, Frederich, Esq. 3f.^./.— Photographs of the Birthplace of Sir Isaac 



Newton and of his Statue at Grantham, 1859. 

 Mackict S. J. Esq. F.G.S. (the Editor)— The Geologist, Nov. 1859. 

 Newton, Messrs. — London Journal (New Series), for Nov. 1859. 8vo. 

 Novella, Mr. {the Publisher)— The Musical Times for Nov. 1859. 4to. 



