1861.] General Monthly Meeting, 329 



With reference to certain Resolutions passed at the previous meet- 

 ing, the following Letter from the Rev. John Barlow, the late 

 Secretary, was read ; — 



5, Bebkkley Street, 

 DsAR Dr. Bence Jones, Feb. 4th, 1861. 



In Mrs. Barlow's name, as well as my own, I request that you will express 

 to the Members of the Royal Institution our grateful acknowledgment of the kind 

 act to her, and the not less kind words to myself, by which they have unanimously 

 recorded their estimation of my past services. The Members have referred to 

 those services as eflfectual. Let me assure them, in all sincerity, that very much 

 of this efficiency is owing to themselves. But for the ever willing co-operation of 

 the Professors, the unvarying support of the Managers and Visitors, and the 

 uniform confidence reposed in me by the Members, the best endeavours I could 

 exert in their service must have been fruitless. I thankfully accept the cordial 

 wishes of the Members for my health and happiness. It is, indeed, a subject of 

 happy reflection, that I am conscious of not having altogether laboured in vain to 

 carry out the principles on which the Royal Institution has acted for more than 

 sixty years. These principles are not likely to be abandoned. Possessed of 

 increasing means and influence, this Institution will, under the guidance of my 

 successor, be more conspicuous than ever, for that promotion of science, and that 

 co-operation and sympathy with those who devote themselves to the pursuit of 

 science, which have already obtained for our society a distinguished pre-eminence 

 over all similar associations in the world. 



Believe me, dear Dr. Bence Jones, 

 Very truly yours, 

 Da. Bence Jones, JOHN BARLOW. 



Secretaryy Royal Institution, 



The following Arrangements for the Lectures after Easter 1861, 

 were announced : — 



Three concluding Lectures on Fishes — by Richard Owen, Esq. 

 D.C.L. F.R.S. Fullerian Professor of Natural Physiology, R.I. 



Three concluding Lectures on Electricity — by John Tyndall, 

 Esq. F.R.S. Professor of Natural Philosophy, R.I. 



Six Lectures on Modern Music — by John Hullah, Esq. 



Six Lectures on the Devonian Age of the World — by William 

 Pengelly, Esq. F.G.S. 



Nine Lectures on the Science of Language — by Max Muller, 

 Esq. Taylorian Professor, Oxford. 



Two Lectures on Musical Acoustics and on the Physiological 

 and Psychological Causes of Musical Harmony and Discord, by 

 Professor Helmholtz, of Heidelberg. 



The Presents received since the last Meeting were laid on the 

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



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