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Total Receipts . . . 

 Disbursements . . . 



£1243 15 8 



The number of Members when the Meeting was commenced was 

 C80 j but a greater number had joined since. If the rough numbers 

 were correct, the number of new Members would amount to 689 at 

 Cambridge j — total number of Members, 1369. There will be about 

 1000/. more to be received ; and after paying the expenses of this 

 Meeting, a balance will remain of about 2000/. 



Professor Henslow invited the Members of the Association to an 

 excursion in a barge on Saturday, to make some botanical and ento- 

 mological researches in the fens. 



The President then called upon the Chairmen of the Sections to 

 make their Reports, which were given by the following gentlemen : — 



Mr. Peacock, as Chairman of the Mathematical and Physical de- 

 partment. 



Professor Dalton, as President of the Chemical department. 



Mr. Greenough, as President of the Geological department. 



Mr. Garnons, as President of the Natural History department. 



Dr. Haviland, as President of the Medical department. 



Professor Christie then read a Report on Magnetism j in which he 

 considered, first, the direction of the terrestrial magnetic force ; and 

 secondly, the intensity of the magnetic force. In the course of this Re- 

 port the learned Professor regretted that this was the only country in 

 Europe in which observations on this important science were not made 

 in a national observatory. 



Mr. Whewell then delivered a Report on the knowledge we have 

 of the strength of materials j in which he entered into the history of 

 that science, and presented a variety of facts in illustration of his sub- 

 ject. After which the Meeting adjourned. 



A numerous auditory again assembled in the Senate- House this 

 evening, the several Sections being engaged in their different de- 

 partments. At about ten o'clock Professor Sedgwick took the chair. 



Mr. Whewell delivered an exposition of his recent researches rela- 

 tive to the tide-wave, illustrating them by reference to maps which he 

 had constructed for the purpose. 



Professor Farish addressed the Meeting on the subjects of railways 

 and steam-carriages. 



June 28. — The several Sections met as usual at ten o'clock j and 

 at one o'clock the last Public Meeting of the Association was held in 

 the Senate-House. 



The President announced that the Report read by Mr. Whewell had 

 been printed ; and that any Member of the Association might receive 

 a copy of it gratuitously, by applying at the Society's office. It was 

 printed, not at the expense of the Association, but of Mr. Whewell 

 himself j to whom the thanks of the Association were afterwards re- 

 turned. 



