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PROCEEDIXaS OF THE BRITISH ASSOCIATION AT 

 BDINBURaH, IN JULY AND AUGUST 1850. 



OPPIOERS FOR 1850. 



President.— Sin DAVID BREWSTER, K.H., D.C.L., LL.D., P.R.8., V.P.R.8.E., 

 Principal of the United College of 8t Salvador and St Leonard, St 

 Andrews. 



F»ce-Prmdm««.— The Right Hon. the LORD PROVOST OF EDINBURGH ; 

 The earl OF CATHCART, K.C.B., F.R.S.B.; The EARL OP 

 ROSEBERY, K.T., D.C.L., F.R.8. ; The Right Hon. DAVID 

 BOYLE, Lord Justice-General, P.R.S.E.; General Sir THOMAS M. 

 BRISBANE, Bart., K.C.B., G.C.H., D.C.L., P.R.S., President of the 

 Rojal Society of Edinburgh ; The Very Rev. JOHN LEE, D.D., 

 V.P.R.S.E., Principal of the University of Edinburgh; ROBERT 

 JAMESON, F.R.SS.L. & E., &c., Regius Professor of Natural History 

 in the University of Edinburgh; W. P. ALISON, M.D., V.P.R.S.E., 

 Professor of the Practice of Physic in the University of Edinburgh ; 

 JAMES D. FORBES, F.R.S., Sec. R.S.E., Professor of Natural Philo- 

 sophy in the University of Edinburgh. 



General Secretaries. — Lieut.-Colonel SABINE, F.R.S., Sec. R.S., Woolwich, 

 Professor J. FORBES ROYLE, M.D., F.R.S., of King's College, 

 London. 



Assistant General Secretary.— JOB'S PHILLIPS, Esq., F.R.S., York. 



General Treasurer.— J OUlfi TAYLOR, Esq., F.R.S., 6 Queen Street Place, 

 Upper Thames Street, London. 



Local Secretaries.— Tu-E Rev. PHILIP KELLAND, M.A., F.R.SS.L. & E., 

 Professor of Mathematics in the University of Edinburgh ; JOHN H. 

 BALFOUR, M.D., F.R.S.E., F.L.S., Professor of Botany in the Univer- 

 sity of Edinburgh; JAMES TOD, Esq., F.R.S.E., Secretary to the 

 Royal Scottish Society of Arts. 



Treasurer for the Meeting, — WILLIAM BRAND, Esq. 



The General Meeting, 



Wednesday^ Slst July, 



IN THE MUSIC HALL — EVENING. 



The meeting was opened at eight o'clock in the evening, 



by the President of the former year. The Rev. Dr Robinson 



of Armagh, on retiring from the office of President of the 



Association, on this occasion, said — 



" The time has come, when, by our rules, I must lay down 

 the authority which last year you honoured me with. I trust 



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