566 General Monthly Meeting. [June 6, 



GENERAL MONTHLY MEETING, 



Monday, June 6, 1904. 



His Grace The Duke of Northumberland, K.G. D.C.L. F.R.S., 



President, in the Chair. 



Eichard Bagot, Esq. 



William Carrington, Esq., M.Inst. C.E. 



Ernest Gadesden Fellows, Esq. 



William Eobert Freeman, Esq. 



Eichard F. Nicholson, Esq. 



Hon. C. A. Parsons, F.E.S. 



were elected Members of the Eoyal Institution. 



The Special Thanks of the Members were returned to Andrew 

 Carnegie, Esq., LL.D. 3I.B.I., for his Donation of £1,200 to the 

 Eesearch Fund of the Eoyal Institution, especially for the study of 

 iron and steel at low temperatures ; and to Frank McClean, Esq., 

 M.A. LL.D. F.E.S. M.B.L, for his Donation of £100. 



The Presents received since the last Meeting were laid on the 

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



The Secretarij of State for India— Census of India, 11*01, Vol. I. 4to. 1903. 

 Report on Public Instruction in Bengal, fol. 1903. 



Records of the Geological Survey of India, Vol. XXXI. Part 1. 8vo. 1904. 

 Linguistic Survey of India, Vol. V. Part 1. 4to. 1904. 

 Accademia dei Lincei, Reale, i?oma— Classe di Scienze Fisiche, Matematiche e 

 Naturali. Atti, Serie Quinta : Rendiconti. P Semestre, Vol. XIII. Nos. 9-10. 

 8vo. 1904. 

 American Academy of Arts and Sciences — Proceedings, Vol. XXXIX. Nos. 16-18. 



8vo. 1904. 

 American Geographical Society— BuWetin, Vol. XXXVI. No. 4. 8vo. 1904. 

 Asiatic Society of Bengal — Proceedings, 1903, Nos. (5-10. 8vo. 1904. 



Journal, Vol. LXXII. Part II. Nos. 3-4 ; Part III. No. 2. Svo. 1903-4. 

 Asiatic Society, Royal (Bombay Branch) — Journal, Vol. XXI. No. 59. 8vo. 1904. 

 Astronomical Society, Jioyal—^lonthly Notices, Vol. LXIV. No. 5. 8vo. 1904. 

 Automobile Club — Journal for May, 1904. 4to. 

 Bell, Sir Loicthian, Bart, J.P. D.L. LL.D. D.C.L. F.R.S. M.E.L (the Autlior)— 



Memorandum as to the Wear of Rails. 2 vols. fol. 1896-1900. 

 Bennett, Frederick, Exq. (the Author) — Some Theories of the Universe. 8vo. 1903. 

 Berlin, h'oyal Academy of Sciences — Sitzungsbeiii-hte, 1904, Nos. 1-24. 8vo. 

 Boston Public Library — Monthly Bulletin for May, 1904. 8vo. 

 Botanic Society, Royal — Quarterly Record, Jan.-March, 1904. 8vo. 

 British Architects, Royal Institute <">/— Journal, Third Series, Vol. XI. No. 14. 4to. 



1904. 

 British Astronomical Association — Journal, Vol. XIV. No. 7. Svo. 1904. 



