Proceedings. 95 



Ordinary Meeting, January 12th, 1892. 



Professor Arthur Schuster, Ph.D., F.R.S., F.R.A.S., 

 Vice-President, in the chair. 



The thanks of the members were voted to the donors of 

 the books upon the table. 



Reference was made to the deaths of Dr. W. C. Henry, 

 ordinary member, and Sir George Airy, Baron Emile de 

 Laveleye, and Dr. Ferdinand Romer, honorary members, 

 which had occurred since the previous meeting, Dr. Henry 

 being the oldest member, and Sir George Airy the oldest 

 honorary member of the Society at the time of their deaths. 



Dr. Schuster read a note on the late Dr. Joule's 

 thermometers. 



Mr. W. E. HOYLE, M.A., exhibited specimens of rare 

 cuttle-fish from the Mediterranean. 



[Microscopical and Natural History Section.'] ' 



Ordinary Meeting, January 18th, 1892. 



Alex. Hodgkinson, M.B., B.Sc, President of the Section, 

 in the Chair. 



Mr. E. Halkyard was elected a member, and Mr. R. 

 Wheeler an associate of the Section. 



Mr. Chas. Bailey presented, for the Microscopical 

 Cabinet, twenty-five mounted objects from the collection 

 of the late Mr. John Barrow, which had been kindly sent 



