XXVi EIGHTH REPORT — 1838. 



The Committee on Diseases of the Lungs in Animals was 

 reappointed. 



The Committee for obtaining a complete account of the 

 Fauna of Ireland was altered so as to consist of Capt. Portlock, 

 Mr. R. Ball, Mr. W. Thompson, Mr. Vigors, Mr. Halliday, and 

 Dr. Coulter, who Mas requested to act as Secretary. 



The following Resolutions relaWig to the Conduct of the 

 3Ieetings, <^c. luere adopted by the General Committee. 



That Section C. be styled henceforth the Section of Geology 

 and Physical Geography. 



That the several Sections be empowered, at the desire of 

 their respective Committees, to divide themselves into sub- 

 sections as often as the number and importance of the commu- 

 nications delivered in may render such divisions desirable. 



That with a view to facilitate and extend the intercourse of 

 persons engaged in investigating the same departments of 

 science, the rooms in which the Sections are appointed to be 

 held be open in future at 10 o'clock, vice 11, so that an hour 

 may be allowed for conversation before the Chair is taken and 

 the reading of papers is commenced. 



That Members of the Association, when subscribing- their 

 name and address, be invited or enabled to enter also in a se- 

 parate column the Section to which they wish to attach them- 

 selves. 



