xxiv REPORT — 1842. 



of Man), be requested to continue a series of researches with the dredge, with 

 a view to the investigation of the Marine Zoology of Great Britain, the illus- 

 tration of the Geographical Distribution of Marine Animals, and the more 

 accurate determination of the Fossils of the Pleiocene Period ; and that the 

 sum of 50/. be placed at the disposal of the Committee for the purpose. 



That Dr. Hodgkin, Dr. Prichard, Professor Owen, Dr. Hibbert Ware, Mr. 

 J. E. Gray, Dr. Lankester, Dr. A. Smith, Mr. A. Strickland, and Mr. C. C. 

 Babington, be a Committee for procuring information in regard to the va- 

 rieties of the Human Race, with the sum of 51. at their disposal for the pur- 

 pose. 



MEDICAL SCIENCE. 



That Professor Sharpey and Mr. John Erichsen be a Committee for re- 

 searches on Asphyxia, with the sum of 40/. at their disposal for the purpose. 



That Dr. C. J. B. Williams and Mr. James Blake be a Committee for re- 

 searches on the Physiological operation of medicinal agents, with the sum of 

 40/. at their disposal for the purpose. 



STATISTICS. 



That Col. Sykes, Viscount Sandon, Mr. G. R. Porter, Mr. J. Heywood, 

 Dr. W. P. Alison, Mr. E. Chadwick, and Mr. G. W. Wood, be a Committee 

 for continuing the Reports on Vital Statistics, with the sum of 150/. at their 

 disposal for the purpose. 



MECHANICAL SCIENCE. 



That Sir John Robison and Mr. J. S. Russell be a Committee for com- 

 pleting the Experiments on the Forms of Ships, with the sum of 100/. at their 

 disposal for the purpose. * 



That Sir John Robison and Mr. J. S. Russell be a Committee for reducing 

 above 20,000 observations on the forms of ships, with the sum of 100/. at 

 their disposal for the purpose. 



That Professor Moseley, Mr. Enys, and Mr. Hodgkinson, be a Committee 

 for procuring and defraying the expense of Morin's Instrument for measuring 

 velocity, and for completing the trial of the Constant Indicator, with the sum 

 of 100/. at their disposal for the purpose. 



That Mr. Hodgkinson be requested to continue his Experiments on the 

 Strength of Materials, with the sum of 100/. at his disposal for the purpose. 



That Mr. Fairbairn, Mr. Buck, Mr. Hodgkinson, Mr. Nasmyth, Prof. Mon- 

 tagu Phillips, Mr. John Davis, Mr. R. Mallet, Mr. Lucas, and Mr. H. H. Wat- 

 son, bea Committee for making Experiments to ascertain whether any and what 

 changes take place in the internal constitution of metals when exposed to con- 

 tinual vibration and concussion, as in the case of axles of locomotive engines 

 and other machinery, with the sum of 150/. at their disposal for the purpose. 



That Mr. Anthony Hill, Mr Gibbon, and Professor Gordon, be a Com- 

 mittee for acquiring and employing the apparatus used by M. Bunsen in col- 

 lecting the gases of Blast and other furnaces, for the use of those gentlemen 

 appointed to prepare Reports on the Smelting of Iron. 



GENERAL NOTICE. 



Gentlemen engaged in scientific researches by desire of the British Asso- 

 ciation, are requested to observe that by a Resolution of the General Commit- 

 tee at the Manchester Meeting (1842), all Instruments, Papers, Drawings 

 and other Property of the Association, are to be deposited in the Kew Ob- 

 servatory (lately placed by Her Majesty the Queen at the disposal of the 

 Association), when not employed in carrying on Scientific Inquiries for the 

 Association ; and the Secretaries are instructed to adopt the necessary mea- 

 sures for carrying this resolution into effect. 



