xil REPORT—1840. 
OFFICERS OF SECTIONAL COMMITTEES AT THE 
GLASGOW MEETING. 
SECTION A.—MATHEMATICAL AND PHYSICAL SCIENCE. 
President.—Professor Forbes, F.R.S. 
Vice-Presidents.—G. B. Airy, Esq., F.R.S., Astron. Royal. 
Rev. Professor Whewell, F.R.S. Professor James Thomson, 
LL.D. 
Secretaries.—Professor Stevelly. Rey. Dr. Forbes, F.R.S. 
Arch. Smith, Esq. 
SECTION B.—CHEMISTRY AND MINERALOGY. 
President.—Dr. Thomas Thomson, F.R.S. 
Vice-Presidents.—Professor Thomas Graham, F.R.S. _ Pro- 
fessor Johnston, F.R.S. 
Secretaries.—Dr. R. D. Thomson. Dr. Thomas Clark. Dr. 
L. Playfair. 
SECTION C.—GEOLOGY AND PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY. 
President for Geology.—Charles Lyell, Esq., F.R.S. 
President for Physical Geography.—G. B. Greenough, Esq., 
F.R.S. 
Vice- Presidents.—Rev. Professor Buckland, F.R.S. H. T. 
De la Beche, Esq., F.R.S. James Smith, Esq., F.R.S. Capt. 
Washington, R.N. 
Secretaries. —W. J. Hamilton, Esq., F.R.S. H. E. Strick- 
land, Fisq., F.G.S. D. Milne, Esq., F.G.S. John Scoular, Esq., 
M.D. Hugh Murray, Esq., F.R.S.E. 
SECTION D.—ZOOLOGY AND BOTANY. 
President.—Sir W. J. Hooker, LL.D. 
Vice-Presidents.—The Rev. Professor Fleming, D.D. Sir 
William Jardine, Bart. Professor Graham, F.R.S.E. P. J. 
Selby, Esq., F.L.S. 
Secretaries.—Professor William Couper. Robert Paterson, 
Esq. Edward Forbes, Esq., M.W.S. 
SECTION E.—MEDICAL SCIENCE. 
President.—James Watson, Esq., M.D. 
Vice-Presidents.—J. Hodgkin, Esq., M.D. Dr. Andrew 
Buchanan. Dr. John M‘Farlane. 
Secretaries.—Professor Couper. Dr. James Brown. Pro- 
fessor Reid. 
