RESEARCHES IN SCIENCE. XXV 
That Sir John Graham Dalyell be requested to prepare a 
Report on the habits of the Radiate Animals. 
That the following be a Committee to inquire into and 
report on the experiments made by Mr. C. W. Williams, of 
Liverpool, on the Combustion of Coal and other Fuels, with 
the view of obtaining from them the greatest ‘calorific effect, 
and avoiding the generation of smoke, viz. Mr. Vignoles, Mr. 
Fairbairn, Mr. Grantham, and Mr. Spence. 
That Mr. Hodgkinson be requested to complete his experi- 
ments on the resistance of the Atmosphere to Moving Bodies, 
and to report the result to the next meeting of the British 
Association. 
That the following be a Committee to make experiments 
for ascertaining the comparative efficiency of the Turbine and 
Common Water Wheels, and to report at the next meeting :— 
Mr. Smith, of Deanston, Professor Gordon, Mr. W. Fairbairn. 
Recommendations of Researches in Science involving Grants 
of Money for Scientific Purposes, adopted by the General 
Committee at the Glasgow Meeting. 
Resolved— 
That Sir D. Brewster and Professor Forbes be requested to 
revise and continue the Hourly Observations at Inverness and 
Kingussie, and that a sum not exceeding 85/. be placed at their 
disposal for the purpose. 
That a Committee, consisting of Professor Whewell, be re- 
quested to superintend calculations on the Tides at Leith b 
Mr. D. Ross, and that the sum of 50/. be placed at the dis- 
posal of Professor Whewell for the purpose. 
The Report to be presented at the next meeting of the As- 
sociation. 
That a Committee, consisting of Professor Whewell, be re- 
quested to superintend calculations on Tides at Bristol by Mr. 
Bunt, and that the sum of 50/. be placed at the disposal of 
Professor Whewell for the purpose. 
The Report to be presented at the next meeting of the As- - 
sociation. 
That Major Sabine be requested to provide a good mountain 
