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Daubeny, Professor Lindley, Mr. Henslow, Mr. Babington, Professor Bal- 
four, Mr. Mackay, and Mr. D. Moore, with 15/. at their disposal for the 
purpose of conducting Experiments on the Vitality of Seeds. 
That a Committee be appointed, consisting of Sir W. Jardine, Mr. Yarrell, 
and Dr. Lankester, with 25/. at their disposal for the purpose of investigating 
the Exotic forms of the Anoplura, 
That Capt. Portlock be requested to Report on the Marine Zoology of 
Corfu, with 10/, at his disposal for the purpose. 
That a Committee be appointed, consisting of Dr. Daubeny, Mr. Babington, 
Mr. R. Ball, Professor Apjohn, and Professor Kane, with 10/. at their disposal 
for the purpose of investigating the Preservation of Animal and Vegetable 
Substances. 
That a Committee be appointed, consisting of Professor Owen, Professor E. 
Forbes, Sir Charles Lemon, and Mr. Couch, with 10/. at their disposal for the 
purpose of enabling Mr. Peach to continue his researches on the Marine 
Zoology of Cornwall and Devon, especially on the development and preserva- 
tion of Radiata and Mollusca. 
That a Committee be appointed, consisting of Professor E. Forbes, Mr. 
Goodsir, Mr. Patterson, Mr. Thompson, Mr. Ball, Mr. Smith, and Mr. Couch, 
with 25/. at their disposal for the purpose of investigating, by means of the 
dredge, the Marine Zoology of Great Britain, the illustration of the Geogra- 
phical distribution of Marine Animals and the accurate determination of the 
Fossils of the Pleiocene Period. 
That a Committee be appointed, consisting of Dr. Hodgkin, Dr. Prichard, 
Professor Owen, Dr. H. Ware, Mr. J. E. Gray, Dr. Lankester, Dr. A. Smith, 
Mr. Strickland, Mr. Babington, Dr. Scowler, and Mr. Wilde, with 15/. at 
ah disposal for the purpose of investigating the varieties of the Human 
ace. 
MEDICAL SCIENCE. . 
That a Committee be appointed, consisting of Dr. Sharpey and Mr. 
Erichsen, with 10/. at their disposal for the purpose of conducting an ex- 
perimental inquiry on the subject of Asphyxia. 
MECHANICAL SCIENCE. 
That Mr. J. S. Russell be requested to complete the discussion of the 
Bririsu AssociATion Experiments on the Forms of Ships, with 1002. at his 
disposal for the purpose. 
That Mr. Eaton Hodgkinson be requested to continue his experiments on 
the Strength of Materials and ‘the changes which take place in their internal 
constitution, with 100/. at his disposal for the purpose. 
That a Committee be appointed, consisting of Mr. Fairbairn, Mr. Nasmyth, 
Mr. Hodgkinson, and Mr. Lucas, with 50/.at their disposal for the purpose 
of completing the experimental investigations on the Changes in the internal 
- Constitution of Metals arising from continual Vibration and Concussion. 
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. 
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