xx REPORT—1846. 
Recommendations of Special Researches in Science, involving Grants of 
Money. 
KEW OBSERVATORY. 
That the sum of £150 be placed at the disposal of the Council for the 
purpose of maintaining the establishment in Kew Observatory. 
MATHEMATICAL AND PHYSICAL SCIENCE, 
That £50 be placed at the disposal of Professor Erman for continuing and 
completing the computation of the Gaussian Constants for 1839, and that he 
be requested to superintend the same. 
That Mr. Birt be requested to endeavour to procure a repetition of the 
Barometric Observations made during the month of November in former 
years ; and that the sum of £10 be placed at his disposal for the purpose. 
That a provisional grant of £70 be placed at the disposal of the Committee 
for the publication of the Catalogues of Lalande and Lacaille, to enable them 
to complete the publication and distribution of those Catalogues. 
That a grant of £10 be made for a new Anemometer of the Rev. Dr. Ro- 
binson’s improved construction, for the use of the Observatory at Kew; and 
that Dr. Robinson be requested to superintend its construction. 
CHEMICAL SCIENCE. 
That Dr. Percy and Professor Miller be requested to continue the exa- 
mination of Crystalline Slags, and the quantity of impurities which perfect 
Crystals may contain; and that £20 be placed at their disposal for the 
purpose. , 
That Dr. Schunck be requested to continue his investigations on Colour- 
‘ing Matters, and that the sum of £10 be placed at his disposal for the 
purpose. ' 
ZOOLOGY AND BOTANY. 
That Mr. H. E. Strickland, Dr. Daubeny, Professor Lindley and Professor 
Henslow, be requested to continue their experiments on the Vitality of Seeds, 
and that the sum of £10 be placed at their disposal for the purpose. 
That Capt. Portlock, R.E., be requested to continue his investigations into 
the Marine Zoology of Corfu by means of the dredge, and that the sum of 
£10 be placed at his disposal for the purpose. 
That a Committee, consisting of Sir Charles Lemon and Mr. Couch, be 
requested to aid Mr. Peach in his Researches into the Marine Zoology of 
Cornwall, and that the sum of £10 be placed at their disposal for the 
purpose. 
That a Committee, consisting of Prof. E. Forbes, Mr. Goodsir, Mr. Pat- 
terson, Mr. Thompson, Mr. Ball, Mr. J. Smith, Mr. Couch, Dr. Allman, 
Mr. M‘Andrew, Mr. Alder, and the Rev. F. W. Hope, be requested to con- 
tinue their investigations into the Marine Zoclogy of Britain by means of the 
dredge, and that the sum of £10 be placed at their disposal for the purpose. 
That Sir Philip Egerton, Professor Owen, and Professor E. Forbes, be a 
Committee for aiding Mr. Price in his Researches into the Habits of Marine 
Animals, and that the sum of £10 be placed at their disposal for the purpose. 
That Mr. Newport be requested to draw up a Report on the Scorpionidze 
and Tracheary Arachnide, and that the sum of £10 be placed at the dis- 
posal of Mr. Spence and Mr. Wollaston for the purpose. 
That Professor Owen and Mr. R. Taylor be a Committee to superintend 
the publication of Tabular Forms in reference to the Report of periodical pha- 
