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GENERAL STATEMENT. XXVii 
General Meetings (in the Town Hall). 
On Wednesday, September 12th, at 8 p.m., the late President, The 
Marquis of Northampton, V.P.R.S., resigned his Office to the Rev. T. R. 
Robinson, D.D., M.R.I.A., who took the Chair at the General Meeting, and 
delivered an Address, for which see p. xxix. 
On Thursday, September 13th, the power of Mr. Gassiot’s Battery in ex- 
citing Light and Heat was exhibited, and Dr. Faraday added some explana- 
tion of the Phenomena. 
On Monday, September 17th, the Rev. Prof. Willis, M.A., F.R.S., gave a 
Discourse and exhibited Working Models, to illustrate the result of some 
recent Experiments on the Transit of different Weights with varying Velo- 
cities on Railways. 
On Wednesday, September 19th, the concluding General Meeting of the 
Association was held, when the Proceedings of the General Committee, and 
the grants of money for scientific_ purposes were explained to the Members. 
The Meeting was then adjourned to Edinburgh in August 1850*. 
* The Meeting is appointed to take place on Wednesday, 31st July. 

