nfiSEAtlCHES IN SCIENCE. XXXui 



OP science ; and they called attention to the fact that valuable hydrographi- 

 cal and meteorological observations had already been made by scientific 

 naval officers, and had produced no fruit, owing to the want of a provision 

 for their collation and reductioa. Your Committee entertain a confident 

 hope that when the attention of merchants and shipowners h£is been com- 

 pletely awakened to the wonderful results which have flowed from the adop- 

 tion of the system in question in the United States, and when they perceive, 

 as they cannot fail to do in the course of time, how materially their pecuniary 

 interests are likely to be advanced by its unreserved adoption, that they will 

 either attempt to carry it into effect themselves without aid from any other 

 source, or make such an appeal to the Government as it will be difficult to 

 resist ; and symptoms of such a movement have already exhibited them- 

 selves. Your Committee are happy to be able to conclude their report with 

 an announcement that the Council of the Royal Society have, by a Resolu- 

 tion dated the 17th of February last, recognized the importance of the step 

 taken by the British Association, in appointing a Committee of Members of 

 the Legislature to watch over the interests of science. 



" Wrottesley, 



" Chairman." 

 " 24th August, 1853." 



Recommendations adopted by the General Committee at the 

 Hull Meeting in Septembek 1853. 



Involving Grants of Money. 



That the sum of 36200 be placed at the disposal of the Council for the 

 maintenance of the establishment of the Observatory at Kew. 



That the Committee appointed to investigate the physical aspect of the 

 Moon be requested to endeavour to procure photographs of the Moon, from 

 telescopes of the largest size which can be made available ; with ^625 at 

 their disposal for the purpose. 



That the expense of certain thermometers constructed for the inquiry on 

 Conduction of Heat, by Professor Forbes, amounting to £,\ : 2s., be paid. 



That Dr. Hodges be requested to continue his investigations on Flax ; with 

 a620 at his disposal for the purpose. 



That Mr. Rankine, Mr. Fairbairn, Dr. Robinson, Professor Hodgkinson, 

 and Mr. Ward, be requested to continue the Report on the Cooling of Air 

 in Hot Climates ; with ^620 at their disposal for the purpose. 



That Mr. Fairbairn be requested to prepare a Report on the effects of 

 Temperature on Wrought Iron Plates; with jCIO at his disposal for the pur- 

 pose. 



That Mr. Mallet be requested to continue his Experiments on Earthquake 

 Waves ; with 3^50 at his disposal for the purpose. 



That Dr. Lankester, Professor Owen, and Dr. Dickie, be a Committee to 

 draw up Tables for the registration of periodical phenomena ; with £\0 at 

 their disposal for the purpose. 



That Dr. Lankester, Professor E. Forbes, and Professor Bell, be requested 

 to assist Dr. Williams in drawing up a Report on British Annelida ; with 

 ^610 at their disposal for the purpose. 



That Mr. Hyndman, Mr. Patterson, Dr. Dickie, and Mr. Grainger, be 

 requested to carry on a system of Dredging on the North and East coasts of 

 Ireland; with ^eiO at their disposal for the purpose. 



That Dr. Daubeny, Professor Lindley, and Professor Henslow, be re- 

 quested to continue their experiments on the Vitality of Seeds ; with £5 IDs 

 at their disposal for the purpose. 



1853. 



