Minutes of Meeting. 259 



members of the Society, within the period specified in the preceding 

 rules. 



6. The original practice of appointing eminent members of the 

 Society to be honorary members, on going to reside in another locality, 

 shall be maintained as hitherto ; but in addition, distinguished men of 

 science belonging to any part of the world, may be elected as honorary 

 members. 



7. The number of honorary members, not formerly members of the 

 Society, shall not at any time exceed twenty. 



8. The election of an honorary member can only be made on the 

 motion of the Council, and shall be openly discussed and decided upon 

 in the same manner as other public business of the Society. 



9. The printed Eeports shall be sent regularly by post to honorary 

 members resident in the United Kingdom, and by whatever means 

 can be found convenient, to honorary members residing abroad. 



William Thomsok, Convener. 



The Society unanimously approved of these regulations, and autho- 

 rized the Committee to proceed with the fortnightly publication of the 

 Proceedings. 



The Society agreed to take charge of the Eeports of the Commis- 

 sioners of Patent Inventions, and to make them accessible to the public, 

 on condition of the entire expense being borne by the Town Council. 



Mr. David Mackinlay read an account of a visit to Iceland. 



Notes of a Visit to Iceland in tlie Summer q/'18o9, hy 

 Mr. David Mackinlax. 

 In this paper the writer gave an account of a fortnight's journey he 

 had made from Eeykiavik, the capital, to the south coast of Iceland, 

 interspersed with many interesting observations on the condition of 

 the country and the habits of the people. On his way Mr. Mackinlay 

 visited Thingvalla and the Geysers ; and on his retui'n, the hot springs 

 of Eeykum and the sulphur mines of Krisuirk. "We subjoin the prin- 

 cipal part of the description of the Geysers : — 



These springs are situated near the base of a low trap hill, which 

 slopes away to the south and west. The Great Geyser and Strokkr are 

 the two principal. 



The Great Geyser pipe is about ten feet in diameter and sixty feet 

 deep, and opens above into a somewhab oval saucer-shaped basin, about 

 sixty feet across and four feet deep. Usually the basin is full to over- 

 flowing ; but after an eruption the water sinks, the degree of sinking 

 being in some measure proportioned to the violence of the eruption. 



