210 NOTICES OF THE MEETINGS [June 4, 
A Collection of Shells arranged for the Study of Conchology ; and 
Specimens of Cinnamic Acid and Tantalite. [Exhibited by T. N. 
R. Morson, Esq., M.R.I.] 
Illustrations of Endosmosis, from Royal Institution Laboratory. 
Design for the Chemical Society’s Seal, by J. Bonomi, Bsq. and Im- 
pressions from the Seal, engraved by Mr. G. Barclay. 
Map of Gold Country, Bathurst, Australia, [Exhibited by Mr. 
Lloyd.] 
Model of ‘ the Martyrs’ Memorial,” Oxford, by Mr. Flack. 
Portrait of a Lady, painted in Pastel on Vellum, by Alexander 
Blaikley, Esq. 
Portraits of Sir James Duke, Dr. Chambers, and Mrs. Blake, by 
J. Z. Bell, Esq. 
Three Caps made of Needlework, worn by the Mopilas, or Muham- 
medans of the Malabar Coast; Chinese Painting on Glass; Speci- 
men of Tea prepared for the use of the Emperor of China ; the Joo- 
ee or Talisman of good Omen placed by the Chinese in their chief 
apartments ; Chinese Lady’s Shoe and Metallic Mirror. Various 
Articles of Burmese Costume. Maliva and Kandeish Opium and 
the Opium Pipe of the Chinese. [Exhibited by the Royal Asiatic 
Society. ] 
WEEKLY EVENING MEETING, 
Friday, June 4. 
Sir Cuarztes Feiiows, Vice-President, in the Chair. 
Joun Scorr Russext, Esa., F.R.S. 
On English Ships and American Clippers. (Second Notice.) 
Mr. Scorr Russet, commenced his discourse with the following 
remarks : 
«“When I had the pleasure a month or two ago of stating a few 
facts, and hazarding some opinions, regarding the present state of 
knowledge, and the actual progress of practice in the construction of 
ships, I confined my remarks, which were necessarily few and im- 
perfect, to American Ships and Yachts, comparing them especially 
with our own. I selected the Americans, because I believed them to 
be more advanced in the Arts of Navigation and Naval Construction 
than any other nation; and because it may be regretted that they are 
so, inasmuch as we were not long ago in the place they now occupy : 
and secondly, because I believed it to be entirely owing to our own 
adherence to prejudices, and to an antiquated system established by 
bad legislative enactments, that we have been left behind, with larger 
