344 NOTICES OF THE MEETINGS [Dec. 5, 1853. 
Weale, John, Esq. (the Publisher) 
Construction of Locks. By A. Hobbs. Edited by C. Tomlinson. 12mo, 1853. 
Steam and Locomotion. By John Sewell, L. E. Vol. 1. 12mo. 1853. 
Astronomical Annual for 1854. 12mo. 1853. 
Dictionary of English, German, and French Languages. Part I. By N. E. 
Hamilton. 12mo. 1853. 
Grammar of the French Language. By G. L. Strauss, Ph.D. 12mo. 1853. 
Outlines of the History of England. By W. D. Hamilton. Vol. II. 12mo. 1853. 
Wilson, Mr. C.— An Atlas of 34 Large Maps. Folio. 1745—85. 
GENERAL MONTHLY MEETING, 
Monday, Dec. 5. 
Wiuiam Pots, Esq., M.A., F.R.S., Treasurer and Vice-President, 
in the Chair. 
Joseph Collis, Esq. Benjamin Gray, Esq. 
John Ferguson, M.D. Thomas Spencer Wells, Esq., F.R.C.S. 
were duly elected Members of the Royal Institution. 
The Secretary reported that the following Arrangements had been 
made for the Lectures before Easter, 1854 : 
Six Lectures on Voltaic Electricity (adapted to a Juvenile Audi- 
tory)—by Micuarr Farapay, Esq., D.C.L., F.R.S., &c., Fullerian 
Professor of Chemistry, R.I. 
Twelve Lectures on Heat — by Jonn Tynvaut, Esq., Ph. D., 
F.R.S., Professor of Natural Philosophy R.I. 
Twelve Lectures on Animal Physiology — by T. Warton Jongs, 
Esq. F.R.S., Fullerian Professor of Physiology, R.I. 
Twelve Lectures on the Chemistry of the Non-Metallic Elements 
—by W. A. Minter, M.D., F.R.S., Professor of Chemistry, King’s 
College, London. 
The following Presents were announced, and the thanks of the 
Members returned for the same ; — 
From 
Bell, Jacob, Esg. — The Pharmaceutical Journal, Dec. 1853. 8vo. 
Betts, Mr. John, — Capt. M’Clure’s Despatches from Her Majesty’s Discovery 
Ship, Investigator, off Point Warren and Cape Bathurst. 8vo. 1853. 
British Architects, Royal Institute of — Proceedings in Nov. 1853. 
Civil Engineers, Institution of — Proceedings in Nov. 1853. 8vo. 
De la Beche, Sir Henry— Lecture on the Educational Uses of Museums. By 
E. Forbes, F.R.S. 8vo. 
Editors — The Medical Circular for Noy. 1853. 8vo. 
The Atheneum, Nov. 1853. 4to. 
The Practical Mechanic’s Journal, Dec. 1853, Ato. 
