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members, together with the President, Treasurer and Secretary, wlio 

 are ex officio members of all committees, be placed upon these 

 committees, with power to add to their number-:- : — 



" A. — Literature and the Fine Arts : 

 J. B. Yates, Esq., Dr. Ihne, Rev. Mr. Robberds, and J. Brewer, Esq. 



" B. — Natural Philosophy and Science : 

 Mr. Towson, Mr. J. P. G. Smith, Mr. Hartnup, and Dr. Edwards. 



" C. — Natural History, including Geology aiLd Ethnology : 

 Mr. McAndrew, F.R.S., Dr. Inman, Rev. Mr. Higgins, and Mr, T. 

 C. Archer." 



The Council also communicated that the following resolution had 

 been unanimously adopted, — " That the compass guidance of iron ships 

 having been brought prominently forward, it is very desirable to appoint 

 a committee to further the investigation and report, as suggested by 

 the British Association for the advancement of Science, at their 

 late meeting; and that the following gentlemen, members of this 

 Society, be appointed members of such committee, with power to add 

 to their number, and to solicit the co-operation of the Polytechnic 

 Society,! the Underwriters' Association and others, viz. ; — Joseph 

 Brooks Yates, Esq., F.S.A., David P. Thomson, M.D., John T. Towson, 

 Esq., John Hartnup, Esq., F.R.A.S., J. B. Edwards, Ph.D., James 

 Newlands, Esq., John Jones, Esq., Swinton Boult, Esq., George 

 Hamilton, Esq., and Norman McLeod, -Esq. 



Mr. W. Jevous resigned his membership. 



Mr. Sansom received the thanks of the Society for having edited the' 

 eighth volume of Proceedings. 



The preliminary business being closed with the communication of 

 thanks from the various Societies which had been invited to this 

 meeting, the President vacated the Chair and the members adjourned 

 to the large lecture room. 



* .4s filled up by the Council, and with the officers elected in committee, these committees 

 are as follows . — 



A. — J. B. Yates, Esq., Chairman; Dr. Dickinson, Mr. Byerley, Dr. Thomson, Dr. 

 Ihne, Rev. Mr. Robberds, Rev. Mr. Ramsay, Mr. Henry Behrend; and Mr. Brewer, 

 Secretary. 



B. — Mr. Swinton Boult, Chairman; Dr. Dickinson, 5Ir. Byerley, Dr. Thomson, Mr. 

 Towson, Mr. J. P. G. Smith, Mr. Harntup, Dr. Duncan, Mr. Salt, Mr. G. Hamilton; 

 and Dr. Edwards, Secretary. 



C. — Rev. H. H. Higgins, M. A., Chairman; Dr. Dickinson, Mr. McAndrew, F.R.S., 

 Dr. Inman, Mr. Byei-ley, Dr. Thomson, Mr. F. Archer, Mr. A. Higginson, Mr. E. 

 Bretherton, Mr. Marratt; and Mr. T. C. Archer, Secretary. 



+ The Polytechnic Society cordially responded to this resolution, as also did the Under- 

 writers', Shipowners', and Steam-Ship Associations ; and, with the addition of other names, 

 was formed the influential committee which is presently engaged in the enquiry. 



