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found sorrow be recorded on tlieir minutes, and conveyed to the 

 bereaved family. As one of its founders, the deceased claimed the 

 respect of the Society : and this became the private feeling of the 

 members from those qualities which eminently distinguished him. 

 To an untiring zeal was added the matured expei'ience of years, 

 which led the Society to receive his counsels with attention ; while 

 his extensive knowledge of belles-lettres and the fine arts enabled 

 him frequently to lay the fruits of his researches before the Society. 

 Thus did he doubly earn the devotion of the Society which now 

 mourns his loss." 



This resolution was unanimously adopted. 



It was announced that the Council had elected the Rev. A. Fischel 

 a member of their body ; and the Society determined to postpone filling 

 up the vacancy in thn Vice-presidency till the following meeting. 



Mr. Charles E. Rawlins, jun., was elected an Ordinary Member. 



The paper for the evening was " On the Instruments used in 



THEIR ObSERV.\TJONS BY THE LIVERPOOL CoMPASS COMMITTEE," by 



J. T. Towson, Esq. 



SEVENTH ORDINARY MEETING. 



Royal Institution, Jan. 91, 1856. 



F. W. BLOXAM, Esq., in the Chair. 



Dr. Thomson announced that the resolution of the Society referring 

 to the death of Joseph B. Yates, Esq., had been conveyed to the family, 

 and gratefully acknowledged. 



Mr. F. Yaniewicz's resignation of membership was accepted. 



Mr. L. Hardman was elected an Ordinary Member. 



The Society proceeded to elect a Vice-President in room of the late 

 Mr. J. B. Yates. A ballot having been taken, equal numbers were 

 found in favour of the Rev. H. H. Higgins and Mr. T. C. Archer; 

 whereon the Cliairman was called to give his casting vote : this being 

 given in favour of the gentleman present, Mr. T. C. Archer was elected. 



Richard Brook, Esq., F.S.A., made a communication on the bar- 

 barous punishments employed by our ancestors, instancing tlie duck- 



