138 THE DEPTHS OF THE SEA. [CHAP, 111. 
has appeared to the President and Council, that if the ship 
required for the proposed service could be provided by the 
temporary employment of one of Her Majesty’s Surveying 
Vessels now in commission, anything beyond a trifling outlay on 
the part of the Government would be rendered unnecessary. 
“T remain, 
“Your obedient Servant, 
‘CW. SHARPEY, M.D., 
“¢ The Secretary to the Admiralty.” OO SG Hiei 
Resolved,—That a Committee be appointed to consider the 
Scientific Apparatus it will be desirable to provide for the 
proposed Expedition. The Committee to consist of the 
President and Officers, with Dr. Carpenter, Captain Richards, 
Mr. Siemens, Dr. Tyndall, and Sir Charles Wheatstone, 
with power to add to their number. 
That a sum of £200 from the Government grant be assigned 
to Dr. Carpenter for the further prosecution of Researches 
into the Temperature and Zoology of the Deep Sea. 
March 18, 1869. 
An oral communication was made by the Hydrographer to the 
effect that the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty had 
acceded to the request conveyed in Dr. Sharpey’s letter of 
February 18; that Her Majesty’s Surveying-vessel ‘ Porcupine’ 
had been assigned for the service; and that the special equip- 
ment needed for its efficient performance was proceeding under 
the direction of her Commander, Captain Calver. 
April 15, 1869. 
Read the following letter from the Admiralty :— 
“ ADMIRALTY, March 19, 1869. 
« Str,—With reference to previous correspondence, I am com- 
manded by My Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty to 
acquaint you that Dr. Carpenter and his Assistants, who have 
been deputed by the Royal Society to accompany the Expedition 
about to be dispatched to the neighbourhood of the Féroe Isles 
