20 THE DEPTHS OF THE SEA. [CHAP. IV. 
“The Committee, having learned that Dr. Frankland has con- 
trived an apparatus for bringing up the deep-sea water charged 
with its gaseous contents, have resolved to add his name to 
their number; and they request leave to meet again in order 
to complete the arrangements and make a final report to the 
Council.” 
Resolved,—That the Report now read be received and adopted, 
and that the Committee be requested to continue their 
meetings and report again on the arrangements when finally 
decided on. 
Resolved—That the following draft of a Letter to be 
addressed to the Secretary of the Admiralty be approved, 
Viz. :— 
“Sir,—I am directed by the President and Council of the 
Royal Society to acquaint you, for the information of the 
Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty, that, considering the 
important scientific results of the Physical and Zoological 
Exploration of the Deep Sea carried on in 1868 and 1869 
through the aid of Her Majesty’s Government, they deem it 
highly desirable that the investigation should be renewed during 
the ensuing summer, and extended over a new area. 
“The course which it would be proposed to follow in a new 
Expedition, the principal objects to be attained, and the general 
plan of operations, are sketched out in the enclosed extract from 
a Letter addressed to the President by Dr. Carpenter, and have 
in all points been approved by the Council. 
“The President and Council would therefore earnestly 2 recom- 
mend such an undertaking to the favourable consideration 
of My Lords, with the view of obtaining the assistance of 
Her Majesty’s Government so liberally accorded and effectively 
rendered on the previous occasions. 
“The scientific conduct of the Expedition would, as in the 
last year, be shared by Dr. Carpenter, Professor Wyville Thomson, 
provided that gentleman is able to-undertake the duty, and Mr. 
Gwyn Jeffreys. It is also proposed that Mr. Lindahl, a young 
Swedish gentleman accustomed to marine researches, should 
accompany the expedition as Assistant Naturalist. 
