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Daniel Moore, Esq. ; Richard, Earl of Mount Eclffecombe • 

 P. M. Roget, M.D. ; James South, Esq. 



President, Sir H. Davy ; Secretaries, Messrs. Brande and 

 Herschel ; Treasurer, Mr. Davies Gilbert. 



The President then announced the award of the Copley 

 medals to Messrs. Arago and Barlow for their discoveries in 

 magnetism; and in an eloquent address upon the occasion, gave 

 a historical sketch of the progress of the science of mao-netism 

 from the earliest periods to the present time. 

 • Dec. 8. — The President announced His Majesty's founda- 

 tion of two annual prize medals, of fifty guineas value each, 

 to be awarded by the P]-esident and Council of the Royal So- 

 ciety', to the authors of such discoveries as they may deem 

 worthy of that distinction. 



A paper was read entided, Additional proofs of the source 

 of animal heat being in the nerves ; by Sir E. Home, Bart 

 V.P.R.S. 



Dec. 15. — The Croonian Lecture, by Sir E. Home, was 

 read: On the structure of muscular fibre. 



Dec. 22.— Two papers, by Dr. J. Davy, F.R.S., were read, 

 On the poison of the common toad, and On the heart of ani- 

 mals belonging to the genus Ratio. 



The Society then adjourned over the Christmas vacation. 



LINN.EAN SOCIETY. 



Dec. 6. — Read a continuation of A systematic catalogue of 

 the Australian birds in the collection of the Linnsean Society, 

 by N. A. Vigors, Esq. F.L.S. and Thomas Horsfield, M.D. 

 F.L.S. The portion read at this meeting included a great 

 pait of the family Psittacidce, subfamilies Plyctolophina and 

 PalcEornina. 



Dec. 20.— The reading of the above Catalogue was con- 

 tinued. — Read also Descriptions of some new species of birds 

 belonging to the genus Phytoloma Gmel., Indicator Vieill. ; 

 and Cursorius Latham, by Mr. Benjamin Leadbeater, F.L.S. • 



GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY. 



Nov. i.— A paper was read entitled, An Account of some 

 Geological Specimens collected by Capt. P. P. King, in his 

 Survey of the Coasts of Australasia; and by Robert Brown, 

 Esq., on the Shores of the Gulf of Carpentaria, during die 

 Voyage of Captain Flinders. By W. H. Fitton, M.D.. 

 V.P.G.S. &c. ' 



The survey of Capt. King commenced on the north-east 

 coast of Australia, about the latitude oi"21 south, and pro- 

 ceeded 



