214 Royal Society. — Linncean Society. — Geological Society. 



Traite cUmcntaire de Physique ; par C. Despretz. Paris, 

 1824. 



Coup (Tceil sw- les Mines; par L. Elie de Beaumont, Itige- 

 nieur des Mines. Paris, 1824. 



hi the Press. 

 The Mine Laws of Mexico, which are but little known in 

 this country, are now translating i'rom the last regulated code, 

 in the original Spanish, and will shortly be ready ; with Obser- 

 vations on Mines generally, as also the Mining Associa- 



tions. 



XXXVII. Proceedings of Learned Societies. 



ROYAL SOCIETY. 



March 3. — HPHE readings of Dr. Williams's paper On the 

 -*- maternal-fcEtal circulation was resumed and 

 concluded: and Dr. J. R. Johnson, F.R.S. communicated 

 some further observations on the genus Planaria. 



March 10. — J. F. W. Heischel, Esq. Sec. R.S. communi- 

 cated a paper entitled Improvements on Leslie's Photometer ; 

 by W. Ritchie, A.M. 



March 17. — The Society for jiromoting Animal Chemistry 

 communicated a paper by Sir E. Home, Bart. V.P.R.S. en- 

 titled Observations on the influence of the nerves and gan- 

 glions in producing animal heat. 



March 24. — A paper was read, entitled Results of meteoro- 

 logical observations taken at the Madras observatory; by 

 John Goldingham, Esq. F.R.S. : and the Society then ad- 

 journed over two Thursdays, to meet again on the 1 4th of April. 



LINNiEAN SOCIETY. 



March 1 and 15. — The reading of Messrs. Sheppai'd and 

 "Whitear's paper On the birds of Norfolk and Siiftblk, and of 

 Dr. Hamilton's Commentary on the Hortiis Malabaricus, was 

 continued. 



GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY. 



Feb. 18. — A paper by Professor Buckland was read, On the 

 Valley of Kingsclere, near Newbury, and the evidence it af- 

 fords of disturbances affecting the green sand, chalk, and 

 plastic clay formations. 



The object of this paper is to describe the })haenomcna of a 

 small valley near Kingsclere, in whicli the green sand strata 

 are protruded to the surface through the chalk and plastic 



clay, 



