Royal Society. 459 



the Fixed Stars. By J. F. W. Herschel, Esq. — The Results 

 of Computations relative to the Parallax of « Lyrae, from Ob- 

 servations made with the Greenwich Mural Circle. By the 

 Rev. Dr. Brinkley. — On the Differences of Declination of 

 certain Stars, according to different Astronomers ; and on Re- 

 fraction, &c. Extracted from a Letter of M. J. J. Littrow. 

 — On the Theory of Astronomical Instruments. By Benja- 

 min Gompertz, Esq. — On the Theory of Astronomical In- 

 struments. By Benjamin Gompertz, Esq. — A Supplement 

 to the Theory of Astronomical Instruments ; being the Equa- 

 tion of the Reflecting Instrument. By Benjamin Gompertz, 

 Esq. — On the Mercurial Compensation Pendulum. By 

 Francis Baily, Esq. — Subsidiary Tables for facilitating the 

 Computation of Annual Tables of the apparent places of Forty- 

 six principal Fixed Stars, computed by order of the Council of 

 this Society: to which is prefixed a Statement of the Formulae 

 employed, and Elements adopted in their Construction. Drawn 

 up by J. F. W. Herschel, Esq. — Reports of the Council to the 

 Third and Fourth Annual Meetings. — Prize Questions ; Ad- 

 dresses of the President ; List of Presents, &c. &c. 



L X X X 1 1. P) -ocecdings of Learned Societ ies. 



ROYAL SOCIETY. 



'"■"'HE Anniversary Meeting of this Society was held as usual 

 - 1 on St. Andrew's Day, November 30, 1824. 



The illustrious President, after announcing the additions 

 made to the number of members of the Society in the last 

 year, and stating the deaths that had taken place, referred 

 to the Baron Maseres, as the only scientific author and con- 

 tributor to the Transactions whose loss he had to announce : 

 he paid a handsome tribute of respect to the deep mathe- 

 matical knowledge and disinterested love and patronage of 

 science of this learned Judge ; who published many important 

 algebraic works at his own expense, and enabled other per- 

 sons to bring forward publications which without his protec- 

 tion would never have seen the light. He then proceeded 

 to announce the award of the medal on Sir Godfrey Copley's 

 donation ; which the Council has bestowed on the Rev. Dr. 

 Brinkley, President of the Royal Irish Academy, for his va- 

 rious communications to the Royal Society. 



" Some persons who have not closely followed the usages 

 of the Council may be surprised," said the learned President, 

 " that in two successive years this token of the respect of the 

 Society should have been given for labours in the same sci- 



3 M 2 nice, 



