400 Miscellanies. 
19. Meteorological Society, 
[Established in 1823,—revived in 1836.—47, Hatton Garden, London.] 
Officers for the Sessions 1838 and 1839. 
President—George Birkbeck, M. D., F.G.S., &c. 
Vice Presidents—Eneas Mc. Intyre, LL. D., F. LS., M. B.S., &e. 
Richard Taylor, Esq., F. R.S., F. R.A. S, &c. 
Treasurer—Charles Shearman, Esq., ee R.A.S., &c. 
Secretary—W. H. White, M.B.S., 
Other members of the Council—Charles Henry Adams, Esq. W 
R. Birt, Esq. The Right Honorable Lord Robert Grosvenor, M. P. 
Sir J. F. W. Herschel, K. H., F.R.S., F.A.S., &c. Samuel Luck 
Kent, Esq., F.G.S., &c. John Lee, LL. D., F.R.S., F.A.S., 
P. N.S., &c. Jonathan Pereira, Esq., F.L.S., &c. Captain Sir 
John Ross, R.N., F. R.S., &c. John ee Esq., M. B.S. James 
George Tatem, Esq. Robert Carr Woods, 
The number of members amounts to sixty- ies, of which ten are 
honorary and twelve associate members. 
The Council refers with pleasure to the very interesting and valua- 
ble communications, amounting to upwards of sixty, received during 
the last fifteen months, from the following gentlemen :—C. H. Adams, 
Esq., Edmonton,—Wnm. Addison, Esq., Great Malvern,—W. R. Birt, 
Esq.—H. W. Bailey, Esq., Thetford—Rev. W. T. Bree, Allesley 
»—Rev. W.B. Clarke, A. M., F. G.S., &c., Poole,—Dr. Ciut- 
terbuick: London,—Charles Conway, Esq., M. B. S., Near Monmouth, 
—Professor Cerquero, Astro. Royal San Fernando,-Wm. Gardiner, 
‘Jun., Esq., Dundee,—Lieut. Grey, Associate, Australian Expedition, 
---J. W. G. Gutch, Esq., Swansea,—Sir J. F. W. Herschel, K. H., 
F.R.S., F. A. S.,&c., Feldhausen, South Africa. ir Hutchi- 
son, Esq., Glasgow,—Samuel Luck Kent, Esq., F. G.S., High Wy- 
combe,——Lieut. Morrison, R. N., M. B.S., Galway,—S. Moss, Esq. 
Cheltenham,—Henry Ommanney, Esq., Australian Survey,—Profes- 
sor Olmsted, Yale College, United States,—John Prideaux, Esq. 
Plymouth,—Professor ae Royal Academy, Brussels,—Capt. 
Sir John Ross, R. N., F. R. S.,.—John Ruskin, Esq., Oxford, —Capt. 
Smyth, R.N., F. R.S., Observatory, Bedford,—J. G. Tatem, Esq-s 
High Wycombe, Bucks,—J. Templeman, Esq., St. John’s, Newfound- 
land,--R. C. Woods, Esq., London,—and others, who are not mem- 
bers of the society. 
The thanks of the society, are due to the following contributors to 
the society’s library,—The Albany Institute,—The South African In- 
stitution,—-Prof. Quetelet,—-Prof. Olmsted,__-M. D’Avezac,—Gra- 
ham Hutchison, Esq.—Patrick Murphy, Esq.——Lieut. Morrison, R.N. 
—Prof. Whewell,—Capt. Smyth, R. N.—Dr. Lee, F. R. S.—&e. &c- 
