British Association n for the Advancement ofS: Satins 05 é 
4, On a grant of £500, made for oe purpose of elit the 
Catalogue of Stars of the Royal Astronomical Society, under — 
the direction of Mr. Baily, Mr. Airy, and Dr. Robinson; it was 
reported, that about one half of the computations concerned in 
the extension of the Astronomical Society’s Catalogue of Stars 
are completed, and about £180 has. been expended. The whole 
of st remainder of the grant will probably be required Withina 
yea 
5 On a grant of £100 ‘te phamrectioth under the supervision 
of Sir John Herschel, of meteorological observations made at the - 
equinoxes and solstices; it was reported, that owing to various 
causes, the execution of this commission had hitherto been im- 
practicable, but it was hoped that the business might be accom- 
plished before the next meetin 
6. On the resolution of Acrpast, 1838, atin Sir J. Herschel 
and Mr. Baily to make application to the government for increase 
in the instrumental power of the Royal Observatory at the Cape 
of Good Hope, and the addition of at Jeast one assistant to that 
establishment ; it was reported, that application had been made, 
and the wishes of peeetin, promptly and liberally complied 
With by the bps dee 
the R 
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on AécBinaes Meteorology, Pres. A. 
D. Bache of Philadelphia, stated to the meeting by letter, that 
the pressure of public duties and other causes, had thus far ren- 
dered its completion impracticable, but that he hoped to lay it 
before the next meeting. 
8. Respecting the two series of Hourly Meteorological Obser- 
' vations kept in Scotland, Sir D. Brewster made a report, of which 
the following is a part: “Having fixed upon Inverness and Kin- — — 
gussie as two suitable stations for carrying on the two series of 
hourly observations which I undertook to establish and superin- 
tend for the British Association, I was fortunate in being able to 
prevail upon the Rev. Mr. Rutherford, of Kingussie, and Mr. — 
Thomas Mackenzie, teacher of Raining’s school, Inverness, to — 
carry on these observations. The instruments which were ne- — 
cessary for this purpose, were made by Mr. Adie of Edinburgh, 
under the superintendence of Prof. Forbes, and the observations 
commenced on the Ist of November, 1838, the beginning of the 
meteorological year, or the first of the group of winter months. I 
directed the two observers to pay particular attention to the Au- 
