56 Proceedings of PltilasopJiical Sccielies. [Jan^ 



exerted upon it by the elastic power of the lungs. From expe- 

 riments conducted in this manner upon the lungs of the ox,. 

 Dr. C. considered it as clearly ascertained that in tliis animal the 

 resilience of the lungs is more than equal to a column of water 

 a foot and a half high. In a still more satisfactory experiment, 

 made upon the lungs of a dog, the column stood at 10 inches. 



The paper was concluded with some remarks upon artificial 

 respiration, and on the best means of ascertaining the actual 

 quantity of air contained in the lungs. 



Nov. 30.— On this day the annual meeting for the election of 

 officers for the ensuing year took place, when the following 

 noblemen and gentlemen were elected : 



Presideid.— Right Hon. Sir .loseph Banks, Bart. G.C. B. &c.. 



^ecJCiciiics. — W. T. Brande, Esq. and Taylor Combe, Esq. 



Treasurer. — Davies Gilbert, Esq. 



There remained of the old Council, Right Hon. Sir J. Banks, 

 Bart.; W. T. Brande, Esq.; Taylor Combe, Esq.; Davies 

 Gilbert, Esq. ; Major-General Sir James Willoughby Gordon, 

 K. C. B. ; Sir Everard Home, Bart. ; Sir Thomas Staunton, Bart.; 

 William Hyde Woliaston, M.D. ; and Thomas Young, M.D. 



There were elected into the Council, William Blake, Esq. A.M.; 

 John Earl Brovvnlow ; Charles William Earl of Charleville ; 

 Alex. Crichton, Sl.D.; Sir Benj. Hobhouse, Bart. ; Capt. Henry 

 Kater ; Daniel iMoore, Esq. ; Right Hon. Sir John Nicholl, Knt. ; 

 the Rev. Thomas Rackett, M.A. ; and the Right Hon. C. Yorke. 



Dec. 9. — A paper, by J. F. Herschell, Esq. F.R.S. was begun., 

 It was entitled " On the Action of Crystalhzed Bodies on 

 Homogeneous Light, and on the Causes of the Deviation from 

 Newton's Scale in the Tints which many of them develope on 

 Exposure to a polarized Ray." 



Dec. 16 and 23. — This elaborate paper was continued. 



I.INNJEAN SOCIETY. 



This Society commenced its meetings on Nov. 2, when a 

 paper, by Henry Thomas Colebrooke, Esq. F.L.S. was begun. 

 It was entitled " On the Waltiedde and Memispermum Fenes- 

 tratum of Gosrtner, and divers Menisperma described by- 

 Roxburgh." 



Nov. 16. — The above paper was continued*. 



Dec. 7. — There were read some Observations on Buxbaumia 

 Aphylla, in a letter from Mr. J. Stewart, Lecturer on Botany in 

 Edinburgh to Sir Joseph Banks. 



Dec. 21. — Part of a paper, by Temminck, Esq. was read, 



entitled " A Description of some new Birds from Newfoundland,. 

 in the Society's Museum." 



GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY. 



June 18. — Some addit'onal remarks by H. I.* de la Beche;, 

 Esq. were readi 



