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tion should not be successful; I think it will be conceded that any 
theory of storms which overlooks the part poniomonel by electri- 
city must be extremely defective. . 
32. Both by Messrs. Espy and Redfield the insfitanens of. thin 
agent in meteorological phenomena is entirely disregarded, al- 
though with the storms which have been especially the subject 
of their lucubrations, thunder and lightning and pammectieniies 
charge are most strikingly associated. 
Arr. XVIU. — Abstract of the Proceedings of the F stow Meet. 
ing of the British Association for the Advancement of Science. 
Prepared from the Report in the London Atheneum. 
Tue eleventh meeting of this Association was held at Ply- 
mouth, during the week commencing July 29, 1841. The at- 
tendance was large, and the receipts at the meeting amounted to 
£1280. he value of the property of the Association is £6955 
9s 11d. During the year, £1235 10s 11d have been expended 
for scientific purposes. The amount appropriated for ‘similar uses 
during the coming year, is £3033 Qs 8d. 
“At the general meeting on the evening of the 29th, the Presi- 
dent, Prof. Whewell, on taking the chair, delivered an eloquent 
address on the Bbiests and progress of the Association. A large 
portion of this interesting address was inserted in our last number. 
aye Francis Egerton was chosen President for the year ensu- 
“The next meeting will be at Manchester in June, 1842. 
Sect. A. Mathematies and Physics. 
The committee on the reduction of the stars in Lacaille’s Ca- 
lum Australe Stelliferum, reported, that the observations are re- 
duced, all the computations executed, and the arranged catalogue 
édintpleted and delivered to Mr. Raily: to be employed in the con- 
struction of the extended edition of the Catalogue of the Astro- 
nomical Society. 
The Reduction of the Stars in Lalande’s Histoire Céleste, 
will be finished before the next meeting of the Association. 
The Extended Catalogue of Stars of the Royal Astronomical 
Society, will be completed in a short time. 
~The following is the report of a committee consisting of ed 
J. Herschel, Mr. Whewell, and Prof. Baily, for revising 
