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felt that the execution of the bust of that great philosopher and 

 benefactor to the Geological Society, reflected much credit on 

 the artist, Mr. Wyon. 



The apartments were extremely crowded; many persons 

 could not obtain entrance into the meeting room. 



Among those present were, the marquis of Northampton, lords 

 Munster, Milton, Cole, &c. &c. sir Philip Grey Egerton, sir 

 Rufane Donkin, sir Astley Cooper, sir Thomas Phillips, sir 

 Charles Clarke, the dean of Carlisle, general Straton, Messrs. 

 Greenough, Tatton Egerton, Francis Bailey, Brunei, Lyell, 

 major Shadwell Clarke, Mr. Copeland, col. Sykes, rev. W. Ver- 

 non Harcourt, Mr. Woodbine Parish, &c. &c. 



The society adjourned to Wednesday, November 7, 1832. 



British Association for the Advancement of Science.' — Great 

 Meeting at Oxford, June 18, 1832. — About four hundred mem- 

 bers of the Association met, the 19th June, in the morning, in 

 the theatre of the university. Lord Milton resigned the chair, 

 and the rev. Dr. Buckland, Professor of Geology at the Univer- 

 sity, was installed as president for the ensuing year. 



Professor Airy, of Cambridge, read a Report on the State of 

 Astronomical Science; and a paper, by J. W. Lubbock, on the 

 Theory of the Tides, was, in his absence, read by professor 

 Whewell. 



ERRATA. 



1, for Crolalus, read Crotalus 

 lies read lie 

 one read one 



excavation read excavations 

 ardusino read arduino 

 Fuschel read Fuchsel 

 their read these 

 natura read natitras 

 places the read places. The 

 the superincumbent power read thepower 

 aperi-ad-untur read aperiuntur 

 magnijicio, read magnifico 



