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a periodical character dependent on solar hours ; and also of the re- 

 markable cycle which is found to pervade all the magnetic variations 

 depending upon the sun, corresponding in its period and epochs 

 with those of the phenomena of the solar spots ; but as both these 

 subjects have been recently brought before the Society in separate 

 memoirs, the author does not think it necessary to do more than 

 merely advert to them on the present occasion." 



June \, 1854. 



The Annual General Meeting for the election of Fellows was held 

 this day. 



The EARL of ROSSE, President, in the Chair. 



The Statutes respecting the election of Fellows having been read, 

 and J. G. Appold, Esq., and John Hogg, Esq. having, with the con- 

 sent of the Society, been appointed Scrutators to assist the Secre- 

 taries in examining the lists, the votes of the Fellows present were 

 collected and the following gentlemen declared duly elected : 



George James Allman, M.D. Robert Mallet, Esq. 



Edward William Brayley, Esq. Charles May, Esq. 



Alexander Bryson, M.D. Capt. Thomas E. L. Moore, R.N. 



J. Lockhart Clarke, Esq. Captain Richard Strachey. 



Joseph Dickinson, M.D. | Robert Dundas Thomson, M.D. 



Ronald Campbell Gunn, Esq. Samuel Charles Whitbread, Esq. 



Robert Hunt, Esq. j William Crawford Williamson, 



John Bennet Lawes, Esq. ^ ' j. Esq. 



On the motion of Sir Robert Inglis, Bart., seconded by Colonel 

 Sabine, the thanks of the Society were given to the Earl of Rosse, 

 and the meeting adjourned. 



