42 'Anniversary Meeting. [Nov. 30, 



December, 1893, and the Council, on its recommendation, adopted 

 the following resolutions : 



I. That the Regulations for administering the Joule-Memorial 

 Fund be as follows : 



(1) That the proceeds be applied in the form of a studentship or 



grant, to be awarded every second year, to assist research, 

 especially among younger men, in those branches of physical 

 science more immediately connected with Joule's work. 



(2) That this grant be international in its character, and awarded 



alternately in Great Britain and abroad, or in such order as 

 the President and Council shall from time to time decide. 



(3) That it be awarded in Great Britain by the President and 



Council of the Royal Society; and, for award in France, 

 offered to the Academic des Sciences, Paris ; and in Ger- 

 many to the K. Akademie der Wissenschaf ten, Berlin ; or, 

 in any other country, to the leading scientific institution, 

 for award in that country. 



(4) That the award in Great Britain be made on the recommenda- 



tion of a Committee, from time to time appointed by the 

 President and Council of the Royal Society, but not of 

 necessity confined to Fellows of the Society. 



II. That a sum of 100, which is now, or shortly will be, available, 

 for the first studentship or grant be awarded in accordance with 

 Regulation 4. 



The first appointment was accordingly made on the 21st June, 

 1894, when it was resolved : 



(1) "That a Joule Scholarship of the Royal Society Memorial 



Fund be awarded to Mr. J. D. Chorlton, of Owens College, 

 Manchester, for the purpose of enabling him to carry on 

 certain researches on lines laid down by Dr. Joule, more 

 especially with the view of determining the constants of 

 some of the instruments employed by Dr. Joule, which can 

 be placed at his disposal by his representatives." 



(2) " That the value of the Scholarship be 100, payable quarterly, 



on the certificate from the authorities of Owens College 

 that the researches are being conducted in a satisfactory 

 manner." 



On the occasion of Sir George Buchanan's retirement from the 

 post of Chief Medical Officer to the Local Government Board, it 

 was decided by some of his friends that a testimonial should be pre- 

 sented to him, and a sum, amounting to about 340, has been sub- 

 M-ribed by medical officers of health, sanitary engineers, and others 

 interested in sanitary science. It was resolved, on the suggestion of 



