Proceedings and List oj Papers read. 373 



June 9, 1898. 



The Annual Meeting for the Election of Fellows was held this day. 

 The LORD LISTER, F.R.C.S., D.C.L.., President, in the Chair. 



The Statutes relating to the election of Fellows having been read, 

 Professor Bonney and Mr. R. H. Scott were, with the consent of the 

 Society, nominated Scrutators to assist the Secretaries in the examina- 

 tion of the balloting lists. 



The votes of the Fellows present were collected, and the following 

 Candidates were declared duly elected into the Society : 



Baker, Henry Frederick, M.A. j Preston, Professor Thomas, M.A. 



Brown, Professor Ernest William. 

 Buchan, Dr. Alexander, M.A. 

 Harmer, Sidney Frederic, M.A. 

 Lister, Arthur, F.L.S. 

 McMahon, Lieutenant - General 



Charles Alexander. 

 Osier, Professor William, M.D. 

 Parsons, Hon. Charles A., M.A. 



Reid, Professor Edward Way- 

 mouth, M.B. 



Scott, Alexander, M.A. 



Seward, Albert Charles, M.A. 



Shenstone, William Ashwell, 

 F.I.C. 



Taylor, Henry Martyn. 



Wimshurst, James. 



Thanks were given to the Scrutators. 



June 9, 1898. 

 The LORD LISTER, F.R.C.S., D.C.L., President, in the Chair. 



Professor W. Haswell (elected, 1897) and Professor Amagat 

 (elected a Foreign Member, 1897) were admitted into the Society. 



The following Papers were read : 



I. " On a New Constituent of Atmospheric Air." By Professor 

 W. RAMSAY, F.R.S., and MORRIS W. TRAVERS. 



II. " On the Position of Argon, Helium, and Krypton in the 

 Scheme of Elements." By Sir WILLIAM CROOKES, F.R.S. 



III. " Experimental Investigations on the Oscillations of Balances." 

 By D. MENDELE"EFF, For. Mem. R.S. 



IV. " Experiments on Aneroid Barometers at Kew Observatory 

 and their Discussion." By Dr. C. CHREE, F.R.S. 



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