412 Meeting of June 16, 1898. 



June 16, 1898. 



SIB JOHN EVANS, K.C.B., D.C.L., Treasurer and Vice-President, 



in the Chair. 



Mr. H. F. Baker, Mr. S. F. Harmer, Mr. Arthur Lister, Lieut.- 

 General C. A. McMahon, the Hon. Charles A. Parsons, Professor T. 

 Preston, Professor E. Waymonth Reid, Dr. Alexander Scott, Mr. A, 

 C. Seward, Mr. W. A. Shenstone, Mr. H. M. Taylor, and Mr. James 

 Wimshurst were admitted into the Society. 



The following Papers were read : 



" Observations on Stomata." By FRANCIS DARWIN, F.R.S. 



II. " Note on the Attenuation and Exaltation of the Virulence of 

 the Organism of Texas Fever." By A. EDINGTON, M.B. 

 Communicated by Professor T. R. FRASER, F.R.S. 



III. "Mathematical Contributions to the Theory of Evolution. 



V. On the Reconstruction of the Stature of Prehistoric 

 Races." By Professor KARL PEARSON, F.R.S. 



IV. " On some Expressions for the Radial and Axial Components 



of the Magnetic Force in the Interior of Solenoids of 

 Circular Cross-section." By C. COLERIDGE FARR. Commu- 

 nicated by Professor H. LAMB, F.R.S. 



V. " On the Source of the Rontgen Rays in Focus Tubes." By 

 A. A. C. SWINTON. Communicated by LORD KELVIN, F.R.S. 



VI. " On the Companions of Argon." By Professor RAMSAY, F.R.S. y 

 and MORRIS W. TRAVERS. 



VII. " Contributions to our Knowledge of the Fucaceae, their Life- 

 history and Cytology."* By Professor J. B. FARMER and 

 J. LI. WILLIAMS. Communicated by Dr. D. H. SCOTT, 

 F.R.S. 



VIII. " On the Detection and Localisation of Phosphorus in Animal 

 and Vegetable Tissues." By Professor A. B. MACALLUM. 

 Communicated by Professor SHERRINGTON, F.R.S. 



* This is the full paper of which the communication entitled " On Fertilisation, 

 and the Segmentation of the Spore, in Fucus" read June 18, 1896, and published 

 in the 'Proceedings/ vol. 60, p. 188, is to be regarded as the ' Abstract.' 



