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THURSDA Y, April 24. 



RoYAl. SociKTY, at 8.30. — On the Nature of the Fur on the Tongue : H. T. 

 Butlin. — Note on the Supplementary Forces concerned in the Abdominal 

 Circulation in Man ; and. Note on the Auxiliary Forces concerned in the 

 Circulation of the Pregnant Uterus, and its Contents in Woman: Dr. J. B. 

 Hicks, F.R.S.— Summary of an Inquiry into the Functions of Respiration 

 at various Altitudes on the Island and Peak of Teneriffe: Dr. W. Alarcet, 

 F.RS. — Further Researches en the Physiology of Sugar in Relation to 

 the Blood: Dr. Pavy, F.R.S. 



Royal Institittion, at 3. — Dissociation : Prof. Dewar. 

 FRIDAY, April 23. 



Royal Institution, at 9.— Generic Images : Fr. Galton. 



QuEKKTT Microscopical Club, at S. — On a Method of Resolving the 

 Finest-lined Diatomacecus Tests : Adolf Schulze.— On the Reproductive 

 System of Certain of the Acarina: A. D. Michael, F.R.M.S. 

 SATURDAY, ArRiL 26. 



Royal Institution, at 3.— Architecture: H. H. Statham. 



PHysic.\L Society, at 3 — Cn Selective Reflection: Capt. Abney. — On 

 some Phenomena connected with Magneto-Electric Induction : C. Boys. — 

 Notes from the Physical Laboratory of University College, Bristol : Dr. 

 S. P. Thompson. 



MONDAY, April 28. 



Society ok Arts, at 8. — Recent Advances in Telegraphy : W. H. Preece. 



Medical Society, at 8.30. 



Institute of Actuaries, at 7.— A Suggestion towards adding a New 

 Featvue of Usefulness to the Institute cf Actuaries of Great Britain and 

 Ireland: Comeiius Walfvjrd. 



TUESDAY, April 29. 



Anthropological Instititte, at 8. — Notes on Analogies cf Manners 

 between the Indo-Chinese Races and the Races of the Indian Archipelago : 

 Col. Henry Yule, C B. — Relationships, and the names used for them, 

 among the Peoples of Madagascar, chiefly the Hovas ; together with 

 Observations upon Marriage Customs and Morals among the Malaga-sy : 

 Rev. James Sibree, Jun. 



Royal Institution, at 3 — Mendelssohn : Ernest Paner. 



Society of Arts, at 8.— Railways in Africa : J. F. Bell and J. C. Morrell. 

 lVEDi\t.SDAY, AiKiL 30. 



Society of Arts, at 8. — Discussion cn Mr. Hollway's Paper on a New 

 Process in Metallurgy. 



Geological Society, at 8. — A Contribution to the History of Mineral 

 Veins: J. ^thur Phillips. — VectUaurus vaidensis, a New Wealden 

 Dinosaur: J. W. Hulke, F.R.S.— The Cudgegcng Diamond-field, New 

 South Wales : Norman Taylor. Communicated by R. Etheridge, Jun. — 

 On the Occurrence c f the Genus Dithyrocaris in the Lower Carboniferous, 

 . r Calciferous Sandstone Series of Scotland ; and on that of a Second 

 Species of A nthrapalatnon in these Beds : R. Etheridge, Jun. 

 THURSDAY, May i. 



Royal Society, at 8.^0..— A Magnetic Survey of the Fortieth Parallel in 

 North America between the Atlantic Ocean and the Great Salt Lake, Utah: 

 Prof. Thorpe. — On Certain Definite Integrals occurring in Spherical Har- 

 monic Analysis, and on the Expansion in Series cf the Potentials of the 

 Ellipsoid and the Ellipse: W. D. Niven. — On the Origin of the Parallel 

 Roads of Lochaber, and their Bearing cn other Phenomena of the Glacial 

 Period : Prjf. Prestwich. 



Chemical Society, at 8.— On the Volumes of Liquids at their Boiling Points 

 obtainable from Un^t Volumes of Gases : Dr. W. Ramsay. — On a jlethod 

 of Precipitating Manganese entirely as Dio.xide, and its Application to the 

 Volumetric Determination of Manganese: S. Pattinson. — On the Deter- 

 mination of Nitr.c Acid as Nitric Oxide by Means of its Action on Mer- 

 cury : R. Warrinjiton. 



Royal Institution, at 2 —Annual Meeting. 



LiNNBAN Society, at 8.— Note on the Occurrence of a Restiaceous Plant in 

 Cochin China : Dr. Ma.xwell Masters. — Un the Structure of the Pouched 

 Rats of the Genus Heteromy^ : Dr. J. Murie. — Nutrition in its Relation 

 to the Fertilisation of Flowers: Thos. Meehan. 

 FRIDA y. May z. 



Royal Institution, at 9. — Acti' n of Anaesthetics: Prof. McKendrick, 



Society of Arts, at 8. — The Wild Silks of India : Thos, Wardle. 



Geologists' Association, at 7.30. 



SATURDAY, May 3. 



Royal Institution, at 3. — Architecture : H. H. Statham. 



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