xlvi REPORT — 1860. 



mittee for General Dredging purposes: — Mr. R. MacAndrew, Chairman; 

 Mr. G. C. Hyndman, Dr. Edwards, Dr. Dickie, Mr. C. L. Stewart, Dr. Colling- 

 wood, Dr. Kinahan, Mr. J. S. Worthey, Mr. J. Gwyn Jeffreys, Dr. E. Perceval 

 Wright, Mr. Lucas Barrett, and Professor J. R. Greene. That Mr. Robert 

 MacAndrew be the Secretary ; and that the sum of £25 be placed at their 

 disposal for the purpose. 



That Dr. Ogilvie, Dr. Dickie, Dr. Dyce, Prof. Nicol, and Mr. C. W. Peacli 

 be a Committee for the purpose of Dredging the North and East Coasts 

 of Scotland. That Dr. Ogilvie be the Secretary ; and that the sum of £25 

 be placed at their disposal for the purpose. 



That the surviving members of the Committee appointed in the year 1842, 

 viz. Mr. C. Darwin, Rev. Professor Henslow, Rev. L. Jenyns, Mr. W. Ogilby, 

 Professor Phillips, Sir John Richardson, Mr. J. O.Westwood, Professor Owen, 

 Mr. W. E. Shuckard, and Mr. G. R. Waterhouse, for the purpose of pre- 

 paring Rules for the establishment of a Uniform Zoological Nomenclature, be 

 reappointed, with the addition of Sir William Jardine, Bart., and Mr. P. L. 

 Sclater. That Sir W. Jardine be the Secretary ; and that the sum of £10 be 

 placed at their disposal for the purpose of revising and reprinting the Rules. 



That Mr. Sclater and Dr. F. Hochstetter be a Committee for the purpose 

 of drawing up a Report on the Present State of our Knowledge of the Species 

 of Apteryx living in New Zealand. That Mr. Sclater be the Secretary ; and 

 that the sum of £50 be placed at their disposal for the purpose. 



That Dr. Collingwood be requested to dredge in the Estuaries of tne 

 Mersey and Dee ; and that the sum of £5 be placed at his disposal for the 

 purpose. 



That Dr. Edward Smith, F.R.S., and Mr. Milner be a Committee for the 

 purpose of prosecuting inquiries as to the effect of Prison Dirt and Discipline 

 upon the Bodily Functions of Prisoners. That Dr. Edward Smith be the 

 Secretary ; and that the sum of £20 be placed at their disposal for the 

 purpose. 



That Mr. T. Wright, Mr. J. B. Davis, and Mr. A. G. Hindlay be a Com- 

 mittee for the purpose of exploring entirely the piece of ground at Uriconium 

 in which the human remains have been found, in order to examine more 

 fully the circumstances connected with the discovery, and to obtain the 

 similar Skulls which may still remain under ground. That Mr. T. Wright 

 be the Secretary ; and that the sum of £20 be placed at their disposal for the 

 purpose. 



That Professor James Thomson (of Belfast) be requested to continue his 

 Experiments on the Gauging of Water ; and that the sum of £10 be placed 

 at his disposal for the purpose. 



That the Committee on Steam-ship Performance be reappointed, to report 

 proceedings to the next Meeting ; that the attention of the Committee be 

 also directed to the obtaining of information respecting the performance of 

 vessels under Sail, with a view to comparing the results of the two powers 

 of Wind and Steam, in order to their most effective and economical combi- 

 nation ; and that the sum of £150 be placed at their disposal for this purpose. 

 The following gentlemen were nominated to serve on the Committee : — 

 Vice-Admiral Moorsom ; The Marquis of Stafford, M.P. ; The Earl of Caith- 

 ness; The Lord Dufferin; Mr. William Fairbairn, F.R.S. ; Mr.J. Scott Russell, 

 F.R.S. ; Admiral Paris, C.B. ; The Hon. Captain Egerton, R.N. ; Mr. William 

 Smith, C.E.; Mr. J. E. M e Connell, C.E.; Prof. Rankine, LL.D. ; Mr.J. R. 

 Napier, C.E. ; Mr. R.Roberts, C.E.; Mr. Henry Wright, Honorary Secretary; 

 with power to add to their number. 



That Prof. Phillips be requested to complete and print, before the Man- 



