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. Some Experiments on Asbestos. By M. Warrrey Wittrms, F.C.S. ... 470 
. On the Constitution of the Natural Fats. By J. ALFRED WANKLYN and 
AY SEE GAME A ONG 0 cas cerse atdiccmie opr t= au siaedt pease ohn async eaeeee sun eh een eeimeeeEeeene 470 
8. On the Employment of Limed Coal in Gas-making. By J. A. Wanxiyn 471 
9. On the Development of Crystals from Transparent Glass by the Action of 
Solvents upon it. By Wirtram THOMSON, F.R.S.E...........ccsescceececeeees 471 
10. On certain Molecular Movements in the vicinity of thin Iron Plates. By 
IWWintarrAnne TT OMSON; HRS BI: <.5.. 02sec. vecconteseanscemancs «os ce seme eeeeee nee 472 
11, On the Teaching of Chemistry in Elementary Schools. By Wat. Lanr 
CABPENTER, BAA, 18.56; E.Oi55. ccsascccccscccvetecee toons se siesey cae meee 474 
12. A new Method for Disinfecting Sewage and Recovering Ammonia from 
Ib. sy J. BOYD ICTNNBAR..6.ccs0s se astnviude non ceubadectohnie setae tee eee 474. 
Section C.—GEOLOGY. 
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 20. 
Address by Professor W. C. Witttamson, LL.D., F.R.S., President of the 
BCULON ssoeira tan adpsmarmans- cmc rononsshbat acta: tie seme ecpacenpoeagedsoaocosecancacde 475 
1. Notes on Geological Sections within Forty Miles Radius of Southport. 
Boy (Ue anes! GS, o.2 ase iacvacedstents coteenceeenaces bescset eee aaeenoaee 489 
2. Section across the Trias recently exposed by a railway excavation in 
Grverpool. ‘By G. Hi. MORON, BAGS cicisesccadcccess tees acess -abessesaeeereee 489 
3. The Master-Divisions of the Tertiary Period. By Professor W. Boynp 
IDA WANS; SH RS) caus onc eescsaccdevates doses ovos seaetes sees aeneene tad cseee eee ene 490 
4, Report on the Explorations in Cayes in the Carboniferous Limestone in 
the Sowth ‘of Leeland 722 sasec.oseokacganas cease yacusetepeeach ate ss 7us0cese eee 491 
-). Report on the Exploration of Raygill Fissure, Yorkshire..............ceece0e+ 492 
6. On the Occurrence of Remains of Labyrinthodonts in the Yoredale Rocks 
of Wensleydale. By James W. Davis, F.G.S...........csceecsesececeececeees 492 
7. On some Fossil Fish-Remains found in the Upper Beds of the Yoredale 
Series at Leyburn, in Yorkshire. By James W. Davis, F.G.S............. 492 
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 21. 
1, Eleventh Report on the Erratic Blocks of England, Wales, and Ireland 493 
2. On some supposed Fossil Algze from Carboniferous Rocks. By Professor 
WW) 'OMWarer ramon, 1G: Di; RNRIS i yataece coecosce oss0n0 decteasce deone or sseeeeeeeee 493 
+3. Report on the Fossil, PlantstofiHalifax.....+.2+..+-.0.+0+-cu+ssu-elaasendenaeenees 493 
4. On the Geological Relations and Mode of Preservation of Eozoon Cana- 
dense. By Principal J. W. Dawson, O.M.G., FUR.S.........0.s.ssecuseeeenooks 494 
. On the Geological Age of the North Atlantic Ocean. By Professor 
IBM WARD ELUTE, Ubi): ME OIAS: .cacusscacsdasscnscaesen <ce Seaceaee seneceasasaneniecs 494 
. On the Influence of Barometric Pressure on the Discharge of Water from 
Springs. By Batpwin Lataam, M.Inst.C.E., F.G.S., F.R.M.Soe.......... 495 
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 22. 
. Some additional notes on Anthracosaurus Edgei (Baily sp.), a large 
Sauro-Batrachian from the Lower Coal Measures, Jarrow Colliery, near 
Castlecomer, County Kilkeany. By Witttam Hetirer Batty, F.LS., 
EGS 5, Mes rules eeeep eee ceaan seve: scvesececcesvassescesscacseananteteec sss te. sta mmmmn 496 
. On Basalt apparently overlying Post-Glacial Beds, Co. Antrim. By W. 
J REN OWLS: c.f coo etree tae ae daince wien ch evolve nate sock nda abaeSGeaeates ss Meee 497 
