RECOMMENDATIONS Oi' THE 6ENERA£ COMMITTEE. xli 



Polycyanides of Organic Radicals ; and that £20 be placed at his disposal for 

 that purpose. 



That Dr. Matthiessen be requested to investigate the chemical constitution 

 of Cast Iron ; and that the sum of =£'-50 be placed at his disposal for the 

 purpose. 



That the Committee appointed at Bath (Sir Charles Lyell, Bart., Professor 

 Phillips, Sir J. Lubbock, Bart,, Mr. J. Evans, Mr. E. Vivian, and Mr. W. 

 Pengelly) to investigate Kent's Hole, Torquay, be requested to continue 

 the exploration ; that Mr. "W. Pengelly be the Secretary, and that the further 

 sum of £200 be placed at their disposal for the purpose. 



That Messrs. W. S. Mitchell, J. Prestwich, and H. Woodward be a Com- 

 mittee for the purpose of investigating the Fossil-Leaf Bed in Alum Bay, 

 Isle of Wight ; that the specimens be placed in the British Museum ; and 

 that the sum of .£20 be placed at their disposal for the purpose. 



That Dr. E. Perceval Wright and Professor Harkness be a Committee for 

 the purpose of assisting Mr. Brownrig in exploring the Kilkenny Coal 

 Field ; that the Fossils thus obtained be placed in some National museum ; 

 and that the sum of £20 be placed at their disposal for the purpose. 



That Professor Busk and Captain Spratt be a Committee for the purpose 

 of continuing to assist Dr. Leith Adams in the exploration of the Maltese 

 Caverns ; and that the further sum of =£30 be placed at their disposal for 

 the purpose. 



That Sir Roderick I. Murchison, Professor Owen, the Earl of Dueie, Sir 

 Henry Rawlinson, and the llev. H. B. Tristram be a Committee for the 

 purpose of aiding the Palestine Exploration Fund in exploring the Geology, 

 Geography, and Zoology of the Holy Land ; and that the sum of =£100 be 

 placed at their disposal for the purpose. 



That the Committee appointed at Bath, consisting of Mr. J. W. Salter, 

 Mr. R. Lightbody, Mr. Ticary, and Mr. J. E. Lee, be reappointed for the 

 purpose of assisting Mr. Hicks in further excavations in the Lingula Flags at 

 St. David's ; and that an illustrative suite of the Fossils be placed in the 

 Miiseum of Practical Geology, Jerniyn Street ; and that the sum of =£20 be 

 placed at their disposal for the purpose. 



That Mr. J. Bryce, Mr. Milne Home, and Mr. M c Farlan be a Committee 

 for the purpose of studying Earthquake Shocks in Scotland ; and that the 

 sum of £25 be placed at their disposal for the purpose. 



That Dr. E. Perceval Wright and Dr. Carte be a Committee for the pur- 

 pose of reporting on the Irish Annelids ; and that the sum of £15 be placed 

 at their disposal for the purpose. 



That Mr. A. Newton, llev. H. B. Tristram, and Dr. Sclater be a Committee 

 for the purpose of assisting Mr. E. Newton in his researches for the remains 

 of the extinct Didino birds of the Mascareen Islands, and to report thereon 

 at the next Meeting of the Association ; and that the sum of £50 be placed 

 at their disposal for the purpose. 



That Mr. J. Gwyn Jeffreys, Mr. Bobert M c Andrew, Mr. Edward Waller, 

 Rev. A. M. Norman, and Mr. II. K. Jordan be a Committee for the purpose 

 of exploring the Coasts of the Hebrides by means of the dredge ; and that the 

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



That Mr. J. Gwyn Jeffreys, Mr. C. Spence Bate, Mr. John Couch, Mr. B. 

 Rowe, Mr. C. Stewart, and the Bev. Dr. Hincks be a Committee for inves- 

 tigating the Marine Flora and Fauna of the southern coasts of Devon and 

 Cornwall ; and that the sum of £25 be placed at their disposal for the 

 purpose. 



