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consisting of Mr. Robert H. Scott, Dr. Hookee, Mr. E. H. Whympee, 

 Dr. E. P. Wright, and Sir W. C. Teeveltan, Bart 1 



Report of a Committee, consisting of Mr. C. W. Mereifield, F.R.S., 

 Mr. G. P. Bidder, Captain Douglas Galton, F.R.S., Mr. F. Galton, 

 E.R.S., Professor Ranfcine, F.R.S., and Mr. W. Froude, appointed to 

 report on the state of existing knowledge on tlie Stabilitj', Propulsion, 

 and Sea-going (Qualities of Ships, and as to the aj^plication which it 

 maybe desirable to make to Her Majesty's Goverament on these sub- 

 jects. Prepared for the Committee by C. W. Meeeifield, F.R.S. . . 10 



Report of the Committee appointed to consider and report how far 

 Coroners' Inquisitions ai'e satisfactory Tribunals for the Investigation 

 of Boiler Explosions, and how those Tribunals may be improved, the 

 Committee consisting of William Faiebaien , C.E., F.R.S., LL.D., &c., 

 Joseph Whitwoeth, C.E., F.R.S., John Penn, C.E., F.R.S., John 

 Hick, C.E., M.P., Feederick J. Bramwell, C.E., Thomas Webster, 

 Q.C., Hugh Mason, Samuel Rigbt, William Richardson, C.E., and 

 E. L.iviNGTON Fletchee, C.E 47 



Preliminary Report of the Committee appointed for the determination of 

 the Gases existing in Solution in Well-waters. By Dr. E. Frank- 

 land, F.R.S., and Herbert M'Leod, F.C.S. (Reporter, Herbert 

 M'Leod.) 55 



The Pressure of Taxation on Real Property. By Feedeeick Purdy, 

 Principal of the Statistical Department, Poor Law Board, and one of 

 the Honorary Secretaries of the Statistical Society 57 



On the Chemical Reactions of Light discovered by Professor Tyndall. 

 By Professor Moreen, of Marseilles 66 



On Fossils obtained at XUtorkan Quarry, Co. Kilkenny. By Wm. Hel- 

 LiEE Baily, F.L.S., F.G.S 73 



Report of the Lunar Committee for Mapping the Surface of the Moon. 

 Drawn up by W. R. Birt, at the request of the Committee, consisting 

 of James Glaishee, F.R.S., Lord Rosse, F.R.S., Sir J. Heeschel, 

 Bart., F.R.S., Professor Phillips, F.R.S., Rev. C. Peitchaed, F.R.S., 

 W. HuGGiNs, F.R.S., W. Grove, F.R.S., Waeeen De La Rue, F.R.S., 

 C. Beooke, F.R.S., Rev. T. W. Webb, F.R.A.S., Herr Schmidt, Ad- 

 miral Mannees, President of the Royal Astronomical Society, Lieut.- 

 Col. Steange, F.R.S., and W. R. Birt, F.R.A.S 76 



Report of the Committee on the Chemical Nature of Cast Iron. The 

 Committee consists of F. A. Abel, F.R.S., D. Forbes, F.R.S., and A. 

 Matthiessen, F.R.S 82 



Report of the Committee appointed to explore the Marine Fauna and 

 Flora of the South Coast of Devon and Cornwall. — No. 3. Consisting 

 of C. Spence Bate, F.R.S., T. Cornish, Jonathan Couch, F.L.S., J. 

 Qyrof Jeffreys, F.R.S., and J. Brooking Rowe, F.L.S. Reporter, 

 C. Spence Bate 84 



Report on the practicability of establishing " A Close Time " for the 

 protection of indigenous Animals. By a Committee, consisting of 



