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sociation the opinion at which they may arrive concerning the follow- 

 ing questions : — 



I. Does there exist in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ire- 



land sufficient provision for the vigorous prosecution of Physical 

 Research ? 



II. If not, what further provision is needed ? and what measures 



should be taken to secure it ? 213 



On Emission, Absorption, and Eeflection of Obscure Heat. By Prof. 

 Magnus 214 



Eeport on Observations of Luminous Meteors, 1868-69. By a Com- 

 mittee, consisting of James Glaisher, F.R.S., of the Royal Obser- 

 vatory, Greenwich, President of the Royal Microscopical and Meteo- 

 rological Societies, Robert P. Greg, F.G.S., F.R.A.S., E. "VV. Bratlet, 

 F.R.S., Alexander S. Herschel, F.R.A.S., and Charles Brooke, 

 F.R.S., Secretary to the Meteorological Society 216 



Report on the best means of providing for a uniformity of Weights 

 and Measures, with reference to the luterests of Science. By a 

 Committee, consisting of Sir John Bowring, F.R.S., The Rt. Hon. 

 C. B. Adderlet, M.P., Samuel Bro-sto, F.S.S., Dr. Farr, F.R.S., 

 Frank P. Fellows, Prof. Frankland, F.R.S., Prof. Hennesst, F.R.S., 

 James Heywood, F.R.S., Sir Robert Kane, F.R.S., Prof Leone Levi, 

 Prof. W. A. Miller, F.R.S., Prof. Rankine, LL.D., F.R.S., C. W. 

 Siemens, F.R.S., Col. Stkes, F.R.S., M.P., Prof. A. W. Williamson, 

 F.R.S., James Yates, F.R.S., Dr. George Glover, Sir Joseph Whit- 

 worth, Bart., F.R.S., J. R. Napier, H. Dircks, J. V. N. Bazalgette, 

 W. Smith, Mr. W. Fairbairn, D.C.L., F.R.S., and John Robinson : — 

 Prof. Leone Levi, Secretary 308 



Report on the Treatment and Utilization of Sewage. Drawn up by Dr. 

 Benjamin H. Paul, at the request of the Committee, consisting of J. 

 Bailet Denton, M. Inst. C.E., F.G.S., Dr. J. H. Gilbert, F.R.S., 

 Richard B. Grantham, M. Inst. C.E., F.G.S., Chairman, W. D. Hard- 

 ing, J. TnoRNHiLL Harrison, M. Inst. C.E., Dr. Benjamin H. Paul, 

 Ph.D., F.C.S., Dr. R. Angus Smith, F.R.S., and Prof. J. A. Wanklyn. 313 



Supplement to the Second Report of the Committee on the Condensation 

 and Analysis of Tables of Steamship Performance 330 



Report on Recent Progress in Elliptic and HypereUiptic Functions. By 

 W. H. L. Russell, F.R.S 334 



Report on Mineral Veins in Carboniferous Limestone and their Organic 

 Contents. By Charles Moore, F.G.S 360 



Notes on the Foraminifera of Mineral Veins and the adjacent Strata. By 

 Henry B. Brady, F.L.S 381 



Report of the Rainfall Committee for the year 1868-69, consisting of 

 C. Brooke, F.R.S. (Chairman), J. Glaisher, F.R.S., Prof. Phillips, 

 F.R.S., J. F. Bateman, C.E., F.R.S., R. W. Mylne, C.E., F.R.S., 

 T. Hawksley, C.E., Prof. Adams, F.R.S., C. Tomlinson, F.R.S., Prof. 

 Sylvester, F.R.S., and G. J. Symons, Secretary 383 



