IXXX REPORT — 1869. 



Synopsis of Grants of Money appropriated to Scie7itific Purposes by 

 the General Committee at the Exeter Meeting in August 18G9. 

 The names of the Members who would be entitled to call on the 

 General Treasurer for the respective Grants are prefixed. 



Kew Observatory. £ §_ ^^ 



The Council. — Maintaining the Establishment of Kew Obser- 

 vatory 600 



Mathematics and Physics. 



* Joule, Dr. — Eemeasurement of the Dynamical Equivalent of 



Heat (renewed) 50 



*Brooke, Mr.— British RainfaU 100 



*Thomson, Professor Sir W. — Underground Temperature .... 50 

 Tait, Professor. — Thermal Conductivity of Iron and other 



Metals 20 



*Thomson, Professor Sir "W. — Tidal Observations 100 



*Glaisher, Mr. — Luminous Meteors 30 



Chemistry. 



*Matthiessen, Dr. — Chemical Nature of Cast Iron SO 



*Grantham, Mr. — Treatment and Utilization of Sewage 50 



Geoloyy. 



*Lyell, Sir C, Bart. — Kent's-Cavem Exploration 150 



*Duncan, Dr. P. M. — British Fossil Corals 50 



*Woodward, Mr. H. — Sections of Mountain-Limestone Fossils 25 



Symonds, Rev. W. S. — Sedimentary Deposits in the River Onny 3 



*Bryce, Dr. — Earthquakes in Scotland (renewed) 4 



*Huxley, Professor. — Kiltorcan Fossils, Kilkenny 20 



*Mitchell, Mr. W. S. — Leaf-beds of the Lower Bagshot series . . 15 



BioJof/y. 



*Richardson, Dr. — Physiological Action of Organic Compounds 30 



*Carruthers, Mr. — Fossil Flora of Britain 25 



*Bate, Mr. Spenec. — Marine Fauna of Devon and Cornwall . . 20 



*Busk, Mr. — Record of the Progress of Zoology 100 



Stewart, Mr. C. — Structure of the Ear in Fishes 10 



Gamgee, Dr. — Heat generated in the Arterialization of Blood 15 



Statistics and Economic Science. 



*Bowring, Sir J. — Metrical Committee 25 



Total .£1572 



* Eeappointed. 



