GENERAL MEETINGS. Ixvii 



General Meetings. 



On "W'educsclay, September 6, at 8 r.jr., in the Garden Palace, Botanic 

 Gnrdens, Sir John Hawkshaw, QM., F.ll.S., F.G.S., President, resigned the 

 office of President to Professor Thomas Andrews, M.D., LL.D., F.R.S., who 

 took the Chair, and delivered an Address, for which see page Ixviii. 



On Thursday, September 7, at 8 r.ir., two Soire'es took place, one in the 

 Royal Exchange, the other in the Corporation Galleries. 



On Friday, September 8, at 8.30 p.m., in the Garden Palace, Potanic 

 Gardens, Professor Tait, F.R.S.E., delivered a Discourse on " Force." 



On Saturday, September 9, at 6 p.m., in the City Hall, Commander 

 Cameron, U.K., C.B., delivered a Lecture, on "A Journey through Africa," 

 to the Working Classes of Glasgow. 



On Monday, September 11, at 8.30 r.M., in the Garden Palace, Botanic 

 Gardens, Professor Wyville Thomson, LL.D., F.R.S., delivered a Discourse 

 on " The ' Challenger' Expedition." 



On Tuesday, Sei^tember 12, at 8 p.m., a Soiree took place in the Garden 

 Palace, Botanic Gardens. 



On Wednesday, September 13, at 2.30 p.m., the concluding General Electing 

 took place, when the Proceedings of the General Committee, and the Grants 

 of Money for Scientific purposes, were explained to the Members. 



The Meeting was then adjourned to Plymouth*. 



* The Meeting is appointed to take place on Wednesday, August 15, 1877. 



