XVlil CONTENTS. 



FRIDAY, AUGUST 22, 1879. 



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1. On the Decay in the Export Trade of the United Kingdom. By S. Bourne, 

 F.S.S 470 



2. Agricultural Statistics, Tenure, and Depression. By William Botlt ... 472 



3. The ' German ' Speech and Lip Beading System of Teaching the Deaf. By 



David Buxton, Ph.D 474 



MONDAY, AUGUST 25, 1879. 



1. Elementary Natural Science in the Board Schools of London. By Dr. J. 



H. Gladstone, F.R.S., Member of the London School Board 475 



2. On Science Teaching in connection with Elementary Schools. By J. F. 

 Moss, Clerk of the Sheffield School Board 476 



3. Some Account of the System of Instruction in Elementary Science intro- 

 duced by the Liverpool School Board into their Schools. By Edward 



M. Hance, LL.B., Clerk to the Liverpool School Board 477 



4. Reformatory Punishment. By F. T. Mott, F.R.G.S 478 



5. On the Feasibility and Importance of extending to Scotland the proposed 



Criminal Code for England and Ireland. By W. Neilson Hancock, 

 LL.D., M.R.I.A 479 



TUESDAY, AUGUST 26, 1879. 



Address by G. Shaw Lefevre, M.P., Pres. Statistical Society, President of 

 the Section 479 



1. On the Vital Statistics of Sheffield. By Thomas Whiteside Hime, B.A., 

 M.B., &c, Medical Officer of Health, Sheffield 488 



2. On tbe Savings of the People as evidenced by the Returns of the Trustees 

 and Post Office Savings Banks. By Professor Leone Levi 492 



3. On the Assimilation of the Law in England, Scotland, and Ireland as to 

 the care of Lunatics and their Property. By W. Neilson Hancock, 

 LL.D., M.R.I.A 493 



Section G.— MECHANICAL SCIENCE. 

 THURSDAY, AUGUST 21, 1879. 



Address by J. Robinson, Pres. Inst. Mech. Eng., President of the Section.... 495 



1. Temperature of Town Water Supplies. By Baldwin Latham, C.E., 



M. Inst.C.E., F.G.S., F.M.S., &c 499 



2. On the Quantitative Elements of Hydrogeology. By Joseph Lucas, 

 F.G.S., Hydrogeologist, late of H.M. Geological Survey 499 



3. On Leon Francq's Fireless Locomotive. By Mons. Charles Bergeron, 

 C.E 501 



FRIDAY, AUGUST 22, 1879. 



1. On Self-acting Intermittent Siphons and the Conditions which determine 

 the commencement of their Action. By Rogers Field 503 



