Iviii REPORT — 1880. 



of considering these observations on a subject which keenly interests 

 many members of the British Association, 



I have the honour to be, Sir, 



Your obedient servant, 



G. J. Allman, 

 President of the British Association for the 

 Advancement of Science. 

 Sir R. R. W. LiNGEN. K.C.B., &c. &c. 



The receipt of this letter has been acknowledged. 



A letter having been received from the Secretary of the Anthropo- 

 metric Committee, requesting that the Council would address a Memorial 

 to the Education Department, requesting the Department to assist 

 the Committee in obtaining certain statistics as to the development of 

 children in Board Schools, it was resolved that a Committee, consisting 

 of Dr. Beddoe, Mr. Francis Galton, Mr. Heywood, and the General 

 OflBcers, should be appointed to consider the subject and to report to the 

 Council thereon. Owing to the unavoidable absence of several of the 

 members, the Committee have as yet been unable to make any report tO' 

 the Council upon the subject. 



The Council have resolved, on the request of the Tidal Observation, 

 Committee, that the best thanks of the Association be given to the First 

 Lord of the Admiralty, the President of the Board of Trade, the French 

 Minister of Public "Works, the Belgian Minister of Public Works, and to- 

 the several other authorities and private individuals, both in this country 

 and on the Continent, who have kindly and gratuitously had the various 

 observations carried out and communicated to this Committee ; and more 

 especially to the French Association for the Advancement of Science for 

 its cordial assistance in supporting the proposal of the British Association, 

 and in urging it upon the French Minister of Public Works. 



The Council have to announce that they have elected Professor Cornu, 

 of Paris, and Professor Boltzmann, of Vienna, Corresponding Members^ 

 since the Sheffield meeting. 



Applications for free or ' exchange ' copies of the Reports of the 

 Association being from time to time received, the Assistant Secretary has 

 been directed to reply to such applications : 1 . That a few remaining sets 

 from 1831 to 1874 can be siipplied at lOL per set, and all other volumes 

 between 1831 and 1874 which are in stock at 2s. 6d. per volume net. 

 2. That all volumes after 1874 can be supplied at the publication price of 

 24s, per volume. 3. That the Reports for 1839 and 1840 are out of prints 

 and that only a very few copies remain of those for 1833, 1838, and 1850. 



As the Committee are aware, the Association have already determined 

 to hold the Meeting for 1881 at York, and thus to commence the second 

 half-century of their existence in the same city as that in which the 

 Association was founded in 1831. 



For 1882 and the following years invitations are expected to be pre- 

 sented at the present meeting from Soathport, Southampton, Nottingham 

 and Leicester. 



The Council propose that, in accordance with the regulations, the five 

 retiring members shall be the following : — 



Barlow, W. H., Esq., F.R.S. 

 Lefevre, G. Shaw, Esq., M.P., 

 ■ P.R.G.S. 

 Maskelyne, Prof. N. S., M.P., F.R.S. 



Ommanney, Admiral Sir E., C.B.^ 



F.R.S. 

 Russell, Dr. W. J., F.R.S. 



