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inductive capacity of a good Sprengel Vacuum ; and that the sum of 40Z. 

 be placed at their disposal for the purpose. 



That the Committee, consisting of Mr. James Glaisher (Secretary), 

 Mr. R. P. Greg, Mr. Charles Brooke, Dr. Flight, and Professor A. S. 

 Herschel, on Luminous Meteors be reappointed ; and that the sum of 

 201. be placed at their disposal. 



That a Committee, consisting of Mr. David Gill (Secretary), Professor 

 G. Forbes, Mr. Howard Grubb, and Mr. C. H. Gimingham (with power 

 to add to their number), be appointed to consider the question of im- 

 provements in Astronomical Clocks ; and that the sum of 307. be placed at 

 their disposal for the purpose. 



That Mr. W. Chandler Roberts, Dr. C. R. A. Wright, and Mr. A. P. 

 Luff be a Committee for the purpose of investigating the Chemical Com- 

 position and Structure of some of the less-known Alkaloids ; that Dr. 

 Wright be the Secretary, and that the sum of 251. be placed at their dis- 

 posal for the purpose. 



That Dr. Wallace, Professor Dittmarr, and Mr. T. Wills be a Com- 

 mittee for the purpose of reporting on the best means for the development 

 of Light from Coal-gas of different qualities ; that Mr. Wills be the Sec- 

 retary, and that the sum of 101. be placed at their disposal for the pur- 

 pose. 



That Professor W. G. Adams, Mr. John M. Thomson, Mr. W. N. 

 Hartley, and Mr. James T. Bottomley be a Committee for the purpose of 

 investigating the law of the " Electrolysis of mixed metallic solutions and 

 solutions of compound salts ; " that Mr. John M. Thomson be the Secretary, 

 and that the sum of 25Z. be placed at their disposal for the purpose. 



That Mr. John Evans, Sir John Lubbock, Major- General Lane Fox, 

 Mr. George Busk, Professor Boyd Dawkins, Mr. Pengelly, and Mr. A. W. 

 Franks be a Committee for the purpose of exploring Caves in Borneo ; 

 that Mr. Evans be the Secretary, and that the sum of 50Z. be placed at 

 their disposal for the purpose. 



That Professor Hull, the Rev. H. W. Crosskey, Captain D. Galton, Mr. 

 Glaisher, Mr. G. A. Lebour, Mr. W. Molyneux, Mr. Morton, Mr. Pengelly, 

 Professor Prestwich, Mr. Plant, Mr. Mellard Reade, Mr. Roberts, Mr. W. 

 Whitaker, and Mr. De Ranee be a Committee for the purpose of investi- 

 gating the Circulation of the Underground Waters in the Permian, New Red 

 Sandstone, and Jurassic Formations of England, and the Quantity and 

 Character of the Water supplied to towns and districts from those forma- 

 tions ; that Mr. De Ranee be the Secretary, and that the sum of 15Z. be 

 placed at their disposal for the purpose. 



That Mr. Godwin-Austen, Professor Prestwich, Mr. Davidson, Mr. 

 Etheridge, Mr. Willett, and Mr. Topley be a Committee for the purpose 

 of assisting the Kentish Boring Exploration ; that Mr. Willett and Mr. 

 Topley be the Secretaries, and that the sum of 100L be placed at their 

 disposal for the purpose. - 



That Dr. J. Erans, Sir John Lubbock, Mr. E. VMan, Mr. W. 

 Pengelly, Mr. G. Busk, Professor W. B. Dawkins, Mr. W. A. Sandford, 

 and Mr. J. E. Lee be a Committee for the purpose of continuing the Ex- 

 ploration of Kent's Cavern, Torquay ; that Mr. Pengelly be the Secretary, 

 and that the sum of 100Z. be placed at their disposal for the purpose. 



That Dr. J. Evans, the Rev. T. G. Bonney, Mr. W. Carruthers, Mr. F. 

 Drew, Mr. R. Etheridge, jun., Mr. G. A. Lebour, Professor L. C. Miall, 

 Professor H. A. Nicholson, Mr. F. W. Rudler, Mr. E. B. Tawney, Mr. W. 



