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4. On a grant of £500, made for the purpose of extending the 

 Catalogue of Stars of the Royal Astronomical Society, under 

 the direction of Mr. Baily, Mr. Airy, and Dr. Robinson ; it was 

 reported, that about one half of the computations concerned in 

 the extension of the Astronomical Society's Catalogue of Stars 

 are completed, and about £ 180 has been expended. The whole 

 of the remainder of the grant will probably be required within a 

 year. 



5. On a grant of £100 for the reduction, under the supervision 

 of Sir John Herschel, of meteorological observations made at the 

 equinoxes and solstices ; it was reported, that owing to various 

 causes, the execution of this commission had hitherto been im- 

 practicable, but it was hoped that the business might be accom- 

 plished before the next meeting. 



6. On the resolution of August, 1838, requesting Sir J. Herschel 

 and Mr. Baily to make application to the government for increase 

 in the instrumental power of the Royal Observatory at the Cape 

 of Good Hope, and the addition of at least one assistant to that 

 establishment ; it was reported, that application had been made, 

 and the wishes of the association promptly and liberally complied 

 with by the government. 



7. Regarding the Report on American Meteorology, Pres, A. 

 D. Bache of Philadelphia, stated to the meeting by letter, that 

 the pressure of public duties and other causes, had thus far ren- 

 dered its completion impracticable, but that he hoped to lay it 

 before the next meeting. 



8. Respecting the two series of Hourly Meteorological Ohser- 

 vatiojis kept in Scotland, Sir D. Brewster made a report, of which 

 the following is a part : " Having fixed upon Inverness and Kin- 

 gussie as two suitable stations for carrying on the two series of 

 hourly observations which I undertook to establish and superin- 

 tend for the British Association, I was fortunate in being able to 

 prevail upon the Rev. Mr. Rutherford, of Kingussie, and Mr. 

 Thomas Mackenzie, teacher of Raining's school, Inverness, to 

 carry on these observations. The instruments which were ne- 

 cessary for this purpose, were made by Mr. Adie of Edinburgh, 

 under the superintendence of Prof. Forbes, and the observations 

 commenced on the 1st of November, 1838, the beginning of the 

 meteorological year, or the first of the group of winter months. I 

 directed the two observers to pay particular attention to the Au- 



