"^^^ [Nov 21, 1S70. 



Prof. Henry made a verbal communication of the doings 

 of the International Commissioners who assembled at Paris 

 last summer, to consider a revision of the French metre. 



Mr. Cujler offered the following Preamble and Resolu- 

 tions : — 



Whereas, The Building now owned and occupied by tliis Society has 

 ceased to be central and convenient, and has also the disadvantage of 

 affording only imperfect and vxnsafe accommodations to its Libi'ary and 

 other valuable properties ; whilst those who desire to consult its Books 

 and Manuscripts have not proper conveniences for that purpose ; and, 



Whereas, It has been suggested that it may be practicable to enlarge 

 the field of usefulness of this Society by adding to its other offices that 

 of providing for and controlling the Observatory (both Astronomical and 

 Meteorological), and for the Study and Recording of such other natural 

 phenomena as may be appropriately observed and investigated in connec- 

 tion with such an Institution, and that for these purposes the removal of 

 the Society from its present location, and its re-establishment in Fair- 

 mount Park, is desirable and practicable, therefore be it 



Resolved, That the President be, and he is hereby, aujjiorized and 

 requested to appoint two Special Committees, each of which shall consist 

 of a Chairman and four other members, and with each of which Com- 

 mittees the President is requested to meet and act as an additional 

 member. 



Besolved, That to one of these Committees shall be entrusted the duty 

 of digesting the plan for such an Observatory as is described in the Pre- 

 amble, so far as, in their judgment, it is expedient this Society should 

 undertake the work of its establishment, and that they be requested also 

 to describe such instruments as it is requisite should be provided for use 

 therein, and an estimate of their cost, together with an estimate of the 

 probable annual expense of maintaining and conducting such an Insti- 

 tution. 



Resolved, That the other Committee shall be charged with the duty of 



considei-ing the financial questions which are involved in such changes as 

 ai'e contemplated by the Preamble and the preceding Resolutions, and of 

 reporting to the Society how the funds requisite for such an undertaking 

 can be provided. 



Dr. Carson moved that the further consideration of the 

 Preamble and Eesolutions offered by Mr. Cujler, be postponed 

 to a special meeting of the Society, to be held on the evening 

 of the second Friday in December, notice of which should be 

 given to all the members of the Society, with a printed copy 

 of the Preamble and Resolutions ; which was ordered. 



And the Society was adjourned. 



