458 JS^ofices of Memoirs — Papers read at British Association. 



Sir Wm. TJiomsoii. — On the Thermodynamic Acceleration of the 

 Earth's Kotation. 



Section B. — Chemical Science. 



I. Lowtliian Bell, F.E.S. — On the Occhision of Gaseous Matter bjr 

 Fused Silicates at high temperatures, and its possible connexion 

 with Volcanic Agencies. 



W. Lant Carpenter, B.A., B.Sc. — On the Siliceous and other Hot 

 Springs in the Volcanic Districts of the North Island of New- 

 Zealand. 



V. H. Veleij, 5.4.— The Oxides of Manganese. 



J. Y. Buchanan. — On Manganese Nodules and their Occurrence on 

 the Sea Bottom. 



E. Divers, M.D. — Note on the Sodium Alum of Japan. 



E. Divers, M.D. — Note on the Occurrence of Selenium and Tellurium 

 in Japan. 



E. Divers, M.D. — Note on the Chrome Iron Ore of Japan. 



J. A. Wanldyn. — Note on the Phosphates of Lime and Ammonia. 



W. Galloway. — On Colliery Explosions. 



C. F. Cross, B.Sc, and E. J. Bevan. — Cellulose and Coal. 



J. L. Phipson. — On the New Metal Actinium. 



Section D. — Biology. 



B.J. Us sher.— 'Report on the Caves and Kitchen-middens at Cap- 



pagh, Co. Waterford. 

 Professor 0. C. Marsli. — Jurassic Birds and their Allies. 

 General Pitt-Bivers, F.B.S. — On the Discovery of Flint Implements 



in Stratified Gravel in the Valley of the Nile, near Thebes. 

 Thomas Hichs and W. Cash. — On a Fossil Stem from the Halifax 



Coal-measures. 

 H. Stapes. — Traces of Man in the Crag. 

 Professor T. McK. Hughes and A. Williams Wynn. — On the Age of 



the Deposits in the Caves of Cefn, near St. Asaph, with special 



reference to the date of Man's First Appearance in them. 

 JETenry Seaton Harland. — On Prehistoric Flints, etc., lately found 



whilst excavating on the New Line of Kailway from Pickering 



to Scarborough. 



Section E. — Geography. 



W. Lant Carpenter, B.A., B.Sc. — On the Hot-Lake District, and the 



Glaciers and Fjords of New Zealand. 

 Commander V. L. Cameron, B.N. — Recent Visit to the Gold Mines 



of the West Coast of Africa. 



Section G. — Mechanical Science. 



Joseph Lucas. — On an Organization for the Systematic Gauging of 

 the Wells, Springs, and Elvers of Great Britain. 



