Xxii REPORT — 1841. 



gestion ; and that tlie sum of 200/. be placed at their disposal for the pur- 

 pose. 



The Report to be presented at the next meeting of the Association. 



That a Committee, consisting of Mr. R. Fox, Dr. Daubeny, and Mr. Ro- 

 bert Hunt, be requested to continue a series of Experiments on the Action 

 of various coloured Rays of Light on the Germination of Seeds and the 

 Growth of Plants; and that the sum of 151. be placed at the disposal of the 

 Committee for the purpose. 



The Report to be presented at the next meeting of the Association. 



That the Committee already appointed (consisting of Mr. Bryce, Mr. De 

 la Beche, and Major Portlock), for Experiments on the quantity of Mud sus- 

 pended in the Water of Rivers under different circumstances, be requested 

 to continue their inquiries ; and that the sum of 201. be placed at their dis- 

 posal for the purpose. 



The Report to be presented at the next meeting of the Association. 



That the Committee already appointed (consisting of the President of the 

 Royal Society, the Rev. Dr. BuckJand, R. I. Murchison, Esq., John Taylor, 

 Esq., H. T. De la Beche, Esq., C. Vignoles, Esq., with power to add to their 

 number), for taking measures to obtain Coloured Drawings of Railway Sec- 

 tions before they are covered up, be requested to continue their labours ; and 

 that the sum of 150/. be ])laced at their disposal for the purpose. 



The Report to be presented at the next meeting of the Association. 



That Professor Johnston and Mr. Jeffreys be requested to repeat their ex- 

 periments on the Solution of Silica in Water of a High Temperature;, and 

 that the sum of 251. be placed at their disposal for the purpose. 



The Report to be presented at the next meeting of the Association. 



That a Committee, consisting of Dr. Buckland, Mr. L. Horner, Mr. Wheat- 

 stone, for England ; Lord Greenock, Mr. Milne, Professor Forbes, Mr. Pat- 

 tison, for Scotland ; Capt. Portlock and Mr. Bryce for Ireland, be requested 

 to register the Shocks of Earthquakes in England, Scotland, and Ireland ; and 

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



The Report to be presented at the next meeting of the Association. 



That Capt. Portlock be requested to continue his experiments on the Tem- 

 perature of Mines in Ireland ; and that the sum of 10/. be placed at his dis- 

 posal for the purpose. 



The Report to be presented at the next meeting of the Association. 



That a Committee, consisting of the Marquis of Northampton, Dr. Buck- 

 land, and Professor Sedgwick, be appointed for the purpose of advancing our 

 knowledge of Belemnites ; and that the sum of 50/. be placed at the dis- 

 posal of that Committee for the purpose. 



The Report to be presented at the next meeting of the Association. 



That for the purpose of promoting the publication of the drawings requi- 

 site to the illustration of the Report on Fossil Reptiles, which was undertaken 

 by Professor Owen, and is now completed, the sum of 250/. be placed at the 

 disposal of a Committee, consisting of Mr. De la Beche, Mr. Hutton, Dr. 

 Richardson, Mr. L. Horner, Col. Sabine, and Mr. Phillips. 



That Professor Owen be requested to draw up a Report on the British 

 Fossil Mammalia; and that the sum of 200^. be placed at the disposal of Dr. 

 Richardson, Dr. Buckland, and Mr. Richard Taylor, for the purpose of de- 

 fraying the necessary expense of visiting and collecting materials, making 

 drawings, &c. 



That the Committee already appointed (consisting of Dr. Prichard, Dr. 



