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TuESDAT, Mauch 16, 1875. 

 (Stated Meeting.) 



"WrLLiAir Stokes, M.D., F.R. S., President, in the Chair. 



The names recommended by the Council to fill the vacancies in the 

 List of Honorary llembers was read, and the Ballot for Honorary 

 Members and for President and Council was declared open. 



The Secretary of the Council read the following 



Eepoet of the Cou^'Cil fok the Tear 1874-75. 



SufCE the date of the last Eeport of the Council, the following Papers 

 have been published in the Transactions: — 



In the Department of Science, forming portions of Volume xxv. : — 



Part 6. Screw Co-ordinates and their Application to Problems in 

 the Dynamics of a Rigid Body ; by E. Stawell Ball, LL. D., F. R. S. 



Part 7. On Accessoiy Lobes of the Human Lung ; by Edward TV. 

 Collins, M. D. 



Part 8. On certaia Symmetric Functions of the Roots of an 

 Algebraic Equation ; by John C. Malet, A. M. 



Part 9. Experiments on the Movements of Water in Plants,. 

 Part 1 ; by W. Ramsay M'ls^ab, M. D. 



Part 10. Researches in Chemical Optics ; by the Rev. J. H. 

 JeUett, B.D. 



Part 1 1 . Report on the Strength of single-riveted Lap Joints ; by 

 Biadon B. Stoney, A. M. 



And the following are in the press: — 



Parts 12 and 13. On the Fii'st Comet in 1845 ; and On the Binary 

 Star fj} Bootis ; by Dr. Doberck. 



Part 14. On the Anatomy of Insectivorous Edentates ; by A. 

 Macalister, M. B. 



Part 15. On the Fern Flora of the Seychelles ; by J. Gr. Baker, 

 F. L. S. ; with Notes on some of the Species, by E. P. "Wright, M. D. 



Part 16. On the Sti-ucture of the Spines of the Diadcmutida- ; by 

 H. W. Mackintosh, A. B. 



