Minutes of Proceedings. 253 



" March 29th, 1836. 



"1. Professor Davy, 'On the Properties of the Gas lately discovered 



by him.' 

 " 2. Mr. Clibborn, ' On Atmospherical Electricity.' 

 " 3. Mr. John Grant, ' On the Cause of Smut in Wheat.' 

 " 4. Mr. Niven, ' On Loliuni italicmn.'' 

 " 5. Captain Portlock, ' On the Aurora Borealis.' 



"April 26th, 1836. 



"1. Mr. Colles, ' On the Effect of the Presence of Iron in Building 



Cements.' 

 " 2. Mr. Lover, ' On the Action of the Human Heart.' 

 "3. Sir William Beth am, ' On the Persepolitan Inscriptions,' Drawings 



of which had been published by the Eoyal Dublin Society.' 

 " 4. Dr. Scouler, ' On Elevated Beaches, and on the Conversion of 



Coal into Anthracite.' 

 " 5. Mr. Clibborn, ' On the Aurora of the 22nd April, 1836.' 



" Mmj nst, 1836. 



"1. Mr. Kingsley, ' On Perspective.' 



" 2. Professor Davy, ' On fm-ther Experiments illustrative of his newly 

 discovered Gas.' 



" 3. Dr. Scouler, ' On the Chambered Shells of the Carboniferous Lime- 

 stone of Ireland.' 



" 4. Mr. Grubb, ' On Optical Glass.' 



" November 2Wi, 1836. 

 "I. Dr. Scouler, ' On the Lignites and Silicified Woods of Lough 



Neagh.' 

 " 2. Professor Kane, ' On Professor Callan's Modification of Faraday's 



Electro-Magnetic Apparatus.' 



" December IGth, 1836. 



"1. Professor Scouler, 'On the Geological Distribution and Geogra- 

 phical Eelation of Simple Minerals in Ireland.' 



" NOTE ADDED BY DIEECTION OF THE PEESIDENT. 



"The agreement of the 1st of March, 1881 [antea, p. 233, P. 8), contains 

 the following clause : — 



" ' 19. The Department shall, at the request of the Society, join in a re- 

 commendation to Her Majesty to grant such a new Charter or Charters as in 

 the opinion of the Society may be required by the altered circumstances and 

 conditions of the Society.' " 



