84 Election of Members. [Mat, 



No. 4 of Signal Service notes published by the War Department, U. S. 

 of America, by Major- General W. B. Hazen ; (2) Memoranda on Inter- 

 national Scientific Co-operation in Meteorology, Magnetism, &c. 



9. From the Smithsonian Institution, — Annual Report of the 

 Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution for the year 1881. 



10. From the Batavian Society of Arts and Sciences, — An account 

 of the Eruption of Krakatau on 26th, 27th and 28th August, 1883. 



The following gentlemen, duly proposed and seconded at the last 

 meeting, were ballotted for and elected Ordinary Members : 



1. W. C. Taylor, Esq. 



2. Syud Hussen. 



3. Prince Iskunder Ali Mirza. 



The following gentlemen are candidates for election at the next 

 meeting : 



T. Gr. H. Moncreiffe, Esq., proposed by L. de Niceville, Esq., second- 

 ed by Dr. H. W. M'Cann. 



Col. E. J. MdSTair, 4th K I., Alipore, proposed by F. E. Pargiter, 

 Esq., C. S., seconded by Major A. C. Bigg- Wither. 



The Secretary reported that Mr. A. J. L. Cappel had intimated his 

 wish to withdraw from the Society. 



The Secretary read the following extracts from letters received from 

 Dr. Joule, M. Senart, Professor Ernst Haeckel, and Professor A. H. Sayce, 

 thanking the Society for the honour done them in electing them special 

 Centenary Honorary Members. 

 Dr. J„ P. Joule writes : 



" I feel deeply gratified by the high distinction which the Society has 

 conferred upon me by electing me one of the six special Centenary Hono- 

 rary Members. I most cordially congratulate the Society on the comple- 

 tion of a hundred years of usefulness, and hope it will go forward with 

 renewed vigour and success. 



" I shall take much interest in perusing the publications of the 

 Society." 



M. E. Senart writes : 



J'ai recu la communication de M. le Secretaire de la Society Asia- 

 tique du Bengale, par laquelle il a bien voulu me notifier mon election a 

 titre de Membre honoraire. Je tiens a vous exprimer sans retard et 

 vous prie d'exprimer en mon nom a vos collegues combien je suis flatte 

 du grand honneur qui m'est ainsi echu. Pour tout homme voue a nos 

 etudes, rien ne saurait etre plus honorable et plus precieux que d'etre 

 associe par des suffrages si eclaires a la Societe illustre que vous presidez, 



