174 PROCEEDINGS. 
and announced the followi ing names of the Committee-men of the 
different Sections of the Society, viz. :— 
Section A— Astronomy.—Chairman: H. C. Russell, B.A, 
F.R.A.S. Secretary: G.D. Hi rst. Committee: H. G. A 
Wright, M.R.C.S. ; ie . Maaionnell, F.R.A.S. ; Rev. 
G. Martin, I. U. cms 
Sections B, C— Chemistry per he — Chairman: Dr. 
Leibius. Secretar. xon, F.C.S. Committee: 
Messss. Sleep, M‘ Gutcheon, Baniendies Gipps. 
Section D—Natural History and Botan any —Chairman : R. D. 
é' Fitzgerald, F.L.8. Secretary: A. J. Stopps. Keeper 
of Herbarium : W. rmstrong. Committee: Messrs. 
Daintrey and James Norton. 
Section re yy. —Chairman : moe _ George Martin. 
Secretary: P. Pedley. Committee D. Hirst , We 
MacDonnell, W. Morris, L.F.P. and 8. me H. G. & 
Wright, M. R. CS. 
Section H—Medical.—Chairman: H. G. A: Wright, M.R.C.S. 
Secret taries: Drs. Sydney Jones and MacLau urin. 
mittee : A. Roberts, M.R.C.S. ; Drs. Se gor &: O'Reilly, 
and M. 8. Clune, M.A., Lie. K.Q., Coll. 
Nection I—Sanitary. —-Chairman : Alfred Pahetls M.R.C.S. 
Secretary : Harrie Wood. Committee : Hon. J. Smith, 
C.M.G. ; H. G. A. Wright, M.R.C.S. ; W. J. G. Bedford, 
M.R.C.S. ; and Dr. Belgrave. 
Mr. Cunistorumn Rotieston (Vice-President) then read his 
ss, and referred to some of the more important scientific dis- 
poe and investigations of the past year. 
- WEDNESDAY, 15 MAY, 1878. 
The annual Conversazione ae en by the Society was held in the 
— Hall, York-street, at 8 p.m. on the evening of May 15, 
The attendance was wah than on any previous year ; the 
members on this, as on former occasions, were permitted to intro- 
duce the ladies of their fam ilies 
ice-Presidents and Council received the visitors at the 
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tion of rare See ” 
The proceedings ‘commented by the Hon. J. Smith, C.M.G, 
M.A.D., V.P., delivering an introductory address which referred 
y to the ee ee ee 
_ & passing interest. Amongst the more prominent was the foo 4 
collection of Acetate apparatus exhibited by Major 
