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of Brazil and North America, in the years 1834, 1835, 1836 and 

 1837." By Sir James Everard Home, Bart., Commander Royal 

 ISavy, F.R.S,, the Observations reduced by the Rev. George Fisher, 

 M.A., F.R.S. 



The observations for the dip were made with an instrument of 

 modern construction, by DoUond. Each observation consisted of 

 an equal number of readings of the position of the needle, before and 

 after the inversion of its poles, and a mean of all the readings taken 

 for the true dip. Tables are subjoined, containing the dips ob- 

 served at each place ; the times of making a hundred vibrations of 

 five horizontal needles, and the mean horizontal forces computed 

 therefrom ; and likewise the results estimated in the direction of the 

 dipping needle, compared with direct experiments made with the 

 dipping needle itself. 



A paper was also read in part, entitled " On Low Fogs and Sta- 

 tionary Clouds." By William Kelly, M.D. Communicated by 

 Capt. Beaufort, R.N., F.R.S. 



November 30, 1837. 



At the Anniversary Meeting of the Royal Society, Francis Baily, 

 Esq., Vice-President and Treasurer, in the Chair, 



The Chairman read a letter from His Royal Highness the Presi- 

 dent, expressing his regret that he was unable to be present at the 

 Meeting, in consequence of his continuing to suffer from his recent 

 accident. 



Mr. Davies Gilbert, as one of the Auditors of the Treasurer's ac- 

 counts on the part of the Society, reported the balance in the Trea- 

 surer's hands at the present Audit was three hundred and thirty- 

 seven pounds three shillings and eight pence. 



The Thanks of the Society were voted to the Auditors for their 

 trouble in auditmg the Treasurer's Accounts. 



The following Lists of the Fellows admitted, and of those deceased 

 during the past year, were read : 



Deceased: 07i the Home List. — His Majesty The King; James 

 Henry Arnold, Esq. ; Count Barbiano Bolgioiso ; the Rev. Joseph 

 Batten ; Samuel D. Broughton, Esq. ; Henry Thomas Colebrooke, 

 Esq.; Earl Cowper; John Davidson, Esq.; Alexander Duncan, Esq. ; 

 the Earl of Egremont; Cypriano Ribeiro Freire; Lord Glenlyon; 

 Sir Thomas Hanmer, Bart. ; George Hibbert, Esq. ; Joseph Jekyll, 

 Esq., M.A. ; John Johnstone, M.D. ; John Latham, M.D. ( Win- 

 chester) ; the Marquess Malaspina de Sannazaro ; Captain Z. Mudge, 

 R.E.; the Rev. Robert Nixon, B.D.; Lewis Pinto de Souza Coutinho; 

 the Rev. William Ritchie, LL.D. ; the Rev. George Rowley, D.D. ; 

 Joseph Sabine, Esq. ; Count de Salis ; the Bishop of Salisbury ; Sir 

 John Soane, Knt. ; Dr. Tiarks ; Edward Turner, M.D. 



On the Foreign List. — M. Adam Afzelius ; M. Morichini. 



Admitted: on the Home William Ayrton, Esq.; Robert 



Bigsby, Esq. ; Henry Boase, M.D. ; John Burnet, Esq. ; Benjamin 



