PROCEEDINGS 



OF 



THE ROYAL SOCIETY. 



1841-42. No. 51. 



December 9, 1841. 



SIR JOHN WILLIAM LUBBOCK, Bart., V.P. and Treas., in the 



Chair. 



The reading of minutes of the Anniversary Meeting occupied the 

 whole of this Meeting. 



December 16, 1841. 

 LIEUT.-COLONEL WM. HENRY SYKES, V.P., in the Chair. 



John Joseph Bennett, Esq., was balloted for, and duly elected a 

 Fellow of the Society. 



Samuel Elliott Hoskins, M.D., was also balloted for, but was not 

 elected a Fellow of the Society. 



The following papers were read, viz. : — 



*' Papers from the several Magnetic Observatories established in 

 India, addressed to the Secretary of the Royal Society, by direction 

 of the Honourable East India Company.** Communicated by P. M. 

 Roget, M.D., Sec. R.S. 



1. The Magnetic Observatory at Singapore. 



Twenty- seven anemometer curves. Eight magnetic observations 

 for February 1841. Anemometer curves for March, April and May 

 1841. Magnetic observations made on the term-days in November 

 and December 1840, and January 1841, with an abstract of the 

 magnetic and meteorological instruments, from the commencement 

 of December 1840 to the end of January 1841. 



Daily curves of certain magnetic instruments during the months of 

 December 1840 and January 1841. Monthly curves for December 

 1840 and January 1841. 



2. The Magnetic Observatory at Madras. 



Term-day curves for the months of January, February, March, 

 April, May and June 1841. 



