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Observations, &c. (continued). 



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Washington 1889. The Survey. 



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January 30, 1890. 



Sir G. GABRIEL STOKES, Bart., President, in the Chair. 



In pursuance of notice sent to the Fellows, an election was held to 

 fill the vacancy upon the Council occasioned by the death of the Rev. 

 S. J. Perry. 



The Statutes relating to the election of the Council and the Statute 

 relating to the election of a Member of Council upon the occurrence 

 of a vacancy were read, and Mr. Hulke and Mr. Stainton having 

 been, with the consent of the Society, nominated Scrutators, the votes 

 of the Fellows present were taken, and Mr. William Henry Mahoney 

 Christie, Astronomer Royal, was declared duly elected. 



The Presents received were laid on the table, and thanks ordered 

 for them. 



The following Papers were read : — 



I. " Investigations into the Effects of Training Walls in an 

 Estuary like the Mersey." By L. F. VERNON-HARCOURT, 

 M.A., M.Inst.C.E. Communicated by A. G. Vernon- 

 Harcourt, F.R.S. Received January 21, 1890. 



(Abstract.) 



A description was given in a previous paper of the results of experi- 

 ments with training walls in a working model of the tidal Seine ;* and 

 the present investigations were carried out with a similar working 



* 1 Proceedings of the Royal Society,' vol. 45, p. 504, and Plates 2 to 4. 



