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November 14 th, 1865. — “On a Predisposing Cause of the Cattle 
Disease,” by Mr. Thomas Ainsworth. 
“ An Attempt to refer some Phenomena attending the Emission 
of Light to Mechanical Principles,” by Mr. R. B. Clifton, M.A., 
Professor of Natural Philosophy in Owens College. 
November 20th, 1865. — “On Collecting Foraminifera on the 
West Coast of Ireland,” by Mr. John Parry. 
“ On the Illumination of Opaque Objects under the high powers 
of the Microscope,” by Mr. J. B. Dancer, F.R.A.S. 
November 28 th, 1865. — “ On the Amount of Carbonic Acid 
contained in the Air above the Irish Sea,” by Mr. T. E. Thorpe, 
Assistant in the Private Laboratory, Owens College.” Com- 
municated by Professor H. E. Roscoe, F.R.S. 
j December 7th, 1865. — “On the November Meteors, as observed 
at Woodcroft, Cuckfield, Sussex, November 12-13, 1865,” by Mr. 
George Knott, F.R.A.S. Communicated by Mr. Baxendell, 
F.R.A.S. 
December 1 2th, 1865. — “Notes on the Origin of several Me- 
chanical Inventions, and their subsequent application to different 
purposes, Part II.,” by Mr. J. C. Dyer, Y.P. 
December lith, 1865. — “ On the Application of Measuring Rods 
to Photographic Pictures,” by Mr. Joseph Sidebotham. 
“On Celestial Photography,” by Mr. A. Brothers, F.R.A.S. 
December 18 th, 1865. — On late Improvements in Illuminating 
Opaque Objects under the higher Powers of the Microscope,” 
by Mr. H. A. Hurst. 
December 20th, 1865. — “On Fossil Wood found in Calcareous 
Nodules in the lower Coal Seams of Lancashire and Yorkshire,” by 
Mr. E. W. Binney, F.R.S., &c. 
January kth, 1866. — Remarks on the Barometric Disturbances 
during the Months of October, November, and December, 1865,” 
by Mr. G. Y. Yernon, F.R.A.S. 
“Rainfall for 1865 at Old Trafford,” by Mr. G. Y. Yernon, 
F.R.A.S. 
“Note on the Variable Star, T Aquilse,” by Mr. J. Baxendell, 
F.R.A.S. 
