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February 14th , 1882. — “Notes on the Variable Stars U Canis 
minoris, V Geminorum, and UBootis,” by Joseph Baxendell, F.R. A.S. 
March 7th , 1882 . — “A Comparison between the Height of the 
Rivers Elbe and Seine and the State of the Sun’s Surface as regards 
Spots,” by Professor Balfour Stewart, LL.D., F.R.S. 
“ On Electro-Motor Machines for the transmission of mechanical 
power by means of Electricity,” by Henry Wilde, Esq. 
March 18th, 1882 . — “ On Cyproea Guttala (Gray),” by J. Cosmo 
Melvill, M.A., F.L.S. 
“ Lepidoptera of the Shetland Islands,” by Hastings C. Dent, Esq. 
“ Notes on the Giant Dragon’s-blood tree at Orotava, Teneriffe,” 
by John Plant, F.G.S. 
March 14-th, 1882 . — “ Notes of some experiments made in Feb- 
ruary, 1881, on the Influence of Stress on the Electrical Resistance 
of Iron and Steel Wire,” by William H. Johnson, B.Sc. 
“ On the Projection of a Solid on Three Co-ordinate Planes.” by 
James Bottomley, D.Sc., B.A. 
March 21st, 1882.~ u Note on Envelopes and Singular Solutions, 
continued from Vol. XVII. Proc., p. 15,” by Sir James Cockle, 
F.R.S., F.R.A.S., Corresponding Member of the Society. 
April 4th> 1882 . — “On the Occurrence of Oxide of Manganese 
(Wad) in the Yoredale Rocks of East Cheshire,” by Arthur Smith 
Woodward, Student of Owens College. Communicated by Dr, 
Charles A. Burghardt. 
Several of these papers have been passed by the Council 
for printing in the Society’s Memoirs, and will appear in 
volume 8. The last paper to complete Volume 7 is now in 
the printer’s hands, and the Volume will be ready for bind- 
ing before the end of the present month. 
The Council, at a meeting held on the 15th of November 
last, resolved “ that the Memoirs of the Society be sent free 
to each Member, beginning with Volume 8.” 
In consequence of the ill-health and lamented death of 
the President, no action has been taken by the Council in 
