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Feb. 27. — “ Results of Observations Registered at Eccles, on the 
Direction and Range of the Wind for 1869, as made 
by an Automatic Anemometer for Pressure and Direc- 
tion,” by Thomas Mackereth, F.R.A.S., F.M.S. 
“ On Black Bulb Solar Radiation Thermometers exposed 
in Various Media,” by G. V. Vernon, F.R.A.S., 
F.M.S. 
“ Note on the Relative Velocities of Different Winds at 
Southport, and Eccles, near Manchester,” by Joseph 
Baxendell, F.R.A.S. 
Mar. 5 . — “ Further Experiments on the Rupture of Iron Wire,” 
by John Hopkinson, B.A., D.Sc. 
Mar. 19. — “ Additional Notes on the Lancashire Drift Deposits,” 
by E. W. Binney, F.R.S., F.G.S., President. 
Apr. 16. — “ On the Trapping of Sewers,” by E. W. Binney, F.R.S., 
F.G.S., President. 
“ On a New Theory explanatory of the Phenomena 
Exhibited by Comets,” by David Winstanley, Esq. 
Several of the papers in the above list have already 
been printed in the current volume of the Society’s Memoirs, 
and others have been passed for printing. 
The Council notice with regret that the alteration made 
last year in the terms of admission of Sectional Associates 
has not yet had the effect anticipated, no increase having 
since taken place in the number of Associates. Nevertheless 
they think it desirable to continue the system of electing 
Sectional Associates during another year. 
The Librarian reports that there has been a slight in- 
crease in the number of the societies exchanging their 
publications with the Society, there being at this date in 
England 
86 
Switzerland 
9 
Scotland 
12 
Denmark 
9 
Ireland 
10 
Sweden 
5 
British India 
8 
Norway 
4 
Australia and 
Tas- 
Italy 
14 
mania 
5 
Austria & Hungary 
14 
