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On some of the results obtained at the British Colonial Magnetic Obser¬ 
vatories. By Colonel Edward Sabine, R.A., Treas. & V.P.H.S., 
General Secretary ... 355 
Report of the Committee on Earthquakes, with tlu-ir Proceedings re¬ 
specting Seismometers constructed under the superintendence of Major 
James, R.E. By Colonel Portlock, R.E., F.R.S. .370 
On the Influence of the Solar Radiations on the Vital Rowers of Plants 
growing under different Atmospheric Conditions. — Part II. By J. H. 
Gladstone, Ph.D., F.R.S. 373 
Report on Observations of Luminous Meteors, 1853-54. By the Rev. 
Baden Powell, M.A., V.P.R.S. &c., Savilian Professor of Geometry 
in the University of Oxford. 386 
Second Report of the Committee, consisting of the Earl of Rosse, the 
Rev. Dr. Robinson, and Professor Phillips, appointed by the 
General Committee at Belfast, to draw up a Report on the Physical 
Character of the Moon’s Surface, as compared with that of the Earth... 415 
On the Application of Water-pressure Machinery. By W. G. Arm¬ 
strong, F.R.S... 
On the Equivalency of Starch and Sugar in Food. By J. B. Lawes, 
F.R.S., F.C.8.; and J. H. Gilbert, Ph.D., F.C.S. ’ 42 i 
On the Deviations of the Compass in Wooden and Iron Ships. B v 
Archibald Smith, M.A. .. J 
rp . 434 
nrteenth Report of a Committee, consisting of Professor Daubeny, 
fh' Txn ,° W ’ T 1 Professor Lindley, appointed to continue 
their Experiments on the Growth and Vitality of Seeds . 4.39 
