Special 
Hon. Mem- 
bers. 
Publica- 
tions. 
Gift. 
350 ANNUAL REPORT, 1895-6. 
The following were the lectures and the dates on which they were 
given :— 
“Okehampton 1895 and the progress there in recent years,” 
by Captain J. Headlam, R.A., 7th October, 1895. 
“Capillary Ripples,’ by Professor C. V. Boys, F.R.S., 7th 
November, 1895. 
“ Marlborough ‘and his Methods of Warfare,” by T. M. Maguire, 
Hsq., LL.D, 80th November, 1895. 
“ Artificial Illumination, Gas and Electric,” by Professor Carl- 
ton Lambert, M.A., 16th December, 1895. 
“The Causes of Drift of Elongated Projectiles Fired from 
Rifled Guns,” by Major-General C. H. Owen, late R.A., 
ord February, 1896. 
“ Optical Instruments and Silvering Glass Surfaces,” by Dr. A. 
A. Common, UL.D., F.R.S., 13th February, 1896. 
“Flight and Flying Machines,” by Dr. G. H. Bryan, F.R.S., 
27th February, 1896. 
“Artillery from an Infantry Officer’s Point of View.” by 
Captain T. D. Pilcher, Northumberland Fusiliers, D.A.A.G., 
12th March, 1896. 
“The Chino-Japanese War,” by Captain N. W. H. Du Boulay, 
R.A., 26th March, 1896. 
The Committee have elected the following gentlemen in accordance 
with par. 8, Rule II., to be Honorary Members, viz :— 
Field-Marshal Rt. Hon. Viscount Wolseley, K.P., G.C.B., 
Commander-in-Chief. 
General Right Honourable Sir R. H. Buller, V.C., G.C.B., 
Adjutant-General to the Forces. 
O. Dalton, Esq., F.R.G.S. 
As mentioned at the Annual Meeting last year the Committee 
have issued to every Member in pamphlet form a copy of “ Twenty- 
four Hours of Moltke’s Strategy,” by Von Hoenig and, quite 
recently, “A Study of Shrapnel Fire,’ by Major-General Rohne, 
both translated from the German by Colonel N. L. Walford, D.I.G.O. 
The Committee feel that more justiceis done to such valuable works 
by issuing them in this form than by publishing them bit by bitin the 
Translations at the end of the ‘ Proceedings.” 
Quite recently the Institution has received from Sir Collingwood 
Dickson, V.C., G.C.B., Colonel-Commandant, a present of the Imperial 
Hagle and N.N., removed from the flag-staff over the main gate of the 
Arsenal of Toulouse by the detachment of gunners under Sir Alexander 
Dickson, who went there in 1814 after the battle of that name to take 
charge of the ordnance. 
Sir Alexander received permission from the Duke of Wellington to 
retain the Hagle which stands about 2’ 6" by 2’ 6” and is made of light 
iron painted bronze; Sir Collingwood now hopes that it may be 
suitably mounted and placed in the Institution Museum. 
The Meeting unanimously agreed that a letter of thanks be sent to 
Sir Collingwood for his kindness in giving a present of such great 
historical interest. 
