of Brazil and North America, in the years 1834, 1835, 1836 and 1837.” By Sir James Everard Home, Bart, Commander Royal Navy, F.R.S., the Ohsewafions reduced by the Rev. George Fisher, KLA” F.R.S.
The observations for the dip were made with an instrument of modern construction, by Dollond. Each observation consisted of an equal number of readings of the position of the needle, before and after the inversion of its poles, and a mean of all the readings taken for the true dip. Tables are subjoined, containing the dips ob- served at each place; the times of making a hundred vibrations of five horizontal needles, and the mean horizontal forces computed therefrom ; and likewise the results estimated in the direction of the dipping needle, compared with direct experiments made with the dipping needle itself.
A paper was also read in part, entitled " On Low Fogs and Sta.- tionary Clouds.” By William Kelly, M.D. Communicated by Capt. Beaufort, R.N., F.R.S.
November 30, 1837.
At the Anniversary Meeting of the Royal Society, Francis Baily, Esq., Vice—President and Treasurer, in the Chair,
The Chairman read a letter from His Royal Highness the Presi- dent, expressing his regret that he was unable to be present at the Meeting, in consequence of his continuing to suffer from his recent accident,
Mr. Davies Gilbert, as one of the Auditors of the Treasurer’s ac- counts on the part of the Society, reported the balance in the Trea- surer's hands at the present Audit was three hundred and thirty- seven pounds three shillings and eight pence.
The Thanks of the Society were voted to the Auditors for their trouble in auditing the Treasurer's Accounts.
The following Lists of the Fellows admitted, and of those deceased during the past year, were read:
Deceased: on the Home List—His Majesty The Ifing ,~ James Henry Arnold. Esq.; Count Barbiano Bolgioiso; the Rev. Joseph Batten; Samuel D. Broughton, Esq.; Henry Thomas Colebrooke, Esq.; Earl Cowper; John Davidson, Esq.; Alexander Duncan, Esq. ; the Earl of Egremont; Cypriano Ribeiro Freire; Lord Glenlyon; Sir Thomas Hammer, Bart; George Hibbert, Esq.; Joseph Jekyll, Esq., M.A.; John Johnstone, M.D.; John Latham, M.D. (Win. chestcr) ; the lWarquess Malaspina de Sarinazaro ; Captain Z. Mudge, R.E.; the Rev. Robert Nixon, B.D.; Lewis Pinto de Souza Coutinho; the Rev. William Ritchie, LL.D.; the Rev. George Rowley, D.D.; Joseph Sabine, Esq.; Count de Salis; the Bishop of Salisbury; Sir John Soane, Knt; Dr. Tiarks; Edward Turner, M.D.
0n the Foreign List—Di. Adam Afzelius; DI. biotichini.
Admitted: on the 11m List.~VVilliam Ayrton, Esq.; Robert Bigsby, Esq.; Henry Boase, M.D.; John Burnet, Esq.;
