portional to the resistances opposed to its passage, whatever may be the length, thickness, shape, or kind of metal which closes the cir- cuit : and also that, cceteris paribus, these effects are in the duplicate ratio of the quantities of transmitted electricity ; and consequently also in the duplicate ratio of the velocity of transmission. He also infers from his researches that the heat produced by the combustion of zinc in oxygen is likewise the consequence of resistance to electric conduction.
The President informed the Meeting that the Council had voted the following Address to Her Majesty, the Queen : —
" To the Queens Most Excellent Majesty.
" The Humble Address of the President, Council, and Fellows of the Royal Society of London for improving Natural Knowledge.
" Most Gracious Sovereign,
" We, Your Majesty's most dutiful and loyal subjects, the Presi- dent, Council, and Fellows of the Royal Society of London for im- proving Natural Knowledge, approach Your Majesty with the most heartfelt satisfaction at the birth of the Princess Royal. We feel the deepest gratitude to the Almighty Disposer of events for His gracious protection vouchsafed to Your Majesty in your late con- finement, and we ardently pray that the same protection may continue to be long afforded to a life so precious to all the inhabitants of these realms.
" It is also our most ardent hope that Your Majesty's daughter may grow up to be a pattern of every virtue that can adorn and dignify her high station, and that Your Majesty may continue to be blest with every happiness, both public and private."
The President also stated to the Meeting, that the Council had adopted the following Address to His Royal Highness Prince Albert, of Saxe Coburg and Gotha : —
" To His Royal Highness Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, K.G., F.R.S.
" The humble Address of the President, Council, and Fellows of the Royal Society of London for improving Natural Knowledge.
" May it please Your Royal Highness,
- • We, the President, Council, and Fellows of the Royal Society of London for improving Natural Knowledge, beg leave to tender to Your Royal Highness our warmest congratulations on the safety and recovery of Your Royal Highness's Consort, our beloved Sovereign, and on the birth of Your Royal Highness's daughter. That she
