December 17, 1896.
Sir JOSEPH LISTER, Bart., F.R.C.S., D.C.L., President, in the Chair
A List of the Presents received was laid on the table, and thanks ordered for then.
The Right Hon. Sir John Eldon Gorst, a member of Hcr Majesty's Most Honourable Privy Council, was balloted for and elected a Fellow of the Society
The following Papers were read:-
I. "On the Dielcctric Constant of Liquid Oxygen and Liquid Air." By J. A. FLEMIxG, M.A., D.Sc., F.R.S., Professor of Elec trical Enginecring in University College, London, and JAMES DEWAR, M.A., LL.D., F.R.S., Fullerian Professor of Chemistry in the Royal Institution, &c.
II. "On the Effcct of Pressure in the surrounding Gas on the Temperature of the Crater of an Elcctric Arc. Correction of Results in former Paper."
G. F. FITzGERAld, F.R.S.
By W. E. WILSON, F.R.S., and
III. "Inflnence of Alterations of Tcmperature upon the Electrotonic Currents of Medullated Nerve." By AuGusTus W. WaLler, M.D., F.R.S
IV. "On Subjective Colour Phenomena attending sudden Clhanges of Illumination." By SHELFORD BIDWELL, M.A., LL.B., F.R.S.
V. "On the Occurrence of Gallium in the Clay-ironstone of the Cleveland District of Yorkshirc." By W. N. HAKTLEY, F.R.S., and H. RAMAGE.
VI. "On some Recent Invcstigations in connection with the Electro- deposition of Metals." By J. C. Graham.
The Society adjourned over tho Christmas Recess to Thursday, January 21, 1897
