ROYAL SOCIETY.
June 9, 1831. His Royal Highness the Duke of Sussex, Pre sident, in the Chair. Mr. Beverley, Dr. Wilson, and Captain 3Ianby, were admitted Fellows of the Society. Edward Coleman, Esq. and the Honourable Frederick de Roos of Stratford Place, were elected Fellows, Dr- Marshall Hall was proposed as Fellow.
The following presents were announced, viz.—Transactions of the Cambridge Philosophical Society, vol. III., part 3 ; and vol. IV., part 1. "Astronomical Observations made at the Radcliffe Observatory, Ox- ford ;" by Professor Rigand, F.R.S. "Astronomical Observations made at the Observatory at Cambridge," vol. III., 1830, by Professor Airy. Report of the Anniversary Meeting and Notices of the Proceedings of the Zoological Society. Annual Report of the Proceedings of the Yorkshire Philosophical Society for 1830. "On Cinchona and its Va- rieties," by V. L. Brera, M.D. A Volume containing various Docu- ments, and an "Essay relating to the Preservation from Shipwreck, and an Essay on Extinguishing destructive Fires," by Captain Manby. "A New Road Book of the Route from London to Naples ; Part I. Route from London to Paris," by W. Brockedon, Esq. "A Portrait Sketch of Frederick Albert Winsor." "The Valley of Gossau in the Saltzberg Alps," drawn from nature, and on Stone, by Charlotte Murchison.
The following papers were read, viz.—" Researches on Physical As- tronomy, by J. W. Lubbock, Vice-President and Treasurer of the Royal Society ;" " On the Theory of Elliptic Transcendents," by James Ivory, Esq. A.M., F.R.S.; "/An Experimental. ILvestigation of the Phenomena of Endosmose and Exosmose," by William Ritchie, Esq. A.M., F.R.S, ; "On a New Register Thermometer for measuring the Expansion of Solids," by J. F. Daniell, Esq. ER S.
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