On the Wire Telephone and its Application to the Study of the Pro- perties of strongly Magnetic Metals. By Professor Chrystal, . 707 Notice of the Completion of the new Rock Thermometers at the Royal Observatory, Edinburgh, and what they are for. By Pro- Report on Fossil Fishes collected by the Geological Survey of Scot- On Some New Crustacea from the Cementstone Group of the Cal- ciferous Sandstone Series of Eskdale and Liddesdale. By B. N. Peach, F.G.S., of the Geological Survey of Scotland. Communi- Gaseous Spectra in Vacuum Tubes. By Professor Piazzi Smyth, On the Diffusion of an Impalpable Powder into a Solid Body. On the Variation with Temperature of the Electric Resistance of certain Alloys. By Professor J. G. MacGregor and C. G. Knott, Preliminary Report on the TUNICATA of the "Challenger" Expedi- tion. Part II. By W. A. Herdman, D.Sc., Description of New Astronomical Tables for the Computation of Note on the Colouring of Maps. By Frederick Guthrie, Remarks on the previous Communication. By Professor Tait, Note on the Wire Telephone as a Transmitter. By James Blyth, PROFESSOR KELLAND, M.A. Honorary Vice-Presidents. HIS GRACE THE DUKE OF ARGYLL. DAVID STEVENSON, Memb. Inst. C.E. DAVID MILNE HOME, LL.D. General Secretary-Dr JOHN HUTTON BALFOUR. Secretaries to Ordinary Meetings. Professor TAIT. Professor TURNER. Treasurer-DAVID SMITH, Esq. Curator of Library and Museum-ALEXANDER BUCHAN, M.A. Professor FLEEMing Jenkin. Rev. R. BOOG Watson. VOL. X. Councillors. Rev. W. LINDSAY ALEXANDER, D.D. Dr THOMAS A. G. BALFOUR. J. Y. BUCHANAN, M.A. Dr WILLIAM ROBERTSON. A Monday, 2d December 1878. Professor. KELLAND, the President, read the following Introductory Address : In taking my place this evening, I might reasonably be expected to say much about my unworthiness to fill the post, and the kindness of my friends in placing me here. All that I can trust myself to say is, that I feel too deeply everything that can be imagined of this kind to venture on giving it words. To be the successor of such men as the Duke of Argyll, Sir Robert Christison, and Sir Wm. Thomson, is an honour which the most ambitious man might covet, and the most self-conceited deem himself scarce worthy of. To myself that honour has come neither to gratify ambition nor to administer to self-conceit. It has descended on me all unsought through the kindness of the many friends who have sat with me for years in this room, and the only emotion it awakens is that of affection and gratitude. Just a month has elapsed since it became apparent to me that I should be called upon to address you to-night. That such would be the case had not till then crossed my thoughts. I had made no preparation for the address. The first month of the University session left me the very smallest amount of time and strength for the work. You will, therefore, pardon an address rather feebler in character than is fitted to the occasion. Happily, the kindness of friends has aided me very materially in the preparation of the obituary notices. Mr Milne Home has placed at my disposal documents, both in print and in MS., relative to Sir Richard Griffith the latter, unfortunately, arrived late on Saturday evening, when I had completed my brief sketch of Sir Richard, but I hope it may be allowed me to avail myself of these documents in preparing the sketch for the press. Sir Robert Christison has kindly furnished remembrances of Hugh Scott of Gala and Sir James Coxe, of which I have availed myself; and Mr Gordon, through Professor Balfour, has furnished me with sundry published obituary notices. I have to add that the notice of Fries is entirely due to Professor Balfour, that of Regnault to Professors Tait and Crum Brown, that of Claude Bernard to Professor Rutherford, that of Mr Cunningham to Professor Duns, and that of Harkness to Professor Geikie. The notice of Martyn Roberts is due to his family. The following statement in regard to the number of the present Fellows of the Society has been drawn up by the Secretary : 1. Honorary Fellows Royal Personage His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales, British Subjects John Couch Adams, Esq., Cambridge; Sir George Foreign Robert Wilhelm Bunsen, Heidelberg; Michel Eugène |