New Members.—J. T. Boylan, F. D. Fenton, P. Herapath, D. M'Indoe, W. W. Taylor.

The Chairman drew the attention of the meeting to the valuable library bequeathed to the Institute by the late Mr. G. F. Edmonstone, consisting of 550 volumes, mostly relating to various branches of physical science. Mr. Edmonstone had not long been a member of the Institute, and his thoughtful consideration for them should not be easily forgotten.

Papers.