Minutes of a meeting of the Meteorological Committee Present at the meeting: Mr Daniell in the chair; Captain Beaufort; Mr Children; Mr Dollond; Dr Roget Minutes of the last meeting were read Letter from Captian Kater read, suggesting the expanding of the Committee recommending to the Coujncil that a propoer apparatus be ordered for ascertaining the electrical states of the atmosphere as connected with the meteorological observations. Letter from John Lubbock Esq. VP, Treasurer RS and member of this Committee read recommending that the offer of the Astronomer Royal to superintend the meteorological Observations at Greenwich be accepted. Letter read from Dr Roget Secretary RS containing the resolutions of the Council of the 20 January as far as regards this committee. Report agreed - see minutes of the Council of 26 February 1831 26 January 1831