Minutes of a meeting of the Committee of Papers Present at the meeting: the Marquis of Northampton, President, in the chair; Mr Baily; Mr Galloway; Mr Kiernan; Mr Lubbock; Dr Roget; Dr Royle; Reverend A Sedgwick; Captain Smyth; Mr Smyth; Mr Wheatstone; Reverend R Willis Read and confirmed minutes of last meeting Mr Hopkins On the state of the interior of the Earth Parts 1, 2 and 3. To be printed, with modifications Dr J Davy On the male organs of some Cartilaginous Fishes. Postponed Mr Rigg Experimental inquiry into the formation of Alkaline and Earthy Bodies with reference to their presence in Plants etc. Archives Mr Talbot Note respecting a new kind of sensitive paper. Postponed Mr J F W Johnston On a new equiatomic compound of Bicyanide with Binoxide of Mercury. Postponed Mr J F W Johnston On the constitution of the Resino: Part 1. Postponed Dr M Barry Researches on Embryology: 2nd series. Postponed 9 May 1839