Minutes of a meeting of the Committee of Papers Present at the meeting: John William Lubbock Esq Vice President and Treasurer in the chair; Mr Baily; Mr Christie; Mr Daniell; Mr Galloway; Mr Kiernan; Mr Rennie; Dr Roget; Dr Todd; Mr Wheatstone; Reverend Mr Whewell Dr J Davy On the male organs of some cartilaginous fishes. To be printed Mr Talbot Note respecting a new kind of sensitive paper. Postponed Dr M Barry Researches on Embryology - 2nd series. To be printed Dr Carson On the motion of the blood. Postponed Mr J F Daniell Fifth letter on Voltaic combinations. To be printed Mr Hopkins On the state of the interior of the Earth. Parts 1 and 2. Postponed Mr Howlett Description of a compensating Barometer etc. 'Mr Howlett having communicated a description of his compensating Barometer to another Society in the memoirs of which Society it appears that the communication is in the course of publication, Resolved that the order of the Committee of the 25th April for printing Mr Howlett's paper be rescinded.' Mr Rigg An experimental inquiry into the influencing of Nitrogen in promoting vegetable decomposition. Postponed Mr Rigg Experiments on the chemical constitution of seerl bodies which undergo the vinous fermentation. Postponed Mr Whewell Researches on the Tides. 10th series. Referred Mr Whewell Researches on the Tides, 11th seriees. Referred Mr Daniell On the Electrolysis of Secondary Compounds. Referred 13 June 1839