Minutes of a meeting of the Committee of Papers Present at the meeting: the Marquis of Northampton, President in the chair; Sir J W Lubbock; Dr Roget; Mr Christie; Mr Daniell; Mr Bowman; Mr Brown; Mr Dollond; Mr Graham; Mr Graves; Mr Owen Read and confirmed minutes of the last meeting Lieutenant Lefroy On the Influence of the Moon on the atmospheric pressure as deduced from the observations of the Barometer, made at the Magnetic Observatory at St Helena. Postponed Dr Davy Miscellaneous observations on animal heat. Postponed Mr Wilson Researches into the Structure and development of a newly discovered parasitic animalcukle. Postponed Dr Andrews On the Thermal Changes accompanying Basic Substitutions. Referred Dr Hoskins Account of a slight Shock of an Earthquake felt in the Channel Islands. Referred Mr Booth On a new method in analysis. Referred Mr Gassiott A description of an extensive sseries of the Water Battery, with an account of some experiments, made in order to test the relation of the Chemical action which takes place, before and after completion of the Voltaic circuit. Referred Mr Rainy Some further observations of the cause of the ascent and continued motion of the sap. Referred Captain Newbold On the Temperature of the Springs, Wells, and Rivers of India and Egypt, of the Sea and Table Lands within the Tropics with a few remarks on Mr Boussingault's mode of ascertaining the mean temperature of Equinoctial Regions. Referred 14 March 1844