Minutes of a meeting of the Committee of Papers Present at the meeting: Mr Rennie, Treasurer, Vice president in the chair; Mr Bell; Mr Christie; Mr Gassiot; Mr Graham; Mr Grove; Sir R H Inglis; Sir C Lyell; Dr Miller; Marquis of Northampton; Mr Phillips; Colonel Saine; Mr Whetstone Dr H Jones On the Structure of the Liver. Postponed Mr Gillies On account of Astronomical Observations proposed to be made in South America. To be printed in the Proceedings Mr B C Brodie On the Chemical Nature of Wax Part 3. On Myricin. Referred Professor Faraday On the Crystalline Polarity of Bismuth, and other bodies. To be printed Mr Grove On the effect of surrounding Media on Voltaic Ignition. Referred Mr Brinton Contributions to the Physiology of the Alimentary Canal. Referred Mr Loomis On the determination of the difference of Longitude by means of the Magnetic Telegraph. Withdrawn Mr Stevenson On the peculiar cooling effects of Hydrogen, and its compounds of Voltaic Ignition. Postponed Dr Lee Postscript to a Paper "On the Nerves of the Heart". Postponed Mr Smith On the Aurora Borealis of the 17th November 1848. Referred 18 January 1849