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All communications for the Society should be addressed to the Secretary, John-street, Adelphi, W.C.

ONE-HUNDRED-AND-FIFTY-THIRD SESSION, 1906-7.

PATRON-HIS MOST GRACIOUS MAJESTY THE KING.

COUNCIL.

H.R.H. THE PRINCE OF WALES, K.G., President of the Society.

SIR STEUART COLVIN BAYLEY, K.C.S.I., C.I.E., Chairman of the Council.

H.R.H. THE DUKE OF CONNAUGHT AND STRATHEARN, K.G., Vice-Pres.

DUKE OF ABERCORN, K.G., C.B., Vice-Pres.

THE LORD CHIEF JUSTICE, G.C.M.G., Vice-Pres.

SIR BENJAMIN BAKER, K.C.B., K.C.M.G., F.R.S., VicePres.

COLONEL SIR DAVID WILLIAM KEITH BARR, K.C.S.I.

SIR GEORGE BIRDWOOD, K.C.I.E., C.S.I., M.D., LL.D., Treasurer.

SIR JAMES BLYTH, Bart., Vice-Pres.

SIR WILLIAM BOUSFIELD, M.A., LL.D.

MAJOR-GENERAL SIR OWEN TUDOR BURNE, G.C.I.E., K.C.S.I., Vice-Pres.

MICHAEL CARTEIGHE, F.C.S.

WILLIAM CHARLES KNIGHT CLOWES, M.A.

SIR WILLIAM CROOKES, D.Sc., F.R.S., Vice-Pres.

LORD CURZON OF KEDLESTON, G.C.S.I., G.C.I.E., Vice-
Pres.

LEWIS FOREMAN DAY, F.S.A., Vice-Pres.
FRANCIS ELGAR, LL.D., F.R.S., Vice-Pres.

HON. SIR CHARLES W. FREMANTLE, K.C.B., Vice-Pres.
ROBERT KAYE GRAY, Vice-Pres.

HENRY GRAHAM HARRIS.

SIR CHARLES AUGUSTUS HARTLEY, K.C.M.G., Vice-Pres. LORD KELVIN, O.M., G.C.V.O., D.C.L., LL.D., F.R.S., Vice-Pres.

SIR JOHN CAMERON LAMB, C.B., C.M.G.

SIR WILLIAM LEE-WARNER, K.C.S.I., Vice-Pres.

SIR PHILIP MAGNUS, M.P., Vice-Pres.
EARL OF ONSLOW, G.C.M.G., Vice-Pres.

HON. RICHARD CLERE PARSONS, M.A.

SIR WESTBY B. PERCEVAL, K.C.M.G., Vice-Pres.

SIR WILLIAM HENRY PREECE, K.C.B., F.R.S., Vice-Pres. SIR BOVERTON REDWOOD, D.Sc., F.R.S.E., F.C.S.

SIR OWEN ROBERTS, M.A., D.C.L., LL.D., F.S.A., Vice-
Pres.

SIR MARCUS SAMUEL, Bart., Vice-Pres.
ALEXANDER SIEMENS, Vice-Pres.

CARMICHAEL THOMAS, Treasurer.

PROF. JOHN MILLAR THOMSON, LL.D., F.R.S.

SIR WILLIAM HOOD TREACHER, K.C.M.G.

SIR ASTON WEBB, R.A., F.R.I.B.A.

SIR JOHN WOLFE-BARRY, K.C.B., F.R.S., Vice-Pres.

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The Opening Meeting of the One hundred - and - Fifty - Third Session was held on Wednesday Evening, the 21st of November, when an Address was delivered by Sir STEUART COLVIN BAYLEY, K.C.S.I., C.I.E., Chairman of the Council.

ORDINARY MEETINGS.

Wednesday Evenings, at 8 o'clock:

NOVEMBER 28.-JOHN WILLIAM GORDON, "Patent Law Reform." SIR WILLIAM H. PREECE, K.C.B., F.R.S., will preside.

DECEMBER

5.-COLONEL SIR CHARLES M. WATSON, K.C.M.G., C.B., "The Metric System." SIR
DAVID GILL, K.C.B., F.R.S., will preside.
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DECEMBER 12.-CECIL H. HOOPER, Member of the Council of the National Fruit-Growers' Asssociation, "Fruit Growing and the Protection of Birds."

19.— ALBERT E. HUMPHRIES, President of the Incorporated Association of British and Irish Millers, "Modern Developments of Flour-Milling." THOMAS HUDSON MIDDLETON, M.A., Professor of Agriculture, Cambridge University, will preside.

Papers to be read after Christmas:

PHILIPPE BUNAU-VARILLA, formerly Chief Engineer of the Panama Canal Company, "The Straits of

Panama."

THOMAS EMLEY YOUNG, B.A., Past President of the Institute of Actuaries, and Past Chairman of the Life Offices Association, "The Principles and Practice of Insurance, and their modern Develep ments."

JOHN B. C. KERSHAW, F.I.C., "Smoke Prevention in Factories."

CLAYTON BEADLE, "The Underground Water Supply of the Thames Basin."

J. CRAIG ANNAN, "Engraving and Photogravure."

NOEL HEATON, B.Sc., "Medieval Stained Glass, its Production and Decay."

HAL WILLIAMS, "Cold Storage and Food Supply."

ARTHUR E. MORTON, Examiner in Typewriting to the Society of Arts, "Modern Typewriters and Accessories."

COLONIAL SECTION.

Tuesday Afternoons, at 4.30 o'clock ·

DECEMBER 4.-THE HON. SIR LEWIS LLOYD MICHELL, "The Cape to Cairo Railway." THE RIGHT HON. VISCOUNT MILNER, G.C.B., G.C.M.G., will preside.

January 15, March 5, May 7.

INDIAN SECTION.

Thursday afternoons, at 4.30 o'clock:

DECEMBER 13.-A. Yusuf AlI, M.A., LL.M., Cantab, I.C.S., "The Indian Mohammedans: their Past, Present, and Future." LORD AMPTHILL, G.C.S.I., G.C.I.E., will preside.

January 24, February 14, March 14, April 25, May 30.

APPLIED ART SECTION.

Tuesdays, at 4.30 or 8 o'clock :

DECEMBER 18.-THOMAS OKEY, "Basket Making." LEWIS FOREMAN DAY, F.S.A., will preside. January 29, February 19, March 19, April 30, May 28.

CANTOR LECTURES.

Monday evenings at 8 o'clock:

A. D. HALL, M.A., Director of Lawes Agricultural Trust, "Artificial Fertilisers: their Nature and Functions." Five Lectures.

LECTURE I.-NOVEMBER 19.-The Nutrition of the Plant.-General principles of the nutrition of plants-Photosynthesis and the utilisation of solar energy-Nitrogen assimilation-The ash-constituents, necessary and non-necessary-The soil and its composition-Its power of supplying certain of the crop constituents but not all-The function of a fertiliserHistory of the introduction of artificial fertilisers.

LaCTURE II-NOVEMBER 26.-The Fixation of Nitrogen.-The plant's dependence upon a supply of combined nitrogen-How has the general supply of combined nitrogen in the world arisen ?-Inorganic agencies trifling-Action of bacteria, in symbiosis with leguminous plants, or free in the soil-Energetics of nitrogen fixation: source of energy in the combustion of carbohydrate formed by photo-synthesis-Attempts to increase the fixation by bacteria in the soil-Fixation of nitrogen as a manufacturing process-The calcium nitrate and nitric acid processes-Calcium cyanamide-Price dependent upon the cost of power-How far can the farmer render himself independent of nitrogen fertilisers?

LECTURE III-DECEMBER 3. -Nitrogenous Fertilisers.-Nature, origin and preparation:-Sodium nitrate-Ammo. nium sulphate-Guanos-Waste products: Shoddies, oil seed residues, &c.-The bacterial process in the soil by which these materials are prepared for the plant-Statistics of their comparative activity and recovery by the crop-Function of nitrogen as a fertiliser.

LECTURE IV. DECEMBER 10.-Phosphatic Fertilisers.--The requirements by soil and crop of phosphoric acid, its function as a fertiliser-Solubility of various phosphates-The utilisation of natural phosphates-Bones: various forms; source of supply-Superphosphate from mineral phosphates-Manufacture-Sources of the material--Basic slag as a waste product in the manufacture of steel by the Thomas-Gilchrist basic process-Its special value on certain types of land.

LECTURE V.-DECEMBER 17.-Potassic Fertilisers. Consumption of Fertilisers.-Potassic fertilisers, their function. Large store of potash in most soils - The Stassfurth potash deposits and the manufacture of potash manures therefrom-Examples of the value of potassic fertilisers -The part played by lime and calcium carbonate in the retention of fertilisers by the soil, and their utilisation by the plant-The farmer's fertiliser bill. Should it be increased?-Partly a question of prices, intensive farming only profitable when prices are high-Partly a question of education, if the manure now used were more carefully bought and more skilfully adjusted to soil and crop, the greater profit would justify an increased purchase.

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PROF. JOHN WALTER GREGORY, D.Sc., F.R.S., F.G.S., 'Gold Mining and Gold Production." Three Lectures.

January 28; February 4, 11.

F. HAMILTON JACKSON,

February 25; March 4, 11.

Romanesque Ornament." Three Lectures.

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PROF. HERBERT JACKSON, F.I.C., F.C.S., Detergents and Bleaching Agents used in Laundry Work." Three Lectures.

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The Annual Conservazione of the Society will probably be held on Tuesday, July 2, 1907. Each member is entitled to a card for himself, and one for a lady.

PROCEEDINGS OF THE SOCIETY.

CHARTER. THE SOCIETY OF ARTS was founded in 1754, and incorporated by Royal Charter in 1847, for "The Encouragement of the Arts, Manufactures, and Commerce of the Country, by bestowing rewards for such productions, inventions, or improvements as tend to the employment of the poor, to the increase of trade, and to the riches and honour of the kingdom: and for meritorious works in the various departments of the Fine Arts; for Discoveries, Inventions, and Improvements in Agriculture, Chemistry, Mechanics, Manufactures, and other useful Arts; for the application of such natural and artificial products, whether of Home, Colonial, or Foreign growth and manufacture, as may appear likely to afford fresh objects of industry, and to increase the trade of the realm by extending the sphere of British commerce; and generally to assist in the advancement, development, and practical application of every department or science in connection with the Arts, Manufactures, and Commerce of this country.”

THE SESSION.-The Session commences in November, and ends in June.

ORDINARY MEETINGS.-At the Wednesday Evening Meetings during the Session, papers on subjects relating to inventions, improvements, discoveries, and other matters connected with the Arts, Manufactures, and Commerce of the country are read and discussed.

INDIAN SECTION.-This Section was established in 1869, for the discussion of subjects connected with our Indian Empire. Six or more Meetings are held during the Session.

COLONIAL SECTION.-The Section was formed in 1874 under the title of the African Section, for the discussion of subjects connected with the Continent of Africa. It was enlarged in 1879, so as to include the consideration of subjects connected with our Colonies and Dependencies. Four or more Meetings are held during the Session.

APPLIED ART SECTION.-This Section was formed in 1886, for the discussion of subjects connected with the industrial appiications of the Fine Arts. Six or more Meetings are held during the Session.

CANTOR LECTURES.-These Lectures originated in 1863, with a bequest by the late Dr. Cantor. There are several Courses every Session, and each course consists of from two to six Lectures.

ADDITIONAL LECTURES.-Special Courses of Lectures are occasionally given.

JUVENILE LECTURES.-A Short Course of Lectures, suited for a Juvenile audience, is delivered to the Children of Members during the Christmas Holidays.

ADMISSION TO MEETINGS.-Members have the right of attending the above Meetings and Lectures. They require no tickets, but are admitted on signing their names. Every Member can admit two friends to the Ordinary and Sectional Meetings, and one friend to the Cantor and other Lectures. Books of tickets for the purpose are supplied to the Members, but admission can be obtained on the personal introduction of a Member. For the Juvenile Lectures special tickets are issued.

Journal of the SOCIETY OF ARTS.-The Journal, which is sent free to Members, is published weekly, and contains full Reports of all the Society's Proceedings, as well as a variety of information connected with Arts, Manufactures, and Commerce.

EXAMINATIONS.-Examinations, founded in 1853, are held annually by the Society, through the agency of Local Committees, at various centres in the country. They are open to any person. The subjects include the principal elements of Commercial Education, and Music. Full particulars of the Examinations can be had on application to the Secretary.

LIBRARY AND Reading-ROOM.-The Library and Reading-room are open to Members, who are also entitled to borrow books.

CONVERSAZIONI are held, to which Members are invited, each Member receiving a card for himself and a lady.

MEMBERSHIP.

The Society numbers at present nearly four thousand Members. The Annual Subscription Is Two Guineas, payable in advance, and dates from the quarter-day preceding election; or a Life Subscription of Twenty Guineas may be paid. There is no Entrance Fee.

Candidates for Membership are proposed by Three Members, one of whom, at least, must sign on personal knowledge; or are nominated by the Council.

Every Member whose subscription is not in arrear is entitled .

To be present at the Meetings of the Society, and to introduce two visitors at such meetings, subject to such special arrangements as the Council may deem necessary to be made from time to time.

To be present and vote at all General Meetings of the Society.

To be present at the Cantor and other Lectures, and to introduce one visitor.

To have personal free admission to all Exhibitions held by the Society at its house in the
Adelphi.

To be present at all the Society's Conversazioni.

To receive a copy of the weekly Journal published by the Society.

To the use of the Library and Reading-room.

All subscriptions should be paid to the Secretary, Sir Henry Trueman Wood, and all Cheques or Post-office Orders should be crossed "Coutts and Company," and forwarded to him, at the Society's House, John-street, Adelphi, London, W.C.

HENRY TRUEMAN WOOD, Secretary.

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