Owen (Prof. R.F.RS.), New Fossil Bird, 151 Oxford, Science at, 16, 52, 91, 113, 151, 292, 294, 372, 390, 491 Pacific Ocean, Admiralty Chart, 289 Palgrave (W. G.), Meteorology of the West Indies, 468 Paris; Academy of Sciences, 20, 36, 56, 76, 136, 156, 170, 176, Parker (Prof.), Hunterian Lectures on the Vertebrate Skull, 424, Parkes (E. A., M.D., F. R.S.), Effects of Alcohol, 352 Pasteur (M.), Pension to, 451 Pastorelli (P.), The Miller-Casella Thermometer, 5 Patent Museum, its administration, 1, 218 Peabody Academy of Science, 151 Peaucillier (M.), Conversion of Circular into Rectilinear Pengelly (W., F.R.S., F.G.S.), Presentation to, 427 Pendulum Observations in India, 214 Perception in Lower Animals, 261 Periodicity of Rainfall, 27, 184 Perthshire Society of Natural Science, 271, 293, 372 Peru, Explorations in, 332 Petrarch, Anthropological Examination of his Remains, 171 Philadelphia; Academy of Natural Science, 116, 196, 256, 356, Polar Glaciation, 515 Polarisation of Light, by W. Spottiswoode, Treas. R. S., 127, Packard (A. S., jun.), Our Common Insects," 849 Pollution of Rivers, Report of Commissioner, 197 Potato Disease, 131, 161, 183, 211, 223 Potter (Capt.), Relics of the Franklin Expedition, 131 Procter (H. R. and T. H. Waller), Kohlrausch's " Physical Pozzo (Prof. E. Dal.), "Lezioni di Fisica," 140 Pringle (E. H.), Zodiacal Light, 42; Indian Snakes, 163, 203; Prisons, Prize Essays on 293 Pritchard (Baden, F. C.S.), Photographic Society, 280, 303 "Quantitative Chemical Analysis," by T. E. Thorpe, Ph.D., 26 Quetelet (J. and L.), Obituary notice of, 403, 410 Rainbow and its Reflection, 322 Rain-gauge at Sea, 63 Rain-gauge, Prof. Hough's, 250 "Races of Mankind," by R. Brown, M.A., Ph.D., 279 Ramsay (Prof. A. C., LL.D., V.P.R.S.), Physical History of Ranyard (A. Č., F.R.A.S.), Photographs of the Eclipse of 1871, 102 Reflex Action, Effects of Temperature on, 101 Regel (Dr. E.), Origin of the Vine, 192 Research, Endowment of (See Endowment of Research) Reynolds (Prof. O., M.A.), Bursting of Trees by Lightning, Rhine, Physical History of the, 315, 471 Rhinoceri (One-horned), Arrangement of the Skin-folds, 446 Rhinoceros, Javan, at Zoological Gardens, 364 Richardson (G., M. A.), "Geometrical Conic Sections," 101 Phillips (Dr. John, F.RS.), Freedom of the Turner's Company Rigg (Rev. A.), “Introduction to Chemistry," 342 Philosophical Society, Junior, 17 Photographic Society, 156, 315; its Organisation, 263, 280, Photography; Early history, 470; Diffraction Spectrum, 224; Physical Society, South Kensington, 113, 175, 435, 516 Pink (William W. and G. E. Webster), Analytical Chemistry," Plane and Spherical Motion, conversion of, 16 Playfair (Dr. Lyon, C.B, F.R.S.), appointed Postmaster- Prestwich (Jos., F.R.S.), Tunnel between England and France, Pneumatic Tube, Post-Office; 64, 83, 105 Poey (Prof. André), "Classification of Clouds," 163 Polar Exploration (See Arctic Exploration) Polaris, Voyage of the, 17; its Scientific Results, 404 Rivers, Pollution of, Report of Commissioners, 197 Romanes (Geo. J.), Collective Instinct, 5; Natural Selection Rosenbusch (H.), "Microscopic Petrography," Ross (Angus), "Zones of Parallel Lines of Elevation," 380 Rothamsted, Agricultural Investigations at, 317 Royal Society, 37, 53, 75, 91, 117, 127, 133, 153, 175, 195, 215, "Rumford (Count), Memoir of," by Geo. E. Ellis, 117, 514 Russian Expedition to the Amu Darm, 5.3 Ruthenium in the Chromosphere, 5 "Sahara and Lapland," by Count G. D'Alviella, 261 St. Andrew's University, 389 Sanitary Science: "What a House should be," by W. Bard- Sanderson (Dr. J. B., F. R.S.), Electrical Phenomena in the Spherical Motion, its Conversion into Plane Motion, 16 Sphygmograph (The), and the Heart, 327, 514; Secondary Schorlemmer (C., F.R.S.), "Chemistry of the Carbon Com- Spinal Cord and Sensation, 83, 101 pounds," 458 Schmidt (Dr.), Map of the Moon, 272 Schweinfurth (Dr. Georg), "The Heart of Africa," 340 Science and Art Department, 192, 43, 312, 372 Sclater (P. L., F. R.S.), Transfer of South Kensington Museum, Scotland, Southern Uplands of, 22, 57, 81; Change of Climate Scott (A. W., M. A.), Marine Mammalia, 112 Scott (R. H., F.R.S.), Deep-Sea Thermometers, 102; Simul- Scottish Meteorological Society, 172 Swiney Lectures on Geology, 490 "Sea and its Wonders, The," by Dr. G. Hartwig, 40 Sea-pens, Habits of, 13 Stebbing (T. R.), Flowers of Primrose destroyed by Birds, Sea Temperatures, Observations of, 346 Seals, Protection of, 112 South Sea Islands, 54 Spitzbergen, Voyage to," by Capt. J. C. Wells, R. N., 240 Spontaneous Generation, 482 Spottiswoode (W., Treas. R.S.), Polarisation of Light, 127, 167, Stalagmitic Deposits, 122, 171 Standards of Weight and Measure, 47, 87 Stars, Shooting, 123 State Aid to Science, 1, 26, 37, 53, 91, 92, 97, 103, 114, 237, Statistical Scale, Proposed, 342, 344 Stebbing (Thos. R. R.), Barrande and Darwinism, 261 Stewart (Prof. Balfour, LL.D., F.R.S.), "Energy and its Laws," Stick-fish (Osteocella), 13 Stingless Honey-bees, 308 Storks, White, in the Zoological Gardens, 229 Storm Warnings, 390, 410 Strachan (R.), Specific Gravity of Sea-Water, 183 Strange (Col.), Minister for Science, 277 Strickland (Miss Frances), Endowment of Curatorship of Orni- thological Collection, Cambridge, 312 Stroumpos (M.), Text-Books of Science, 298 Struthers (Prof. J.), Medical Curriculum, 141; Diverticulum of Sub-Wealden Exploration, 171, 451 Sun, Spectroscopic Observations, by E. Gautier (Geneva), 494 Sun-spots, 53, 254, 154, 504 Sweden, Science in, 350 "Swimming, Walking, and Flying," by Dr. J. B. Pettigrew, Switzerland, Science in, 174 Sydney Museum, 249 Sylvester (Prof.), Conversion of Spherical into Plane Motion, 16, Symons (G. J.), Periodicity of Rainfall, 27 Tahiti, Hieroglyphic Inscriptions in, 351 Tait (Prof. P. G., and Prof. P. Kelland, F.R.S.), "Introduc- Tate (Ralph, F.G.S.), Murchison Fund presented to, 353 Tegetmeier (W. B., F.Z.S.), "Pheasants for Coverts and Telegraph, Atmospheric, 64, 83, 105 Telegraphic Engineers, Society of, Address by Sir W. Thom- Telegraphing Extraordinary, 211, 242 Temperature, Cycles, 184; Effect of Currents, 213; Maximum Terrestrial Electricity, Sir W. Thomson on, 269 Thelwall (W. B.), Lakes with two Outfalls, 485 Spalding (D. A.), Prof. Bain's "Relation of Mind and Body," Thermometers; Miller-Casella, 5, 41, 602, 102; New, for Deep- Specific Gravity of Sea-Water, 282 Spectra of Comets, 193 Spectra of Shooting Stars, 142 Spectroscope, Quantitative Analysis of Alloys by the, 135 Spectroscopic Observations of the Sun, by E. Gautier (Geneva), 494 Spectroscopic Science in Italy, 474 Spectrum Analysis, Researches in, by J. N. Lockyer, F.R.S., Spencer (Herbert), 402, 420; versus Sir I. Newton, 421, 461, Sea Temperatures, 387 "Acrididae of North America," 299 Thomson (Prof. Sir W., F.R.S.), Address to Society of Tele- Thorpe (T. E., Ph.D.), “Quantitative Analysis," 26 14 Todas (The) of South India, 99 Todhunter (J., M.A., F.R.S.), Experimental Illustrations, 323; Wallace (Dr. William), Endowment of Research, 71 Toulouse Observatory, 513 Topham, (John), Power of Memory in Bees, 484 Trades Guild of Learning, 213, 249. "Training, in Theory and Practice," by A. Maclaren, 401 Transit of Venus, 117, 183, 230, 350, 389, 403, 447, 452, 487 "Treasury of Botany," 344 "Trees, Chapters on," by Mary and Elizabeth Kirby, 4 Tristan d'Acunha, Botany of, 485 Waller (T. H., and Procter, H. R.), Kohlrausch's "Physical Water-substance, Gaseous, Liquid, and Solid States of, 392 Wasps, Habits of, 161, 408 "Waste Products and Undeveloped Substances," by P. L. Watson (W. H.), Auroral Display, Whitehaven, 303 Tucker (R.), Tedhunter's "Mathematical Theories of Attrac- Waves, Observations on their Motion, 17 Tunnel under the Mersey, 54 Tunnel between England and France, 135 Turner (Prof.), Localisation of External Functions, 131 Turners' Company, Freedom presented to Dr. John Phillips, Tuscany, Museum at Massa Marritima, 115 Tylor (Edw. B., F.R.S.), Col. Marshall's "Todas of South India," Tyndall (Prof. J., LL.D., F. R.S.), Acoustic Transparency and "Typhoid Fever,” by W. Budd, M.D., F.R.S., 280 Units, Dynamical and Electrical, of, 18 Units; Report of British Association, 312 Wealden Fossils, 241 "Wild Animals, Life and Habits of," by J. Wolf, 84 Universities; Scientific Education at, 337; their Adaptation to Willemoes-Suhm (R. v.), Amphipod, and Willemoesia dredged the wants of the Age, 457 University College, Biological Endowment, 371, 490 Uranus, Satellites of, 332, 344 on board the Challenger, 182 Williams (W. M., F. C.S.), Ellis's "Life of Count Rumford," 117; Killing Entomological Specimens, 162 66 Wilson (J. M., M.A.), Solid Geometry and Conic Sections," 66 Elementary Geometry," 81; Volcanic Eruptions, 382 Wind Pressures in the Human Chest during Performance on Winds and Currents; Laughton's "Physical Geography," Wolf (J.) "Life and Habits of Wild Animals,” 8.ţ Yellowstone Expedition (U.S.), 92 Young (Prof.), Ruthenium in the Chromosphere, 5 Zodiacal Light, 42 Zoological Gardens, Additions to, 34, 54, 72, 93, 115, 132, 152, "Zoological Nomenclature," by David Sharp, 258, 321 Zoological Station, Naples, 70 Jones' labours, already said to be ill-remunerated, will be increased, and his well-known powers of organisation sorely taxed. If there be two things which nature puts THE GOVERNMENT AND OUR NATIONAL in ferocious antagonism one to another, it is two public MUSEUMS officers under different responsibilities. No envy, hatred, WE referred last week to the intention of the Govern- or malice like that between two public officers. How ment to transfer one of the Metropolitan Museums under the control of a responsible Minister of the Crown, to the fifty irresponsible Trustees of the British Museum, this step being contemplated without referring the question either for the opinion of the Science Commission, now inquiring into these subjects, or for the authority of Parliament. We have learnt since that the measures for effecting this change are in active progress. Lord Ripon and the Trustees of the British Museum having agreed that the transfer was to be made if practicable, Sir Francis Sandford, Mr. MacLeod, and Major Donnelly, on behalf of the Science and Art Department; and Messrs. Winter Jones, Franks and Newton, on behalf of the Trustees of the British Museum; are now busy as Commissioners to find out if the transfer be practicable, and they have been exploring the South Kensington Museum for this purpose during the last week, taking notes of its contents, inspecting its refreshment rooms, its waiting rooms and the like. What the Commissioners will propose as practicable is of course known only to themselves, if it be known even to them. Thus much, however, is known: the South Kensington Museum must remain the head-quarters of Science and Art Teaching, unless that too is to be put under the Archbishop of Canterbury and his co-Trustees, and if not, then there must be a dual Government in one and the same building, unless Mr. Lowe's project be abandoned. Now the dual Government means that one officer will represent the Archbishop of Canterbury and his co-forty-nine trustees in the Museum, and another the Lord President of the Council. The officer representing the Department will take orders from the Lord President. The officer representing the Trustees must from time to time go to Mr. Winter Jones to ascertain what the fifty Trustees have decided, and to receive his instructions how their decision is to be interpreted. Mr. Winter VOL. 1X.-No. 210 every officer adores the Treasury! how the Audit Office loves the Treasury! what models of civil Letters the Treasury always writes to the Officer of Works, and so on. The public has had already a specimen of this kind of dual Government at the South Kensington Museum, which has had disastrous results for Science. When the "Boilers" were first erected in 1856, the Commissioners of Patents had assigned to them a portion at the south end of the building for exhibiting those Mechanical and Scientific objects, which under a fiction were supposed to have derived their origin in "Patents." It was necessary that the visitors to all parts of the "Boilers" and to the Picture Galleries should pass through the "Patent Division." The Lord President made sensible rules for admitting the public on three days, open from 10 A.M. to 10 P.M., and three days called "Students' days," when persons not students paid sixpence each, or ten shillings a year, the object being to have three days free from crowds and kept quiet for study. After a while the Commissioners of Patents were scandalised at thus receiving public money (they are the instruments for taking seventy thousand a year from Inventors and misapplying it to General Taxation) and they said they preferred crowds every day as the most convenient public arrangement. The authorities came to open discord on the point, and the matter could only be resolved by separating the "Patent" from the other collections. So the Patent Commissioners built a separate entrance for themselves. What has been the result? About eight millions of visitors to the South Kensington Museum who would otherwise have seen the "Patent Museum" have not done so, and the Commissioners have deprived themselves and their museum of the moral support of these great numbers. And what has been the result of this? The Chancellor of the Exchequer has been allowed B |