PROCEEDINGS AT THE MEETINGS OF THE CHEMICAL SOCIETY. January 19 1857. Dr. MILLER, President in the Chair. The following donations were announced :-‘‘ The Pharmaceutical Journal :” from the Editor. ‘‘ The Journal of the Society of Arts :” from the Society. ‘‘Memoirs of the Academy of Sciences of Madrid :” fiom the Academy. A paper wasread :-“On the Composition of Wheat Grain and its products in the Mill with some observations on Bread:’’ by J. B. Lawes Esq. and Dr. Gilbert. February 2 1857. DR. MILLER,President in the Chair. The following donations were announced :-I( The Journal of the Society of Arts :” from the Society. ICThe Journal of the Photographic Society :” from the Society. “The Pharmaceutical Journal :” fiom the Editor.The following gentlemen were elected Fellows of the Society :-Cornelius H anbury Esq. Plough Court Lombard Street. John Jones Esq. Duffryn Chemical Works Riscn. Thornton John Herapath Esq. Bristol. Francis Thirkill Conington Esq. C.C.C. Oxford. PROCEEDINGS OF THE CHEMICAL SOCIETY. Papers were read :-“ On Alum in Bread and its Detection:” by E. H. Hadow Esq. On the use of the Prism in qualitative Analysis:” by Dr. J. H. Gladstone. February 16 1857. Col. PH I L I P YOR KE Vice-president in the Chair. The following gentlemen were elected Fellows of the Society :-Rev. John Barlow M.A. F.R.S. 5 Berkeley Street. Thomas William Burr F.R.A.S. Gresham Villa Highbury. Henry Hancock Jun. Esq. 59 Harley Street. Papers were read :-(( On the valuation of Nitre,” by Messrs.Abel and Bloxam. (( On the Thermo-electric properties of various Metals in refer- ence to the direction in which Heat and Electricity cross their Joints :” by R. Adie Esq. (‘Note OIL Crystallized Binoxide of Tin:” by F A. Abel Esq. “On the temperature of Charcoal while traversed by an Electric Current :” by R. Adie Esq. The Chairman declared the names of the Officers and Members of Council who retire from office at the approaching Anniversary Meeting in accordance with the bye-laws; and of the Officers and Members of Council recommended by the Council for election. March 2 1857. Dr. MILLER,President in the Chair. The following donations were announced :-‘‘The Pharmaceutical Journal :” from the Editor. ‘(The Journal of the Photographic Society:” from the Soci&y.The Proceedings of the Royal Society :” from the Society. PROCEEDINGS OF THE CHEMICAL SOCIETY. “The London University Calendar :” from the University. “The Journal of the Franklin Institute :” from the Institute. ‘I The American Journal of Science and Art:’’ from the Editors. Dr. B. Winstone 7 Ely Place; and Dr. George Harley University College were elected Fellows of tbe Society; and Dr. Frederick Dupr6 53 Burton Crescent was elected an Associate of the Society. A Discourse was delivered entitled “A Report on recent Patents connected with the Reduction and Purification of Iron and its Conversion into Steel:’’ by F. A. Abel Esq. Director of the Chemical Establishment of the War Department.March 16 1857. Dr. MIL LE R President in the Chair. The following donations were announced :-Dr. Miller’s “Elements of Chemistry Part 3 (Organic Che- mistry) :” from the author. ‘‘The Journal of the Franklin Institute :” from the Institute. ‘‘The Journal of the Society of Arts :” from the Society. William J. Dent Esq. was elected a Fellow of the Society; and Jo.hn Spiller Esq. and Edwin 0. Brown Esq. were elected Associates of the Society. A paper was read:- “On circumstances tending to disguise the presence of various Acids and Bases in Chemical Analysis:” by John Spiller Esq.