in nioring tlic ndcption of tlic Ecport of Council, is rcportcd to linrc snid tlint 'f it u'n9.n lcttcr from JIr. Rcid to Lord Rnylcigh which induced tho Roynl Socict,y to nppoint two rcprcscntntivcs from thnt Socioty on tho Hoard." Tlic nctunl tcst wns ns follows :-" It wns duo to tlic nctioii of Jlr. Reid in bringing before tlic Council tlic proposed drnft constitution of tlio C:orcrning I3ody of tlic Lnborntory tlint tlic Council resolrccl that tlic tlicn Prcsidcnt, Nr. Gcorgc Hcilby, sliould bring bcforc Iard l<nyloigli tlic clniins of tho Socicty of Cliemicnl Industry for roprcscntntion. This wns tlic oiigiii of tlic now cclcbrntcd letter of Dr., tlicii Mr. Gcorgc Bcilby, to Lord Rnylcigli, which scciircd to tlic Socicty tlic rcprcscntntion dcsirctl." Blr. Cnrpcntcr 'nlso wcnt on to my :-" Hc nlso desired to cniplinsisc tlic iniportniicc to tlic Socicty of tlic proposnl of tho English Ccrnmic Socicty to obtain skillcil nssistnnco in considcriiig systcninticnlly tlic questions nrising in conncctiori with rcfrnctory mntcrinls. Tho Institution of Gns Engineers wns nlrcndy coiisidcriiig this mnttcr, stiinulntctl 11y tlic iniportnnt pnpcr of Jlr. Bywntcr rcnd nt its 1908 mccting, niid wns nlso prcpnring to co-opcrntc with tlic English Cornriiic Socicty. Xo nicrc important confcrciiccs could bu Iicld, Iinring re ard to tho ningiiitudc Pogo 580, col. 1, liiic 2, for " rcndu " read " rendus." of tlic gns niid colio own industries. 4, -London Section.