Papers relating to transactions with the Royal Society, including correspondence with its members. There are papers by Airy on the correction of the compass on iron-built ships; the theoretical explanation of an apparent new polarity in light, with a supplement; the laws of the rise and fall of the tide in the River Thames; the laws of individual tides at Southampton and Ipswich; and the papers supplied by James Ivory to the 'Philosophical Transactions'. The material also includes a list of instructions for filling up the certificate of a candidate; a paper titled 'Observations', on the address by the President and on the statement by the Council; a paper titled 'Defence of the resolution for omitting Mr Panazzi's bibliographical notes from the Catalogue of the Royal Society'; a paper titled 'Copy of letter of application and of testimonials submitted to the President and Council of the Royal Society, by C.V. Walker on soliciting to be appointed Assistant Secretary'; a paper titled 'Report of the Charter Committee'; and pages extracted from the 'Journal of the Belles Lettres'.