Proceedings of the Stated Monthly Meeting, September 15th, 1869

357 Proceedings of the Stated Monthly Meeting, September 15th, 1869. TI-IE meeting was called to order with the President, Mr. J. V. Merrick, in the chair. The minutes of the last meeting were read and approved. The Actuary submitted the Minutes of the Board of Managers, and reported the donations received since the last meeting of the Institute :--From the Royal Astronomical Society, the Society of Arts, the Chemical Society, the Zoological Society, tile Institute of Actuaries, the Statistical Society, the Institution of Civil Engineers, and C. P. Sandberg, Esq., London ; the Literary and Philosophical Society. Liverpool, and the Association for the Prevention of Steam Boiler Explosions, Manchester, England; l'Aeademie des Sciences and ]a Socigtg d'Encouragement pour rIndustrie ~ationelle, Paris, et la Socidtg Industrielle, Mulhouse, France; der Osterreischen Inginieur-veriens, Vienna, and T. C. Wiakler, Harlaam, Germany ; the Canadian Journal, Toronto, and Major L. A. Huguet-Latour, Montreal, Canada ; the Institute of Natural Sciences, Halifax, Nova Scotia; John A. Parker, Esq., Andrew H. Green, Esq., City of New York, the Peabody Institute, Baltimore, Md. ; Frederick Em- merick, Esq.~ the Surgeon General's Office, Washington, D.C.; the American Philosophical Society, Dr. W. S. W. Ruschenberger, R. A. Parrish, Jr., Esq., and Profi John C. Cresson, Philadelphia." The various Standing Committees reported their minutes. The Resident Secretary read his report on Novelties in Science and the Mechanic Arts, after which the meeting, on motion, ad- journed. HENRY MORTON, Secretary. On account of its special interest at the present time we here publish the paper read at the succeeding meeting, whose minutes will in regular course appear next month after they have been duly read and approved.--ED. TI~E EJECTORCONDENSERFOR STEAM ENGINES, (Paper read beforethe Franklin Institute at its Regular Meeting,Oct. 20, 1869.) BY JAMES R. ~APIER 1 ~. R. S,~ •C. IT is well known that the ordinary jet condenser requires a pump to 'remove the air, and the water used in condensation. Mr. Alex. Morton, of Glasgow, while experimenting on a Giffard's Injector, discovered that the pump could be dispensed with, that the exhaust

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Proceedings of the Stated Monthly Meeting, September 15th, 1869.

TI-IE meeting was called to order with the President, Mr. J. V. Merrick, in the chair.

The minutes of the last meeting were read and approved. The Actuary submitted the Minutes of the Board of Managers,

and reported the donations received since the last meeting of the Institute :--From the Royal Astronomical Society, the Society of Arts, the Chemical Society, the Zoological Society, tile Institute of Actuaries, the Statistical Society, the Institution of Civil Engineers, and C. P. Sandberg, Esq., London ; the Literary and Philosophical Society. Liverpool, and the Association for the Prevention of Steam Boiler Explosions, Manchester, England; l'Aeademie des Sciences and ]a Socigtg d'Encouragement pour rIndustrie ~ationelle, Paris, et la Socidtg Industrielle, Mulhouse, France; der Osterreischen Inginieur-veriens, Vienna, and T. C. Wiakler, Harlaam, Germany ; the Canadian Journal, Toronto, and Major L. A. Huguet-Latour, Montreal, Canada ; the Institute of Natural Sciences, Halifax, Nova Scotia; John A. Parker, Esq., Andrew H. Green, Esq., City of New York, the Peabody Institute, Baltimore, Md. ; Frederick Em- merick, Esq.~ the Surgeon General's Office, Washington, D.C.; the American Philosophical Society, Dr. W. S. W. Ruschenberger, R. A. Parrish, Jr., Esq., and Profi John C. Cresson, Philadelphia."

The various Standing Committees reported their minutes. The Resident Secretary read his report on Novelties in Science

and the Mechanic Arts, after which the meeting, on motion, ad- journed.

HENRY MORTON, Secretary.

On account of its special interest at the present time we here publish the paper read at the succeeding meeting, whose minutes will in regular course appear next month after they have been duly read and approved.--ED.

TI~E EJECTOR CONDENSER FOR STEAM ENGINES, (Paper read before the Franklin Institute at its Regular Meeting, Oct. 20, 1869.)

BY JAMES R. ~APIER 1 ~. R. S,~ •C.

IT is well known that the ordinary jet condenser requires a pump to 'remove the air, and the water used in condensation. Mr. Alex. Morton, of Glasgow, while experimenting on a Giffard's Injector, discovered that the pump could be dispensed with, that the exhaust