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referred to the market at Guernsey, which was built by an 

 issue of market notes. 



An animated discussion ensued, and doubts were expressed 

 whether the notes would obtain the public confidence. 



The Rev, Mr. Higgins exhibited a triptic of considerable 

 antiquity, bearing a number of figures illustrative of some of 

 the leading characters connected with the Greek church. The 

 reverend gentleman also exhibited a coin of 1735, made by the 

 Earl of Derby's family when they held the royalty of the Isle 

 of Man. On the one side appeared the three-legs-of-man, 

 and on the reverse the eagle and child, with the motto of the 

 Derby family. 



Mr. Hartnup called attention to Faye's periodical comet 

 now visible. It had been discovered in this country a month 

 before it was seen in America. 



Dr. Thomson read an historical account of the bipartite 

 division of the outer ring of Saturn, showing that it certainly 

 existed though it was a trying object for the telescope. 



Mr. Hartnup then presented a series of Meteorological 

 Observations made at the Liverpool Observatory, during the 

 last five years ; and read an explanation of the method adopted 

 by him for freeing the observations from errors. (See Appen- 

 dix, No. 2.) 



Dr. Inman then read a paper on the Feet of Insects, but 

 as he continued the subject on the evening of the 24th of 

 March, it is withheld till then. 



