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ROYAL SOCIETY. 



The monthly evening meeting of the Society (being the first of the session 

 of 18G5) was held at the Musevim, Macquarie-street, on Tuesday, the 14th 

 March, J. Barnard, Esq., in the chair. 



The following gentlemen, having been previously nominated by the Council, 

 were duly elected Fellows of the Society — Messrs. A. G. Webster and 

 W. J. Bellette. 



The Secretary (Dr. Agnew) laid on the table the following returns : — 



1. Visitors to Museum during February, 541. 



2. Ditto to Gardens ditto, 2,203. 



3. Seeds received at Gardens. 



4. Plants sent from Gardens — To A. Verschaffelt, Ghent, Belgium, two 



large Tree Ferns. 



5. Books and Periodicals received during January and February. 

 Meteorological Returns. 



1. Hobart Town, from F. Abbott, Esq. 



{a) Monthly Tables for November and December, 1864 ; January and 



February, 18G5. 

 {b) SumiTiary and Analysis of Observations for February. 



2. Port Arthur, from J. Boyd, Esq, 



(a) Monthly Tables for November and December, 1864 ; January and 



February, 1865. 

 (6) Reading of Schooner's Barometer for ditto, 

 (c) Summary of Observations taken during 1864. 



3. Swansea, from Dr. Story. 



(a) Tables for November and December, ]864 ; January and February, 

 ]86,5. 



4. Tamar Heads, from R. Henry, Esq. 



ia) Tables for November and December, 1864 ; January and February, 

 1865. 



A letter from A, J. Ogilvy, Esq., was read, enclosing a table showing the 

 rainfall in the district of Richinond for the years 1863 and 1864. In 1863 

 December was the month in which most rain fell. The total amount was 24 "2 

 inches. In 1864 July was the wettest month, showing a fall of 5"55 inches, 

 and December was next, with a fall of 4"85 inches. Total for the year, 26-3 

 inches. 



The Secretary also read the usual analysis of the Hobart Town observa- 

 tions, together with the Health Report for the month, by E. Swarbreck 

 Hall, Esq. 



The following presentations to the Museum were brought under the notice 

 of the meeting : — 



1. From Mr. O. H. Hedberg. An exploded whaling bomb lance, shewing 



its destructive action. (These boinbs are fired from a short and very 

 heavy musket, and strike with accuracy and effect.) Also two harpoons, 

 one broken, and the other twisted in a remarkable manner, in an en- 

 counter with a whale. 



2. From G. H. Anderson, Bridgewater. Three limestone fossils. 



3. From R. P. Adams, Esq. A specimen of slate, from the River Mersey, 



with a letter. 



4. From the Marine Board, Hobart Town. Specimens of Teredo navalis, and 



wood bored by the same. 



5. From Mr. E. Lipscombe. Twenty coins and tokens. 



6. From H. D. Addison, Esq. Three rupees, 2 Belgian cents, 1 do 2 cents, 1 



Helvetian coin, and 1 silver coin (20 cents) of Republic of France, 1850. 



7. From— Owen, Esq., per Morton Allport, Esq. A fine collection of Silurian 



fossils, from England. 



8. From Mr. Barlow, Swansea. Seeds of grape (a cross between the Black 



Hamburgh and the Chasselas Musk) from the garden of Mr. Thos. 

 Rivers, Sawbridge worth, England. 



9. From A. Nicholas, Esq. Two shells of the Nautilus Pompilius, and two 



of the Pearl Oyster. 

 10. From Mr. S. Clifford. Photographic view of Museum building; 

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