27 

 ROYAL SOCIETY. 



JUNE, 1870. 



The monthly evening meetin<? of the Society was held on Tuesday, Hth 

 June, James Barnard, Esq., in the chair. 



The following gentlemen, who had previously been put in nomination 

 by the Council, were, after a ballot, declared duly elected as Fellows of 

 the Society :— F. Aubin, Esq., Spring Bay ; C. J. Willes, Esq., Oatlands ; 

 R. McI. Isaacs, Esq., Hobart Town ; R. C. Read, Esq., Redlands, New 

 Norfolk. 



The Secretary, Dr. Agnew, submitted the following returns for the 

 month of May; viz.: — 



1. Visitors to Museum, 514. 



2. Ditto to Gardens, 1969. 



3. Plants received at Gardens. 



4. Leafing, flowering, and fruiting of a few standard plants in Society's 



Gardens. 



5. Books and Periodicals received. 



6. Presentations to Museum. 

 Meteorological Rctmiis. 



1. Hobart Town, from F. Abbott, Esq., Table and Summary for May. 



2. Port Arthur, from J. Boyd, Esq., ditto for April and May. 



3. Swansea, from Dr. Story, ditto for February, March, and April. 



4. Queensland, from the Government Observer, tables for August, Sep- 



tember, and October, 1869 ; January, February, March, 1870 ; and 

 table shewing rain-fall at various stations during February. 



5. New Zealand, from the Government, tables for February. 



6. Melbourne, from R. L. J. Ellery, Esq., table for April. 

 Accompanying the returns from Swansea were some remarks by Dr. 



Story, from which the following extract was read : — 



" We have now (19th April) had nearly six inches of rain since the be- 

 ginning of the month, more than has fallen in so short a time for many 

 years ; it will no doubt act beneficially upon all vegetation. I have always 

 observed that after a drought the rain first began in New South Wales, 

 and when we heard of it falling there we shortly had it on the East Coast ; 

 but this time it has been longer in reaching us than I ever before knew. 

 Now we have had as much rain as will moisten the deepest roots." 



The presentations to the Museum and Library were as follows : — 



1. From G. Dinham, Esq. — A copy of "The whole workes of W. 



Tyndall, John Frith, and Dr. Barnes, three worthy martyrs and 

 principal teachers of this Churche of England, collected and com- 

 piled in one tome together, being before scattered, and now in 

 print here exhibited to the Church. To the prayse of God, and 

 profit of all good Christian Readers. At London. Printed by 

 John Daye, and are to be sold at his shoo under Aldersgate, 

 An. 1573." 



2. From H. Cook, Esq.—" A brief and accurate treatise concerning 



the taking of the fume of tobacco." By Tobias Venner, Doctor 

 of Physic, 1621. 



3. From T. Giblin, Esq. — A list of subscribers (with signatures), to 



a testimonial for presentation to Mr. Taylor, of Macquarie 

 River, for his spirited and manly conduct in resisting an attack 

 upon his house by escaped convicts from Macquarie Harbour. 

 Dated 20th July, 1824. [Of the forty-six persons whose names 

 appear in this interesting document, only four are now living ] 



4. From Mr. Cearna. — Large Bpecimens of Oysters from North- 



West Bay. 



