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2. An exhibition of lantern slides dealing with geological 

 features near Mell)ourne, eSrc, was made by Messrs. C. A. 

 Lambert and F. Chapman. A.L.S. The former exhibited slides 

 illustrating the recent Club excursion to the " Organ Pipes," 

 near Sydenham, which included also the kaolin (juarries near 

 Bulla and a view of the deep valley of the Maril)yrnong River. 

 A view of the (iiants' Causeway (Ireland) was inchuk-d as a 

 contrast to the basaltic columns at Sydenliani. Uw lattt-r lieing 

 very much higher l)ut not so extensive. 



Mr. l-". Chapman exhibited slides of geological features at 

 Surrev Hills and Mont Albert, also of the Lilydale limestone 

 quarry, in illustration of the excursion arranged for the fol- 

 lowing Saturday. 



Owing to tiie lateness of the liour, Mr. 11. 15. Wilhamson's 

 sUdes descriptive of the Mallacoota country were iield over. 



EXHIBITS. 



Jjy .Mr. 1". (r. \. Barnard. — Solvsbergite, from Brock's 

 Monument, a lull near Romsey, about 3,000 feet above sea- 

 level — a rare form of volcanic rock in Victoria. 



By Mr. F. Chapman," A.L.S. — Examples of Lilydale fossils 

 likely to be met with during excursion on 17th inst. 



B\' Mr. F. Cudmore. — Teeth of extinct sharks — Carcluwudvii 

 iiiegalodini, frcjm England, America, and Crippsland, V^ictoria ; 

 f\ lutricidutiis, from Gippsland and Crassatclla Bed, Table 

 Cape, Tasmania. 



By Mr. C. Dak'y, F.L.S. — Sjxcimens showing the dis- 

 integration of hard, dense basalt into soft white clay, owing to 

 atmospheric and chemical action, from Cape Schanck ; also 

 gypsum, from same locality, obtained during li^aster excursion. 



j^y Mr. J. (iabriel. — Marine alg.c from Rosebud and Bryo/oa 

 fr(jm Cape Schanck, (jbtained during tlu; ICastir excursion. 



By Mr. C. J. (jabriel.- -Marine sliells from Portland, Vic, 

 including Turbo griiiieri, Phil., and Tclliiia alhtiidla, Lam. 



By Mr. J. A. Kersliaw, l-'.lvS., on behalf of National Museum. 

 — Case of about in) species ol Victorian ]^)Ui)rcstid beetles, 

 including most (tf the species enumerated in Mr. J. C. (ioudie's 

 paper on the Coleoj)ttra of Xorth-W'est Victoria, read at same 

 meeting ; also a large Robber-lK , I'/ivlliis jj^lamits, from North- 

 West Victoiia. 



jjy Mr. C..Ok<;. hirdlics, hiclles belonging to the laniily 

 Lampyrid.'c, which i;niit bright bluish light from the abdomen, 

 from liastern I'nited States; ph<»tographs of trees encasi;d in 

 ice, taken in Washington Park, .Albany. r.S..\. in this case 

 flu- rain froze as soon as it touched the object, and, getting into 

 holes, expanded as it froze ;ind burst the trunks. 



After the usual converbazione the meeting terniinatetl. 



