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the Association. The intimation elicited a very warm 

 acknowledgment from the members present. 



An application for a subscription to a memorial to 

 Jeremiah Horrocks, the astronomer, was referred to the 

 Council. In the application, Horrocks was spoken of as 

 " a hardworking curate," which, it was observed, decided 

 the question which has been raised, as to whether he had 

 ever been in holy orders or not. 



Dr. Thomson exhibited two ancient and valuable coins, 

 found recently in Wiltshire. The one was a gold British 

 coin, of such antiquity that its date was a matter of con- 

 jecture ; the other was a Roman silver coin of Augustus, 

 of very fine workmanship. 



Mr. T. C. Aecher exhibited a piece of siliceous conglo- 

 merate of the Eocene period, found at the junction of the 

 Uraguay and Paraguay, in South America. It contained 

 nodules of wood-agate, chalcedony, and opal, showing 

 the district to be rich in minerals. 



The Rev. H. H. Higgins exhibited four specimens of 

 fungoid plants, found in this neighbourhood, which 

 attracted much attention, particularly Lycojperdon gigan- 

 teum, from its enormous size, and Peziza am-antia, an im- 

 dried specimen, on account of the extreme beauty of its 

 tints. The others were, Polyporus sulphureus, and Poly- 

 porus squamosus. 



Mr. SwiNTON BouLT showed an elevation of a piano- 

 forte manufactory at Boston, which employed four hun- 

 dred hands, and turned out thirty-five instruments in a 

 week, each requiring six months to perfect it ; notwith- 

 standing which, the supply was not equal to the demand. 



The following paper was then read: — 



