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from heaven good will to man. Ivnowing this we cannot fail of finding 

 happiness in all the infinitely varied stores of natural productions. 



" A thing of beauty is a joy for ever." 

 And this we may equally realize whether we travel to distant regions 

 and surround ourselves with whatever is grand and gorgeous, or whether, 

 home unforsaken, we cull the objects of our choice from off the garden 

 wall, in the passing streamlet, or from the fronds of living verdure 

 which adorn the neighbouring mossy bank. 



Meetings held on the 10th December, 1855, 

 ROBERT M'ANDREW, Esq., F.R.S., Pkesident, in the Chair. 



Extraordinary Meeting : The following i-esolution, subject to 

 confirmation at another meeting, was unanimously carried : — 



" That the period during which Members may compound for Life 

 Membership, at £5 5s., exclusive of Entrance Fee, be extended to the 

 end of the present session, for Members admitted prior to the end of 

 January, 1856." 



FIFTH ORDINARY MEETING, 



HELD AT THE CLOSE OF THE ABOVE. 



Mr. Ralph Hess was elected an Ordinary Member. 



Dr. Thomson communicated to the Society the arrangements which 

 had been made for the scientific voyage of the Rev. Dr. Scoresby, to 

 Melbourne, in the " Royal Charter," s.s. 



The Rev. H. H. Higgius exhibited a fine specimen of the Ayaricus 

 ostriatiis ; Mr. T. C. Ai'cher, the seed of the Hura crepitans, from the 

 West Indies, and two specimens of metallic currency of the Africans of 

 Calabar, similar in form though different in size ; he entered into an 

 explanation of ring money, and shewed the connexion witli Roman 



