Proceedings of the Society. sxi. 



men who had drawn up the Report, and the Secretary was 

 desired to transmit to them the said vote. 



A volume entitled Meteorological and Magnetical observations 

 made at the Observatory at St-Helena was presented to the Society 

 by His Excellency the Governor. 



Mr. Cuninghame presented an abridgement of his meteorolo- 

 gical observations during the year commencing July 18-46, and 

 terminating in June 1847. 



Mr. Cuninghame also presented a most interesting and per- 

 fectly prepared collection of Firns belonging to different coun- 

 tries selected from the Hot Houses of Mr. Gray, of Greenock. 



Mr. J. R. Fernyhough was proposed as a resident member by 

 W. Bojer and seconded by (he Rev. L. Banks. 



("Thursday, 3 rd August iSkS.J 



The Hon. G. F. Dick, President, in the Chair. 



Present -.—Messrs. L. Bouton, J. Morris, E. Vigoureux, Hon. 

 G. C. Cuninghame, A. Desenne, W. Dick, Fred. Dick, Dr. Bou- 

 cher, T. Singery. 



The Secretary read a letter from Mr. Eugene de Froberville 

 dakd from Paris 10th of April, accompanied with the follow- 

 ing Pamphlets addressed to the Society. 



1. Bulletin de la Societe Elhnologique de Paris, annees 1847 

 et 1848. 



2. Rapport sur les travaux de la Societe de Geograahie, pendant 

 l'anneel847. 



3 Bulletin de la Societe de Geographic de Paris, 5 me serie, 

 Tom. 6. 



A. An extract from the journal YVnivers comprehending a 

 history and description of the African Islands io the Indian 

 Ocean by Mr. Eugene de Froberville. 



