April 12, 1869. 
The PRESIDENT (PROFESSOR SELWYN, D.D.) in the Chair. 
The PRESIDENT presented a set of photographs of the 
planet Mercury, during its transit over the Sun, Nov. 5th, 1868, 
taken at Ely, which were of unusual interest as being the 
only photographs taken in England on that occasion. 
The thanks of the Society were returned to him, and also 
to Professor CHALLIS for a copy of his work on Principles of 
Mathematics and Physics. 
The Treasurer (Mr Campion) presented his accounts, and 
congratulated the Society on its improved and improving 
financial condition.—The thanks of the Society, proposed by 
Dr Pacer and seconded by the Master oF TRINITY, were 
returned to the Treasurer. 
Communications made to the Society : 
A new interpretation of a disputed passage in Thucy- 
dides 1v. 30. By Professor Kennepy, D.D. 
The main purpose of this paper was to shew that the word 
avtov before éoméurrewy was to be taken as a genitive pronoun 
and referred to tov ocitov, meaning that the General was 
sending in a supply of corn for a number smaller than itself, 
viz. than was represented by the quantity of corn (which was 
delivered in rations for each man), 
Mr PaLey, while admitting the value of the paper, doubted 
whether the collocation of avtod after instead of before tov 
aitov quite suited Professor Kennedy’s interpretation. 
Mr Munro agreed with Professor Kennedy; saying that 
y) 
avtTov in the sense of “there” appeared to him quite otiose 
and unmeaning, and thought that the collocation did not pre- 
sent any difficulty. 
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