312 Proceedings. 
Mr. Milligan presented a small sample of grain gold, and gold in quartz, 
obtained by washing clayey earth, the detritus of soft schists taken from 
a depth of 20 to 30 inches below the surface, near Tower-hill Creek, 
Fingal. 5 
The Secretary also submitted specimens of crystallized quartz, and quartz 
having gold and galena interspersed, from Mount Alexander. 
A case of plants (30), of great value, had been received at the Society’s 
Gardens from Mr. Macarthur, of Camden, New South Wales. 
Mr. Propsting, of Elizabeth-street, presented a sample of the soil and 
detritus of talcose slate and quartz from which gold is washed near Mount 
Alexander, Victoria. 
His Excellency the President read an interesting and valuable paper 
on the specific gravities of gold and quartz; gold with platina, silver, 
copper, &c.; giving a detailed account of experiments performed, with 
formule and tables, for the use of persons dealing in bullion, &e. 
Sir William Denison exhibited the mode of taking the specific gravity of 
gold, and determining its value practically, 
On the table lay the following Fruits from the Society’s Gardens for the 
opinion of members :— 
Apples 
1 
Apples. 
Red quarrenden 
27 Alexander 
2 Sam Young 28 Orange pearmain 
3 Ribstone pippin 29 Golden pippin 
4 Herefordshire pearmain 30 Bradick’s nonpareil 
5 Lincolnshire Holland pippin 171 Claygate pearmain, Lee 
6 Kingston black apple 17 Golden nonpareil 
7 Hawthorndean 18 Ditto Camden 
8 Robinson’s pippin 20 Court of Wick pippin 
9 Wellington 21 Cornish gilliflower 
16 Queen Charlotte 
10 Sturmer’s pippin 
28 Downton’s pippin 
11 Franklin’s do 
12 Gravestein 
13 Devonshire redstreak 
14 Rock pippin 
15 Nonpareil russet 
16 Iveland’s apple 33 Brown Beurré 
17 Hugh’s Golden pippin 34 Maria Louisa 
18 Reinette du Canada 35 
19 Cockle pippin 36 Summer Bergamot 
20 Kentish do 37 Autumn do 
21 Downton nonpareil 38 Louisa Bon of Jersey 
22 Yellow Newtown pippin 39 Summer Bon Crétien 
23 Norfolk beaufin 40 Ditto, var: 
24 Lawrence 41 Winter nellis 
25 Nonsuch 42 Mank’s codlin 
26 White Spanish reinette 
About ten o’clock the thanks of the Society having been voted to His 
Excellency for the important paper produced, and to the parties making 
donations, the members separated. 
Pears. 
31 Beurré 
32 Passion de Portugal 
