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Wales, with carefully executed figures and descriptions of Several new 
species. 
An able paper on the relation between earthquakes, volcanic action, and 
hurricanes, ‘designed as a pendant to the paper produced on the same 
subject last month, was read by Thomas Dobson, Esq., of the High 
School. 
Discussions on earthquakes and volcanoes followed, in which Mr. 
Mitchell and others took part. Mr. Hort stated that the earthquake of 
1848, in New Zealand, was accompanied night after night with a most 
brilliant display of auroral lights, and that a season of excessively stormy 
weather succeeded. Captain Goldsmith’s long experience on the Coast of 
America did not allow him, he said, to conclude that volcanic eruptions 
are usually or necessarily accompanied with, or followed by, high winds 
and stormy weather. 
The thanks of the meeting to the persons making donations, and for the 
papers read, proposed by Mr. Hathaway and seconded by Mr. Hopkins, 
were voted. 
Mr. Hort drew attention to the great interest so constantly mani- 
fested by Six William Denison in the welfare of this Society and the 
promotion of its objects; and, instancing the communications between 
His Excellency and the Governor-General read to night, moved that a 
vote of thanks be passed to His Excellency, which, being seconded by 
Captain Goldsmith, was carried unanimously, and the meeting broke up 
about half-past nine. 
147 Juny, 1852.—Monthly meeting; His Excellency Sir William 
Denison, President, in the chair. 
- The following gentlemen were ballotted for and elected into the Society: 
—The Rev. G. Clarke, of Brisbane-street, Hobart Town; the Rey. 8. 
B. Fookes, of Impression Bay; James Sprent, Esq.; Marcus Aitkin, Esq., 
of Glen Esk; W. K. Hawkes, Esq., of Franklin Village; George Steven- 
son, Esq., and John Swan, Esq., junior, of Hobart Town. W. W. Saun- 
ders, Esq., F.L.S., &c., of Lloyd’s, London, was elected an Honorary 
Corresponding Member of the Society. 
A note from the Private Secretary was read forwarding for deposit in 
the Library of the Royal Society, by desire of His Excellency Sir W. T. 
Denison, and according to instructions received from the British Govern- 
ment, the following volumes, printed under the superintendence of Lieu- 
tcnant-Colonel E. Sabine :—‘* Magnetical and Meteorological Observations 
at the Cape of Good Hope;” “ Magnetical and Meteorological Observations 
at Hobart Town, Van Diemen’s Land.” 
