Proceedings. 193 



" That it is the opinion of this meetuig, that an expression of the estimation in 

 which His Excellency Sir William Denison, the President, now about to retire, is 

 held by the Society is required, and that the Secretary do accordingly take steps 

 to bring the subject under the notice of the Council, with a view to the preparation 

 of an appropriate Addi-ess to be laid before a Special General Meeting of the 

 Fellows convened for this purpose, and for appointing a deputation to wait upon 

 His Excellency with the same." 



The chairman rose, and the meeting broke up at half-past nine. 



13th December, 1854. — Monthly nleeting ; the chair was occupied by Joseph 

 Hone, Esq., senior member of the Council. 



Upon a ballot taking place, the following gentlemen were declared duly elected 

 Fellows : — 



The Rev. John Allen Manton and Arthm- Grardiner, Esq. , both of Hobart Town. 



A message was received from His Excellency the President excusing his non- 

 attendance. 



The following donations were announced : — 



From the Royal Greographical Society, a Catalogue of their Library, corrected to 

 May 1851, with addenda to May 1853. 



From Dr. Shaw, Address of the Eight Honoiu'able the Earl of Ellesmere, K. Gr., 

 D. C. L., &c., at the Anniversary of the Royal Geographical Society, held on 22nd 

 May last. 



From the Royal Society of London, Fasciculus No. 6, Vol. 7, of their Proceedings, 

 forwarded through His Excellency Sir William Denison. 



From D. T. KUburn, Esq., a short History of the Tower of London, by Joseph 

 Wheeler, and a Guide to the Crystal Palace and Park at Sydenham, by Samuel 

 Phihps. 



For the Museimi the following contributions were reported : — 



From Mrs. Champ, a fine specimen of a Cowrie, Cyprea talpa. 



From Arthur Smith, Esq., of Syndal, near Ross, a recent mammUated concretion 

 of arenaceous particles cemented vdth SUex having somewhat the form of Coral ; 

 being portion of a thin bed intersected about ten or twelve feet down in digging a 

 well near his residence. 



From the collection of the late Captain Addison, presented by his widow, 

 two Chinese Umbrellas, the barrel of a Chinese Gun bored ia stone, 

 closely fitted round with slips of bamboo strongly hooped together, having 

 the touch-hole at the extremity of the breech, captured at the taking of Chusan ; — 

 a small Battle Axe and three Clubs of the Fegees ; — the Staff of a Baton of a 

 New Zealander, ornamented with carved workj — a sumlar Staff, having fixed 

 upon it the head of a European tomahawk ; — an Ad2;e of the axe stone of New 



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