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 Inaugural Atlclress of the Presitleut, His Excellency Sir Hexry 



Bajikly, K.C.B., &c., &o. ... ... ... 1— IS 



Aivr. I. The "Three Sections," the "Taugencies," and a "Loci 

 Problem" of ApoUoiiiiis, and Porismatic Developments, 

 by jSIaktix Gaedixee, C.E. (formerly Science Scholar, 

 Queen's College, Galway) ... ... ... ... 19 — §9 



II. A Communication from the Piov. W. B. Clarke, of 



Sydney, to His Excelleucj' Sir Henry Barkly, K.C.B., 

 &c., &c.. President of the Pioyal Society of Victoria, on 

 Professor M 'Coy's "New Treniojiteri.s " from the Coal- 

 bearing Rocks of the Cape Patterson District in par- 

 ticular, and on the Evidence bearing on the Question of 

 the Age of Australian Coal Beds in general. — Commu- 

 nicated to the Society by His Excellency The Pre.sident 89 — 95 



III. A Commentary on "A Communication made ]jy the Rev. 



W. B. Clarke to His Excellency Sir Henry Barkly, 

 K.C.B. , &c., &c., President of the Royal Society of 

 Victoi-ia, on Professor M'Cov's ' New Ta^niopteris,' 

 &c., &c.," by Frederick M'Coy, Esq., F.G.S., Hono- 

 rary Fellow of the Camljridge Philosophi(;al Society, 

 Professor of the Natural Sciences in the University of 

 Melbourne, Clovernment Pahvontologi.st, and Director 

 of the National Museum .. ... ... ... 9G — 107 



IV. The Conjugal t'oudition of the Peoi)le of Victoria, con- 



sidered in relation to Laws of Divorce, by Fr.a.ncis A. 

 Cohbett, Esq. . ... ., ... ... 108—127 



V. Remarks on the Physical C!eograi>hy, Climate, &c., of the 

 Regions lying between the Rivers Lachlan and Darling, 

 by VV. Lockiiart Morton, Esq. ... ... ... 128 — 140 



VT. On the Nest and Eggs of the Coach-whip Bird ( Psophodef; 

 Crepitans, Goidd), and of tlie White-fronted Epthianura 

 (Epthiamira Albifrons, Gould), with some general 

 remarks on the Nidifieation of Australian Birds, by A. 

 DoBREE, Esq. .. ... ... ... .. 141—144 



VII. On the Application of Galvanic Electricity to Practical 

 Astronomy, by R. .T. L. Ellery, Esq., Government 

 Astronomer ... .,, ... ... ... 14J — 152 



