Proceedimjs, 6;c. xxiii 



of the reports of Committees was postponed to that clay fortnight 

 (Monday, December 3rd), to which day the present meeting was 

 adjourned. 



W. Lockhart Morton, ]vsi|., reail a paper entitled "Proposals for 

 the formation of a new Colony in Northern AustraUa." 



The reffSing of Mr. Wilhelmi's paper was postponed to that day 

 fortnight. 



The Society then separated. 



(Signed) riiCHARD Eades, Vice President. 



Ordinary Meeting of the Royal Society of Victoria. 



Monday, \Oth Dacemher, 18G0. 



Dr. Ricliard Eades, Vice-President, in the chair. 



The minutes of the preceding meeting were read and confirmed. 



The Hon. Secretary read a letter from his Excellency the Presi- 

 dent, expressing his regret at not being able to be present. 



The Secretary stated that he had received dispatches from Mr. 

 Becker, but as they did not contain any matter of special interest 

 that had not been already publishe<l, he would only read them, and 

 lay on the table the sketches he had received. 



The Secretary laid on the tabic the following contributions, viz., 

 "Journal of the Statistical Society of London," Vol. XXIII., Part 3 — 

 by the Society. " Quarterly Journal of the Geological Society." 

 " Essays on the Plants collected by Mr. Eugene Fitzallan, during 

 Lieutenant Smith's Expedition to the Estuary of the Burdekin" — 

 by Dr. Ferdinand Mueller. 



Mr. Wilhelmi consented to the postponement of his paper. 



The Hon. Secretary read a paper from the Rev. W. B. Clarke, 

 entitled " Remarks on Professor McCoy's Paper." 



Professor ]\IcCoy read a paper entitled " Notes on the Rev. W. 

 B. Clarke's Paper." 



Mr. Wilhelmi's paper was laid on the table for the perusal of 

 members. 



The Secretary mentioned that notices for motions for the altera- 

 tion of laws would have to be given at this meeting, it being the last 

 of the year previous to the annual general meeting. 



(Signed) Henry Barkly, Chairman. 



Annual General Meeting of the Royal Society of Victoria. 



Decemher \7th, 1860. 



His Excellency Sir Henry Barkly, President, in tlie chair. 



The Honorary Secretary laid the following contributions on the 

 table, viz.: — " A.stronomical Observations made at the Observatory, 

 Sydney, in the Year T8D9" — presented by W. Scott, Esq., ^I.A., 



