xxiv Proceedings, ^c. 



Astronomer for New South Wales. "No. IS of the Mining 

 Surveyors' Eeports" — presented by the Government. A vahiable 

 contribution had also been received too late to be duly announced in 

 the notice paper, viz., "A Catalogue of 3,735 Circumpolar Stars 

 observed at Red Hill in the Years 1854-5-6" — presented by R. C. 

 Carrington, Esq., Fellow and Secretary of the Royal Aslifonomical 

 Society of London. Accompanying the above, a letter was read 

 announcing the arrival of seven volumes of the Geological Institute of 

 Vienna. A letter Avas also read which had been received from the 

 Honorary Secretary of the Literary and Philosophical Society of 

 jNIanchester, proposing a regular exchange of publications with the 

 Royal Society of Victoria. On the motion of the Honorary Secretary, 

 the proposal was unanimously agreed to. 



W. Locklaart Morton, Esq., presented for examination some fibre 

 prepared from the flax grown at the Experimental Farm. 



Francis A. Corbett, Esq., exhibited some specimens of a fibrous 

 plant, a species of mallow, which grows in great abundance on the 

 Darling ; he also showed some paper manufactured from the fibre. 

 He likewise exhibited specimens of a fibrous rush, a jDaper from 

 which had also been manufactured, and read a short paper on the 

 subject. 



Dr. Coates read a paper entitled " Notes of some recent Micro- 

 scopical Researches Relating to Adulteration of Articles of Food." 



The Annual Report, and the Report on Prize Essays, were postponed 

 to Saturday, the 22nd inst., to be read at an adjourned meeting 

 then to be held. 



The following alterations in the Laws were carried, viz. : — 



1st, Moved by F. Acheson, Esq. ; seconded by Richard Eades, 

 Esq., M.B.V.R, &c., &c. :— 



" That wherever the words ' Philosophical Institute of Victoria' 

 occur, the words ' Royal Society of Victoria' be substituted, and 

 wherever the word 'Institute' occurs, the word ' Society ' be sub- 

 stituted." Carried. 



2nd, Moved by J. W. Osborne, Esq. ; seconded by F. A. Corbett 

 Esq. 



" That the following addition be made to Rule XVII. : — That any 

 member of Council (the President excepted) absenting himself from 

 three (3) consecutive ordinary meetings of Council without having 

 obtained leave of absence from the Council, shall be considered to 

 have vacated his office, and the election of an officer to fill his place 

 shall be proceeded with at the next ordinary meeting of members, in 

 accordance with Law XIII." Carried unanimously. 



3rd, Dr. Gillbee moved, and Richard Eades, Esq., M.B.V.R, (fee ., &c., 

 seconded : — 



" That at the first ordinary meeting, after the Amiiversary Meeting 



