212 Proceedings, &c., for 1872. 



SthJuli/, 1872. 



Conversazione. (See President's Address for 1872.) 

 Mr. Sydney Gibbons read, " Some Notes on Yan Yean Water." 

 Mr. George Foord read, " Some Notes on a piece of Native 

 Copper found at Footscray." (See Transactions, No. xliii.) 



(Signed) E. L. J. Ellery. 



12th August, 1872. 



12^7i August, 1872. 

 The President in the chair. 



Dr. W. Bone, Mr. H. R. Caselli, and Mr. A. J. Skene were duly 

 elected, by ballot, members of the Society. 



Mr. Howitt gave notice of motion to alter the Laws. 



Mr. Newbery read a paper, " On the Extraction of Vegetable 

 Oils. (See Transactions, Art. No. xlv.) 



The President exhibited and explained, " The Use of Siemen's 

 Universal Galvanometer for Testing Telegraph Lines." 



(Signed) E. L. J. Ellbky. 



9th September, 1872. 



mil September, 1872. 

 The President in the chair. 



The following publications were acknowledged : — " Journal of 

 the Statistical and Social Enquiry Society of Ireland," Part LXI. ; 

 " Quarterly Journal of the Geological Society," May ; " Nature," 

 9th May to 27th June; " Quaritchs Catalogue" for June; 17 

 French Monographs on Medical Subjects from Bailliere, Paris ; 

 *' Le Neve de Justidal et les Glaciers," par S. A. Saxe ; " Catalogue 

 General de Bertrand"; "E. Comitato Geologico d'ltalia," No. 3 

 and 4 ; " Verhandlungen des Naturhistorisch medizTnischen Vereins 

 zu Heidelberg band 6 ; " Monatsberichte der Koniglich Preussischen 

 Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin," Jan., Feb., and March; 

 " Morkinskinna af C. E. Unger " ; " Quellen zur Geschichte des 

 Taufsymbols und der Glaubensregel von Dr. C. P. Caspari " ; " Geo- 

 logical Surveys of Ohio, 1870," with 5 maps; "Eecords and 

 Memoirs of the Geological Survey of India, 1870-1," 15 parts; 

 "Abstracts of Specifications of Patents in Victoria Metals," Part I.; 

 " Census of Victoria," Parts I. II. and III. ; Statistics of the Colony 

 of Victoria, 1872," Parts I. II. III. and IV. ; " Monthly Eecord of 

 Eesults of Meterological Observations, Melbourne, June 1872 ; 

 " The Origin and Destiny of Comets," by James Macdonald. 



Mr. Howitt submitted proposals to alter Laws V. X. XXV. and 

 XXVI., and moved that a special meeting be convened to consider 

 them. Seconded by Mr. Willan, and carried. 



