Proceedings, &c., 1865. 99 



Royal Bavarian Academy of Science " — by the Society. " Royal 

 JSTorthern Society of Antiquaries, Eunic[ue Inscriptions, and Reports 

 of Proceedings " — by the Society. " Meetings of the Royal Physics 

 Economic Society of Koeningsberg," 1st and 2nd Divisions, 1863 — 

 by the Society, through the Prussian Consul, " Obituary Notice of 

 John Andrew Wagner," spoken at the Public Meeting, 28th Novem- 

 ber, 1862 — by Dr. Von Martins, of Munich. 



Mr. T. E. Rawlinson read a paper on the " Probable Erosion of 

 the Mountain Ranges of Gipps Land." 



In the discussion that followed, Mr. Aplin remarked that on the 

 top of Mount Useful was found tertiary drift and portions of 

 basalt. Mr. Ligar described the original covering of the whole of 

 the dividing ranges, from the eastern base of Mount Kosciusko, 

 sweeping over the Maneroo plains and the dividing ranges, through 

 Victoria westwards, to have been at one j)eriod an extended elevated 

 plain of basalt. That since their original formations they have in 

 all likelihood attained their present elevation, and have gradually 

 been worn down, denuded, and in fact eroded into gullies and 

 mountain ranges, such as we have now presented to us, by the action 

 of water. Both Messrs. Ligar and Aplin dissented from the author's 

 statements relative to the granite topping of Mount Useful, but in 

 other respects concurred in the views of Mr. Rawlinson relative to 

 the actual erosion of these ranges. 



Mr. Ellery then read a paper on " Spectrum Analysis," and gave a 

 verbal statement of the " Progress made in Spectrum Analysis of the 

 Heavenly Bodies." 



A lengthened discussion arose on this paper, in which the 

 President, iMessrs, Ligar, Aplin, Professor Halford, and other mem- 

 bers took part, in reference to the present state of the science, and 

 the probability of its greater development by the application of new 

 powers and more complete appliances. Mr. Ellery remarked that 

 one object he had in view in bringing forward the subject in the 

 form in which it was submitted, was from the belief that it was a 

 duty of the departments of this country, when they had experiments 

 or other matters of interest in hand, beneficial to science and to the 

 community at large, to submit them in the shape of short reports 

 through the Royal Society. 



(Signed) John J. Bleasdale, D.D. 



24th July, 1865. 



24:th July, 1865. 



Ordinary LIeeting. 



The Rev. J. J. Bleasdale, President, in the chair. 



A communication from Mons. De Grad, of the Geographical 

 Society of Paris, to Dr. MueUer, respecting an exchange of Transac- 

 tions with this Society, was read. 



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