102 Proceedings, &c., 1865. 



16^^ October, 1865. 



Oedinaey Meeting. 



K. L. J. Ellery, Esq., Vice-President, in the chair. 



The following gentlemen were balloted for as Ordinary Members 

 and declared duly elected : — 



The Hon. John P. Bear. 

 Peter Beveridge, Esq. 



The following contributions were announced: — "Year Book of 

 the Imperial Eoyal Geological Institute, Vienna," 1864, Vol. XIV. 

 " Catalogues," S. Calvery& Co., Berlin, Ancient and Modern. "Monthly 

 Eeport of the Royal Prussian Academy of Science at Berlin," 1861. 

 Nos. 80, 81, and 82 of the Journal, and List of Members to 

 November, 1864, of the Geological Society of London. "Address 

 at the Annual ]\leeting of the Royal Geographical Society," May, 

 1865. " Proceedings of the Silesian Society for National Develop- 

 ment," 1861, Vol. I. " Philosophy and History," Vols. I. and II. 

 " Natural History and Medicine." Annual Report of the Society 

 for 1860. "Fossil Fauna Silesian Diluvise at Sedewitz, near 

 Oels, in Lower Silesia " — by Dr. Ferdinand Von Rocwer, " Boston 

 Society of Natural History," Journals, Vol. VIL, Nos. 2, 3, 4. 

 Proceedings, Vol. IX., Parts 1 to 20 ; Vol. VIIL, Parts 1 to 20. 

 Vol. VIL, Parts 16 to 21. "Constitution and Bye-Laws." 

 " American Academy of Arts and Sciences," Vol. V., Parts 1 to 22. 

 " Lieut. Col. Dixon (Typographical Engineer, Chicago, U.S.) on 

 Mason and Dixon's Line," 1862. " On the Improvements in the 

 Harbours of Lakes Michigan, St. Clair, Erie, Ontario, and Cham- 

 plain," 1859 to 1860. "Smithsonian Report," 1861, 1862. 

 "Patent Office Reports," Vols. L and II., 1860 ; I. and IL, 1861. 

 And on "Agriculture," 1861. "Introductory Reports of Patent 

 Commission," for 1863. "Smithsonian Collections," Vols. I. to IV., 

 1862; Vol. v., 1864. "Journals of the Royal Dublin Society," 

 No. 20 to 23, for 1861. 



Mr. Thomas Harrison read a paper " On the Probable Astronomical 

 Causes of the Contortion of the Ancient Rocks, and the nearly 

 Meridianal Strike of the Palaeozoic Strata." 



A discussion took place on the views put forth by the author, in 

 which the Chairman, the Hon. Secretary, and Mr. Were took part, 

 objecting generally to the assumed basis of Mr. Harrison's theory, 

 and to the inferences deduced therefrom. 



(Signed) Robert L. J. Ellery. 



27th November, 1865. 



