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Omegn rned et farvetrykt Kart og flere Trgesnt" — by Dr. Kjerulf ; 

 " Norges Ferskvandskrebsdyr f orste Af suit Branchiopoda" — Dr. Sars; 

 " Bidrag til Bygningskikkens Udvikling paa Landet, I. Norge ; 

 " Om de I. Norge Forekornmende Fossile Dyrelevninger Fra 

 Qvartoerperioden, et Bidrag til vor Faunas Historie" — Dr. Sars ; 

 " Mcerker Efter en Iistid, I. Ornegnen af Hardangerfjorden" — S. A. 

 Saxe. 



Mr. William Lynch, solicitor, Collins-street west, Melbourne, 

 proposed by Dr. Neild, seconded by Mr. Bawlings, for ordinary 

 membership, ballot to take place next meeting. 



Messrs. H. G. L. Brown and J. T. Piudall, M.R.C.S., subscribed 

 the roll of membership. 



Mr. MacGillivray gave a " Description of Some New Genera 

 and Species of Australian Polyzoa " (see Part 2, Transactions), 

 and afforded member's an opportunity of inspecting the specimens 

 under the microscope. 



Mr. Pvawlings read "A Sketch of a New Theory of the Oceanic 

 Tides, based upon Examination of the Causes Assigned to 

 Exceptional Tidal Waves " — communicated by Mr. J. Wood Beilby. 

 (See Part 2, Transactions) 



Professor M'Coy thought the theory propounded a novel one, 

 and objected to the assertion as to the changes of the axis of 

 rotation. The general statement was physically impossible, and 

 appealing to the President to corroborate his statement, the 

 professor by the aid of a diagram pointed out the improbabilities of 

 Mr. Beilby's paper, contending that there was sufficient data 

 to account for all the appearance of earthquake waves without the 

 inadmissable plan of the changes of the axis. 



The President said Mr. Beilby was working in the same track in 

 which Count Huon and Adhemar had gone before ; he considered 

 Professor M'Coy had exhibited the errors in the paper, but he 

 must give Mr. Beilby credit at the same time for his love of inquiry. 



Mr. Wyatt (a visitor) and Dr. Bleasdale joined in the discussion. 



Professor M'Coy referring to that portion of the paper which 

 alluded to the change of level in the coast at Brighton, said it was 

 well known that the south coast was gradually rising. In England 

 the same changes had been noted — rising on one side and the 

 eastern counties going down. These were common changes, and 

 well understood. 



The President said that an old member of the Society, the late Dr. 

 Becker, had in that hall, first spoken of the rising of the south coast 

 of Australia. In those days there were no tidal guages nor reliable 

 beach-marks to test the correctness of the data. 



After a few observations from Professor M'Coy in continuation 

 of his former remarks the meeting adjourned. 



(Signed) Robt. L. J. Ellery. 



December 14th, 1868. 



