xxxiv Proceedings, &c. 



Letter from Arthur Dobree, Esq., now resident in Sweden, 

 speaking in favourable terms of a sample of Colonial wine, White 

 Irrawang vintage, 1855, J. E. Blake, sent by Sir Henry Barkly to 

 Prince Paul of Wiirtemberg, as superior to any Bhine wine of its 

 class ; also enclosing extract from a Belgian paper, which spoke very 

 highly of the position occupied by Victoria in the International 

 Exhibition in wine exhibits. 



A paper " On the Advisability of Collecting and Exhibiting in 

 Europe the Mineral and other Products of the Colony," by R. B. 

 Smith, Esq. 



Professor M'Coy having taken the chair, 



A paper " On the Atomic Theory by Dalton," was read by Dr. 

 Macadam. 



(Signed) Henry Barkly. 



29th June, 1863. 



29th June, 1863. - 



Ordinary Meeting. 



His Excellency Sir Henry Barkly, K.C.B., &c, President, in 



the chair. 



The following gentlemen's names were read as candidates for 

 election as Ordinary Members at the next Ordinary Meeting : — 



Sir James Palmer, Kt., M.L.C. 

 G. W. Praagst, Esq. 

 Peter C. Alcock, Esq. 

 J. C. Purves, Esq. 



The gentlemen nominated at the last Meeting for Ordinary Mem- 

 bership, were balloted for and declared duly elected. 



The following contributions were laid on the table : — "Proceedings 

 of the Boyal Society of London," 9 parts, Nos. 43-51 — presented by 

 the Society. " Proceedings of the Royal Geographical Society of 

 London," Vol. II., No. 2 — presented by the Society. " Transactions 

 of the Royal Scottish Society of Arts," Vol. VI., part 2 — presented 

 by the Society. " Considerations on the Phenomena attending the fall 

 of Meteorites on the Earth." " Jahrbuch der Kaiserlich-Koniglichen 

 Geologischen Reichsanstalt," Vol. XII., Nos. 2 and 3 ; " Die Fossilen 

 Mollusken des Tertiaer-Beckens von Wien " — presented by Professor 

 Haidinger. " Geological Map of Victoria " — presented by C. W. 

 Ligar, Esq. 



The Secretary submitted for the inspection of the members, speci- 

 mens of the fire-sticks used by some of the natives of Australia ; the 

 wood is found in considerable quantity in the Western Port Ranges. 

 The native name is iveenth kalk halh. Fire is produced by laying one 

 piece of wood against the other at right angles, and twisting it 



