Proceedings, <&c. li 



Letter from Mr. W. P. Giles, having reference to the discovery of 

 graves supposed by the writer to possibly contain the remains of 

 Dr. Leichhardt, 



Messrs. Giles and Conn, who were present, at the request of the 

 President, gave a short account of the manner in which they had 

 discovered the graves, their locality, appearance, construction, &c. 



The thanks of the Members were given to Messrs. Giles and Conn, 

 for the information afforded. 



The discussion on M. Adam's paper, " Yarra Floods and their 

 Remedy," resumed. 



A paper " On the Structure of Cartilage as developed by the 

 newly invented. application of Magenta Dye," by Professor Halford, 

 illustrated by microscopic specimens and diagrams. 



(Signed) Frederick M'Coy, Chairman. 



19th September, 1864. 



19th September, 1864. 

 The President, Professor M'Coy, in the Chair. 

 Ordinary Meeting. 

 The following gentlemen having been duly nominated, were bal- 

 loted for as Ordinary Members, and declared to be duly elected : — 



William Nicholas, Esq. 

 William Thomas, Esq. 

 Henry T. Dwight, Esq., 



The Hon. Secretary called attention of members to the fact of 

 certain vacancies in the Council, and the necessity for nominations 

 to fill such vacancies. 



The following contributions were laid on the table, viz. : A Col- 

 lection of Australian Sea Weeds, classified and named by Professor 

 Harvey — collected and presented by T. E. Rawlinson, Esq.', C.E. 

 Part II. Vol. XXVII. of the " Proceedings of the Statistical Society 

 of London." 



A paper " On an Australian Fish (genus Arripis), illustrated by 

 preserved species and diagrams, by Professor M'Coy. 



The Hon. D. Wilkie, M.L.C., enquired if anything had been clone 

 in reference to Messrs. Giles and Conn's discoveries of white men's 

 graves in the interior. He thought it desirable that the matter 

 should be referred to the Exploration Committee. 



Resolved, — The question was referred accordingly. 



Mr. Ellery, at the call of the President, gave a brief account of 

 the Application of Spectrum Analysis to Astronomy. 



(Signed) Fkederick M'Coy, Chairman. 



October 10th, 1864. 



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