38 Proceedings, &c, for 1873. 



Conversazione, 

 Held in the Hall on Friday, the 8th August. 



The President read his inaugural address at eight o'clock. 



Professor Wilson afterwards gave some illustrations of the mean- 

 ing of the words " Electric Potential," and Mr. George Foord read a 

 short paper on " Palladium." 



Some fine crayon paintings were exhibited by Mr. J. S. Bowman, 

 and a collection of remarkable coleoptera, by Mr. French. 



Ordinary (Social) Meeting. 

 Monday, 15th September, 1873. 

 The President, R. L. J. Ellery, Esq., in the Chair. 



The President first explained that it was intended to give a less 

 formal character to the proceedings, in order to make them more 

 popular, and then submitted some observations on the subject of 

 lightning and lightning conductors. (See Transactions, Art. 

 No. iv.) 



Discussion ensued. 



(Signed) R. L. J. Ellery. 



Ordinary Meeting. 



Monday, 13th October 1873. 



The President, R. L. J. Ellery, Esq., in the chair. 



The President called attention to a fine picture (Victorian crayons) 

 of Mount Kosciusko, presented to the Society by the artist, Mr. J. 

 S. Bowman. 



Professor Wilson moved, and Mr. Foord seconded a vote of thanks 

 to Mr. Bowman, which was carried unanimously, and the Secretary 

 was desired to inform Mr. Bowman accordingly. 



The following gentlemen were then elected members of the 

 Society :— The Rav. H. P. Kane, and Messrs. T. B. Muntz, John 

 Noone, and W. H. Steele. 



Mr. Sydney Gibbons read a paper on " A Contaminated Water 

 Supply." 



Discussion followed, in which Messrs. Foord and White, and 

 Professor Wilson took part. 



The President exhibited and explained an instrument called 

 " Eckhold's Omnimeter ;" and a machine for lighting gas burners was 

 exhibited by Messrs. Scott and Cool. 



The President also read a paper contributed by Robert Etheredge, 

 Esq., on a new species of " Retepora," found on Tertiary deposits 

 near Schnapper Point. (See Transactions, Art. No. vii.) 



(Signed) R. L. J. Ellery. 



