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harshly dealt with, nor charged upon those on whom it fell 
to revise and arrange the whole. . 
The Philosophical Society and the Victorian Institute, 
now united under the title of the “ Philosophical Institute of 
Victoria,” will continue to publish scientific Papers in a man- 
ner similar to this—the commencement of the series; and it 
is the duty of all true disciples of science to assist cheer- 
fully in adding to the variety and usefulness of the contents 
of their volumes. 
Melbourne, September, 1855. 
