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3rd August, 1859. 



Ordinary Meeting. 



Dr. Ferdinand Mueller, President, in the Chair. 



The minutes of the two previous meetings were read and confirmed, 

 and new members were introduced to the Institute by the Chairman. 



The Secretary read the names of five gentlemen as candidates for 

 Ordinary Membership, to be balloted for at the next Ordinary Meet- 

 ing. 



The following gentlemen were duly elected Ordinary Members of 

 the Institute, Dr. Mackenna and Lieutenant Amsinck acting as 

 scrutineers : — 



John Davies, Esq., City Councillor, North Melbourne. 

 John Madden, Esq., Solicitor, Bourke-street. 

 Henry Watts, Esq., Warrnambool. 



The Secretary laid upon the table the following contributions : — 

 " Sur la Construction des Salles dites des Geants," by His Majesty 

 King Frederick VII., of Denmark, per J. B. Were, Esq., Danish 

 Consul. A discussion ensued, and Sir William F. Stawell moved 

 " That the standing orders be suspended, and that notice be given 

 of the e^ction of His Majesty as an Honorary Member at the ensuing 

 Meeting. This was put to the meeting by the Chairman, and agreed 

 to. The Secretary then read the name of His Majesty the King of 

 Denmark as a proposed Honorary Member of the Institute. 



Sizar Elliott, Esq., read a paper, entitled, " On Lightning Con- 

 ducters generally, and with special reference to the Conductor attached 

 to the Tower and Spire of the Wesleyan Church, Lonsdale Street, 

 Melbourne," illustrated with drawings. — [Vide "Transactions."] 

 Some discussion followed the reading of the paper, in which the Rev. 

 J. I. Bleasdale, Dr. Macadam, Ludwig Becker, Esq., and others took 

 part. 



Dr. MacGillivray read a paper " On some new species of Austra- 

 lian Polyzoa," and exhibited the same under several microscopes. — 

 [Vide "Transactions."] Dr. Mueller made a few remarks laudatory 

 of Dr. MacGillivray's communication. 



Martin Gardiner, Esq., C.E., read a paper, entitled, " Supplement 

 containing Practical Applications of the principles contained in the 

 paper entitled, Improvements hi Fundamental Ideas and Elementary 

 Theorems of Geometry." — [ Vide "Transactions."] A short discus- 

 sion ensued, after which the Institute separated. 



2ith August, 1859. 

 Ordinary Meeting. 

 Dr. Mueller, President, in the Chair. 

 The attendance being very limited, on account of the parlia- 



