Minutes of Meetings. xliii 



tl That Dr. Barry and Allan Spowers, Esq., be added to the 

 "Committee appointed to facilitate the introduction of the 

 " British Song Bird." 



Dr. Mueller read a paper on a general introduction of useful 

 plants into Victoria. 



Wm. Edward Stanbridge, Esq., of Wombat, read a paper on 

 " The Astronomy and Mythology of the Aborigines of Victoria.' 



Discussion followed the reading of both papers. 



The Secretary announced that, in accordance with the new 

 rules, the future meetings of the Institute would take place every 

 three weeks, and that the hour would be altered from 8 o'clock to 

 half-past 7 o'clock. 



21st October, 1857. 



Ordinary Meeting. 



Professor Wilson, Vice-President, in the Chair. 



The Minutes of the previous meeting were read and confirmed. 



Recently elected members, present for the first time, were 

 introduced to the Institute by the Chairman. 



The Secretary read the names of seventeen candidates for mem- 

 bership, to be balloted for at the succeeding General Meeting-, 

 in accordance with the mode of election laid down in the new 

 rules. 



The Secretary read a communication from Dr. Frederick Tam- 

 nau, jun., of Berlin, in which that gentleman solicited Australian 

 Mineralogical Specimens in exchange for a collection of Specimens 

 illustrative of the Mineralogy of Europe. 



In consideration of the Institute not yet being- in a position to 

 respond to Dr. Tamnau's request, the Secretary was in- 

 structed to forward a copy of the communication to the Curator 

 of the national collections at present located in the University. 



Mr. Rawlinson, on behalf of Mr. Verdon, requested permission 

 for the postponement of the appointment of a Committee to con- 

 sider the proposed Union of Scientific Societies throughout the 

 colony, which was acceded to. 



Mr. Edward Wilson moved that Dr. Barry and Allan Spowers, 

 Esq., be added to the Committee appointed to facilitate the intro- 

 duction of the " British Song Bird," which was seconded, and 

 carried unanimously. 



Dr. Wilkie gave notice of motion to the following effect,' — 



" That a Committee be appointed to consider and report on the 

 " practicability of fitting out in Victoria a Geographical Expe- 

 " dition, for the purpose of carrying out the great idea of the 

 "lamented Leichhardt, of exploring the vast interior of Australia 

 " from east to west, and for the purpose, if possible, of gathering 



