Minutes of Meetings. xlv 



11th November, 1857. 



Ordinary Meeting. 



Dr. Wilkie, Vice-President, in the Chair. 



The Minutes of the previous meeting' were read and confirmed. 



Several new members were .introduced to the Institute by the 



Chairman. 



Tbe Secretary read the name of one candidate for membership, 

 viz., Richard Gibson, Esq., Road Engineer, Tarraville, proposed by 

 Frederick Acheson, Esq., C.E., and seconded by Dr. Macadam. 



The following- gentlemen were elected, by ballot, ordinary 

 members of the Institute. 



John Wilkins, Esq., M.B., J.P., District Surgeon and Coroner, 



Williamstown. 

 Joseph Geary, Esq., Inspector of Denominational Schools, 



Melbourne. 

 Arthur Davitt, Esq., Principal of the National and Model Train- 

 ing Schools. 

 Patrick Whyte, Esq., B.A., of T.C.D., National and Model 



Training Schools. 

 Henry Elder, Esq., Jeweller, Great Bourke Street, East. 

 Robert MacKay, Esq,, Tide Inspector, H. M. Customs, Wil- 

 liamstown. 

 J. S. Mackenzie, Esq., H. M. Customs, Williamstown. 

 Joseph Bosisto, Esq., Chemist, Richmond. 

 Robert Wharton, Esq., J.P., 3 Queen Street, Melbourne. 

 Lieutenant W. C. Bancroft, A.D.C.. H. M. 16th Regiment, 



Toorak. 

 Richard Thomas Tracy, Esq., M.D., Brunswick Street, Col- 



lingwood. 

 Robert Graham Gilmore, Esq., of Messrs. G. W. Cole & Co., 



Merchants, Melbourne. 

 Lewis Vieusseux, Esq., Principal, Ladies' College, Victoria 



Parade, Melbourne. 

 John Cairns, Esq., Merchant, 21 Queen Street, Melbourne. 

 Thomas Bibbs, Esq., Draughtsman, Government Survey 



Offices. 

 The following Committees were re-appointed, viz. : — 

 The " Museum" Committee ; the Committee for " Superintend- 

 ing the introduction of the British Song Bird into Victoria, and 

 the Murray Cod fish into the Yarra;" the " Mining" Committee, 

 and the Committee to carry out the " Establishment of an 

 Astronomical and Magnetical Observatory." 



The name of the Rev. J. J. Bleasdale was added to the Museum 

 Committee. 



G. F. Verdon, Esq., through Thomas E. Rawlinson, Esq., nomi- 

 nated as a Committee on the subject of the " Union of the Scien- 



