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" Bay, near Gellibrand's Point, in October, 1857." He exhibited 

 specimens of the young, and presented them to the Museum of the 

 Institute. 



25th November, 1857. 

 Extra Meeting. 

 The Hon. Capt. Clarke, R.E., President, in the chair. 



His Excellency Sir Henry Barkly, K.C.B., was. present. 



The Minutes of the previous Ordinary Meeting- were read and 

 confirmed. 



The Secretary laid upon the table the following- contributions : — 

 1st. " Half-yearly Report of the Superintendent of the Astrono- 

 mical Observatory, ending 30th June, 1857," by the Government, 

 2nd. " Nos. 47, 48, 49, and 50, of the Quarterly Journal of the 

 Geological Society of London," presented by the Society. 3rd. 

 " Meteorological Tables for August, September, and October, 

 1857," by the Royal Society of Tasmania. 4th. "Abstract of 

 Meteorological Observations taken in Victoria during the quarter 

 ending 30th September, 1857," by the Government. 



Dr. Ferdinand Mueller read a paper entitled, "An Historical 

 Review of the Explorations of Australia." 



An animated discussion ensued, in which His Excellency, the 

 President Captain Clarke, Mr. Blandowski, Dr. Mueller, and 

 others, took part. 



Thomas Belt, Esq., Meteorological Observer, Mount Egerton, 

 read a paper on " An Enquiry into the cause of Whirlwinds." 



A discussion took place, in which Professor Wilson and others 

 expressed their views. 



The Secretary then read a communication from the Rev. Julian 

 Edmund Woods, Catholic Missionary, Penola, entitled, " Observa- 

 tions on some Metamorphic Rocks in South Australia." 



The Pi-esident announced that this meeting was the concluding- 

 one of the present session 1 for the "reading of papers; that the 

 General Meeting of the Institute for receiving the Annual 

 Report would be held on Monday, the 7th of December following, 

 and that the Meetings for Ordinary Business would be resumed in 

 March ensuing. 



7th December, 1857. 



The General Meeting. 



Professor Wilson, Vice-President, in the chair. 



Several members, recently elected, were introduced to the 

 meeting. 



