Xvi ANNIVERSARY MEETING. 



1856. 

 December 1 7th. — On the Occurrence of Volcanic Bombs in Van Die- 

 men's Land, by the Rev. W. B. Clarke, F.G.S. 



Analyses of Waters from the Turko-Persian Frontier, 



by Dr. Richardson and E. Browell, Esq. ; communicated by W. 

 K. Loftus, Esq., F.G.S. 



On some Minerals from Siam, by Messrs. Hillier 



and Moyle. (From the Foreign Office.) 



1857. 

 January 7th. — On the Bichodon cuspidatus, by Prof. Owen, F.G.S. 



On a Fossil Ophidian from Salonika, by Prof. Owen, 



F.G.S. 

 On some additional Cambrian Fossils from the 



Longmynd, by J. W. Salter, Esq., F.G.S. 



On some new Silurian Species of Acidaspis from 



Ayrshire, by Prof. Wyville Thomson ; communicated by Sir R. 

 I. Murchison, F.G.S. 



On two species of Aeldaspis from Shropshire, by 



J. W. Salter, Esq., F.G.S. 

 January 21st. — On a Fossiliferous Ironsand occurring on the North 



Downs in Kent, by Joseph Prestwich, Esq., Treas. G.S. 

 On some Crustacean and other remains from the 



Permian Rocks of Durham, by J. W. Kirkby, Esq. ; communicated 



by Thomas Davidson, Esq., F.G.S. 

 February 4th. — On the Formation of Rock-basins, by J. Cleghorn, 



Esq. ; communicated by Sir R. I. Murchison, F.G.S. 

 On the Copper-mines of Namaqualand, South Africa, 



by Dr. Rubidge; communicated by Sir R. I. Murchison, F.G.S. 



After the Reports had been read, it was resolved, — 



That they be received and entered on the Minutes of the Meeting ; 



and that such parts of them as the Council shall think fit be printed 



and distributed among the Fellows. 

 It was afterwards resolved, — 



1. That the thanks of the Society be given to Sir P. G. Egerton, 

 Bart., M.P., and Sir Charles Lyell, retiring from the Office of Vice- 

 President. 



2. That the thanks of the Society be given to S. P. Pratt, Esq., 

 retiring from the Office of Foreign Secretary. 



3. That the thanks of the Society be given to Prof. Thomas Bell, 

 Colonel Sir P. T. Cautley, Sir P. G. Egerton, Bart., M.P., Prof. 

 John Morris, Prof. John Phillips, and H.C.Sorby, Esq., retiring from 

 the Council. 



After the Balloting Glasses had been duly closed, and the lists 

 examined by the Scrutineers, the following gentlemen were declared 

 to have been duly elected as Officers and Council for the ensuing 

 year : — 



