186 PROCEEDINGS, 
WEDNESDAY, 4 DECEMBER, 1878. 
Or monthly meeting of the Royal Society of New South 
Wales, held in the Society’s Rooms, Elizabeth-street. 
e minutes of the last meeting were read and confirmed. 
The MOP ERS Eee were duly elected ordinary members 
of the Society, v 
Wwe ES paren F.LA., London, Australian Club. 
Edwin Henry Bestic, L.R.C.S., Ireland, L.R.C.P., Edin- 
urgh 1, Arthursleigh-terrace. 
William Chatfield, 69, Pitt t-street. 
Herr K retschmann, Sye 1ey. 
Stephen Mallarky, Huns ae Printing Office. 
nean Mearns Maitland, jun., Elizabeth-street, Pad- 
Jules Meilhan, Victoria-terrace, Victoria-street. 
James L. Ogilvy, Oriental Ba. nk Co orporation, Sydney. 
The certificates of seven new candidates were read. 
Nineteen donations (publications) were laid upon the table, also 
a special donation to the museum of the Society, namely a collec- 
tion of two hundred and one species of land and marine shells, 
presented by John Brazier, Esq., S. 
A paper was then read by Mr. L. W. Harr on “The Rise and | 
Progress of Photography 
Mr. W. A. Dr Ixon, F. C. S., F.LC., read a paper entitled ‘* Notes 
on Huan Island Guano 
Mr. H. ©. Russexz, in ne absence of the author, read a paper 
by Mr. J. P. Josephsor “Some Facts about the great Tidal 
Wave, May, 1877,” at ie ouctalion of which— 
Mr. Cuartes Moors, F.L.S., one of the Vice-Presidents of the 
Society, informed the members that i of the 
Honorary Secretaries, intended shortly to proceed on a tour to 
Europe, and would probably be absent at the next general meeting ‘ 
irs by him, more especially since during the of 
Professor Liversidge, the joint Honorary Secretary, on gee’ 
of the duties of this office had fallen upon him. 
The pone spree heartily indorsed all that was said by Mr. 
on a hearty vote of thanks to Dr. Leibius, coupled with 
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