286 J. H. MAIDEN. 
Thirty-eighth Monthly Meeting, Hall, Australian Library, 
17th October, 1860. Sir Charles Nicholson in the Chair. 
Members elected.—Alexander Dawson Hsq., Roderick 
Flanaghan Esq. 
Papers read.—1. ‘“‘On Compass deviation in Iron Ships,”’ 
by Rev. William Scott. 2. “On Ozone,’’ by Mr. Proschel, 
of Victoria. 
Thirty-ninth Monthly Meeting, Hall, Australian Library, 
21st November, 1860. Rev. W. B. Clarke in the Chair. 
Paper read.—*‘On the Mundic Quartz of the Adelong,”’ 
by Dr. Leibius, of the Mint; which he illustrated by various 
experiments. 7 
Fortieth Monthly Meeting, Hall, Australian Library, 
19th December, 1860. Colonel Barney in the Chair. 
Address to His Excellency.—Captain Ward brought up 
a farewell address from the Society to His Excellency Sir 
W. T, Denison, which was unanimously adopted and signed 
by the members present. Following is the text of the 
Address :-— 
To His Excellency Sir William Thomas Denison, Knight Com- 
mander of the Honorable Order of the Bath, Governor. 
General in and over all Her Majesty’s Colonies of New South 
Wales, Tasmania, Victoria, South Australia, and Western 
Australia, Captain-General and Governor-in-Chief of the 
Territory of New South Wales and its dependencies, and 
Vice-Admiral of the same. 
May it please your Excellency— 
We, the members of the Philosophical Society of New South 
Wales, have learned with regret that we are soon to be deprived 
of your Excellency’s assistance as our President. 
On this, the last opportunity we shall have of meeting you in 
this capacity, we desire to express our warm acknowledgments for 
