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Some remarks upon the latter paper were made by Profr. 

 Liversiclge, Mr. C. S. Wilkinson, and Mr. C. Moore. 



Mr. H. C. Russell, B. A., F.R.S., then read the following papers : 

 "On a new Self-recording Thermometer," and " Notes on the 

 Thunderstorm of October 26th, 1888." Two photographs of 

 flashes of lightning, taken during the storm, were exhibited. 



The thanks of the Society were accorded to the various authors 

 for their valuable papers. 



The Chairman exhibited a meteorite, weighing 35 Jib., which had 

 been found near Mr. J. Russell's station, some distance from Hay. 

 The meteorite was taken to the station by one of the hands, who 

 said that he saw it fall ; but he was evidently under a misappre- 

 hension as to that. It had apparently, been under the earth for a 

 considerable time. Oxidation was going on so rapidly that it was 

 probable the stone would not last very long. 



Professor Liversidge said that the bulk of the Thunda meteorite 

 of which Mr. Wilkinson obtained a specimen in 1885 or 1886, 

 had been presented to him by Dr. Campbell of Yass ; but as he 

 had received it only that afternoon he had not had time to make 

 an examination. It was a metallic one, consisting essentially of 

 iron, more or less mixed with nickel and cobalt. There was also 

 a small quantity of sulphur and phosphorus. Its weight was about 

 1375). The pittings are very large and cup-like, and some of them 

 almost perforate the meteorite. 



Mr. Wilkinson exhibited a meteorite, weighing 12 Jib, composed 

 chiefly of iron. It is of an irregular pear shape, and was 

 discovered firmly embedded in slate rock on the highest peak of 

 a mountain near the junction of the Burrowa and the Lachlan 

 Rivers. It was found by a miner named O'Shaughnessy, and 

 given by him to Mr. A. J. Single of Cowra, who forwarded it to 

 the Mining Museum. 



A discussion upon meteorites took place in which Mr. E. Baker, 

 Prof. Liversidge, Mr. C. S. Wilkinson, and the Chairman took 

 part. 



The following donations were laid upon the table and 

 acknowledged : — 



Donations Received during the Month op October, 1888. 



(The Names of the Donors are in Italics.) 



TKANSACTIONS, JOUBNALS, EEPOETS, &c. 



Caen — Academie Nationale des Sciences, Arts et Belles- 



Lettres. Memoires, 1886. The Academy, 



Calcutta — Geological Survey of India. Becords, Vol. xxi., 



Part 3, 1888. The Director, 



