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waves, completing the work of destruction, and leaving behind them, 

 on their final retreat, a scene of universal havoc and desolation. 



The island of Santa Maria, which is situate to the southward of the 

 bay of Conception, and is about seven miles broad, and two long, re- 

 mained, after the earthquake, permanently elevated at least ten feet 

 above its former position ; and a similar change was found to have 

 taken place with regard to the bottom of the sea immediately sur- 

 rounding the island. The amount of this elevation was very accurately 

 ascertained by the observations of Capt. Fitzroy, who had, previously 

 to the earthquake, made a careful survey of the shores of that island ; 

 thus supplying the most satisfactory and authentic testimony to this 

 important fact. 



The author gives, in the course of the paper, several particulars re- 

 lating to the effects of the earthquake in different parts of the Chilian 

 coast ; the oscillations appearing to have extended to the north as far 

 as Coquimbo, and to the east as far as Mendoza, at the ridge of the 

 great chain of the Andes. Vessels navigating the Pacific Ocean, 

 within a hundred miles of the coast, experienced the shock with con- 

 siderable force. Its influence was very perceptible in the island of 

 Juan Fernandez, a basaltic mass 360 miles distant from the coast 3 as 

 was shown by the sudden elevation and subsidence of the sea, which 

 at one time rose 15 feet above the usual level, carrying all before it. 



Anniversary Meeting, Nov. 30th, 1835. 



JOHN WILLIAM LUBBOCK, Esq. V.P. and Treasurer, in the 



Chair. 



Samuel Hunter Christie, Esq., as one of the Auditors on the part 

 of the Society, reported that the balance in the Treasurer's hands 

 at the present Audit was £218 13s. Id. 



The thanks of the Society were voted to the Auditors for their 

 trouble in auditing the Treasurer's accounts. 



The Secretary then read the following Report : 



" The Council have to report the following statement of their pro- 

 ceedings during the past year, as far as they relate to matters of ge- 

 neral interest to the Society. 



" The vacancy in the offices of Assistant Secretary and Librarian, 

 occasioned by the resignation of Mr. Hudson, has been supplied by 

 the appointment of Mr. Roberton as Assistant Secretary, at a salary 

 of 1 60/. per annum, with the use of a bed-room, sitting-room, coals, 

 and candles ; and with the understanding that his whole time shall 

 be at the service of the Society ; and of Mr. Shuckard as Librarian, 

 at a salary of 50/. per annum : the duties of the latter being to have 

 the care of the Library, under the superintendence of the Library 

 Committee, to make all entries of books presented to, or bought 

 by, the Society, and to give his attendance in the Library from 12 to 

 4 o'clock on two stated days in the week, Thursday being one of 

 those days. 



