366 Proceedings. [No. 8, new series. 



University of Christiania, Norway, for their contribution to the So- 

 ciety's Library, and that the Volumes already published of the new 

 series of the J ournal be forwarded to them, with an intimation that 

 succeeding Numbers will be supplied as published. 



Read letter from Messrs. Schlagintweit communicated by the 

 Honorable Walter Elliot, Esq., regarding the specimens of the Gal- 

 vano Plastic Heads already dispatched for the Government Museum. 



Resolved, that application be made to Government for a further 

 sum of £37-4-0 due for the specimens despatched. 



Messrs. Schlagintweit report that 81 specimens of the Ethnogra- 

 phical Groups of Heads have been dispatched by the Ship " Bri- 

 tish Lion," which sailed in Decemer last. 



These form a portion of 12 distinct groups, and the whole num- 

 ber to be eventually produced is 272 in 14 groups according to 



races. 



AGRI-HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



Proceedings of a Meeting of the Committee, held on Wednesday, 

 October 27th, 1858. 



PRESENT. 



Hon'ble W. Elliot, Esq., President. 



Colonel A. McCally. Colonel H. Colbeck. 



A. J. Scott, Esq., m. D. H. B. Montgomery, Esq.,M. T>.,Secy. 



Read proceedings of last Meeting. 



The Secretary states that on the suggestion of Colonel Colbeck, 

 50 varieties of Roses have been sent for, and may be expected by 

 the end of next month. 



The Committee determine that when plants from these become 

 available, they shall be distributed to Members, and the remainder 

 sold to the public. 



The English seeds recently received being now exhausted, and 

 the Committee learning that numerous applications have been since 

 received, it is dcteimincd that a copy of the proceedings of this 



