PEOOBEDING8 
OF THE 
Vol. III. NOVEMBER, 1868. No. 8. 
GENERAL MEETING. 
Thursday, 5th November, 1868— Mr. William Sanders, F.RS., F.G.S., 
President, in the Chair. 
The Minutes of the last Meeting having been read and confirmed, the 
Hon. Secretary announced that Mr. J. N. Burt, the Rev. J. Perrin, Mr. 
Board, Dr. Debus, F.R.S., and Mr. N. Andrews, had been elected Ordinary 
Members; Mr. Gabriel Poole, Mr. F. Fedden, Mr. W. Theobald, Jun., and 
Mr. E. C. Reed, Corresponding Members ; and Mrs. A. Brittan, Mrs. W. 
L. Carpenter, Mrs. Leipner, Miss May, Mrs. Stoddart, and Mrs. Yabbicom, 
Lady Associates of the Society. Mr. Adolph Leipner, Hon. Secretary, then 
read a Paper by Mr. E. C. Reed, entitled "Stray Notes from the Brazils," 
of which the following is an abstract :■— 
February, 1865, found me on the Mersey on board the fine steamer 
" Herschel," and in due course I arrived at Bahia. The City of Bahia, which 
is about half the size of Bristol, is built on the side of a hill about two 
hundred and fifty feet in height. From a distance it looks extremely 
beautiful, but on landing the illusion is soon dispelled by the very dirty 
