JOURNAL OF THE TRANSACTIONS 
OF THE 
VICTORIA INSTITUTE, 
OR 
PHILOSOPHICAL SOCIETY OF GREAT BRITAIN. 
ORDINARY MEETING, April 1, 1878. 
C. Brooke, Esq., M.D., F.R.S., V.P., in the Chair. 
The Minutes of the last Meeting were read and confirmed, and the 
following Elections were announced : — 
Life Members A. Gibbs, Esq., M.A., Somerset ; Rev. F. A. Wigram, 
M.A., Southampton. 
Associates The Rt. Rev. the Bishop of Fredericton, Canada ; Rev. 
Canon Mather, M.A., Bristol ; Rev. H. T. Simpson, M.A., Cheltenham ; 
Mrs. A. Christian, Southport. 
Honorary Local Secretary W. R. Cooper, Esq., 7, Trinity-terrace, 
Ventnor. 
Also the presentation of the following Works for the Library : — 
“ Transactions of the Royal Society.” Part 185. From the Society. 
“ Warwickshire Field Club Transactions, 1877.” From the Chib. 
“ Animal Construction and Adaptation.” From C. Brooke, Esq., F.R.S. 
“ Chalmers’ Astonomical Discourses. ” Ditto. 
“ Popery in alliance with Heathenism.” By J. Ponder. Ditto. 
“ Dr. Stroud on the Death of Christ.” Ditto. 
The following Paper was then read by the Author : — 
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