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€rayersed the Indian Ocean, the Malay Archipelago, and the Polynesian 
Seas during the last year. Mr. Wood volunteers his assistance to the 
Society and to Mr. Dobson in further elucidating this important subject. 
Dr. Bedfurd drew attention to Mr. Courtenay’s report of a very sudden 
and remarkable rise and recession of the tide observed at Port Arthur on 
the 31st of December last, and stated that he noticed a similar occurrence 
onthe same day at New Town Bay. Mr. Clarke and Mr. Dobson remarked 
that the surmise of the former of a probable recurrence of earthquake at 
New Zealand, founded upon this circumstance, had been verified by reports 
since published in the newspapers, 
The Secretary read a note from Mr. 8, K. Davie, at Oyster Cove, 
giving an account of a sudden rise of tide to the height of three feet per- 
pendicularly when about half-flood, and of a recession as remarkable, fol- 
lowed by the ordinary rise and fallin its usual course, about noon on the 
30th January last. The water is described as having approached in the 
manner of a Bore. ; 
Mr. Dobson read a carefully-drawn up paper, illustrated by diagrams 
and charts, showing the course of several Cyclones, which passed in a 
southerly and easterly direction over this and the neighbouring colonies 
during last winter, and the corresponding changes in atmospheric pressure 
and temperature, &c. 
Conversations followed on the subjects introduced, in which many of the 
members present joined. 
About half-past nine o’clock a vote of thanks, proposed by Dr. Butler, 
having been unanimously passed for the various donations and for the 
papers read, the members soon after separated. 
Qru Manon, 1853.—Monthly evening meeting;—Joseph Hone, Esq., in 
the chair. : : - 
The following gentlemen were ballotted for and duly elected Fellows of 
the Society :—Professor John Peet, of Grant's College, Bombay ; Dr, Boyd, 
of the High School, Hobart Town ; Thomas Brown, Esq., of Hobart Town; 
Phillip Smith, Esq., of Syndall, Ross ; John Bisdee, Esq., of Hutton Park ; 
James Dunn, Esq., of Hobart Town; and Alfred A, Butler, Esq., of 
Hobart Town. 
On the recommendation of the Council, the following gentlemen were 
elected Honorary Corresponding Members :—Joseph Dalton Hooker, Esq., 
M.D., F.R.S., &c.; John Gould, Esq., F.RS., &c.; R. C. Wood, Esq., 
of Singapore. 
The Secretary announced the following donations to the Library :—A 
complete set, 5 vols. and 6 parts, of the “ Journal of the Indian Archi- 
pelago,” from its commencement, presented by the Honourable Colonel 
Butterworth, C.B.;—a copy of “Leoni’s Palladio,” folio, published in 
1742, with notes, by Inigo Jones—a rare and valuable work on Architec- 
tare, presented by J. D. Loch, Esq.; a Treatise on the Hlumination of 
