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gathered tliis species in great abundance near Bowling, a locality 

 noticed by Dr Hooker and others. Tlie specimens exhibited by 

 Mr Shaw were from a new locality discovered by Mr M'Kinlay in 

 August last year. Mr Shaw also exhibited Hi/jmum eugyrium from 

 Campsie Glen — the first notice of its occurrence in the West of 

 Scotland. This moss was but recently discovered to be distinct 

 from its ally Hyjmum pahistre, although it had been gathered some 

 years ago by the late Dr Nichol. 



Mr Peter Clark, of the Eoyal Botanic Garden, laid on the table 

 several interesting plants for exhibition, including specimens of 

 Pinus hahpensis, Artocarpus incisa, etc., accompanied by remarks 

 on each of the species. 



A specimen of the oared shrew (Sorez remifer) from the Upper 

 "Ward of Lanarkshire, was exhibited by Edward R. Alston, Esq., 

 who stated that he captured it near the banks of the river Nethan, 

 in August, 1861. He had since taken another specimen of this 

 rare shrew, on which the white spots on the ears were wanting — 

 a character, however, which is variable, and may depend upon sex or 

 age. The species has occurred but in a few instances in the British 

 islands, and it is not improbable that Mr Alston's specimens are 

 the only examples of its occurrence in the West of Scotland. 



Dr Colquhoun exhibted a large centipede, alive, and measuring 

 six inches in length, which had been recently taken from a ship at 

 the Broomielaw, but he was unable to distinguish the species from 

 Walckenar's work on the Myriapoda — a group on which no com- 

 prehensive Avork exists, making it, therefore, a difiicult matter to 

 discriminate in a case like the present. 



PAPER READ. 



On the Gasteropod Mollusca of the Carboniferous Limestones of the JFest 

 of Scotland. By Mr John Young, illustrated by a numerous 

 series of genera and species from liis own cabinet. 



Mr Young, in introducing his subject, observed that, as a general 

 rule, the gasteropoda of our Scottish coal formation are found only 

 in the limestones, ironstones, and shales forming the true marme 

 division of our coal measures. They are met with in greatest 

 numbers and perfection, along with other marine shells, in certain 

 shale beds that alternate with our limestones ; and he had himself 

 found in one locality (Craigenglen, Campsie) twelve genera 



