NATURAL HISTORY SOCIETY OF GLASGOW. 5 



looked upon as a final contribution towards the elucidation of the 

 mystery which had lately attracted so much attention. 



II. — Notes on the Laridce of Western Scotland. 

 By Mr Eobert Gray. 



December 27th, 1859. 



John Scouler, M.D., LL.D., F.L.S., President, in the chair. The 

 following gentlemen were elected members of the society. — 

 Messrs James Thomson, William Thomson, John Mollison, and 

 John Coats, M.D. 



PAPER READ. 



Observations on some new Fossil Crustacea from the vicinity of Glasgow. 



By Dr ScouLER. 



January 31st, 1860. 



John Scouler, M.D., LL.D., F.L.S., President, in the chair. 

 The following gentlemen were elected resident members of the 

 society: — Messrs James Hamilton, Alexander Dallas, and Dr 

 James Morton. Mr John Levack, Millport, was elected a corres- 

 ponding member. 



Dr Scouler read a continuation of his paper entitled. Observa- 

 tions on some new Fossil Crustacea from the vicinity of Glasgow. 



February 28th, 1860. 



John Scouler, M.D., LL.D., F.L.S., President, in the chair. Mr 

 Robert Mason was elected a member of the society. 



PAPER READ. 



On the Dredging Features of the Bay of Rothesay and adjacent Shores. 



By Dr John Grieve. 



This paper was illustrated by a large series of starfishes and 

 Echini, etc., the result of the author's experience in the various 

 dredging grounds referred to. 



