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in the Morea. The spirits called ferintosh and glenlivat are 

 well known ; and innishowen on the same principle, from the 

 barony of Innishowen in Donegal. The last is also called 

 " pot-een," because most of it is illicit, and distilled as it were 

 in a " little pot." 



I must here conclude, though the materials are abundant 

 and deeply interesting. Though familiar with the subject, I 

 am struck with the beauty and importance of the generaliza- 

 tions, every time that I turn to the manuscript. Not only is 

 the information to a great extent new, and arranged from a 

 thousand points where it had fallen without order, but it is 

 calculated to awaken new trains of thought. Of the last class 

 of words, many are centres round which a large amount of 

 associated knowledge might be and should be collected. But 

 I fear that I have written more than enough to fill all the 

 printed pages, to which it is expected and desirable that I 

 should confine myself. 



Fifth Meeting — December 10, 1849, 

 J. B. YATES, Esq., in the Chair. 



The resignation of James S. MuspRArr, Ph.D., was received 

 and accepted. 



Mr. J. H. Watling, Mr. R. C. Smith, and David P. 

 Thomson, M.D., were elected members of the Society. 



The Pbesident read some extracts from a rare work 

 printed A.D. 1493, at Paris, in Gothic characters, upon vel- 

 lum, and entitled, L 'arbre des Baiailles, by Honore Bonnor 

 or Bonnet. The first part consists of various historical narra- 

 tives connected with the Romish church and tlie principal 



