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8vo. — From the Author. 

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1854-55. 12mo. 

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12mo. 

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12mo. — From the Academy. 



Monday, 7th January 1856. 



Dr CHRISTISON, Vice-President, in the Chair. 



Professor Christison, in delivering the Keith Medal to Dr 

 Anderson of Glasgow, made the following remarks : — 



Dr Anderson — It is a peculiar pleasure to me to be the organ of 

 the Society this evening for presenting to you this token of the ap- 

 probation of this Society and its Council. 



As there must be many now present who are unacquainted 

 with the origin, conditions, and mode of adjudication of the Keith 

 Prize, I hope that others will bear with me for a moment till 

 I state these very briefly. The prize was founded by the late 

 Sir Alexander Keith of Dunottar and Ravelston, to be given 

 to the author of the best paper read in this Society during each 

 successive biennial period. The Council were appointed to ad- 

 minister the fund, and to adjudicate the prize. The adjudica- 

 tion is determined by advice of a committee of the Council spe- 

 cially nominated for the purpose. Having been a member of 

 the Council almost since the foundation of the prize, and re- 

 peatedly a member of the Prize Committee, I can testify to the 

 exceeding care, and anxiety, and impartial disposition of the Com- 



