36(X Proceedings of the Society of Arts. 



performing the operation of Multiplication in Arithmetic. By Professor 

 Wallace. 



2. Part 1st of a Memoir on the Geographical position of Ecbatana the 

 ancient capital of Media. By the Reverend J. Williams. 



March 3 — Captain Maxwell, K. D. G- was admitted an Ordinary 

 Member. 



1. A Notice of some experiments on the Absorption of Vapours by Li- 

 quids. By T. Graham, A.M. Printed in this Number, p. 326. 



2. Chemical examination of Tabasheer. By Dr E. Turner. Printed 

 in this Number, p. 335. 



2. — Proceedings of the Society for Promoting the Useful Arts in Scotland, 



December 4, 1827. — A Notice by Dr Brewster on the Varnishes from 

 the Varnish Trees of India was read, and specimens of articles varnished 

 with them, and sent home by George Swinton, Esq. of Calcutta, were 

 exhibited. See Number xv. p. 96. 



An Account of the poisonous qualities of the Indian Varnishes, by Dr 

 Brewster, was also read. See Number xv. p. 100. 



An Account of the method of blasting rocks in Assam, communicated by 

 George Swinton, Esq. of Calcutta. See Number xv. p. 111. 



There was also read an Account of the Black Dye of Siam, by Captain 

 Burney. Communicated by George Swinton, Esq. See this No. p. 343. 



December 19. — There was read a Description of a New Latch Lock, by 

 the Reverend Mr Brodie. The model of the Lock was exhibited. 



A Pendulum Chronometer belonging to Andrew Waddell, Esq. exe- 

 cuted by Mr David Whitelaw, Edinburgh, was described and exhibited. 



Specimens of Screws made by Mr Clark were exhibited. 



There were read Observations on the Low Temperature of Steam escaping 

 from under High Pressure. Communicated by Thomas GrahAm, A. M. 



An improved Air Pump was described and exhibited, by Mr Dunn. 



The following gentlemen were elected Honorary Members : 



Captain Parry, R.N. John Oldham, Esq. of the Bank of Ireland. 



Mr John P. Bertram, Clyde Street, was elected an Ordinary Member. 



Dr Hugh Colquhoun, Glasgow, and Mr Thomas Clark, Glasgow, 

 were elected Associate Members. 



January 9, 1828. — There was read a Notice of a method of manufac- 

 turing the Nepaul Paper, Communicated by George Swinton Esq, 



Mr J. W. Johnston of Durham was elected an Associate Member. 



January 23. — An Account of a New process for obtaining Absolute Al- 

 cohol, by Thomas Graham, A. M. was read. 



A Farther account, by Dr Wallich, of the manufacture of the Nepaul 

 Paper was read. Specimens of this paper in its natural state and as rc- 

 manufactured at Calcutta were exhibited. 



There were exhibited to the Society impressions of Drawings executed 

 on Talc. Communicated by George Swinton, Esq. 



An account of an Engine for cutting the tools for grinding Lenses, by 

 the Right Honourable Lord Oxmantown, was read. 



The Right Honourable Lord Oxmantown was elected an Honorary 

 Member ; — and Thomas Graham, A. M., and Mr Dunn, Optician, were 

 elected Ordinary Membew. 



