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pool, with a drawing. 3. Notice regarding the native country 

 of the Potato, Solarium tuberosum ; communicated by Aylmer 

 Bourke Lambert, Esq. — [Printed in the preceding Volume of 

 this Journal, p. 192.] 4. Account of the trachea of the Emu 

 of New Holland, and of the laryngeal pouch of the Rein-deer, 

 by Dr Traill. 5. Description of a remarkable Aurora borealis, 

 seen at Edinburgh 16th January 1827, by Mr Blackadder. 

 [Printed in the preceding Number, p. 342, &c.] 



The Rev. Dr Fleming of Flisk, being present, laid before 

 the meeting some remarks on the genus Scissurella, with a de- 

 scription of a recent British species found by him in Shetland. — 

 A living specimen of the Lemur tardigradus, or Tailless Ma- 

 cauco, brought from China by Mr Baird, was exhibited ; and 

 some notes by that gentleman regarding its peculiarities, were 

 read. — [See this Journal for April-June 1827, p. 195.] A 

 living specimen of the Viverra Mungos, or Mongouste, from 

 Madras, was also exhibited ; and some remarks, by Mr Alex- 

 ander Adie Junior, on the habits of the animal since it came in- 

 to his possession, were read. Lastly, Specimens of native alum 

 from Chili, and of limestone, containing shells, from the Inca's 

 Bridge, at a very great elevation, sent home by Dr Gillies of 

 Mendoza, were laid before the meeting. 



Nov. 24. — The Society met for the election of Office-bearers 

 for the year 1828, when the following gentlemen were unani- 

 mously chosen. 



President. 

 Robert Jameson, Esq. 

 Vice-Presidents. 

 David Falconer, Esq. Dr Hobert Knox. 



Major-General Straton. G. A. W. Arnott, Esq. 



Secretary^ Pat. Neill, Esq. LUtrarian^ James Wilson, Esq. 



Treasurer^ A. G. Ellis, Esq. Painter^ P. Syme, Esq. 



Council. 



John Stark, Esq. Henry Withani, Esq. 



Dr Andrew Coventry. Dr John Aitken. 



Dr R. E. Grant. Dr Walter Adam. 



Dr John Boggie. E. W. A. Drummond Hay, Esq. 



Major-General Steaton, V. P., in the chair. — The Rev. Dr 

 Scot of Corstorphine read a communication, shewing, that the 

 Nitre of the Sacred Scriptures is the same substance as the Na- 



