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III. In terms of a motion by William Crawford, Esq. se- 

 conded by Claud Russell, Esq. the Society made a Donation 

 of L.20 to the funds of the Exhibition Committee connected 

 with the late Exhibition of Arts, Manufactures, &c. in the 

 Assembly Rooms, in aid of the deficiency arising after paying 

 the expenses of that interesting Exhibition. 



The Exhibition Committee in return, presented to the So- 

 ciety the Model of Mr Ponton's Galvanic Telegraph, which 

 had been constructed for that Exhibition. 



21th May 1840. — Second Extraordinary Meeting for this 

 Session. Sir John Graham Daly ell in the Chair. The fol- 

 lowing communications were made : — 



1. Reply to Mr Wood's Remarks on the Profits of Life Assurance So- 

 cieties. By Edward Sang, Esq. actuary, Edin. M.S. A. (724.) 



2. Verbal Remarks on Photography with the Camera. By Andrew 

 Fyfe, M.D., F.R.S.E., M.S.A. Specimens by Mr Talbot were exhibited. 

 (727.) Thanks voted. 



3. Remarks on Photographic Drawing. By William Frascr, Esq. 

 Aberdeen. (722.) Thanks voted. 



4. On the effects of the Curvature of Railways. By Edward Sang, Esq. 

 (723.) Thanks voted, and to be printed in the Transactions. 



6. A Specimen of Native Caoutchouc from the East Indies, the largest 

 Sheet which has yet arrived in this country. Sent for exhibition by Mr 

 James Dowie, bootmaker, 67 Frederick Street, M.S.A. (720.) Thanks 

 voted. 



0. Description and Drawing of an Oil Lamp for the Table, made by 

 Messrs Smith, Blair Street, for Sir George Mackenzie of Coul, Bart., con- 

 structed on the same principle as one brought by Sir George from France. 

 The Lamp was exhibited, by desire of Sir George Mackenzie. (725.) 

 Thanks voted. 



7. Description and Drawing of a new Method for Shutting Doors whichf 

 open either way, — without the use of Springs, and requiring no additional 

 space to what is necessary for the door itself. By Mr Daniel Macpherson, 

 24 Salisbury Street, Edinburgh. A Model was exhibited. (726.) Re- 

 ferred to a Committee. 



8. By permission of the Committee of the Association for the Encou- 

 ragement of the Fine Arts, Mr Tod exhibited the Globes constructed under 

 his superintendence (on Law's principle), to be used at the distribution of 

 the Pictures on 30th current, instead of the old octagonal wheels, as in- 

 suring by their globular form and double motion, a more perfect mixing 

 of the tickets. The Globes and machinery constructed by Mr Kirkwood, 

 St Andrew Street, (729.) Thanks voted. 



