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9. A Fancy Table was exhibited, curiously made with small pieces of 

 Straw, cut out with a penknife. Designed and executed by Lieutenant 

 Titus Gaszynski, Polish exile, 4 Hill Place, Edinburgh. (728.) Thanks 

 voted. 



1*/ July 1840.— rThe Society held its last Extraordinary 



Meeting for this Session in the Royal Institution, on the 1st 

 inst., — Sir John Graham Dalyell, President, in the Chair, — 

 whQii the followhig communications were made : — • 



1. On the formation of Life Assurance Societies in localities where tlie 

 law of mortality is unknown. By Edward Sang, Esq., actuary, Edin- 

 burgh, M.S. A. (732.) Thanks voted. 



2. Description of a simple Apparatus for copying letters, or other writ- 

 ten papers. By G. F. Grahamc, Esq., 81 Gilmore Place, Edinburgh. 

 (704.) Thanks voted. 



0. Letter on the subject of Protection of Patterns and Designs from 

 Piracy, — with a copy of his observations and proposals for amending the 

 Act 2d Vict., cap 18 and 17, 1839, submitted to the Select Committee of 

 the House of Commons in January 1840, and copy of recommendation 

 of liis Proposals by various Manufacturers. By T. B. Holdway, Esq., 44 

 Hutchison Street, Glasgow. (731.) Thanks voted. 



4. Opinion by Mr Sang and Mr Grainger on Mr Evan's Patent Rail for 

 Hallways. (G99.) Read and approved of. 



.5. The Report of Committee on Mr John Adie's Daguerreotyping on 

 Brass and Copper Plates with Silvered surfaces, was read and approved 

 of, and thanks voted to the Committee for their very excellent Report. — 

 Mr C. H. Wilson, Convener. (692.) 



G. The Report of Committee on Mr Gilchrist's mode of opening and 

 shutting Double Doors without springs, was read and approved of. Mr 

 Cvawfurd, Convener. 1^718.) 



7. The Report of Committee on Mr Baillie's Face-cover for Stone- 

 Masons, was read and approved of. Dr Douglas Maclagan, Convener. 

 (719.) 



8. The Report of Committee on Mr Maepherson's Plan for Shutting 

 Doors without Springs, was read and approved of. Mr Crawfurd, Con- 

 vener. (726.) 



9. The Report of Committee on Mr Why te*s method of manufacturing 

 Persian Rugs, was read and approved of. Mr C. H. Wilson, Convener. 

 (718.) 



10. The Report of Committee on Mr Alston's Map of England and 

 Wales for the Blind was read and approved of. Mr W. Eraser, Convener. 

 (684.) 



1 1 . The Report of Committee on Dr Fyfe's New Ink, of difficult oblitera- 

 tion, not being readj', was delayed. Mr Ponton, Convener. (691.) 



12. Donation. — An Account of the Archimedes Steamer, of London, 

 which is propelled by means of a Screw working altogether below water ; 



