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superinteudence of these by the Lighthouse officers, with the view 

 of ascertaining whether the land of Scotland is stationary, or is 

 rising above or sinking under the present half-tide level. Mr 

 Christie of Banff communicated an account and specimen of a spe- 

 cies of the Ammonite family, found in the lias of Banff, a deposit 



first discovered in that part of Scotland by Mr Christie At the 



same meeting, Mr Champion of the 91st regiment communicated 

 observations on the phenomenon, noticed by Dr Davy in the island 

 of Cephalonia ; and the proposal for a Zoological Garden at Edin- 

 burgh was strongly recommended by the Society Professor Jame- 

 son exhibited a series of birds, collected by Captain Clunie, New 

 South Wales, among which were specimens of the Sula alba from 

 Moreton Bay. — A new species of Pernis, from India, which was 

 named Elliotii, in honour of Mr Elliot, an intelligent observer by 

 whom the specimens were brought home and presented to the 

 Museum. Two Buzzards, lately killed in Britain, were exhibited; 

 one of these very nearly allied to the Falco Jackall of Le Vaillant, 

 was killed near Birmingham ; of the other, killed near Newcastle, 

 a minute description was communicated by Mr William Jameson. 



Feb, 20 — Robert Jameson, Esq. P. in the Chair. Pro- 

 fessor Forbes read Remarks on the Physical Geography of the 

 Pyrenean Range, chiefly in connection with the celebrated hot 

 springs of that district ; and exhibited an extensive collection of 

 specimens of the rocks and minerals of the Pyrenees. The Pro- 

 fessor at the same time presented his collection of Pyrenean Rocks 

 to the Royal Museum of the University. 



Mr Kemp exhibited some experiments which he considered as 

 shewing that, on ignition, by galvanic electricity, carbon is volati- 

 lized in the Torricellian vacuum. 



Proceedings of the Society Jbr the Encouragement of the Usefiil 

 Arts in Scotland, 



The Society for the Encouragement of the Useful Arts met 

 in the Royal Institution, on Wednesday the 13th January 1836, 

 at S o'clock, r. m., Edward Sanc;, V. P. in the Chair. 



