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April 7. — Professor Jameson, P., in the Chair Mr Hay Cnn- 



ninghame read a Geognostical Account of the southern part of the 

 mainland of Shetland, exhibiting specimens of the different rocks, 

 and illustrating his descriptions by large coloured sketches of some 

 of the more interesting junctions, veins, &c. 



April 21. — Professor Jameson, P. in the Chair. — Mr Smith of 

 Jordanhill read a paper on the Latest Changes of the Level of the 

 Sea, particularly in the Basin of the Clyde, and exhibited a series 

 of shells from different elevated beaches. Mr Torrie read Dr 

 Lawrence Edmonstone's observations on the Distinctions, History, 

 and Hunting of Seals in the Shetland Islands. He then gave a 

 brief notice of Dr Boue's account of the geology of some parts of 

 European Turkey (published in our present number) ; and com- 

 municated an abstract of Mr John Lawson junior's observations 

 on the geology of the Lower District of Moray, with a description 

 of various mineral deposits in the vicinity of Elgin. There were 

 laid on the table, L A series of daily observations on the Thermo- 

 meter, Hygrometer, Barometer, and Rain-Gauge, made at the 

 Manse of Abbey St Bathan's, by the Rev^ John Wallace. 2. A 

 Comparative Register of the Sympiesometer and Marine Barome- 

 ter, kept in the Hon. E. L Company's Ship Charles Grant, during 

 a voyage from England to Bombay in 1836, by Henry Graham, 

 Esq — The Society adjourned till November next. 



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February 8. 1838. — Professor Graham, P. in the Chair. The 

 following members were elected ; Resident^ Mr Graham Craig, 

 Mr John Shaw, Mr John Sinclair, Mr W. B. D. D. Turnball ; 

 Non-Resident, Mr Robert Maulkin Ling wood, B.A. Christ's Col- 

 lege, Cambridge. — Specimens were presented from ten members 

 of the Society, received since 11th January. 



A letter from Dr Tyacke was read, containing an account of a 

 botanical excursion in the Spring of 1837 to the Channel Islands 

 and the coast of France, with remarks on several of the species 

 collected. 



Observations by Dr Graham on plants collected in Scotland, in 

 1837, by Dr M'Nab were read. He noticed particularly the fol- 

 lowing : — Arenaria norvegica ; first seen on Serpentine hills, to 

 the northward of Balta Sound, Shetland, by a son of Dr Edmon- 

 ton, and afterwards found by Dr M'Nab in the same place. Spe- 



