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1. The following candidates were admitted as ordinary mem- 

 bers, viz. : — 



Mr Robert Grant, bookseller, 82 Prince's Street ; Mr Alex. G. Wighton, 

 jeweller, 24 James's Square ; James Malcolm, Esq. S.S.C. 30 Dundas 

 Street ; Mr William Phillip, watchmaker, 48 Hanover Street ; Lieut.-Col. 

 Tho. Blanshard, Royal Engineers, 135 George Street; Mr K. Mathieson 

 jun. contractor, Glasgow, presently at Buckhaven Harbour Works. 



2. The rules and regulations connected with the formation 

 and proceedings of the Experimental Committee approved of 

 by the Society at last meeting, were circulated to the members 

 of the Society. 



3. Museum. — The Curator announced to the members, that 

 they and their friends should have access to the Museum, du- 

 ring the summer, on Saturdays, from ten to twelve o'clock, a.m. 



Jtdy 18. — Sir John Graham Daly ell, Kt. President, in the 

 chair. The following communications were laid before the 

 Society : — 



1. Mr Macpherson (of Smiths', Blair Street) exhibited in operation a 

 simple Washing Machine, on a construction used in America, and be- 

 lieved to be originally from Russia, which is found to save time and 

 fatigue, and to do the work much more efficiently. (578.) Thanks 

 from the chair. 



2. Donation. — Elemens de Lecture ou Exercices Syllabiques a Tusage 

 des jeunes aveugles, &c. Par M. Guillie. Paris, 1820. Presented by 

 Mr George Hay, brother of the late Mr Alexander Hay, author of Papers 

 on an Alphabet and method of printing for the Blind, submitted to the 

 Society in the year 1832-33. (570.) Thanks. 



3. Donation. — A Chinese Hat and Pea- Jacket, such as are worn by the 

 Steersman in the Chinese Junks. Presented by Mr J. W. Lyon, M.S.A. 

 (571.) Thanks. 



4. The following reports of committees were read and approved ot\ 

 viz. : — 



(1.) On Mr Alexander's Electro-Magnetic Telegraph. (489.) And 



on Mr Ponton's Improved Electric Telegraph. (492.) 

 (2.) On Mr J. Kilpatrick's Method of applying Oars instead of 



Paddles to Steam-Vessels. (496.) 

 (3.) On Mr J. Whitclaw's Grinding Machine. (512.) To be printed. 

 (4.) On Mr Richardson's Method of taking Plaster of Paris from 



T^'pes after Stereotyping. (516.) 

 (5.) On Mr Black's Paper on the Mucilage of the Fuci. (500.) 

 (6.) On Mr Cunningham's Rotatory Steam-Engine, Barometer, 



Quadrant, and Hygroscope. (530.) 



