Geological Society. 217 



Macintosh to be a ruling passion ; in instance of which it may be men- 

 tioned, that when he placed his sons as students at the University of 

 Glasgow in the year 1805, he again re-entered himself as a student, 

 and regularly attended the lectures in Natural Philosophy of the now 

 venerable Professor Meikleham ; and still later in life, when his friend 

 Dr. Thomas Thomson was appointed Professor of Chemistry at 

 Glasgow, in 1818, Mr. Macintosh again became a student, and 

 regularly attended two courses of the Professor's lectures. Latterly, 

 Mr. Macintosh had resided for the most part in comparative retire- 

 ment in the country, where he took much interest and pleasure in 

 planting and improving his estate of Campsie. For several years 

 his health had been gradually declining, and he at length expired at 

 his house at Dunchattan, near Glasgow, on the 25th day of July, 

 1843. His end, for which he was quite prepared, was characterized 

 by the most perfect resignation, fortitude and composure, and in 

 unison with the virtuous and useful life which he had led. 



Mr. Macintosh married, in 1789, Miss Mary Fisher, the daughter 

 of Alexander Fisher, Esq., merchant in Glasgow, and whose ances- 

 tors were the possessors of the Barony of Cowden Knows, in Sel- 

 kirkshire, renowned in Scottish song, and commemorated in the 

 pages of Rousseau*. 



The Statutes relating to the election of Council and Officers 

 having been read by the Secretary, and Joseph Smith, Esq. and 

 Capt. Grover having, with the consent of the Society, been nomi- 

 nated Scrutators in examining the lists, the votes of the Fellows 

 present were collected. 



The following Gentlemen were elected Officers and Council for 

 the ensuing year, viz. — 



President — The Marquis of Northampton. Treasurer. — Sir John 

 William Lubbock, Bart., M.A. Secretaries. — Peter Mark Roget, 

 M.D., Samuel Hunter Christie, Esq., M.A. Foreign Secretary. — 

 John Frederic Daniell, Esq. Oilier Members of the Council. — 

 Martin Barry, M.D. ; William Bowman, Esq. ; Sir Thomas M. Bris- 

 bane, K.C.B. ; Henry James Brooke, Esq.; Robert Brown, Esq., 

 D.C.L.; William F.Chambers, M.D.,K.OH.; George Dollond, Esq.; 

 Thomas Graham, Esq., M.A. ; John Thomas Graves, Esq., M.A. ; 

 Robert Lee, M.D. ; William Hallows Miller, Esq., M.A. ; Roderick 

 Impey Murchison, Esq.; Richard Owen, Esq.; Jonathan Pereira, 

 M.D.; Captain James Clark Ross, R.N.; James Walker, Esq. 



GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY. 

 [Continued from p. 153.] 

 May 24, 1843. — A paper was read "On the Geology of some 

 points on the West Coast of Africa, and of the Banks of the river 

 Niger." By W. Stanger, M.D., F.G.S. 



1 . Sierra Leone. — The predominant rock is a highly ferruginous 



* Obituary notices of William, Lord Fitzgerald and Vesey, Robert Alex- 

 ander, Esq., K.C., and Archdeacon Wrangham, were also given in the 

 President's Address. 



