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At this meeting, a series of models of sailing vessels of dif- 

 ferent descriptions, employed in the Chinese seas, was exhibited 

 and explained by Professor Jameson. These models were 

 wholly the workmanship of native artists, and regarded as very 

 faithful representations. 



The first part of Sir William Jardine and Mr Selby^s work 

 on ornithology, large paper copy, coloured, was presented by 

 the authors, and thanks voted for the same. 



March 10.— Professor Graham, V. P. in the chair. — Dr R. 

 E. Grant read an account of the Paca of Brazil, Coelogenus of 

 M. Frederick Cuvier, and shewed preparations of the most re- 

 markable parts. 



The Rev. Dr Scott of Corstorphine then read an essay on 

 the substance called ^w^ linen in the Sacred Writings, proving 

 that it must have been cotton cloth. — [This learned essay will 

 be found in the present Number of this Journal, p. 71, et seq.'\ 



The Secretary then read a communication from the Rev. 

 William Scoresby of Liverpool, F.R.S. L. and E., and foreign 

 member of the French Institute, containing some strictures on 

 Dr Latta's observations on the Arctic Sea and Ice. — [This pa- 

 per will be found in the preceding Volume of this Journal, 

 p. 382.1 



Professor Jameson then read the following communications : 

 1. A notice by Mr Trevelyan regarding the cockles said to 

 exist in a living state, at a great distance from the sea, in York- 

 shire, and which he considered as probably only the Tellina 

 cornea. S. A short paper by Colonel Silvertop, on the effects 

 likely to Jje produced on the lead trade of Britain, by the great 

 importation of Spanish lead, and proposing to interdict the im- 

 portation of lead-mine machinery into Gibraltar, from whence it 

 uniformly finds its way into Spain. 



The Professor then exhibited and described specimens of fos- 

 sil fishes collected from quarries in Caithness, by Mr Sinclair ; 

 and likewise some specimens of the fossil fishes of Yorkshire, 

 collected by Mr Witham of Lartington. 



March 24. — David Falconak, Esq. of Carlourie, V. P. in 

 the chair. — Dr R. E. Grant read a memoir regarding the ana- 

 tomy and mode of generation of Flustrae, illustrated by prepa- 

 rations and drawings. — [The first part of this curious and inte- 



