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Proceedings of the Wernerian Natural History Society. 



18^6, Dec. 2. — X3.T this meeting Professor Jameson read 

 Dr Thomas Latta's Observations regarding the Arctic Sea and 

 Ice, and the intended Expedition of Captain Parry to the North 

 Pole. 



Several sheets of the Great Map of the county of Mayo in 

 Ireland, the work of our ingenious and active countryman Mr 

 William Bald, civil engineer, now engraving in Paris, were laid 

 before the meeting ; and the excellent execution of the work 

 (done at one half of the London charges) met with universal 

 approbation. 



Specimens of the rare Macartney Pheasant, — a White Spar- 

 row lately shot in Fifeshire, — a specimen of the beautiful Mexi- 

 can bird called the Quezal, — and of the Lama of Peru, were 

 exhibited; and various interesting articles from the Burmese 

 country were shewn and described by Professor Jameson. 



At ihe same meeting, the following gentlemen were elected 

 Office-bearers of the Society for 1827. 



Robert Jameson, Esq. President. 

 Vice-Presidents. 

 Professor Graham. David Falconar, Esq. 



Rev. Dr Alex. Brunton. Major-General Straton. 



Pat. Neill, Esq. Secretary. James "Wilson, Esq. Librarian. 



A. G. Ellis, Esq. Treasurer. P. Syme, Esq. Painter. 



Council. 

 Dr Robert Knox. Dr R. E. Grant. 



G. A. W. Arnot, Esq. Dr John Boggie. 



Dr Andrew Coventry. Henry Witham, Esq. 



John Stark, Esq. Dr John Aitken. 



SCIENTIFIC INTELLIGENCE. 



METEOROLOGY. 



1 . Meteors seen in India. — Colonel Blacker has given the 

 Asiatic Society an account of a singular meteor, having the ap- 

 pearance of an elongated ball of fire, which he observed at Cal- 

 cutta, a little after sunset, when on the road between the Court- 

 House and the Town-Hall. Its colour was pale, for the day- 



