6 Proceedings of the Dumfriessldre and Galloway 



on an interesting series of personal observations on the influ- 

 ence of situation upon climate, regarded from a botanical and 

 zoological pt)int of view. — Dr Gilchrist gave a report on the 

 present excavations at the Gasworks, Dumfries, illustrated 

 by diagrams of the successive changes which must have taken 

 place in land and sea at the place indicated. 



Specimens of Pines cultivated in Dumfriesshire were ex- 

 hibited ; and a fine specimen of Antimony from the recently 

 discovered mine at Glendining, near Langholm, sent to the 

 Museum, was exhibited. 



The Meeting then adjourned. 



May 6th, 1867. 

 Mr M'DIARMID in the Chair. 



The Society held the seventh meeting of the Session in 

 the Assembly Street Club Rooms. 



Mr Niven, Leadhills, read a continuation of his paper 

 upon " The Mines and Mining Operations of Leadhills," and 

 exhibited and presented to the Society a series of sjjecimens 

 illustrative of the process of the extraction of the pure lead 

 and of the various minerals associated with the lead ore. — Mr 

 Carlyle, Waterbeck, read a paper on the Border History 

 entitled, " The Armstrongs and their Contemporaries." — A 

 brief description of an ancient battle-axe, found in the old 

 castle of Morton, was read. 



The Society then adjourned. 



At a meeting of Committee, held in Assembly Street 

 Club Rooms on April 17, the following places of meeting for 

 the summer excursions of the Society were proposed and 



