Natural Histo^'y and A ntiquarian Society. b 



March 5th, 1867. 



The Society held the fifth meeting of the session in the 

 Assembly Street Club Rooms. 



The following Member was enrolled : — Ordinary Mem- 

 ber — Dr Robert Trotter of Dairy, Galloway. 



Mr Starke, Troqueer Holm, read a paper entitled " The 

 Sands of Dumfries in 1508, or the Raid of Lammas Eve," 

 giving an account of a feud between the Maxwells and the 

 Sheriff of the County and his deputies, in which the latter 

 were discomfited. 



Dr Grierson, Thornhill, exhibited a specimen of the White 

 Hare, found last winter on Queensberry Hill, and entered at 

 some length upon the question of the modification or varia- 

 tion of species, and the length of time required to produce 

 changes which might be regarded as specific. While leaning 

 to the belief that the specimens exhibited were varieties of 

 the L. timidus, modified by the extreme cold of the season, 

 he indicated his opinion that structural changes of greater 

 importance were apparent which rendered the question doubt- 

 ful, and which certainly approximated the specimens found on 

 Queensberry Hill to the L. variabilis or Alpine Hare. 



The Society then adjourned. 



April 2d, 1867. 

 Mr STARKE, Troqueer Holm, in the Chair. 



The Society held the sixth meeting of the Session in the 

 Assembly Street Club Rooms. 



Mr Niveu, Leadhills, read a paper upon the Mines and 

 Mining Operations at Leadhills, to be followed by a second 

 paper at the next meeting. — Mr James Shaw, Tynron, read 

 a paper on some popular errors regarding the liabits of 

 animals. — The Rev. David Landborough read a paper founded 



