JOURNAL OF THE PROCEEDINGS 



OF THE 



Dumfriesshire & Galloway Natural History 

 and A^itiquarian Society. 



November Sd, 1863. 



Mr. M'DIARMID in the Chair. 



The Society held the first meeting of the Session, — being 

 the Annual Meeting — within the Committee Eoom of the 

 Mechanics' Institute. 



Mr. Andrew Barrie ; Mr, A. Simpson, Writer ; Mr. Malam, 

 Gas-Manager ; Mr. John Shaw, Drumlanrig ; Mr. Biggar, 

 Thornhill ; Mr, J. Bryce, Closeburn ; Mr. John Maxwell, 

 Joiner, Dumfries ; Mr. R A, Dickson, Queensberry Square, 

 were elected Ordinary Members. 



Eev. W. Greenwell, University, Durham ; Eev. D, Lang- 

 muir, Aberdeen ; Dr. Aitken, District Lunatic Asylum, Inver- 

 ness ; Dr. Donkin, Medical School, Newcastle ; Eev. James 

 Edmonston, Ashkirk, Hawick ; Professor Struthers, Aberdeen, 

 Corresponding Members, 



The Secretary read an Abstract of the Proceedings of the 

 past Session; thereafter the Statement of the Treasurer was 

 submitted to the Society, and being examined was found 

 correct. 



The Eeport of the Committee of Management, of October 

 31st, was then read by the Secretary. The suggestions as to 



