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Sir William Jardine expressed his opinion that the mark- 

 ings upon the sandstone-slabs from Locharbriggs, exhibited 

 at last meeting, had been caused by rain-drops. 



Dr. Grierson, Thornhill, exhibited varieties of the bullfinch 

 and chaffinch. 



A2)ril 5th, 1864. 



Dr. GILCHRIST in the Chair. 



Mrs. J. S. MOne, Berkshire ; Mr. T. E. Marshall, Edin- 

 burgh, were elected CoiTesponding IMembers. 



The Committee appointed at last meeting for the purpose 

 of nominating " Heads of Sections," submitted the following 

 arrangements. It was considered expedient that, as far as 

 possible, a town member and a country member should be 

 selected to co-operate in their respective departments. 



All the gentlemen nominated, with whom the Committee 

 had had an opportunity of consulting, had consented to act. 



The following communications were read : — 

 Notes on the Siller Gun. By Mr. Stark. 



On the New Granite Quarry at Kirkconnell, and the 

 geology of the neighbouring district. By Dr. Gilchrist. 



Dr. Gilchrist exhibited specimens of the various rocks in 

 illustration of his remarks, and observed that the quarry was 

 especially interesting from the beauty and the quality of the 



