2 Anxttal MEETiNr;. 



Society, li^04 ; Transactions of th;' Xatural History Society of 

 Glasgow ; Annals of the Xew York Academy of Sciences, Febj'.. 

 1895 ; Bulletin of the Geological Institution of the University of 

 Upsala ; Transactions of the Stirling Natural History and Archa?o- 

 logical Society, 1894-95 ; Proceedings of the Natural Science 

 Association of Staten Island ; Birds and Mammals of the Philippine 

 Isles (Minnesota Academy of Natural Sciences) ; a volume on 

 Insecta, from the Zoological Record, 1894, by Dr D. Sharp of 

 Cambridge. Mr Moodie presented, on behalf of Mr Thomas 

 Fraser, Dalbeattie, " The Sederunt Book of the Societies of Coall 

 Adventurers in and about Dumfries, 1736." The Rev. William 

 Andson, exhibited and presented a print of the old house at Friars' 

 Carse, and also a copy of the first issue of the Edinburgh Coitrant. 



Secretaey's RErOET. 



The Secretary (Dr E. J. Chiknock) then read his annual 

 report : — There are now 185 members of the Society, of whom 17 

 are lionorary members. Of thes3 29 have been admitted during 

 the session just closed. Mr Frederick R. Coles, of Edinburgh, was 

 elected an honorary member last October. He has enriched our 

 Proceedings by many valuable contributions ; and since his 

 departure from the district has kept up his interest in its antiquities. 

 We may, therefore, expect help from him in the future. We have 

 lost two of our most distinguished members during the year — Mr 

 Patrick Dudgeon of Cargen and Mr Joseph Thomson, the famous 

 traveller. The latter distinguished man had not taken personal 

 interest in the Society since his very early years, when he was 

 introduced by the former esteemed secretary, Mr Robert Service. 

 It was always felt, however, an honour to have his name on our 

 roll. Mr Dudgeon, the famous mineralogist, was in constant 

 communication with us till the last. If he had lived he would 

 have sent us in a few weeks another of his interesting little papers. 



Eight evening meetings and three field meetings have been 

 held. At the former 20 interesting papers were read, some of 

 which were of permanent value. A very successful '- At Home " 

 Avas held in January, at which the President, Sir James Crichton 

 Browne, delivered an illustrated address on the " Emotions as 

 exhibited by the Face." Another meeting was held in April to 

 welcome INIr Scott-Elliot home from Uganda. A lecture was 



