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meetings of the British Association, where he frequently acted as 
the representative of the Geological and Natural History Societies 
of Glasgow. Although devoting much time to his numerous 
scientific connections, Mr. Glen was also a public-spirited citizen, 
who took an active interest in many local institutions, such as 
the Trades’ House, Hutchesons’ Hospital, Anderson’s College, 
&c. Of a genial and kindly disposition, he was much esteemed 
by a wide circle of friends, by whom he will be greatly missed. 
His death took place on 13th inst., after an illness of several 
months’ duration. Mr. Glen was twice married, and is survived 
by a family. 
Mr, Samuel James Pope Thearle, Brooklands Avenue, Udding- 
ston, was elected an Ordinary Member. 
The Secretary (Mr. John Cairns, Jun.) reported that the 
-vacancies in the Council occasioned by the appointment of 
Professor Prince as a Vice-President, and by the decease of 
Mr. D. Corse Glen, had been filled by the appointment of 
Messrs. J. Bruce Hunter and W. A. Dobie—the Council for the 
present Session being as follows:—President, Professor F. O. 
Bower, D.Sc., F.R.S., F.RS.E., F.LS.; Vice-Presidents, William 
Stewart, R.S. Wishart, M.A., Professor Edward E. Prince, B.A., 
F.LS. ; Secretaries, D. A. Boyd, John Cairns, Jun. ; Treasurer, 
John Renwick ; Librarian, James Mitchell ; Members of Council, 
Peter Ewing, Johnston Shearer, Christopher Sherry, Joseph 
Sommerville, Robert Edgar, M.A., Robert Grierson, Duncan 
M‘Laren, J. Bruce Hunter, Alexander Hill, Duncan Mackenzie, 
James Steel, and W. A. Dobie. 
Mr. W. A. Dobie exhibited a specimen of the Porcupine Ant- 
eater (Echidna hystrix, Cuv.), and gave an account of the 
character and affinities of the Monotremata, to which that 
remarkable mammal belongs. 
Professor Edward E. Prince, B.A. F.L.S., Vice-President, 
exhibited a specimen of Jornaria, the free-swimming larva of 
_ Balanoglossus, a curious worm-like animal, which shows great 
resemblance to the Bipinnaria stage of the star-fish. The larva 
is very small, and frequents the surface-waters, but has been 
captured only on rare occasions in the British seas. The speci- 
men under notice was obtained in St. Andrews Bay by Professor 
