216 Lag's Elegy and Other Chap Books, 



' Douglas, Dornock's rightful heir,' bewails his fate in being- 

 obliged to part with his estate, and pours maledictions on terri- 

 torial magnates of the district and various lawyers for a share 

 which he attributes to them in the business. The copy shown 

 contains several letters en the subject addressed to Sir Walter 

 Scott by Charles Kirkpatrick Sharpe, and three short marginal 

 notes by Sir Walter. Another was an account printed at Kirk- 

 cudbright in 1805, of ' The Remarkable Trial of Jean Maxwell, 

 the Galloway Sorceress, which took place at Kirkcudbright on 

 the 28th day of June last, 1805, for pretending to exercise witch- 

 craft, enchantment, conjurations, &c. By Alexander Gordon.' 

 The poor woman was convicted and sentenced to be imprisoned 

 for a year, and to stand once a quarter for an hour in the pillory 

 or jougs. 



mti May, W02. 



Mr James Bakbour, F.S.A. Scot., Architect, in the chair. 



Exhibit. — The Rev. William Andson, on behalf of Mr 

 M'Murdo, porter, exhibited a specimen of Seahorse or Ilippo- 

 campus which had been brought from Bermuda by a sailor. Mr 

 Andson stated that Mr M'Murdo had kindly presented the speci- 

 men to the Society's Museum, for which, on the motion of the 

 Chairman, he was cordially thanked. 



CuMMUXIGATlON. 



" The Geolo'^y of the Dumfries Basin" By Mr James Watt, 

 Oaklands, Xobleliill. 



In the observations on the geology of the neighbourhood 

 which I have now the honour to submit to the members of this 

 society, it may be convenient in order to a clear apprehension of 

 our subject if, in imagination, we take our stand on the top of 

 the Corbelly Hill, from which, as we all know, a magnificent view 

 can be obtained ; the panoramic effect of which, however, is now 

 sadly marred by the Convent buildings. The neig-hbourhood of 

 which I propose to speak is the stretch of low-lying land 



