Clifton College Scientific Society. 83 



THIRD TERM, 1874. 



MEETING, October 3ed, 1874. 



The President in the Chair. 



The first meeting for the term was held in Mr. Grenfell's room. 

 There were Seventeen members and visitors present. 



The President proposed G. H. Wollastou, Esq., as President. The 

 motion was seconded by Montgomery and carried unanimously. 

 G. Dakyos proposed, and H. Moser seconded a vote of thanks to 

 the President, J. G. Grenfell, Esq., which was carried unanimously. 



For the office of Treasurer, H. Moser was proposed by G. Dakyns, 

 and seconded by J. G. Grenfell, Esq., and elected unanimously. In 

 the office of Vice-President J. G. Grenfell, Esq. was proposed by 

 G. H. "Wollaston, Esq., and seconded by H. Moser, and elected 

 unanimously. 



For the members of Committee — H. P. Burt was proposed by 

 M. 0. Norris, and seconded by R. Anderson ; G. Dakyns was pro- 

 posed by H. Moser, and seconded by H, F. Fox ; M. Heard was 

 proposed by H. P. Burt, and seconded by G. H. Wollaston, Esq. ; 

 F. L. Cartwright was proposed by H. Moser, and seconded by \V. 

 Baillie ; R. A. Montgomery was proposed by G. H. "Wollaston, Esq., 

 and seconded by H. P. Burt ; T. W. Stubbs proposed by M. 0. Norris, 

 seconded by H. P. Beddoe. Of these G. Dakyns, H. P. Burt, 

 M. Heard, and T. W. Stubbs were elected. 



There are no minutes of the second meeting of this term. 



MEETING, October 22nd, 1874. 

 The President in the Chair. 



The third meeting of the term was held in the Physics School. 

 Thirty members were present. 



R. A. Montgomery read a paper upon the " Isle of Unst." After a 

 few remarks on the paper by J. G. Grenfell, Esq., a vote of thanks to 

 Montgomery was proposed by G. H. Wollaston, Esq., and carried 

 unanimously. 



The meeting then adjourned. 



OX THE ISLE OF UNST. 



It is owing to the remote situation of the Ultima Thule and to its 

 quiet and sober population, that we seldom hear of it in daily conver- 

 sation. Though, in summer, two large steamers and a sailing packet 

 ply between Shetland and the mainland of Scotland, yet visitors are 

 few. The wild aspect and wet atmosphere of these islands do not suit the 

 tastes of many tourists. Yet Shetland is far from being uninterest- 

 ing, both from a scientific and general point of view. 



Unst, the island I shall attempt to give a short description of, is 

 the most northerly of the Archipelago, and is one of the most 



