140 TRANSACTIONS, NATURAL HISTORY SOCIETY OF GLASGOW. 
by Mr. George W. Ord (see page 85); ‘Preliminary Note on 
the Shapes of Leaves,” by Mr. G. F. Scott Elliot, M.A., B.Sc., 
F.LS., F.R.G.S. (see page 80); “On Bipaliwm kewense, Moseley,” 
by Mr. Charles Hogg (see page 53); and “On some Coll and 
Tiree Plants,” by Mr, Symers M. Macvicar (see page 55). 
27TH January, 1897. 
Mr. Peter Ewing, F.L.S., Vice-President, in the chair. 
Messrs. George Allan Cadell, C.A., 116 St. Vincent Street ; 
Alexander Frew, M.B., C.M., Glendevon, Helensburgh; and Miss 
Ina Wilson, 5 Middleton Terrace, Paisley Road were elected as 
Ordinary Members. 
Mr, James Chumley, Assistant to Dr. John Murray, F.R.S., &e., 
exhibited the following objects from the ‘‘Challenger” Expedition : 
—(1) Manganese. nodules, sharks’ teeth, and ear-bones of whales 
from very great depths in the ocean, and some typical examples 
of various deep-sea deposits; (2) Microscopic preparations, in- 
cluding plankton organisms, zeolitic crystals, cosmic dust, sections 
of rocks, minerals, and organic remains from great depths. These 
exhibits were displayed on tables in the Society’s usual meeting 
room, and the members of The Microscopical Society of Glasgow 
placed at the disposal of this Society about forty microscopes for 
use on the occasion. 
Thereafter the meeting was adjourned to the large hall of the 
Philosophical Institution, where Dr. John Murray, Ph.D., F.R.S., 
F.R.S.E., F.LS., F.G.S., F.S.A. Scot., Director of the “Challenger” 
Expedition Commission, and Honorary Member of this Society, 
delivered a lecture on “The Greater Depths of the Ocean” to an 
audience which completely filled the place of meeting. The lecture 
was illustrated by maps showing the depths, temperatures, &c., of 
the oceans of the globe, and by many lantern slides representative 
of surface organisms, fishes, and the curious forms found at great 
depths; it was followed with intense interest throughout. 
At the close of the lecture the thanks of the Society were accorded 
very heartily, on the motion of Mr. Alexander Somerville, B.Sc., 
F.L.S., seconded by Mr. Peter Ewing, F.L.S., Vice-President. 

