SESSION 1884-8 5. 



?>d October, 1884. 

 ANNUAL MEETING. 



The Annual Meeting was held in the Freemasons' Hall, High 

 Street, on the above date, when 22 members were present, and 

 the President, Dr Gilchrist, occupied the chair. 



Neio Members. — Mr M. G. Wallace, Terreglestown, was 

 elected an ordinary member ; Mr W. K. Robertson, of Edin- 

 burgh, and Dr Grant Beij, of Cairo, corresponding members. 



Donations. — The Secretary announced the following donations : 

 — Vol. II., Part III., of the Transactions of the Glasgow Archajo- 

 ological Society, from that Society ; the Annals of the New York 

 Academy of Sciences, Vol. III. Parts I. and II., and the Six- 

 teenth and Seventeenth Annual Reports of the Trustees of the 

 Peabody Museum, from the Smithsonian Institution ; Postold 

 Sogur, Kong Christiern den Forstes 1448-1458, Krystallographisk 

 — Chemistrie, Classification der Flachen, Voixtlivet i Norge 

 Etudes sur les mouvements de L'atmosphere and Myntifundet 

 fra greslid i Thydalen, from the University of Christiana. 



Exhibits. — Mr Rutherford exhibited a bronze celt found at 

 South Cowshaw, Tinwald. Mr J. Wilson exhibited 4() specimens 

 of the rarer plants found by him during the summer months, 

 among which were — Teesdalia nudicaidis, from Locharbriggs ; 

 Valeriana dioica, from Ferniecleugh ; Epipactus latifolia, from 

 Carnsalloch, Kirkmahoe ; Genista anglica, from Craigend, New 

 Abbey ; and Andromeda polifolia, from the Lochar Moss. Dr 

 Grant exhibited and described a number of Egyptian antiquities, 

 including rings, bracelets, bandages of mummies, pieces of papyrus 

 with hieroglyphic writing, and several sacred beetles of the 

 Egyptians — Scarahoeidce. 



On the motion of the Chairman, tJie thanks of the Society were 

 awarded to the donors and exhibitors. 



The Secretary laid on the table " The Official Year Book of 

 the Learned Societies, 1884," which he had been instructed to 

 purchase. 



