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hand of Andrew Innes, the last survivor of the sect ; and Mr J. J. 

 Glover, one of the spinning- wheels made by them during- their stay 

 in Galloway. A cutlass which belonged to Paul Jones is exhibited 

 by Mr W. A. Dinwiddie ; Mr Lennox has two pistols that were 

 also his property ; and Mr J. Corrie, Moniaive, an imperfect pistol 

 believed on good evidence to have belonged to James Renwick, 

 the martyr. The " jougs " from Moniaive Cross are also on view, 

 and beside them is hung the iron belt, with handcuffs attached, 

 which was made for the security of Haggart, the murderer and 

 prison breaker. 



Among- the few natural history objects wliich have been added 

 for the occasion to the Society's collection may be mentioned a 

 white hare, of unusual size and very pure in colour, -which was 

 shot on South Cowshaw, Tinwald, more than a dozen years ago. 



Interesting explanations of the use of electric and galvanic 

 appai-atus were given by I\Iessrs John Eutherford (late secretary) 

 and John Neilson, M.A. 



:-)th of Daeinber, 1889. 

 Mr James G. H. Starke, M.A., in the Chair. 



New Members. — Mr John Primrose, solicitor, and ]\Irs John 

 Craig, of Rotchell Park. 



Donations. — ^Ir David Sharp, F.R.S., presented his work on 

 Insecta ; the Journal of the Elislia Mitchell Scientific Society of 

 North Carolina ; Transactions of the Stirling Natural History and 

 ArchsBological Society ; Report of the British Association meeting 

 at Newcastle. 



The Chairman congratulated the Society on the success of the 

 recent Exhibition, and intimated that the Council had requested 

 Mr James Barbour to endeavour to make a beginning of a collec- 

 tion of portraits of local celebrities to be permanently placed in 

 the Society's rooms. 



Communications. 



I. Additional Notes on the Flora of Wigtoivnshire, with Notes on 



Moffat, Dumfriesshire, and Kirkcudbrightshire Plants. 



By Mr James M'Andrew. 



As our Natural History and Antiquarian Society should be 



interested in the Flora of Wigtownshire with a view of eventually 



