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3d 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. 
New Members.—Mr M. G. Wallace, Terreglestown, was 
elected an ordinary member; Mr W. K. Robertson, of Edin- 
burgh, and Dr Grant Bey, of Cairo, corresponding members. 
Donations.—The Secretary announced the following donations: 
—Vol. II., Part III, of the Transactions of the Glasgow Archeo- 
ological Society, from that Society ; the Annals of the New York 
Academy of Sciences, Vol. III. Parts I. and IT., and the Six- 
teenth and Seventeenth Annual Reports of the Trustees of the 
Peabody Museum, from the Smithsonian Institution ; Postold 
Sdogur, Kong Christiern den Forstes 1448-1458, Krystallographisk 
—Chemistrie, Classification der Flachen, Vcextlivet i Norge 
Etudes sur les mouvements de L’atmosphére 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 40 specimens 
of the rarer plants found by him during the summer months, 
among which were—Teesdalia nudicaulis, from Locharbriggs ; 
Valeriana dioica, from Ferniecleugh ; Lpipactus 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—Scarabeide. 
On the motion of the Chairman, the 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. 
