leo 



sent to him by Dr Buist of Bombay. They were remarkable as 

 having a few minute ci'ystals of fluoride of calcium, the matter of 

 which aggregated during the evaporation of the water, which had 

 furnished, in greater quantity, the siliceous materials forming the 

 support. 



The following Gentleman was duly elected an Ordinary 

 Fellow : — 



James Tod, Esq., W.S. 



The following Donations to the Library were announced : — 



Ordnance Sui-vey. Account of the Measurement of the Lough 



Foyle Base in Ireland. By Capt. William Yolland. 4to. — 



By the Honourable Board of Ordnance. 

 Natural History of New York. Botany. By John Torrey. Vol. 



I., Part 2. Vol. II., Part 2. 4to. 

 Do Do. Agriculture. By E. Emons. Part 5. 4to. 



— By the State of New York. 

 Flora Batava. Parts 148 and 149, 4to. — By the King of the 



Netherlands. 

 Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal, No. 183. October, 1847. 



8vo. — By the Secretaries. 

 A Collection of Fossil Plants from the Newcastle Coalfield. — By 



Sir G. S. Mackcnde, Bart. 



Monday, 1th February 1848. 



Sir THOMAS MAKDOUGAL BRISBANE, Bart., 



President, in the Chair. 



The following Communication was read : — 



1. On the Preparation of Kreatine, and on the amount of it 

 in the flesh of different Animals. By Dr Gregory. 



After some remarks on the present state of animal chemistry, the 

 author commenced by giving a brief account of the recent discoveries 

 of Liebig in regard to the constituents of the " juice of flesh," or the 

 liquid contained in the substance of the muscles, which is distin- 



