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though there should be no proper competition, — unanimously 

 agree to report to the Society, 1. That the honorary Premium 

 of Twenty Sovereigns, or a piece of Plate of that value, should 

 be awarded to Robert James Hay Cunningham, Esq., for his 

 Account of the Lothians, with Maps, Sections, and Specimens ; 

 it being understood that the author will, at his conveniency, fur- 

 nish the Society with a particular account of the Faults, Organic 

 Remains, and Mines of the district ; and, 2. That the honorary 

 Premium of Ten Sovereigns, or a piece of Plate of that value, 

 should be awarded to Dr Richard Parnell, — upon a selection 

 from the dried specimens submitted to the Society on 30th April 

 last, and containing such species as are mentioned by the author 

 as new to the district, or which may be considered in any way 

 doubtful, being presented for the Museum of the Society." — At 

 this meeting, Dr Paterson gave an account of the fossil fishes 

 found in the strata belonging to the coal-formation at the beach 

 between Newhaven and Granton ; illustrating his communication 

 by specimens. And Dr Traill read a notice regarding the poi- 

 sonous bug of Persia ; and exhibited specimens sent home by 

 Dr Bell from Miana. 



1836. Professor Jameson, President, in the chair. — The Assistant- 

 Dec. 17. 



Secretary read Dr Paterson's account of the fossil plants found 



in the coal-formation at Wardie ; while Dr Paterson exhibited 

 to the members the illustrative specimens. — Dr Barry then read 

 a paper on the unity of structure in the animal kingdom, illus- 

 trating the same by large diagrams. 



1837. David Falconar, Esq. Vice-President, in the chair The Se- 

 cretary read a note from Professor Jameson relative to a splen- 

 did specimen of sun-fish, weighing 217 lb,, and apparently a 

 new species, lately captured in Leith Roads, which was exhibit- 

 ed to the meeting, — Mr William Jameson read a notice re- 

 garding the occurrence of the Sacred Ibis, Ibis religiosa, in New 



