Minutes of Meetings. 1 1 



Professor William Thomson suggested, that Mr. Condie should make 

 experiments on iron of different textures, and bring the results under 

 the notice of the Society. 



Mr. James Napier read a paper " On the Principles of Practical 

 Metallm-gy." 



December 19, 1855. — The President in the Chair. 



The following were elected members, viz. : — Mr. John H. Lindsay, 

 282 Bath Street ; Mr. Walter Paterson, merchant, 8 Claremont Ter- 

 race ; Mr. John Kirsop, hatter, 98 Argyle Street ; Mr. Andrew Craig, 

 Engineer, Shotts Iron Works, Motherwell. 



Mr. Hastie read a letter from the Clerk of Her Majesty's Treasury, 

 acknowledging receipt of the Society's Memorial on the Ordnance Sur- 

 vey ; also, letters acknowledging receipt of copies of the same from the 

 Clerks to the Commissioners of Supply for Lanarkshire and Eenfrew- 

 shire. 



Dr. Rowney read a paper " On the Chemistry of Oils and Fats, and 

 their Economic Uses." 



Mr. Ure exhibited a Model Apparatus for Collecting Rubbish carried 

 down Sewers. 



January 9, 185G. — Mr. Hautey, Vice-President, in the Chair. 



The following gentlemen were elected members, viz. : — Mr. James 

 Goldie, 23 St. Vincent Crescent ; Mr. Thomas M. Whyte, 36 Elmbank 

 Crescent ; Dr. James G. Wilson, 143 Hope Street ; Mr. Robert Pollock, 

 Merchant, 41 Eglinton Street ; Mr. A. Bertram, Editor of Glasgow 

 Daily Neivs, 92 South Portland Street; Mr. D. A. B. Murray, Mer- 

 chant, 11 York Street ; Mr. John Weild, Marine Surveyor, Thornlie- 

 bank, and 91 Buchanan Street ; Mr. James M'Clelland, jun.. Accountant, 

 128 Ingram Street ; Mr. David Stewart, Accountant, 4 South Hanover 

 Street ; Mr. J. S. Fleming, Writer, 10 Miller Street ; Mr. Alex. Macnie, 

 Writer, 36 Miller Street. 



A letter from the Clerk to the Commissioners of Supply for the 

 County of Dumbarton was read, acknowledging receipt of a copy of the 

 Society's Memorial on the Ordnance Survey. 



Mr. James Napier read a paper " On Metallurgy amongst the Ancient 

 Hebrews." From a comparison of the processes at present in use for 

 obtaining and purifying gold and silver ores, with the notices of the 

 methods practised in ancient times, occurring in the Holy Scriptures and 

 other writings of antiquity, Mr. Napier came to the conclusion, that all 

 the reijuircments for perfectly purifying gold and silver were known to the 



