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(Bavrndl. 

 Me. Chaeles Geiffin. i Mr. John Condie. 



Me. James Napiee. 

 Me. Alexandee Haetey. 

 De. AiiLEN Thomson. 

 Me. J. P. Feasee. 

 Me. Geoeqe Anderson. 



Me. James Coupee. 

 Me. Walter Ckum, 

 Mr. Robert Blackie. 

 Prof. William Thomson. 

 Mr. George Smith. 



Professor William Thomson gave a report on recent progress in 

 Thermodynamics. 



December 1, 1858. — De. Anderson, the President, in the Chair. 



Mr. James Brown, one of the Magistrates of Glasgow, and Mr. John 

 D. Campbell, Sub-Inspector of Factories, were elected members. 



The President gave an account of the relations of the Plant to the 

 Atmosphere and the Soil. 



The Society agreed to memorialize her Majesty's Government, ex- 

 pressing the deep interest felt by the Society in the establishment of 

 telegraphic communication between this country and America, and 

 praying the Government to extend its patronage and aid in furtherance 

 of that object. 



December 15.- — The President in the Chair. 



Mr. John Robertson, Mr. James Dunn, Mr. George W. Brown, Mr. 

 Robert Cassills, Mr. John Fulton, Mr. T. Currie Gregory, C.E., and 

 Mr. William Teacher, were elected members. 



Mr. Walter Crum read " Suggestions for Diminishing the Risk from 

 Fires in Ships at Sea." 



The Orrery of the late Mr. John Fulton was exhibited to the 

 Society by his brother, Mr. Thomas Fulton. — Thanks voted. 



January 12, 1859. — The President in the Chair. 



Dr. Allen Thomson gave an account of the Homologies of the 

 Vertebrate Skeleton. 



JomvAxry 2G, 1859. — Dr. Bryce in the Chair. 



Mr, David Robertson was elected a member. 



Professor William Thomson read a paper on Atmospherical Elec- 

 tricity, illustrated by experiments. 



