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14. Proceedings of the Philosophical Society of Glasgow, Vol. XIV. 
15. The Canadian Entomologist for Nov., 1883. 
16. Bulletin de la Société Géologique de France, Vol. XIE, No. 1. 
17. Mémoires des Travaux de la Société des Ingénieurs Civils for Oct., 1883. 
18. Transactions of the Manchester Geological Society, Vol. XVII, Part 11. 
Prof. R. Ramsay Wright, then presented the substance of 
a paper on the “Nervous System of the Cat-fish.” Special 
attention was directed to the ‘clavate’ cells of the epidermis, 
to the branching of the fifth nerve, and to the relation exist- 
ing between the air-bladder and the auditory organ. The 
paper is the first of a series on the cat-fish (amiwras catus) and 
will appear in a subsequent fasciculus of the Proceedings. 
TENTH ORDINARY MEETING. 
The Tenth?Ordinary Meeting of the Session 1883-84, was 
held on Saturday, the 19th of January, the President in the 
chair. 
The minutes of last meeting were read and confirmed. 
The following gentlemen were elected members of the In- 
stitute :—R. E. Kingsford, M.A.; Mr. D. O’Brooke, and Mr. 
J. Alfred Wilson. 
The following list of donations and exchanges was read by 
the Hon. Secretary : 
1. Science, Vol. III., No. 49, for January 11, 1884. 
2. Journal of Speculative Philosophy, Vol. XVII., No. 4, October, 1883. 
3. Proceedings of the Royal Geographical Society, Vol. VI., No. 1, Jan., 1884. 
4, Triibner’s American, European, and Oriental Literary Record, Vol. IV, 
Nos. 9 to 10, September to October, 1883. 
Mr. W. Waugh Lauder then read a paper entitled, “ The 
History of Musical Instruments.” The instruments specially 
noticed were the Piano, Violin and Organ. In the discussion 
which followed, Mr. Notman, Mr. Wm. Anderson, Mr. Geo. 
E. Shaw, Mr. Paul Frind and Mr. Geo. Murray, took part. 
