2 Office-Bearers of the Sockty. 



1, 2, and 3 of that Society's proceedings. The thanks of the Society 

 were voted. 



Mr. Burgess exhibited and described his newly invented Vacuum Punip, 

 for which he has received the Coulter premium; the successful competitor 

 for the prize being required to exhibit his invention to the Philosophical 

 Society, in terms of the following report and minute of Coulter's Trustees : — 



" We most respectfully suggest to the Trustees that, as the premium 

 mortified by Mr. Coulter was for the public benefit, the successful can- 

 didate should, on this and all future occasions, be required to exhibit and 

 describe the invention at the earliest practicable meeting of the Glasgow 

 Philosophical Society. — Signed, Andrew Liddell, Patrick M'Naught. 

 Glasgow, 25th June, 1847." 



"Which report, having been considered, the Trustees unanimously 

 approve tliereof, and direct the chamberlain to pay the premium of nine 

 pounds sterling to Mr. Angus M'Kinnon, with a request that he would 

 exhibit and describe the invention at the earliest possible meeting of the 

 Glasgow Philosophical Society. And further, the Trustees recommend 

 to their successors in office, that the suggestions made by Bailies Liddell 

 and M'Naught, in the latter part of this report, should be followed by 

 them in awarding future premiums for inventions. — Signed, Alexander 

 Hastie." 



Mr. Harvey exhibited specimens of leather belts and thongs cut by 

 Mr, Foster's patent machine, also combination of thongs into ropes suited 

 for the tillers of vessels. Cords of this construction are now also 

 employed for shuttle cords in power-loom manufactories. Mr. Foster's 

 machine is capable of cutting 1000 yards per hour. Mr. W. M. Buchanan 

 described the machine, and mentioned that tiller ropes could be produced 

 by this process at half the cost of those commonly in use. 



The Society proceeded to the annual election of office-bearers, when 

 the following were elected: — 



President. 

 Dr. Thomas Thomson. 



Vice-Prestdent,.. Walter Crum. I Librarian,... R. D. Thomson, M.D. 

 Treasurer, Andrew Liddell. | 



^ectetaries. 



Alexander Hastie, M.P. | William Keddie. 



Council, 



A. Anderson, M.D. 



G. A.Walker Arnott, LL.D. 



A. Bdchanan, M.D. 



J. Findlay, M.D. 



Professor Gordon. 

 Wm. Gourlie. 

 Alex. Harvey. 



William Murray. 



John Stenhouse. 

 Prof. ,Wm. Thomson. 

 George Watson. 

 A. K. Young, M.D. 



