Proceedings of the Society of Arts. 405 



Wilkinson Steele, David Stevenson, Richard Whytock ; Dt David Mac- 

 lagan, Convener the Secretary ex officio. 



The Society elected their Office-Bearers for Session 1838- 

 39, viz. 



The Queen, Patroness. 

 Sir John Graham Dalyell, Kt. F. A. S., President. 

 Andrew Fyfe, M. D., F. R. S. E. | . 



John Scott Russell, M. A., F. R. S. E. j ^i<:e-Presidents. 

 James Tod, W. S., 21 Dublin Street, Secretary. 

 MuNGO Ponton, F. R. S. E., 30 Melville Street, Foreign Secretary. 

 John Scott Moncrieff, Accountant, 63 Queen Street, Treasurer. 

 John Dunn, 63 Hanover Street, Curator of Museum. 



Ordinary Councillors. 

 James Milne. Alexander Black. 



Richard Whytock. Dr Maclagan. 



James Slight. Sir John Robison, K. H. 



Robert Bald. Richard Hunter. 



Professor Forbes. Gilb. L, Finlay. 



Rev. Wm. Galbraith. John Bell junior. 



28 ^A Nov. — Richard Hunter, Esq. in the Chaii-. The fol- 

 lowing communications were laid before the Society — 



1. Additional verbal notice on the Properties of certain Forms of 

 Buildings, intended for a public audience. By John Scott Russell, M. A., 

 F. R. S. E., and Vice-President Society of Arts. (587.)— Thanks voted. 



2. Notice of an Erroneous Method of using the Theodolite, with a 

 strict investigation of the effects of different arrangements of readers. By 

 Mr Edward Sang, F. R. S. E., civil-engineer and machine-maker, Edin- 

 burgh. (592.) — Thanks voted, and the paper to be printed. 



3. Read and approved the Report of the Committee on the communi- 

 cations of last Session regarding the Feeding of Steam-engine Boilers with 

 Water, viz. — 



1. Mr Comin's. (474.) 



2. Mr Carrick's. (506.) 



3. Mr Mudie's. (509.) 



4. Mr Combe's. (629.) 

 6. Mr Rose's. (637.) 



6. Mr Russell's. (643.) 



7. Mr Gall's. (648.) 



8. Mr Bald's. (549.) 



9. Mr Whitelaw's. (663.) 



4. Read and approved the Report of the Committee on Mr Proudfoot's 

 Machine for shari)eniDg and setting the Teeth of Saws, read last session. 

 (641.) 



