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wood-laid and entangled in every direction. The coluninjr 

 basalt of Staffa is by no mean? so regular as that of the 

 Giant's Causeway; but, in return, it prct^cnts many beauti- 

 ful specinieiiN of bending columns, wliich do not occur at 

 the laitcr place. Or these the most remarkable form a co- 

 nical detached rock, called Budchaille or tlie flerdsmaiv 

 Besides the great cave are two smaller ones, which being 

 only acccssiifjle b) a boat and in perfectly calm weather, can 

 very rarely be examined. 



The surface of the island is in many places overspread 

 wiih a bed of alluvial matter, containing rounded fragments 

 "of ijranite, gneiss, mica slate, quartz, and red sand-stone, 

 tosiether wiib a few rolled pieces of l)asalt. As there is at 

 present a considerable extent of deep sea between this bed 

 and the nearest primitive rocks of lona, Coll, Tirer and 

 Mull, it I)econies an interestmg subject of speculation to 

 inquire into the conditions requisite to account for this fact. 

 These seem to be, either that a declivity sufficient to allow 

 the transportation of rounded fragments has formerly ex- 

 isted sloping upwards from the present level of Staffa to 

 some primitive mountains which no longer exist, or that 

 the v\h de of Staffa itself has been raised to its present ele- 

 vation from the bo.toni of the deep sea by which it is now 

 surrounded. 



MEDICAL SOCIETV OF LONDON. 



The Anniversary of this Society was celebrated on the 

 8th of this mor.th; when the following gentlemen were re- 

 turned officers and members of the council for the year 

 ensuing; viz. 



J. C. Lettsom, M. and LL.D. kc. President. 

 Dr. Temple, Dr. Walshman, Mr. Norris, and Mr. Taunton., 

 Vice Presidents. • 



Mr. Andree, Treasurer. 

 Dr. Hancock, Librarian. 

 Dr. Adams and Dr. fothcraill. Secretaries. 

 Dr. Taylor, Secretary for Foreign Correspondence, 

 Mr. T. Peltifrrew, Kegislrar. 

 Council : Drs. Pinckard, Cluiterbuck, Considen, Petch, 

 Lidden'ale. 

 Messrs. Jackson, "B.Atkinson, E. Leese, Pioyston, A.T. 

 Thomson, Blegborough, Bryant, Matliias, Hopkins, Aljer- 

 iiethy, ISrougham, Sawrey, Adams, Piatt, Harvey, Bari- 

 lett, Combe, Harding, Sutlcfle, Powell, Stevenson, W. K. 

 Ciriffith, E. Austin, G. Young, Morgan. 



To deliver the i^nniversary Qration 1814, Dr. George 

 Recs. Aftcf 



