370 Linnean Society .—Geological Society. 



*#* The name of the female with the black arm, de- 

 scribed by Dr. Wells, and mentioned in last report, was 

 H. West and not Trest. 



LINNEAN SOCIETy. 



On Monday last, the Anniversary Meeting of the Linnean 

 Society of London was held at the Society's house in 

 Gerrard street, Soho, for the Election of a Council and 

 Officers for the present year, when the following Members 

 were declared to be oi the Council, viz. 



James Edward Smith, M.D. 

 Georsre Anderson, Esq. 

 John Barrow, Esq, 

 San)uel, Lord Bishop of Car- 

 lisle. 

 Sir Thomas G. Cu!lum,Bart. 

 Philip Derbishire, Esq. 

 Mr. James Dickson. 



Charles Konig, Esq. 

 AvlmerBourkeLambert,Esq. 

 Alexander MacLeay, Esq. 

 Thomas Marsham, Esq. 

 Wm. George Maton, M.D. 

 Rev. Thomas Rackett. 

 John Sims, M.D. 

 Edward, Lord Stanley. 



And the following were declared to be the Officers for 

 the present year, viz. 



James Edward Smith, M.D. President. 



Samuel, Lord Bishop of Carlisle,"^ 



Ayln,er Bourke Lan^bert, Esq. I yice Presidents. 



J ho mas Marsham, Esq. f 



"William George Maton, M.D. J 



Thomas Marsham, Esq. Treasurer. 



Alexander MacLeay, Esq."l Secretaries. 



Mr. Richard Taylor, / 



The Members of the Society afterwards dined together at 

 the Freemasons' Tavern, Great Queen-street, according to 

 annual custom. 



GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY. 



May 7, 1813. — The President in the chair. 



Matthew Cully, Esq. of Askeld, Northumberland, 

 Thomas Brandram, Esq. of Lee, Kent, 

 were severally 'fleeted members of the Society. 



The reading of Dr. MacCulloch's paper on the Geology 

 of certain Parts of Scotland was begun. 



The first article in this paper treats of the granular quartz 

 rock of the island of Jura. This, by some denominated 

 granite, and by others granular quartz, but by all who 

 have hitherto aescribed it considered as a primitive rock, 



constitutes 



