Journal. 593 
Wednesday, 18th January 1893.—Rornenr Kinston, Esq., F.G.S., F.R.S.E., 
Vice-President, in the Chair. 
The following gentlemen were elected Ordinary Fellows of the Society; 
James Adamson, Esq., M.A., B.Sc. ; Kenneth Findlater Campbell, Ksq., C.E., 
Hon.M. Inst.C.E., M.S.1.; T. Lewis Paterson, Esq., M.B., C.M. 
The Librarian submitted his Annual Report. 
The following communications were read : 
1. ‘The Chemistry of Soils.” By Jonn Hunter, Esq., F.C.S. 
2. ‘A Revised Description of Paleospondylus Gunni.” By R. H. Traguatr, 
Esq., M.D., F.R.S. 
. “Results of Meteorological Observations taken at Edinburgh in 1892.” 
By R. C. Mossman, Esq., F.R. Met.S., F.R.S.E. 
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Wednesday, 15th February 1893.—Professor H. ALLEYNE NICHOLSON, 
V.G.S., F.L.S., President, in the Chair. 
The following gentlemen were elected Ordinary Fellows of the Society : 
Professor Cargill G. Knott, D.Sc., F.R.S.E.; Gustav Mann, Esq., M.B., 
C.M.; William Reid Tait, Esq., C.E. 
The following communications were read : 
1. “Heredity and its Bearings on the Phenomena of Atavism.” By 
Gustav Mann, Esq., M.B., C.M. 
2. ‘*On the Identity of Rubecola Tytler’, Jameson (Mem. Wern. Soc., vii., 
p- 487), with Exhibition of Specimen.” By W. Eacir Ciarkr, Esq., 
Hees 
3, ‘Lists of Foraminifera and Ostracoda from the Raised Sea-Bottom at 
Fillyside.” By Davin Roprrrson, Esq., F.L.S. (Communicated by 
JAMES Bennig, Esq.) 
4, “Exhibition of Professor Biirscuui’s Micro-Photographs.” By J. AnrHur 
TuHomson, Esq., M.A., F.R.S.E. 
Wednesday, 15th March 1893,—B. N. Pracu, Esq., F.G.S., F.B.S, 
Vice-President, in the Chair. 
The following gentlemen were elected Ordinary Fellows of the Society: 
Lieut.-Colonel Fred. Bailey, (date) R.E., F.R.G.S.; Perey H. Grimshaw, 
Esq. ; Alexander Macdonald, Esq., M.B., C.M. 
The following communications were read: 
” 
1. ‘*Some of the Practical Benefits resulting from Bacteriological Research. 
By WitiraM Russet, Esq., M.D., F.R.C.P.E. 
2. ‘*Remarks on the Fossil Fishes of the Devonian Rocks of Canada.” Part I. 
3y R. H. Traguarr, Esq., M.D., F.R.S. 
3. On the Occurrence of Arthostigma gracile, Dawson, in the Lower Old 
Red Sandstone of Perthshire.”” By Robert Kipston, Esq., F.G.S., 
F.R.S.E. 
