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8th March, 1895. 
The Rev. Witt1am Anpson, V.-P., presiding. 
On the proposal of Dr Chinnock, a resolution was passed 
expressing the regret of the Society on account of the death of 
Mr Patrick Dudgeon of Cargen, the eminent mineralogist. 
New Member.—Mr William Murray of Murraythwaite. 
Donations and Hxhibits.—The report of the British Association, 
1894 ; Transactions of the New York Academy of Science, 1894 ; 
Journal of the Elisha Mitchell Scientific Society, North Carolina. 
Mr Shaw exhibited an adder-bead possessed by an old woman in 
Tynron as a charm. Mr J. A. Moodie exhibited, on behalf of 
Mr J. F. Cormack, of Lockerbie, the following documents :— 
Precept of Sasine by Oliver Cromwell in favour of Patrick 
Lyndsay, as heir of William Lyndsay, dated 13th Sept., 1655. 
Sasine in favour of William and James Raff, of one merk land in 
Chirnside, dated 3lst May, 1597. The notary to this Sasine was 
George Sprot, of Eyemouth, who was executed 12th August, 
1608, for being concerned with Robert Logan of Restalrig in the 
Gowrie Conspiracy in 1600. Crown Charter by King Charles IT. 
in favour of John Sybbald, servant to Sir John Howe, Lord 
Justice-Clerk, dated 1668. Seal awanting. Sundry ancient 
legal documents—one being a Charter by John, Commendator of 
the Monastery of Coldinghame. Mr Moodie also exhibited a 
Crown Charter belonging to him, dated 1578, having attached a 
fine example of the Great Seal of James VI. 
CoMMUNICATIONS. 
1. New-Galloway Fresh Water Alge. 
By Mr James M‘AnpREw. 
The following list of Scotch Fresh Water Algze found round 
New-Galloway is taken from a paper contributed to “The 
Journal of Botany,” April, 1893, by Mr William West, F.L.S., 
Bradford :— : 
Conferva pachyderma, Wille. 
Do. Raciborski, Gutw. 
Pediastrum angulosum (Ehrnb.), Menagh. 
Ophiocytiwm cochleare (Kichw.), A. Br. 
Eremosphera viridis, De Bary. 
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