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calcareous strata resembling the Cornbrash and Forest marble, and 

 these are in many cases dislocated where they are in contact with 

 the granitic rock, and distorted where they approach it. 



The base of the entire series above mentioned is seen at low water 

 on the coast near the north and south Sutors of Cromarty, where the 

 lias with some of its characteristic fossils is observable resting upon 

 the sandstone of the red conglomerate, — the latter in contact with 

 granitic rock. 



On the N.W. coast of Scotland, several members of the oolitic se- 

 ries with their peculiar organic remains were recognized by the au- 

 thor in the isles of Skye, Pabba, Scalpa, Mull, &c. ; where their 

 occurrence was first noticed generally by Dr. MacCulloch. 



A short sketch is given of the geognostic relations of the schists 

 and sandstones of Caithness, which are probably referrible to the 

 new-red-sandstone; — some of these beds resembling the copperslate 

 of Thuringia, and its associates: whilst the fossil fish recently dis- 

 covered at Banniskirk, though the species is new, appear to belong 

 to the same family with those of Mansfelt, in Germany. 



The paper concludes by adverting to the support given by the 

 preceding facts to the great importance of zoological evidence in 

 the identification of distant deposits : — since the existence in the N. 

 of Scotland, of a large portion of the oolitic series of England, has 

 been demonstrated from the agreement of organic remains, although 

 the mineralogical characters of the beds containing these fossils are 

 perfectly distinct at the extremes of the tract through which the 

 strata are distributed. 



Annual General Meeting of the Fellows, 16th February 1827. 



A Report from the Council was read, of which the following is an 

 abstract. 



Comparative Statement of the number of Fellows and Foreign 

 Members, at the last and present Anniversaries. 



Fellows. 17th Feb. 1826. 16th Feb. 1827- 



Having compounded 41 42 



Contributing 134 133 



Non-resident 193 200 



Total 368 375 



Foreign Members 47 47 



