Proceedings, &c, for 1882. 29£ 



Mr. W. C. Kernot, M.A., read his paper on the ' Lateral Stability 

 of the Victoria-street Bridge.' A paper by the Rev. D. Macdonald 

 was read, on ' The Oceanic Languages Shemitic : a Discovery.' 



11 On the 14th December Dr. MacGillivray's paper, 'Descriptions 

 of New or Little Known Polyzoa, Part IV.,' was ordered to be 

 printed. 



" Volume XVIII. of the Transactions of the Society was issued 

 on the 1st June, and forwarded to the members and to the Societies 

 entitled to receive it. Volume XIX. is expected to be ready for 

 members of the Society at the April meeting. 



" The Council has to announce with regret the loss by death of the 

 following members : — 



"Mr. Thomas Rawlinson, C.E., who has been a member since the 

 foundation of the Society. Sir Charles Wyville Thomson, who 

 was elected an honorary member in 1874. Mr. John Flanagan, 

 Architect, who was elected a member in 1861." 



On the motion of Mr. Rosales, seconded by Mr. Blackett, the 

 Report and Balance-sheet were adopted. 



The office-bearers of the preceding year were re-elected for 1883. 

 The following gentlemen were elected members of the Council : — 

 Professor Andrew, M.A , Joseph Bosisto, M.L.A., Dr. James 

 Jamieson, James T. Rudall, F.R.O.S., James Duerdin, LL.B., 

 William H. Steele, C.E., C. R. Blackett, R. S. Bradley, T. B. 

 Muntz, S. W. M'Gowan, R. E. Joseph, J. Cosmo Newbery, B.Sc. 



