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tions on the different precious stones found in Scotland, 

 particularly the topaz, of which he exhibited a series of in- 

 teresting specimens from Aberdeenshire; and aoiong these Large crystal- 

 was a crystal, weighing nearly eight ounces, whieh is proba- ^'^^'^ ^°P^^' 

 bly the largest crystallized specimen hitherto discovered in 

 any country. Tlie secretary laid before the meeting a com- 

 munication from the Rev. Mr. Fleming of Eressay, describ- 

 ing several rare vermes lately discovered by him in Shet- 

 land ; arid a catalogue of rare plants to be found within a 

 day's excursion from Edinburgh, by Mr. Robert Maiighan, 

 senior. 



At this meeting the following gentlemen were chosen of- 

 fice-bearers for 1810 :— Prof. Jameson, President: Drs. 

 Wright, Macknight, Barclay, and T. Thomson, Vice-Pre- 

 dentsr — P. Walker, Esq. Treasurer: — P. Neill, Esq. Sec- 

 retary: — P. Sime, Esq. Painter of Objects in natural history* 



We understand that the first volume of the Transactions 1st vol. of 

 of the Wernerian Natural History Society is in the press, prausacttons. 

 and will appear early in the ensuing year ; and also that Dr. 

 Charles Anderson of Leith, the learned translator of Wer- 

 ner's classical work on veins, has now in the press a trans- 

 lation of the celebrated Von Buch's Mineralogical Descrip- 

 tion of the county of Landen in Silesia. 



Daubuisson, a distinguished pupil of the illustrious TranMation of 

 Werner, some time ago published an excellent description ct"«tn -o '' 

 of the Floetz-trap formation of Bohemia; and it gives us P^riT>atioain 

 pleasure to announce, that a translation of this work, by a " '^""'*' 

 member of the Wernerian Society, is nearly finished, and 

 will appear early in the ensuing spring. 



Werner has had the distinguished honour conferred on Werner clec- 

 him, of being elected one of the Honorary Fellows of the ^arSous^sode- 

 Royal Society of Edinburgh ; and also Honorary Member ties. 

 of the Royal Medical, Royal Physical, Natural History, and 

 Chemical Societies of Edinburgh, and of the Literary and 

 Philosophical Society of Manchester. 



A Caledonian Horticultural Society has recently .been Horticultural 

 established at Edinburgh, nearly on the plan of the Ho ti- e Iv j^ 

 cultaral Society of London. It is to consist of limited 

 isumbers of honorary, ordinary, and corresponding mem- 

 bers. 



