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bei-s. It is intended, that the Society shall be very select, 

 consisting only of persons distinguished for their horticul- 

 tural and botanical zeal. The Societ}'^ purposes to publish 

 Memoirs ; and we doubt not that much useful information 

 may thus be disseminated. The following gentlemen have 

 been chosen office-bearers for 1810. 



President. The Bight Hon. the Earl of Dalkeith. 

 Vice-Presidents. Sir James Hall, Bart., M.P. Dr. 

 Rutherford, Prof, of Botany, Edin. Dr. Coventry, 

 Prof, of Agriculture, Edin. Alex. G. Hunter, of Black- 

 ness. Mr. Walter Nicol, and Mr. Patrick Neill, Se- 

 cretaries. IMr. Andrew Dickson, Treasurer. Counsel- 

 lors, Professional, Mr. Thomas Dickson, Leilh Walk'. 

 Mr. James Macdoxalo, Dalkeith. Mr. Edward Sang, 

 K'trkaUhj. Mr. Thomas Sommerville, Botanic Garden. 

 Mr. John Fletcher, Restahig. Mr. John Hay, Edin^. 

 hnrgh. Amateurs. Dr. Duncan, Sen. Dr. James Home. 

 R. HoDsHON Cay, Esq. George Bruce, Esq. Thomas 

 Hutchison, Esq. James Smith, Esq. 

 MatFiematlcal Mr. T. Leyboum, of the Royal Military College, has 

 llejj?«sitotj. j^jsi; published the ninth number of his periodical work, epr 

 titled. The Mathematical Repository. It contains, beside 

 various articles, Solutions to the Mathematical Questions 

 proposed in the^ seventh number ; and a series of New 

 Questions, to which he solicits Answers from his correspon-- 

 dents, with a view to their being inserted in the eleventh 

 number. — In publishing this work, the editor has in view, 

 to promote the study of the various branches of the mathe-. 

 Boatics, by affording to the student an opportunity of cul- 

 tivating his powers of invention in resolving problems which 

 depend on its different theories: and also, to collect toge- 

 ther and preserve the fruits of the studies of his ingenious 

 correspondents, among whom he numbers some of the most 

 skilful mathematicians in this country. The number here 

 •announced completes the second volume of the work. The 

 mar.y valuable articles in both these we would gladly enu- 

 merate, but that they are 30 numerous, they would occupy 

 too much room. 



Mcfennc stone p^.^^ Woodhouse has analysed the meteoric stones, that 

 •af Weston. / 



fell at Weston^ in Conuecticutj on the ]4th of October, 



1807, 



