ANNUAL REPORT. XV 



Nov. 17tli. — On some Fossils from South Africa, by G. "W. Stowe, 



Esq. (In a letter to the Assistant- Secretary.) 

 On some Points in the Geology of South Africa, by 



Dr. Kubidge ; communicated by the President. 



On some Mineral Springs near Teheran, Persia, by 



the Hon. C. A. Murray ; communicated by Sir C. Lyell, F.G.S. 

 Dec. 1st. — On the Geological Structure of the North of Scotland, 



and of the Orkney and Shetland Islands, by Sir R. I. Murchison, 



Y.P.G.S. 

 Dec. 15th. — On the Structure of the North of Scotland. Part 3. — 



The Old Red Sandstone of Elgin and its neighbourhood, by Sir 



E. I. Murchison, Y.P.G.S. 

 On the Eeptilian Eemains from the Sandstone near 



Elgin, by Prof. T. H. Huxley, F.G.S. 



On the Succession of Rocks in the North Highlands 



of Scotland, by John Miller, Esq. ; communicated by Sir R. I. 

 Murchison, Y.P.G.S. 



On some Footprints in the Sandstone of Cumingstone, 



by S. H. Beckles, Esq., F.G.S. 

 1859. 

 January 5th. — On some Fossil Plants from the Devonian Rocks of 



Gaspe, by Dr. J. W. Dawson, F.G.S. 

 On some Points of Chemical Geology, by T. Sterry 



Hunt, Esq. ; communicated by Prof. Ramsay, F.G.S. 

 January 19th. — On the Gold-diggings at Ballaarat, by H. Resales, 



Esq. ; communicated by W. W. Smyth, Esq., Sec. G.S. 

 On a New Species of Cephalaspis from the Old Red 



Sandstone near Ludlow, by J. Harley, Esq. ; communicated by 



Prof. T. H. Huxley, F.G.S. 

 February 2nd. — On the Formation of Yolcanic Cones and Craters, 



by G. P. Scrope, Esq., M.P., F.G.S. 



After the Reports had been read it was resolved, — 



That they be received and entered on the minutes of the Meeting ; 



and that such parts of them as the Council shall think fit be printed 



and distributed among the Fellows. 



It was afterwards resolved, — 



1. That the thanks of the Society be given to Sir R. I. Murchison 

 and Leonard Homer, Esq., retiring from the office of Yice-Presi- 

 dents. 



2. That the thanks of the Society be given to Thomas Davidson, 

 Esq., retiring from the office of Secretary. 



3. That the thanks of the Society be given to Dr. Daubeny, T. 

 F. Gibson, Esq., S. P. Pratt, Esq., N. S. Maskelyne, Esq., and Colonel 

 Henry James, retiring from the Council. 



After the BaUoting-glasses had been duly closed, and the lists 

 examined by the Scrutineers, the following gentlemen were declared 



