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dissimilar, that their attention may be drawn to their own me- 

 thods of communication, which, having become habitual, escape 

 their notice. But I must forbear entering on a minute discus- 

 sion of this case, which appears to me very interesting." . * . . 



Before I proceed to read the paper alluded to in the forego- 

 ing extract, I think it proper for me to mention, that I have 

 not been favoured with the name of the writer, and that I must 

 therefore request, it may not be considered, in its present form, 

 as a fair subject of discussion or of criticism. That it bears 

 strong marks of uncommon intelligence and discrimination in 

 the observer, must be universally acknowledged ; but it reached 

 me so very lately, that I have not had time to solicit, through 

 Mr Glennie, the author's permission to communicate it to the 

 Society *. 



* I have since learned from Mr Glfnnie, that the paper in question was 

 written by the Reverend Thomas Macfarlane, minister of Edinkillie, in the 

 presbytery of Forres. Mr Glennie adds a sentence which I beg leave to quote, 

 as some apology for the liberty I now take in mentioning Mr Macfarlane's 

 name without bis express authority. I certainly would not have presumed to 

 do so, if I had not been fully persuaded, that all who are competent to form a 

 judgment on such subjects, will feel much indebted to him for his very interest- 

 ing and satisfactory statement. 



" As I communicated to Mr Macfarlane your wish to print his memoir, I 

 take for granted that he has no objection to your making this use of his papers, 

 although he has not expressed his sentiments explicitly to this purpose." 



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