THE COUNCIL 



OF 



THE ROYAL SOCIETY OF EDINBURGH, 



NOVEMBER 1891. 



PRESIDENT. 



Sir DOUGLAS MACLAGAN, M.D., F.E.C.P.E., LL.D., Professor of Medical 

 Jurisprudence in the University of Edinburgh. 



HONORARY VICE-PRESIDENTS, HAVING FILLED THE OFFICE OF PRESIDENT. 



His Grace the DUKE of ARGYLL, K.G., K.T., D.C.L. Oxon., LL.D., F.E.S., F.G.S. 



The Right Hon. Lord MONCREIFF, of Tullibole, LL.D. 



Sir WILLIAM THOMSON, LL.D., D.C.L., Grand Officer of the Legion of Honour of 

 France, Member of the Prussian Order Pour le Merite, P.R.S., Foreign Associate of 

 the Institute of France, Regius Professor of Natural Philosophy in the University 

 of Glasgow. 



VICE-PRESIDENTS. 



The Rev. Professor FLINT, D.D., Corresponding Member of the Institute of France. 

 GEORGE CHRYSTAL, M.A., LL.D., Professor of Mathematics in the University of 



Edinburgh. 

 THOMAS MUIR, M.A., LL.D., Mathematical Master in the High School of Glasgow. 

 Sir ARTHUR MITCHELL, KGB., M.A., M.D., F.R.C.P.E., LL.D., Commissioner in 



Lunacy. 

 A FORBES IRVINE, Esq. of Drum, LL.D., Sheriff of Argyll. 

 Sir WILLIAM TURNER, M.B., LL.D., D.C.L., F.R.C.S.E., F.R.S., Professor of 



Anatomy in the University of Edinburgh. 



GENERAL SECRETARY. 



P. GUTHRIE TAIT, M.A, Professor of Natural Philosophy in the University of Edinburgh. 



SECRETARIES TO ORDINARY MEETINGS. 



ALEXANDER CRUM BROWN, M.D., D.Sc, F.R.C.P.E., F.R.S., Professor of 



Chemistry in the University of Edinburgh. 

 JOHN MURRAY, LL.D., Ph.D., Director of the Challenger Expedition Publications. 



TREASURER. 



ADAM GILLIES SMITH, Esq., C.A. 



CURATOR OF LIBRARY AND MUSEUM. 



ALEXANDER BUCHAN, M.A., LL.D., Secretary to the Scottish Meteorological Society. 



COU N C I 



W. H. PERKIN, Ph.D., F.R.S., Professor of 

 Chemistry in the Heriot-Watt College. 



A. BEATSON BELL, Advocate, Chairman of the 

 Prison Commission, Scotland. 



The Right Hon. Lord KINGSBURGH, C.B., 

 LL.D., F.R.S., M.S.T.E. and E., Lord 

 Justice-Clerk, and Lord President of the 

 Second Division of the Court of Session. 



ALEXANDER BRUCE, M.A., M.D., 

 M.R.C.P.E. 



R. II. TRAQUAIR, M.D., F.R.S., F.G.S. 



BYROM BRAMWELL, M.D., F.R.C.P.E. 



LLORS. 



RALPH COPELAND, Ph.D., Astronomer-Royal 

 for Scotland, and Professor of Practical 

 Astronomy in the University of Edinburgh. 



The Hon. Lord M'LAREN, LL.D. Edin. and 

 Glas., F.R.A.S., one of the Senators of the 

 College of Justice. 



WILLIAM RUTHERFORD, M.D., F.R.C.P.E., 

 F.R.S., Professor of the Institutes of Medi- 

 cine in the University of Edinburgh. 



STAIR AGNEW, C.B., M.A., Registrar-General 

 for Scotland. 



The Rev. J. SUTHERLAND BLACK, M.A 



ROBERT KIDSTON, F.G.S. 



