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Assistant Secretary. — George Lawson, Esq. 



Treasurer. — William Oliphant, Esq. 



Honorary Librarian. — Robert F. Logan, Esq. 



Library Committee. — John L. Stewart, Esq. ; Alexander Bryson, Esq. ; 

 Patrick Dalmahoy, Esq., W.S. 



John Anderson, Esq., St Andrew Square, was elected a Member of the 

 Society; and Alexander E. Mackay, M.D., R.N., a Non-Resident Mem- 

 ber. 



The meeting, instead of proceeding to business, unanimously resolved 

 to adjourn, in token of their deep sorrow for the lamented death that 

 morning of their distinguished Fellow, Hugh Miller ; and instructed the 

 Secretary to make arrangements for the Society taking part in the funeral, 

 should an opportunity be afforded of doing so. 



Wednesday, 28th January 1857. — W. H. Lowe, M.D., President, 

 in the Chair. 



The Secretary, in reference to the instructions received at last meet- 

 ing, stated he had issued cards, inviting the attendance of members of the 

 Society at the funeral of the late Mr Hugh Miller, on Monday the 

 29th December; and a very large number did accordingly join the pro- 

 cession on its way to the Grange Cemetery. 



It was unanimously resolved that it be remitted to the Council to pre- 

 pare a Memorial to Government, strongly recommending the purchase of 

 Mr Miller's very valuable and national collection, to be added to the Mu- 

 seum of Natural History in the University ; and as the Society understood 

 other bodies intended moving in the same direction, it was suggested the 

 Council should take the opportunity of also joining with them in their 

 application to Government. 



The President, Dr Lowe, then opened the business of the meeting 

 with the following remarks : — 



Gentlemen, — Although we are assembled this evening on 

 the ordinary day of meeting, as it falls in rotation, yet you 

 must be all aware that this meeting is in fact an adjournment 

 of our last ; and the peculiar and melancholy circumstances 

 under which that adjournment took place must be fresh in the 

 minds of every one of us. To dwell at any length on these 

 circumstances at the present moment is altogether unneces- 

 sary, and I merely allude to them. But when I reflect how 

 lately Hugh Miller held the foremost rank amongst us, how 

 constantly he attended in this hall, and how largely and fre- 



