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specimen lately captured in the Firth of Forth, near Alloa ; 

 and on 9th January 1841, he gave an account of the ana- 

 tomical structure of Ascidice, showing that even the rough 

 covering of these animals is highly vascular ; and at the same 

 meeting, Mr Jameson Torrie noticed traces of former glaciers 

 in the south of Scotland, and mentioned the occurrence of 

 fossil trees near Galashiels, 



On 23d January 1841, Edward Forbes made a communica- 

 tion on the Natural History of Echiurus and Thalassemia^ two 

 genera of Echinodermata ; and Mr John Goodsir explained 

 the structure of these animals. Forbes also noticed a new 

 genus of British Helianthoid Zoophyte, called by him Ca.pnea. 



On 6th March 1841, Dr Fleming gave an account of a new 

 British species of Raia. 



On 17th April 1841, Mr Goodsir read a communication 

 from his brother, Mr Henry Goodsir, containing an account 

 of a new genus, with description of new species, of Pycno- 

 gonidce ; also, an account of Pelonaia, a new genus of tuni- 

 cated mollusca. 



On 11th December 1841, an account of St Kilda and its 

 Natural History was read, as transmitted by Mr John Macgil- 

 livray. 



On 28th April 1842, Professor Jameson exhibited the follow- 

 ing fishes which had been taken in the Firth of Forth, chiefly 

 in Aberlady Bay : — 1. Tunny, 8 feet long, and 5 feet 6 inches 

 in circumference where thickest. 2. Portbeagle Shark, 7 feet 

 3 inches long, and 4 feet in circumference. 3. Great Sun-fish, 



5 feet 2 inches long, and 2 feet 8 inches deep. 4. Conger 

 Eel, 6 feet 6 inches long, and 4 feet 10 inches in circumfe- 

 rence. He also exhibited a beautifully spotted Seal, 5 feet 



6 inches long, by 4 feet 3 inches in circumference, accidentally 

 entangled in a herring net at Inch Garvey, near Queensferry. 



On 26th November 1842, Forbes was elected Vice-President. 



On 10th December 1842, Mr Torrie read a paper by Mr 

 Henry Goodsir, on two new genera of Crustacea, to be called 

 Bodotria and Alauna, found by him in the Firth of Forth. 

 Dr Traill gave an account of Elaps Jamesoni, a new serpent 

 from Demerara. 



On 25th February 1843, Mr John Goodsir read a notice 



