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the Royal Geographical Society of London. In a note to one 

 of the letters Dr Livingstone says : " A Mr Wilson of Glasgow 

 served us most conscientiously with provisions ; everything 

 was of first-rate quality, and I should feel pleased if you 

 would thank him for me. Wilson is a good fellow, whoever 

 he is, and I would not go by him on any account on another 

 occasion." Mr Bryson remarked, that had Franklin's expe- 

 dition been supplied by such a purveyor, in all human pro- 

 bability they would have been spared, as it was now proved 

 beyond doubt that their lives were sacrificed by the accursed 

 cupidity of the contractors, who supplied them with putrid 

 provisions. Mr Bryson concluded by moving that a me- 

 morial to the Lords of the Treasury be prepared, urging 

 the Government to send a more suitable vessel to the Zam- 

 besi, which was unanimously agreed to. 



Wednesday, 25th January 1860. — William Rhind, Esq., President, 

 in the Chair. 



The following gentlemen were elected the Office-bearers fur the 

 Session 1859-60 :— 



Presidents— William Rhind, Esq., Thomas Strethill Wright, M.D., 

 Alex. Bryson, Esq. 



Council — George Logan, Esq., W.S., Professor Balfour, James 

 M'Bain, M.D., R.N., John Coldstream, M.D., Andrew Murray, Esq., 

 John Cleland, M.D S 



Secretary — John Alexander Smith, M.D. 



Assistant- Secretary— James Boyd Davies, Esq. 



Treasurer — William Oliphant, Esq. 



Librarian — Robert F. Logan, Esq. 



Library Committee — Patrick Dalmahoy, Esq., W.S., W. H. Lowe, 

 M.D., John Anderson, Esq. 



Robert Brown, Esq., 15 Buccleuch Street, and the R,ev. Robert Hunter, 

 late of Nagpore, were elected Members of the Society. 



The following Donations to the Library were laid on the table, and 

 thanks voted to the donors : — 



Transactions of the Botanical Society, Vol. VI. Part II., 1859. — From 

 the Society. The Canadian Journal, No. XXIV., November 1859. — 

 From the Canadian Institute, Toronto. Patent Office Reports, U.S.A. ; 



