HISTORY OF THE SOCIETY. 



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Professor Jameson read a paper by the Rever- ^^^^^ ^ 



end Dr GjiiERSON, on the Dee Granite District DrOrier- 



„ . ^ - . son on the 



in Galloway, which was illustrated by specimens Dee cra- 



and sketches. "*'^* 



The Secretary read a communication from the 

 Reverend Mr Fleming on the different species 

 of Mus found in Scotland ; likewise an account 

 by Mr W. Bullock, of various rare Birds which he 

 had observed in the north of Scotland, and Ork- 

 ney and Shetland Islands. Then Professor Ja- 

 meson read the first part of his description of 

 the Geognostical Structure of the Country at the 

 Needle's Eye in Galloway. 



1814. 



April 16. 

 Mr Fie- 

 ming on 

 the genus 

 Mus. 



Professor 



Jameson 



on the 



Geognosy 



of the 



Needle's 



Eye. 



The Secretary read a description by Dr Flem- 

 ing, of ten species of the genus Orthocera, il- 

 lustrated by drawings. He also read Mr Hughs's 

 Note of the Strata cut through at the Coal-Pit of 

 Brora in Sutherland, transmitted by Mr Demp- 

 ster of Dunnichen. Likewise an account by Mr 

 Ni COL, Lecturer on Natural Philosophy, of a Floetz- 

 Limestone possessed of flexibility, which he dis- 

 covered near Tynemouth Castle in the county of 

 Durham, of which fine specimens were exhibited. 

 There were also laid before the Society Meteoro- 

 logical Journals kept during Voyages to Davis 

 Straits during the years 1813 and 1814, by Mr 

 William Scoresby junior of Whitby. 



1814. 

 Nov. 12. 

 Dr Fle- 

 ming's de- 

 scription of 

 Orthocera. 

 Section of 

 Brora coal- 

 pit. 



Mr Nicol's 

 account of 

 the disco- 

 very of 

 Flexible 

 Limestone. 



Mr Scores- 

 by's Metecl. 

 rological 

 observa- 

 tions in 

 Davis's 

 Straits. 



