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entitled, " The Geological Deluge, as interpreted by Baron 
Cuvier and Professor Buckland, shewn to be inconsistent 
with the testimony of Moses and the phenomena of Nature/' 
— Professor Jameson exhibited and gave a general account 
of several gigantic specimens of the Vase-shaped Sponge, 
commonly known by the name of Patera, or Neptune's 
Cups ; these splendid specimens having been brought from 
the neighbourhood of the Mauritius. — A very excellent 
stuffed specimen of the Crocodile of the Nile, 12 J feet long, 
was also shewn to the meeting. • 
^1826.^ Robert Bald, Esq., Vice-President, in the chair. — There 
was read a notice of a Shower of young Herrings, which 
fell on the coast of Argyleshire, contained in a letter from 
the Reverend Colin Smith of Appin to Professor Jameson. 
— Dr Grant then read an account of a new Zoophyte from 
the Frith of Forth, forming a genus which connects Spon- 
gia and Alcyonium, and which he proposed to call Cliona ; 
the species found on old oyster-shells in our Frith being 
Cliona celata of Dr Grant. — Mr Stark exhibited four 
drawers, containing a very complete and beautiful suite of 
the Varieties of Ostrea opercularis found in the Frith of 
Forth. — And Mr Bald gave an interesting account of the 
great Coal-Field of South Wales, and laid before the meet- 
ing several very uncommon specimens of Coal, Ironstone, 
Welch Rock (a sort of micaceous sandstone-flag), and Ore 
of Titanium. 
April 22. David Falconar, Esq., in the chair. — The Secretary 
read a Memoir on the Arrangement and Nomenclature 
of Univalve Shells, and on the Structure of the Ani- 
mals, by Charles ColHer, Esq. Staff-surgeon, Ceylon. He 
also read the introductory part, and gave a general account 
of an elaborate and learned Monograph of the genus Al- 
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