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of Scotland, and the newspapers had stated, that part of 
the money was for the Edinburgh Museum ; but that the 
whole sum, amounting to upwards of L. 7000, had been 
paid to Dr John MacCulloch of Woolwich, for a Minera- 
logical Survey of Scotland, never until now heard of by 
men of science in Scotland. It was remarked, that it would 
be desirable in Government to cause to be published forth- 
with the results of this expensive and it seems only partial 
survey of Scotland.— At the same meeting, Prof. Jameson 
communicated a notice in regard to the Structure of certain 
Fossil Woods from Van Diemen's Land, shewing, that the 
ancient Vegetation had resembled that of the Old World, 
or differed greatly from the present ; and read an interest- 
ing letter from Mr William Nicol, lecturer on natural phi- 
losophy, on the subject of illustrating the structure of 
woods, fossil and recent, by means of extremely thin slices 
placed upon glass, and magnified. 
Dr R. K. Greville, V. P. in the chair. — Professsor Jame- 
son read a notice communicated by Mr James Smith of Jor- 
danhill, regarding a Subterranean Forest discovered in the 
coal formation near to Glasgow.-— The Secretary then read 
Mr James Duncan's introductory Remarks to an extensive 
Catalogue of Coleopterous Insects collected in the neigh- 
bourhood of Edinburgh, and likewise notices respecting 
the Habitats of the rarer species, and descriptions of two 
species new to the British Fauna. The specimens of rare 
and new species were exhibited to the meeting. This com- 
munication gave much pleasure to the Society, as affording 
an earnest of the revival of the study of entomology in this 
place, where it has been much neglected for a good many 
years past. It was agreed that the thanks of the meeting 
be given from the chair to Mr Duncan, who was present ; 
and that he be requested to allow his List of Edinburgh 
