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1823. The Secretary read the second part of the Account of a 
Journey to Adam's Peak, in Ceylon. The Hour-Cup, 
which belonged to the King of Kandy, was exhibited, and 
found to sink in water in about 28 minutes of our time, 
being the Cinghalese Hour. The Secretary also read an 
Abstract of a Letter from the Reverend William Dunbar 
of Applegarth to Principal Baird, confirming the Doctrines 
of Schirach and Huber respecting Queen-Bees. He like- 
wise read a Proposal for an Improvement in the Form of 
Cannon-Balls, calculated to communicate the advantages 
of projecting them from a Rifled Barrel, by M. Miller, 
Esq. of the 51st Regiment. Dr Hibbert then read an ad- 
ditional Account of the Expedients resorted to by a Boy 
in Cheshire, to supply the Deficiency of Fore- Arms and 
Hands, and presented a Portrait of the Boy. Mr Innes 
of Stow exhibited to the Meeting some admirable speci- 
mens of Drawing and Ornamental Penmanship, by Mathew 
Buckinger, who was destitute of Hands and Feet : these 
specimens were dated Edinburgh 1723. 
Jan. 26. The Secretary read a paper on the Identity, considered 
as species, of the Golden and the Ring-tailed Eagles, by 
Mr Selby. Professor Jameson read a notice of a remark- 
able Thunder-storm in Berwickshire, in the course of 
which all the surrounding objects assumed the colour of 
copper. He then exhibited the Horn of a Rhinoceros, 
found in one of the Marl-pits at the Loch of Forfar, He 
next laid before the Society the Skeleton, and also the 
Stuffed Skin, of the Dugong of Singapore. He likewise 
read Dr TrailPs Remarks on American Animals of the 
Genus Felis. A live specimen, in fine condition, of the 
Ichneumon, belonging to the Reverend Dr W. Ritcliic, 
was then shewn to the Members. 
