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from his brother, Henry Goodsir, of the Maidre, — a vast ac- 
cumulation of minute marine animals, which precede the ap- 
pearance of a herring shoal off the Isle of May. He described 
also a new species of Cetochiiiis. 
Mr Goodsir continued for many seasons to give interesting 
anatomical communications from himself and his brother. 
In February 1845, Dr Traill read a paper on the arrange- 
ment and character of serpents, while John Goodsir gave a 
description of Neuronoia Monroii, a species of Entozoon, in- 
festing the nervous system of the Gadidce. 
On 7th March 1846, Mr Goodsir communicated original 
observations on the organs of circulation of the Echinodermata. 
28th March 1846, Dr Fleming read a paper on raised beds 
of shells occurring on the coasts of Scotland ; and Mr John 
Goodsir read a paper on the anatomical structure of the Hy- 
peroodon Dalei, taken from a specimen stranded near Alloa. 
And on 19th December 1846, Professor Goodsir exhibited the 
living larva of Medusa aurita. 
On 20th February 1847, Professor Goodsir read a paper on 
the morphological constitution of the skeleton of sponges. 
3d April 1847, Dr Martin Barry read a paper on the nu- 
cleus of the animal and vegetable cell. On 27th November 
1847, the completion of the bust of Professor Jameson is re- 
corded, and a statement is made as to its being placed in the 
Museum. There was no meeting from 27th November 1847 
till 22d April 1849, owing to Professor Jameson's illness. 
Meetings became very irregular. In 1849, the forty-third 
session commenced on 24th November, and that was the only 
meeting for the session. 
The forty-fourth session commenced on 23d November 
1850, Professor Jameson in the chair. The president stated 
on the occasion that Dr Neill, the secretary, was prevented 
from attending by illness, a circumstance which he believed 
had not occurred previously in the history of the Society since 
its foundation in 1808. At this meeting Messrs Torrie, Gre- 
ville, and Hamilton, were requested to act pro tempore as 
secretaries. 
The Society then adjourned, and did not again meet for 
business. 
