1893-94.] 
Meetings of the Society. 
513 
Monday, '2^th May 1894. 
Prof. James Geikie, Yice-President, in the Chair. 
The following Communications were read : — 
1. The Chemical and Bacteriological Examination of Soil. With 
special reference to the Soil of Grave- Yards. By James Buchanan 
Young, M.B., D.Sc. From the Public Health Laboratory, University 
of Edinburgh. T. xxvii. 759. 
2. The Pallial Complex of Dolabella (sp. ?). By J. D. F. Gilchrist, 
M.A., B.Sc., Ph.D. Communicated by Professor Ewart, F.R.S. From 
the Natural History Laboratory of the University of Edinburgh. P. 
XX. 264. 
3. Hydrolysis in some Aqueous Salt-Solutions. By James Walker, 
D.Sc., Ph.D. P. XX. 255. 
Monday, Pth June 1894. 
The Hon. Lord M‘Laren, Vice-President, in the Chair. 
The following Communications were read : — 
1. On the Application of Van der Waals’ Equation to the Compression 
of Ordinary Liquids. By Professor Tait. P. xx. 285. 
2. Note on some Fossils from Seymour Island in the Antarctic Regions, 
obtained by Dr Donald. By Messrs G. Sharman and E. T. Newton, 
Communicated by Professor Geikie. T. xxxvii. 707. 
3. On Certain Difficulties in the Study of Classical Zoology. By 
Professor D’Arcy Thompson. 
Monday, l^th June 1894. 
Sir William Turner, F.R.S., Vice-President, in the Chair. 
The following Communications were read : — 
1. On the Path of the Meteor of May 18th, 1894. By The Astron- 
omer-Royal FOR Scotland. 
2. On the Elastic Equations of the Ether in Aeolotropic Dielectrics. 
By Professor Tait. 
3. A Comparison of the Extra-tropical Marine Fauna of the Northern 
and Southern Hemispheres. By Dr John Murray. 
4. Further Illustrations of the Range of Application of Van der 
Waals’ Equation. By Professor Tait. 
5. Magnetic Induction in Nickel Tubes. By Dr C. G. Knott and 
A. Shand, Esq. P. xx. 290. 
