PROCEEDINGS 
OF THE 
ROYAL SOCIETY OF EDINBURGH. 
VOL. IV. 
1859-60. 
No. 50. 
Seventy- Seventh Session. 
Monday 28th November 1859. 
Dr CHRISTISON, V.P., in the Chair. 
The following Council were elected : — ■ 
President . 
Sir T. MAKDOUGALL BRISBANE, Bart., G.C.B. 
Vice-Presidents. 
Sir David Brewster, K.H. 
The Right Rev. Bishop Terrot. 
Dr Christison. 
Professor Kelland. 
Hon. Lord Neaves. 
The Very Rev. Dean Ramsay. 
General Secretary — Professor Forbes. 
Secretaries to the Ordinary Meetings — Dr Balfour, Dr Lyon Playfair. 
Treasurer — J. T. Gibson-Craig, Esq. 
Curator of Library and Museum — Dr Douglas Maclagan. 
Councillors. 
John Hill Burton, Esq. 
David Stevenson. Esq. 
Wm. Thos. Thomson, Esq. 
Dr Allman. 
The Duke of Argyll. 
Andrew Murray, Esq. 
Rev. Dr Lee. 
D. Milne Home, Esq. 
Professor C. Innes. 
Dr Lowe. 
Professor W. J. M. Rankine, 
James Dalmahoy, Esq. 
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