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The following Candidates for Fellowship were balloted for, and 
declared duly elected Fellows of the Society : — 
William Somerville, Esq., B.Se., of Comiston. 
David Patrick, Esq., M.A. 
Alexander James, M.D. 
Ralph Stockman, M.D. 
A. H. F. Barbour, M.D. 
A. Crichton Mitchell, B.Sc. 
Monday , 17th December 1888. 
Sir William Thomson, President, in the Chair. 
The following Communications were read : — 
1. On some Fossil Plants from Teilia Quarry, Gwaenysgor, near 
Prestatyn, Flintshire. By R. Kidston, Esq., F.G.S. T. xxxv. 419. 
2. An Abstract of the Results of an Inquiry into the Causation of 
Asiatic Cholera, (a) General. By Neil M‘Leod, Esq., M.D. (Edin.), 
and Walter J. Milles, Esq., F.R.C.S. Eng. (6) With special regard 
to the Reproduction of the Disease. By Neil M‘Leod, Esq., M.D. 
Communicated by Dr G. Sims Woodhead. P. xvi. 18. 
3. Preliminary Observations with a Large Rotatory-Polarization 
Spectroscope. By Professor Tait. 
4. Further Remarks on the Curve 
By Professor Tait. 
5. Preliminary Remarks on the Homologies of the Mesenteries in 
Antipatharia and other Anthozoa. By George Brook, Esq., F.L.S. P. 
xvi. 35. 
The Chairman, in terms of the Laws, communicated to the Society 
the Names proposed by the Council to complete the lists of British 
and Foreign Honorary Fellows. 
At the request of the Council, Professor Tait gave an Address On the 
Compressibility of Glass, Mercury, Water, and Solutions of Common 
Salt. Illustrative Experiments were made. ( Challenger Report; Physics 
and Chemistry, vol. ii. part iv.) 
James Dalrymple Duncan, Esq., F.S.A. Scot., was balloted for, and 
declared duly elected a Fellow of the Society. 
Monday , 7 th January 1889. 
Professor Chrystal, Vice-President, in the Chair. 
