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Art. XXVII . — Proceedings the Wernerian Natural His- 
tory Society. (Continued from Vol. XI. p. 403.) 
1824, Nov. 13. — i\T this meeting the Secretary read, 1. A 
notice of the incarceration of a live toad {Rana verrucosa)^ in 
the wall of Fort-William Barracks, Calcutta, for the long period 
of lifty-four years; communicated by Major-General Hard- 
wick. 2. Account of the monocotyledonous and dicotyledonous 
plants found between the 4th and 11th degrees of north latitude, 
on the western coast of Africa ; communicated by Mr Georgq 
Don. 3. Notice of a viviparous variety of Juncus lampocarpus^ 
with specimens ; by Mr F. C. Parry. 
Dec. 4. The Secretary read two communications relative to 
the discovery of the bones of a grampus or small whale, in the 
carse-clay lying over black peat-moss, on the estate of Blair- 
^ Drummond ; the one communication from Henry Home Drum- 
mond, Esq. M. P., and the other from Mr A. Blackadder, sur- 
veyor. 
There were likewise laid before the meeting Meteorological Ob- 
servations made at Guayaquil, from January to June 1824, by 
William Jameson, Esq. surgeon ; and Barometrical Observations 
made between the Pacific Ocean and Mendoza in the year 1821, 
by Dr Gillies. 
Dr Barclay presented a letter from Dr Mease of Philadelphia, 
accompanying a specimen of the Syren lacertina^ for the Socie- 
ty’s collection. 
At this meeting the following gentlemen were elected office- 
bearers for the year 1825 : 
Robert Jameson, Esq. President. 
Vice-Presidents : 
Dr R. K. Greville. 
Rev. James Grierson, M. D. 
Secretary, P. Neill, Esq. 
Treasurer, A. G. Ellis, Esq. 
Robert Bald, Esq. 
Sir William Jardine, Bart. 
Librarian, James Wilson, Esq. 
Painter, P. Syme, Esq. 
Professor R. Graham. 
Alexander A die, Esq. 
William Drysdale, Esq. 
Gilbert Innes, Esq. 
Council : 
Dr Robert Knox. 
G. A. W. Arnott, Esq. 
Rev. Dr Alexander Brunton. 
Dr Andrew Coventry. 
